A total of two things happened in Gust Town today.
The first thing was that this morning, Ms. Martin, who was tending sheep in the pasture at the entrance of the town, suddenly disappeared.
Because Ms. Martin was a devout believer, Brown Lang followed the sheriff to the ranch early in the morning because of this incident. After working hard for a day, he did not find where Ms. Martin had gone.
However, some blood and minced meat appeared near the place where Ms. Martin disappeared. Although it is not certain whether the minced meat is human tissue, the sheriff is not optimistic about Ms. Martin's current condition.
This is also the reason why Brown won't be in church all day today.
The second thing was that the nine-year-old son of the tailor Sancy, Anthony, died.
The two incidents are not directly related, but because of the disappearance of Ms. Martin in the morning, the whole town of Gust was panicked, and Tailor Sancy was also affected. After she finished cooking in the evening, she was about to call Anthony for dinner.
, but found that others were not around, Anthony was usually naughty, and Tailor Sancy didn't really control him very much. Anthony would come back to eat when he was hungry.
But today, because of Ms. Martin's incident, Tailor Sangxi had some ominous premonitions. She asked Anthony's usual friends and found out that Anthony did not play with them today. They thought Anthony was punished by Tailor Sangxi and was not allowed to go out.
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After learning the news, Tailor Sancy's uneasiness became more and more serious, and she quickly ran to the Sheriff for help.
Then, not long ago, the Sheriff led a team of knights to question Anthony's friends, and finally found his body in the secret base where Anthony usually likes to stay.
"Is there still only the head left?" Alex asked softly with a serious look in his eyes.
Father Brown nodded: "Yes, the body and limbs have disappeared, and there is only one head, which is placed on a tattered doll in Anthony's secret base."
Father Brunlon had compassion in his eyes and a heavy look on his face.
Alex also looked sympathetically sad, as if he could empathize with the anguished Tailor Sancy in the church.
But Alex's thoughts were actually spinning around rapidly, and his eyes were getting darker and darker.
After Father Brown finished speaking, he gave some more details, and then went to comfort the grieving family members and the residents who were uneasy because of these two incidents.
Alex retreated to a quiet side, looked at the chaotic scene in the church from a distance, and said softly: "The situation has escalated."
Angel, who was hiding aside, nodded.
There is no conclusion yet on Ms. Martin's disappearance, so let's not talk about it for now. But it is very likely that she is also dead.
Anthony's death was a watershed. The method of Anthony's death was exactly the same as that of the previous series of murders, but the reason why the murderer wanted to kill Anthony was different.
In the past, including Knight Raven, Miss Camelot, etc., the reason why these people died was basically because they wanted to leave Gust Town and discovered the truth about the cage, which would lead to disaster.
But Anthony is different. He is a nine-year-old child. No matter how naughty he is, he cannot run dozens of miles away alone without his family accompanying him.
Moreover, Tailor Sancy made it very clear that when she got up in the morning, Anthony was still sleeping at home.
Anthony was killed from the time Tailor Sancy went to the tailor shop in the morning until the evening.
In these short few hours, even with Anthony's footsteps, he could not reach the edge of the cage.
Therefore, the cause of Anthony's death is completely different from the serial murder case.
If Raven Knight and Camelot are really the murderers of Anthony, then the situation has really escalated!
"Why did they kill Anthony?" Alex whispered.
"For a long time, there has been a change in an event that has been constant." Angel replied.
Alex also nodded: "Ms. Connie's escape is indeed a variable. However, what I can't figure out is why they want to affect Anthony?"
When Alex was puzzled, Father Brunlon called Alex and they went to the place where Anthony died.
Because Anthony's head is still there, Father Brunlon hopes to recite the death rites of God the Father together with Alex.
Angel also whispered to him: "Since you can't figure it out, go over and take a look and you will know."
Alex nodded.
Soon, a group of people left the church in a mighty manner. However, because they were going to recite the funeral rites for the deceased, the Sheriff and Father Brunang dissuaded the residents from going home first, and only allowed the collapsed Tailor Sansi to follow them.
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Under the leadership of the Sheriff, the group walked towards Anthony's secret base.
While heading to the secret base, Alex's brows furrowed more and more.
