Shade nodded and simply rewrapped the makeup box with newspapers:
"That lady didn't ask me to bring you the reward."
"She paid, she threatened us and got this at a low price."
The ring warlock of [Mercury Blood] said in a sullen voice, and glanced at the stranger:
"You were hired by that lady, right? She didn't want us to know her true identity. But we can probably guess that with this method of acting, she must be a witch from the Witch Council, but we don't know which one specifically. Then
A bunch of crazy women..."
"You don't have to tell me your guess."
Shade stopped the other party. He had not forgotten that [Mercury Blood] was not a good person. Even if what the other party said was true, it would be better to listen less.
"Oh? Are you afraid that you will be silenced if you hear too much news? Those women who claim to have inherited the legacy of the ancient Witch Emperor really hate men. Hiring you is just using you. She probably doesn't want people to know her existence, so
You must not know who the other person is. Or maybe... you are not a man at all?"
The other party asked again in a provocative tone, and Shade deliberately sneered to express disdain. This method of provoking conflicts was too low-level.
Simply ignoring the other party, he stared at the coachman and slowly backed away. After reaching a safe distance, he turned around and left.
There was heavy fog tonight, but it was only a few minutes to pick up the goods. Standing in the middle of the bridge, I couldn't see the bridge entrance clearly.
Seeing that Shade didn't listen, the man dressed as a coachman laughed and wanted to board the carriage and leave from the other direction of Tower Bridge. But at this moment, a figure wearing a black robe and a hood suddenly walked from the bridge.
He jumped up and down.
The timing of her appearance was very clever, taking advantage of the heavy fog and the relaxation period after the handover. After boarding the bridge, she rushed towards the coachman. The coachman casually punched forward, and the mercury-like liquid wrapped his arm, making the fist
It broke through the air and let out an astonishing scream.
The hooded figure quickly dodged sideways, and then summoned the life ring amidst the ringing of the bell. The life ring rotated, the brass enlightenment rune "Frozen to Death" flashed, and in the fog of the summer night, it actually sounded.
There was the rustling sound of water vapor condensing.
Shade turned around to look at the sudden battle. The mercury on the coachman's fist seemed to be damaged due to the low temperature, but the hooded figure still did not dare to confront him head-on.
During the fight, both of them summoned their life rings, and the emergence of steam mist made their vision even more blurry.
"Stranger, this is a conflict between me and [Mercury Blood]. This matter has nothing to do with you. Leave here."
A woman's voice came from under the hood, but Shade, who was about to leave, stopped. He carefully placed the dressing box wrapped in newspapers on the bridge, and the life ring belonging to the first-ring warlock gradually emerged behind him.
"First-level warlock? Come and help me, I won't let you suffer."
shouted the man with quicksilver blood.
"No problem at all."
Shade said, and quickly walked towards the two people fighting.
The current situation is evenly matched, but the hooded man seems to have the upper hand due to his sneak attack.
The brass-colored aura of enlightenment emerging from the hooded man's body is fighting against the power of mercury on the coachman's fist. The life rings of both sides rotate. The hooded man and the coachman are both four-ring warlocks, but obviously the latter is better at frontal combat.
Shade had already passed through the thick fog on the bridge and approached the two of them. The silver light on his right hand flickered, drawing a bright light in the air. The light was extremely dazzling. It appeared on this summer night shrouded in thick fog, and it actually made people wonder.
The driver was lost for a moment:
"It's so beautiful... No, why is this light pointing towards me..."
Silver Moon's slash hit his face in an instant. Although he saw that the opponent was a first-level warlock and knew that the power of thaumaturgy would not be very powerful, the subconscious vigilance in his heart still made him put up his other arm to block it.
Unexpectedly, the silver light actually opened a slender wound on the arm. The blood flowing from the wound was mixed with silver luster, and soon soaked through the clothes on the shoulder.
"No! How could you possibly split my skin?"
Shade knew that the huge gap in the number of rings could not be made up by the divine afterglow state, so the second light trace of the silver moon came out. At the same time, the silver mist gradually gathered from the surroundings, and the illusion of the moon shadow
Let him hide his figure in front of the enemy.
Facing the second moon mark, the coachman chose to dodge immediately this time, but he dodged the silver moonlight in the distance, but did not dodge the nearby figure under the hood.
The hooded man grabbed his shoulder, and with the force of his white palm, the joints popped out. Shade understood the meaning of the spell:
"At the end of the fairy tale, the fire takes away all traces of life!"
Dazzling flames soared into the sky in the night fog, and the coachman caught by the hooded man burned like a torch. He screamed and struggled away from the hooded man's hand, and was cut to the left by the brilliance of the third silver moon.
