Whispering Verse

"No problem, this is what I came to get."

Shade nodded and simply rewrapped the makeup box with newspapers:

"That lady didn't ask me to bring you the reward."

"She paid, she threatened us and got this at a low price."

The ring warlock of [Mercury Blood] said in a muffled voice and glanced at the stranger:

"You were hired by that lady, right? She didn't want us to know her true identity. But we can probably guess that with this kind of behavior, she must be a witch from the Witch Council, but we don't know which one, then A bunch of crazy women..."

"You don't have to tell me your guess."

Shade stopped the other party. He had not forgotten that [Mercury Blood] was not a good person. Even if what the other party said was true, it would be better to listen less.

"Oh? Are you afraid that you will be silenced if you hear too much news? Those women who claim to have inherited the legacy of the ancient Witch Emperor really hate men. Hiring you is just using you. She probably doesn't want people to know her existence, so You must not know who the other person is. Or... you are not a man at all?"

The other party asked again in a provocative tone, and Shade deliberately sneered to express disdain. This method of provoking conflicts was too low-level.

Simply ignoring the other party, he stared at the coachman, slowly backed away, and only turned around to leave after reaching a safe distance.

There was heavy fog tonight, but it was only a few minutes to pick up the goods. Standing in the middle of the bridge, I couldn't see the bridge entrance clearly.

Seeing that Shade didn't listen, the man dressed as a coachman laughed and wanted to board the carriage and leave from the other direction of Tower Bridge. But at this moment, a figure wearing a black robe and a hood suddenly jumped up from under the bridge.

The timing of her appearance is clever, taking advantage of both the fog and the relaxing phase after the handover is complete. After boarding the bridge, he rushed towards the coachman. The coachman punched forward casually, and the mercury-like liquid enveloped his arm, causing the fist to break through the air and make an astonishing scream.

The hooded figure nimbly dodged sideways, and then summoned the life ring amidst the ringing of the bell. The life ring rotated, the brass enlightenment rune "Frozen to Death" flashed, and in the fog of the summer night, the rustling sound of water vapor condensing actually sounded.

Shade turned around to look at the sudden battle. The mercury on the coachman's fist seemed to be damaged due to the low temperature, but the hooded figure still did not dare to confront him head-on.

Both men in the fight summoned their life rings, and the emergence of steam mist made their vision even more blurry.

"Stranger, this is a conflict between me and [Mercury Blood]. This matter has nothing to do with you. Leave here."

A woman's voice came from under the hood, but Shade, who was about to leave, stopped. He carefully placed the dressing box wrapped in newspapers on the bridge, and the life ring belonging to the first-ring warlock gradually appeared behind him.

"First-level warlock? Come and help me, I won't let you suffer."

shouted the man with quicksilver blood.

"No problem at all."

Shade said, and quickly walked towards the two people fighting.

The current situation is evenly matched, but the hooded man seems to have the upper hand due to his sneak attack.

The brassy aura of enlightenment emerging from the hooded man's body was resisting the power of the mercury on the driver's fist. The life rings of both sides rotated. The hooded man and the coachman were both fourth-ring warlocks, but the latter was obviously better at frontal combat.

Shade had already passed through the thick fog on the bridge and approached the two of them. The silver light in his right hand flashed, creating a bright light in the air. The light was extremely dazzling. It appeared on this summer night shrouded in thick fog, and it actually made the coachman lose his mind for a moment:

"It's so beautiful... No, why is this light pointing towards me..."

Silver Moon's slash hit his face in an instant. Although he saw that the opponent was a first-level warlock and knew that the power of thaumaturgy would not be very powerful, the subconscious vigilance in his heart still made him put up his other arm to block it.

Unexpectedly, the silver light actually opened a slender wound on the arm. The blood flowing from the wound was mixed with silver luster, and soon soaked through the clothes on the shoulder.

"No! How could you split my skin?"

Shade knew that the huge gap in the number of rings could not be made up by the divine afterglow state, so the second light trace of the silver moon came out immediately. At the same time, silver mist gradually gathered from the surroundings, and Yueying's illusion allowed him to hide his figure in front of the enemy.

Facing the second moon mark, the coachman chose to dodge immediately this time, but he dodged the silver moonlight in the distance, but did not dodge the nearby figure under the hood.

The hooded man grabbed his shoulder, and as the white palm exerted force and the bones popped, Shade understood the meaning of the spell:

"At the end of the fairy tale, the fire takes away all traces of life!"

Dazzling flames shot up into the sky in the night fog, and the coachman caught by the hooded man burned like a torch. He screamed and struggled away from the hooded man's hand, and then was slashed on his left arm by the brilliance of the third silver moon.

