The abandoned chemical plant is flanked by cracked brick walls, but looks relatively neat from the outside. There weren't many creepers or weeds growing there, just a layer of grayish-yellow ash and mud.
Compared to a factory, this place looks more like an abandoned villa or a warehouse.
The corridor is not wide and can only accommodate two or three people walking side by side. Because there is no lighting at all, it is still dark after entering even if it is noon outside.
As soon as Aiwass entered the door, he smelled a very strong smell of dust. There is also a pungent smell like durian, which is very choking.
Lulu held the child in her arms and walked inside cautiously while coughing softly.
Even if she knew there was no one here, she still kept tiptoe.
She felt her heart beating faster. Even though she still had not left the glass island, she felt an unprecedented sense of adventure. Everything here was so new and exciting.
“We are here”
Lulu whispered, “Are we trying to avoid the murderer? Since this is a chemical factory, should we get some chemical reagents for self-defense? What if he follows? "He must first find the door."
Aiwass said without hesitation that the information was too precise, "There is no main entrance to this chemical plant." The back door here is actually a dead end. Only the back door of the warehouse can lead here. After it was abandoned, the original main door leading here was blocked by the newly built stone warehouse. With the expansion of the warehouse, it was eventually completely blocked.
“The chemical plant is two stories high, with higher floors accessible by ladders. There are a large number of interconnected rooms on each floor, and there are three stairs leading up and down. If there is only one intruder, we have plenty of space to fight guerrillas."
Halfway through his words, he suddenly heard a death knell.
So Aiwass immediately fell silent and turned around Make eye contact with the two.
"The fourth. "
Sherlock said softly.
"There are three of us, plus the bone sculpture, there are four of us. "
Aiwass narrowed his eyes and asked, "Who else do you think can survive?"
"Coco. I suspect she is dual path. ”
Sherlock reminded softly, “Do you remember, Lady Fox Elini mentioned that there are three advanced people with multiple paths this time.
"You, the knight and Lulu are all newbies obviously. The king and cheese are not very smart either. Apart from me and the bone sculpture, there should be someone else who is either basil or cocoa."
“I have no impression of Ms. Basil.”
Lulu came over and whispered, “I can’t even remember her features.”
“This is adaptation. One of the manifestations of Tao is to gain advantages by hiding oneself and blending into the environment. Don't underestimate her. If you think about it carefully, you will find that among the nine of us, only Basil has not disclosed any information.. We know nothing about her. "
The newsboy reminded, "If this is a new moon ceremony, the one I am most wary of will not be the bone sculpture, but her. Every transcendent who adapts to the path is a professional hunter and assassin. I will never let go until she dies. "
"What about Coco?"
Aiwass asked, "Why do you think Coco is a two-way street?"
"I'm not sure, I'm just more inclined. The third person is Coco. If there is a reason,"
Sherlock said, "It is because she said that my profession is not that of a demonologist.
"She was the last two captured, later than the king. The king is in Star Antimony, so Coco is definitely not in Avalon.
"But in Star Antimony, Although it is legal to transcend the path, extraordinary professions other than demonologists are not available to ordinary people. ”
“Just like in Avalon, the only extraordinary professions on the path of authoritarianism are lawyer, arbitrator, and air cavalry.”
Lulu asked .
Shylock corrected, "To be precise, there are only lawyers and inspectors. Not all supervisors can advance to become arbitrators. Even if they reach the level, they are not allowed to advance without passing the review of the Round Table Hall. The necessary advancement condition for an arbitrator is to obtain arbitration rights and be able to conduct individual trials bypassing the court system.
“Even if the supervisor enters the Supervisory Council, he only has law enforcement power at most. He cannot meet the advancement conditions of the arbitrator.
