The Azure Longsword

Chapter 12: Mind body and bloodline

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"The deceased was a transcendent being of the Flesh and Blood Sequence."

In the blocked Oriole Tavern, the Night Watch and the Constantinople Police Department's special police were investigating the murder that happened here a few hours ago. Because the gunshots were too loud, many nearby residents thought it was a natural gas explosion, so the first to arrive at the scene was the Imperial Fire Department.

"According to the on-site investigation, the deceased was divided into four piles of flesh and blood, which were held down by tables and chairs in the four corners of the room. Since no special codes or symbols were found, the possibility of a special ritual was ruled out. The murderer should have done this to prevent the deceased from healing and resurrecting, which is consistent with the characteristics of Flesh and Blood II."

The police department's special section detective reported.

"Through DNA testing on the deceased, we found that he was not a citizen of Constantinople, or even a citizen of the Eastern Solomonic Empire, but an illegal immigrant. In addition, four bullets were taken out of the wall at the scene, which matched the four loud noises reported by residents. The bullet model was 15.2mm. This caliber of bullet is very powerful and has a strong recoil when fired. It is commonly known as the 'elephant hunting bullet' and is not something that ordinary firearms novices can use."

"15.2mm..." The Night Watch captain groaned, "Shouldn't this be a sniper rifle bullet?"

"A very small number of pistol bullets also have 15.2mm bullets, which are called 'hand cannons' by gunmen." The special police added, "For example, the famous Imperial Eagle."

"I'll notify the Economic Affairs Bureau of the Orthodox Church to check it out." said the captain of the Night Watch.

After a while, the results finally came out.

"Ask Lepius Achilles." The night watchman looked at the information sent by the church and sneered, "So it turns out that the victim has come here in person to seek revenge. That makes sense."

"Level 0 killed Level 2." The special police officer also said with emotion, "If this guy hadn't committed a crime, I would really like to recruit him to join the Constantinople Police Department. What we lack most is special talents who can use firearms to deal with extraordinary people."

"Who said he committed a crime?" The captain of the Night Watch shook his head. "Look at the reply from Hagia Sophia. He had reported a large family of vampires to the church in advance. The person killed this time should be the one who escaped from the last incident. The church has already posted a wanted poster with a bounty. In other words, it was Ask who helped the church kill the fugitive, and the church has to pay him a bounty."

On the other side, at the entrance of Ask’s ancestral home.

"Here's your reward." The captain of the church's paladins threw him a package of money. "Not bad, kid. Killed a vampire single-handedly?"

"It was just a fluke," Ask said.

"You won't be lucky every time." The Paladin Captain nodded. "Next time you encounter a similar situation, I suggest you report it to the church first."

"Understood." Ask nodded.

He closed the door, and the Paladin Captain turned and walked down the stairs. From beginning to end, neither of them mentioned the deceased's extraordinary characteristics.

After turning the corner, a spy came out from the alley next to him.

"The aura shows that he is still level 0." The spy reported to the paladin captain, "He is not a vampire, but he does have some undigested spiritual energy escaping. He must have accidentally broken the extraordinary characteristics and absorbed the extraordinary power inside."