It still only broke through the mercury protection of the inner layer of the skin, but it was not fatal. The coachman in the firelight suddenly broke free from the hooded man's hand, and then jumped suddenly into the Terrariel River in the thick fog.

The hooded man hesitated for a moment, then followed the traces of fire in the air and jumped off the bridge. When Shade dispelled the illusion and lay on the edge of the bridge looking down, he could not see through the thick fog and see the two people on the water.

So I could only turn on [Blood Echo] to observe the blood stains. Of course, there were long traces of red halo in the air, but after entering the water, the blood was quickly dispersed by the water, making it impossible to continue tracking.

"It turns out that the enemy of the tracking ability [Echo of Blood] is the water surface or river."

He thought this, shrugged, looked at the frightened horse for a moment, and then turned around to get the makeup box that was placed on the ground.

Five minutes later, Shade met Miss Louisa, who was all wet under the bridge. She had taken off her hood, and her soaked golden hair stuck to the side of her face, which further highlighted the blonde girl's bad mood. :

"Good evening, detective. I unexpectedly met you again by chance. It's really unlucky that he escaped even under such circumstances!"

She said frustratedly, recognizing Shade from the silver moonlight just now. Shade recognized Miss Louisa based on her voice. It was very simple, her voice was very recognizable.

"It's a coincidence. Someone hired me to pick up an item, so I happened to be here."

He shook the object in his hand.

"I was at the bridge just now and saw it. Is this the mission of that lady? It's quite simple."

Miss Louisa said while arranging her hair. She didn't really care that the lady's transaction object was [Mercury Blood]. As long as you are not cooperating deeply with [Mercury Blood] and just buying and selling items, this is a normal thing. And according to Shade's information, "that lady" has a high status and powerful strength, and it is absolutely impossible for [Mercury Blood] to cooperate.

"Detective, is there any healing water?"

After finishing arranging her wet hair and not dealing with the clothes that were still dripping with water, Miss Louisa asked Shade.

"You are hurt?"

As he asked, he got some water from the small bottle he carried with him, and gently tapped it to make the water surface shine with silver.

"It's just a minor injury. He was punched in the river. He seems to have the ability to transform into a fish, or he may be a relic. I'm fine. I just feel a little uncomfortable in my lungs."

Miss Louisa said, but she learned the lesson from the last hiccup. This time she only drank a small amount. Then she avoided Shade's sight, poured the remaining water into her abdomen, and then handed the bottle back to Shade.

During this process, Shade looked aside in a very gentlemanly manner, pretending to be interested in the night view of Tower Bridge and Tobesk.

"Do you need [Cindia's Silver Moon Gift]?"

Shade asked again, handing the robe he used to hide his identity to the soaked Miss Louisa. It is summer, and the meaning of the robe to Shade is only to hide his identity, not to keep him warm.

Miss Louisa didn't expect him to do this. After thanking him in a low voice, she wrapped her robe tightly.

Although she can set others on fire, she cannot use fire to warm or dry herself. After all, no matter which version of the Stick Girl story it is, Stick Girl fails to use flames to redeem herself.

"There is no need for treatment for the time being. That punch does not contain the element of spiritual attack. Also, your [Silver Moon Slash] is really good. It can break through the defense of a four-ring warlock, but the power is still not enough. After all, the level is too low. ..."

She sniffed.

The reason for Shade's appearance was to help someone pick up the goods, while Miss Louisa's appearance dressed like this late at night was still for Dr. Schneider's college reward order.

Although the doctor is now bedridden, Miss Louisa, as a partner, can still do something.

Currently being pursued by the Righteous God Church, the [Mercury Blood] organization is scattered throughout the city. While tracking one of its important members, Miss Louisa learned of the transaction that took place tonight. So I thought about whether I could catch someone alive and ask about the [Forged Philosopher's Stone], but I didn't expect that even with Shade's unexpected help, I still failed.

"Now all the ring warlocks in Tobesk City know that the Church of the Five Gods has reached an agreement. Next week, the Church of the Sun will send a thirteen-ring warlock to fill the vacancy of the thirteen-ring warlock in the Tobesk diocese. Cultists and [Blood of Mercury] is eager to hide, and has scattered those important items and information throughout the city, and has ordinary people keeping them on their behalf, so now is a good opportunity to find the [Fake Philosopher's Stone]."

"So do we still need to continue looking for the guy who entered the water? If I can find the location where he landed, I think my eyes can find him."

Shade suggested that as long as the guy was still bleeding, he would definitely leave traces after he came out of the water.

But he shook the items in his hands:

"I can only stay for half an hour. This thing must be given to the employer as soon as possible."