Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 801: Traces of the Witch

When the crimson light reappeared before his eyes, Leonard discovered that the surrounding gray fog, the palace, and the different Tarot Club members had all disappeared, replaced by a small, cramped bathroom with a decent smell.

Phew, every time I go to Mr. Fool's kingdom, the experience is so magical that it makes me suspect that He is a god equal to the Seven Gods... Leonard sat on the toilet with the lid closed and newspapers under it. He did not rush to get up, nor did he remove the spiritual wall that protected his privacy. Instead, he silently thought about everything that had been discussed at the previous party.

Mr. Sun is about to become Sequence 5. Another Tarot Club member is about to be promoted. Their promotion speed is very fast. It seems that they are not only familiar with the role-playing method, but also have resources far beyond ordinary people. They are either the backbone of an organization, or have the help of some big shot... Haha, am I not the same?

Emlyn is actually also a member of the Tarot Club. It seems that he bought the "Spark" gloves not because he is a member of the "Hermit of Fate", but because of the commission of the Tarot Club... He knows Sherlock Moriarty, that is, Klein, and bought them for him?
Miss Justice was able to get in touch with the kingdom's advisor Hvin Rambis, and was even hinted by him to get information about the open and secret struggles between the two parties. She must be one of the kingdom's top nobles. Which duke's daughter could she be? Or even a princess?

The Magician, the Judgement and the others want to take revenge on the vampire who deceived them, and they have invited me to participate. Haha, this is in line with the duties of the Red Gloves, and I can get a share of the spoils, and it can also strengthen the Tarot Club members' impression of me. I need to plan it carefully, but the most important thing now is not this action, but...

Thinking about it, he lowered his voice and said:

"Old man, Klein, Angel, and I have discussed and drawn up a preliminary plan. The magical item 'Thief' that Angel possesses is of Sequence 4 and will be the key to luring Amon's clone here. Klein can summon the power of 'Hidden' to help. All the conditions you mentioned have been met. They are formally asking you if you would like to join the operation to annihilate Amon's clone."

"Oh, it's not that simple," Pales Zoroast in his head immediately replied in a low voice, not infected by Leonard's high spirits. "First, even if we have the magical item of the Thief's Path as bait, we must guard against the Amons coming in groups, not just one. For an experienced Thief Angel King, the latter is an almost impossible mistake. Secondly, he must be able to identify ordinary people who have been parasitized and replaced. Otherwise, he may not realize that Amon has been here until the magical item is lost. This is equivalent to sending him food, and a buffet at that."

"He mentioned this, saying that it should be possible to effectively identify the problem of fate. Well, he said he would consult an angel of fate first..."

Leonard added.

"The Angel of Destiny... As expected, he is the one favored by secrets and destiny," Pales said with emotion in his aged voice. "Then there is no problem. I agree to participate. Have you mentioned my request to them?"

"Yes, they promised to give you two-thirds of the 'Worm of Time'... Old man, does it contain the Beyonder characteristics of the 'Thief'?"

"In my hands, it is. In their hands, the properties will disappear quickly, and only the 'Time Worm' will be left as the material for the talisman. It's a waste of resources. If your witch colleague could hand over the three 'Time Worms' to me as soon as possible, we would have a much better chance of success in this operation... Forget it, you should confirm the time with them as soon as possible and set up traps. In addition, collect some powerful items or talismans and bullets that you can use to strengthen your own strength and theirs."

How could she have known at that time? Besides, you said that they were lucky to escape after seeing Amon's clone... After muttering a few words in a way that could not be detected by Pales, Leonard nodded while sitting on the toilet.

"There was a good magical item at that party that could release lightning to attack the enemy..." He told Pales about the function and negative effects of "The Word of the Sea", "...Can you solve those negative effects? Especially the problem of it whipping the owner by itself."

"This thing you mentioned is called a Sealed Object. It should be locked behind the Chanis Gate for fifty years. That will make it behave better... But it sounds like it has some characteristics of being alive. You can buy it. I should be able to make it behave better."

The old voice said in a confident tone.

Leonard was delighted. While calculating whether his savings were enough to buy a Sequence 5 "Sealed Artifact", he continued to discuss the key points of the action with Pales, and wrote down the parts that needed to be conveyed to Klein and Angel. He planned to have another "temporary meeting" like last night to convey the information. Then he removed the spiritual wall, pretended to wash his hands, and left the bathroom.

He was now in the area underground in the "Deep Sleeping Church" in the East District, which had been renovated and reopened due to changes in the parish divisions after the great smog. Unlike the Church of St. Selina in Tingen City and the Church of St. Samuel in the North District where he had stayed, there was no security company or detective agency specifically for the night watchmen. A small team of night watchmen could only stay by the Chanis Gate in the basement of the church, which made it inconvenient for them to rest or work.

So after taking a few steps, he arrived at the office area and ran into the "gravedigger" Rosa who was rushing over.

The latter quickened his pace when he saw Leonard, looking anxious, and said:
"Leonard, there has been a homicide."

Murders happen almost every day in the East District, not to mention other safer areas. Leonard was about to ask what was so strange about this, but suddenly realized the other party's purpose and asked quickly:
"Serial murder case?"

