Chapter 13 You heard it, she asked me to hit you
As soon as she heard about the battle above, she had already vigilantly performed several rituals on herself in the basement.
——[Protection from Bullets], [Weak Penetration of Natural Resistance], [Protection from Slashing], [Stable Casting], [Weakness Reinforcement].
Of course, she had fully charged up her strength and prepared her strongest attack in advance before coming out to confront them.
Although she was talking to Aiwass, her attention was actually on Haina.
As soon as Haina was distracted, she would immediately throw the "Cursed Infant" in her hand. It would automatically track the heart, and once it came into contact, it would sink into the body and directly bite the internal organs from the body, causing frost damage.
It causes unbearable pain and can freeze blood vessels near the heart. Even if someone survives, vigorous activity will tear their internal organs and cause extensive bleeding. Even a bishop cannot heal such injuries.
...But if this attack misses and we get into a fight.
Even if she had given herself a lot of buffs in advance, she probably wouldn't be able to defeat this young inspector.
She could sense that the other party must have mastered the power of the third energy level.
Although she didn't know the other party's Tao characteristics, she might not be able to defeat him in a head-on confrontation.
——You only have one chance!
The moment she saw Aiwass raise the gun towards her, she decided on her next tactic.
She specifically strengthened her defense.
If it was a high-powered firearm, she might be wary, but the Lady's Grip was very weak.
Even a thick oak barrel filled with wine might not be able to penetrate it. The female knight opposite could probably block the bullet with her muscles.
Such a bullet, even if it hits her eyes or throat accurately, cannot cause serious damage to her.
Aiwass Moriarty, on the other hand, was just a young man who had never touched a gun and knew nothing about anything. As transcendents on the same path, she could clearly sense that even if Aiwass had a transcendent profession, he was definitely at least one level lower than her.
Because she didn't sense any threat from the other party.
He dared to shoot Adhmar because Adhmar had lost his fighting ability. It was like shooting at a stationary target.
Looking at Adhmar's body, the bullet had normal power and had not been specially modified by the craftsman.
But he was alive and could dodge. When he didn't know if he could dodge the attack, he would definitely choose to shoot himself in the torso to increase his chances of success.
And the protection she had put in place could definitely block the shot easily.
But she could pretend to have suffered a fatal blow, letting the young female knight relax her guard. Then she could take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack on her.
"How about it? Let's make a bet!"
She laughed heartily, as if she was truly fearless: "You only have one chance!"
Veronica knew that if the bullet could hit a weak spot like her eyes or throat, it would probably interrupt her spell. But Aiwass might not dare to do so - he only had one chance.
If she continues to put pressure on the other party, the young man will choose to play it safe!
As long as this shot didn't hit the weak spot that would have been fatal, she could have safely blocked it;
Taking a step back, the worst outcome would be that the spell would be interrupted. The pitiful little pistol in his hand would still be unable to cause any effective damage to him - and he still had the opportunity to sneak attack the female knight.
——No matter what, at least I won’t lose.
Hurry up, hurry up.
"Give me a quick shot—"
After quickly determining the tactics based on her own experience, Veronica stood still and continued to taunt:
"What a ridiculous and pitiful boy. I didn't kill you last time, but you won't be able to escape this time. You don't think that just because this thing can kill that idiot, it can..."
——Peng!
The next moment, a gunshot rang out.
I saw a dark line passing through Veronica's head.
Her bald head shattered into pieces, bursting like a watermelon.
Veronica's spell went haywire, sending a frigid wind through the bar. It forced Haena to take a step back, and Aiwas's wheelchair rolled backwards, crashing into the wall before coming to a stop.
You don't even need to make up for it later.
Because she died too quickly and too completely, the continuous damage caused by "Shadow" and "Erosion" could not be dealt.
Tiny white dots of light gradually emerged from her body and flowed into Aiwass's body.
Kill the second-level transcendent and gain 16 free experience points.
——This is the simplest way to skip class.
The protective rituals she could use didn't offer physical resistance to "cutting," "piercing," or "blunt impact." This meant she could only resist "slashing" and "shooting" at best. Furthermore, her ritual level was too low to be effective against transcendental weapons.
Then all you need to do is find a supernatural weapon with the properties of "cutting", "piercing", or "blunting", and use a sneak attack to hit her weak points before she enters combat. This will penetrate all resistances just like attacking ordinary units, and a single hit of damage will knock off at least one-third of her health, causing her to faint immediately after her defense is broken.
Then one round of output can take it away.
But in reality, without the triple health bonus of the four-player BOSS module, she could kill the enemy with just one headshot.
After all, the system for crafting "Enchantment Cards" comes from the abilities of the Great Sin Scholar. Purple Transcendental gear, which was extremely rare in the 1.0 environment, has become practically universally available two patches later, so the "Transcendental" attribute on the Great Sin Scholar's Enchantment Cards is quite generous.
