Chapter 130 Inference

Time flies, and several days pass slowly.

During the past few days, Igwinter was as quiet as usual, and people in both the lower and upper city areas continued to live as usual. The poor continued to work hard to make a living in the harsh environment, and the upper class continued to shuttle between various social banquets all day long.

However...there are still some subtle changes.

In the lower city, the number of missing lonely wanderers has been greatly reduced since two months ago. The many horror legends that were originally passed on by word of mouth among the lower-class people in the lower city have gradually died out. In the corners under the bridge, the struggling survivors worship the Virgin Mary, thanking Her for finally using Her divine power to eliminate the demon that had been killing them in the shadows.

In the upper city, the daily life of respectable people was no different from usual. The brutal murderer who committed the tragedy at No. 22 Elm West Lane and No. 14 Yinhebin seemed to have made no new moves recently, which made the ladies feel disappointed and felt that there was less topic for their daily gatherings.

The gentlemen who have been here recently are somewhat puzzled. They are wondering why Viscount Field, one of the most important nobles in Igwyn, has not appeared in public since the charity event. According to past experience, he should continue to attend various events and dinners in the following week, and continue to promote charity with his newly adopted children. Usually, he would accept media interviews at this time, and many people who want to take this opportunity to curry favor with the Viscount would take this opportunity to approach him. Except for this time, Viscount Field usually does not take the initiative to attend Igwyn's upper-class gatherings.

However, this year's Viscount Field has not appeared since the charity event, which made many people very confused and began to talk about it. The media that were ready for interviews but failed also began to publish some random speculations in their reports.

Apart from these minor anomalies, everything in Igwinter seemed to be still peaceful. However, the secret world beneath this peaceful appearance was already in turmoil. The Igwinter Security Bureau and even the church had been busy in recent times, and had ushered in the busiest time in recent years.

After Viscount Field was mutated and killed in the Igwinter Security Bureau, the entire Security Bureau was temporarily affected by the poison gas released by the mutated monsters and fell into paralysis. Finally, with the support of the Church of the Underworld, they spent a night to finally eliminate the influence of the poison gas, and the Security Bureau resumed normal operations.

Then on the next day, a team mainly composed of hunters, mixed with a small number of church members, immediately entered the North Mountain Area. The people of Igwinter knew that several of Viscount Field's mansions were located here, so they wanted to find the real culprit behind this series of events here.

Finally, they found Field's villa in the mountains, and when they were ready to attack, they found a scene that shocked everyone.

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Somewhere in the upper city of Igwynt, in the basement of the Cypress Fir Building.

Inside the security bureau, staff members were busy working at their seats, while hunters and staff members were rushing back and forth. Everyone looked tired, everything seemed to be in a hurry, and the air was filled with anxiety.

Gregor walked quickly along a corridor, with dark circles under his eyes. He yawned from time to time and occasionally greeted people passing by.

After a while, Gregor walked to the door of the director's office and saw that the entire office door was tightly closed at this time, sealed tightly with wooden boards and nails. There were words and magic circles painted on the wooden boards, applying some kind of seal.

Looking inside through the window with a magic circle painted on it, it was a completely messy scene. Green vines were entwined everywhere, covering the entire floor and walls. The wooden desks and bookshelves were pulled out, and green mist filled the space. The vines twitched from time to time, and their vitality became more and more vigorous.

After just a quick admiration, Gregor walked into the door of the next room. After knocking gently on the door, a voice came from behind the door.

"Come in..."

Greg opened the door and walked into a small office. He saw James writing a letter behind his desk. He glanced at Greg and waved.

"Please take a seat. This newly renovated office is a little small. Please make do with it."

"Thank you, Mr. James... How long will the situation in your original office last?" Sitting at the table, Gregor glanced at the wall next to him and said curiously, and James answered directly.

"Who knows? I've applied for a curse-removing team, but there's been no response yet. At this rate, I'm afraid it'll last for a while. For now, whatever security bureau doesn't have its own unique landscape."

James said with a slightly humorous tone, then he looked at Greg and spoke again.

"Is there any progress in the investigation of Beishan Villa?"

"There has been great progress. We can now be very sure that this is a Holy Communion base. It was attacked by outsiders while the ceremony was being held, and they were all wiped out in the fierce battle.

"The battle took place in the chapel of the villa. Judging from the extremely damaged bodies and the large number of backlashes from the savage talismans, the battle was probably very fierce. The bodies of the communion members who participated in the battle were almost all severely mummified and broken into pieces, which made it very difficult for us to determine the specific cause of death.

"The key is the body that died in the exhibition room on the third floor. We determined that he was attacked by an unknown powerful extraordinary force. Because his death was very special, we conducted a focused investigation on him and found that he was Field's butler. His name was Luer, and his last name was unknown. He came to Igwent with Field when he returned from his travels six years ago."

"Six years ago... This is very close to the time when the Holy Communion will appear..." James said thoughtfully as he listened to Greg's report, and Greg nodded in response.

"Yes, so we suspect that he is the real founder of the Holy Communion, and Field was accused by him. Mr. James, when you were with us, you speculated through the ritual remains in the chapel that there might be a black-level 'beast'. We think it should be him!"

Greg said that when they first went to the villa, it was James who led the team to go there because there might be a fight, and after the subsequent investigation, it was found that several of their captains were there.

"Hmm... that ceremony was obviously a promotion ceremony, worshipping the 'Gluttonous Wolf'. Plus, we determined a long time ago that the leader of the Holy Communion was a black rank, so I judged at the time that there might be a beastman..."

James hesitated and said, while Greg continued to report.

"In the fierce battle that night, Luer, the leader of the Holy Communion, should have fought with the attacking Beyonders and was killed. The battlefield was on the third floor, but based on the traces at the scene, we didn't find many traces of battle belonging to beastmen, such as the large number of claw marks left on the floor of the chapel. This shows that Luer's battle here lasted for a short time and he was killed before he could resist for long."

"Killed in a short time? A black-level 'cup'? Are you sure?" Listening to Gregor's words, James frowned and spoke in disbelief. He himself was a black-level Extraordinary, and he knew how much stronger the black-level was than the apprentice Extraordinary.

"Yes... Although it's not unbelievable, this is the guess we made after investigating the scene. There were no other bodies at the scene, and no bloodstains other than Luer. If the fighting continued, a lot of things would be left behind.

"Although the scene was not severely damaged, with a large amount of glass shattered, display cases overturned, and three walls penetrated, it looked like a huge battle had taken place. However, after we carefully observed the scene, we found that the display cases fell to the ground in a regular pattern, which meant that they were actually overturned by a force. The holes in the three walls also overlapped to a great extent, which may have been penetrated by a force at once. Therefore, we speculate that there may have been only one attack that caused the damage to the scene, and the battle at that time may have only occurred in an instant."

As he spoke, Greg's expression became serious, and he continued to speak slowly to James.

"Mr. James, we think that perhaps in this battle, Luer encountered a Beyonder of a higher level than him..."