The sirens kept sounding. Because the battle affected a large area and the situation was serious, the Night Watch quickly sent alchemists over.
After extracting tissue fragments from the remains of the corpse, the alchemist performed a series of verification rituals.
In the end, they got accurate information, but they couldn't believe it.
"The deceased is the wife of the head of District B in the Lower City District, Ms. Luo Juya."
At the gate of the Night Watch Monument Square in the lower town of District B, their district chief's wife was murdered.
Moreover, it happened shortly after the mission was issued, which made the night watchmen present unable to accept it for a while.
After all, Luo Juya took good care of them on weekdays and provided a lot of help to the warriors, civilians, and sorcerers in the lower city.
Such a leader was actually killed
"Investigate, investigate. No matter who it is, dig deep to find him."
A Night Watch captain began to yell, and then his team members began to move.
As regular combat forces under normal circumstances, these Night Watchmen actually have other tasks, but at this time, no one will stop them.
"Captain, have you informed Lord Xiong Zemo? If not, what should we say now?"
When the captain heard his subordinate's question, he almost slapped him.
Xiong Zemo...
"The district chief must be notified. Let's organize the language."
"Organize the language? I'll go?"
"Nonsense, if not you, who will go?"
After some discussion, the night watchman who asked the question was finally sent to inform Xiong Zemo.
Other night watchmen began to investigate the scene, collect information, and try to find as many clues as possible left by the murderer.
Soon, they had some gains.
However, the scope of the battle was too large, so their chain of evidence and information was extremely confusing and scattered.
Until the tall and strong Xiong Zemo arrived.
"District Chief..." The captain of the Night Watch Team bowed his head in front of Xiong Zemo.
"Where is she?"
"In front, the scene has not been damaged, but Mr. District Chief, I need to continue investigating the situation here, so..."
"I know what to do. I used to be a night watchman."
Xiong Zemo's strong body, which was over 2 meters tall, trembled slightly, and his eyes flickered as if hiding his inner sadness.
He walked slowly towards Luo Juya, his tears no longer able to stop.
Then, a 2-meter-tall strong man began to sob silently in the rainy night.
There is a beautiful love story between Xiong Zemo and Luo Juya, which is something many people in District B of the Lower Town already know.
So no Night Watchman would laugh at Xiong Zemo at this time.
"My lord, I am deeply sorry for your loss."
The captain of the night watch touched Xiong Zemo's body, as if he wanted to comfort his district chief.
However, after a burst of sobbing, Xiong Zemo slowly turned his head and asked in a deep voice:
"Any clues about the murderer?"
"We currently don't have any accurate information about the murderer's identity..."
"I'm not talking about the identity, but the traces here, the traces of the battle, the scope, and the energy that may have appeared."
The captain of the Night Watch frowned slightly. Xiong Zemo's question sounded a bit strange.
He looked up at the other person, and when their eyes met, the captain of the Night Watch was in a trance for a moment.
Then his eyes immediately looked away, as if he had seen something he shouldn't have seen.
“There are obvious signs of fighting here. There are two types of physical damage, claw marks, one large and one small, and signs of burning fire.
But the last part doesn't look like it was caused by fire, it looks like..."
This person looked at the alchemist. As warriors, their judgment of energy was not as accurate as that of the sorcerer.
The alchemist has completed the extraction of energy traces at the scene.
Although the continuous rain washed away many traces, the fluctuations of the previous battle were too great, so it was difficult to actually clean up the scene.
“There are three types of energy traces at the scene, one of which is shadow energy. This should be the energy left by Madam Luo Juya because she is a shadow sorcerer.
There is also another type of energy called flame, which should have been left by a level 3 fire disaster warlock.
Finally, there is another type, which should be thunder. The residual energy of this type has the breath of Gu Yinduo, so it is very likely that it is a fruit ability user. "
The alchemist spoke clearly and logically. After receiving her report, Xiong Zemo raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at her with a higher opinion.
The girl in front of me was wearing glasses and had a tall and outstanding figure. Although she looked timid, her eyes were full of confidence.
That was a warlock's confidence in his own strength.
This made Xiong Zemo couldn't help but think of his former disciple, Gu Jianuo.
Although the two have very different body shapes, Xiong Zemo always gives people a feeling that they are very similar.
"I once had a very outstanding disciple, who was also a young and capable alchemist like you, but you seem to be younger than her.
Oh, by the way, what's your name?"
"My name is Duolei." Duolei bowed with a smile, neither humble nor arrogant.
Xiong Zemo nodded again. The girl in front of him named Duolei didn't seem simple.
