Chapter 68-68- Investigation
The early winter snow fell lightly, like a layer of grayish-white gauze, covering the rusted edges of the container apartments. A thin layer of snow accumulated on the shed roofs, which had been repaired with rivets. Occasionally, the groan of metal fatigue could be heard, as if the town was gently turning over in its sleep.
After getting off the shuttle, "Ellit White Dove" in a gray windbreaker tidied his appearance, then stepped forward and came to an old puppet at the door that looked like it was made of metal garbage.
He said politely, "I am the divinely blessed 'Elite White Dove', sent by the Holy Church to investigate the strange events in Agashe. Please inform the administrators and the Holy Church on my behalf. Thank you very much."
"God of Machinery! It's actually the God of Grace!" The old puppet was shocked. This was the first time he saw the legendary God of Grace, and he subconsciously took a few more glances.
But then he discovered that this divinely blessed person didn't seem as extraordinary as he had imagined. Especially after meeting the traveler named Yvette, he seemed even more ordinary.
As the old puppet hurried away, Elliott's face lit up with a smile. As a divinely blessed being, he enjoyed moments like these the most. He didn't know why, but whenever he saw others shocked by him, he couldn't help but smile.
To a certain extent, this caused trouble for his practice, because in his practice plan, he should be set as a polite, humble, cautious, and intelligent human detective, always wearing meticulous formal clothes, never smiling, and always exuding a reliable and mature aura.
Now, every time I go on a mission, I can't help but get carried away by the amazement of others. Is this what the gods said, the endless obstacles on the path of cultivation?
"Long time no see, Detective White Dove." After a while, Elliott heard someone calling his nickname. He turned his head and saw the chief elder and the nun here. The one who greeted him was the nun, and her face looked a little familiar.
"Yes... Miss Sunflower? Why were you assigned here?" Ellit said in surprise.
"It's the same wherever you are, as long as you can do a good job of serving God." The nun said with a smile.
"Okay... well, this must be Mr. 'Grand Elder', right?"
"Yes, it is I. You are finally here, Mr. Divine Grace. Do you need me to describe the situation in detail?"
"I have read the file, but there are some questions that I need your clarification on..."
After two hours of detailed interviews, Ellit, who believed he had obtained sufficient and necessary information, left the Puppet Town and entered Agashe.
He naturally didn't go alone, but summoned his companions to join him. It was a two-story tall magical mecha named "Bai Zhi".
Typically, Elite and Bai Zhi were long-term partners, operating together. Elite's elegant anthropomorphic form allowed him to perform more detailed scouting, while Bai Zhi was responsible for combat, dealing with higher-level aberrant creatures.
However, after entering the depths of Agashe, Elite, who was full of confidence in the investigation, immediately showed a solemn expression.
As a professional investigator among the God's Grace, this was the first time he had seen such a horrifying scene. Even though he was in Bai Zhi's cockpit, he still felt a chill, as if a piercing chill was running along the magic wire and drilling into the core of his mind.
He subconsciously tightened his red scarf, and then began to recall the information dictated by the Great Elder, to see if there was any clue to break the current situation.
Speaking of which, the Great Elder mentioned that the day before the first incident, two travelers of very high realms temporarily settled in the kingdom and left three months later. Coincidentally, the second incident also happened three months later... Is there any connection between the two?
Elliott pondered for a moment, then shook his head decisively, skipping over this useless information.
Obviously, it is impossible for the kind and weak mechanical compatriots to do such evil and perverted things, since they are not infected by the mutants.
The source of the mutation definitely has nothing to do with the two innocent travelers. This is the judgment of a professional detective!
But in this way, it would be clear that there were "insufficient clues", he thought, and then decided to stay in Agassheta for a while and investigate all the surrounding areas of the city.
Yes, as a mature and reliable professional detective, this kind of challenging task is what he likes most.
Let's set a small goal first, figure out this incident within a month, then find the source of the evil mutation and eliminate it.
Otherwise he won’t leave!
…
A few days later, it was an early winter morning.
This is a narrow valley snow track, with mountains on either side like sleeping giants, covered with glaciers that never melt. Through the low birch forest beside the road, you can vaguely see the remnants of railway tracks from centuries ago, like a reddish-brown snake skeleton, winding and disappearing at the end of the mist.
Wearing warm little leather boots, Yvette stood on an exposed black rock ridge. After gazing at the natural scenery for a while, she turned her head and saw that the RV that had lost power was being dragged forward by a black dragon connected by ropes.
The reason why this situation suddenly occurred has to do with the night before yesterday.
That night, when dusk fell, in order not to miss the marked aberrations worth hunting, she took advantage of the black dragon and the puppet girl sleeping in the snow at night, returned to the previous area, and harvested some aberration magic.
