Chapter 10: "Old Friends"
"The bodies of the eight swordsmen who were guarding Mr. Tails at the time of the incident are all here. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ infoOn the one hand, out of respect, and on the other hand, the matter is urgent, we did not touch them, and left it as it was. β
Gilbert was in the corridor on the third floor of Mindis Hall, facing the eight corpses in front of him, and said to the stern look of Ginny.
Yodel stood silently aside.
"Six mortal-level swordsmen with excellent skills and rich combat experience who have the hope of breaking through to the super rank, as well as two genuine super level masters, were all cut through the neck artery by irregular sharp weapons. β
Gilbert paced to a corpse and crouched down, pressed the corpse's neck, and an ugly and terrible wound was revealed, the wound had changed color, and even the blood had coagulated.
"Our preliminary estimate is that the other party may be a master of the Extreme Realm, and to kill these eight people in an instant, it cannot be done without subtle skill and immeasurable strength, and his speed cannot even catch up with Yodel. β
"And that terrible ability to hide, when the invasion happened, we were able to guard all the entrances and exits, but he slipped in, and yodel didn't feel anyone at all. β
Gilbert spoke of his guess with a heavy face, and he pulled out a mechanical watch in his arms and stared at the time: half past six in the evening.
Even the moon has risen.
Ji Ni frowned, and her rather charming lips were also tightly pursed, highlighting the beauty mole on the side of her mouth, only to see her arms folded with her hands, pondering for a while, suddenly raised her hand and snapped her fingers.
"Take off their helmets. β
Gilbert gave him a look, and several guards next to him stepped forward in unison and took off the helmet of the deceased.
Ji Ni stepped forward, stepped into the elegant high-heeled boots of the female officer, squatted down on one knee, and carefully observed everyone's face.
"There was a massive hemorrhage in the neck arteries, and there would not be a lot of time before they died, just enough for them to struggle on the ground for a while. This time is the time when they each witnessed the murderer. β
"The expressions of each of them," said Jenny cautiously as she leaned over to observe, "there are subtle differences. β
"These four were lying on their stomachs, and their expressions before death were very consistent, angry, hateful, unwilling, and gnashing their teeth. They may not be able to react at all, so they face people who are hit hard to death, and they don't know the truth until they die, so they will have this kind of unwillingness and resentment. β
The two were lying on their sides, their expressions were surprised, incredulous and confused, they should have sensed the killer's fatal blow, and tried their best to fight back but it didn't work, which made them very surprised and puzzled, and the time they lay on the ground and struggled made this expression freeze on their faces. β
"The last two, which should be the most powerful, one is lying on his back, the other is reclining against the wall, and his expression is much more subtle than the previous six. The one lying down was remorse and pain, and the sitting one was relieved and helpless, and they also tried to fight back, but they still failed. But they should be the last to die, so they struggled to see the murderer, so they will have remorse before death and suddenly realize. In other words, as long as the two of them know the identity of the enemy in advance, they can make an effective response. β
Ji Ni stood up with a cold face, folded her arms, looked at Gilbert who was a little helpless next to her, and said categorically:
"The murderer is not a master of the Extreme Realm!"
"If it's the kind of extreme strength that can't be resisted, the last two people will be desperate and afraid. The killer is supposed to have used a special skill, ability, or mechanism. He skillfully started from the strong first, and then to the last six slightly weaker people, so that the two strongest people had the opportunity and time to see the murderer and his murder methods after they fell. β
"Although he has not reached the extreme realm, his speed is very fast, and he may be close to or even more than half of the extreme realm masters, but because he has not reached the extreme realm, there is still a order in which he kills people. β
Yodel stepped forward and crouched down in front of the corpse, as if to verify Genie's words.
Gilbert looked at the woman in front of him in a daze, as if he saw the young girl who was in high spirits in the courtroom twenty years ago.
And, often standing behind her, that young, sunny young man.
He sighed inwardly and walked up to her.
"Lady Jini, I know that you used to be the best vigilante in the royal capital, and even participated in the royal assassination investigation of the Scarlet Year, tracked down the magicians of Qi, and even the Kingdom Secret Department often seconded you. Gilbert turned his hands behind his back and said calmly:
"Your reasoning is as brilliant as ever. β
"But our priority is to get that child back. β
Genie pondered and glanced at him.
