Whispering Verse

"Moonlight Great Sword."

There was an unusual noise right in front of him, and Shade drew the luminous two-handed sword and swung it forward.

Immediately, the sword came into contact with something unclear in the thick darkness. The light of the moonlight sword itself can only illuminate a very short distance around the sword, so even if it hits the enemy, Shade only knows that the opponent is very short and wearing a black robe.

Shade's attack was ineffective, but the girl beside him was a six-ring warlock. After Shade's sword made a sound of hitting an object, she threw an object forward that was completely unobservable in the darkness.

The maid twitched her nose:

"Up there!"

Shade waved his sword upward again, and the arc of the silver moon briefly left traces in the darkness:

Clang!

Once again, he felt that the moonlight sword hit something extremely powerful, and then lost its target.

"Can you still capture the other party's position?"

He bit his left index finger, smeared the blood on the ring on his right hand, and then fastened the ring surface to the body of the moonlight sword.

The exorcism symbol was completely printed on the moonlight sword, and what was very strange was that in this darkness, Shade's blood actually had a silver light that was more obvious than the light of his body.

"rear."

He still swung the sword in the corresponding direction with a sweeping posture. This time the sword swing was blocked again, but the miserable scream that almost pierced the eardrum actually rang out in the darkness.

The thick darkness became thinner in an instant, and Shade finally saw the appearance of his opponent. It was a humanoid creature carrying its back and curled up in a shabby black robe. It was as tall as a child, and its whole body was wrapped in a robe. Only its skinny yellow legs like matchsticks and feet like duck paws were exposed. .

The screams and thin darkness only lasted for a second before returning to their original state.

"It seems that the seal is very effective, but the hit does not need to cause damage for it to work."

Shade thought in his mind, Tifa continued to twitch his nose:

"Detective, it's moving very fast, it's moving fast around us."

"Move quickly? It's okay."

A splashing sound came from Shade's sleeve, but the material of the [Sin Chain] had the ability to absorb light, so Tifa had no idea what Shade had done.

Under Shade's control, the chain extended straight forward. When Shade felt that the length was enough, he raised his right hand suddenly, and then immediately felt that the sin chain touched something:

"Lock it!"

Thinking in his mind, the chains in the darkness had begun to try to wrap around the thing's body. But the little devil in the darkness got rid of the entanglement of the chains very quickly, and then rushed straight towards the two people in the darkness.

"Ahead!"

The piercing scream came again, but this time it was not a panic caused by injury, but a threatening cry.

The two-handed sword thrust forward, but did not hit any target. And around the faint light of the sword, the monkey-like figure wearing a shabby black robe had appeared in front of the two of them.

Thick darkness was swept in like waves, trying to extinguish the light on Shade's body. The figure under the shabby robe suddenly raised his head, completely revealing his face under the hood.

The unusually smooth white face has no mouth, no ears, no nose, no eyebrows. There is only one huge eye standing upright in the center of the face, the whites of the eyes are filled with bloodshot eyes, and the yellow eyes rotate randomly in the eye sockets.

"Be careful, the Secret Servant has a constant ability [Fear Aura]!"

Tifa took Shade's hand and pulled him back, while she took a step forward:

"exile!"

He waved his hand and pushed the monster in front of him. It obviously had no mouth, but it still made a piercing cry. The demon's body, illuminated by the dim light from Shade, retreated as if it was pushed into an invisible space, but the demon was obviously resisting this exile.

The sound of clattering chains sounded again. In the moment when the demon and Tifa's magic were in a stalemate, the chains of sin wrapped around the body of the demon wearing a black shabby robe. Shade clenched his right hand and punched the devil's face with his right fist.

Pfft~

Amidst the disgusting sound, the fist wearing the [Demon Hunting Seal] blew out the big eye, and blood-yellow slurry flew everywhere. But at the same time, Shade also felt a stinging sensation, the power of the devil corroding his flesh and blood.

"Where is the fatal spot on the demon's body?"

he asked immediately.

"These terrible things cannot be regarded as flesh and blood creatures at all. Different demons die in different ways. If you don't know the specific method, these things are immortal. Only demons can kill demons without any conditions. Detective, please continue to attack it, After it was completely weakened, I was able to banish it back to where it belongs."

"Ok, no problem."

Taking a deep breath, Shade exploded his physical strength and struck forward quickly with his right hand. Because his body glowed in the dark, his fist almost formed a chaotic light and shadow, which was constantly imprinted on the demon in front of him, causing the flesh and blood to erode continuously.

The candidate witch on the side was reciting a convoluted ancient incantation. After half a minute of preparation, she reached out and pushed forward again:

"exile!"

A pure white light instantly illuminated the darkness. The demon, whose head was almost beaten to pulp by Shade, staggered back a step in the light, fell into an invisible space, and disappeared.

The darkness around them immediately dissipated, and the late summer afternoon sunlight outside the window shone on them. They were standing at the door of the study.

"finished?"

After a moment of silence, Dr. Alfred, who was squatting behind the desk, cautiously poked his head under the desk and asked.

