After leaving the local "Nighthawks" base disguised as a private detective agency, Leonard looked at Daly Simone who took the initiative to propose to work with him and said:
"Where to start? What do you suggest?"
Daley, who was dressed in a strange and mature manner, pulled up the hood of her black psychic robe and glanced at Leonard Mitchell:
"This is a time to show your gentlemanly opinion and style."
Leonard looked at the red glove on his left palm and said carefully:
"Let's start according to Captain Soest's arrangement. This may reveal some clues, but they may not be useful. I suspect that His Excellency 'Eye of the Goddess' also knows this and is simply trying to give us something to do to confuse Ince Zangwill."
"Why do you say that?" Daley was not joking and her expression was unusually serious.
Leonard glanced around, his voice unconsciously becoming deeper:
"As far as I know, '0-08' has the characteristic of 'if you know it, it will know you'. Although we don't know its real name and ability, and we are only using a self-named code, we should not be affected by anything and are on the edge of its attention. However, as the 'Red Gloves' team that is investigating the affairs of the Spiritual Cult and has discussed the issue of Ince Zangwill many times, I think our situation may have been grasped by '0-08'. In this way, Ince Zangwill will know that the abnormality of his state has been exposed, and he will consciously create coincidences and evade it."
Daly recalled the information about Ince Zangwill and nodded:
"Soest also raised this question at the beginning, but he didn't explain it as clearly and as clearly as you did. He was still at the stage of working backwards from the failure results to infer the possible factors.
"So, while Your Excellency, 'Eye of the Goddess', has us investigate the situation of 'Hunter' Beyonders and materials in the surrounding area and pretend that things have not been confirmed, you are already preparing to use the corresponding items and set traps, waiting for Ince Zangwill to show up when the evil spirits have the upper hand?"
Leonard turned around and said as he walked:
"That's probably the case, but I doubt it can be hidden from '0-08'..."
Dai Li followed behind and said thoughtfully:
"I think there is still hope for success. Don't forget, one of the names of the goddess is the Mother of Secrets."
"Can this restrain '0-08'? Does the church have high-level officials or sealed objects that can restrain '0-08'? No wonder '0-08' was once obtained by the church and sealed at the bottom of the cathedral..." Leonard's green eyes lit up and his spirits suddenly lifted.
Daly nodded slightly, and her expression softened.
After a few seconds, her eyes suddenly narrowed and she blurted out:
"Will our discussion just now be known to '0-08'?"
Leonard's expression froze. He was not sure, nor did he dare to shake his head. He and Daly looked at each other, and no one spoke for a while.
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In a room, a slightly pale hand flipped the notebook on the desk to the front and read through it page by page:
"...After leaving Bansi Harbor, Soren Einhorn Medici, who had obtained a certain item, was no longer paranoid and no longer instinctively wove conspiracies. After repeated tugs of war and confrontation, Ince Zangwill reached a preliminary reconciliation with him and even decided to cooperate to a limited extent to fulfill their respective wishes.
"For an evil spirit of the Red Priest path, such a promise is not guaranteed to be effective, but Ince Zangwill had no choice.
“In his opinion, there are many coincidences in this series of events, but in essence, it is inevitable. At least, Soren Einhorn Medici’s ability in constructing stories is several times greater than his.
"...After determining that his destination was East Balam in the southern continent, Ince Zangwill took a boat to the Raging Sea...Every time, he would enter the Intis Colony Island, irrationally provoke official forces, hunt down Beyonders of the Hunter Path, and before danger came, he would regain consciousness in time, cover up his tracks, and escape to a distant place.
“This seems like a coincidence, but the problem is, if it’s the same coincidence every time, isn’t it too much of a coincidence?
"From a logical and rational point of view, too many coincidences mean that some factors or laws exist secretly. The reason why Ince was able to do this is because he wrote the above paragraph. With the help of the power of the 'Pen of Alesukhod', he naturally switched between the two states of 'possessed by evil spirits' and 'self-centered'. He is such a sinister guy. This not only refers to Ince Zangwill, but also to Soren Einhorn Medici. They are obviously living in peace, but they still pretend to be contradictory to each other. It seems that they rely on external forces to achieve a certain balance.
"…Ince Zangwill purchased additional extraordinary materials from the 'Singer' and 'Warrior' pathways. This is very reasonable because he wanted to cover up the traces of the evil spirit using him to collect various items from the 'Hunter' pathway and prevent others from discovering that all this was done with his tacit consent and without any attempt to resist. In addition, both the 'Singer' and 'Warrior' pathways have the ability to fight against the dead and expel evil spirits. As long as a smart person thinks carefully, he will undoubtedly discover this and confirm his judgment that Ince Zangwill is possessed by an evil spirit.
"...After many provocations, Tony Twain of the Iron Cross finally locked onto Ince Zangwill and began hunting him down. During this process, the 'War Bishop' who aspired to become a 'Conqueror' showed off his abilities without any reservation. Especially when a storm happened to block his pursuit, he even made a grand appearance in front of a boat full of ordinary people and caught the guy pretending to be Ince Zangwill.
"This is a bit of a coincidence, but it's not surprising, because the philosophy of the Iron Cross is to transcend the ordinary people, and Tony Twain is arrogant and always uses his abilities to break other people's doubts. He has super self-confidence, so there is nothing wrong with his performance.
“Similarly, he was too confident and overlooked the possibility that Ince Zangwill was also on that ship. This did not fit in with his hunting instincts, but everyone makes mistakes in this world!
"When Ince Zangwill got off the ship at the mid-range island, he noticed the stares from the first-class cabin, but he didn't care. This was exactly what he wanted to achieve. It would be the best outcome if someone among the passengers happened to know him! Well, it just happened...
