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  Chapter 241 Completed "Roleplay"

  "Snap—"

  Moriarty held the copper coin tightly with his five fingers tightened. He nodded and replied:

  "They are safe. I guess they are protected by the police. They will be sent home after they find out their address. So many citizens have witnessed them escaping from Kapin's mansion. No matter whether he can be convicted later, no one should dare to touch these girls."

  This is also one of the reasons why they chose to make a big fuss during the day. Regardless of the other girls, Emily has lost both parents. If she cannot get proper treatment from the authorities, she will be homeless.

  "Yes, then our goal has been achieved. It's a pity that the Beyonder named Heras ran away. In order to prevent the basement from collapsing, the explosives were not powerful enough and failed to kill Belis who came to support."

  Leaving two Beyonders behind may be detrimental to the rescued girls. Angel plans to go to various churches, especially the Storm Church, which governs the Cherwood District, to submit a letter of complaint after he is no longer afraid of fire, so that these two guys can't move in Backlund. Even if they are not caught, they can only leave in embarrassment and can't continue to do evil.

  Looking at the sunlight above, Angel breathed a sigh of relief, took out the spoils he had just picked up at the battle scene, and began to share them with Moriarty.

  According to the agreement before the battle, if extraordinary items or characteristics were obtained, the two would share them equally according to the approximate amount, but now there were three items in total.

  One extraordinary characteristic came from Katie, who used a soft whip. It was a light blue hexagonal prism, translucent, with a lightning-like light flashing inside.

  Another soft whip also came from her. After Angel experienced it personally in the battle, he thought it was an extraordinary weapon with an attack effect. Unfortunately, it was damaged in the explosion, and the three parts of the whip were rolled up and taken away from the scene.

  Another extraordinary characteristic belonged to Parker, who was possessed by the ghost Moriarty before he could do anything, and was solved by Angel's 7.5-pound extraordinary bullet. It was wrapped in black, dark red and silver and was as big as a child's fist.

  Obviously, Katie's sequence was higher than Parker's. The former was likely to be a sequence 7, and the latter was at most a sequence 8 extraordinary person.

  And the price difference between them cannot be ignored.

  Angel knew that the extraordinary characteristics were basically equivalent to the main ingredients of the extraordinary person's sequence potion. The two main ingredients of sequence 8 could be sold for about 300 pounds each, and the two main ingredients of sequence 7 could be sold for more than 500 pounds each, and even 700 pounds with a premium.

  One of the main ingredients that Angel promoted to "Witch" was purchased by Miss Justice for 700 pounds.

  In this way, "Parker" and "Katie" are worth 600 pounds and more than 1,000 pounds respectively.

  The price of an extraordinary weapon at an extraordinary gathering is usually more than 500 pounds, which can basically make up for the difference between the two.

  Of course, the soft whip is already damaged. If it can be easily repaired, it's fine. If the repair cost is too high or it cannot be repaired, choosing it will be a big loss.

  She held the soft whip and Parker's extraordinary characteristics in her left hand, and Katie's extraordinary characteristics in her right hand. The direct contact with the extraordinary characteristics made her palm feel like an electric shock, but fortunately the voltage was not high and she could still bear it.

  It is fair for one person to distribute and the other person to choose first.

  Angel was prepared for the other party to choose a Sequence 7 that was more expensive and risk-free. This was an extra reward for Moriarty, a reward for risking his life to help her rescue Emily and the other girls.

  As expected, the detective chose the Sequence 7 Beyonder characteristic from Katie.

  "I've said in advance that taking these spoils is risky. I have anti-divination methods, so I don't have to worry about being tracked by official Beyonders. But you are different." Because she was worried that the other party would think that she wanted to keep these items for herself, after handing the Beyonder characteristic to Moriarty, she reminded him, "If you can't sell it quickly, you can consider leaving it with me first, and I'll give you the gold pounds after I sell it."

  "Don't worry, I dare to make such a big fuss, of course I have ways to avoid the official Beyonders' search."   

  Moriarty replied with a smile. He was still wearing the gold-rimmed glasses. The upper half of his face was gentle and refined, but the lower half was covered by a beard, which made him look rough and unruly.

  "Besides, you can try to find the lady who sells extraordinary weapons at the "Eye of Wisdom" party to try to repair this whip. If it can't be repaired, well, I will make up the difference between the two after I sell the extraordinary characteristics."

  "Why? The distribution of the spoils has been agreed in advance."

  Angel frowned and asked. She didn't want to take advantage of such a thing, and she was also curious about the strange style of this detective. He could go through life and death for O'Neill's daughter who had taken over a commission, and tried to ensure fairness when distributing spoils with strangers.

  "Let's just lay the foundation for our next cooperation."

  Shaking the translucent hexagonal prism in his hand, Moriarty was stimulated by the electric current on it, and the corners of his mouth curled up. Then he touched his pocket as if he remembered something and took out the "master key" that Angel lent him.

