Mystery: Mr. Witch and Ms. Hunter

Chapter 359 Serial Killer

Agaritu's face was livid in the captain's room. "Atheism" gave him a very bad impression and reminded him of his situation before he was promoted to Sequence 4.

Rumor has it that Agaritu is not a demigod and has not reached Sequence 4. He relied on the "Death Announcement" to become one of the Four Kings. This is not without basis. He was indeed controlled by the "Death Announcement" for a period of time.

Until recently, he used the false information he had released earlier to trick adventurers into completing the ritual and becoming a Sequence 4 "Devil". Only then did he slightly improve his status from a slave to an assistant and collaborator.

Out of the desire to keep it secret, he did not spread the news, waiting to continue deceiving some self-important bounty hunters with the false information that he had not completed the promotion.

However, "Atheism" directly found the "Death Proclamation" in the vast ocean, and then used its own strength to tell Agaritu directly: Even if you become a demigod, it is no different to the angels, you still have to bow down to them, but before it was to the "Death Proclamation", and now it is to "Atheism" and the Moss Ascetic Order.

Damn it……

Agaritu's expression twisted and he slammed his fist on the table.

At this moment, the blood-red wall suddenly twisted, and the cracks on the wall panels opened and closed, like a big mouth, as if it wanted to say something to Agaritu.

"I've told you many times, don't be impatient, 'Death Sentence'!"

Agaritu shouted in annoyance, but soon, as if he heard something from the "Death Announcement", his expression became playful.

"Is that so? Okay, I get it. I didn't expect that... or rather, I couldn't have expected it."

As if he had been injected with a shot of cardiotonic, Agaritu swept away his previous decadence, straightened the black tripod hat on his head, and the skin on his throat turned into a demonic dark red. He issued orders to the entire island in a sharp and hoarse voice.

"Pack up, we'll leave here tomorrow and head to Indo Port."

His voice was sharp and full of malice, constantly echoing on the island, sometimes hoarse, sometimes chaotic, sometimes like a whisper, sometimes like a song, making it difficult for normal people to bear.

However, the pirates on the "Death Announcement" did not show any abnormality. When they heard the evil and hoarse voice, they just shook their bodies slightly, and then their eyes turned red. They stopped what they were doing, clenched their fists and hit their chests, and then began the preparations before sailing in unison.

……

At this time in Indo Port, Sophie was enjoying some precious "alone" time.

During this period, she had been under the supervision of Mr. Azik, who was too serious and responsible, and the tasks he gave her were not easy. In the past few months, she had already learned the basic Hermetic language, and next she would have to learn Elvish and Dragon language. According to Azik, this was knowledge that Beyonders had to know, but Sophie was deeply skeptical about this.

Now, both Vinata and Azik are overwhelmed by the sudden increase in mysterious events on their hands. Even angels cannot handle these things in one go without exposing their own great powers.

"It looks like you've finally figured it out."

In Sophie's mind, Cecilia couldn't help but confirm as she watched Sophie carefully put on the "Lie" necklace given to her by Miss Audrey and hid the revolver that Vinata had adjusted under her skirt.

“In fact, I am not mentally prepared.”

Sophie responded in a low voice, "But even though I didn't stay in the 'cold-blooded' stage for long, this unforgettable experience still made me understand one thing: even if I'm not prepared, the things I have to do will not disappear on their own."

Behind the twenty-two divine paths is the wisdom of countless ancient gods of the Second Age, and the same is true for the potion system. Any behavior that deviates from these twenty-two divine paths is destined to be accompanied by risks.

Although in theory, the trick proposed by "Sun" Derrick, which is to take the potion after withdrawing emotions at Sequence Nine to speed up the digestion of the "Cold-Blooded One", and then reinfuse it after being promoted to Sequence Seven, has sufficient theoretical basis, it also has its difficulties.

For a Sequence Eight "cold-blooded" person who has lost all humanity, the precious emotions that are infused back when promoted to Sequence Seven are like pouring boiling water into the snow. If one wants to maintain humanity, this "boiling water" cannot be allowed to freeze. One can imagine how difficult this is.

