Mystery: The Undead Don't Die from Linking the Fire

Chapter 60: On the Eve of Another Tarot Meeting

Another morning.

St. Wind Cathedral, Joewood District.

"Did you find anything?"

An elderly man wearing a black soft hat and with a serious face looked at the person in charge of the punishment and asked in a deep voice.

"Your Excellency the Archbishop."

The executioner below placed his right hand on his chest and said in a low voice, "I'm very sorry, but the spirits in Kapin and the others' bodies have all disappeared, including the spirits remaining in the villa, which have all been cleaned up. So we have no way of knowing exactly what happened last night."

"Did you come prepared?"

The old man frowned slightly, but quickly relaxed.

The absence of clues is the biggest clue of all.

This means that the assassination of Kapin was not a spur-of-the-moment decision, but rather a premeditated act.

Judging from the fact that the perpetrator was able to destroy the evidence with ease after killing people, and even provocatively hang the corpses of Kaping and others on the street lamp at the door without worrying about being discovered, the person who did the work was undoubtedly a mid-series extraordinary individual who was extremely confident in his own strength.

but.

Why would someone like that target Kapin, a human trafficker?

Could it be that the other party only intervened because they couldn't stand Kapin's atrocities?

It's impossible to even think about it.

This means that there must be a bigger secret hidden behind this Kapin!

A glint of light flashed in the old man's silver eyes, clearly indicating that he was extremely certain of his judgment and guess.

"Go check."

The old man immediately instructed, "It doesn't matter if we can't find the murderer, but find out what secrets are hidden behind Kapin. Once we know these secrets, we'll know the murderer's motive."

"Yes, Your Excellency the Archbishop."

The officiant, acting as the punishment officer, bowed his head respectfully, showing no dissatisfaction with the old man's instructions.

Because this old man was none other than the Archbishop of the Church of Storms in the Backlund Diocese, the Singer of God, Ace Snake!

……

Inside a luxury villa in the western district, two figures stood facing each other.

"Selt, what on earth is going on?"

The person asking the question had a long, rectangular face, wore a white wig, had two slightly upturned mustaches around his mouth, and thick eyebrows, bearing a resemblance to the characters on playing cards.

He was dressed in a formal suit, draped in a cloak, and with extremely long toes on his shoes. His attire was out of touch with the times, as if he lived in the last century.

If anyone recognized these two men, they would be surprised to discover that he was Prince Grove Augustus of Sunia.

But this person should have died a hundred years ago!

Before him stood a handsome middle-aged man with a pale face, dressed in a sharp suit.

He was also the Celt mentioned by Grove Augustus, whose full name was Celt Augustus.

Without a doubt, he is a member of the royal family.

"What killed Kapin was a werewolf and two vengeful spirits."

Selt whispered, "That werewolf took the things from the secret room, but fortunately Kapin didn't know many secrets. Although I have no way of knowing exactly how much he knew, it must have been very limited."

"Besides, all the spirits within Kapin and the others have vanished. But the killer seems to be provoking us; he hasn't cleansed the nearby spirits. Although these spirits don't know much, they can at least give us an idea of ​​what happened."

"However, I also eliminated all the spirits at the scene afterward, so those substitutes won't find anything."

"Werewolves and ghosts? The Rose School?"

Grove Augustus murmured.

"A Sequence 7 werewolf, and two Sequence 5 vengeful spirits? If they have that kind of strength, they can indeed easily take care of Kapin and his guards."

"No!"

Selt said in a deep voice, "It was that werewolf who made the move, but I suspect that it was just someone dressed as a werewolf, and that his strength was at least Sequence 5 or higher."

"However, the other party has never demonstrated any ability sufficient to prove its sequence. I have no way of knowing which specific path it took."

"And what about you?"

Grove Augustus suddenly frowned and asked.

"I……"

Selt gave a wry smile, rolled up his sleeve, and revealed the hidden wound.

At the wound, streaks of scarlet substance, resembling spores, were spreading outwards along the wound.

"Who hurt you?"

Grove Augustus's expression changed slightly.

"A stray dog ​​that has become a ghost."

A flash of resentment crossed Celt's eyes as he gritted his teeth and said, "I was careless and didn't dodge. Unfortunately, that dog carried some kind of curse that even the laws couldn't stop from spreading, otherwise I wouldn't have asked for help."

"How could you be so careless?!"

Grove gave a reprimand, but his eyes held a deep sense of worry.

After all, no matter what, he was his most outstanding son.

……

Backlund, Queens, inside the Hall family's luxury villa.

"Oh, I see."

In the study, Earl Hall said with a sigh, "Women are forced to sell their bodies to survive, and even after they reform, they are still criticized and harassed, and may even become targets of serial killers. Isn't this a tragedy of our country?"

Ember sat opposite Earl Hall, but made no comment or statement.

He simply said calmly, "Count Hall, now that the killer's target has been identified, I think Miss Audrey no longer needs my protection for the time being."

The killer's target was clear: women who had previously sold their bodies but had reformed.

Audrey was clearly not among them, which meant she would not be the killer's target and therefore would not need protection. Count Hall then had no reason to continue employing her at a high price.

Rather than waiting for Earl Hall to dismiss him, Ember simply took the initiative to propose it himself.

"No."

Earl Hall shook his head upon hearing this. "Audrey is already an extraordinary being, and she will inevitably be drawn into some troublesome matters of the mysterious world. Even without this serial murder case, she would still need someone to protect her."

After a pause, Earl Hall suddenly smiled and said, "Of course, besides protecting her, I also hope that Ash can teach Audrey some knowledge and information about the mystical side. After all, in this regard, her mother and I really can't help her much."

He knew the young man in front of him didn't want to take the money for nothing, but Earl Hall wasn't prepared to fire Ash.

Firstly, he wasn't short of money; one hundred pounds a week would only amount to five thousand two hundred pounds a year.

Secondly, as he said.

Now that Audrey has stepped into the mystical side, she is bound to be unintentionally drawn into some dangerous troubles.

In such situations, she needs someone to help her.

At the same time, she also needs someone to tutor her in the mystical side of knowledge, in order to avoid her getting into these troubles as much as possible.

In Earl Hall's mind, there was no one more suitable for such a role than Ember.

"it is good."

Yu Jin thought for a moment, but did not refuse. He simply nodded in agreement, "If Miss Audrey doesn't mind."

(End of this chapter)