Mystery: Shadow of Order

In Duke Negan's mansion in Queens of Backlund, a grand ball is going on.

It is divided into two parts. One is the dancing hall. It is located on the ground floor and is covered with gorgeous stone slabs with intricate patterns. There is an excellent band belonging to the Duke in the corner. Going up the stairs of the hall, it is located on the second floor. , surrounded by a circle of corridors.

The guests stood in front of the railing with wine glasses and looked down at the dance below, similar to enjoying the fencing activity from the stand. From time to time, a gentleman walked up to the lady or lady and invited them to dance together. If allowed, both parties would walk down with their hands Stairs into the hall.

On the other side of the corridor, which is not close to the hall, there are doors one after another, and the back basically belongs to the guest lounge. But behind the open door was a corridor with different plaster statues on both sides, all of which belonged to the ancestors of the Negan family.

All the way to the end, you can see another part of the dance. It is also a hall, with long tables, all kinds of food and wine, and another band belonging to the Duke is playing melodiously for the guests. And relaxing music.

In this hall, guests gather in groups of three or five, or sit or stand to communicate various things. Those who want to escape the hustle and bustle for a short time enter the balconies attached to the hall and look at the scenery and sky in the garden. the red moon.

Audrey Hall, who skipped the opening dance, was originally standing on the second floor of the ballroom, staring blankly at the huge crystal chandelier hanging from the roof and the candles above, but found that many people were eager to move, thinking about it. After coming to invite the dance, she left here tactfully and set foot on the corridor leading to the "restaurant".

It's so boring, but I can't help but participate... hey, can't they just let me watch in silence? I have to say that some people have really rich expressions when they dance, and they always remind me of those animals that are courting... Audrey looked down at her toes and walked boringly.

At this moment, out of the corner of her eyes, she saw a figure approaching, she hurriedly slowed down, straightened her back, and instantly changed back to the elegant and quiet Miss Hall.

"Hello, Baron Gramir." Audrey greeted with a perfect smile and etiquette.

Baron Gramir, who has sparse eyebrows and pale blue eyes on the opposite side, smiled and saluted:

"Hello, Miss Hall, you are the brightest and most dazzling jewel of this ball."

After a few words of greetings, Baron Gramir walked to the ballroom, while Audrey continued to approach the "dining room" and took a few steps. She frowned suddenly, her green eyes full of doubts. As an "audience" who has completely digested the potion, her sensitivity to details is by no means comparable to other Beyonders.

The Baron Gramil is more confident in appearance today, and the perfume on his body has also changed from the tail note to the middle note, which is completely different from his performance at banquets in the past.

Suddenly, she thought of a possibility, and her bright green eyes froze:

"Wouldn't it be Zilingus pretending to be?"

"'Wriggling Hunger' has the ability to transform people into different looks."

After Audrey, who had already realized that Baron Gramil was wrong, chose to inform Earl Hall of her findings, she was still worried. Her father, mother, and brother were all in this dance, so she had to do something.

...

Tingen, Daffodil Street.

Klein lay on the bed and rubbed his temples, next to the whereabouts report of Mrs. Sharon submitted by the gang leader he hired, but he regretted doing it.

This is an investigative report, which is obviously an insult to those professional private investigators. None of the gang boss's subordinates know words. They all rely on pictures and symbols to replace them, and then they only read Sunday school for a year. The semi-literate boss After sorting out and explaining, Klein's head throbbed, and it took him a long time to finish reading.

However, there is nothing he can do. He still has to investigate the situation related to Lanvus. Although the fighting practice has been shortened a lot because of the "clown" potion, he still has to go. There are still some houses with red chimneys that have not been investigated. .

This made him unable to separate the energy to investigate Mrs. Sharon's whereabouts, and according to the above investigation report, she seldom went out recently, but it was not visited by guests, most of them were men who had an affair with her.