  "This is back to you."

  Angel took it and watched the detective quickly climb up the stairs to the ground, gently push open the manhole cover, and look out.

  Then, he lowered his head and asked uncertainly:

  "We will have a chance to cooperate again, right?"

  "Maybe, don't you have a voicemail?"

  Looking at Moriarty hanging on the stairs, hunched over, Angel smiled.

  ...

  After getting lost and repeating repeatedly, Angel finally found the right way through the magic mirror divination, from the sewer to the safe house near the East District. Unlike other areas, there were no luxurious gas lamps during the day, so she was able to return to her safe house without being too scared.

  After taking off the frenzy ring, washing up and rewarding her dry stomach, Angel reviewed today's battle in the bedroom of this narrow one-bedroom apartment.

  The three-color mixed extraordinary characteristics were placed in a small iron box by her. Compared with the wooden box, it can better isolate the leakage of spirituality and avoid being easily discovered by spiritual vision. The damaged soft whip was also wrapped and put away, waiting for the next "Eye of Wisdom" gathering to find a craftsman who can repair it.

  These gains were only in gold pounds. Although Angel's thirst for gold pounds had reached an uncontrollable level under the negative effects of the frenzy ring, she had more important things to do at this time.

  Angel took the teapot and poured the tea that had been boiled someday directly onto the ground. The cold tea flowed freely on the uneven ground, and soon a puddle of about half a square meter was formed.

  She put down the teapot, squatted down, pointed one hand at the puddle, and the ice condensed on her fingertips, instantly freezing the tea into solid ice. Then, the ice surface became harder and smoother as the temperature continued to drop, and her reflection also appeared on the surface.

  Under her conscious control, the solid ice had become a crystal clear mirror, which could be used as a complete mirror for magic mirror divination and magic mirror substitute!

  This was a delicate operation that she could not do when she first became a "witch". At this time, in the early morning joint action with Sherlock Moriarty, the "acting" completed under the gaze of the audience on the whole street finally allowed her to completely digest the magic potion in her body.

  After she took the potion in Tingen at the end of August and was promoted to "Witch", it took nearly two months, several large-scale "performances" and countless performances in the Divination Club, and she finally reached this step.

  As long as she obtains the potion of the "Pleasure Witch", she can be promoted to Sequence 6.

  (End of this chapter)

  Chapter 242 Letter of Report

  "Sure enough, my previous summary was not wrong. My appearance in the attic of the villa should have made most witnesses think that I was the culprit of the explosion. This kind of immediate feedback is very helpful for digesting the potion..."

  Angel looked at the ice mirror that reflected his true face, and his fingers touched the mirror again.

  "Mirror, mirror, tell me Emily O'Neill's current situation."

  The mirror surface, which was emitting bursts of cold air, quickly emerged with the scene of the girl looking at the obituary in the newspaper with tears streaming down her face. Two inspectors with silver six-pointed stars on their shoulders stood around, with sad faces, and were discussing something in a low voice.

  Could it be an official Beyonder? They are used to wearing police uniforms and corresponding police ranks when they come into contact with the police. If they are responsible nearby, they are likely to be the "Substitute Punishers" of the Storm Church.

  Seeing that Emily is currently under the protection of the official Beyonder, Angel breathed a sigh of relief and erased the content on the mirror.

  This time the divination process was fast and the positioning was accurate. Unlike the previous situation where she was disturbed at every turn, it seems that after completely digesting the potion, her other Beyonder abilities have also improved a lot.

  This made her even more excited about the changes after being promoted to Sequence 6.

  ————

  After nightfall, Angel, whose fear of firelight had lost its negative effects, came to Sylvia Langdon's house and reported to her what had happened in the past few days.

  "Miss Audrey took you to the exhibition, which means she has accepted you as a member of her small circle," Sylvia, who was wearing heavy makeup and a purple evening dress, seemed to have just returned from a party. She met Angel in the reception room without changing her clothes. "You should cherish this relationship and maintain it well. Perhaps you will get the other half of the potion materials soon."

  According to the agreement, she bought the "pharmacist" formula that Angel obtained for 200 pounds. The income of this formula increased smoothly from 400 pounds to 600 pounds, which has exceeded the potion of Sequence 8.

  Maybe when the serial killer is caught and Mr. A's Beyonder gathering is open again, I can sell it again...

  Angel thought happily, the potion formula is better than Beyonder characteristics or items that can only be sold once. It can be sold multiple times and continuously provide income.

  "Which Beyonder gatherings have you attended recently?" After putting away the paper with the recipe, Sylvia took a sip of black tea and asked, "Recently, or today, have you found anyone selling Beyonder characteristics of 'Sheriff' or 'Interrogator' at a gathering?"

  "Beyonder characteristics?"

  Angel asked curiously.