If Audrey hadn't been there to help stabilize Sophie's mental state when she was promoted to Sequence 7, Cecilia would have had to rescue her, otherwise Sophie would have been out of control.

But because of this, Sophie's psychology became mature again, which was almost completely different from her peers. And this experience of pouring beautiful emotions into her emotionless heart did give her new insights and made her more calm about her own destiny.

"Just let yourself know."

Cecilia nodded and said nothing more. Even she couldn't interfere with what happened next. Sophie had to play the role of the "serial killer" by herself.

Demonic Path Sequence 7, "Serial Killer", has mastered many knowledge and rituals of worshipping demons, and likes to use special serial murders to please demons. If given enough time, they can summon the projection of demons from the abyss. They can effectively interfere with divination and spiritualism.

However, the requirements for playing a "serial killer" are also quite bad: committing serial murders. The more cruel the means and the more people killed in succession, the better. Moreover, it can only be effective if the victims are members of the same species. This is somewhat different from a "hunter" who hunts different species.

Sophie took out a notebook from her bosom, which recorded some of the targets she had been secretly investigating these days. Some were suspicious outsiders investigated by Vinata during this period, and some were criminals that Sophie had found herself.

The latter method of judgment was actually not difficult. Sophie simply found an underground gathering of extraordinary people. After the Esco family changed its name to Queen Island Co., Ltd., these gatherings of extraordinary people that were originally suppressed by the family raised their heads again.

Sophie used "lies" to slightly change her figure and appearance, memorized the bounty list from beginning to end, and then tracked and investigated them one by one in order of bounty from high to low, and finally found seven targets.

If you just want to play the role of a "serial killer", the requirements don't need to be too high. The requirement is just to create serial murders. The minimum requirement for the ritual is seven, and the maximum is thirteen. There are no requirements for the selected targets. The longest time before two murders is nine days, otherwise the ritual will be reset; the shortest time is three days. If it is shorter than three days, the risk of getting out of control will increase.

"Let's go find the first target first. It might take a whole day."

Cecilia was not in the mood. After all, she was really tired of murder and it was difficult to cheer her up.

"I left a note for Sister Venata."

Sophie nodded. Even though Adele and Vinata had already established a relationship, in front of outsiders, Sophie still called Vinata "sister" and Adele "mom", which gradually became a habit for her.

After tying her shoelaces, Sophie slipped out the back door alone. After making sure that no one was paying attention, she quickly turned around and disappeared.

Just after Sophie disappeared, the curtains on the second floor were opened a corner, and Vinata stood in front of the window with a complicated expression, holding a neatly written note in her hand, which read "I am going to start acting today and may come back very late at night."

"You can follow along and see if you want."

Anne passed by her and couldn't help but urge her when she saw Vinata's look.

"What do you know?" Venata retorted absentmindedly, "Children have to grow up. I can't always follow her."

"Even if she's going to kill someone next?" Annie raised her eyebrows and continued to ask.

"You copied half of the list." Vinata rolled her eyes at Anne, then stared blankly at the direction where Sophie disappeared for a while and sighed heavily.

"We are not good people. We have no right and no way to demand that she be pure and innocent. All we can do is try our best to prevent her from going too far in that direction..."

Just like madness and loss of control, Vinata did not say the second half of the sentence. No extraordinary person can escape from loss of control and madness. All they can do is not to go crazy too early or too hard.

……

Vinata was still hesitating, but Sophie was already on her way to action.

According to the information found from Vinata, the first target Sophie chose was an Intis man named Salvatore Black, who was suspected to be a peripheral member of the "Iron Cross". He behaved abnormally and seemed to have some inappropriate thoughts about the exclusive residence arranged by the Queen Island Shipping Company for the extraordinary people among the passengers. Even if Sophie did not take action, Vinata would have to deal with him sooner or later.