It seems that the death of Senator Maynard on Mrs. Sharon's bed does not dissuade the courage of those men. Maybe someone will even think that comforting Mrs. Sharon at this stage will win her heart?

Klein became more and more grateful to Mrs. Maynard's father, the Martin Nozick Congressman who had returned to Backlund and was unable to put pressure on Tingen Police Station. Although the "arbiter" was left, without Nozick's support, a Sequence 9 Beyonder would be much easier for Tingen Police Station to deal with.

As for the Mrs. Maynard, although she has a strong and resolute style, she has only made a contract with the Blackthorn Security Company.

After all, it was the Blackthorn Security Company who took over the mission, not the Nighthawks squad.

A buzzing whisper suddenly sounded in his ears, and his head was dizzy for a few seconds.

Someone is praying to me, is it "justice" or "emperor"?

After confirming that he had locked the door, Klein took four steps backward and came above the gray fog. After listening to the prayer of "righteousness", he sat at the head of the long bronze table, propping his chin.

"Miss Justice discovered Qilingers? The 'audience' is really terrifying!"

After praising "Justice", Klein remembered that Mr. "Emperor" thought that Qilingus would act because of the search this week at the Tarot Conference on Monday, and couldn't help but sigh:

"Mr. Emperor Zilingus's psychology is also very accurate."

After skillfully transferring the prayer screen of "Justice" to the "Emperor" and "The Hanged Man" according to the previous experience, Klein crossed his fingers and leaned on the high-back chair. "The Hanged Man" is now also in Backlund , plus Mr. "Emperor", there should be no problem catching or killing Qilingers.

It's just a pity for the bounty of "Lieutenant General Hurricane"!

After Mr. Azik replied to the letter last time, Klein went to check Qilingus' bounty. In Backlund alone, there was 10,000 gold pounds, plus the magical item "Wriggling Hunger" in his hand. If it is said to be tens of thousands of pounds, that is 20,000 pounds!

"Wriggling Hunger"? "shepherd"?

Klein sat up straight. Mr. Azik mentioned in his reply last time that he seemed to have encountered a "shepherd" in his life, but he couldn't recall it. Write to Mr. Azik to see if there is a chance for him to get Creeping Hunger. Thinking of this, he immediately left the mysterious space above the gray fog and returned to his bedroom.

Klein originally thought that Mr. Azik would return to Tingen after he took the risk of letting Mr. Azik get that mask from Mr. "Emperor", but he failed. Mr. Azik did not return to Tingen, but gave the mask to the "Emperor", and gained more suspicions.

I hope "Creep Hunger" can make Mr. Azik return early!

Although the man behind the scenes has been quiet recently, who knows if he is planning some bigger conspiracies!

...

Backlund, Chorwood District, Holy Wind Cathedral.

In a simple and plain room, "The Hanged Man" Alger Wilson is studying the investigation reports of the last few days, trying to find any clues about "Lieutenant General Hurricane" Qilingus.

Obliquely above his right hand, there is a stack of paper full of twisted "symbols".

Just as Alger leaned back and rubbed his eyes, he suddenly realized that his eyes had become illusory, showing a thick grayish-white mist.

In the depths of this endless fog, there is a high-backed chair that always exists there, and a vague figure is sitting on the high-backed chair.

Mister Fool Alger just had this idea when he saw a blurry figure wearing a long court dress in the hazy gray and white fog.

She kept her prayer posture and kept saying:

"I met someone suspected of Zilingers at the ball held by Duke Negan."

"He disguised himself as Baron Gramir, for an unknown purpose."

"I found that today's Baron Gramir is different from the past from some details, which reminds me of the extraordinary ability of Qilingus' magical item to change his appearance."

Alger was startled at first, then showed a surprised expression, pressed his hand to his chest, lowered his head and said:

"Praise you, Mr. Fool"

Before he finished speaking, everything he heard and saw disappeared, as if it had never appeared.

Mr. "Emperor"'s method succeeded? Alger couldn't contain the joy in his heart. He originally thought that this would only make Qilingus notice it in advance and choose to give up.

