Chapter XI: Crime Scene Investigation
In the depths of the soul, the spell model is transformed layer by layer, and the changes are huge as if they are earth-shattering, at least the kind that is at the level of "complete metamorphosis"!
"It's ...... What?" Levi was stunned, dumbfounded.
The spell model is located in the soul and is connected to the heart, so if there is a slight change, Levi can feel it. What's more, the model of "wild regression" has evolved repeatedly, and its changes are so great that even his "real mother" can't recognize it.
"Evil Thought Cage?" Levi touched his nose with a suspicious expression, "In this Sacred Chant family, is there still the blood of ogres?
Saying that, he also knew that it was impossible.
The transformation of the spell model has ended, and this new model is called "Cage of Evil Thoughts", and its effect is no longer "atavism", but "deterioration", incarnating as an ogre!
Evil Thought Cage: The caster incarnates as a skull-shattering ogre, with a significant increase in strength, speed, defense, and recovery ability, but his IQ decreases, his emotionality is more serious, and he is easily provoked and loses his mind; Elemental resistance, toxin resistance, and curse resistance increase, but he will be additionally afraid of the blows of the evil breaking system and the holy light system; there is a certain probability of incarnating a two-headed ogre, the attribute increase is greater, the IQ does not drop but rises, and even spells can be cast, but the two heads are easy to quarrel, and the internal friction is serious.
"It's going to cause more trouble, but it's also going to be more profitable. ”
Levi's eyes rolled slightly, and for no apparent reason, he remembered a description in "Knuckles of Chaos".
"The side effects are not small, but the positive effects are more prominent!" he assessed secretly, a hint of excitement rising from the corners of his lips, "These chaotic knuckles...... There is still a gap with the gold finger, and it is not even a silver finger, but a copper finger. ”
"Levi, what's wrong with you?" Blaise saw that the other party was silent for a long time, and his expression was also uncertain, afraid that he would be hit too hard and collapse, so he hurriedly relieved, "Don't worry, our spells still have room for improvement, think about the ...... in the opera "Silver Knight"
"Wait a minute," Levi raised a finger and hurriedly snuffed out his tirade in the cradle, "don't worry, I'm fine." You just gave me inspiration, and I'm thinking about a new humanoid avatar. ”
"That's right," Blaise smiled, his face full of freckles, "if you become a troll, you can at least be assessed as eleventh, if you become an ogre, tsk, ten is possible!"
"Okay, then aim at the ogre!" Levi was thinking about how this would naturally lead to the "Evil Thought Cage", but he didn't expect the pillow to come as soon as he fell asleep, and immediately pushed the boat down the river, secretly praising Blaise in his heart.
......
Night.
Pendulum loft.
In room 505, Levi sat cross-legged with a calm expression, imagining himself turning into a deep-sea vortex, leading the arcane energy on the star dome to fall and slowly fall into his body.
He closed his eyes and meditated motionlessly, reaching a mysterious state similar to "forgetting things and forgetting things".
The next door was just as quiet, but because the room was empty, Blaise went to the opera again. But although it was quiet next door, there was an annoying banging sound overhead, which was a rat chasing and running, and not one, I am afraid that there was at least the number of a football team.
The pendulum loft has a flawed architectural design, with compartments between the floors that seem to be used for hot water pipes, toilet pipes, etc., but it is clear that it is now a paradise for rats.
He was very helpless, and he could only calm down and turn a deaf ear.
At the Top of Dawn there is a dedicated meditation room, based on the "Praise of the Stars", which guides the elemental tides and arcane torrents to descend, and with the spiritual incense and inspiration candles burning in the room at all times, you don't even have to meditate, just sleep in it, and there is also a deep meditation effect.
Everything is good there, there is only one problem, it costs money.
For Levi, as long as it can be solved with money, well, he can't solve any of them.
Therefore, even if he was reluctant, Levi could only endure the harsh environment and concentrate on meditation.
......
Knock! Knock!
There was a knock at the door next door, and after a while, someone muttered, "Is there no one?"
Listening to the voice, the person who came was a middle-aged man, with a hoarse voice, but a majestic tone.
"Look at this one. Another voice rang out.
Knock! Knock!
After a while, there was another knock on the door, but this time, it was from Levi's door.
"Who?" Levi slowly opened his eyes, a little annoyed and a little wary.
The anger of being interrupted in meditation is similar to the anger of waking up, and it is by no means pleasant.
"Police," the hoarse voice outside the door, "my name is Tom Matheson, and there has been a murder here, and I ask you to help investigate." ”
"Murder, okay, here!" Levi frowned slightly, and doubts rose in his heart, making him forget his anger for a while, rubbing his sore legs, and getting up to open the door.
Outside the door was a policeman in a high hat, dressed in a chic and concise black uniform, with a baton hanging from his waist, holding his head high, and his head was very strong. However, although the uniform was straight, he was so fat that the uniform was badly deformed, especially in the abdomen, and the high bulging breasts seemed to collapse at any moment and shoot at Levi on the other side.
Soon, Levi ignored the fat policeman and his eyes fell on a teenager behind him.
The boy is about the same age as Levi, with brown hair and dark eyes, healthy bronzed skin, strong muscles but not exaggerated lines, and his appearance is not outstanding. However, he was carrying a large slashing sword of equal length, with a broad, thin blade with a double-edged hilt, and a large counterweight ball at the end of the sword to maintain balance.
It is conceivable that once this sword is wielded, it will inevitably open and close violently and domineeringly, enough to smash a lion!
