Mystery: Shadow of Order

Two extremely tall clock towers are surrounded by a pure black building. The surface of the clock tower is mottled but not dilapidated, but instead reveals a sense of ancient tranquility. The solid black building is surrounded by tall windows inlaid with blue and red scribbles, allowing outside light to enter.

This is St. Samuel Church, the largest church in Backlund Parish,

In some dimly-lit rooms, no candles were lit, and only rare sunlight poured down through the stained glass, so that the room inside the church was not completely darkened. The light stained by stained glass hit a long table in the center of the room, forming a dark and far-reaching abstract painting.

At the head of the long table sits an old man with a clean face, no beard, deep and quiet eyes, wearing a black and red clergy robe, but it does not give off a gloomy feeling. He is the archbishop of the Church of the Evernight Goddess, Baker. Head of the Diocese of Rand, Sequence 3's "Bishop of Fear" Anthony Stevenson.

Sitting in his left hand is an old man wearing a white priest's robe, a cleric soft hat, a kind face, and a gentle expression. He is the archbishop of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, a member of the former council of the gods, and the "Alchemist of Sequence 4". "Holamek Haydn.

Horamick's eyes stayed ahead, but his eyes were blank, and he seemed to be thinking about something. This made the old man sitting opposite him with a black soft hat and extremely serious silver eyes frowned. He was wearing a black robe embroidered with storm symbols, and he was the Cardinal of the Church of Storms, the Archbishop of Backlund Diocese," The Singer of God" Ace Snake.

"Anthony, who are you waiting for?" Ace Snake's magnetic voice echoed in the room. It seemed that the moment he spoke, the dim room instantly lit up, like lightning streaking across the night sky.

"Selt." Anthony's voice seemed to come from the most silent darkness, and the darkness in the room seemed to be activated, conveying the power of fear.

"Selt?"

Ace Snake frowned, making his face that was serious because of his silver eyes even more serious. Selt is a military demigod, the head of MI9, and the "Law Mage" of Sequence 4. Under normal circumstances, the three archbishops of the three major churches would not have much communication with the demigod.

Not only to avoid suspicion, but also because there is really no opportunity to communicate. The three major churches are almost capable of handling the vast majority of extraordinary affairs. If MI9 were to join forces, it would probably be a big deal.

Not long after, a man with black hair and golden eyes, wearing a black tuxedo as if he was attending a banquet walked in. His temperament was extremely mature and elegant, and his face was apologetic:

"Sorry, there are some things I need to deal with." He is the head of MI9, and there are many things to deal with.

His eyes subconsciously looked at Horamick, who was still in a trance, and he looked suspiciously at Saint Anthony at the head of the long table.

Saint Anthony nodded, motioned him to sit down, and then said:

"Wait until Horamick is over."

Selter nodded and sat beside "Singer of God" Ace Snake, his golden eyes staring at Horamick opposite. He is the "Law Mage" of Sequence 4, and he can tell that it is not the alchemy puppet that is facing him, but Horamick himself.

And looking at his current state, it seems that he is actively controlling the alchemy doll. So what is the situation that makes a noble demigod behave so unethically?

After a while, Horamick came back to his senses and looked at Ace Snake, who was not looking well opposite, with a smile on his gentle face, nodded towards Selter and said:

"Still didn't keep her."

Ace Snake and Selt's Qi Qi looked at Horamick with doubts in their eyes.

Horamick blinked mechanically like a controlled puppet. He hadn't recovered from the process of controlling the puppet, and it took a few seconds before he suddenly explained:

"You should all know what happened in the bridge area yesterday."

After seeing the three nodding, Horamick paused for a few seconds and continued:

"Because of this incident, 'Heart of Machinery' started patrolling in Hillston District, Bridge District, St. George's District and other areas last night. Max Livermore, captain of the 'Heart of Machinery' squad patrolling in St. George's District Found a 'living corpse' in the bridge area, and was attacked by a Sequence 5 'wraith' when he was about to contain it.

Fortunately, it was not far from St. Hillan's Church. With the arrival of follow-up support, it was certain that they would be caught. But a demigod suddenly appeared and blocked all the members of the 'Heart of Machinery', and did not leave until I arrived. "

"You didn't leave her?" Although Selt and Horamick were both demigods, if they really wanted to fight, they could only use his sealed item "travel ring" to escape, and they might not be able to escape.