Glancing at the desk where Roselle's diary and investigation report were placed, Alger's pupils shrank, and he felt the Fool's power again:

This is the Holy Wind Cathedral, the former headquarters of the Church of the Storms. Although this happened more than a thousand years ago, it does not prevent believers from still considering it as one of the holy places. However, Mr. Fool is still silent. "Come", to respond.

After more than ten seconds of silence, Alger took the items and turned to go out. He was going to find one of the cardinals of the Church of the Storms, the Archbishop of Backlund Diocese, "Singer of God" Ai Snake

For Alger Wilson, killing Lieutenant General Hurricane Qilingus himself is the best development, but if it can't be done, it is acceptable to confirm the death of the other party.

Knowing that Cardinal Snake had gone for a walk along the Tussock River, Zilingers felt like he was going to vomit blood and die on the spot, but he had no choice but to go along the Tussock River with a few "punitives" Go to find His Excellency "Singer of God".

...

At the junction of Queens and Hillston, Rawls, wearing a tuxedo, looked at the gray fog disappearing in front of him, and looked into the distance, where is Duke Negan's mansion.

Since Alysia said that he could let him be dispatched, it was not that Rawls had not considered letting her catch Qilingus, who failed in the assassination, in advance, and get "squirming hunger". After all, the "grazing" of "Shepherd" is definitely the strongest ability under the demigods. Klein's transformation from "gou" to "reckless" will definitely not be so smooth without "creeping hunger".

Gehrman Sparrow can become a "Crazy Adventurer", achieve a Sequence 5 a week, and kill on the spot. Except for Seiyuan Castle, that is, "Wriggling Hunger" is the most credited.

But now Rawls's idea is in vain, without Alysia, let alone grabbing the head of Mr. Azik, even against "Lieutenant General Hurricane" alone, he has no advantage.

Therefore, Klein's message is of no use to Rawls.

Leaning on the newly bought cane, Rawls left here. He didn't want to be discovered by the "Singer of God" who passed by after a while, in case he arrived ahead of schedule! Although this possibility is very small.

...

Passing through the woods and over the artificial lake, Qilingers, supported by the wind, shook off his pursuers. He looked around, intending to disguise the illusion of sneaking into the Tussock River along the canal to escape, then turned around and ran into the economic center of Backlund, Hillston District.

At this moment, a flower suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, and he saw that the various colors in the darkness became extremely rich. Immediately afterwards, Qilingus found himself paused, floating in mid-air, with the rising dark water beneath his feet, and under the water, pale palms were grabbing out.

Suddenly, a huge human-shaped skeleton appeared in front of his eyes. The monster was four meters high, with dark flames burning in its eye sockets. The bones were illusory and hazy.

Qilingus stared at the enemy without emotion, and a sneer was drawn on the corner of his mouth. At the same time, the glove on his left palm glowed brilliantly, as if it were made of pure gold.

He leaned back and spread his arms as if embracing the sun. A pure, fiery brilliance suddenly descended from the sky, shrouding the huge skeleton inside, and the pale palms under the dark water surface evaporated one by one.

This is the extraordinary ability of the "Priest of Light", "Holy Light", which is far more powerful than "Summoning Holy Light", and is the nemesis of the undead.

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The splendid beam of light dissipated, and the huge skeleton first extinguished the pitch-black flames of the eye sockets, then became transparent and dissipated in the air.

Then his expression froze, and he saw another huge skeleton appearing on his left hand, nearly four meters tall, with black flames burning in the eye sockets, exactly the same as the monster just now.

Immediately afterwards, the same skeleton monsters appeared one after another around Qilingus, one, two, three... more than a hundred. Hundreds of eyes burning with jet-black flames turned their sights to the target at the same time.

Below, the dark water surface was getting higher and higher, and it was about to touch the soles of Qilingus' feet. Pale, illusory palms grew out again, waving upwards, trying to grab the life-saving straw.