The best vigilante officer?
Her fists clenched unintentionally.
Bullshit vigilant officer.
But the charming lady did not show any emotion, but with her left hand on the other arm, she habitually stroked the beauty mole on the left side of her lips and chuckled wordlessly.
"Men, as expected, are representatives of carelessness and carelessness. β
Gilbert narrowed his eyes and lifted his top hat slightly to show his confusion.
"Didn't I understand enough?" Ji Ni put down her hands, strode forward unceremoniously, pointed to the corpse in front of her, and said confidently:
"These two super-level guards are the strongest, and they are also standing together, and they are the first to be attacked. These two men were second, and the other four were the last to be attacked. But the order in which they die is reversed: the strongest struggles to the end, and sees the murderer!"
"I just need to determine where they were before the attack, and I can follow the trajectory and find the location of the murderer's invasion. β
"Although the amount of bleeding was so great that the blood stains were all mixed together, it was difficult to find traces of the guards struggling to move before they died. β
"However, according to the time of the arterial bleeding, and the speed at which the person fell to the ground and struggled, with the two strongest people as the center, two circles could be drawn, and this was the range of their movement from before the attack to death. β
"Don't forget, the two strongest men were attacked by the same weapon almost at the same time, that is, they were standing together before the attack. β
"So, the intersection of these two circles is where they were attacked!"
"Two circles, two intersections, one of which is the answer, is the location where the two were really attacked, that is, the location where the murderer invaded. Genie looked attentive, drawing shapes with her steps step by step, and the content of her words made both Gilbert and Yodel look at it seriously.
"According to the last gaze of the two strongest men before they died, the murderer appeared in this position after killing everyone, and I guess it was also the place where the child stood. β
"From the last appearance of the murderer," Ji Ni stood in that position, step by step back, "according to the order in which they were attacked, roughly find the path of the murderer's movement," Ji Ni slowly walked past several corpses, and then walked back to the bodies of the two strongest, "At the end of the path, connect back to these two circular areas, the closest is this intersection!"
Ji Ni walked all the way past the crooked corpses, her eyes sharp, and finally stood in one place:
"This is where the two strongest people are attacked first, in other words, the murderer's invasion and the earliest attack!"
Gilbert stepped forward briskly and looked around.
"You mean, the murderer suddenly appeared here?" he said slowly, "The mercenary team did attack here. But it couldn't be, it was still far from the stairs, and he had nowhere to hide while we were cleaning up the mess. β
Ginny chuckled contemptuously again.
Only Yodel silently walked up and pointed to a small decorative vase beside him.
This type of vase is common in the hallway, and this is the only one, which is closest to Geni's location.
Under Gilbert's bewildered gaze, Genie stepped forward quickly, grabbed the vase, and smashed it without hesitation!
"Bang!"
She silently squatted down, grabbed a fragment of a vase, carefully observed it, and then gently wiped it on the inner wall of the fragment with her fingers, showing it to the two "useless men".
Gilbert was surprised to find that Jenny's fingers were stained with red blood!
Yodel also crouched down and picked up a few pieces.
The inner wall of the vase is also dotted with tiny droplets of blood.
"Nowhere to hide?" Ginny chuckled sarcastically, embarrassing Gilbert.
"So," Gilbert said, taking the fragments of the vase, his face changed, "it'sβ"
Ji Ni stood up and said competently:
"Victims: eight. Cause of death: carotid artery hemorrhage. β
"Murderer: A super-literate bloodline, i.e., a vampire. Murder Weapon: Bloodline Claw-"
When Ji Ni was about to speak, she was suddenly stunned and realized the current situation.
So, she gritted her teeth and swallowed the next words back into her mouth.
After all, I'm not a vigilante anymore.
Jenny shook her head, clearing her irrelevant emotions away.
"So, he relied on his natural talent for blood transformation, sneaked into hiding, relied on his natural instantaneous speed, and killed and plundered - not his own strength. Ginny raised her head and gave Gilbert a blank look: "This is what you call the Extreme Master?"
Gilbert was very embarrassed, but he knew that this was not the time to be angry, so he asked kindly, "What an eye-opener, so, that kid?"