"Thank you, Miss Duolei. Your ability has saved me a lot of trouble. If you have any other information, please let me know. I will be grateful."
"No, these are what I'm supposed to do, District Chief Bear."
Duolei rejected Xiong Zemo's advances. She felt that the person in front of her was a little complicated and gave her an indescribable feeling.
Very dangerous, far more dangerous than the mentors in the temple.
Xiong Zemo saw that Duolei kept a distance from him intentionally or unintentionally, but he was not angry. He just simply tried to find out the meaning:
"I never realized before that there was an alchemist as good as you in the Lower City of Lighthouse. When did you join the Night's Watch?"
"Just recently."
"You're not a lighthouse man?"
"Yes, I am from Tianrui Lifeng, but I have obtained the residence certificate of the lighthouse, so don't worry, Lord Xiongze Mo."
Duolei said with a smile, and the topic seemed to have come to an end with her.
Xiong Zemo looked at her deeply, then turned around and spoke to the night watchmen again:
"Once you have finished your investigation and evidence collection, can you please hand over her body to me? I will take care of it."
Although it was a pleading tone, at this moment, no one could refuse him.
After all, it is reasonable for a husband to ask for the body of his dead wife.
The captain of the Night Watch said quickly:
"Don't worry, District Chief Xiong, I will do my best."
"Just do your best, just do your best."
Xiong Zemo looked very tired. He held onto the wall beside him. The other night watchmen hurried forward to persuade him:
"Director Xiong, please go back quickly and have a good rest. District B can do without us, but it cannot do without you."
"Okay, I'll leave this to you."
After Xiong Zemo left, the on-site investigation resumed.
Duolei watched Xiong Zemo leave and pinched her shoulder:
"Gulu, what do you think of this person?"
Coo coo! ~
There was a sound in the air that sounded like a pigeon or an owl, and it seemed like the voice was talking to Duolei.
But soon, Duolei frowned.
"You said... he's not human? That's impossible."
During the close observation just now, Duolei clearly felt the aura of Xiong Zemo.
Heartbeat, pulse, blood flow, breathing, and even the trembling of pores are all possessed by normal humans.
If people like this are not considered human beings, then all alchemists probably cannot be called human beings.
After all, alchemists will more or less make some "optimizations" to their bodies.
Optimization is a must. In the alchemists' philosophy, the human body is not suitable for surviving in such a dark age.
Afraid of cold and heat, unable to withstand impacts, blows, and cuts, short lifespan, and prone to disease.
These are all shortcomings in the eyes of alchemists. The only advantage may be the extremely powerful growth potential of human beings.
Therefore, alchemists often make some optimizations to their bodies to maximize their strengths and minimize their weaknesses.
Including Duolei herself.
"If it's not a human, then is it a puppet? I heard that Xiong Zemo is a very famous puppeteer.
If he can really make a puppet like this, then his ability is quite interesting."
Coo coo! ~
"Let's go, get to work."
Coo coo!
"Hmm? Anything else?"
While Duo Lei was speaking, the unknown creature on her shoulder handed her a branch.
The branch was sparkling with dazzling golden light. Although it wasn't bright enough to blind Duolei's eyes, at such a close distance, the branch already had the effect of providing illumination.
"The Golden Light Tree... It actually appeared in a place like this.
Logically speaking, Luo Juya was also from the internal faction of Lighthouse. Was he killed by his own people
A city like this is already on the brink of collapse, and it's ridiculous that they're still fighting among themselves at this time."
Dore seemed quite disdainful of the situation at the lighthouse.
At this moment, she showed the pride of a member of the Red Moon Temple, a pride that was not innate.
Instead, it was cultivated day and night by the Red Moon Temple.
"Okay, we've gained a lot, let's go back."
…
As for Xu Le, after returning to the reception hotel, he became unusually honest.
The other three people saw that Xu Le had no intention of making a tactical summary and his condition did not seem right, so they did not come over to disturb him.
Xu Le sat cross-legged on the bed. Ding Ke seemed to have noticed that Xu Le was not feeling well, so he walked over and leaned into Xu Le's arms.
From time to time, he would lick his fingers to comfort Xu Le.
Xu Le immersed himself and entered the Soul Tree. After confirming that there was no change here, he entered the realm of the Mother Tree.
But unfortunately, Chi Xiao did not stay here.
Xu Le's original idea of questioning her could not be fulfilled.
He also didn't understand what happened after he killed Luo Juya, and he couldn't detect it.
Click, click, click! ~
At this time, the Nail of Death came out from behind the mother tree and looked at Xu Le with resentment.
It seems that because Xu Le had previously summoned it to fight with the Invisible Sora, the Death Nail was seriously injured.
