Witch, Fireball and Steam Evil God

Chapter 34: The Last Day of Roxanne

The bar fell into a long silence, and in the silence, all of Roxanne's abnormal behaviors were explained.

Staff at the Imperial Federal Reserve mentioned that on the day he ended his life, Rockthorn was in a state of daze.

The performance, which had been rehearsed countless times, went awry and lacked any funny moments, causing Marshall to lose face in front of the guests from Gear City.

He was kicked out of the banquet hall, and before leaving he staggered and knocked over a glass of red wine at the door.

The boss' eyes widened, and he raised his hand several times as if to say something, but nothing came out. He could only take out three cups and fill them with liquor. He didn't care whether Ethan and Ivy drank or not. He picked up the glass by himself and gestured in the air, "Cheers to Roxan and his daughter."

Then he drank it all in one gulp.

But a glass of liquor did not ease his emotions, so he simply picked up the bottle and drank the whole bottle. Then, as expected, he slipped and fell asleep on the bar.

Ethan made no move to touch his glass.

It's working hours now and the leader is right next to him.

"Go out for a walk? You can go back if you want."

Ivy suddenly said.

Strictly speaking, the case was not complicated. When all the clues were connected together, they learned about Locksan's last day.

Ethan also understood the reflection that appeared in the apartment.

That was not a magic book, but an account book, which probably recorded the high amount of loans he had taken out from the Imperial Federal Reserve. This explained why Roxan would open it every day after returning home from his performance, and he would write down the extra money he earned from performing in bars and nightclubs.

"The cursed object should be the account book left by Roxan. Marshall asked someone to take it away, so it was cursed."

Ethan stated his own judgment. He calmed himself down and said, "It should be a 'CI' classified curse. Its effect is to make people suffer from laughter disorder. This may be related to the identity of the clown. At present, it does not seem to be obviously fatal."

The case concerning Roxan has come to an end, and the next direction of work is simple.

Find out the whereabouts of the bill from Marshall and hand it over to the shelter. There is a locker in Lao Mu's shop in Hearth Bay that is specifically used to store cursed objects below CI rating.

They successfully completed the commission issued by the Imperial Reserve in just half a night, which should establish a good reputation for the Ximu Town Intelligence Base Station.

However, Ethan always felt that something was missing, or more precisely, even if he found the truth, he still felt helpless.

The journey was exceptionally quiet, the two people and the chicken walked side by side on the streets of the small town. It was the darkness before dawn, and it was also the most silent moment in the world. Ivy had already made a plan. The working hours of the Imperial Federal Reserve were 7 a.m., and they had to while away the rest of the time, find a place to have breakfast, and then completely settle this commission.

Ethan didn't know how long he had been wandering in the dark streets. He was not the kind of person who liked to go out.

When they came to their senses, they had already deviated from the main road, which was the road leading to Baron Gladin's mansion. The baron's manor was shrouded in night and the servants were all asleep.

Ivy walked to the front of the manor, turned around, and looked at the winding path leading up the hillside.

"I saw him the other day."

She finally spoke. At that time, she was on the second floor of the manor. The view outside the window was obscured by the heavy rain. Captain Hagrid, who had received the order, led the guards of the manor and rushed into the heavy rain. They were anxious to investigate the problem of the town's water source. On the way down the hillside, a figure walking through the heavy rain stopped them.

At that time, Ivy couldn't see the appearance of the person in the rain, but now, that person has a name.

Roxan, the town's clown.

She took out a piece of sealing paper from the inside pocket of her clothes and lit the powder inside with a match.

This was the first time Ethan saw Ivy use the spells taught to her by the Enlightenment Academy. Just like elemental spells to elemental shapers, believers of the God of Truth would also learn many abilities beyond common sense after entering the second level.

The powder ignited a faint green flame, and the completely burned powder turned into a wisp of green smoke, floating towards the winding mountain road not far away.

Before I knew it, it was foggy.

The white mist outlined the shapes of several people, and his appearance could not be seen clearly, but Ethan heard a familiar voice.