  "They are all from the 'Arbitrator' path. The Sheriff is Sequence 8 and the Interrogator is Sequence 7. If you find someone selling them, you can try to contact them. It's best to confirm the other party's identity and then tell me."

  Arbitrator path?

  Angel suddenly realized that this was most likely the Beyonder path of the two Beyonders who died in Kapin's mansion. If someone who sold characteristics during this period was found, it almost meant that the murderer who killed Kapin and his men and took away the Beyonder characteristics was locked. It seems

  that Kapin is not only connected with the senior people of Backlund, kidnapping girls for them, but also has connections with the Witch Cult. Kapin and his accomplices died in the morning, and Sylvia knew about it in the evening, and even tried to find people who were selling related Beyonder characteristics.

  Could it be that Kapin was also involved in the Witch Cult's human trafficking?

  Moreover, the "Arbitrator" path is recorded in the scriptures within the Church of Evernight, and is jointly controlled by the royal Augustus family of the Kingdom of Loen and the Castilla family of the Kingdom of Feynepot. Three of the four Beyonders in Capin's mansion have been confirmed to be "Arbiters", so the relationship between Capin and the royal family may also be unclear...

  "The party hasn't been held for a while. Because of the serial murder case, official Beyonders and the military are searching for suspicious persons everywhere. I'm afraid that before this storm subsides, not many Beyonders in Backlund dare to hold a party."   

  She cleverly found an excuse to refuse this matter. The extraordinary characteristics had long been divided between her and Moriarty. Did she have to investigate herself?

  "Serial killings..." Hearing Angel's answer, Sylvia sneered, "I can't believe that they can't even catch a promoted 'criminal' Pathway Sequence 6. It's already 12 cases, right? When the 13th death appears, this guy should be able to be promoted smoothly. Of course, if he is too greedy, he may continue to commit crimes."

  "Successfully promoted after 13 murders, is this his promotion ceremony?"

  Hearing this number that made her uncomfortable, Angel frowned and asked back.

  "You know the corresponding ceremony for promotion to Sequence 5. It seems you know a lot of secrets." The noble lady put down her teacup gracefully and picked up a piece of cake. "Serial killing is indeed the promotion ceremony of the 'devil'. At least 13 people are required, and the maximum can reach 49. The more people you kill, the more hope you have for promotion, but correspondingly, the greater the possibility of being discovered and arrested."

  "There must be at least 3 days between two murders, otherwise it is easy to get out of control. If it exceeds 9 days, it is equivalent to starting over."

  "Based on the interval and pattern of killings, and his habit of eating the internal organs after killing the target, it is easy to know that he is preparing for the promotion ceremony. I just didn't expect that the whole Backlund actually regarded him as an ordinary serial killer. It's really stupid."

  After introducing the purpose of killing this "devil" in one breath, Severia did not continue this topic, but asked Angelo to contact Audrey, and even not to let go of Greylint.

  "You can talk to them about the latest hot topics, such as 'air pollution control'. Those nobles love to comment on current affairs, and women are no exception."

  Air pollution? What does this have to do with the witch sect?

  Suddenly thinking of the Viscount Grallant in the recently formed "Atmospheric Pollution Investigation Committee", Angel seemed to understand the real purpose of Seville.

  Are they planning to use Viscount Grallant to influence this investigation committee?

  ————

  After leaving Seville's house, Angel came to the Cherwood District adjacent to the West District and found the "Holy Wind Cathedral" of the Storm Church.

  Taking out the long-written report letter, she was ready to report the two Beyonders, Heras and Belis, who escaped from the Kapin mansion to the Storm Church, so that they could taste the iron fist of the "Substitute Punishers".

  The charge was simple, assisting in the kidnapping of citizens, suspected to be related to multiple murders.

  The Substitute Punishers should be able to understand everything after they arrived at the Kapin house during the day. At this time, with this report letter, even if the two Beyonders who escaped by chance were not caught, they would not be able to stay in Backlund.

  Of course, she was not stupid enough to report it herself. Even with the anti-divination of the secret holy emblem, it was difficult to hide her whereabouts in the face of high-sequence Beyonders, and she had to find an indirect way.

  She looked around and soon found a few homeless people wandering in front of the church. From time to time, free communion was distributed here. Even if you were not a believer, you could get one by just saying "Praise the Lord of Storms". The police would not use force in front of the church, so it was a place where many homeless people stayed. With

  a reward of 1 soli, she asked a homeless person to help put the report letter into the mailbox in front of the Holy Wind Cathedral. She hid far away and did not even look at it, trying to reduce the relevant contact.

  After a few minutes, the homeless person walked back to the alley where Angel was hiding. Angel saw that he had nothing in his hands, knowing that the report had been completed, and was ready to leave.

  "I was wondering why the homeless person who helped me deliver the report letter still had a letter in his hand. It turns out that we thought of the same thing."