Its shell was completely broken, and purple blood was flowing from many places, making it look quite miserable.
Xu Le looked at its resentful eyes and suddenly felt a little amused.
However, he still took the initiative to wave to the Death Nail.
"Master Guardian, thank you very much for your help last time. Thank you very much."
Click!
The Death Nail began to surround Xu Le, and its attitude towards Xu Le was much better than before.
Although it has a humanoid head, the way it acts coquettishly in front of Xu Le looks very scary.
But Xu Le still suppressed his inner discomfort and took the initiative to touch the head of the Death Nail.
“It seems that Lord Chi Xiao is gone, in that case, I will leave.
But if Lord Chi Xiao is going to come here, you can notify me through my Ancient Sound Multi-summoning Technique - Forbidden Summoning. "
Click!
"Thank you, Lord Guardian."
Xu Le ended the conversation and was suddenly stunned. The communication between him and the Death Nail seemed to become unobstructed.
It is no longer driven by thoughts, but a real language communication.
Did he understand the language of the evil god
I tried hard to recall the scene just now, but if I used my brain to think, what the Death Nail said was just a "clicking" sound.
But when I heard it, I clearly understood its meaning.
What's going on
"Well, this may be another situation that I don't understand very well. Let's go, Lord Guardian."
Click, click, click!
After Xu Le left the realm of the Mother Tree, the Nail of Death flew back to the Mother Tree.
The mother tree also stretched out a branch to it and rubbed it gently on the nail of death, as if an adult was comforting a puppy.
…
Back in the real world, Xu Le breathed a long sigh of relief.
No matter what, Luo Juya was finally killed as a shadow warlock.
Although she demonstrated a variety of powerful escape abilities, such as Shadow Escape, Shadow Dance, and Shadow Shuttle.
But these abilities were basically cracked one by one by Xu Le and his team. Judging from the situation at the time, she should have been completely dead.
This is undoubtedly a very good result for Xu Le and his team.
However, the battle with Luo Juya also served as a reminder to Xu Le and the others.
The pressure of a level 4 warlock is much higher than that of a level 3 warlock. Their combat mode and flexibility have undergone a qualitative change to some extent.
If a third-level warlock like Gu Beichen were to face Luo Juya, even ten of them would probably not be enough for Luo Juya to kill.
"Okay, this is the first step."
Meow!
Seeing that Xu Le was fine, Ding Ke simply jumped out of his arms.
Walk towards the can of meat that you hadn't finished eating.
These were bought for her by Xu Le when he was shopping at the night market. I haven’t eaten the food from Dengta for a long time. The taste is really nostalgic.
"Hey, Ding Ke, weren't you able to speak just now?"
Meow? ~
Ding Ke turned his head and looked at Xu Le curiously, but didn't mean to speak.
Xu Le's expression also began to change. He remembered what Ding Ke said at that time
Did I steal something from it
"You've been to the tower? You've stolen something up there? What?"
Meow meow meow
Ding Ke stared at Xu Le as if he was looking at an idiot.
Xu Le stared at it for a while, and finally realized that he might not be able to get the answer from Ding Ke, so he could only sigh helplessly.
"Hey, I don't know how you became a stray cat."
Xu Le was quite curious about Ding Ke's situation, even though he became unconscious when he turned into a cat.
But the power of its essence should still be hidden, right
Why did Ding Ke become a stray cat and pick up trash
"Forget it, there's no point in thinking so much. If you hadn't become a stray cat, we probably wouldn't have met."
Meow meow!
After touching Ding Ke's head, Xu Le took a deep breath.
An expression of disgust and despair appeared on Ding Ke's face, and it seemed that his evaluation of Xu Le had become... worse than canned food.
…
The next morning, Xu Le woke up slowly.
Standing guard at the door was Wang Shu. As a personal bodyguard, he and Ai Li needed to take turns looking after Xu Le during this period of time.
Although Xu Le was very strong and didn't even need their protection most of the time, he had protested against their behavior.
But the presence of warriors can give warlocks more safety distance, so Xu Le's protest is invalid due to the conspiracy of Wang Shu and Ai Li.
After breakfast, Lower Town Councillor Zhou Bi came to see Xu Le.
After a simple wash, Xu Le changed into a suit, and Ai Li even helped him fix his tie.
Although Xu Le really doesn't like wearing a tie, the situation today is different. They should be going to the tower.
He brought everyone, including Wang Man, to the hotel lobby to meet Zhou Bi.
As soon as they met, a kind downtown councillor came over and gave Xu Le a hug.
"Councilman Xu Le, did you have a good rest yesterday?"
