"Pfft!"
"Pfft!"
The feeling of blood splattering on the face was hot. In the gorgeous hall, surrounded by marble pillars, a beautiful woman was running away with a half-grown child in her arms. Two knights behind her penetrated her with long swords. chest.
The child was taken away, and the woman fell in a pool of blood, struggling continuously. She stretched her hands towards the child, with painful struggle and despair in her eyes, and blood oozing from her mouth. She continued to hold the knight's leg upwards. climb.
"Give me my child, my child, my Adnos, give me back..."
"Pfft!" The soldier raised his sword high and stabbed downwards.
"Ah!" Adnos Monar woke up from his dream again. Even though his body that had been merged with the blood of the ghoul no longer sweated, his whole body was still shaking with excitement and he was holding his head tightly.
Adnos didn't know how many times he dreamed back to midnight and saw this horrifying scene. His mother was killed by his father because of domestic power disputes. That stupid, simple woman did not know the world until her death. Dark, and he has never seen through his cold-blooded father. There has never been any family affection in the Monare family.
It was also from that day that Adnos never really fell asleep. Everyone thought that he could not remember what happened back then, including his father, but Adnos always Remember, I have never forgotten it for a moment, I dare not forget it for a moment, but with his power, he could not do anything, until one day he knew the existence of the wizard, Adnos applied to the king for external training, and then tried his best He entered the wizard's tower by any means and gained the wizard's power.
"It's here, it's here, it's coming soon, that day is coming soon."
"I want to cleanse away all the sins in this world, and I want all of you to atone for your sins."
Adnos muttered, as if comforting himself, but also as if he was going crazy, crying and laughing, as if he had lost his mind, and it took a long time to calm down.
At dawn, it was just dawn. A young boy of about 16 years old, who had not even grown a beard, followed the footsteps of the city guards and quickly went to the corner of the East Street Flower Alley. At this moment, there were already many onlookers gathered there. The crowd, everyone was talking.
"Another one died, another one was bitten to death."
"It's so scary. A large piece of flesh on the face is completely gone. What kind of monster is it? It actually eats people?"
"It can't be some wild beast running into the city."
"These city guards are also useless. They haven't even found out what they are after so many days. Fifteen of them have died. People die every one or two days. This is too scary. "
"Probably not a beast!"
"what is that?"
"Who knows? But I heard from others that it was..."
While everyone was watching the excitement, they were also panicking. Many gorgeously dressed women even covered their eyes, not daring to look at the corpse in the dark alley. The corpse's face and neck had been chewed off. A large piece of flesh and blood was removed, revealing the muscle tissue and dense white bones inside. It looked extremely horrifying. If you look closer, you can still see the tooth marks left on it.
"Get out of the way. No one is allowed to gather here. Leave quickly and go home." The captain of the city guard squeezed through the crowd. He was wearing a sleeveless top with a Babs diamond-shaped gem badge pattern, and a locket underneath. Zijia, wearing a pair of black trousers and boots, with a long sword on his waist, looked quite heroic, but the other guards behind him looked carefree.
There hasn't been a war in Babs City for many years. Most of these people are businessmen and nobles in the city. Their usual tasks are to scrape oil and water, catch thieves, and even arrest murderers. There are not many of them. Trained regularly.
"What's the use of looking at it? Nothing has been found yet, they're all just a bunch of moths!"
"That's right. They are usually so powerful in collecting taxes. Now we need them. Even a pig is more useful than them."
"I think we need a new captain of the city guard."
"That's right, let him go and replace him with someone who can do it."
The city guard's show of force did not win the people in the city back down at all. Instead, they cursed angrily. Most of the people living near the East Street were wealthy businessmen, and there were also some down-and-out nobles. Although they were not high-ranking figures, in Ba There are countless such characters in Busi, the capital of the Mara Kingdom, but in their eyes, a captain of the city guard has no deterrent effect.
Since more than a month ago, people have been missing and dying in the city. At first, no one cared about it. After all, Babs is not a paradise on earth. This is a commercial and trade capital. Under the bustling and luxurious lights, There are also a lot of dark transactions and dirty things hidden, various people working at the bottom, and the chaotic slums in the city. It is very normal for some people to disappear and die frequently.
However, when a half-eaten human corpse appeared, it immediately caused a sensation in the whole city. Cannibalism immediately made people think of some bad things, and there was such a man-eating monster. Traveling through the city, they could not be found, which made people in the city even more panic-stricken.