Is that an eye-opener?," Ginny thought dismissively.
If you've seen the "secret science" of the stars, the "dark room" of Exter, the Wuyi guard of the Night's Dynasty and the "Quintana" of the Humble Dynasty, and their methods, you will know how many terrible people are in the darkness under the table, and you can know all your secrets at the touch of a finger.
Then, her eyes sharpened, and she said categorically: "The crime happened -- when the incident happened, the sun had not yet set! He could only hide in those teams of mercenaries by turning blood into hiding!"
"For the blood clan that is not in the extreme realm, the degree of blood can only be blood, and the time will not exceed half an hour. This shows that those teams of mercenaries arrived here within half an hour!"
"A team of mercenaries hurried at full speed, and within half an hour's distance of the Dusk Star District, there were only Dongcheng District, where there were many noble manors, the Morning Star District, where the city hall and commercial gathering place, and the Central District, where the Fuxing Palace was located!"
Ginny exhaled, and the mature beauty ended her reasoning, habitually reaching behind her waist, but she was empty.
She was stunned again, and then smiled bitterly in her heart: Yes, she is no longer a police officer, and even her addiction to smoking has long been quit.
Isn't the intern who often follows behind her and hands her the fire already a different person?
She sighed.
The shrewd lady put away her memories and looked at Gilbert.
"Make up your mind, Lord Earl. β
Gilbert took a deep breath: "It must be the nobles who sent people to tempt them, and the area of Dongcheng is not small, and the manor is the most suitable for hiding the blood clan! Although there are quite a few manors over there-"
Yodel's figure flickered and vanished.
Gilbert choked on the rest of his colleague's unceremonious gesture, and he had to sigh: "Well, at least narrow down the search." β
Gilbert looked at Genie and nodded lightly at her.
The latter only snorted.
Gilbert was not upset, but re-ordered the personnel:
"Open the spare armory, prepare all the staff, and replace them with the exorcist silver sword!"
"Pick the best thirty good players and set off with me!
"Take that lamp!"
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"Knock knock! knock knock!"
The muffled noise on the ceiling continues, and it's getting more and more urgent!
Chris jerked his head back, showing a slightly anxious expression for the first time, looking at Tails with unkind eyes, and commanded Eastron, "Send him back to the dungeon!
Then, before Easteron and Tails could react, the old man and Lorana all disappeared in front of their eyes!
Easteron also had a look of surprise on his face, and he lifted Tails, ignoring the latter's struggles and shouts ("Eh, what the hell is going on, isn't it to exchange information? Lord Eastron?"βTails), and shot towards the stone staircase!
In the next second, before the vertigo had passed, Tails fell headfirst on the wet stone floor!
Boom!
It hurt so much that he bared his teeth.
"Stay safe, little, we can hear whatever you do!"
Tails then got up in annoyance and rejoicing.
Eastron is gone.
So he silently put his hand on his lap, pretended to tickle, and inadvertently scratched the bound JC dagger.
Pain hits.
His blood fell to the ground.
Here it comes.
Tails took a deep breath and greeted the hot sensation all over his body.
That way, Gilbert and Yodel, will know where I am, right?
He exhaled softly, completely relieved, and the tiredness of his whole body suddenly hit him.
The traverser shuddered, touched a wall, and sat down.
Today's experience is no less than yesterday's visit to Hongfang Street!
Now, Tails had time to take in his surroundings.
The dim light came from two small torches.
The stony ground is damp, cold, and hard.
The mottled walls are marked with countless scratches and engravings.
Narrow metal fences and large locks the size of an arm.
A rusty chain was kicked at his foot, and the bell jingled.
Tails sighed and lay down on the icy ground.
There is no doubt that this is a cell, damp, muddy, and bloody.
Bloody?
Tails could smell the salty smell in the air.
It's the same as what I smelled on Hongfang Street last night, only more intense.
When his heart tightened, there was a sudden terrifying howl and moaning outside the cell.
"Ahh
Tails stood up in fright!
In his previous life, the time-traveler had never had any tolerance for horror movies, and it was always the patient with the second stage of the disease who couldn't remember his name and forcibly pulled him to watch it.
It is called "training courage".
Stimulated by goosebumps, Tails' brain began to run wildly on its own again!