"Of course, the environment of the lighthouse is still very good, but I heard that there is also a downtown area here. I wonder what the environment of the downtown area is like."
When Xu Le mentioned the Lower Town area, Zhou Bi smiled slightly, not sure whether he was embarrassed or unfathomable.
“There is a chance, but I’m afraid it’s not possible today. We have to go to the tower for this meeting, and the downtown area has not been very peaceful recently.
Councillor Xu Le's status as a person will probably require stricter security arrangements."
"Is that so?" Xu Le showed a curious look and nodded after a while.
“It’s understandable because we have a similar place in Zion, the No Man’s Land.”
"Hahaha, don't say that. We in Lighthouse are a society ruled by law."
Zhou Bi placed special emphasis on the rule of law when he mentioned it.
"Of course, of course, we in Zion are also a society ruled by law."
The two of them were talking and laughing, and their relationship was very harmonious.
After a simple breakfast at the hotel, Xu Le and his friends boarded the car heading to the tower.
Xu Le and his friends were riding in the same car.
So on the way to the tower, Wang Shu couldn't help but clench his fists.
"Brother Shu, are you worried?"
Wang Shu hesitated for a moment before saying:
"I'm afraid I'll have some special reactions within the confines of the tower."
Everyone here basically knows about Wang Shu's situation. He has the genes of the Golden Light Tree, which is a special combination of Red Moon energy, ancient sound energy, and mental energy.
According to Xu Le's previous inference, the Golden Light Tree itself is a special distorted creature, which is very likely to affect the King Tree.
But later Wang Man brought new information, saying that the light was cast at the top of the tower.
So now they have no idea what will happen when Wang Shu goes there.
"If you keep your mind peaceful, you won't be affected by the light, but be careful of the guidance of the Illuminati."
Just when Wang Shu and Xu Le didn't know what to do, Wang Man actually offered an suggestion.
Xu Le looked a little confused. Wang Man probably didn't know about Wang Shu's affairs, right
"Wang Man, you may not be very clear about Wang Shu's situation."
"I know. I can feel the condition of him, just like those branches." Wang Man said with certainty.
"Same as those branches?" Xu Le narrowed his eyes slightly.
The branch that controls the light-cast head
"Who does the Tree of Light belong to?" Xu Le asked.
"To whom the Illuminati belongs, the Tree of Light belongs."
Wang Man's answer was very clear, and Xu Le recalled the ancient sound multi-perspective prompt when he met the protagonist of the Illuminati.
Bishop, Level 3 Monster, Red Moon, God...
The Illuminati belongs to the Red Moon, the Tree of Light also belongs to the Red Moon system, but the Lightforge itself is not.
So the purpose of this Wangman operation...
"Your idea is very dangerous, Wang Man."
"Have you gotten into my mind?" Wang Man teased.
"No, I just think that young people should be down-to-earth."
"That's true, but Brother Xu Le is actually only a little bit older than me, just a little bit."
Wang Man pinched her fingernails with a somewhat exaggerated expression.
Xu Le was helpless. He needed Wang Man to pave the way for him. After all, he himself knew nothing about the light.
But he didn't want Wang Man's purpose to interfere with their actions. The cooperative relationship between the two parties was really complicated!
As he spoke, the car had already stopped in front of the tower.
"Mr. Xu Le, we're here."
"OK."
After getting off the car, Xu Le adjusted his suit a little. There were many people coming towards him.
They applauded Xu Le and said with a smile:
"Welcome, Councillor Xu Le."
"welcome."
"What a young man."
"As handsome as I was when I was young."
Zhou Bi took Xu Le and began to introduce:
"This is Councillor Lottie from the Upper City, Councillor Zhang Mozhi, Councillor Fang Xuan, and this is Councillor Jin Mingzhu from the Lower City. As for me, I won't introduce myself."
"Hello, members of parliament."
Xu Le seemed very humble, nodding slightly as he walked.
"Since we're already here, let's go up. This must be Mr. Xu Le's first time at the lighthouse. The view from the top of the tower is pretty good."
Jin Mingzhu, a female councillor who is also from the Lower Town District, said to Xu Le with a smile.
Her attitude was also friendly, without the arrogance hidden in the bones of those people in the upper city.
However, there was a smell on this woman that was covered by perfume.
Xu Le glanced at Ai Li who was frowning slightly behind him. It seemed that Ai Li had smelled it too. He would ask her later.
"Then I'd rather obey you than be disrespectful."
As he approached the tower, it was not quite what Xu Le had imagined. There was no elevator, only a very long circular staircase that meandered up along the inner wall of the tower.
"Mr. Xu Le, please go upstairs."
"good."