"I'm sorry to have this happen to you."

In the car, the secretary who was in charge of arranging Councillor Grank's trip apologized, saying that although Councilor Grank was kind to people on weekdays, it didn't mean that he wouldn't be angry.

"It's not your problem."

Councillor Grank didn't care, waved his hand slightly, and then asked.

"The Faceless One...... I think this is a recent offender in Alexandria. ”

"Yes, he, he killed one of our company's managers, Diego Wordsworth."

The secretary replied tremblingly.

"So, this is an attack on the consortium?"

Councillor Grank touched his chin thoughtfully.

“...... The police did not find out. ”

The secretary replied with some hesitation.

"Well, let everyone in the consortium be more careful recently, reduce unnecessary travel if they can, and strengthen security at the same time."

Councillor Grank commanded, then looked between his fingers.

Originally, there was a ring.

The ring was not an ordinary ornament, but an extraordinary item that Grank had acquired as a young man.

This transcendent item was able to make him lucky, discerning people's hearts, and seizing opportunities, which gave Grank great help at that time, allowing him to get out of his predicament and enter the Sand Tooth Consortium and become an ascender.

Later, Grank learns that this transcendent item may be the "Book of Monsters" in Pan-Western Sea folklore, and he researches and analyzes it, and discovers that the source of the book's power is actually the blood of the high-ranking person on the title page, tears it off, puts it in this ring, and carries it with him.

However, after all, the transcendent item is only an extraordinary item, and it is far from the abyss relic, and after being in a high position, this ring can only be used as a lucky charm by his side, and it does not play a special role.

"When will it ......"

It was only after Rainbow Wings destroyed the walls and caught the attention of the entire hall that Grank realized that his ring was gone.

This is a bit outrageous.

You must know that as a fifth-order [gambler] of the shadow prototype, his premonition of crimes such as stealing is still very accurate, and no one can steal things from himself so easily.

And in the banquet hall, he didn't even know when the other party stole his ring.

Is this the suppression of the high position? Or is the other party far superior to him in the field of crime?

Since this was an extraordinary item, Gramk did not call the police and did not make a noise.

Perhaps, according to legend, as long as you return to Alexandria, then the monster book will return to the shepherd of the great library

"A warning?"

Thinking of the misfortunes that have happened to the people of the Sand Tooth Consortium one after another, Grank feels as if some kind of force is targeting him, and maybe stealing this ring is a warning that his good days are over.

Thinking of a few possible objects, he still had no clue.

"But...... The arrow is off the string and there is no turning back. ”

Grank sighed and looked out the window at the false starry sky.

...

...

“...... The Faceless One appeared at a charity party in the school city, killed Mina Westra of the Sandtooth Foundation, wounded Arsin Hercule, and escaped from Rainbow Wings? ”

When Manfred Danai received the call, all that was left in his mind was surprise.

“...... It turns out that he was on his way to track down the Faceless One...... No wonder you want to sneak into the banquet......"

The rich second-generation detective quickly thought of Arsene Hercule asking for an invitation to a banquet.

I thought that the other party was simply investigating some other things, but I didn't expect it to be a faceless one.

"Did he already know that the Faceless would attack Mina Westra and wanted to protect her...... Well, with [Rainbow Wings] also present, the Faceless One can still escape with his whole body, it seems that this person's strength is far above what I estimated before......"

Manfred Danai looked at the information he had just received, which was a photograph of the scene of Mina Westella's death.

I saw that this woman died in the sewers of the school city without an inch, and next to her corpse, there was a pure white mask with only two gaps in the eyes, which was the criminal statement of the faceless person.

"It seems that this Mina Westra is not easy either."

Being able to go directly from the banquet hall to the sewers of the school city in a short period of time, Mina Westra is estimated to be a not weak upgrader, counting Diego Wordsworth, the Sandtooth Consortium has recently had two ascenders assassinated by the Faceless, and it seems that this assassin is targeting the people of the Sandtooth Consortium.

"Arsene Hercule shouldn't have been involved in the Faceless Person's case too deeply, how did he rely on it to learn about the Faceless's further movements?"

Manfred Dannay went through the case of Diego Wordsworth's assassination again, but there was no way to analyze any clues that could lead to Mina Westra.

“...... I didn't expect that I still couldn't beat him. ”

Smiling self-deprecatingly, the rich second-generation detective sighed.