Dungeon.
Bloody.
Bloodline.
Howling and groaning.
Tails suddenly knew what this place was.
It is the "pantry" of the Bloods.
A wave of nausea hit.
Tails sighed again, probably more than the water he had drunk in the past two days.
But just as he was about to sit down, there was a faint rude gasp next to him!
"Whoa-whoa-a-a-"
Frightened, he climbed several steps in the opposite direction!
Can you stop scaring me?
Tails patted his chest in horror, only to realize that his cell was not a luxury single room.
Tails slowly approached in that direction.
In the dim vision, a human body wearing heavy shackles appeared, lying on the ground panting in pain.
"Woo-"
In the darkness, the captives seemed speechless, just gasping for breath, their voices full of pain and torment.
His wrist was chained in shackles, and it appeared that a tube was inserted into it, connecting it to the outside of the cell.
Tails knew what it was.
"If you want me to say, just connect the blood collector and the feeding tube and put it in a coffin" - that's what Easteron once said.
It seems that this is the blood extractor.
Alas, Tails lowered his head and exhaled again helplessly.
Probably a poor man, who was taken captive by the Bloods and became their source of food.
"Woo-" As if sensing someone coming, the prisoner struggled and groaned.
Tails was sick again.
This nausea also made him decide that he had to do something.
"Sorry, it might hurt a little. β
"Please bear with me. β
He whispered to the poor prisoner.
The traverser stretched out his hand, touched his wrist, smeared the rough blood extractor, and pulled out a needle several inches deep into the blood vessel!
"Ahh
Tails held the wound on his wrist, but thankfully, there wasn't much blood.
Of course, it was also possible that he didn't have much blood left. Tails thought bitterly.
In the confrontation with the three blood clans just now, Tails's mood, although nervous and frightened, was never heavy.
However, now looking at this "blood source" that was locked to take blood, he inexplicably began to feel heavy.
Perhaps it was pityβhe thought self-deprecatingly.
Tails touched the shackles, and then noticed that it was a dark black stone mechanical lock, engraved with intricate patterns and words, heavy and clever, locking the prisoner's hands cross-locked in front of his chest, and extending upwards with two clamps, clamping the prisoner's cheeks tightly, and not even shaking his head from side to side. Tails pushed hard, and found that the heavy mechanical stone lock seemed to be fixed to the ground - or as heavy as it was fixed to the ground.
It seems to be a heavy lock specially prepared for masters.
Tails felt the place of the lock, which was made of special metal.
At this moment, the metal suddenly heats up, and a scorching heat hits from the lock!
"Ahh
The traverser frowned and tried the latch again...... As soon as someone touches it, it will erupt into a high heat.
It seems that he can't do anything about unlocking.
The prisoners' struggles slowly diminished.
Tails watched his painful struggles and suffering, and felt extremely uncomfortable, but he could only silently retreat to the side and sit down against the wall.
As his figure moved, the light of the torches outside the cell lost its obscuration and shone directly on the prisoner's face.
Tails saw the poor man clearly.
It was a scarred man, his gray clothes ragged and dirty.
And with a disability.
His legs, knee-high, were empty.
What was even more terrifying was his neck, where the flesh and blood were clumped, revealing a terrifying purple-black, as if his throat had been seriously wounded.
Probably because of this, I can't speak.
Tails touched his throat, remembering the experience of being choked twice, and shuddered at the thought of the pain.
He looked at the prisoner and thought silently: Poor man, it is a miracle that he has survived until now, he is full of wounds.
The prisoner's expression was exaggerated, and his facial features were twisted together as he gasped, as if he was enduring great pain.
But he could only let out a rude moan like "woo".
Short blue hair that covers half of the face.
The other half of the face is a quirky tattoo.
"Woo-" he continued to moan in pain.
Wait a minute.
Tails was stunned.
He recognized the tattoo on the other's face.
The traverser suddenly realized that the person who was in the same cell with him, who was panting and unable to speak, was actually an "old friend".
An "old friend" who had just met him and Yara on Hongfang Street last night.
Midila Rolf.
The best of the twelve supreme gangs of the Blood Vial.
A supernatural who is good at controlling the power of the wind.
Super level master.
"Ghost with the Wind" - Rolf.