After all, Horamick's alchemy puppet also possesses the power of a demigod without being controlled. One-on-two, Sert has no hope of winning.

"No." Horamick shook his head, "She, like you, has a Sealed Artifact of the 'Gate' pathway, which should be a Level 1 Sealed Artifact, so my astrology interference did not affect her. The ability to travel through the spirit world has an impact."

"You should have left a mark on her, right?" Ace Snake didn't believe that Horamick didn't leave anything behind, otherwise it would be a shame to let them come to see him?

"Yes." Horamick didn't care about the words of "Singer of God", smiling warmly, "but that mark is not very useful, only when she returns to the real world can I lock her, after all, the power of astrology is very difficult Affect the spiritual world."

Horamick didn't say anything about the demigod that happened to the Intis embassy, ​​which would affect the relationship between the Church of Steam and Loen.

After that, I started to make some changes to the mechanical doll. Since it can't interfere, then lock it. Of course, he can't do it with his ability alone. He used the ritual to pray to a "0" level sealed item, which can temporarily lock the alchemy puppet on the star. got some improvement.

But it also has a negative effect, that is, Horamick's ability to control the doll is reduced, and when he is out of control, he will also be slow. Fortunately, the "Law Mage" doesn't seem to have a lot of combat experience, and Horamick's puppet accessories were replaced diligently, so it was not destroyed.

"Has she not left Backlund yet?" This was the concern of the military demigod Sert. A demigod wandering in Backlund was an extremely unstable factor.

Under normal circumstances, the three major churches, the royal family, and the military have a certain tacit understanding in this regard, that is, the angels and "0" level sealed items on the ground do not appear in Backlund.

Therefore, a demigod, a high-sequence powerhouse who is not in his control wandering in Backlund, is something that is enough to attract the attention of the kingdom government and the three major churches.

Although the powerhouses of Sequence 4 and Sequence 3 may not be able to stop the bombardment of the giant ships and cannons, they do not need to fight head-on, they have too many strange abilities.

What's more, this demigod also mastered a Sealed Artifact of the "door" pathway, and the level of danger is almost only below that of angels.

"Yes, she has been wandering around Backlund, and has no intention of staying away. And..." Horamick looked at Sert with a strange expression, "She is a 'law mage'."

"How is that possible?" Selt subconsciously retorted.

The other two archbishops, St. Anthony and Ace Snake, also looked at Selt, and there was not much to believe in his words.

Demigods belong to the high-end combat power in the extraordinary world. After all, this is the fifth era, gods are not on the ground, and angels are rarely active. So almost every demigod has a trail to follow, except for those big forces.

The major forces that mastered the "Inquisitor" pathway included the Augustus family, and the other was the Castilla family of the Fenepot royal family. More importantly, there is a female "law mage" in the Augustus family, that is the Duchess Georgina Augustus.

After rebutting, Selt spread his hands and said a little aggrievedly:

"Well, I can't guarantee anything."

Although he is the head of MI9, he has too many factions, and he himself is biased towards the military, so he doesn't know much about whether there are other female "law mages" in the royal family.

Seeing that Saint Anthony and Ace Snake's eyes were still on him, Selt had to continue:

"So, you came to me because you wanted me to catch that demigod? The three of you, no, two, you should be able to do it together, right?"

In fact, Selt was afraid that the three in front of him would let him shoot, because he couldn't guarantee whether the demigod was from the royal family.

Horamick looked at "Bishop of Fear" Anthony Stevenson, who was sitting at the head of the long table. He actually came here to let Anthony take a shot. As an Extraordinary of the "Generalist" pathway, he knew very well that only Anthony could fight in the spiritual world, but he called in Ace Snake and Selt from MI9.

"Apart from that strange demigod, didn't Vice Admiral Hurricane sneak into Backlund? I have a hunch that Backlund may not be calm."

The "Night Watchman" of Sequence 4 can give bad luck to the enemy, and it can also sense bad luck to a certain extent. When it comes to Sequence 3, "Bishop of Fear" can perceive more.

Saint Anthony's voice was very soft, but it silenced the three demigods in the room.

"So, in the future, everyone should pay more attention."

There was another silence. Horamick's right hand touched the long wooden table in front of him. A bright star-like light flashed. A portrait, no, it should be a carved image appeared on the table.

It was a lady in an ordinary long dress. She had a pretty face, a high nose bridge, and plump lips. She was about twenty to thirty years old. On the long table, her face looked extremely weird, not like a real person.