  Some familiar tones came from outside the alley. Angel looked over and saw Sherlock Moriarty, who had just separated from her this morning, standing at the alley wearing a peaked cap and a worker's uniform that was indistinguishable from the crowd. His face was full of smiles under the brim of his hat.

  "See you again, Miss Watson."

  (End of this chapter)

  Chapter 243

  Moriarty in the deep alley? Why is he here too?

  Angel looked behind the detective and found no one else. Then her eyes returned to this person, looking him up and down. An incredible thought popped up in her mind:

  Could he also come to report?

  The next moment, Angel's guess was confirmed.

  "I was just about to find someone to help me put the report letter into the mailbox, and I saw a homeless man who had just put a letter in and was walking towards you, so I followed him..."

  Sure enough, Moriarty was also a hidden reporting expert.

  Taking his report letter that had not been sent out in time, Angel looked at the content and found that it was similar to what she wrote, and even attached a hand-drawn pencil portrait, which was 70% similar to Heras and Belis.

  "Why not put yours in too? My report letter does not come with a portrait."

  She shook the letter paper in her hand and said to Moriarty.

  "No need. A letter to remind them is enough. Maybe the 'Manufactured Punishers' have already interrogated the surviving servants and guards of the Capin family and launched a wanted list for them. Well, maybe we are included."

  Talking about this, both of them were silent.

  After a while, Moriarty spoke again.

  "I determined the whereabouts of Emily and other rescued girls through divination. The police and the Manufactured Punishers did not make things difficult for them. Most of the kidnapped girls have returned to their homes, but Emily..."

  The parents of this poor girl died in this incident. Although in Angel's magic mirror divination, Emily jumped into the Tussock River with the O'Neill couple to "commit suicide", she eventually appeared in the basement of the Capin family, which shows that the results of the divination had been interfered with.

  But even after killing Capin and blowing up his house, the two still did not find enough evidence to reasonably infer the real cause of their death.

  Perhaps the O'Neill family was controlled by Heras through various decrees, or perhaps a certain Beyonder who could interfere with divination was not in Kapin's mansion at the time, so it was not discovered by Angel and Moriarty, but all this may have to wait for the "Manufactured Punishers" to investigate.

  "...Fortunately, she is currently under the protection of the police. Since she has no other relatives, Emily is likely to be adopted by a guardian designated by the police until she grows up and inherits her family's property. For her, it is not a good ending, but there is no better way."

  During the conversation, the two left the Holy Wind Cathedral through the alley to avoid being discovered by the "Manufactured Punishers" who received the report letter.

  It was late at night. In order to take care of Moriarty, the "magician" who had no dark vision, Angel chose a street with street lights, and the two walked side by side.

  "The Eye of Wisdom should not hold a new gathering recently. Maybe you can only wait until the serial killer is arrested and the police, the military and the official Beyonders relax their vigilance before you have a chance to find someone to repair the Beyonder weapon."

  Moriarty said softly. There were not many pedestrians on the street, but he still lowered his voice when talking about the topic of occultism to avoid being heard by ordinary people.

  Angel nodded in agreement:

  "The same is true for another Beyonder gathering I know about, but I doubt whether they can find the murderer."

  At this point, she told the detective the news she heard from Severia.

  "The promotion ceremony of the 'Devil' sequence..."

  The other party was not as surprised as she thought, as if he had already known or inferred the relevant information.

  "I am also involved in the investigation of the serial murder case. I helped to find some information and found some clues that the murderer likes to attack young women who used to be 'street girls'. They even suspect that the murderer may not be human."

  "Not human?"

  Angel raised her eyebrows and blurted out.

  At that moment, she thought it was some kind of curse word, but then she thought of Miss Justice's dog who had taken the audience potion, the "Extraordinary Dog".

  Could it be that there is another animal that has taken the potion and even successfully promoted several times, and is now meeting the ritual requirements of taking the potion through serial killings, preparing to be promoted to Sequence 5?

  "That's right. According to my inference, the murderer may have had the same serial killing experience before preparing for this promotion, which is why he is so skilled and so wanton. But almost all serial killings in Backlund and even the whole country have been registered, so after searching in vain, the detectives turned their attention to the possibility of 'animals.'"

  "Animal 'murders' of animals will not arouse the concern of human society at all." Angel took over his words and added.   

  Moriarty nodded in agreement.

  "But if that's the case, how can an animal find the formula, buy the potion materials, and mix the potion for promotion? Unless... unless there is someone behind it helping it?"

  Thinking of this possibility, Angel felt chilled.

  A scene emerged in her mind of a mysterious man in a black robe feeding the prepared potion to the bizarre creature in front of him.

  If the official Beyonders have been able to determine that the murderer of the serial murder case is a certain animal, then why is there still no progress in catching him?

  "Maybe they haven't thought of this level yet. After all, these immature speculations are only circulated among detectives. Maybe the military wants to use the serial murder case to rectify Backlund's underground world, so they are not in a hurry to catch the criminal. Who knows?"