In the realm of detectives, Arsene Hercule is indeed ahead of himself, one step ahead of the rest of the world, and dares to confront the mighty Faceless One.

In contrast, Manfred Dannay felt like he was just a kid playing a detective game.

"I'll have to find a chance to contact him again."

...

...

Wrapped in a bath towel and out of the misty bathroom, Koluwa Shireen, with reddish cheeks, sat down on the sofa, and her furry pet approached for a pet, but she rubbed her feet and sent away.

"This guy is so daring."

Coluva thought back on the experience of the banquet that night and smiled.

The time when Bai Ge stole Glenck's ring was when Cruwa blasted through the wall and caused a huge commotion.

Taking advantage of everyone's attention, Bai Ge used the ability of [Stealing] to steal Grunk's ring, and by the time the other party came to his senses, the scene was already chaotic.

In other words, Colwa's actions not only provided Bai Ge with perjury, but also helped him cover up for his theft, killing two birds with one stone.

Moreover, Bai Ge saw that Grunk would not take the initiative to mention the disappearance of the ring, so he would steal it at that time.

After the fact, even if Grank wanted to find it, he couldn't find it.

This is more like a conspiracy than a conspiracy to prepare.

"However, it doesn't bode well for [the shepherds of the Great Library] to start reclaiming the monster books."

She flipped through the file and confirmed the relevant natural disaster information.

The degree of harm of [Shepherd of the Great Library] is extremely low compared to other natural disasters, and it is even inferior to many abyssal relics.

However, it is quite mysterious, highly active and self-aware, and potentially more dangerous than others.

According to the archives, the Yokai Books are the doppelgangers of the Shepherds of the Great Library, and they draw strength from humans in a special way to nourish themselves, and from this point of view, the process of spreading and retrieving Yokai Books is equivalent to eating.

No one knows what will happen when the shepherds of the Great Library have replenished all their energy.

No, maybe someone knows.

Coluva thought of Bailu.

When she first met this legendary woman, she was still an ordinary girl from a rich family, but she was involved in the Ascender incident, and when she was on the verge of death, she was poured into the rainbow of promotion by the other party, became an ascender, and got a lot of help and gained a lot of knowledge, so that she could be promoted to a demigod in such a quick situation.

In a sense, White Dew made Koluwa.

And this woman, Klwa, knows that when she came to Alexandria before, she also entered the library, not only read almost all the classics in the library, but also had in-depth contact with [The Shepherd of the Great Library], and even most of the documents that Kluwa is browsing now are written by Bai Lu.

Therefore, she should be well aware of the specific situation of [Shepherd of the Great Library].

After all, she is a woman who is afraid of natural disasters.

"Recently, there has been a dark tide in the Pan-Western Sea, and I always feel that something big is about to happen...... Well, and that person. ”

Coluva thought of the unexpected person he had seen at the banquet.

"Forget it, it's better to play a game and touch the fish."

The girl lay down on the sofa, took out her mobile phone, and opened the game.

...

...

Somewhere in the Pan-Western Sea.

In a gloomy city, Robert Hamilton is running through the alleys.

The man's limbs were made of metal, and he was a human who had used an alchemical prosthetic.

Behind him, several dark shadows were chasing after him.

These black figures are nimble, jumping up and down, from the road, on the walls, and on the rooftops.

Finally, Robert Hamilton was driven into a dead end.

He leaned his back against the wall and saw the dark shadows revealing themselves in the starlight.

All of them are alchemy dolls.

These alchemy dolls do not have the appearance of human beings, but are all black, only the joints are shining with metal, and on their heads, the red eyes are shining with a dangerous color.

The fingers of the alchemy doll were as sharp as thorns, and although they looked slender, Robert Hamilton knew that they were all high-strength alloys, and ordinary bullets could not break through them.

“...... Do you want to extinguish your mouth......"

Robert Hamilton had never figured out why he wanted to kill himself.

Obviously, everything went according to plan, but an alchemy puppet was exposed, and he was now hiding in a safe place, and he would not be found at all.

However, it was only after the tragic death of his companions at the hands of these alchemy dolls that Robert Hamilton finally figured it out.

From the beginning, his plan was to kill everyone in the know.

The money, fame, and power promised were nothing more than false dreams.

The moment they joined the program, their fate was sealed.

"The Rebel ...... of the Alchemy Doll"

With a self-deprecating laugh, Robert Hamilton rushed towards the swarming alchemy dolls.

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