"This is the appearance of the demigod. Her eyes are dark gray. For normal people, her appearance is very strange, like a doll, and the workmanship is not very exquisite."

As an "alchemist", Horamick has unique insights in this regard. If it is not for confirming that the opponent is a real person and a "law mage", he doubts whether it is an "alchemist" or an "ancient alchemist". Dolls made by "Master".

Horamick hesitated, but still said:

"Some time ago, you should have heard about the Intis embassy, ​​that demigod once sneaked there."

Selt's golden eyes stared at Horamick, and his tone was a little unkind:

"His Excellency Archbishop, do you know what you're talking about?"

Saint Anthony and Ace Snake didn't react, they just glanced at Horamick and looked away.

Unlike the Church of the Lord of Storms and the Church of the Evernight Goddess, the Church of Steam and Mechanism, which preached in Intis and Loen at the same time, was always involved in the political struggle between the two countries.

"So I think that the 'law mage' is more likely to come from within Loen."

Selt was speechless for a while, and it seemed that this possibility was not out of the question. Even the director of MI9, who had the intelligence, was not very clear about how many secret powers the royal family had.

The ambassador of Intis, Mr. Bakerland Jean Mardan, made many small moves in Ruen, but unfortunately MI9 has been unable to grasp the handle. Therefore, it is possible for the royal family to send a demigod to sneak into the Intis embassy. After all, the strongest embassy is only Sequence 5.

Seeing that Selt was no longer pursuing this matter, Horamick was also relieved. The Church of Steam was restricted far more in Ruen than the Church of Storms and the Church of Evernight. If Selt, the director of MI9, is dissatisfied with the church, it is difficult for even Horamick to guarantee that he will not be condemned by the Holy See.

"I originally planned to ask Anthony to take action and work together to catch the demigod, but he thought it was very unlikely that the demigod came from the royal family."

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The "Bishop of Fear" St. Anthony Stevenson, who was sitting at the top, looked at Horamick. Although he could fight in the spiritual world, compared to the "Law Mage" who mastered the Sealed Artifacts of the "Gate" pathway, There is still a certain gap. Even if he joins forces with Horamick, he may not be able to keep the demigod.

In addition to ruling out the possibility that the "Law Mage" came from the royal family, his purpose for letting Seier come here, he also had the idea of ​​asking Seier to help, but it seemed unrealistic.

Horamick also knew what Anthony was thinking and knew that it was impossible for Selt to take action, so he got up and said goodbye:

"She has just hid in the spiritual world, and it is estimated that she will have to wait for a while."

Ace Snake and Selt also got up and left, and the latter directly borrowed the "travel ring" to get away quickly. He didn't want to get involved in this battle, but he also wanted to find out the origin of the demigod.

Soon, there was only Archbishop Saint Anthony left in the room. His eyes stayed on the carved image on the table, and a trace of doubt flashed in his deep eyes, and he said to himself:

"Tamara?"

The surrounding light suddenly disappeared, as if engulfed by the darkness in the room. When the light disappeared, Saint Anthony had already disappeared from the room.

…

Chorwood, an apartment somewhere.

The knock on the door sounded, and Forsi, who was coming down the stairs, stroked her messy brown hair, yawned, and shouted to the person who was knocking on the door:

"Hugh, didn't you bring the key? Or Alysia?"

"It's me, Meyer Bregg, Ms. Wall." A man's dull voice came from outside the door.

"Breg?"

Forsi's footsteps suddenly stopped, and Breg was the policeman in charge of the nearby. This is the Chorwood area, which is mostly middle-class, and the police rarely come to disturb residents unless there is a case.

"You're not going to stop and who's going to be sent to the hospital, right?"

Forsi shook his head and continued to go downstairs. Now that Xio has to hide his identity in MI9, his personality has been restrained a lot, and he will only show his strength occasionally.

"Click", the wooden door was opened, and four police officers in black and white police uniforms stood in front of them, headed by the bearded Mile Bregg.

Fors looked past the three police officers standing in front, and looked at the senior inspector who was farthest away from her, wearing two silver six-pointed stars. He turned sideways and did not face Forsi, but he could Saw the knife marks on the side of his face.

As if sensing Fors' gaze, the inspector turned to look at Fors, revealing a pair of eagle-like brown-yellow eyes.

