Chapter 85 Blockade
Upper Igwynt, on the northern bank of the middle and upper reaches of the Tieni River.
In the afternoon, the sun in the sky was blocked by gloomy clouds, and the city below the horizon appeared gray and dull.
In Buck's mansion, the smell of blood was diffused everywhere. In the place with the heaviest blood smell, that is, Buck's study where corpses were scattered all over the floor, Dorothy was silently scanning the surrounding environment, and finally her eyes stopped on the window that Bill climbed out.
"Teacher...?"
Dorothy murmured this name. The young man named Bill said that he was ordered by his mentor to take Buck and Clifford away. As for Clifford who was unable to leave, he simply took away all the "cups" and abandoned him.
"Mentor... Just hearing this title, it seems that he is the teacher of Bill, Buck and others. If this is true, then it proves that the leaders of the Red Holy Communion are not just Buck and others. Above Buck and others, there may be a so-called mentor... He may be the real leader of the Holy Communion."
Dorothy thought about this, but then all kinds of other doubts came to her mind. Who is this mentor? She had fought the Holy Communion Society to death before, and now she has beaten the Holy Communion Society to such a state. Why didn't he show up at all? What does it mean that he suddenly didn't send someone to rescue her? He even turned people into "cups" and took them back. Is he here to save the "cups" or to save people?
All kinds of thoughts came to Dorothy's mind, but she just thought about them for a while and then shook her head and didn't think about them too much, because she knew that now was not the time to think about these things.
The most urgent thing now is to pick up the things and run away quickly.
Then, Dorothy walked straight into the treasure room and began to see if there were any good things. Relying on the spiritual vision provided by the identification technique, she can now easily distinguish spiritual storage, extraordinary items and treasures, so it is quite easy to find things.
Dorothy took the suitcase that contained the lime mechanism and shook out everything inside. Then she started to pack things into the empty suitcase. Since most of the things had already been looted by Buck and kept on his body, there were not many left for Dorothy. After looking around, she found only a few talismans and some spiritual storage items, some ritual materials, and two legends, one of which was the novel "The Taste of Red" that she had read before.
Although there were only a few items with extraordinary elements, there were also various mundane belongings in the room. Dorothy found several pieces of jewelry that looked like precious metals, as well as cash.
Dorothy continued to loot in Buck's room, trying every way to find hidden treasures. Just as she packed everything into the suitcase and was ready to leave, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the street.
'What's going on?'
Dorothy was puzzled when she heard the voice. She activated the puppet ring and connected to the crow puppet on the roof. She controlled the crow puppet to spread its wings and fly into the sky to observe the situation below. Then she saw several large black carriages coming from the street in the distance and stopped at the front gate of Buck's house. Then a group of men with guns, wearing uniform black clothes and masks got off the carriages and began to pour into Buck's yard.
"Fuck! Hunters? How did they find this place so quickly?"
With her high-altitude vision, Dorothy was shocked to see the black-clad people rushing in. Logically, the searchers should not have been able to find the Buck family so quickly? Shouldn't they have waited until the police notified them before coming here? How could it be so fast? Weren't they still at the flooded dock before?
'When Buck and his team escaped, were they followed by the Security Bureau? Did the people who were following them inform the large group of hunters and let them come? No... How did the hunters catch up with the Hungry Ones when they ran so fast? Buck and his team would not have no intention of anti-tracking after escaping from the battlefield, right? They should have known to circle around a few times to shake off the tail. Or maybe Buck and his team were equipped with a locator or something when they left, and the hunters followed them all the way here?'
Various possibilities flashed through Dorothy's mind at high speed. At this time, the searchers had already poured into the Buck's yard, and dispersed to occupy various positions, setting up entrances and exits. Some searchers entered the surrounding buildings and began to point their guns at the windows of the Buck mansion from the second and third floors. In less than a minute, the entire Buck mansion was completely blocked by the searchers.
“Oh no… it’s over…”
Seeing this scene, Dorothy leaned against the wall, her face as pale as death.
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After dealing with the communion remnants on the flooded dock, the hunter team tracked the river from the flood all the way to the Silver River. Their large black carriage was now parked steadily in front of the Buck mansion, and the black-clad hunters who emerged quickly blocked the Buck mansion.
Getting off the carriage, Gregor, wearing a mask, walked into Buck's yard. After taking a glance at the mansion in front of him, he couldn't help but sneered and spoke.
"Such a large apartment in Baiyinbin District, so grand... I didn't expect the leader of the Holy Communion to be so prestigious. I'm afraid that the three of us in Igwinter combined may not have such a large house."
Gregor said bluntly with a sarcastic tone, and Elena, who was holding a compass at the side, continued to speak.
"Many of the upper echelons of heretical and pagan associations have high positions in society. The wealth they hold is coveted by these associations, so those associations try every means to corrupt and win over these people. After all, the funds needed to conduct mysterious research are a bottomless pit. These so-called nobles will also want to pursue strange things in addition to their extravagant lives. Humph."
There was disgust in Elena's tone, then she thought about it again before continuing.
"However, judging from the current performance of the Holy Communion Society, they are still a relatively simple evil sect, and the pagan or heretical elements are not strong. Otherwise, the church would have to make greater efforts, and it would not be just to send me here."
Elena finished speaking, and then the tall Turner on the other side sniffed his nose, then turned his gaze to the third floor where the glass was severely damaged.
"There's a strong smell of blood in this house, especially upstairs. There may have been a fierce bloody battle there, and many people died." Turner said slowly. Greg couldn't help but frown as he listened to his words.
"There was a bloody battle? Do you mean that those two guys fought with someone else after they escaped here?"
"It's not clear yet. Anyway, I think the situation inside is not right. Be careful when you go in." Turner said with a clear warning tone. Listening to Turner's words, Greg and Elena nodded slowly.
Then, Greg drew his sword, Elena switched to a pistol, and Turner clenched his fists, and the three of them led a team of hunters into the huge mansion with full vigilance.
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