Chapter 10: Dead End

If someone intrudes into the scene of the conversation at this time, he must wonder if time has suddenly stood still, because the others are there like scarecrows in the field, and Dog, as if unloaded with a heavy burden, slumps down and says, "It's over, it's all over!"

"You...... You're not mistaken, are you?" said Garay, who was the first to ask, but also seemed unconfident.

Dogg looked at him, but didn't answer.

"What if you were replaced again before Castill's arrival?" Fred thought for a moment, "There are three knights protecting you, two of whom were arranged by Cassidy, and based on what happened later, these two seem unlikely, could it be the remaining knight?"

"You mean Raj?" the doctor looked up, "and they haven't been near me before...... Wait, at first, when I found out that the fake was replaced by the real thing, my mind was a little confused, and then I seemed to close my eyes and take a nap because of the fatigue...... Could it be that time?" Dogger thumped his memory blurred head, as if to force himself to believe in the slim possibility.

"Aside from the fact that the knight can successfully exchange the gem under the watchful eye of the other two, won't he just lie there straight and check it now?" said Bell.

Hearing this, White was about to go to the last carriage, but Raj was brought over after a brief treatment after the escort checked the passengers.

"You ...... Defeated the Cassidian Bandits?" Raj asked, a little weakly.

"You're Raj?" White immediately stepped forward to check, "It's really hurt." He looked at Fred with suspicion, as if to say, could it be this guy?

Fred spread his hands and shrugged, "I'm just guessing based on the situation!"

"I'm fine, what's wrong with the doctor?" There was such a serious accident during the escort mission, and Raj couldn't help but be a little anxious for the honor of his own knights.

"Oh, that's ......," White repeated the conversation, and Raj listened quietly, not as violently as everyone expected.

"It's not unreasonable for you to speculate. However, Raj turned his back and lifted his clothes, and several centipede-like wounds attached to him, staring at the crowd fiercely. He smiled bitterly, "If I had such a powerful ability, I would have run away with the gem a long time ago!"

"Commander, something has happened!" Just as everyone was once again clueless, a member of the railway guard stumbled towards him, as if he had seen a very terrifying scene.

"Tell me well!" White immediately shouted at him, apparently this panicked display should not have been seen on the guards.

"That's... Over thereโ€”" the guard remained stunned, "one of the four kidnapped thieves... A person is like a bubble bursting one by one, slowly leaving only ... There's only one human skin left!"

"Soul Exchange!" White and Raj exclaimed in unison, and the two looked at each other, obviously surprised, "Take me there!" White immediately ordered.

"What's wrong?" the students were confused, "What is the Soul Exchange Technique?"

Sophia was the only one with a rare solemn face, and muttered, "That's a very evil kind of witchcraft...... Check it out. Although they didn't know what to do, everyone hurriedly ran to the back of the car.

"Ari! Damn! He's not Ari at all!" Raj's eyes turned red at the sight of the human skin, and he slammed his fist.

"What the hell is Soul Exchange?" the crowd asked, seeing Raj's grief and indignation.

"It is a kind of advanced sorcery, in order to completely transform into another person, to peel off the skin of the person who has been transformed intact, and then parasitize it inside. White said.

"Moreover, in order to ensure the freshness of human skin, it must be done with a beating heart and a clear mind, that is, skinning human skin alive...," Sofia added in a low voice.

After listening to the explanation of the two, everyone gasped, what a cruel spell!

"What the hell is this Crimson Star? The difficulty of soul exchange is that it takes a lot of mana to maintain the life of the person being carried out in the process of peeling off the human skin, and it will also cause permanent mana damage to itself after completion, and it will not always maintain the appearance of the person being executed, and it will slowly change back to its original form due to rejection after a long time. Soul Changing has long been banned because it is so evil!" White said.

"It's no wonder that this magician's previous combat performance was very abnormal, probably because the time to transform back into his prototype is almost up......," Bell muttered.

