After seeing Mark off, the captain of the night watchman came up.
"Your Excellency, I am [Raven] Captain Galian Kasina. I am responsible for this case. Has the dossier I applied to the Church of Light been approved?"
"I've heard of you." Albert nodded: "A few E-level [Heart-Losing Demons] are not worth mentioning. What should be noted is the B-level anomaly No. 233 [Music Box Doll Dancer].
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Galian jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, shouting: "Goddess! Why does the church ignore Class B anomalies?"
The threat level of Class B anomalies is not low anymore, which means that this anomaly has the power to destroy a town.
Under normal circumstances, the two major churches will not ignore this.
Albert took out a cowhide bag from the long sleeve of his robe and handed it to Galian.
Turning to the first page, Gallian's expression is even more exciting.
"Why is the combat power rating A-level?"
Albert spoke: "Although her lethality is impressive, she cannot move, has a strong sense of territory, very little territorial space, and the wonderful characteristic of not attacking ordinary people. Most of the time, this
The [abnormality] will not be triggered. Only if the intruder intends to take the music box away by force and attempt to destroy it, or if it meets her definition of a [Dancer], will it trigger her."
"What happens once it's triggered?"
"Even if you are tone-deaf and don't dance to the time, you can pass by just doing a country dance. According to records, only if you arrogantly refuse to dance, or humiliate her in person, triggering humiliating taboos such as 'ugly', will you be treated ruthlessly."
attack. However, the attack range is limited to the dance hall. After leaving the dance hall, she will return to a calm state."
Gallian checked it quickly and found what was written on the file: Ten years ago, based on the low aggressiveness of this [anomaly], the church lowered its risk rating to level B, removed the monitoring personnel, and only removed this
The castle is classified as a restricted area.
Gallian also noticed that there was only the upper half of the file and the lower half had been taken away.
"Sir, why doesn't the church seal it?"
Albert did not answer directly: "You don't have enough authority."
"Understood. I will continue to focus on this case."
"Any idea?"
Gallian shook his head: "No. But Mark Destiny is the first survivor. This is at least a good start. I plan to divide half of the people to protect the survivors, and the other half to..."
"No! You have no right to search that castle." Another strange voice suddenly came from the church.
Gallian was a little choked and just started to get angry. Following the sound, he noticed that a mysterious figure appeared in the shadows in the corner of the church. Most of the person's body was blurred, like a shadow. The only thing he could see clearly was with the naked eye.
There are three golden feather ornaments on his chest.
Albert nodded as a greeting.
Gallian saluted quickly: "Then, I will protect the survivors and then continue to hunt from other aspects."
"Go ahead."
Gallian bowed and retreated.
Waiting is boring. Mark finally waited outside for Galian to come out.
"Mr. Destiny, I know that you are very scared and full of questions. But now is not the time. If you have anything to do, we will wait until the official results of the church's decision come out tomorrow. Get a good sleep first."
"Well, I just want to ask, will that [weird] thing bother me?" Mark was really afraid.
What we have been dancing together for a lifetime makes me shudder just thinking about it.
Gallian smiled, full of confidence, and said with utmost certainty: "I swear in the name of the goddess of the night, you are safe."
After hearing this, although Mark was still full of questions, he finally let go of the big problem in his heart.
Even though a group of magicians kept it secret from him, Mark, who was a bit short-sighted before, might not be able to see that a certain time traveler was enlightened in his heart.
However, after struggling for most of the night, I was frightened.
As soon as he was safe, fatigue came over him like an overwhelming force. Exhausted, he fell asleep in a daze in a guest room of the church.
After a vengeful deep sleep, Mark opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was the one who almost killed him last night——
Eight! Sound! Box!
The pattern, the color, the missing female doll on it, Mark could recognize it even if it turned to dust.
"Ahhhhh!"
He sat up in panic, trying to get out of bed, but he exerted too much force on his legs, and there was a throbbing pain in his head, which caused him to briefly lose his balance, and his body's center of gravity fell back.
"Bang!"
He fell completely from the other side of the big bed, and his butt and back came into close contact with the cold ground.
"What's up!?"
Almost the next second when Mark screamed, Gallian, who was wearing leather armor and leading a night watchman, broke open the wooden door and rushed in. The protective daggers blessed by magical runes in their hands were reflected through the window.
It reflects dazzling light in the sunlight.
Gallian's quick response gave Mark considerable confidence.
"Crack!"
Although the pain affected him, he immediately put his hand on the floor, sat up again, pointed at the bedside and shouted: "Music box!"
The two of them followed Mark's fingers and saw only an empty wooden bedside table.
"where?"
"I saw it there just now."
With suspicion, the captain of the night watchman untied the lace on his back and held a small buckler with a diameter of forty centimeters in front of him. After more night watchmen rushed in at the door, the three of them approached cautiously.
Bedside table, use the point of the dagger to open the drawer.
No.
Nothing.
One of the night watchmen helped Mark up, while the other night watchmen continued to search as if they were facing an enemy.
This kind of small room usually provided for monks really has no place to hide things. The room is not exaggerated, it is only fifteen square meters, and there is no luxurious and complicated furniture.