It would be better to say that if the "Supernatural" attribute is not given, the weapon card materialized by the Phantom Card will not be able to defeat monsters two versions later - the enemies of that period were basically covered with non-supernatural resistance, and weapons and consumables that did not involve supernatural powers could no longer hurt people.
It’s not like it is now, where even the blue and white outfit can kill people.
What's this?
This is the suppression of version updates.
"You saw it, she told me to shoot. I just wanted to scare her."
Looking at Haina's somewhat surprised and confused eyes, Aiwass shrugged innocently: "It's none of my business."
"...I know. Don't be afraid, Mr. Aiwass. You are completely innocent. She threatened your life, so you were forced to shoot. I can prove it to you."
Haina was half a step late before slowly nodding.
She looked back at the sorceress's body and was silent for a moment.
"...But why does she dare to be so arrogant?"
She tried to explain what was happening before her eyes, trying to rationalize it: "Maybe she thought your shot would miss...
"—By the way, she said 'I couldn't kill you last time'. Could she be the demonologist who kidnapped you? That's why she looked down on you. I didn't expect that as a priest, you not only have the ability to reason, but also the courage to fight her!"
Haina spoke more and more fluently, and felt that she had completed the logic.
Aiwass shook his head repeatedly.
This person was bewitched, and could say anything... If you want my body, just say it. This logic made him at a loss for words.
"We can still carry back the body of one person. But we definitely can't carry back the body of two people."
Aiwass didn't respond, but calmly offered a suggestion: "So my suggestion is that we find a way to contact the nearby Supervisory Bureau. Have them send someone to supervise—and seal this place off at the same time. The Pelican Bar must be connected to these demonologists.
"You can check the basement of this bar. There should be a lot of ritual materials in there."
"Very good!"
Haina was extremely excited: "The incident is resolved!"
But then, she suddenly remembered something: "Speaking of which, how do you know the bartender's name?"
“Because I’ve been here.”
Aiwass did not mince words: "It was the day I was attacked and kidnapped.
"Actually, what I told you before wasn't entirely true. Or rather... I didn't know they were demonologists at the time."
"them?"
"Yes. Besides this woman, there was also a middle-aged man. Before I was attacked, the two of them came to drink with me... I thought they were nice people, so I treated them to a meal.
"To my surprise, I passed out shortly after leaving the bar. I was half asleep when I saw the huge stone arch. So I knew I was being taken to Arches Park. I never imagined they were the ones who made me pass out—or that there was something wrong with the food I ate that day.
"That's why I tried the bartender. I suspected he had drugged me and had recognized me.
"So I think we can't let our guard down. There's probably an even more powerful demonologist still alive. He's a man, about forty years old, with brown eyes, a bald head, and a slight Star Kingdom accent. He said he's a stone merchant, traveling between Star Kingdom and Avalon."
Aiwass told a half-truth.
His itinerary that day was well-planned. He left a deep impression not only on the wild elf bartender, but also on all the guests who came here that day.
So you can't fool people here.
And Aiwass also has to pay special attention to perspective issues.
If he was truly an innocent person, then he shouldn't have known about the peculiarities of these two people. So it made sense that he didn't report it on the first day - from Aiwas's perspective at the time, he was indeed attacked on his way home after going out to play.
But now, he had to speak out about this matter, because once he started investigating the Pelican Bar, his itinerary for the day would be impossible to hide.
Likewise, from his perspective, he certainly wouldn't have known that he had killed the man. He didn't know that there was a deceased person at the ceremony, and that he was a wanted criminal.
Sure enough, Haina immediately explained to him: “Don’t be afraid, that person is probably dead - I now fully understand the whole incident.
"They were probably hiding in this bar. Then, when they saw you coming to the bar alone that day, they planned to use you as a sacrifice to summon the devil.
"The bartender is one of their men, so he drugged you and made it impossible for you to resist their sacrifice.
"That woman just said something like 'I couldn't kill you last time,' and that man died at the ceremony... He must have been attacked by the summoned demon, and his students decisively fled the scene. Unexpectedly, the demon killed its summoner first, and you survived."
"So that's how it is."
Aiwass nodded thoughtfully: "If that man is already dead... then it roughly matches my speculation.
"In that case, Senior Sister—we don't have to report to the Inspectorate right away."
Now that Haina was needed, Aiwas no longer called her by her name, but used the term "senior" again.
"Why?"
Haina was a little puzzled: "Would it be faster to find it with more people?"
"Someone among the guests who escaped earlier must have informed the Supervisory Bureau. And I just fired two shots, the people outside should have heard it. The Supervisory Bureau should be here soon, we just need to wait here."
At this point, there was an obvious hesitation on Aiwas's face, which even Haina could easily see.
She immediately asked, "What's wrong?"
"Actually," Aiwass lowered his voice, "I may have left a book here.
"I was groggy when I left that day, and I left my things here."
"What book?"
"That's a banned book."