  The detective sneered with an unclear meaning.

  "But we can report it and tell them the relevant possibilities. There are already 12 victims. If the murderer is not greedy and is prepared to meet the minimum requirements of the promotion ceremony to be promoted, then it will stop as long as it kills one more person, and maybe it will never be found again."

  Moriarty stopped and looked at Angel with an unbelievable look.

  "Aren't you afraid of being implicated?"

  "Have you forgotten? I have anti-divination, this risk is worth taking."

  After a long silence, the detective's eyes behind the glasses revealed a hint of smile.

  "I have actually given those detectives hints, and they will probably come to similar conclusions soon and notify the police and official extraordinary people, but you are right, we can also do more and contribute more.

  "I will go back and organize the clues I found for you, so that the official extraordinary people can catch this 'devil' as soon as possible."

  After saying that, he turned his head, but immediately looked at Angel again.

  "I wanted to ask you from just now, where did you take me? "

  Hmm?"

  Angel also looked around. The two of them walked into an alley that was even narrower than before while chatting. On both sides of the road, which was so narrow that even a carriage could not pass, were three-story buildings. From the second floor, the balcony protruded outward, blocking the moonlight above the alley. The only street lamp at the entrance of the alley emitted a weak light, which could not illuminate them at all.

  "I thought you led the way..."

  She murmured, and she could not remember how she got to this alley.

  Oh, getting lost... Could it be the negative effect of the "Master Key"?

  But there are two of us. Could it be that the effect of this key that makes people lost can also affect the people around us?

  After thinking for a moment, Angel had to admit that maybe Moriarty was right. It was really that he led the way unintentionally, and the negative effect of the magical item that made people lose their way randomly made her lead the two of them to an unknown alley.

  Seeing that she was a little stunned, Moriarty chuckled, touched the sleeve of his left wrist with his right hand, hesitated for a moment, and put his hand down again, his eyes swept to the ground around him.

  "It's okay. I'll find a stick. In this situation, the divination rod is very useful for finding the way. To be honest, when I first arrived in Backlund, I often..."

  He suddenly stopped talking and his eyes became sharp.

  Angel also felt a bone-chilling chill at this moment. Her magic mirror had been destroyed in the battle of the Kapin family, and she had not had time to make a new one. But even so, her spirituality gave an urgent warning that was as real as reality.

  Someone is attacking them!

  Above the balcony that almost covered the sky, a huge figure fell rapidly, and the target was Sherlock Moriarty who had just sensed something and raised his head.

  (End of this chapter)

  Chapter 244 Demon Dog

  The sky was covered by a huge black dog, with its front legs stretched out, revealing sharp claws, and its mouth half open. Its two rows of sharp teeth were dark red, as if it had been soaked in blood for a long time.

  "Be careful!"

  Worried that Moriarty could not see the attacking black dog in the dark alley, Angel shouted and summoned two sharp ice spikes at the same time, one end against the ground and the other end facing the sky. She took two steps back and left the black dog's attack range.

  Moriarty also reacted quickly. He rolled in the other direction without caring about his demeanor. The peaked cap on his head fell to the ground, and his short black hair became messy during the movement.

  Seeing two humans in the alley, the huge black dog was more surprised than the two people who were attacked. It kicked its hind legs on the protruding second-floor balcony and changed its falling direction. It barely avoided the ice spikes that could disembowel it and fell between Angel and Moriarty. Its neck kept turning, looking back and forth at the two people at both ends of the alley, and seemed a little hesitant.

  "Woo--"

  A low roar came from between its clenched fangs. The black dog quickly selected its target - Moriarty. As if it had a deep hatred for it, it kicked its limbs and quickly pounced on the detective who had just climbed up from the ground.

  "Bang--"

  Angel stepped forward with her right foot, and frost quickly extended from the sole of her foot.

  After digesting the Sequence 7 potion, her control of the power of frost was now more proficient than when she had just taken the witch potion and was promoted to Sequence 7. Her subtle control over the summoned ice was far better than before.

  In the wet alley, the ice quickly spread on the ground and the walls on both sides, catching up with the black dog that pounced forward, and then stretched out ice spikes of varying lengths and thicknesses in front of it, but without exception, they all pointed at this strange animal.

  Wait, animals, powerful and aggressive animals...

  Angel suddenly thought of Moriarty's analysis just now.

  "It's a 'devil'!"

  At her shout, the black dog was forced to stop to avoid being pierced by the ice spikes. Moriarty, who was targeting it, also stood up straight, raised his empty right hand, snapped his fingers, and an invisible air bullet flew out, hitting the furry forehead of the "devil dog".

  Unfortunately, the angle was not good, and the bullet broke a tuft of black hair, splashing a ball of blood, but was bounced off by the hard frontal bone.

  "Huh!"

