Mystery: Death Singer

That night, Edric and Alvin spread out downstairs at the apartment building. He really intended to set up a trap in the area to see if he could catch Alvin's eldest son, Jerry.

While it's unlikely that a normal person would choose to come back the day after being defeated, Jerry, upon closer inspection, is unlikely to be a normal person either.

As an extraordinary being, Edric certainly wouldn't do something as foolish as standing guard. He reached his right hand into his jacket pocket and gently stroked the Solomon's Coin inside. The small beetle-shaped nature spirit immediately crawled out of the Coin and responded to its master.

With the help of the little beetle's powerful search and communication abilities, Edric quickly found a decent watcher nearby.

It was just a lingering resentment, and even if it were unfortunately discovered by a passing official extraordinary being, the consequence would simply be that it would be casually eliminated, without attracting any attention from anyone.

Since these kinds of spirits only retain the most basic instincts, they are incapable of performing an effect similar to "facial recognition." Therefore, the instruction Edric gave it was to "perceive obvious spiritual reactions."

No matter how wretched this lingering resentment may be, it is still a genuine spirit, a member of this vast and extraordinary world, and sensing spirituality is not difficult for it at all.

Without the help of extraordinary power, Jerry would be no match for Erwin, which would be enough to ensure the safety of Erwin's family during this period.

On Sunday, Edric would personally track down and search for this "rat" to see if he was just an ordinary person with some knowledge of mysticism, or a newly emerged extraordinary person who had been fortunate enough to embark on the extraordinary path.

In other words, that guy is very likely worth hundreds of pounds!

After assigning the sentries, Edric glanced around one last time and, finding nothing amiss, went upstairs.

Soon, Edric arrived at his rented single room. Just as he took out his key to open the door and go in, he suddenly saw a bright "light bulb" in his room!

Edric was taken aback by this unexpected situation, then smiled with a mixture of anger and amusement. He was just checking as usual, but he didn't expect to catch them red-handed.

Just then, the "big light bulb" in the room seemed to have heard something and quietly came to the side of the door, seemingly planning to launch a sneak attack on Edric when he opened the door and entered the room.

However, the other party's actions also made Edric feel much more at ease. This stupid behavior didn't seem like that of an extraordinary person, and the fact that he sneaked to the door further indicated that this guy didn't have a gun.

— "Not an extraordinary being" plus "no gun in hand" means Edric is about to unleash his full power.

In order not to disturb the other residents on the same floor, Edric pretended not to notice and opened the door with his key. He then slipped into the house and closed the door behind him. The whole process was done in one smooth motion.

After the door slammed shut with a thud, the two people inside almost simultaneously had the same thought:

"Finally, they've taken the bait!"

"Finally, they've taken the bait!"

Thinking that Edric hadn't noticed him at all, Jerry made the first move and threw a jab at the back of Edric's head. If he wasn't worried that he would be too rough and not have a chance to find out where the money was hidden, he would have even brought a knife!

But life is full of surprises; accidents often happen when you least expect them.

Edric seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, casually deflecting Jerry's jab with his left hand.

Before Jerry, whose face showed surprise, could react, Edric instantly turned around and delivered an extremely heavy straight punch that struck his target squarely, instantly knocking Jerry to his knees like a boiled shrimp, clutching his abdomen with both hands.

Although Edric held back with his punch, he also intended to teach the attacker a lesson so that he could be questioned later. So he knocked Jerry to his knees and made him unable to get up.

Seeing Jerry on the verge of tears, Edric slightly raised his right fist but didn't throw it, using the gesture to show his stance. Then, in a low voice, he asked:

"From now on, you answer whatever I ask, understand?"

Jerry, who immediately swallowed back his sobs, nodded frantically, afraid that if he was any slower he would get punched by Edric again.

Edric was quite satisfied with Jerry's attitude and nodded slightly.

"Why is your name in my room? I don't care if you're lying or what, as long as I don't hear anything that interests me..."

Jerry, who was just about to make up an excuse, was immediately put in a bind. But in order to avoid taking another iron fist, he told the whole story:

"My name is Jerry, and I'm Alvin's second son, who lives downstairs from you. I only broke in here to steal some bread, please, please spare me. You can even take me to my father and make him compensate you for your losses, I'll do it all!"

boom!

A dull thud rang out instantly. Edric looked coldly at Jerry, who was rolling on the ground, refusing to make a sound, and said in an icy tone:

"That's not what I want to hear. For example, the curse on your father?"

Upon hearing the word "curse," Jerry's face turned deathly pale. He stared at Edric with wide eyes, his throat making a "whoosh whoosh" sound like a broken bellows, unable to utter a single word.

Jerry's face turned ashen. He couldn't accept this cruel reality for a moment. No wonder he could be knocked down with a single blow. No wonder his sneak attack had no effect. It turned out that the man he had chosen on a whim was actually a legendary extraordinary being!

The memory of the tragedy he witnessed that afternoon sent a chill down Jerry's spine. He instantly prostrated himself at Edric's feet and explained rapidly:

"Don't kill me, don't kill me! I... I found a book, and out of curiosity, I tried it on old... Elwin according to its instructions. I really didn't intend to cast any curse; it was all an accident..."

A book, a book containing real knowledge of the occult? Edric narrowed his eyes, instinctively sensing that something was amiss.

As is well known, Old Fussac and Old Hermes are languages ​​with extraordinary power, so the vast majority of occult knowledge is written in these two languages.

And Jerry, an "illiterate" who couldn't even finish Sunday school thanks to Alvin's introduction, how could he possibly understand those ancient characters that even he himself might not be able to fully comprehend?

Just then, Edric suddenly felt his heart skip a beat, and an inexplicable sense of danger permeated the surroundings. Without changing his tone, he said:

"The book? Take me to get it. If it really exists, then I can pretend that everything that happened tonight never happened."