An old mahogany bed, a bedside table that is only knee-high, a simple double-door wardrobe between the bed and the window, a small table by the window, a cylindrical clothes hanger and a shelf for the washbasin near the door
, the total number of drawers will not exceed six, that's all.
Looking at the narrow transom that no one could get through, and at the empty roof, the night watchman checked for more than ten minutes, but found nothing.
After holding it in for a long time, Galian probed: "Could it be that you saw it wrong?"
Facing the pairs of suspicious eyes, Mark's expression was quite bad, and he held it in for a long time: "Just think that I saw it wrong. Sorry for disturbing everyone."
"It's okay, we understand. Many people will have allergic reactions after encountering abnormal existences." Galian reassured him.
In another world, this would be called post-traumatic stress disorder.
The blazing sunshine coming in from the window shone on Mark's face, burning it.
In the fragmentary memory of the original owner, the Wright Empire was a country with divine right of kings, and the status of the two churches of light and night was transcendent. On weekdays, even the nobles would not dare to mess with the night watchmen. The fact that these guys can be so amiable only shows that they
It's really serious that I almost died, and I don't know what the hell was involved behind it.
Exhaling a deep breath, Mark sat on the bed, a little depressed: "If you have anything to ask, just ask, I will tell you everything I know. I just want to know when I can be free."
Gallian made a gesture, and most of the night watchmen went out, leaving only two standing in the corner of the room. He then pulled up a chair, sat on it boldly, and put his hands on the back of the chair.
"When will you be free? It depends on when we catch that cult lunatic."
"Cult lunatic?"
"Yes! A guy sent an unknown letter to the Night Watch headquarters in the city, foretelling your death."
"hiss--"
Taking a breath, Mark felt that his scalp was numb and the back of his head was tingling.
This is not an 'accident' at all!
This is pure, malicious, and out-and-out murder!
Mark's pupils narrowed violently at first, then lost focus and his eyes became distracted.
His face turned blue, and he tried hard to search through the broken memory fragments of the original owner, recalling who he had offended.
Galian encouraged him: "Don't be afraid! The Church of the Night can ensure your safety. Think slowly, and if you can, retell the whole process of this matter from beginning to end. Well, from what strangers have you come into contact with recently?
People start."
There is nothing to hide about the whole incident.
Yesterday was August 12th. To put it bluntly, two bored college students from the mystery department were bragging and farting in a tavern. At the instigation of a strange adventurer named Parker, they had a "no risk" game.
It was a walking adventure. From getting to know Parker, to going home and rummaging through boxes to find the guy who copied the equipment, and then taking the car to this damn castle, the whole process only took four hours.
In order to pursue a sense of atmosphere, they even deliberately hid it from the people in the town and conducted a night tour of the castle.
Then Parker, the culprit who encouraged Mark to go exploring, was found hanging inside for no apparent reason.
Around 20 years old is the most impulsive age. For two college students who don't have to worry about money to do such a thing in this world where weird things happen frequently, it is certainly ridiculous.
If you think about it carefully, it's not that incredible.
When Mark told the whole story, the three night watchmen opposite him obviously had a hard time holding back their laughter.
Fortunately, they were professionals and didn't really laugh after listening to it.
"Captain, may I know who announced my death?"
Gallian shrugged: "Who knew, there are so many cults. Those lunatics from unorthodox sects all have criminal motives."
This world is a world where gods and monsters manifest themselves. Orthodox sects recognized by mainstream countries around the world include the Church of Light and Night, the Church of the God of Storms, the Mechanicus, the Goddess of Harvest, etc.
In contrast, there are a large number of chaotic cults.
According to legend, in the divine war a thousand years ago, the gods of the orthodox sect defeated a number of evil gods and killed or sealed them. However, the rest of the evil gods could not be exterminated. In the development of the next thousand years, various doctrines and doctrines emerged.
A cult formed by advocates.
For example, the seven "Seven Deadly Sins" are the core, and their actions are more biased towards the lawful evil camp.
Another example is the four ‘Apocalypse Sects’ that act more chaotically, spread chaos and destruction wantonly, and take the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse [plague, war, famine, and death] as their doctrines.
These cults are not affiliated with each other and are in chaos. They sometimes join forces to attack major countries and orthodox churches, and sometimes they fight each other dog-eat-dog.
These are just the larger sects, and there are also smaller sects that believe in some powerful demons, or great men who stole divine power during the War of Gods and became gods in the form of mortals.
Since this conspirator hiding in the dark has not announced the name of the evil god he believes in, it is difficult to determine the target. We can only roughly exclude the four Apocalypse sects that are simple and rude.
Gallian shrugged: "Okay, sir. Have you thought of any reason why you have to be killed?"
Mark hesitated: "Well, I thought of it, probably because... I'm so handsome."
"..."
What he feared most was the sudden silence of the air. Galian's face turned the color of pig liver within half a second, and the back of the chair he was holding made a sad "clicking" sound.
The next second, two night watchmen from the corner jumped out.
"Captain! Calm down! Calm down!"
"If we kill the object of protection, we will be finished!"
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