  The black dog roared demonstratively, and its body expanded rapidly like a balloon, and instantly turned into a giant dog nearly three meters tall. A pair of huge bat wings grew on its back and slowly opened, and two horns covered with strange patterns arched out from behind its ears.

  The expanded demon dog almost filled the entire alley, squeezing out the ice spikes that were originally very deadly to it. It lowered its head from its high position and looked at its target, Moriarty. Its eyes were like lava, blood red and shining. Red flames jumped out of its hair, saliva dripped from its mouth, and a strong smell of sulfur spread in the alley.

  It became stronger and more like a "demon".

  With the sound of "cracking" ice breaking, the demon dog continued to squeeze towards Moriarty. Its enlarged body limited its speed in the alley, but compared with before, its strength and pressure increased exponentially.

  Angel summoned several black flames behind it, and they crossed a slightly curved trajectory and smashed towards the back of the giant dog. The curse flames that had been invincible before hit the giant dog's flaming fur, but did not spread and diffuse as quickly as expected. Instead, they mixed with the sulfur fire that came out of the hair, eroding each other, and soon disappeared with a "puff".

  Seeing that the attack was not working, she directed the last ball of black flames to the sky. The demon dog had already pounced in front of Moriarty, waving its spiked claws and slapping the human in front of it.

  The next second, the figure of the "magician" turned into a ball of bright yellow flames, appearing next to the black flames shooting into the sky, and appeared above and behind the giant dog.

  In the short time of hovering in the air before it began to fall, Moriarty stretched out his hands and opened his bows to the left and right. The sound of fingers snapped, and air bullets fell like rain, continuously hitting the fragile neck of the giant dog below, and blood flowers splashed up. The

  demon dog nimbly arched its body and turned half a circle in the narrow alley, squeezing the bricks on the wall and making them creak. It raised its head against the rain of bullets and looked at Moriarty who was gradually falling faster in the air. Its eyes burning with lava brightened, and the flames seemed to gush out.

  "Die!"

  It opened its bloody mouth, accompanied by more sulfur breath, and blurted out a filthy word from the demon language.

  Moriarty, who had been snapping his fingers in the air, suddenly stopped moving. He looked in pain, covered his chest with both hands, and hunched his body as if he had a heart attack.

  Then, the falling figure became thinner and smaller, and became a very roughly cut paper man, covered with mottled rust, like a defective product picked up from a trash can.

  The real Moriarty appeared higher in the sky, freed from the effect of the dirty words, and continued to raise his hands to aim, determined to suppress the firepower from a high position to the end.

  At this time, the inflated body of the demon dog became an obstacle to itself. It was blocked by the protruding balconies on both sides and could not jump onto the roof to chase Moriarty, but soon, it chose another target in the alley.   

  In the few seconds when the giant dog attacked Moriarty, Angel, who found that the black flame was useless, had summoned the ice spikes again, standing between her and the demonic giant dog like a chevaux de frise. At the same time, she took out her revolver and fired her first "Storm Gathering" of the night.

  "Bang--"

  The extraordinary bullet accurately hit the wound just made by Moriarty, splashing sparks on the giant dog's steel-hard skull, leaving an indigo mark, and the dog's head also fell back with the huge impact. The

  giant dog, in pain, pounced on her just as it attacked Moriarty. The ice chevaux de frise along the way left blood marks on its giant body, but did not slow it down at all.

  With such a hard skin, even the sharp ice spikes are useless!

  Angel held the gun in one hand and pointed forward with the other hand. Her eyes instantly turned into golden vertical pupils, and she set the target of "Frenzy" to get closer and closer to her, looking at her demonic giant dog with eyes that seemed to be spewing magma.

  "Roar——"

  A hint of madness flashed in its eyes, but the action did not stop. Compared with its own madness and desire for killing, "madness" was just a tiny cup of water poured into the lake.

  This demon was already on the verge of madness in killing, and even if it added some more, the effect would be minimal.

  Angel pursed his lips and fired the bullets in the magazine one by one, continuing to attack the mark on the giant dog's head.

  "Bang-bang-"

  Facing the continuous firing of "Storm Gathering" and Moriarty's air bullets falling from the sky, the giant dog squeezed through the temporary ice spikes and approached Angel. It shook its head with a small hole in its forehead bone and opened its bloody mouth. The sulfur smell and the stench of rotten meat that hit Angel's face made it almost impossible to aim.

  "Boom-"

  A red fireball with a blue tint spit out from the mouth full of fangs, flying towards Angel along the narrow alley, briefly stopping on the ice shield she summoned in an instant, melting and piercing the ice shield, and then hitting Angel who was unable to dodge, and exploded.

  In the scorching flames that quickly melted and evaporated the ice, the giant dog's eyes locked onto the woman who was hit, but the figure suddenly shattered and became a burning short staff.

  Another substitute...

