"Moonlight Greatsword."
The unusual noise was right in front of him, and Shade drew out the glowing two-handed sword and swung it forward.
Immediately, the sword collided with something that could not be seen clearly in the thick darkness. The light of the Moonlight Greatsword itself could only illuminate a very short distance around the sword, so even if it hit the enemy, Shade only knew that the enemy was very short and wearing a black robe.
Shade's attack didn't work, but the girl next to him was a sixth-ring sorcerer. After Shade's sword made a sound of hitting an object, she threw an object that was completely invisible in the darkness.
The maid twitched her nose:
"Up there!"
Xia De swung his sword toward the sky again, and the arc of the silver moon briefly left a trace in the darkness:
clang!
Once again, he felt the Moonlight Greatsword hit something extremely powerful, and then lost its target.
"Can you still capture the other party's position?"
He bit his left index finger, smeared the blood on the ring on his right hand, and then put the ring face on the blade of the Moonlight Greatsword.
The exorcism symbol was completely printed on the Moonlight Greatsword, and what was very strange was that in the darkness, Shad's blood had a silvery glow that was even more obvious than the glow of his own body.
"rear."
He still swung the sword in a sweeping motion in the corresponding direction. This time the swing was blocked again, but a miserable scream that almost pierced the eardrums rang out in the darkness.
The thick darkness suddenly became thinner, and Shade finally saw the appearance of his opponent. It was a hunched, curled up humanoid creature wearing a tattered black robe, about the size of a child, and the whole body was wrapped in the robe, with only the skinny, withered yellow legs like matchsticks and the feet like duck feet exposed.
The scream and the thin darkness lasted only a second before returning to normal.
"It seems that the seal is very effective. It just doesn't need to cause damage when it hits in order for it to work."
Shade thought to himself, and Tifa continued to twitch his nose:
"It's moving really fast, Detective. It's moving really fast around us."
"Moving fast? No problem."
A rustling sound came from Shad's sleeves, but the material of the Sin Chains had the ability to absorb light, so Tifa had no idea what Shad was doing.
Under Xia De's control, the chain stretched straight forward. When Xia De felt that the length was enough, he raised his right hand suddenly, and immediately felt that the chain of sin had touched something:
"Lock it!"
As he thought about it, the chains in the darkness began to try to wrap around the thing's body. But the little devil in the darkness quickly got rid of the chains and rushed straight towards the two people in the darkness.
“In front!”
The shrill scream was heard again, but this time it was not the fear caused by injury, but a threatening cry.
The two-handed sword thrust forward, but did not hit any target. Around the faint light of the sword, a monkey-like figure wearing a ragged black robe appeared in front of the two men.
Thick darkness was swept over like waves, trying to extinguish the light on Shade's body. The figure under the tattered robe suddenly raised his head, revealing the face under the hood completely.
There was no mouth, no ears, no nose, no eyebrows on the unusually smooth white face. There was only one huge eye standing in the center of the face. The white of the eye was filled with bloodshot, and the yellow eye was rolling around in the eye socket.
"Be careful, the Servant of Secrets has a constant ability, Aura of Fear!"
Tifa took Shad's hand and dragged him back, then she took a step forward:
"exile!"
He waved his hand and pushed the monster in front of him. Although it had no mouth, it still made a shrill cry. The demon's body, illuminated by the faint light on Shade's body, retreated as if it was pushed into an invisible space, but the demon was obviously resisting this exile.
The sound of chains rang out again. In the moment when the demon and Tifa were in a stalemate, the chains of sin entangled the body of the demon in a tattered black robe. Shad clenched his right hand and punched the demon in the face with his right fist.
Phew~
With a disgusting sound, the fist with the Demon Hunting Seal smashed the big eye, and blood-yellow liquid flew everywhere. But at the same time, Shade also felt a stinging sensation, the power of the demon was corroding his flesh and blood.
"Where is the fatal spot in the demon's body?"
he asked immediately.
"These horrible things can't be considered flesh and blood creatures. Different demons die in different ways. If you don't know the specific way, these things are immortal. Only demons can kill demons without any conditions. Detective, please continue to attack it. After it is completely weakened, I can banish it back to where it should be."
"Okay, no problem."
Taking a deep breath, Shade unleashed his physical strength and quickly struck forward with his right hand. As his body glowed in the darkness, his fist almost formed a chaotic light and shadow, which kept imprinting on the demon in front of him, causing the flesh and blood to erode.
The witch candidate on the side chanted a tongue-twisting ancient spell. After half a minute of preparation, she stretched out her hand and pushed forward again:
"exile!"
The pure white light instantly illuminated the darkness. The demon, whose head was almost beaten into a pulp by Shade, staggered back a step in the light, fell into the invisible space, and disappeared.
The darkness around them immediately dissipated, and the late summer afternoon sunlight outside the window shone on them as they stood in the doorway of the study.
"Is it over?"
After a moment's silence, Dr. Alfred, who was squatting behind the desk, cautiously poked his head out from under the desk and asked.