However, what was unexpected was that when they came back, they found that a powerful third-stage mutant had attacked the camp and was fighting with Dugrabi and Bingyu.
Although the deformed creature was killed by the combined efforts of a dragon and a doll before Yvette could make a move, her RV was accidentally hit by Dugrabi's dragon breath because it was so close to her. The magic energy transmission structure melted inside and broke down on the spot.
Therefore, in order to bring the car to its destination "Kukes" to find repair parts, the task of towing the car was naturally assigned to the instigator Dugrabi, which led to the current spectacle of a black dragon pulling a car.
Damn it... You actually humiliated me like this. Even if you are the legendary Silver Witch, I will remember this grudge... At the same time, Dugrabi was secretly angry in his heart.
After all, for the proud dragon clan, pulling a cart is something that only lowly beasts would do. How could they be allowed to do it?
It is only because it is a young dragon that it does not have the ability to disobey. If its biological father, the Flame Dragon King, is here, let alone the Silver Witch who is just an unknown little god, even the three famous true gods on the Glowing Continent would still dare to fight with her.
Although not a deity, he possesses the ability to fight against true gods. This is the Dragon King! And there are exactly six such Dragon Kings in the Dragon Kingdom!
"Hmph, one day, when I grow up, pass the Dragon King's trial, and carve the dragon's true name, I will definitely come back here and teach you a lesson..."
Dougrabi struggled to pull the cart while muttering softly. But when he saw Yvette suddenly turn her head and glance at him, he was immediately startled and mumbled, "Is there... something wrong, Witch-sama..."
"What did you just say?"
"What? I just spoke? How is that possible?" Dugrabi yelled, "Did you hear it wrong?"
"Pull the cart well."
"Yes~"
After responding with lowered eyebrows and a pleasing look, Dugrabi didn't dare to complain secretly anymore. Although this witch was a kind god, there was no guarantee that she wouldn't do something cruel to him if she got angry.
As the saying goes, people have to bow their heads under the eaves. A dragon's life is not only about pride in the distance, but also about survival in the present. In terms of dragon life experience, its father, the Flame Dragon King, has taught it a lot of real things.
As for why his father knew so much and how he knew it, Dugrabi was not curious at all.
…
The snow valley came to an end, and the dim light of the setting sun was like cheap oil paint poured on the snow, creating a layer of sickly gold.
At this moment, a low humming sound that did not sound like wind suddenly gripped everyone's nerves.
Yvette stopped and looked at the mountains not far away. A huge, twisted monster covered with tumorous growths and exposed bone spurs was sliding silently across the peaks, leaving a brief but huge shadow in the thin twilight.
It did not notice the several sesame-sized creatures in the snow below and soon sank into the deeper canyon folds.
Only after the behemoth completely vanished did Bingyu dare to take a deep breath and exclaim in shock, "Miss Kindhearted, what was that? A flying... whale? Is it a deformed creature? Or, uh, a wild animal?"
"Aberrant." Yvette was very sure because she saw the other person's body details clearly: exposed flesh, deformed bones, and alienated head, all of which met the characteristics of a first-order aberrant.
But she soon became confused again. The infection of the mutant was based on real creatures, and the direction of evolution was closely related to them. If the infected creature was really a whale, then no matter how it evolved, it would be an aquatic species, there was no doubt about that.
But the whale just now had a very low level of evolution, and looked to be at the first stage, but it had mastered the technique of flying in the sky, which was an ability only possessed by third-stage deformers.
Moreover, there are almost no whales in the northern ice sea of Kuroshio Island. Even if there are deformed whales, they should not run around here.
Such a contradictory situation made her doubtful. She wondered if there were still some misunderstandings in her observations of deformed bodies over the years that she had not noticed.
Just as she was in doubt, accompanied by a nervous roar from Dugrabi, more giant whales emerged from behind the mountains, like countless Kirov airships flying across the sky, casting huge shadows.
Seeing this scene, Bingyu took a breath of cold air, and Dugrabi also subconsciously lowered his head in fear, like an ostrich hiding its head, not wanting to attract the attention of those giant demons.
Fortunately, Yvette reacted faster and immediately used earth magic to pull up a wall from the ground as a cover, blocking the gaze of those pale and turbid eyeballs. Otherwise, she might have been besieged by the whales.
I don’t know how much time passed, it seemed like a few minutes, but also like several long winters. The whales gradually moved away and disappeared into the depths of the snow-capped mountains. The shivering puppet girl and the black dragon finally breathed a sigh of relief and experienced the feeling of surviving a disaster.
(End of this chapter)
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