”And Mr. Knight’s light cavalry profession has advanced Each air cavalry is an elite among the elites in the Avalon army. ”
“Ah, I know this”
Lulu’s eyes lit up, “It takes the red griffin to turn into a talking white griffin, so that it can transform from light cavalry to air cavalry.” Right”
“Yes. When their gryphon companion reaches adulthood, all the dangerous brown-red body hair will fade away and turn into pure white, the body will rapidly increase from 1.8 meters to more than 2.5 meters, the violent habits will become calm, and the intelligence will increase to the point where it can be said that it is a simple person. Only then can the light cavalry be upgraded to the air cavalry. And this requires them to use authoritarian methods to continuously strengthen their partners. White griffins eat thirty pounds of fresh meat every day without training, and double that during training and combat.
"Because of the different breeds of griffins obtained under ordinary supervision, they can only grow up to one and a half meters tall in a lifetime, and cannot learn human speech. Their food intake only requires about five pounds of fresh meat per day, and their lifespan is It only lasts for a short period of thirty years. It is more like a loyal pet that can carry people than a companion. The white-feathered griffins used by the army can live for hundreds of years. When their human companions age and die, the griffins are still alive. Alive.
“In the Kingdom of Star Antimony, the supernatural profession corresponding to the supervisor is the devil, and the corresponding profession to the lawyer is the demon scholar. An ordinary person who enters Wangli Law University and becomes an extraordinary person cannot become a light cavalry when he graduates. Because the resources of pure griffins are scarce, the loyalty of the light cavalry must be guaranteed. Therefore, the light cavalry will only choose from the knight family, just like our cavalry.Mr. Shi, he was wearing a helmet during the ceremony. "
"Knight" may not realize that he is actually the first person to open the box by himself. He is a little faster than Lulu.
Because in Ava Long, people outside the knight family are not allowed to hide armor. It will most likely be punished by death.
This means that his father or mother must be a knight of the Round Table Hall, so he can get it. He wears a knight's helmet, so he can become a light cavalry.
"Is he a noble of the Star Antimony Kingdom?" Lulu murmured, "I heard that there is a Dai in Star Antimony. A noble family passed down from generation to generation. They have titles, and their own land and manor. I have read it in many plays and poems. ”
Avalon regards Star Antimony as an enemy country, but part of the reason why they dare not directly launch a war is that they are not sure whether the royal curse was initiated by the Star Antimony Kingdom. And Avalon’s power Rather than focusing on the Queen, it is better to say that a vague excuse like being in the Round Table Hall is not enough for Avalon, whose national power is much weaker, to take the initiative to declare war on Star Antimony.
Star Antimony Kingdom is now. It was the most powerful country on this continent.
They were once the only empire on this continent and remained strong even after being divided into four countries.
Written by. The Star Antimony Kingdom established by Valentine I of the Triumphal Chariot of Antimony, the Holy Book of the Path of Balance, has now swallowed up two fragments of the former empire and restored 80% of the empire's territory.
Ava. Long can defeat Iris, but he will definitely not be able to defeat Star Antimony. Alchemy research that is more than fifty years ahead of Avalon has made Star Antimony's technology extremely advanced. They just launched a war in the past few years and annexed the empire before splitting. The huge golem that can continuously regenerate on the battlefield of another neighboring country is terrifying.
Only when Avalon unites with Iris and the Theocracy can the political balance be maintained. . But if someone is really attacked by Star Antimony, other allies may not participate in the defense unless they show strong resistance.
But another question arises in Princess Isabella's mind
p>Why did a noble from such a powerful country become a transcendent at this age?
Although she looks very young, as if she is only in her early twenties, Isabella is on the path to beauty. Her keen perception and knowledge as a woman convinced her that Miss Coco or Mrs. Coco was at least thirty years old.
She should have used alchemy medicine to maintain her appearance. With such a young and innocent appearance like a girl,
Is it too late to become a transcendent in her thirties?
So she reacted immediately and said with great certainty. "Coco should be the person with dual paths"
"Why are you so sure?"