As time goes by, the number of dead people continues to increase, and this kind of panic and depression continues to accumulate and spread. Especially after so many people have died, the city guard has not done anything, and everyone's life safety is threatened. In the middle of the night, the originally bustling nightlife has basically disappeared. Most people don’t even dare to go out at night.
The captain of the city guard was sweating profusely: "Ten days, I promise that within ten days, I will give you an explanation."
After explaining for a long time, the crowd that gathered finally dispersed. However, Tucker, the captain of the city guard, knew that if he could not catch the murderer, he might not be able to hold his position securely. Many adults above him, including the king, , have all heard about this incident. Because of this incident, the business of many gambling houses, brothels and other places in the city has been greatly affected. These courses are the pockets of those big nobles.
His boss also ordered him to resolve the matter immediately and restore order, otherwise he would really pack up and leave in ten days as he said.
Tucker looked at the young man beside him anxiously: "Mr. Edward, you promised me that within ten days, the truth will be revealed."
Edward nodded: "I promise, but you must fully assist me. Of course, the credit is also yours. I only want the truth."
Edward was the boy who came with the city guard, and he was also the youngest student of Boer. He set out a month ago, but he was delayed by some things on the way, and he only got here recently. He was the first one to find him. , Tucker, who was already in a state of distress, assured him that he could help him solve this series of events.
Of course Tucker would not believe him, but after he told a series of clues and results of his own searches, Tucker still doubtfully invited him to investigate the scene.
Edward checked the body: "The cause of death was here. The trachea was bitten off. Look at the tooth marks, they are similar to human teeth marks."
Edward smelled the wound and then frowned: "Everyone, please be careful. The corpse is poisonous. I don't know what kind of poison it is, and I don't understand the poisoning method and transmission method. Please be careful when approaching the corpse."
Tucker and the soldiers beside him immediately changed their expressions: "What? Poisonous?"
They had collected the corpses in the past few days, and they didn't pay much attention to it before. Now that they thought about it, their faces turned pale. Thinking of the strange ways of death of these dead people, Tucker immediately said: "What kind of poison is this? We don't know." Will he be poisoned?"
Edward glanced at them and swept his mental energy: "It's okay. It's probably not a type of transmission through contact. It's probably a type of transmission through blood and body fluids. In that case, the existence of bites also contains toxins."
Tucker immediately said: "Didn't you say before that it was human tooth marks? It was humans who killed these people."
Edward nodded: "It's similar to humans. I didn't say humans, but it seems that this is not an ordinary incident. We have to be careful."
Edward checked the ground and immediately frowned. Many places on the scene were damaged and footprints were everywhere. He couldn't analyze anything at all. He could only sigh and stand up: "Where is the first witness?"
The first person to discover this place was the proprietress of a nearby flower shop. She seemed to be still in shock at the moment. She found the body in the alley when she was sweeping the floor of the shop before dawn. It was around five o'clock in the morning. There was no one around. Edward continued to ask, but he didn't ask anything. At that time, the landlady was a little frightened and didn't pay attention to anything.
When the investigation was completed, it was already noon. Edward stood up and turned around to leave. Tucker was also moved by Edward's series of analysis and believed that Edward might really help him crack the case. If he could really crack the time, Tucker would Ke will become famous throughout Babus City. Needless to say, he doesn't have to lose his position as captain of the city guard. He may still have the opportunity to move up.
This made Tucker immediately enthusiastic about Edward: "What should I do with this body?"
Edward immediately said: "Where are the previous corpses? I need to go and take a look too!"
Tucker immediately said: "In the cemetery outside the city, there is Old Jock guarding it. He is an old gravekeeper."
After speaking, Tucker immediately said to several other soldiers: "You guys carry the body and send it to Old Jock."
Edward put away his equipment, turned around and walked towards the outside of the city with Tucker. After passing the corner in front, he suddenly noticed something. He stopped, squatted down and looked at the ground. Tucker immediately followed him in confusion. Coming down: "What's wrong?"
Edward pointed to the floor on the ground, knocked on it, and immediately found a hollow sound below: "These floors have been turned up, what is underneath?"
Tucker immediately looked at the stone slab. It was relatively large and different from the ones nearby: "Oh, this is the entrance to the sewer."
Edward tapped his finger on the stone slab and said thoughtfully: "Okay, got it, let's go to the cemetery first."