New Gods of North America

Wayne originally thought that his idea was quite reasonable, but he didn't expect that the two ladies busy in the kitchen both denied his guess.

Inissa first judged that the person who set up the magic circle in the valley was most likely not the person who vomited blood on the roadside before.

"In the Extraordinary field, knowledge often equals power. Ritual magic is a very profound subject. On the premise of ensuring that it works, the simpler the ritual magic looks, the deeper the user's understanding of Extraordinary power.

"I don't think someone who could set that trap would leave such obvious clues and not do anything about it."

I see. Just like the highly intelligent serial killers in crime dramas, they all know how to conduct some counter-detection and confrontation.

Lina, on the other hand, thought it was unrealistic to conduct a bloody sacrifice while the gangsters were robbing the town.

“The sacrifices to summon powerful evil spirits usually have specific rituals and procedures, which are different from simple destructive attacks.

"If the criminals had captured everyone in the town and then performed a sacrificial ritual, it might have been possible to succeed. But simply killing people at random and then saying that the victims were sacrifices is almost impossible to succeed."

I see. The evil god is not such a casual person.

But if you think about it this way, things will become even more troublesome.

The gangsters who wanted to attack the town and the possible cultists did not seem to be in the same group.

The person who set up an ambush in the valley today is not the same person who vomited blood before.

While secretly eating the French fries that Inessa had just made, Wayne felt that this small town was not as simple and peaceful as the previous "Wayne" remembered.

…

After dinner,

Wayne took the staff from the town hall and, in the presence of his neighbor, Mrs. William, pried open the door of Dr. John's house and went in to check.

Mrs. William is the owner of the coffin shop in the town. She was the lady who, when Wayne was in the town checking everyone's identities with holy water, heard that there was holy water to drink, she just gulped down some.

The chance of meeting her in a small town church is almost second only to the pastor. She is almost the kind of person who can supervise whether the pastor is doing his job well.

The three of them walked into Dr. John's house together.

In the western part where transportation is inconvenient, doctor is a highly respected profession.

After all, most people will inevitably get sick or injured, and by the time something happens and they think about seeking treatment elsewhere, it is often too late.

So if there is no doctor in the town, we can only pray for the Holy Spirit to bless us.

Dr. John lives alone in the town, but he interacts a lot with the townspeople. He is often invited to dinner at the townspeople's homes, and occasionally he prepares dinner parties at his own home.

Wayne and his entourage toured Dr. John's home.

The living room and study were tidy, and the doors and windows on the first floor were closed, with no signs of intrusion by outsiders.

Everyone was about to rule out this place, and by the time everyone walked to Dr. John's bedroom on the second floor, they basically knew that something had happened.

Several places in the bedroom showed signs of having been quickly rummaged through. The small safe in the closet was open, and the inside was almost empty.

Only some things like documents and letters were left.

The staff at the town hall sighed and said, "Wayne, we can file the case now."

After seeing this scene, Mrs. William couldn't help but pat her chest, and her voice began to cry:

"Oh my God, Dr. John is such a nice guy..."

Sister, please wait a moment, we haven’t found the body yet.

Isn't it a bit unlucky to start getting emotional now?

What if it was just a simple theft?

Wayne checked the lock on the safe again with an expressionless face, and there was no sign of it being pried open.

Looking at the situation in the room again, although the person who was rummaging through things seemed to be in a hurry, his movements were almost straight.

For example, there are several wardrobes in the bedroom, but the other party only opened one of them, and there is a safe inside.

He seemed to be very aware of where valuables might be found at the scene.

Was it someone he knew? Or did he take someone hostage and come here because he had the information?

After confirming that an accident had occurred, the search of the scene became more thorough.

Then Wayne found a secret door in the utility room under the stairs on the first floor.

Inside the secret door is a staircase leading downwards.

Wayne didn't take it seriously at first. He just opened the minimalist lines of the view and took a look inside.

Then he discovered that the space below was actually "pitch black" in his vision.

This time, if I don’t check it carefully, it will really fail.

So Wayne walked in front, holding the lantern in one hand and the gun in the other, while the town hall staff and Mrs. William kept their distance and followed far behind.

The good news is that the basement is not very large and Dr. John's body is not inside.

But the bad news is that in the middle of the basement, there is clearly something with cult elements.

Ten skulls are stacked in three layers according to the number of six, three and one and placed in the center of an inverted pentagram symbol.

At the end points and intersections of the lines that make up the inverted pentagram are candles that have been mostly burned, and in the space enclosed by them are various small gadgets.

It looks like it's quite old and was not recently decorated.

Mrs. William's occasional sobbing stopped immediately, and her expression instantly turned into anger:

"This is clearly a heretical belief! I didn't expect Dr. John to be such a person!"

Wayne glanced at her and said, "Mrs. William, can you please go to the church and call Reverend Hake over? If it is convenient, please go to my house and call Miss Inessa over as well."

Mrs. William clenched her fists: “No problem, I’ll go right away.”

Doctor John...

He was among those dining at the mayor's house that night. He was the one who had gone to plantations and mines to treat the plague many times. Now this thing was found in his house.

Wayne thought about it and felt like he had found one of them.

…

The first person to rush over was Pastor Hake, who recognized at a glance that this was something with heretical elements.

Then he recited the scriptures from the Bible in an imitating manner, made the gesture of preaching and blessing, and sprinkled holy water on it.

Then he just stayed there obediently like Wayne, waiting for Inesa to come over.

"This should be the altar for praying to the evil god."

After the professionals arrived at the scene, they quickly gave their appraisal opinions.

"There are no specific occult symbols, and I can't tell where it points to, but there is a residual dark aura."

Inissa squatted beside the pile of things and observed, "There must be some key items, or it may be necessary to use a corresponding prayer spell to make it work. Based on the current appearance, I can't tell who it is, and there's no way to track it."

After saying this, Inissa took away the skull that was placed at the top. The minimalist vision in Wayne's eyes suddenly reappeared, and it instantly overlapped with the picture seen by the naked eye.

There were some faint turbulent lines evaporating from the pile of skulls.

Wayne secretly reached out his hand and took a sip with his invisible eyes.

It is very weak, not even a fraction of "Grey Wolf" Freddy, at most just a few tenths of a dog.

But its "taste" tastes almost exactly the same as the spiritual power contained in the half fluttering moth today.

oh,

These two seem to be in the same group.