It was the suspected "Night Watcher" policeman in the Philips department store in the West District. How could he come to the Chorwood District?

In the northwest area of ​​Backlund, which is the core area of ​​the metropolis, the Queens and Chorwood districts belong to the "punishers", the west and north districts belong to the "night watchers", Hillston and Backlund Bridge The area is managed by the "Heart of Machinery".

The police officer who was suspected of being a Nighthawk obviously recognized Fors, but he didn't speak, just stared at Fors with sharp eyes.

"Breg, is something wrong?"

Fors quickly reacted and said hello to Sheriff Bregg.

Breg nodded and pointed to the two inspectors beside him:

"These officers have something to ask you about."

A rough-faced senior inspector stood up, with a strong voice:

"Do you know Alicia?"

Forsi frowned slightly, nodded and said:

"I know, she's a new neighbor, in the apartment next door." There's no need to hide this kind of thing, everyone in the neighborhood knows that she and Alysia are often together.

Why would a Beyonder come to ask about Alysia? She is really a Beyonder, Fors had suspected it yesterday. But as a friend, it's better to be concerned.

"Did something happen to her?"

The sharp-eyed inspector who stood at the end replied:

"She has committed crimes, suspected of defrauding, stealing, wounding people, and the gas explosion in the former flyover area is also related to her."

As soon as he finished speaking, the rough-faced senior inspector glanced back at him, then turned his head and continued to stare at Fors.

"I don't know, I just met her, and I haven't seen her in the last few days." Fors shook his head, knowing that these might not have anything to do with Yalysia, and the final "gas explosion" might related.

Xio mentioned this to her yesterday, saying that there were several Beyonders working in the bridge area, causing a lot of losses. Among them, there should be Alysia, so there were Beyonders from the church.

After the rough-faced senior inspector asked a few more questions, the sharp-eyed inspector spoke again:

"Okay, if you see her, just inform Breg, she's in danger."

Forsi looked at the disappearing backs of the four police officers, frowning, this investigation was too simple. Although Alysia had only moved in for a month, she did have a good relationship with Fors. Even according to the inspector, at least ask in detail, and it is really strange to ask a few simple questions like now.

Forsi's gaze turned to the apartment next door, where Alysia lived. If she is a Beyonder, what is the path?

Thinking that Alysia seems to be very interested in "The Curse of the Witch" that she just wrote at the beginning, Fors shuddered. Could she be a "witch"?

Before, Forsi and Xio accidentally encountered a "witch" from the Gnosis Society and had to hide for a while. They didn't dare to come out until the Church of Evernight searched once.

And she sneaked into Alysia's house yesterday, thinking that Forsi didn't dare to think about it anymore. For the first time, she felt that her imagination was too rich, so rich that she felt fear.

Forsi closed the door. She wanted to wait for Xio to come back and ask if there was any news from MI9.

…

"Borgia, you have to give me an explanation!"

Away from the apartment, the rough-faced senior inspector could no longer hold back, and stopped to look at the sharp-eyed inspector Borgia.

Borgia's brown eyes looked at the apartment where they came out. After sizing up, he said in a low voice:

"That Ms. Fors Wall, I met her at the Philips department store in the West End."

The two inspectors turned to look at the apartment at the same time. They were not police officers, but members of the "Punishers" team. The reason why Borgia, who is the "Night Watcher", and "The Punisher", is because he investigated that Alysia had been to the Philips department store.

"Then why give up asking?"

"That day, this lady was with Earl Hall's youngest daughter." Borgia looked at the apartment, "Whether she has anything to do with the demigod or not, you need to be careful."

If so, does it mean that the demigod is related to Earl Hall; if not, as friends of Earl Hall's youngest daughter, they also need to pay special attention.

As a pole in the political arena, such a behemoth as the Hall family, even the three archbishops need special attention.

Although it is the "Rage People" of Sequence 8, it does not mean that this "Punisher" has no brains. Many things in Backlund are not just simple extraordinary affairs. Once it involves nobles, politics and the military, then It's tricky.

"I will report this matter when I go back, and then I will consider how to deal with it."

Now the relationship between the two parties is not harmonious. The eldest son of Earl Hall's family and the only son of Duke Negan are in fierce competition. If they are not handled properly, it is very likely to cause even greater riots.

Borgia withdrew his gaze and said goodbye to the two "punishers":

"Okay, I will report to His Excellency St. Anthony when I go back." This was the only thing he could do.