"It's over, but I want to take the ring, red potion, and parchment. Also, we need to do something with you."
Shade said, walking out of the study and looking towards the corridor. It seemed that the outside was normal. It seemed that the demon did appear here because he touched the ring.
"Don't kill me!"
Dr. Alfred said immediately, trying to shrink back under the table.
"I don't want to kill you, I just want you to forget about it."
He looked at the girl next to him, who nodded and said she would take care of it.
"Since you want me to forget, can you let me forget more things?"
The doctor squatting behind the table asked again in a low voice.
"What else do you want to forget?"
"Take everything with you!"
I don't know if it was because of fear, he even sobbed:
"I understand everything now. There is something wrong with that bottle of red ** water! Let me forget it, forget everything. I don't want to recall that I killed Frank Bundy! Oh, God, forgive me! I really don't know anything. God, I shouldn't touch these damn old things."
He curled up under the desk, crying uncontrollably.
Dr. Alfred voluntarily took out all his research notes and cried, willingly cooperating to have his memory cleared, so Tifa's memory clearing process went smoothly.
The doctor lay flat on the sofa, and when Tifa's hand moved above his head, he fell into a deep sleep.
So Shade covered the doctor with a blanket, and then left quietly with the maid.
Leaving the quiet clinic and returning to the street, Xia De closed the door of the clinic downstairs, looked back at the sign of the ophthalmology clinic, and then walked along the street with the girl beside him to the intersection where the horse-drawn carriages were parked.
"Is this commission considered finished?"
The maid was still thinking about what happened today:
"We followed the clues and gradually learned the truth about the blind man's recovery of sight. After obtaining the key items, we were attacked by the enemy. I think this should be considered a complete detective novel story."
"No, no, a normal detective wouldn't be attacked by a powerful enemy at the end of a commission."
Shade said, playing with the ring in his hand. The potion, ring and parchment all went into Shade's pocket. The maid neither asked what it was nor wondered why the demon suddenly appeared.
"Besides, the commission is not over yet. I still haven't met the real client."
"But the doctor has lost his memory. How are you going to answer the client?"
She asked curiously, now Sparrow's investigation report could not be handed over to the client.
"It's simple. Tell the truth."
Shade put the ring in his pocket and waved to the coachman who was standing in front of the carriage combing the horse's hair. The latter immediately threw the big comb into the cloth bag on the horse, put on his hat, climbed into the carriage, turned the front of the carriage to welcome the new guests.
The client, Mr. Thomas Mandys, knew about the death of the musician Mr. Bundy earlier than the detective Shad. When Shad and the maid visited him, they first spent some time convincing him that they were not liars, and then talked about the commission.
After deleting the information about Dr. Alfred, Shad informed his client of the results of his investigation surrounding Mr. Bundy's death. Because the client was blind and could not read, Shad could only dictate:
"My current opinion is that there is indeed a way to treat eye diseases, but this method has great side effects. I have obtained Mr. Bundy's relics, which contain the medicines he used. Although the amount of these medicines may not be enough for you to completely restore your sight like him..."
According to the medical records, complete restoration of vision requires large doses of red water to be dropped into the eyes, while bright yellow water is just a diluent prepared with a small amount of red water.
"... But I think at least I can give you a vague glimpse of some light."
Shade stuffed the half bottle of bright yellow potion that looked like oil into Mr. Bondi's hands:
"I can't guarantee that if you try it, you will become as mentally deranged as Mr. Bundy. Sir, do you want to try it?"
Mr. Mandis was silent for a long time and tried to uncork the bottle several times, but in the end he touched Shad's arm and tremblingly put the bottle back into his hands:
"I've actually always wondered about the cause of Frank's death... I'm also worried that once I truly see the light, I won't be able to stand the darkness anymore."
"Do we still need to continue investigating the doctor? Since Mr. Bundy is dead, the next investigation will be very troublesome. I would like to ask you to extend the investigation time. Of course, I can make some concessions in terms of the investigation costs."
Mr. Mandys sighed, hung his head, and spoke for a long time:
"Terminate the commission. Frank died and Detective Sparrow also died because of this commission. I think this is God telling me that I should not continue the investigation."
He smiled bitterly, opened his eyes with only the whites of his eyes and looked at Shade:
"Even if I find that doctor, would I really dare to treat my eyes? Detective, judging from your voice, you should be very young. So please tell me, if you were me, would you continue to pursue the light?"
Tifa also looked at Shad, who hesitated:
"Probably."
"Why? Because young people dare to try?"
"No."
Shade shook his head, then realized the other couldn't see.
“I am also afraid that once I have seen the light, I will no longer be able to endure the darkness. But I came to this world to see more scenery and more stories.”
Even though he knew the other party couldn't see him, Xia De still pointed to his own eyes:
"If I can't see anything, then what's the point of coming here? If I'm really in darkness, even if there's only a glimmer of opportunity to regain the light, I will definitely grab it."
"It's good to be young. What you said makes sense."
said Mr. Mandis, with a long sigh.
He still chose to terminate the commission. (To be continued)