Mystery: Death Singer

On Monday morning, Edric, who had arrived at Raphael Cemetery with Alvin, suddenly stopped and looked around the large woods surrounding the cemetery with delight.

In the little beetle's perception, there were no fewer than twenty spiritual entities around, and they were all natural spirits.

Moreover, this is far from the limit of Raphael's Cemetery. In the little beetle's perception, there is an extremely large "big guy" in the deeper part of the forest.

Alvin, noticing his movement, stopped and asked curiously:

"Edric, what's wrong?"

Edric snapped out of his reverie, pointed to the forest on the left side of the cemetery, and asked:

"Alvin, are these forests around the cemetery open to the public? Uh, I mean, are people allowed to go in to log or hunt?"

"Logging is absolutely prohibited." Alvin shook his head repeatedly. "Raphael Cemetery and all the surrounding forests belong to the Tingen City Government, but hunting is not prohibited here. Kalis and a few veteran employees have tried it on their days off."

He paused, a smile appearing on his face: "However, they tried for several weeks in a row, but failed to catch any large prey, only a few rabbits."

In other words, there are no wild animals like bears and wolves living in this forest, or they may have been dealt with in advance.

This is quite normal, after all, there is no one else in the entire cemetery who is extraordinary except for him. If those old men were to encounter a suddenly crazed beast, it would be terrible.

Edric nodded slightly, then stated his intentions without hesitation:

"This place looks really nice. I'm planning to take a stroll here during my lunch break. Want to come along?"

"Young people have so much energy." Alvin shook his head. "I'm planning to take a nap. You know, the room I rent has too few rooms and too many family members, so I never sleep well at night."

Edric nodded slightly. He knew that Alvin wouldn't waste his precious lunch break, which was why he hadn't expected a response.

The morning's work was very easy, because no dead bodies were brought in all morning, so Edric just stayed in the lounge, watching his seniors play cards as an audience member.

Even though he didn't have many memories of his past life left in his mind, Edric knew that he was a model citizen, a man who didn't gamble, use drugs, or frequent brothels, and had no bad habits.

Of course, he wasn't some saint without desires; he watched plenty of suggestive videos and action movies, but he always stuck to his principles.

In mystical terms, it would be called—do as you please, but do not harm.

After having lunch with the cemetery staff, Edric said goodbye to Kalis and then eagerly ventured into the forest, wanting to see what those nature spirits that had been tantalizing him all morning really were.

Perhaps because it is so close to the cemetery, all the spirits in this forest are humanoid, the tallest being over two meters high, while the shortest only reaches Edric's calves.

This is undoubtedly good news, because the Solomon coins have a limited capacity, and Edric knows without even looking at the "big guy" deep in the forest that it definitely won't fit.

—According to the little beetle's feedback, that thing was even as tall as a three-story building, looking like an apartment building that had stood up from the ground.

With the help of the little beetle, Edric quickly completed the initial screening, eliminating seventeen natural spirits that were of little use to him, leaving only four spirits, each with its own strengths and weaknesses, to enter the next round.

Solomon's Coins have a limited capacity, and can only subdue a maximum of two spirits. Therefore, Edric must make a choice to select the two most suitable for his current situation from the four natural spirits.

The abilities possessed by these four spiritual entities are as follows:

【Water Spirit】: Born from streams, it is a semi-transparent water spirit, more than two meters tall.

Some water-related spells can be used; Edric experimented on himself as a target, and the results were barely noticeable.

The only unique feature is that after it tilts downwards, it can help the vessel move freely underwater for about twenty minutes.

【Stone Spirit】: Born from rocks, it looks like Malphite, very strong, but only a little over a meter tall.

It can cast a spell similar to Stone Skin, which provides quite good defense; at least when Edric punched it, it didn't seem to have much effect.

In addition, Stone Spirit can carry him underground to move, but the only drawback is that this movement speed is extremely slow, and he can only run less than 200 meters in a minute.

【Wind Spirit】: Born from the forest breeze, it is colorless and transparent. Only when Edric opens his Eye of Death can he see an extremely blurry humanoid object floating in mid-air.

It can slightly reduce Edric's own weight, slightly increase his jumping and running speed, and blow out invisible winds that can effectively disperse flames and smoke, but it cannot affect other spirits.

【Frost Spirit】: Its origin is unknown. It looks like a corpse that has been frozen to death, with fine ice mist floating around it.

It has two abilities. One is to release a large area of ​​low-temperature fog, which can effectively reduce Edric's movement speed by about one-third. The fog concentration can be adjusted to target specific enemies. In addition to enemies with special bodies such as "corpse collectors", it can also provide some low-temperature attacks.

Secondly, it can unleash a soul-piercing shriek that can effectively freeze the movement of other natural spirits, and even affect Edric's own spirit body, even if only for less than half a second.

Of these four natural spirits, the Frost Spirit was the first to be identified because its two abilities are extremely practical. Whether it is the large-scale group slowing or the sonic attack targeting spirits, both can greatly enhance Edric's immediate combat power.

Even though the Soul Scream has the side effect of indiscriminately attacking enemies, it cannot change Edric's love for it.

After making a relatively easy decision, Edric ruled out both the Wind Spirit and the Water Spirit.

Judging from the formula that "enemy slowing down" equals "our speeding up", Wind Spirit's main abilities overlap with Frost Spirit's, and its strength is obviously insufficient, so its elimination is inevitable.

Water spirits and stone spirits have the same problem; they can both provide Edric with a way to escape or hide.

If they were at sea, Edric would choose the water spirit without hesitation, but he is currently inland, and the only major river in the entire Tingen is the Hoy River, so his diving ability is ultimately not comprehensive enough.

In addition, the Water Spirit's water magic is far inferior to the Stone Skin spell. One is dispensable, while the other can effectively enhance defense to withstand stronger attacks. The result is self-evident.