Sherlock asked back
"Because Miss Coco is not as old as her. She looks so young, she must be over thirty years old. She has used LianGold medicine to stay young. ”
“That’s it. It makes sense that the fifth survivor should be Coco. "
Sherlock nodded slowly, but his expression became serious. "That might not be good. "
Aiwass raised his eyebrows, "You mean, the enemy might be a demonologist."
"Listen, you two. I remember an incident. "
Sherlock whispered, "Ten years ago in 1888, four years after the current timeline, a serial murder occurred in Lloyd District. Every eight days, a pregnant woman is killed, her baby is brutally cut open and her kidneys are taken away. This is an obvious sign of ritual killing.
"The Inspectorate calls it the Jack the Ripper incident. I was sixteen years old and participated in the investigation of this incident."
The boy-looking detective spoke slowly " The murderer in this case was a young demonologist who inherited an iron hook demon from his mentor. It was a demon born from the image of surgical abortion more than a hundred years ago, so he tried to strengthen it. Imagery, empowering oneself with demons through this ritual
“He was eventually captured and executed by us. But before Jack was executed, he told us that he had a master.
“He confessed that his master stayed on the Glass Island for a long time and seemed to continue to serve a certain person. In the past few years, he had killed many people for the mastermind behind the scenes. . And recently he went abroad, and it was said that his destination was the Horus Empire or the ancient kingdom of Parthia. In order to pass through the desert, he needed to keep himself clean, so he transferred the demon to me, and his master was gone forever. Returned.
"According to the calculation of time, the demonologist should be on the Glass Island now. The Hook Demon itself is a low-level demon, not very capable in frontal combat, but very good at sneak attacks."
When Sherlock said this, he suddenly asked, "Did you have a curse on you when you appeared?"
< p>Aiwass and Lulu looked at each other and said, "We don't have it, but little Aiwass does. It was a curse that was not very powerful, but was used for positioning. ""That's right"
Sherlock affirmed: "It was the same type when I appeared. I dispersed it myself using magic. This may be the reason why we haven't been attacked yet. Curse positioning restrains the hiding ability of adapting to the road. The person who died just now should be Basil. She persisted for a long time and still didn't escape.
“The Hook Demon can locate the target through curses and jump directly across space. The Mirror Demon, which also meets this requirement, needs a mirror as a medium, and the Shadow Demon cannot appear at noon. And these two demons are "Higher Demon"
"Coco only has the first level, right?" Aiwass asked.
“Beyond the Path itself is proficient in demon knowledge. The anti-demon ritual she performed should be able to drive away lower demons. It is also possible that she inflicted it on herselfThe curse is passed on to others. "
"In other words, is our enemy the demonologist who controls the Iron Hook Demon?" Lulu understood.
"Well, to be precise, he is the long-range demon scholar. Controlled hook demon. The only problem is that although the Iron Hook Demon only has the strength of the second level, it is too fast and is good at sneak attacks, making it almost impossible for a second-level transcendent to defeat it. Unless there is a lawyer among us who can suppress it instantly, it is possible to kill it. ”
Sherlock frowned and scolded in a low voice with some dissatisfaction, “I don’t know how much the bone sculpture and Coco have made this ritual more difficult. They have made it more difficult, but they don’t cooperate with us.”
"The three of us will definitely not be able to defeat the Iron Hook Demon, and the knight may not be able to do it either. He is not a supervisor or a lawyer, but a light cavalry and has no suppression ability. According to the difficulty of this ritual Calculating, it is estimated that at least one of Coco or the Bone Sculpture must be willing to cooperate with us before we can hope to repel the Iron Hook Demon.
“Now I can only hope that you don’t leave any other second-level cursed items. The demonologist can only curse a person once per day. I have been cursed, and you two are left. If we're lucky, maybe we can stall until there are only two hours left until the end. "
Hearing this, Aiwass subconsciously touched his nose.
One thing to say.
I am not bragging.
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