  The demonic giant dog was about to look for the enemy's traces, and another figure fell from the sky. It was Moriarty, who had stopped firing air bullets. He held an activated "Sleeping Charm" in each hand, and took a diving posture, upside down with both hands raised forward, so that the silver pieces could get as close as possible to the enemy below.

  The two silver pieces flashed dark red flames, and the power of tranquility and sleep dissipated. The giant dog, who was the first to bear the brunt, suddenly had a trace of confusion in his eyes with flaming eyes, and his eyelids kept drooping.

  "Bang--"

  Moriarty, who was about to fall to the ground, burst into flames, and his figure hit the ground and turned into a ball of sparks and disappeared, revealing Angel behind him who had changed his position with the help of the magic wand substitute.

  Bang!

  Another extraordinary bullet opened the demon dog's already fragile frontal bone, and the blue mark shattered, revealing the vulnerable brain below, with clear grooves on it and black blood gushing out.

  The severe pain made the giant dog's confused eyes regain clarity. The black muzzle in front of it was aimed at it, and the next bullet would definitely take its life.

  A trace of ruthlessness flashed in its eyes, and the giant dog opened its huge mouth and roared in the abyss language: "Slow down!"

  Angel's finger that pulled the trigger immediately paused.

  The giant dog did not use this moment to retreat or escape, but raised its body, used both claws, and drew two almost invisible afterimages, sweeping towards the woman holding a gun in front of it. With

  a "puff", Moriarty, who had just used the talisman to expose its fatal flaw, appeared between the man and the dog, and his lips covered by the beard grinned with a mocking smile. The

  giant dog subconsciously changed the target of attack, and its sharp claws swept over this hateful human one after another, but the expected sense of hit did not appear, as if it had penetrated the air.

  Moriarty appeared like a phantom and disappeared like a phantom. The giant dog crossed its paws in front of its chest, and its movements paused for a moment.

  Just like that, it sent its head under the muzzle of the gun.

  "Bang--"

  The last "Storm Gathering" shot passed through the afterimage of Moriarty with a mocking smile, hit the head of the demon giant dog, shot into the skull that had been knocked open by continuous attacks, and turned the not-so-big brain inside into a mess.

  (End of this chapter)

  Chapter 245: Don't trust divination

  too much "Bang", the winged body of the demon dog fell to the ground with a heavy sound.

  Angel threw away the magazine, ejected the shell, quickly reloaded and looked around vigilantly. Moriarty at the corner of the alley also came to her side. The two were silent, nervous, and alert for subsequent attacks. It

  was not until a few minutes later that the various changes in the demon dog's body gradually disappeared and turned back into a black dog about one meter tall. The two breathed a sigh of relief and confirmed that this "demon" came alone, not with some kind of back-up.

  "If I'm not mistaken, this should be the serial killer who killed 12 women and was only one step away from completing the promotion ceremony?"

  Picking up the discarded shell, Angel looked at the black dog's body, which was still several times larger than that of an ordinary dog, and asked.

  She had guessed this in the battle just now, but she couldn't fully confirm it until now.

  After all, a demon dog roamed the capital of the Kingdom of Loen for two months, killing 12 victims and not being caught by the official Beyonder. This matter sounds a bit incredible.

  Moriarty picked up the paper man that had become tattered on the ground, rubbed a ball of spiritual flame and burned it to ashes, and then answered:

  "I think it should be it. This demon dog has the strength of Sequence 6. It can transform into a huge demon, curse the enemy with the Abyss Obscene Language, and spit out high-temperature flames. Its various abilities are very similar to the "criminal" path. Most importantly, why do you think it attacked us here?"

  Why did it attack?

  Angel recalled the scene of the giant dog falling from the sky just now, and reviewed the actions and conversations before the two were attacked in his mind, and suddenly realized it.

  "Because we talked about it?"

  The detective raised the paper ash in his hand, lowered his head to pick up his dropped cap, shook off the ice chips on it, put it on his head again, and nodded.

  "To be precise, we are going to 'report' it."

  In front of the body of the demon dog, Sherlock Moriarty began his analysis.

  "As far as I know, starting from the middle sequence, the 'criminal' path will have an almost instinctive interference with divinations targeting them, which makes it difficult for official Beyonders to find their whereabouts through common means such as divination and spiritualism.

  "After reaching Sequence 6, which is the 'demon' sequence, they can also gain a special sense of danger. If you can cause fatal harm to them in a short period of time and take action to realize it, they will notice it and grasp the source of the danger, so as to kill or avoid it. This time can be long or short, usually within a few hours, not more than a day.

  "Before today, although I learned about some of the habits and characteristics of this 'serial killer' and summarized them, I did not participate in the investigation. I only assisted the detectives in sorting out some past cases, so I have never posed a threat to it. But after our conversation here tonight, I am going to give the clues to you and ask you to report it to the official Extraordinary..."

