Chapter 214: Dead City
There was already a high-class carriage waiting outside the door of the gentlemen's hall,
Everyone also gave priority to Mr. Helvoye to get on the bus,
The old man born by the autopsy almost wrapped himself in airtightness,
An old round hat, a light brown trench coat with a stand-up collar, a dark red tie, and a white shirt with vertical lines.
Under his trousers are a pair of well-fitting rain boots, or a kind of shoe that is unique to him.
His hands also wear black gloves made of rubber-like material.
On the face, you can only see the hooked nose and the wrinkled lines around it.
Being able to work in Zion until retirement, plus breaking through the limits can increase human lifespan, it is estimated that this old gentleman may be about 100 years old.
Everyone looked more restrained after getting on the bus, until the old gentleman took off his round hat, revealing long gray hair, and his eagle-like eyes seemed to be able to see through everyone's physical condition, and even 'dissected' through his gaze.
After the old man's gaze swept over his teammates in the carriage, he spoke first:
"Being able to pass Age's review shows that you three young people are still very capable.
First of all, I would like to explain our first task on this trip to Lewinholm, to cooperate with the local gentlemen to dispose of the extra civilian corpses, and I will select some of the special and valuable corpses for autopsy.
In addition, I may need an assistant who can help me record, bag, hand tools, and coordinate with the autopsy during the autopsy.
Do you have experience with autopsies, or simple handling of corpses? ”
When Yi Chen was about to raise his hand, the white-robed Lotson on the side took the first step and said:
"The ancient magic I am proficient in is related to the flesh, and my father gave me anatomical training when I was a child, so I am familiar with the routine dissection process, and I am especially good at handling [blood]."
"Ancient magic, is it a family lineage? If I'm not mistaken, it's "bloodline magic", right? ”
"That's right."
"Well, I'll make you my assistant for the time being."
"I will do everything in my power to assist Mr. Helvoye."
Seeing that there seemed to be only one assistant, and Lotson was also professionally trained, Yi Chen no longer competed for the assistant spot.
Rather than being confined to the old man's side to assist in the autopsy, Yi Chen wanted to find an opportunity to investigate this mysterious death on his own.
However, there is an important point in the conversation just now.
The ancient magic that the white-robed Lotson is proficient in is actually related to blood, which explains why Lotson chose the [Baron Route] with unknown difficulty and uncontrollable risk in the last relic incident, but it is also related to blood.
Yi Chen even suspected that Lotson and his team had not eradicated the mysterious baron.
Even the Baron did not die at all, but through some form of curse transfer and disease grafting, the consciousness was combined in Lotson's blood and even his brain, which had an invisible effect on him.
It was precisely because of the baron's influence that Yi Chen felt this sense of disobedience.
But it could also be something else, and Yi Chen would not easily conclude without definite evidence.
As the white-robed Lotson and the old gentleman began some anatomical exchanges, the heavy knight Barry also slowly approached Yi Chen's side and asked in a low voice:
"William, how did you learn from your last incident? Did you get a suitable relic? ”
"Hmm." Yi Chen pointed to his abdomen, indicating that the relic was inside.
"Congratulations! What about the two teammates around you who are almost perverted? Are you also a temporary team? ”
"Not really, Kim is still in the old world, Reagan is in retreat in the power station, and he could push the limits of human beings at any time."
Such an answer made the honest Barry quite puzzled, "You actually got two relics that fit your own attributes at once, but Miss Jin got lost in the exploration of the old world, what happened?" ”
"No, the three of us chose to split up as soon as we arrived in the Old World to maximize our time."
"Split heads!? Wow~ You monsters, don't give civilians like us a chance to catch up at all. ”
Now that the topic had been opened, Yi Chen also began to ask some questions that he was curious about.
Asked about Barry's knight family and related characteristics, and even touched this unique "armor costume",
According to Barry, if he can break through the limit and reach more than 50% of the skin content of his armor, he will be able to make the armor form a separate entity and become an armored knight to fight alongside him.
In the combined state, it can even grow "Wings of Heaven", which greatly increases the overall combat power.
The history of the Barry family can be traced back to the Middle Ages, and the ancestors have been brave and warlike knights for generations, and the bloodline passed down has given Barry an innate physique and spirit.
Chivalry, on the other hand, can be released in the form of an aura, providing amplification to all members of the squad.
Barry's aura, called "Heavy Aura", increases the squad members' defense against physical attacks, and under the influence of the aura, the squad members' costumes even appear with metal structures similar to knights' armor.
……
Gray clouds crush the city
The carriage drove on the open avenue, and everyone could already peek into the outline of the city of [Lewinholm] through the car window, but the fog over the city was significantly thicker than that of the surrounding suburbs.
Some of the fog has even settled on the streets, giving it a sense of "fog city".
Yi Chen tried to see through the clouds through the vision of the little grape, but the effect was not good...... Even at night, you may not be able to see the moon.
"William, when you're done, visit the cemetery here if you have time. I could smell a strong cemetery smell from so far away, and the cemetery of a city like this is definitely different.
The size and number of buried corpses are probably more than several times that of the Seven Days Cemetery."
"Well, if you have some free time, I'll take a look."
The carriage drove along the avenue into the city,
You can feel the dead silence even through the car window, the streets are empty, every house is sealed, and the curtains are closed to occasionally reveal a pair of eyes to observe passing cars.
When passing by open spaces, squares, or parks, you can see a kind of "morgue" that is made of special steel plates and tents
Some gentlemen wrapped in overcoats and wearing breathing masks were transporting the corpses, all sealed with black cloth bags to prevent the possible death factors in their bodies from leaking out.
Horse-drawn carriages shuttle between cities,
If you put aside the fog and the dead silence, the whole city is actually quite normal, and the streets and buildings give people a very clean feeling.
At this moment,
Yi Chen accidentally caught a group of rats coming out of the sewers, but they didn't look like they were out looking for food, but ran around regularly.
They seem to sense the view from the carriage and their running speed becomes in line with the carriage, and the two are relatively stationary.
As Yi Chen cast his gaze, these rats actually began to change their formation.
At this moment, a voice came: "William, what are you looking at?" ”
The white-haired Lotson suddenly squeezed over, leaned his head closer to the window, and looked out of the window together.
The rats that had been running with the carriage immediately stopped and quickly dispersed.
"So you're looking at these little creatures~ Indeed, in a city where death lingers, any creature can be affected, is there anything wrong with these mice?"
"Not yet."
The carriage finally stopped at the town hall,
Lewinholm's administrators were already in a hurry, and they didn't care about Shang Yichen's group of students who came to do the task, and they only relied on Mr. Helvoye's identity to get a temporary friendly reception.
Only Helvoye was invited into the mayor's office, and Yi Chen and the three waited outside.
About half an hour passed,
Helvoye lowered the brim of his hat to block his not-so-good-looking expression, "I have already obtained the [autopsy certificate], which can be used to test any morgue, follow me~ Let's start with the earliest deceased, I hope it won't be too late." ”
(End of chapter)