Under the pressure of his gaze, Rosa nodded slowly.

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When the two arrived at the scene, the East District police had already cordoned off the crime scene as ordered, questioned the surrounding residents, and found some clues.

"An hour ago, residents of a nearby apartment smelled a burning odor and came to check. They found the victim dead at home... He is another gang member... It has been five days since the last crime. The frequency has obviously increased. The murderer seems to have become more anxious..."

Listening to the narration of a middle-aged sheriff, Leonard, who was wearing a senior inspector's uniform, summarized in his mind that Rosa walked ahead and came to the side of the deceased first.

It was a male corpse standing in the living room, legs together, arms outstretched. Like the four victims before him, his body was burnt black, with only the eyeballs and skin around the eye sockets intact. His eyes were wide open, as if he was looking at something in front of him. Rosa followed his line of sight and found nothing else, so she drove away several policemen guarding the scene. She waited until they came out of the living room, which still smelled of fat burned by high temperatures, as if they had been pardoned, and then she began to carefully examine the corpse.

Leonard was more concerned with clues in the field of mysticism. He tried to communicate with the spirits, and as expected, he found that the natural spirits around him were dispersed by some force, and the spirits of the dead were destroyed by some kind of annihilation force, making it impossible to communicate.

As for divination, which the "requiem master" was not good at, he gained nothing.

Tsk, should we ask Klein to give it a try? He’s already a demigod, so he must be able to divine something… Leonard immediately thought of seeking help from outside, but soon gave up on this idea due to some inexplicable self-esteem factor, and instead looked at the body of the deceased.

Hmm, that's strange...

He changed the angles and the more he looked, the more he felt that the deceased's posture was like that used in some religious ritual, but he couldn't be sure for the moment, and his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

"Eternal Blazing Sun!"

The "gravedigger" Rosa on the side suddenly shouted.

what?
Leonard was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that the deceased was standing upright with his legs together and his hands open in an embracing posture, which was the action of the followers of the "Eternal Blazing Sun" when praising the sun. This was mentioned in the scriptures within the church, but there was no "Eternal Blazing Sun" church in the Kingdom of Loen, and there were very few believers in this god, so he had long forgotten it.

Moreover, people who were burned to death usually appear in a curled-up position with their limbs bent and hugged to their chests. It is unlikely that they would pose with their arms outstretched like this. The murderer must have set up the scene after killing the other person, provoking the police and the night watchmen with a posture of praising the gods!
Leonard thought of the four victims of the serial murder case in the file again. With the clue of "Praise the Sun", he soon discovered that the postures of the bodies were the same as the prayer movements of various secret sects, including even the famous cult organization "Aurora Society".

First it was a cult, and then it became the Orthodox Church... He muttered, unable to imagine a corpse posing with a scarlet moon painted on its chest, the only horrific scene on the charred corpse that remained intact was the chest.

Just as he was thinking, the middle-aged sheriff who had led him into the house just now pushed open the door and walked in, bringing with him a little boy who looked less than ten years old, wearing a dirty linen shirt, and said nervously:

"Sir, we found a witness, a street kid who got some money from nowhere and just bought a lot of bread... He may have seen the murderer."

Then he looked at the child beside him, and his tone immediately became vicious:
"Go quickly and tell the Senior Inspector everything that just happened!"

Witnesses... Well, since the murder case has not been solved, the police in the East District are quite nervous, which has greatly increased the speed of police response and the efficiency of notifying the church. At this time, just one hour after the crime, they found a witness they had never met before... Leonard nodded thoughtfully and took the child, who looked thinner than his peers due to malnutrition, to the living room next to the living room, avoiding the corpse that was praising the sun. He asked Rosa to comfort the nervous child, while he stood outside the door, stroking his forehead with one hand and leaning against the wall.

The next second, he turned and entered the room. The original living room turned into a messy alley. A homeless child wearing a patched linen shirt walked through the back door of the apartment with half a loaf of dusty bread in his arms. Suddenly, he fell backwards as if he had hit something, and sat on the ground with his buttocks. The hard black bread rolled away.

A slender figure slowly emerged from the door that had not yet been closed. She was wearing a black hooded cloak that was tied in front of her chest, covering her curvy figure. Her pale red lips were tightly pursed under the shadow of the hood, as if she was hesitating whether to get rid of this witness.

She paused for a moment on the bread that had rolled into the dirty water, threw down two 5-pence coins, and a nightingale-like voice appeared in Leonard's ears:

"Get out of here quickly and have a good meal."

The surprised vagrant nodded hurriedly, picked up the coin, picked up the bread, wiped it on his clothes, turned around and ran away quickly. The dream collapsed with his departure.

Leonard opened his eyes and still leaned against the wall. From the room came the child's screams after waking up and Rosa's comforting words.

Found you... The corners of his mouth curled up, and he recalled the characteristics of the murderer he had just seen in his mind.

She is about 1 meters tall, has brown hair, a round chin, thin and wide lips, and a very distinctive voice. If I could hear it again, I would probably be able to recognize her...

Most importantly, the abilities displayed by the other party include "invisibility" and "instigation". There is no doubt that she is a witch.

An evil, bloodthirsty witch belonging to the "Witch Cult"!

(End of this chapter)