Chapter 621 You hired a demigod?
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The faint sound coming from next door made Angel frown. She didn't know why Laura changed the meeting place from the secluded empty house in the Bridge District to the bustling hotel in the Cherwood District.
There were many tourists here and the soundproofing was poor. I didn't know what the residents next door were talking about. From time to time, someone would shout in surprise, interrupting their conversation several times.
"That house in the Bridge District originally belonged to a Balamite gang called the Black Skull Gang. While they weren't as brutal and bloodthirsty as the Zmanger Gang, they were still as ruthless as Balam. They used various methods to seize many properties. Haha, I got one of them."
Noticing Angel's dissatisfaction, Lola, who was sitting across from her, explained.
This time she still went to the appointment alone, and it was obvious that she trusted Angel more. However, because the meeting place had been changed, the latter became a little wary and was ready to enter the mirror world at any time to fight or escape, depending on the situation.
"The Black Skull Gang...is that the gang that was suddenly shut down by the Backlund police half a month ago?"
When Angel heard the name, he recalled the news he had read in the newspaper and asked back.
"Yes, the situation was very strange. When the Black Skull Gang's top leaders were gathering, a smoking member ignited the explosives stored in the warehouse. The explosion killed almost everyone present. The police then eliminated the remaining members and reclaimed the house."
Laura replied with a chuckle.
What an unfortunate story... But why do I feel that it is similar to the "accidents" that often happened to the opponents of "Blood Admiral" Senior when he was doing evil at sea? Could it be the work of a possessed spirit... A suspect instantly appeared in Angel's mind, but he quickly stopped considering these details and listened to the movement next door. After it became quiet over there, he took out the black mirror fragment obtained from Pierce from the "mirror space" and placed it on the table.
"Did you kill the man in the mirror you found?"
As soon as she saw the mirror fragments, Laura reacted immediately. She seemed a little scared. She reached out and gently stroked the completely non-reflective black mirror with her fingertips, then shrank back as if she had been electrocuted and asked.
"Yes, I designed to make him leave the church and die in an alley in the East District. His body immediately disappeared, leaving only this fragment."
Angel didn't explain too much, worried that the other party would learn about Klein's situation from the battle.
Fortunately, Laura did not ask any further questions. Her blue eyes were fixed on the black mirror fragments. After a long silence, she continued:
"Keep this fragment. You can use it to detect other people in the mirror when necessary. I don't know the method of detection. Maybe there will be a reaction when you get close to it, or maybe you need to use special techniques. Also, did the person in the mirror say anything before he died?"
The fragments can detect other people in the mirror, which is consistent with what Arrodes said... Angel thought about it and nodded.
"He mentioned 'Trier', the capital of Intis. Is there anything special there?"
"Oh, it's more than just special. It's the headquarters of the 'Man in the Mirror'. Even the witch sect in Trier has been infiltrated." Laura replied with a sneer. "But what's strange is that they're not even as interested in the Kingdom of Loen as they are in smaller nations like Lunburg. The Man in the Mirror you killed actually infiltrated the Church of the Evernight Goddess. This completely contradicts their past behavior."
"Base camp?"
Angel was stunned. She had thought that the "man in the mirror" was just some special phenomenon similar to an evil spirit, and it would be rare to encounter one or two cases. However, she didn't expect that according to Laura, they seemed to have become "a disaster" in Trier.
It seems that if I want to find out the secret of the "man in the mirror", I really can't avoid this big city.
Laura seemed reluctant to continue talking about this topic. She took out a folded paper and handed it to Angel, then abruptly changed the subject:
"This is the information about the military demigod you asked me to investigate last time. Based on the physical characteristics you provided, Vincent has identified him after a comparative investigation. Of course, we can't be completely sure it's this person. You'd better find an opportunity to meet him in person."
Taking the paper and opening it, Angel's eyes first lingered briefly on the portrait below, then scanned the sparse lines of words and locked onto the name column.
"Qonas Kilger."
Here are his positions and possible sequences:
"Deputy Director of Military Intelligence 9, Major General Rank, Pathway Sequence 5 of 'Lawyer', Chaos Mentor, suspected of possessing a demigod-level Sealed Artifact."
The Demigod Sealed Artifact... Angel thought of the brief battle on the beach that day, and the iron pocket watch and the peculiarly shaped six-barreled pistol used by the enemy.
However, apart from these two items, the opponent must also be a High-Sequence Beyonder, otherwise it would be impossible to explain his overwhelming combat power.
It seems that Sequence 5 is just a declared strength. He probably represents the interests of a certain faction of the royal family in the military and does not want to be too conspicuous... Thinking of this, Angel looked at the portrait on the paper and the color notes next to it again, memorizing the appearance of this man with short black hair, deep blue eyes, a high nose bridge, and a thick beard.
With a name and an appearance, as long as he could see him in person once and confirm his size, Angel would be able to lock onto this demigod who served the royal family and was involved in human trafficking and the smog conspiracy.
"Thank you. I didn't expect you to figure out his identity so quickly."
After collecting the information, Angel expressed his sincere gratitude.
"This is also to investigate the truth as quickly as possible. After six months of exploration in the fog, we have finally made substantial progress."
Laura replied calmly.