Because he is only a peripheral member, Salvatore is not a Beyonder of the Hunter Path, but a Sequence 7 "Shadow Monk" of the Secret Prayer Path.

He can sneak into the shadows freely, and his ability is very suitable for stealth assassination. If it weren't for the "Listener" pre-sequence that made him too neurotic on many occasions and attracted Venata's attention, he would be a good killer.

But now, Sophie has her eyes on this guy.

Entering directly from the main gate for a head-on confrontation is a good method. After all, the hermits are not good at head-on conflicts. However, there are too many variables in a direct battle with the crazy believers of the true creator, and it is easy to cause a commotion. In that case, even if Sophie successfully kills Salvatore, she will not be able to follow up and complete the ceremony.

Sophie walked around the apartment and soon noticed the vent, but it was only slightly larger than Sophie's head, and Sophie estimated that it was no more than forty centimeters wide.

However, this did not stop Sophie.

Abyss Path Sequence Seven, "Serial Killer", after being promoted to the middle sequence, they mastered more reliable active extraordinary abilities, including poisonous fire, simple curses of the "harmful words" type, and partial demonization abilities.

Depending on the materials used when each person is promoted, the demonic form also varies greatly. Sophie's extraordinary characteristics are derived from Matafarli, and she was also influenced by Cecilia in the middle, so she can present two tendencies: the former's Hell Lord form and the latter's Gorgon form.

Sophie found a secluded corner to hide, then whispered a demonic opening spell, making her body soft and boneless. Like a real snake, she sneaked into the maintenance passage on the top of the apartment building through the ventilation duct that humans could never enter.

She set the word to activate her demonization as "demon" in the Hermetic language. The reason she didn't use the demonic language was because she hadn't learned this part in her occult studies yet, and she couldn't say a word in the demonic language before she transformed into a demon.

Sophie and Salvatore were both Sequence Seven, and Sophie took the advantage and quietly hid in Salvatore's rented apartment.

This true believer of the Creator from Intis had a typical appearance, with a thin but attractive face and thick hair, which was significantly different from the middle-aged gentleman in Loen.

At this moment, he was sitting in front of the fireplace in his room, praying devoutly to a nested inverted cross badge.

Sophie was right above him, with only a thumb-thick iron fence separating her from his head.

"Great Lord, what do you want to tell me?"

Salvatore prostrated himself on the ground devoutly, assuming an extremely humble posture. Even the most respectful students had never shown that expression when listening to lectures. If you ignore the distorted facial muscles and saliva flowing from the corners of his mouth due to listening, he looked like a devout believer. However, now, Sophie saw only evil.

Unlike the devil, whose fall comes from the abyss, closer to the fall of the flesh, induced by external intervention; the fall shown by Salvatore comes from the heart, and the mumbling of the real creator seems to have only awakened the decadent tendency in his heart.

And now, the sound that Salvatore heard was like a huge bell in his senses, completely blocking out the tiny noises made by Sophie in the ventilation duct.

However, just as Sophie was about to launch a surprise attack while the other party was weakened by listening to the mumbling, she suddenly heard Salvatore muttering:

"I heard it... You said there was a girl hiding in the ventilation duct above my head, ready to assassinate me?"

At the same time, his neck was strangely bent, forming an exaggerated sharp angle with his spine, and his dark eyes stared straight at Sophie in the air.

Sophie knew something was wrong when she heard it. She suddenly contracted her body, then burst out with strength, twisting the thumb-thick hollow iron fence directly in half, and fell towards Salvatore from the air, with the revolver in her hand roaring and spewing flames.

However, Salvatore was not shot. His figure melted like wax and flowed directly into the shadow on the ground. With his ability to hide in the shadow, he avoided Sophie's first wave of attack.

Sophie landed lightly on the ground, but the room was empty now. Instead, a layer of dark shadow covered the ground, spreading out like water waves with Sophie's footsteps.

(There is not enough time today, so the following paragraph is a placeholder, updated first and revised later)

(End of this chapter)