Whispering Verse

In a very safe situation, Shade obtained information that had nothing to do with him. Satisfied, Shade planned to turn around and leave, and planned to tell Dr. Schneider what he had seen today.

But at this moment, the woman's elegant whispering voice sounded in my ears again:

[You have come into contact with ‘Enlightenment’. 】

He stopped and frowned. The element of [Enlightenment] is related to civilization, but strong traces of thaumaturgy and spells may also lead to its appearance, but here...

Standing in the narrow space between the pipe and the wall, because it is a dead end, there is not much garbage, but there is more animal feces.

Shade carefully looked at the wall in front of him. The wall was almost covered with chalk and paint with various dirty words and shapes representing private organs. In addition, there were many strange marks that he did not want to imagine.

The only two spiritual runes he had, neither of them had the effect of enhancing his eyesight for the time being, but what really set him apart from ordinary people was his ability to decipher almost all words.

Below the sentence that insulted the gods, above Shade's waist, some strange patterns were caught by the young detective's eyes. He regarded them as words, and then he got the meaning and pronunciation of those words:

"appear."

The ancient language used six syllables to express such a simple meaning.

In the thin mist, a white light flashed in front of Sha De. He stepped back, but still positioned himself between the gap between the pipe and the wall.

The curious cat was awakened by the white light, and the person holding it saw a dilapidated stone statue rising slowly from the ground.

Its base is square, and the statue is only half the height of Shade. It is an image of a noble man with bat wings and a cloak.

Shade closed his eyes and let blood and tears overflow from under his eyelids. He covered the cat's eyes, turned around quickly, and heard a murmur in his ears. It was a murmur of joy, reciting a story he had never told:

[You have come into contact with the remnants of the old god "Vampire Duke Loair". 】

[The old gods born from the original filthy blood are thirsty for blood and are driven crazy by blood. In the dusk of the old days, the curse of blood was used to develop relatives, and the soul was blinded by the curse of blood, roaring in the depths of the castle in the dark night. 】

[You listened to the story of the old god "Vampire Duke Loair", and you learned one of the miracles of the old god "Vampire Duke Loair". 】

"Can you engrave spiritual runes?"

After confirming for a moment that there was only this information, Shade came out of the surprise and asked in a low voice full of expectation. The headache caused by the close contact with the statue of the old god was relieved.

Then, Shade heard the woman's voice in his heart chuckle:

[You have obtained the spell, Echo of Blood. You have not been given enough stories of this deity, outsider, and miracles are not so easy to come by. 】

The whispering voice in his heart fell silent, and the statue of the old god conveyed new power to Shade. The life ring hidden behind the soul rotates, absorbing slight golden elements, allowing the brass ring to be stained with gold particles, and condenses the spirit that belongs to the soul.

Shade's right eye suddenly turned blood red, and he gained the power to see the undetectable remaining blood stains.

After fully understanding what was happening at this moment, Shade did not check the power he had obtained first, but first checked the cat in his arms.

Although the cat and Shade saw the whole process of the appearance of the statue of the old god, fortunately, the cat's sight was attracted by the scattered white light at that time, so it did not observe the entire appearance of the statue of the old god at the same time as Shade did. appearance. Therefore, apart from being a little depressed, "Little Mia" was not as mentally shocked as Shade.

As for the power that Shade has gained, to put it simply, his right eye can now see the imperceptible blood stains remaining in the air and on the surface of objects when the spell is actively activated.

This ability can also be achieved in Shad's world through certain technological means. But when he used the spell, he didn't need instruments, he only needed to open his eyes, and as long as there was blood left, no matter how weak it was, he could see it.

Although this is not a powerful ability, it unexpectedly matches Shade's detective career very well.

Shade had never heard of the name of the old god "Vampire Duke Loel". In fact, he had never heard of the name of any old god except the "Father of the Infinite Tree".

The story of this old god makes him sound less like a good god. This judgment was completely correct, so after obtaining the spell and story, the voice in his head also reminded Shade that he was coming into contact with the silver element [blasphemy], which is an element only possessed by evil gods.

But maybe he didn't have a deep sense of the [blasphemy] of this old god, or maybe the power of this stone statue with a base was more towards [miracle], but Shade didn't gain anything from [blasphemy].

But the gains from incantation are also very good. Thaumaturgy requires corresponding spiritual runes to be used, while incantation does not require spiritual runes. It is a common occult ability for ring warlocks. Because they are "universal", the effects of spells are often not as good as thaumaturgy, but in fact some spells also have restrictions on their use.

Judging from the doctor's notes, spells obtained through contact with the remnants of the old gods usually cannot be learned through other means.

Therefore, Shade can be regarded as a rare spell for nothing, but unfortunately the effect is not very obvious.

Now that you have received the benefits, the next step is of course to leave immediately.

Shade couldn't take away the statue of the old god, and he didn't even dare to touch it directly with his skin. The existence of the stone statue is obviously related to Mrs. Lasoya, and the statue of the old god cannot exist naturally in the city. The other party must have brought it to this alley to hide it.

Bringing the statue of the evil god into the city like this is a serious illegal act, so Shade finally judged that Mrs. Lasoya was not a good person.

So he read the six syllables of the ancient text meaning "appearance" in reverse order, causing the statue of the evil god to slowly enter the ground again.

Then he carefully slipped out of the alley, not even thinking about saving money, and boarded the carriage directly at the next intersection. Without any hesitation, he took the cat and set off towards Dr. Schneider's psychological clinic in the east district of Tobesk City.

Unfortunately, Dr. Bill Schneider was not in the clinic.

People in the clinic also knew Shade, who was invited by the doctor yesterday, so Dr. Clay, who was responsible for receiving him, informed Dr. Schneider's whereabouts.

The wife and daughter of an earl in this city who cannot be named, recently suffered from bulimia. The Earl's personal doctor believed that this was a psychological problem, so he specially invited Dr. Schneider to diagnose and treat it. Dr. Schneider will spend the night at the Count's manor outside the city and will not be back today, at least.

As for the address of the manor and the Earl's surname, in order to protect the privacy of the patients, Shade cannot be told.

"But Mr. Hamilton, you can leave a note for Bill and he'll see it when he gets back."

Dr. Clay said in a friendly manner, but refused to reveal the location of the Earl's manor.