"Where's your mother? Wasn't she involved in all this? You haven't heard anything about it?"
"After she came to Backlund to see me, I've lost track of her whereabouts. Perhaps she's still somewhere in this city, or perhaps she's already left secretly... For this level of cooperation, she's bound to abide by certain contracts and can't reveal any relevant clues. We can only rely on ourselves to find everything."
A contract, similar to the one between me and Anne... I heard that the Augustus of the Loen royal family have mastered the "Arbitrator" method, so it makes sense to have this kind of restriction ability. When I killed Helas in the East District and communicated with him, he also showed that he was under some kind of restriction... Angel pondered and asked casually:
"Then what's her purpose in staying in Backlund? To continue participating in the human trade? To rebuild a branch of the 'Witch Cult'?"
"I only know that the collaboration between the Witch Cult and the conspirators behind the smog is nearing completion, but the most important reward has yet to be paid. That's an item the Witch Cult has worked hard to obtain for years. Perhaps they're just waiting for the deal to be completed."
Laura also frowned and answered while choosing her words, appearing very unconfident.
A Sequence 3 "immortal" witch was stranded in the dangerous Backlund waiting for the transaction to be completed. The transaction itself even restricted her from communicating with her own daughter through a contract. So, what level was involved in this transaction? An angel, or... a true God?
Thinking of this, Angel felt a little trembling in his heart, as if he had touched a corner of the truth behind the conspiracy, but he had no clues and could not go any further.
At this moment, another scream came from next door through the wall panels with extremely poor sound insulation.
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"Angelica Thatch, German Sparrow?"
In front of Fors, her teacher Dorian clenched his hands, his body tense, and repeated what she had just said.
"Yes, sir. I spent some money, about ten thousand pounds in total. They accepted the commission and took care of Louis Wayne in just a few days."
Looking at the head on the table, which was casually wrapped in newspaper, with cracked skin, a ferocious and desperate expression, and a broken neck, Dorian pursed his lips and suddenly didn't know what to say.
He had lived in Port Pritz for a long time, so naturally he knew more about the news at sea than in inland cities. Whether it was newspapers brought by merchant ships or rumors told by sailors to each other, these two names were mentioned repeatedly.
Angelica Thatch, the ghost captain who wreaked havoc in Bayam and sank several pirate admirals' ships, was privately known as the "Fifth King." German Sparrow, the crazy adventurer who killed the "Blood Admiral" and had close personal relationships with the female pirate admirals, was also a character.
According to Dorian's judgment from the perspective of mysticism, the former is likely to be a High-Sequence Beyonder, and the latter is at least a Sequence 5, and is also the strongest Sequence 5 with magical items and rich combat experience.
Most importantly, the combined bounty on the two of them was close to £150,000. Would they go all the way to Loen's capital to accept a commission to kill a Sequence 5 Beyonder?
"You mean to say that they only asked you for ten thousand pounds between them?"
Judging from their strength, the combination of Angelica and German is definitely enough to stop Louis Wayne and kill him easily, even with the protection of a demigod, but this makes Dorian even more worried, because ten thousand pounds... is too cheap.
According to the general "market price", the mission of killing a Sequence 5 Beyonder from an evil sect like the Aurora Society is worth at least 30,000 pounds, and a high deposit must be paid in advance, and even many harsh conditions are attached.
This is called the "membership price." Besides, I didn't actually spend any cash. I just provided clues and temporarily borrowed Lemano's travel notes... Fors felt a little smug, delighted that she could find a demigod, a powerful Sequence 5 Beyonder, to help her and avenge her teacher.
"Yes, perhaps they're short of money lately, so they also asked to take away all the magical items and extraordinary characteristics from Louis Wayne... Moreover, that demigod is one of the ladies who proposed to contact the descendants of Abraham's family."
She hid her inner joy and replied.
Having killed Louis Wayne, who had defected from the Abraham family, and now looking for Abraham's descendants... Dorian's eyes twitched, and he subconsciously wanted to refuse to meet such a terrifying Beyonder. However, thinking that his student might have already agreed to the other party, and that he had also accepted the other party's "big gift", he hesitated for a moment and nodded.
"I can agree to her, but not now. Wait... I'll make some preparations. I'll decide the location and method of the meeting. Tell her this first, and be sure to be nice."
My attitude in the Tarot Club can be considered humble... Fors chuckled secretly and agreed.
After giving the instructions, Dorian took out the crystal ball made of Star Crystal that he had originally intended to give to his student, the potion formula and some materials for the Sequence 6 "Recorder", and even two properties in Backlund, and gave them to Fors as "compensation" for the 10,000 pounds bounty she had paid.
The value of these items was nearly ten thousand pounds, which made Fors, who had helped Miss Audrey hire Mr. A to kill an ambassador at this price and had assumed it was the "industry average," feel deeply uneasy. She tried several times to refuse Dorian's gift, but was defeated by his persistence.
Filled with a strong sense of guilt and a hint of joy at having suddenly become rich, Fors said goodbye to his teacher, left the hotel, disguised himself as a tourist from Disi, and called a hired carriage to leave the street.
Behind her, on a reflective glass window, a pair of purple eyes were staring at her figure intently.
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