...

Alger watched as Qilingus' face floating in the water was rapidly rotting, so rotten that yellow-green pus flowed out, and his flesh and blood fell piece by piece.

"Clap clap"!

Qilingus' face was left with only bones, and his two hollow eyeballs escaped from the depression and smashed onto the ground by the lake in no particular order. In the sound of the click, Qilingus completely fell apart, and the clothes were spread on it, blocking the rotting flesh and white bones, blocking the flickering brilliance.

In less than twenty seconds, Qilingus, one of the seven pirate generals, died in front of Alger in such a strange way.

Alger's surprise turned to fear. Before he could think about anything, the "Singer of God" Ace Snake's magnetic voice rang out in mid-air.

"Have you told anyone else about the information? Does anyone else know about the information itself?"

Alger regained his composure, glanced at Qilingus' corpse, and explained in preparation:

"As soon as I received the information, I reported it to you, the Archbishop. The people who transferred it did not open the letter. I can confirm this."

As Alger spoke, he also guessed in his heart who killed Lieutenant General Hurricane Qilingus:

The person who instructed Qilingus was unnecessary, and as a lone wolf, Qilingus would never divulge his whereabouts. It is impossible for other forces. Miss Justice discovered the problem on the spot and passed the information by praying to Mr. Fool. Except for us, there is no organization that can get the news at the same time.

And "Emperor" is also under the official Loen, there is no need to do such a thing, and it is unlikely that a demigod can be mobilized to do such a thing.

Only the favored person of Mr. Fool can make people feel that things are strange and lack purpose.

...

Inside Duke Negan's mansion, in a private small study.

The fat and tall Duke Negan sat on the high-backed chair behind the table, smoking a cigar, looking at the "God Singer" Al Snake and the Prime Minister of the Kingdom, Agusid Negan, and others. Behind him is his only son, Philip Negan, who is also tall but not fat.

"From the information that has been fed back, it is currently impossible to confirm which high-sequence powerhouse did this." Agusid just came back from the king.

Archbishop Snake nodded:

"We have also confirmed it with extraordinary means. It is not the well-known high-sequence powerhouses, not the ones from the Spiritual Religion. There are sufficient reasons to believe that it is a mysterious powerhouse that we do not know. Of course, it is not ruled out. He used the possibility of a dangerous sealed item."

Duke Negan took the cigar and said:

"Maybe it's not just a high-sequence powerhouse, there is probably a secret organization behind him, a secret organization we don't know enough about, otherwise we won't be able to ambush Qilingus with such precision. Well, maybe at the dance tonight. A participant is their member."

His younger brother, Prime Minister Agusid said solemnly:

"No matter what kind of possibility it is, we must be careful, we must figure out the identity of the high-sequence powerhouse as soon as possible, figure out what the purpose of his coming to Backlund is, and figure out whether he is simply chasing Qilinger. And why did you kill Zilingus?"

"Singer of God" Ace Snake nodded and talked about what he talked about with Anthony, Horamick, and Sert yesterday.

Duke Negan took a hard puff on his cigar and exhaled a rich smoke, hiding his face in the smoke, making it elusive.

His younger brother Agusid looked ugly, a high-sequence powerhouse was enough to disrupt the entire Backlund, and another one came. Did this regard Backlund as West Balam?

Philip, who was standing behind Duke Negan, piled up fine lines on his forehead, and said to Cardinal Snake:

"Is it possible that these two high-sequence powerhouses are the same? Although she is a 'Law Mage', she has a Sealed Artifact of the 'Gate' pathway and has been wandering around Backlund. Is there any Maybe she has another Sealed Artifact?"

Cardinal Snake slowly shook his head, and his silver eyes replied without emotion:

"Impossible. Horamick and Anthony had already fought with the demigod in the morning, but they just let her escape. And as long as she leaves the spiritual world, Horamick can lock her."

"We didn't take her down together?"