"Banned book?!"
"Yes."
Aiwass nodded and said seriously, "It's called 'Alchemical Code' and it must have been put in the basement by the bartender.
"I didn't dare to take it back at first. But since we don't have to notify the Supervisory Bureau immediately, I still want to reclaim it. The book is still very valuable... and I'm also worried that if it stays here, someone might find out that the book is related to our Moriarty family."
“…You.”
Haina just felt a slight headache.
Even if her looks weren't considered - in just one day of contact, she was extremely impressed by her junior.
Smart, serious, and educated. He was even a seeker of the Way of Devotion, and fought alongside him. By dealing with that female demonologist, he could even be considered to have saved his life.
She is not an ungrateful person.
But how to deal with this matter...
Haina thought for a while, then sheathed her sword, and the halo in her eyes gradually dimmed.
"Just this once."
She also lowered her voice and said seriously, "I know that among the important people, there must be some who have secretly studied those taboo knowledge. But I didn't expect you to do the same...
"I don't want to report you, but can you at least not bring it out in public? It's dangerous!
"Even if the patrolling Inspectorate doesn't search the package, it could still be targeted by criminals—you might not know that mysterious books like these are very expensive on the black market!"
Of course I know.
It's because it's expensive, and you, senior sister, are afraid of being poor and can empathize with me, so I'm bringing this up here...
"Yes, what Senior Sister said is..."
Aiwass nodded repeatedly, looking pitiful. "Could you help me get it back? Since it's illegal, it should be hidden in the basement. If it's valuable enough, it should be placed in some important box."
"...I suspect you were targeted because of that book!"
Haina didn't teach him a lesson enough and couldn't help but say a few more words.
But looking at Aiwass's appearance, she finally softened her heart.
She sighed and handed her supervisory badge and sword to Aiwass. "Stay here and don't go out. If the local supervisors come before I get back, show them this. Tell them someone is already investigating and ask them to wait here."
"—Also, speaking of alchemy, I just remembered. According to standard investigation procedures, your gun will have to be submitted to the Inspectorate for inspection to see if there are any signs of illegal modifications by alchemy."
"I understand. It's what I should do."
Aiwass nodded without hesitation.
Haina was a little worried: "Tell me the truth, is it there? I feel it's a bit powerful. If it is, I can help you deal with the body and hide the traces of the body a little bit - it's also illegal to modify weapons with alchemy."
"Really not."
Aiwass assured him confidently, "You can check it at will. But it's better not to handle the body... If someone finds out you handled the body, you won't be in a good situation."
Regardless of the fact that this is enchantment, it is indeed not a transformation... and it would be strange if the Phantom Magic Card could be detected by these novice technicians of the Supervisory Bureau whose highest level is less than level 40.
Do you understand what industry technical barriers are?
Hearing this, Haina felt warm in her heart.
She was the one who asked for help, but for some reason she felt like she was being helped.
"Be careful, I'll be back soon."
With that, Haina opened the door to the basement and closed it.
Only after she left did Aiwass sigh softly.
The puppy-like expression on his face suddenly disappeared, and his face became expressionless.
——The next moment, Aiwass stood up from the wheelchair.
His movements were very smooth, without any lag.
The moment he left the wheelchair, the shadow beneath him slowly began to move, as if a living creature had suddenly been awakened. Like an amorphous demon, it slowly crawled across his skin, spreading and twisting across the ground.
The entire messy bar hall became dim.
It was as if it wasn't noon here, but rather dusk with the lights on, blocking out all the light coming in from outside.
Crash, crash...
Aiwass stepped on his own shadow, and it made a sound like boots stepping on rainy water. His shadow seemed to have turned into some kind of sticky liquid, like flowing black blood.
Completely ignoring the change, Aiwass walked straight to Veronica's body and searched her body carefully in the dark.
When they met that night, Veronica showed him the whole thing—she had hidden a thick stack of letters close to her body inside her clothes.
He saw it clearly at that time. The last letter he sent to them was hidden inside.
These letters were kept in her own bra.
—What if Veronica forgot to destroy the letter after she was suspected of being killed by the Shadow Demon, or planned to keep it for the time being...
Now that she had died suddenly, it would become evidence that could implicate Aiwass in the matter.
Aiwas tricked Haina away in order to quietly retrieve the fatal evidence.
The result was just as Aiwass expected.
Aiwass took out a stack of letters of varying sizes from Veronica's clothes and immediately saw the one that belonged to him.
"Oh."
Aiwass sneered and clutched the letter tightly.
As expected.
——This is the final evidence.
Wow, my editor came to me yesterday and said that the word count was increasing too fast, and if I couldn’t finish the book with the updated book recommendations, it would have to be put on the shelves...
Today's writing is still over 7,000 words, so starting tomorrow I'll have to reduce it to under 5,000, but I'll try to write a little more! It's important to catch up on new books, so remember to check back every day!
(End of this chapter)
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