"It's over, but I want to take away the ring, red potion and parchment. In addition, we need to do something with you."

Shade said, walking out of the study and looking into the corridor. There was something normal outside. It seems that this demon did appear here because he touched the ring.

"Do not kill me!"

Dr. Alfred said immediately, trying to shrink back under the table.

"I don't want to kill you, I just want you to forget about it."

He looked at the girl next to him, who nodded, she would handle the matter.

"Since you want me to forget, can you make me forget more things!"

The doctor squatting behind the table asked again in a low voice.

"What else do you want to forget?"

"Take everything away!"

Not sure if it was because of fear, he even started sobbing:

"I understand now, there is something wrong with that red bottle of medicine! Let me forget, forget everything, I don't want to remember that I killed Frank Bundy! Oh, God, forgive me! I really I don't know anything. God, I shouldn't have touched these old damn things."

He huddled under the desk, already sobbing a little.

Dr. Alfred voluntarily took out all the research notes and cried, voluntarily cooperating to be remembered clearly, so the process of clearing Tifa's memory went smoothly.

The doctor lay flat on the couch and fell into a deep sleep when Tifa's hand moved to above his head.

So Shade covered the doctor with a blanket, and then left here quietly with the maid.

Leaving the quiet clinic and returning to the street, Shade closed the door of the clinic downstairs and looked back at the sign of the eye clinic. Then he and the girl beside him walked along the street to the corner of the street where the taxi parked. .

"Is this commission considered over?"

The maid lady is still thinking about today's events:

"Based on the clues, we learned the truth about the blind man's recovery step by step, and after obtaining the key items, we were attacked by the enemy. I think this should be regarded as a complete detective novel."

"No, no, ordinary detectives will not be attacked by powerful enemies at the end of a commission."

Shade said, playing with the ring in his hand. The potion, ring and parchment were all put into Shade's pocket. The maid did not ask what they were, nor did she wonder why the devil suddenly appeared just now.

"Moreover, the commission is not over yet. I haven't met the real client yet."

"But the doctor has lost his memory. How are you going to reply to the client?"

She asked curiously, now Sparrow's investigation report cannot be handed over to the client.

"It's simple, tell the truth."

Shade put the ring in his pocket and waved to the driver who was standing in front of the carriage grooming the horses. The latter immediately threw the big comb into the cloth bag hanging on the horse, then put on his hat and climbed into the carriage, turned around and prepared to welcome the new guests.

The client, Mr. Thomas Mendis, learned about the death of the musician Mr. Bundy one step earlier than the detective Shade. When Shade and the maid visited him, they first spent a lot of effort to convince the other party that they were not liars, and then they talked about the entrustment.

Cutting out the reference to Dr. Alfred, Shade informed his client of the findings surrounding Mr. Bundy's death. Because the other party is blind and cannot read, Shade can only dictate:

"My current view is that there is indeed a way to treat eye diseases, but this method has great side effects. I have obtained Mr. Bundy's relics, which include the medicines he used. Although the amount of these medicines may not be enough You regain your sight as fully as he did..."

Judging from the diagnosis and treatment records, complete restoration of sight requires a large dose of red drops to be dripped into the eyes, while the bright yellow drops are just a diluent prepared with a small amount of red drops.

"...But I think it can at least allow you to vaguely see some light."

Shade put the half-bottle of bright yellow oil-like potion into Mr. Bundy's hand:

"I can't guarantee that if you try it, you will be as insane as Mr. Bundy. Sir, do you want to try it?"

Mr. Mandis was silent for a while, and tried to uncork the bottle several times, but finally touched Shade's arm and put the bottle back into his hand tremblingly:

"I have actually been curious about the cause of Frank's death...I am also worried that once I really see the light, I will no longer be able to endure the darkness."

"Then do we still need to continue investigating the doctor? Because Mr. Bundy is dead, the subsequent investigation will be very troublesome. I would like to apply to you to extend some investigation time. Of course, in terms of investigation costs, I can make a certain degree of concession."

Mr. Mandis sighed, hung his head, and spoke after a long time:

"End the commission. For this commission, Frank died and Detective Sparrow died. I think this is God telling me that I shouldn't continue the investigation."

He smiled bitterly, opened his eyes with only the whites of his eyes and looked at Shade:

"Even if I find that doctor, do I really dare to treat my eyes? Detective, from the sound of your voice, you should be very young. So please tell me, if you were me, would you continue to pursue the light?"

Tifa also looked at Shade, and Shade hesitated:

"Probably so."

"Why? Because young people dare to try?"

"No."

Shade shook his head, then realized he couldn't see.

"I am also afraid that once I have seen the light, I will no longer be able to endure the darkness. But I came to this world to see more scenery and more stories."

Even though he knew the other party couldn't see it, Shade still pointed to his eyes:

"If I can't see anything, then what's the point of coming here? If I'm really stuck in darkness, even if there is only a chance to regain the light, I will definitely seize it."

"It's good to be young. What you said makes sense."

Mr. Mendis said, sighing deeply.

He still chose to terminate the commission.