"This is Hans Wiseman, from the Sword of Twilight. "He is a member of the Thirteenth Demon Hunting Team, and he is here to assist in the investigation. ”
"Demon Hunters?" Levi was stunned, he keenly captured some information, "Isn't it a murder?"
"It's a homicide, but there are traces of evil rituals at the crime scene. The fat police officer said, "Although it may be that the prisoner is in a maze, but to be on the safe side, I still reported it to the demon hunting team." ”
"I'm a martial artist, and I don't know anything about magical rituals, so it's hard to judge the authenticity of them. Hans looked up at Levi and said, "Therefore, I would like to ask you to do me a favor to discern the authenticity of the ritual and, if possible, to provide some clues about the murderer." Rest assured, you're only in charge of assisting, you don't need to fight, and you can leave at any time. Also, depending on how much you contribute, the Demon Hunter Guild will give you a certain amount of monetary rewards......"
"Money reward?" Levi's eyes lit up, but he waved his hand and said righteously, "What are you talking about money? Am I such a vulgar person? I am serving the people!"
"......" Hans's expression stiffened, and the fat police officer secretly gave a thumbs up, and Levi looked at him with relief, clearly writing "Your shameless appearance has the charm of my time".
Levi asked, "Who is the one who died?"
Although no body was found, based on the circumstances at the scene of the murder, it was almost certain that the deceased was a fugitive from the fraud case, Werner, and that the murderer was Woolf, who was also a fugitive, and it turned out that he was a loan shark. The fat officer groped through the fat on his body and found two portraits, "To be honest, if it weren't for the evil ritual, this group of villains would kill each other, I would just clap my hands, and I wouldn't bother to care about it." ”
"Oh, coincidentally, I've seen both of them......" Levi looked at the portrait and immediately recognized the two.
Those two were the two who fought on the fourth floor when Levi and Blaise first moved in. Of course, to be precise, one person unilaterally beats another.
"Werner who was killed, is this the man?" Levi pointed to the portrait of the thin man, who naturally did not think that the tall man with the big flower arms would be killed.
"Werner's room is at 403, Woolf is at 303......" The fat officer nodded, "Let's go downstairs and go to Werner's room first, it's the scene of the murder." ”
Room 403.
From afar, a strong smell of blood came from afar, filling Levi's nasal cavity, making him faintly nauseated.
Levi held up a finger horizontally and placed it under his nose.
"Sometimes, having too much sense of smell isn't necessarily a good thing......" he grinned and shook his head.
Open the door.
The room is simply furnished, with a single bed, a writing desk, a backless chair, and a huge suitcase in the corner, which seems to be ready to run at any moment.
However, when people enter the room, I'm afraid that no one will pay attention to the layout.
Their eyes were drawn to the blood that seemed to be everywhere!
The blood flowed on the floor, forming pools of blood clots, and on the four walls, and even on the ceiling, there were splatters of blood, like blood-colored splashes of ink, staining the entire room red.
"No wonder, Werner has been confirmed dead...... Levi nodded knowingly, not to mention the extent of his injuries, no one would survive with so much blood loss.
He looked up, at the drops of blood on the ceiling, and listened intently, as if waiting for something.
After a long time, Levi seemed to be thoughtful.
"The murderer's methods are quite cruel!" the fat officer stood in the center of the room, making a series of fist swings, "He smashed Werner to death with a single punch of his fist, and just like that, the blood would be thrown everywhere." The killer then dragged Werner's body into his room. ”
He said as he led the two out of the door.
Outside the door, there was a dark red blood path with trailing traces, and occasionally messy footprints appeared, opposite to the direction of the blood path.
"Look at this footprint, it's the same as Wolf's shoe print. The fat officer bowed and stretched his hands forward in a motion that went through his ribs, "The killer did this, his arms through Werner's armpits, dragging him backwards, step by step down the stairs and back to his room. ”
"It's ...... Deduction?" Levi glanced at it, and suddenly remembered an old movie called "Blind Detective", in which Andy acted and judged the case.
Walking along the bloody road, the three of them came to room 303.
Compared to 403, the downstairs room was much cleaner, and there were no blood splatters everywhere.
But at the end of the blood path, a strange and twisted giant magic circle was drawn with blood, which was very eye-catching. The shape of the magic circle is like an evil flower in full bloom, and it is like a random smearing by a madman, the lines are crazy, the brushstrokes are chaotic, and just looking at it makes people's chests feel stuffy.
"This blood-painted circle is very similar to the 'Flower of Evil' recorded in the Demon Hunting Handbook. Hans, who had been reticent, spoke, with a serious expression, said, "However, it may also be some kind of suspicion, I am not sure. ”
"The Flower of Evil?" Levi was stunned.
"Hmm. Hans nodded, and explained further, "A type of evil sacrificial circle used to please the 'sins of ambush' in order to obtain a reward. ”
"The sin of ambush?" said Levimo, rubbing his chin.
Because of the stigmata of desecration, he also read through some books about the Old Gods in the Temple of Wisdom, and he also knew something about the Old Gods. From this, he knew that the sins of Fu Xing were also one of the old gods, and of course, there was a huge gap compared to Canthone.
"How's that? can you judge?" asked Hans expectantly.
"It's a sacrificial circle. Levi's lips turned up, and without waiting for Hans to ask, "I'm sure! Also, I seem to understand......"
In the midst of countless chaotic threads, he has found a clue.
The puzzle has been solved......