On the arm.
It still only broke through the mercury protection of the inner layer of the skin, but it was not fatal. The coachman in the fire suddenly broke free from the hooded man's hand, and then jumped into the Terrari beside him in the heavy fog.
In the Er River.
The hooded man hesitated for a moment, then followed the traces of fire in the air and jumped off the bridge. When Shade dispelled the illusion and lay on the edge of the bridge looking down, he could not see through the thick fog and saw two people on the water.
people.
So I could only turn on [Echo of Blood] to observe the blood stains. Of course there was a long line of red halo traces in the air, but after entering the water, the blood was quickly dispersed by the water, making it impossible to continue tracking.
"It turns out that the enemy of the tracking ability [Echo of Blood] is the water surface or river."
He thought this, shrugged, looked at the frightened horse for a moment, and then turned around to get the makeup box that was placed on the ground.
Five minutes later, Shade met Miss Louisa, who was all wet under the bridge. She had taken off her hood, and her soaked golden hair stuck to the side of her face, which further highlighted the blonde girl's bad mood.
:
"Good evening, detective. I unexpectedly met you again by chance. It's really unlucky that he escaped even in this situation!"
She said in frustration, and recognized Shade from the silver moonlight just now. Shade recognized Miss Louisa based on her voice. It was very simple, her voice was very recognizable.
"It's a coincidence. Someone hired me to pick up an item, so I happened to be here."
He shook the object in his hand.
"I was at the bridge just now and saw it. Is this the mission of that lady? It's quite simple."
Miss Louisa said while arranging her hair. She didn't really care that the lady's transaction object was [Mercury Blood]. As long as she didn't cooperate deeply with [Mercury Blood] and just bought and sold items, this was a normal thing.
.And according to Shade's information, "that lady" has a high status and powerful strength, and it is absolutely impossible to be a partner of [Mercury Blood].
"Detective, is there any healing water?"
After arranging her wet hair and not taking care of the clothes that were still dripping with water, Miss Louisa asked Shade.
"You are hurt?"
As he asked, he took some water from the small bottle he carried with him and tapped it gently to make the water surface shine with silver.
"It's just a minor injury. He was punched in the river. He seems to have the ability to transform into a fish or a relic. I'm fine. I just feel a little uncomfortable in my lungs."
Miss Louisa said, but she learned the lesson from the hiccups last time. This time she only drank a small amount. Then she avoided Shade's sight, poured the remaining water into her abdomen, and then handed the bottle back to
It's Shard.
During this process, Shade looked aside like a gentleman, pretending to be interested in the night view of Tower Bridge and Tobesk.
"Do you need [Cindia's Silver Moon Gift]?"
Shade asked again, handing the robe he used to hide his identity to Miss Louisa who was soaked all over. It is summer, and the meaning of the robe to Shade is only to hide his identity, not to keep warm.
Miss Louisa didn't expect him to do this. After thanking him in a low voice, she wrapped her robe tightly.
Although she can set others on fire, she cannot use fire to warm and dry herself. After all, no matter which version of the story of Match Girl, Match Girl fails to use flames to redeem herself.
"There is no need for treatment for the time being. That punch does not contain a spiritual attack component. Also, your [Silver Moon Slash] is really good. It can break through the defense of a fourth-level warlock, but it is still not powerful enough. After all, the level is too low.
..."
She sniffed.
The reason for Shade's appearance was to help someone pick up the goods, while Miss Louisa's appearance dressed like this late at night was still for Dr. Schneider's college reward order.
Although the doctor is bedridden now, Miss Louisa, as a partner, can still do something.
Currently, under the pursuit of the Righteous God Church, the [Mercury Blood] organization is scattered throughout the city. While tracking one of its important members, Miss Louisa learned of the transaction that took place tonight. Therefore.
I thought about whether I could capture someone alive and ask about the [Forged Philosopher's Stone], but I didn't expect that even with Shade's unexpected help, I still failed.
"Now all the ring warlocks in Tobesk City know that the Five Gods Church has reached an agreement. Next week, the Church of the Sun will send a thirteen-ring warlock to fill the vacancy of Tobesk diocese that currently does not have thirteen rings. Cultists and
[Blood of Mercury] is eager to hide, and has scattered those important items and information throughout the city, and has ordinary people keeping them on their behalf, so now is a good opportunity to find the [Fake Philosopher's Stone]."
"So do we still need to continue looking for the guy who entered the water? If I can find the location where he landed, I think my eyes can find him."
Shade suggested that as long as the guy was still bleeding, he would definitely leave traces after he came out of the water.
But he shook the items in his hands:
"I can only stay for half an hour. This thing must be given to the employer as soon as possible."