  "Assuming that we successfully report it, the official Extraordinary will use this information to most likely lock on to it and launch a capture operation against it. Such a result will be fatal to it, thus triggering its ability to sense danger. Maybe it happens to be nearby, or it is rushing here from a distance, with the purpose of strangling this possibility in the bud."

  Angel took over the conversation and added.

  "That's right," Moriarty pressed the frame, a smile flashing in his eyes, "When it first swooped down, I even thought it was going to take you as its thirteenth target, but there were two mistakes in it, which made me realize immediately that its target was not you."

  Seeing Angel's puzzled expression, he paused briefly and continued:

  "First, the interval between killings in the promotion ceremony of the 'devil' must be greater than three days and less than nine days, and two days ago, that is, on Tuesday night, it just killed the last target, it is impossible to carry out the next murder today. Secondly...

  "...Secondly, you don't meet the characteristics of its target selection."

  The characteristics of the target...

  Angel remembered the summary of the background of the deceased in the newspaper: a young woman who used to be a street girl and now has a formal job.

  I am the opposite. I used to have a formal job, and now... well, I am not a street girl now.

  "Are you sure I don't meet those characteristics?"   

  She asked back curiously.

  "Of course, I'm good at divination..." Moriarty closed his mouth under Angel's serious gaze, and paused before continuing, "Its target was obviously me who had sorted out the relevant information and would pose a major threat to it. The demon dog didn't even look at you when it pounced from the roof. Maybe it didn't know you were in this alley the second before it appeared, otherwise it wouldn't have shown up rashly and put itself in danger with two Sequence 7s present."

  Counter divination!

  Hearing Moriarty's analysis, Angel thought of this the first time.

  She resisted the urge to look at the "Secret Holy Symbol" on her right wrist, and instead nodded greatly, saying:

  "That should be because my anti-divination interfered with its sense of danger, so it concluded that you were the only threat. Sequence 6 versus Sequence 7, and it was a sneak attack. This 'demon' thought the battle would be foolproof and that it could quickly resolve the threat of you, so it quietly left."

  "And its anti-divination would also interfere with the official Beyonder's vision, ultimately leaving this murder case unresolved. Since the target does not meet the characteristics of the ritual, it will not eat my internal organs, so I will not be counted as a 'serial killer' and it can continue to hide in the shadows, waiting for the next victim." Moriarty added, "So, relying too much on abilities like divination can easily put oneself in unknown danger."

  "Is this your summary of the 'Fortune Teller'?"

  "No, I just remembered another unlucky guy with a similar ending..."

  He replied with a smile, and then looked at the demon dog that had been dead for a while. In the two people's spiritual vision, its corpse gradually condensed into a ball of bright and hot light like lava, which meant that the Beyonder characteristics were about to be precipitated.

  "The last question is, how to deal with its corpse and extraordinary properties?"

  Angel felt a headache as he looked at the properties that were about to take shape.

  There was no doubt that after the gunshots and fighting sounds just now, the nearby residents would soon report the case, and then the police would find the corpse of the black dog that was obviously different from that of an ordinary dog. Combined with the alleys destroyed by various extraordinary abilities, the case would be handed over to the corresponding official extraordinary person.

  After the demon dog died, its anti-divination should no longer be effective. The official extraordinary person would easily conclude that the dog was the murderer of the serial murder case, and then it would be Angel and Moriarty's problem.

  "The police have a reward of 2,000 pounds for the serial murder case. If we drag the corpse to the police station openly and ask them to find the official extraordinary person to confirm, we should be able to get most of the reward, or even all of it, but..."

  Moriarty's voice became lower and lower.

  However, my current identity cannot withstand investigation at all. They will either find nothing in the archives based on the name "Erin Watson", or find a dead person based on the name "Angel Granger". Obviously, I can't collect the reward.

  Angel thought about it and looked at Moriarty, who also frowned, guessing that he might have similar concerns.

  "Sherlock Moriarty" is also a fake identity? He is even more suspicious because of this fake name. As far as I know, in this world, even Emperor Roselle has never plagiarized Sherlock Holmes's stories... With

  a "snap", Moriarty snapped his fingers and summoned Angel's eyes, which were gradually losing focus due to his deep thinking, to him.

  "In short, I can only give up this generous bounty with great pain. If you have someone you trust, you can consider asking him to report the crime and become the first discoverer of the 'devil's' death scene. Maybe he can get a small part of the bounty." He looked at the Beyonder Characteristics that had already condensed and formed next to the corpse of the demon dog and were already visible to the naked eye, and said, "As for this Beyonder Characteristics..."

  Angel also looked at the Beyonder Characteristics that gradually revealed its true appearance. It was only the size of a thumb and looked like a fully enclosed glass test tube with dark red magma surging inside. After staring at it for less than a second, she felt dirty words coming from her ears.

  This Beyonder Characteristics worth a thousand gold coins lay quietly in front of the two of them.

  (End of this chapter)