In the dark night, hazy fire dragons slowly shuttled through all directions of the ancient city, gradually awakening the city that should have fallen into a deep sleep at night.

The fire dragon is actually a group of knights of the capital garrison with torches patrolling the streets, and what makes them so nervous at night is the terrifying events that have occurred all day today-

The incident began in a brothel, where a prostitute who was entertaining guests suddenly began to wail wildly, then stripped naked and ran out into the street, shouting the name of a worker who worked for the royal mint.

Then, when the members of the garrison followed the name, they found that the corresponding worker had also gone insane, and kept howling the name of one of the vice presidents of the local shoemakers' union.

Then there was a captain in the royal fleet, the director of the royal library, and the king's chancellor......

The more things develop, the higher the status of the victims, but on the surface, there is no connection between the victims.

Therefore, although the investigation team has been joined by experts one after another, they have never been able to find clues to determine who the killer is and who the next victim will be.

Without a clue, all they knew was that every time someone was killed, people nearby could hear a faint crow call.

Other than that, the investigation team knows nothing.

As a result, the atmosphere in the royal capital of Pharos called Coverdale became more and more tense.

Poor people, prostitutes, merchants, craftsmen, clergy, nobles, courtiers of the king, and even the king himself......

"Why didn't you see the archbishop himself?"

In the court, the middle-aged king with a golden crown questioned an old bishop in white under the throne.

At this time, the expression on the king's face was quite stable, but his complexion was a little pale, and the palm holding the armrest next to the throne had unconsciously tightened his muscles.

Because he has just been reported that a certain mistress and illegitimate child he secretly raised in the city have been poisoned!

"The archbishop is responsible for the religious affairs of the nation, not just Coverdale."

The old bishop under the throne responded to the king's questioning, his voice unhurried, and his expression was calm and natural.

"Besides, the matter is not so serious that it is necessary for the archbishop to come and protect you personally, Your Majesty, please remain calm."

"It's been a whole day."

Hearing this, the middle-aged king said angrily: "You haven't even caught the shadow of the murderer, and you still say that the matter is not serious?!" ”

"The murderer is mysterious, but he has a clear purpose and does not fight indiscriminately."

The old bishop said with an unchanging face: "The law and order situation in the city has not been unstable because of this, although the number of victims is increasing, the overall number is currently less than fifty, and they are just crazy, not dead. ”

This doesn't sound like a serious deal, but when you consider that the identity of the victim is being raised layer by layer, it's not that simple.

In fact, at this moment, there are not only the king and the old bishop, but also a dense group of people gathered in this palace.

Some of them were big businessmen in the royal capital, some were presidents of various trade unions, influential nobles, and the king's ministers, and there was no shortage of members of the royal family.

In general, most of the big people in the royal capital and their corresponding family members have taken refuge here.

They were apparently frightened by the sudden chain of events, and they all gathered without the king's call.

As a result, the forces of defense were concentrated, and in addition to the guards brought by the people, there were also noble knights from all over the kingdom who were loyal to the king, there were master witchers of the church, there were the exclusive transcendent guards of the royal family, and even the secret team belonging to the church that made ordinary people unnamed.

These people are inside and outside the palace, keeping a close eye on the surroundings, and they are extremely guarded.

It's just that sometimes more people don't mean it's safe, so many people are still nervous.

"How much power does that bring to Middleton?"

Angelia secretly diverged her thoughts.

At this time, she was in the middle of a group of royal ladies, watching all this coldly.

However, unlike the panicked people around her, she knew exactly what was going to happen next.

Because the current situation is caused by her.

Middleton was following the trails, and Angelia was sure of that.

The clues were the traces left by her men when they had fought Middleton's minions in the past.

So it's clear that those victims are all her people, or related to her people.

However, her people don't necessarily know her, in fact, there are only two or three people who really communicate with her, and more actually don't know about her existence at all.

That's why the current victim is progressive.

However, it seems that things will eventually ferment to a tipping point, and finally allow Middleton to come to her, but in reality, the matter will not really follow this line.

Because even if he knew her location, Middleton would not have just come to the door to fight.

For that person, the most important thing at the moment is to find a way out of the situation, not to run to her.

Therefore, on the surface, this continuous murder is just to attract attention, and it is inevitable that some heavenly envoys hidden in the shadows will not go further until the way is found.

Angelia knows this.

But she knew better that Middleton's plan was doomed to fail, because she was going to blow it all up.

But...... In this case, I am afraid that none of these people around me will survive.

Glancing at the crowd in the palace, Angelia secretly felt a trace of regret.

Many of these people are pawns that she has developed over the years, and some of them are of very good quality, and it is a pity that they are dead.

From this, she suddenly thought that her "sneaky" stepmother happened to run out of the city to have an abortion because she was pregnant two days ago.

"What a funny and clever woman."

Angelia sighed.

The Covenant Church did not allow women to have abortions, but the king did not want his second queen to have a son and compete with his existing heirs for the future throne.

So when the queen claimed that she was pregnant and didn't want the baby, the king simply agreed to her sneaking an abortion away from the church's eyes on a manor outside the city.

But what is the truth?

It is obviously not the queen who is pregnant, and in comparison, a dog is more likely to be pregnant than her.

Glancing at the titular father not far away, Angelia secretly sneered.

She didn't think it was abnormal for the other party to leave suddenly at such a critical point.

In fact, she had already hinted at it in that conversation not so long ago, and now the stepmother's reaction only proved that she was smart and alert enough.

It's a pity that this kind of smart person seems to have a master.

"Let's take a closer look after this is done,"

She thought instead.

She's going to need a lot of manpower for the next step, so if it's really good, then grab her, as long as she-

The thought of thinking was abruptly interrupted, as Angelia suddenly found that her surroundings had suddenly fallen into extreme silence.

She was stunned for a moment, and then burst out laughing.

"I'm surprised that you're working with these birds?"

"Isn't that what you want?"

The flat voice responded to Angelia's words, and then I saw a middle-aged lady not far away looking sideways, her body features slowly squirming, and finally changed into a different appearance-

The black-haired "girl", the appearance of Middleton!