Agusid's brows furrowed, this is not a good thing, the two demigods did not stay, which not only proves that the demigod is not only powerful, but also highly mobile.

"According to Horamick, in addition to the 'door' pathway suspected of being a 'mystery mage' sealed artifact, the demigod also possesses two sealed artifacts, all of which have reached the level of a demigod. Although she escaped, she was confronted by Hora in the front. Mick's artillery hit, it's impossible to recover in a short time."

Ace Snake got up and said:

"I will contact Evernight Church and Steam Church to investigate together."

"His Majesty the King will also let the military and intelligence agencies cooperate." Prime Minister Agulhid promised.

After only the Negan family was left in the study, Philip walked over to the desk and sat in Ace Snake's seat, looking at Duke Negan who was still smoking a cigar. Interrupted by Agusid.

"Philip, just let us old guys come, you can concentrate on Hillston's affairs, be careful Humphrey, he is not that simple, and now he is your boss."

With a straight face, Philip glanced at his uncle, then moved his gaze to his father, Duke Negan, and nodded after a long silence.

After seeing Philip nod, Agusid breathed a sigh of relief and diverted the topic:

"I remember, wasn't that Rawls helping you? Why did you go to East Chester again?"

"He is the boss of Adrian's Office, not my secretary and assistant." Philip's expression was indifferent and his tone was quite tough.

Agusid did not continue to speak, glanced at Duke Negan in the smoke, sighed and turned away from the private study.

In the room, the two father and son sat at a desk, silent for a long time.

In the end, Duke Negan, the father, first said:

"You don't have enough respect for your uncle." Although it is a critical word, but there is no critical tone.

Even in the face of his own father, Philip has a tough enough attitude:

"I have great respect for my uncle, but he was the Prime Minister of the kingdom just now, not Agusid Negan."

"Even the prime minister can't keep the Negan family heirs down."

Duke Negan stood up from behind the desk, smoking a cigar. Curly blue and white smoke rose along his fat face, making his face gloomy.

His eyes were fixed on his son, who was the future heir of the Negan family and needed to inherit the glory of the Negan family.

Philip didn't stand up, his eyes met Duke Negan's gaze:

"Then why don't you let me keep track of Auston Levitt?"

"This is different. The landed nobles who support the Conservative Party are becoming rarer and rarer. If the Negan family and the Levitt family fall out at this stage, it will only benefit the new party."

Philip stood up abruptly, the stool fell to the ground with a clatter, he was a few centimeters taller than Duke Negan. He looked at his father, and his tone was no longer so calm:

"What about 11 years ago? We had a huge advantage 11 years ago, so why not crucify the Levitt family!"

"11 years ago? The Battle of Konoto!" Duke Negan looked at the ceiling, deliberately avoiding Philip's line of sight, "At that time, the relationship between the kingdom and Feysac was tense, and it was not suitable for action. Later, I also took Auston. Out of the Navy?"

"It looks like we can't talk again? I'll leave first."

Philip did not continue arguing with his father, but turned to leave. When he held the door handle, Duke Negan's words came:

"You still have to listen to what Agusid said, and Humphrey will definitely take action."

Philip paused, did not answer, opened the door and left the study.

Duke Negan sighed. For the followers of the Lord of Storms, family is always the most difficult thing to deal with.

...

Backlund North District, in a hotel.

Azik, with bronze complexion and moles on his ears, sat under the gas lamp and stared at a glove placed in front of him.

This glove is very thin, as if it is made of human skin, and it seems that as long as it is filled with flesh and blood, it can become a hand.

Azik looked at it for a long time, then suddenly showed a painful and distorted expression, and whispered to himself:

"I seem to have worked with them...that mask seems to have been lost after that...he gave me my name?"

The pain made Ards hug his head, and he felt as if someone had split himself in half with a giant axe. He let out a low roar and rolled over on the bed.

Suddenly, the gas light went out, and the whole house was plunged into complete darkness.