"Hurry up, find all the water sources in this town!"

Captain Hagrid shouted. His unique loud voice was very penetrating and could be heard clearly even from a long distance, so Lockthorn naturally heard it too.

Roxan froze in place for a moment.

When Captain Hagrid was about to pass him by, he quickly stopped Hagrid, his voice sounding a little trembling, "...Are the rumors true?" Hagrid did not comment, "A witch has attacked Riverside Town. You should go back quickly. It's not safe to stay outside now. By the way, don't drink water casually before we finish our investigation."

Roxan still did not give up and asked, "I mean, everyone in Riverside Town is dead? Has the news been confirmed?"

"Confirmed."

"That……"

Roxan stood there, holding Hagrid's arm with both hands, looking as if he was racking his brains. He finally found some hope and asked, "Is it possible that someone actually survived and they hid by chance and escaped the attack?"

"how could I know?"

Hagrid was getting impatient.

They were also racing against time. If they didn't solve the hidden danger of the town's water source as soon as possible, Ximu Town would end up like Riverside Town. "I'm in a hurry. I'll talk about it later if there's anything else!"

Ethan watched Roxan walking down the mountain path in a daze, bathed in the heavy rain, and sat by the path. Not long after, a figure riding a horse passed by Roxan.

He then vaguely recalled that when he came out of Baron Gladin's house that day, he caught a glimpse of a person sitting on the path out of the corner of his eye, but it was raining too heavily at the time and he was in a hurry to return to the cabin in the woods, so he didn't have time to take a closer look.

"Let's go."

Ivy calmly extended an invitation to Ethan. Finding the truth is the mission of the believers of the God of Truth. God has given them the ability to peek into the past.

The two men traveled through the fog and witnessed scenes that they theoretically shouldn't have seen.

Roxon returned to his apartment, changed into a clown uniform for performances, and went to the banquet hall where the Imperial Reserve was holding a party. This was prepared for a distinguished guest from Gear City. The cheerful atmosphere at the scene overwhelmed Roxon.

They enjoyed a poor performance, which was definitely not at Rockthorn's usual level.

His stuttering lines made the party awkward many times, and finally, Marshall, unable to bear it anymore, kicked him out of the banquet hall.

Ethan also learned something he didn't know.

For example, Baron Gladin cheered up shortly after he left, and rode with Ivy and Hagrid to lead a joint army of the Guards and Guild Hunters to Riverside Town. They did not encounter the witch and her minions in the town, so they ordered everyone to pile the bodies together.

They tried to include the names of every dead person they could.

After returning, Baron Gladin gave a speech in the town square. He believed that it was their bravery and unity that made the witches stay away from Creekwood, but they could not relax, as the evil witches could come back at any time.

Roxanne was also among the crowd.

After the speech, he squeezed to the front and asked Captain Hagrid for the statistical death list. He browsed through every name on the list until he turned to the third page. Then Lockthorn stopped. Time seemed to be banned for him at this moment. He maintained the same posture and stood there until Hagrid patted his shoulder comfortingly.

This became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Back at the apartment, Roxon checked the account book for the last time and changed into a decent set of clothes.

He found a thick rope, stood under the beam for a long time, found a carving knife, and carved a line of words crookedly on the beam.

"Lockthorn was here."

The fog gradually dissipated, and the white figure disappeared in front of Ethan's eyes, and Rockthorn's apartment became quiet again.

They were standing just under the beams, and he saw all the mist condense into a diamond-shaped crystal and float towards Ivy's head.

Ethan had read about how believers of the God of Truth were promoted. They needed to find enough truth and get closer to the real world so that they could share more power.

This is perhaps how truth believers gather the truth.

Ivy's face was still expressionless, without any sign of sadness. Ethan guessed that she had probably become accustomed to separations and deaths in the process of pursuing the truth.

But maybe not entirely.

He saw the diamond-shaped crystal being absorbed by the golden hair on Ivy's head.

Then, the tuft of golden hair bent down dejectedly and fell into her golden hair, and could no longer be found.

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