"...It's not too early, nor too late. Before the Sost 'Red Gloves' team took action, Ince Zangwill met with the 'Pale Hand' of the Soul Cult's Artificial Death God Faction, Palenque Tasib, hoping to get their help to exorcise the evil spirits...
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"...The development of the matter is a bit strange. Daley Simone and Leonard Mitchell of the Soest Red Gloves team seem to have reached a conclusion before they have enough clues to infer. This comes from a letter sent by Renette Tinicole...
"What exactly went wrong? Ince Zangwill was quite confused. In his opinion, unless Palenque Tasib or other key members of the Spiritual Cult could be captured directly, no one could come to a conclusion so quickly.
“It hasted his preparations a bit, but luckily, this result was what he wanted.
"...The Red Gloves team led by Soest discovered the abnormality of Ince Zangwill from the telegrams sent back from various places. Daly Simone proposed the hypothesis of evil spirit possession, which was widely recognized.
"She claimed that it was a reasonable guess, but in fact she already knew something from Leonard Mitchell, who had a 'parasite'. Leonard Mitchell's information came from a letter sent by Renette Tinicole. Who could the sender be?
"At the same time, Leonard Mitchell and Daly Simone have already suspected that the evil spirit possessing Ince Zangwill belongs to the 'Hunter' path..."
"But is this the truth? Will everything develop as Daley Simone, Leonard Mitchell, and the Soest Red Gloves team expected?
"...After discussing with the person from the Tranquility Church, the senior deacon of the Church of Evernight, Ilia, believed Daly's guess and decided to use a Level 1 seal from the Hunter Path as bait to lure Ince Zangwill into the trap when he was possessed by the evil spirit.
"In order to conceal this purpose, she asked the Sost 'Red Gloves' team to continue investigating the relevant clues.
"Unfortunately, they all got one premise wrong, that is, although Ince Zangwill was indeed possessed by an evil spirit, his actions were not affected by it! Everything he did before was acting, and it was all performed according to Soren Einhorn Medici's suggestion to confuse the people of the Church of Evernight and to make Ilia attack blindly. A 'Red Angel' evil spirit who is willing to help and cooperate is enough to change the situation of the battle.
"Ince Zangwill's real purpose for coming to the Southern Continent is actually:
“Hunting down Ilia, the senior deacon of the Church of Evernight, obtaining her extraordinary characteristics and preparing for my own promotion!
“He wants to prove to everyone how stupid it was for the Church of Darkness to abandon him!
"Of course, before launching this operation, Ince Zangwill had to satisfy Soren Einhorn Medici's desire for the high-sequence Beyonder characteristics in the Hunter pathway. In order to keep it secret, he did not plan to hunt locally, but to go to a farther place.
"When the undead nature of the evil spirit, the status of the 'Red Angel' and the special 'Gatekeeper' are combined, Ince Zangwill possesses the ability of 'Spiritual Shuttle' of the higher sequence of the 'Death God' pathway, which is enough to travel far away and come back in a short period of time. He had deliberately concealed this point before.
"After satisfying Soren Einhorn Medici, Ince Zangwill decided to start by killing Daly Simone and Leonard Mitchell, pretending to be vaguely aware of the arrangement of the Church of Evernight, forcibly counterattack, and then lose his mind and go to the 'trap'.
"He doesn't intend to leave any unstable factors behind. All the Avengers who come out of Tingen must die!"
The notebook turned to a blank page, and the pale hand grabbed a feather pen and added a sentence at the end:
"Everything will go well today."
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West Balam, Uttar Pradesh, Kukwa city.
"You haven't finished your investigation yet?" Anderson asked Danitz, who was walking beside him, in a bored tone.
"Almost there!" Danitz replied with a little distraction, "What do you want?"
At this time, Anderson took out a map and a stack of information, and said with a smile:
"I have figured out the approximate location of an ancient mausoleum. According to the customs of East and West Balam, there must be a lot of treasures inside. Here, death is not the end, but just a new beginning, so there are many burial objects."
Danitz was stunned for a moment, then asked in astonishment:
"Don't you understand Dutan?"
How do you collect information?
Anderson chuckled, raised his left hand wearing a black glove, stretched out his five fingers and said:
"I don't understand, but I can temporarily steal their language skills until I finish collecting the information."
"...I knew you wouldn't be completely helpless!" Danitz said with gritted teeth, then pointed to the street next to the square, "Goodbye!"
Anderson didn't try to stop him, but watched him stride sideways with a smile.
At this moment, they both noticed a figure walking towards them from another direction.
The figure was holding an ancient feather pen, wearing a black clergy robe, with dark golden hair, no wrinkles, and facial features like a classical sculpture. One of his eyes was dark blue, almost black, and the other was covered with tiny blood vessels. He was approaching Anderson and Danitz step by step.
Anderson didn't know this middle-aged man, but his body began to tremble for no reason, as if he was facing a natural enemy.
A premonition of danger exploded in his mind, and his pupils dilated rapidly!
Suddenly, a gentle voice sounded in his ears:
"Don't be nervous."
Who... Anderson turned his head in confusion, and saw a figure strangely appeared beside him, where there was no one originally.
This figure seemed to have always been there, but was always ignored.
He was wearing an unusually simple white robe and had a light blond beard that covered the lower half of his face. His eyes were as clear and innocent as a child's, and his expression was warm and reserved.
Looking at the feather pen in the hand of Ince Zangwill, the middle-aged man dressed as an ordinary priest half-closed his eyes, raised his right hand, and tapped four times in front of him.
There hung a silver cross pendant.
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