Talent level increased by one, a transcendent Star Wizard

After half an hour.

Xia Jian sat on the sofa, looking preoccupied.

Listening to Bro's story, Natsumi's already bad mood was further clouded over.

Just one year after Mu Shuang settled in Neil Bella, a horrific serial killer incident occurred in Neil Bella.

In just three months, approximately several thousand people were killed in the dead of night, and all of them had some of their organs or limbs harvested.

Such a strong atmosphere of terror caused ordinary people to live in fear, and there were even instances where the streets were deserted during the day.

What was originally a case targeting ordinary people would not have attracted the attention of wizards.

After all, the total number of civilians in Neilbella is around 800 million, and hundreds of people die every day for various reasons.

Furthermore, ordinary people have ordinary lifestyles, and under normal circumstances, wizards would not get involved in murder cases involving the deaths of ordinary people.

However, strange runes were left at the crime scene, and these rune fonts do not belong to the currently known rune system.

It is important to understand that runes are not simply words, but a manifestation of the power of heaven and earth, and the foundation of a wizard.

Wizards naturally have to study unknown runes, as this is one of the ways to reach the Gate of Truth.

Ultimately, through the research of the wizarding masters, it was determined that those rune fonts had three effects: flesh-and-blood conversion, sacrificial power, and mental interference.

These three effects actually have corresponding runes in the existing rune system.

However, compared to the others, the three newly discovered runes have a stronger effect and can be understood as higher-level runes.

Shortly after the strange rune effects were discovered, a wizard in Neilbella died!

They started as ordinary wizard apprentices, and then became full-fledged wizards.

In order to find the murderer, the wizards of Nilbella began to gather people to patrol the city.

However, things did not improve; instead, a patrolling second-tier wizard died.

There are only a handful of second-tier wizards in the entire Neilbella, so this is no longer just a simple case of someone dying.

After the death of the second-tier wizard, the entire city of Neilbella fell into an eerie silence, but strangely, no one else died afterward.

There was no major battle, and the murderer was not caught; it was as if everything was an illusion.

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"Then how did you know it was related to Mu Shuang?"

Xia Jian snapped out of his daze and looked at Bro with some curiosity, asking him a question.

That happened more than ten years ago. Back then, Bro was probably just a thirteen or fourteen-year-old kid.

Moreover, even if she accidentally witnessed such a thing, with Mu Shuang's strength, she could easily obliterate Bro with a wave of her hand.

"It wasn't me, it was my uncle."

Bro sighed and continued, "During the days my uncle was on patrol, he happened to see your teacher leave the Cow-Head House."

Xia Jian thought about it and felt something was wrong, so he asked again.

"That doesn't make sense either. We haven't caught the culprit yet, and your uncle just advanced in cultivation, right? How could he hide right under Mu Shuang's nose?"

"Um, our family has something that can conceal one's aura, but I won't say what it is," Bro explained, unconsciously touching his nose.

Upon hearing this, Natsume glared at Bro.

Thinking back to the trip to Lin Ya's ruins, it seems that the bastard just ran away without a sound.

This caused him to be hunted down by the Bloodweb Red Fang Crab, and the crab eggs he finally obtained were eaten by Mu Shuang. That treasure that concealed his aura might be on Bro's body.

"Don't even think about it. My uncle was worried that I might get into danger, so he only lent it to me temporarily. I've already returned it to him."

Noticing the greedy glint in Xia Jian's eyes, Bro quickly began to explain, afraid that if he was too slow, it would turn into a scene of murder and robbery.

"What you're saying is wrong. I'm not that kind of person. Don't think so badly of me."

Xia Jian swallowed hard, abandoned his thoughts of killing and robbing, and smiled as he spoke.

The two then returned to their initial topic.

"Even if Mu Shuang rarely goes out, that doesn't necessarily mean she killed the person, does it?"

After all, Mu Shuang isn't dead; she still needs to eat, drink, and relieve herself, or go out to buy materials, and so on.

Do you know the city of Godard?

Bro suddenly straightened his expression, stared intently into Natsume's eyes, and slowly said.

Xia Jian raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

Godard?

I think I've seen it on a map before. It's not far from Neil Bella, and the population is around three million.

In this era, a population of three million is already considered a megacity, and Neilbella only gradually became the city it is today because of the presence of wizards.

As a wizard who enjoys research, even a little bit left under his fingernail is enough to benefit the entire city; feeding eight million people is not a big deal.

Seeing Xia Jian nod thoughtfully, Bro then spoke in a sinister tone, "Do you know that Godard City has now disappeared?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Jian's eyes widened instantly.

Even if the map he had was older, it was still a map from the last ten years or so.

"What's wrong? Has the population been transferred to Neilbella?" Xia Jian asked calmly, taking a sip of water as he tried to avoid thinking about the other side of the story.

Bro shook his head: "It means exactly what it says."

Upon hearing this, Xia Jian's hand trembled involuntarily.

300 million people!

This isn't just 300; what does this mean? For most otaku, they might never see that many people in their entire lives.

In a world without technology, an ordinary person might only ever see people from their own village in their entire life.

"After the murder case was resolved, my uncle sensed something was wrong, so he kept your teacher under surveillance for a while."

At this point, Bro touched his nose, feeling inexplicably embarrassed, after all, it didn't sound good to be staking out a woman in the middle of the night.

"Once, my uncle saw Mu Shuang secretly leave Neil Bella. Because he was afraid of a trap, my uncle didn't dare to follow her out of the city."

"Shortly afterward, news of Godard's disappearance spread, and Mu Shuang returned to the city the day before the news arrived."

"Of course, this may not necessarily be your teacher. Just take it as a story. There aren't many people in the whole of Neilbella who know about this."

After saying that, Bro secretly glanced at Natsumi.

Xia Jian fell silent at this moment.

Although Bro spoke lightly, as if he were telling a story.

But Bro's uncle was a proper third-tier wizard at that time, so it's impossible that he had such an idea without any basis.

If the intention was merely to frame Mu Shuang, the news would have been made public long ago.

Faced with such a murderous maniac, the wizard's first reaction is not fear, but to deal with the person who caused the problem. Even if they cannot solve the problem, the wizards will leave this dangerous place.

This aligns with the wizard's role, ensuring they don't put themselves in danger.

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