The Death Knell

Su Ming didn't know the deceased, he only recognized the magic weapon, but it didn't matter, just let someone check the files in the big library.

Or not.

Master Hamil replied after a few seconds. He could obviously match the token with the person.

"He is the Supreme Mage of the 17th Dimension."

The answer was clean and crisp, without any nonsense or asking too many questions, just like the butler's usual style.

"The seventeenth dimension, tsk tsk, it seems that it is too far from the earth and too close to hell." Su Ming put away the other party's jewelry and regarded it as a reward for helping him collect the body: "By the way, you guys have been there recently. Do you find it difficult to cast spells? Or have trouble sleeping at night?"

Because Su Ming felt that this incident was a bit like a major event in the magical world in the comics, the 'Materialist Empire Invasion'. Simply put, it was an invasion of the main dimension by a group of magic-immune alien creatures. Monaco from Earth 616 also died here. In the matter.

Dimensional invasions are often relatively secretive, but the materialistic empire will first block the communication channels between mages and demon gods, depriving most people of their spellcasting ability before taking action.

This is why Su Ming asked the two of them if they had felt any delay in casting spells recently, or if there were omens in their dreams.

"At least I don't, because I don't have a body, so I don't have the trouble of frequent nocturia that my peers have." First of all, he answered heavily, and was even proud of himself for not having a body.

‘Mysterious Severity’ is a code name. His real name is Harvey Schleiman. He was a former villain and one of the earliest super villains in New York.

He is a yoga instructor and part-time scientist, and he also studies magic and alchemy. He is also suspected to be a mutant, and his ability is to control objects with his mind.

Because his body was damaged in a car accident, he took off his head and kept it in a jar, with a set of eighteen-legged mechanical tentacles underneath.

He joined a team of villains called "Headmen". In addition to him, there are three other members: "Human-headed Gorilla", "Wrapped Head", and "Ruby Thursday". The common feature is that they are all human-headed monsters. body, or a human body with a monster head.

As I said before, in the early years when masked vigilantes and masked villains were at their peak, it was difficult to get a good name. You could name everything from Slug Man to Garbage Monster.

These code names now sound like black history, and the severe code names can barely be heard.

In short, they didn't accomplish anything big back then. They robbed a few banks and soon divided their money to retire. People at that time were quite simple and couldn't live with them anymore. They just went to work and had money. Retire and live a good life.

With the money he received, he came here to work as a bartender. After the previous owner died, he inherited the pub.

To this day, I have never done anything bad.

However, there are always activities on 'Red Rock Thursday'. The woman is addicted to robbery, and now there are occasional news about her robbing small supermarkets and gas stations.

How should I put it, even though she is an old-timer, the Avengers don't respect her at all, and no one goes to catch her.

Today's young people are different from the older generation. They simply don't care about cases worth tens of dollars.

"What about you? Professor Xu?" Su Ming asked the little white cat who seemed a little distracted. She seemed to be distracted again.

"Ah? I cast spells very smoothly. As for sleeping, I have never been in the habit of sleeping." As she spoke, she also used a few basic magic spells to make the flame of the oil lamp on the table become bigger and smaller. This is the manipulation of air.

Seeing the magic running smoothly, Su Ming nodded and picked up the body on the table:

"I think so. Our earth's situation is stable. Kama Taj and the Holy Sanctuary are intact, and the protective circle is functioning normally. There shouldn't be things like being strangled by the 'materialist empire'. Then this matter is a bit interesting. Come on... let’s go, Professor Xu, would you like to go to Kama Taj for a cup of tea?”

"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders. But as soon as we get to the ground, I have to call Director Zheng." The professor floated up lightly and followed Deathstroke.

She activated her elemental transformation and turned into a white cloud, but in this way, the lipstick on the mask looked even more dazzling, as if she had just drank blood.

"Then let's leave first. Seriously, if Monaco comes back today, tell him to go to Kama Taj to find me." Su Ming touched his pocket, took out a few dollars and handed them to the boss.

"Thank you for your patronage, Master, I will tell him." He used his ability to control objects to roll up the banknotes in the air and stuffed them into the drawer behind the bar: "But you should also persuade the old antique Monaco to let him do the same. Use your smartphone, electromagnetic waves will not invalidate the magic, and a small amount of radiation will not make him lose his hair."

Su Ming smiled and shook his head slowly: "Monak is a typical British man. He is very stubborn. If he was really so easy to persuade, Master Gu Yi would have persuaded him to join Kama Taj long ago. What's more, now We’re talking about things involving hair and beards.”

"That's true." He couldn't laugh or cry.

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Coming out of the front door of the bar, you will appear directly at the Huaxi Village subway station under the Himalayas. The subway here is not the one for ordinary people, but the technology learned from the world of men in black, the kind that can surround you in a few seconds. A subway around the world.

Get on the bus at Huaxi Village and get off at Kunlun in two seconds. The next stop is the Gulag on the Mao Xiong side. In short, it is a loop that circles the earth in the north-south direction.

After this technology was learned, it has not been promoted to ordinary people. Instead, such a loop line has been experimentally laid to facilitate non-Kama Taj magicians to go shopping at the foot of the mountain.

When doing business, supporting facilities must be provided.

So the two men walked out of the subway maintenance room carrying a corpse in front of everyone. The mages passing by didn't show any special expression when they saw it.

Those who know the death knell should salute and say hello. For those who have never seen the death knell, many of them are lost in the bustling scenery around them, because there are many shops on both sides of the underground passage, and all kinds of goods are suitable for children. is the most attractive.

The corpse being carried is so pale, it must be a zombie, right? There is also a shop here that specializes in selling zombies, but there is nothing interesting to see.

"Meow, no matter how many times I've been to Huaxi Village, it still feels like a miracle." Following the death knell as he walked outside the station, Xu Xian's eyes still lingered on a 4S store not far away that sold Warner Heim flying boats: " There are too many spellcasters, as many as ants."

She made strange tones and floated around with her hands behind her back.

"Want to eat magic takoyaki? There's a shop owned by a Japanese Shintoist over there." The death knell, carrying the corpse on his shoulder, pointed to the Japanese shrine-like building not far away: "Shikigami skewers are quite unique. Although the octopus is cooked, its tentacles are still alive and can squirm in the mouth, may I treat you?"

"There's no need to spend money. I'm not too hungry. Let's go up the mountain to check on this master first." Xu Xian smiled, and she rejected Deathstroke's kindness.

"Okay, let's go up the mountain first. I've hired someone to examine the body in detail. The bar is just the place where the corpse was dumped. We'll find the first place first. In any case, the person who died was a Supreme Mage. As a fellow mage from the main dimension, I also have the responsibility to give him justice, and then see if I can use this to get some benefits from Emperor Weishan..."

The death knell slowly flew up, exited the subway station, and flew straight towards the mountain gate.