The low roar also disappeared, as if the house had fallen into a dark abyss of eternal sleep.

...

Chorwood, an apartment somewhere.

Forsi did not lie on the sofa as usual, but paced back and forth anxiously in the living room. It is now ten o'clock in the evening, and Hugh rarely comes back at this time, which makes her a little worried.

After the police and the Church's Beyonders came to the door yesterday, Fors told Xiu the news and her guesses, and Xio planned to go to the masked man from MI9 today to report some information and inquire about the gas explosion in the bridge area by the way. thing.

"Click" the door lock was opened.

Forsi hurried to the door and saw that Xiu had returned safely. After taking a long sigh of relief, he went to the sofa area in the living room with a yawn. He lay on the double sofa and let the sofa surround him.

Ke Xiu's words made Fors get up from the sofa.

"Qillingus is dead?"

Xio nodded and sat on her single sofa, looking a little sluggish.

The excited Fors got up from the sofa and ran to Xio's side to squeeze on the same sofa with her. She was so petite that the two of them squeezed into a single sofa.

"How did he die, was he killed by the church or MI9?"

"Neither." Xio twisted his body between the sofa and Fors with difficulty, "The masked man said that he was killed by an unfamiliar high-sequence Beyonder, but tomorrow there will be news that he was killed by an unfamiliar high-sequence Beyonder. Killed by Duke Negan's guards."

"Duke Negan? Why do you say that to the outside world?" Forsi couldn't restrain her curiosity.

"Because Qilingus assassinated Duke Negan at tonight's dance, but he failed. He was killed by that high-order Beyonder in the process of escaping." Xio became more and more sluggish, and waved his hand weakly, "So we The mission has failed, and there is no chance of earning a bounty for nothing."

Although they accepted Audrey's mission, they have not made any progress so far. Now that Qilingus is dead, the mission is naturally voided.

Forsi stood up and waved his hand vigorously:

"What's the matter, isn't it just a few hundred pounds?" After speaking, Fors also realized how much money she had missed, and her waving arm had no strength.

Xio looked at Fors, who was a little dejected. She now goes to receive bounty quests every day mainly to repay Fors' money. Although the two of them eat and live together, and do not separate from each other, it is because of this relationship that they need to pay more attention to this.

What's more, Forsi has now obtained the "Master of Trickster" formula, but he has never found the materials, but it would be a pity if he suddenly met but had no money.

"MI9 doesn't know much about Alysia. The masked man said that the three major churches were in charge of this matter~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and also canceled the task of the bridge area incident internally."

Xio said what she had heard from the masked man, and Fors was a little stunned. She turned to look at Xiu sitting on the sofa, her pale blue eyes widened:

"Why is it canceled? Shouldn't this kind of thing be that the mission has always existed before it was caught?"

Forsi knew about the bounty tasks that Xio did, and unless the task was completed, or the issuer had a problem, the task would be canceled. But now Alysia has not been caught, and MI9 is ​​even less likely to have a problem, so how could it be cancelled?

"Who knows?" Xio shook her head, and she didn't know the reason. "Now I have a new mission and may need your help."

Forsi didn't think too much, and asked with great interest:

"What mission?"

"Serial Murder!"

"Is it the serial murder case where five cases have already occurred, all the deceased are women, and all their internal organs have been taken away?" Fors's face showed interest, but there was also a hint of fear.

This case attracted a lot of attention from the very beginning, especially after three consecutive cases, it has become an indispensable topic in Backlund’s chat, and even appeared in the newspapers more than the reform of the Hillston Police Department and the The air pollution survey was reported.

"Well, according to MI9's inference, this may be done by an Extraordinary, and it is more likely to come from a blood-worshiping religion."

Although he has not officially joined MI9, the related benefits have been enjoyed. Xio can obtain information on many secret organizations from MI9, such as this blood worship.

If they had a certain understanding before encountering the "witch" of the Gnostic Society, they might not be so embarrassed. Of course, you have to run away.