"Hehe, I didn't expect such a character to come out for such a thing!" said Dog, who had not spoken for a long time.

"Who? Do you know who?" Raj said, standing up and grabbing Dogg's collar, "Tell me!"

"I've only heard about an organization in the military that specializes in forbidden arts, and I don't even know the name of the organization. Dogg took Raj's hand, slowly lowered it, and said calmly, "Lead Researcher, hehe, that's a joke, they already have an elite scientific team within them, and everything I study is going to be handed over to this team." Originally, I had hoped that I would be able to apply for a place on that team through my research on Crimson Star, but now it's over. โ€

"I've always been a science enthusiast, and for Hugh, of course, I want him to inherit those skills, so I've been taken to the lab since he was a kid and doesn't communicate very much. Dogg touched the boy's head and continued, "Unfortunately, there was an accident in the laboratory, and as a result of that accident, his intelligence could only stay at about five years old. Speaking of this, Dog's tone was still flat, but he couldn't hide the deep guilt in his heart.

No wonder the boy had curled up at the touch of it like a louse, everyone thought, but it was indeed a shame for Dogge to impose his ideas on the boy.

"After that accident, I worked harder and finally got the military to become a researcher there. Because I know they're exposed to more mysterious things than I've ever touched an experiment bottle, there's a good chance that something I don't know about will be able to restore the child to normal.

I still have some say in my research on the Philosopher's Stone, so this Crimson Star mission is a good opportunity for me to get into the science team. However, when I found out that the Crimson Star had been replaced with the real thing, I realized that there must be a betrayer in the army, and this chance of joining the science team might be gone. But in any case, in order to leave me at least save my own life, it just so happened that the thief robbed the train, and I thought that the opportunity to get rid of it came, because the betrayer would definitely go to the thief, or in the face of the military I can also explain that the thief stole the gem, and at the same time your escort team testified, as for the authenticity of the gem handed over by the thief, that is also what he needs to explain. From my point of view, this is my chance to save my life!"

I see, no wonder after everyone saved their father and son before, Dogge looked very cold.

"Now, I may not be dead. Dogge smiled bitterly, "The betrayer knows that the real Crimson Star is with me, and the military will know sooner or later, but now the Crimson Star in my hand has inexplicably turned back into a fake, and the real one has long been missing, I ...... I'm alone, how can I face all this?!", Dogge lowered his head, hid his face and wept, while his child Hugh put his arms around Dogg and caressed his back, as if comforting the unfortunate father.

At this point, Raj also calmed down, although his friend's death broke his heart, but compared to Dr. Dogg's little wooden boat that was shattered by the slightest carelessness in the middle of the two storms, he at least had the power to take revenge.

"Dr. Dogg, I believe that you are carrying a crimson star forgery for the sake of concealment, and you need to deceive me with the slightest inquiry in the army. But after that, whether this crimson star is real or not, it is completely up to you, and I have to report to my superiors for further verification, so now you must go back to the Escort Division with us to assist in the investigation!"

"This incident is over for the time being!" White said, "Raj, although you belong to the Knight Guild, you must also go back to the Escort Branch with me for now, and some details still need to be confirmed." White turned to his men, "Are there any casualties?"

"Report to the sir, one passenger was injured by skin injuries, some passengers were only frightened, and there were no casualties!"

Doesn't this seem like his style?White thought to himself, and he continued, "How's the train going?"

"Although a few carriages were badly damaged, the fuel engine was intact and the train could continue to run!"

"Okay! Clear the road ahead as soon as possible, dismantle the broken carriages, and notify the Revertown Station to prepare the maintenance pilots!Also, issue a wanted warrant for the Cassidy Thieves immediately!" As a convoy commander, White is undoubtedly very good.

"Yes, sir...... Now ......"

"What's the matter?" White raised an eyebrow, obviously very dissatisfied with his subordinates.

"Report sir! A group of reporters are coming......" Cheluwhite, who had been commanding the well-organized Kiluwhite just now, was "buzzing" at this moment......