The Sheriff of Gust Town was a middle-aged man with a very conspicuous brown beard. He noticed Alex's abnormality and asked in confusion: "What's wrong with you?"
Everyone looked over following the sound. Alex adjusted his expression slightly and said in a low voice: "It's nothing, I'm just a little confused."
"Did you find anything? You might as well tell me." The Sheriff himself didn't find anything, and he didn't think that Alex, the white-haired boy, would find anything, so his words were a bit joking.
"Of course I didn't find any clues. I just have a doubt. The route we are taking now seems to overlap with going to Ms. Martin's ranch?" Alex said.
The Sheriff nodded: "There is indeed a certain distance overlap, because Anthony's secret base is actually very close to Ms. Martin's ranch, almost adjacent to it."
"For this reason, we suspect that Ms. Martin may also..."
The Sheriff did not say the rest of the words, but everyone understood that the possibility of something unexpected happening to Ms. Martin was very high.
Perhaps two suspected murder cases occurred in one day, which made everyone uneasy. No one said anything more during the rest of the journey.
Alex has been performing his sadness dutifully, but there are some doubts in his heart.
Not only did he discover that Anthony's secret base overlapped with the pasture, he also noticed that it was a road leading outside the town.
Moreover, if you continue walking along this road, it is actually the road to the Holy City!
Is there any connection here?
Soon after, they arrived at Anthony's secret base.
This is a small house made of discarded iron sheets... Calling it a house may be a bit far-fetched, because from the outside, it looks like a pile of iron sheets, but there is a narrow compartment inside.
After Alex entered this secret base, the first thing he saw was a bear doll on a dilapidated table directly opposite.
However, at this time, the head of the yellow bear doll disappeared and was replaced by the head of a child.
It's Anthony.
Anthony closed his eyes tightly and his face was pale; the blood flowing from the wound on his neck seeped into the bear doll, giving it a sense of quiet serenity and a strange sense of terror.
When other people saw this scene, they either shrank in fear, or covered their mouths and wanted to vomit, but Alex was very calm, even to the point of indifference.
It wasn't until he noticed Father Brunlon looking over that Alex's expression suddenly turned sad.
"Let's start by reciting God the Father's death rites for the poor people of God." Brown Lang said to Alex with some sadness.
Alex nodded, and under the witness of the Sheriff, Tailor Sansi and others, he silently recited the death ritual medal in the divine book in a low voice.
Although Alex seemed to be reciting seriously, he kept looking at the scene with his peripheral vision. There were not many things in the secret base.
The iron exterior may be a bit messy, but the interior is actually very neat.
Because it was neat and concise, Alex immediately noticed the scarlet splattered on the four walls and the large pool of blood on the ground.
Alex seemed to realize something when he saw this.
After Alex finished reciting the death ritual, he used grief and intolerance as an excuse to leave the secret base first.
He walked aside alone and said to Angel who was hiding aside: "Confirmed, this should be the first scene."
This means that Anthony was killed in his secret base.
At the same time, it also explains one thing. Anthony has indeed never been to the barrier of Fan Cong, otherwise he would not have died in the secret base.
And this place is very far away from the Cage Wall. Why did they kill Anthony?
While Alex was thinking, Angel looked to the other side: "That's Ms. Martin's ranch. I just went over and took a look. In that ranch, you can actually see this clearly.
A secret base on the edge.”
Alex: "What do you mean?"
"I have a guess. Maybe the reason why Anthony died was because he saw something he shouldn't have seen, or someone who shouldn't have appeared." Angel: "As for Ms. Martin, maybe it's the same reason. She
In my own ranch, I saw what happened in the secret base..."
Hearing Angel's guess, how could Alex not understand what he meant? Because he understood, he felt a chill running down his spine.
The secret base and ranch are outside the town, and there is a road to the Holy City right here.
Could Anthony's death be caused by seeing someone walking from the other end of the road?
And who will be killed if he sees it? And this is the way to die?
The answer is already obvious: only Raven Knight and Camelot!
Just because he guessed this answer, Alex felt a chill down his back. According to this logic, if he continues to deduce, Raven Knight and Camelot might be there... Alex couldn't help but turn around and look at Gu.
Town of St.
Gust Town at night is as quiet as a dead city.
Those two terrifying undead might be somewhere in the town right now, looking at them with sinister eyes.