Baron Chandler's information seems to end here. Next, Mr. Bernhardt and Coroner Mr. Albert will investigate local vampires from scratch.
However, this time, instead of only investigating members of the same race with higher bloodlines like last time, Mr. Bernhardt was screening and investigating all members of the same race in the entire region.
This is a very large task, but it is also one of the few tasks they can currently do. Before this, Mr. Bernhardt had been avoiding contact with the real "leader" or regional leader among the local vampires, but
Now it seems that he must communicate with the other party.
But what is even more dangerous for the two of them is that the reputation of vampires has been ruined in Yuewan City after tonight. They need to try their best to hide their identities during the investigation. Once discovered, the two of them will probably not be able to escape in Yuewan City.
Walking freely.
Before leaving the autopsy room that night, Shade asked Mr. Albert again about the "heart attack" corpse. Last time he heard about such an abnormal corpse at his place, and then he and Miss Eliaser went to Margery.
At Te's banquet, he met the man who fell from the building, so Shade suspected that there was a connection.
And Mr. Albert gave the answer as expected:
"It is basically certain that there must be something wrong with this type of death from a heart attack.
Among the corpses I came into contact with recently, there were three more cases of similar deaths. Without exception, people with no history of heart disease died of sudden heart attacks. I even investigated the family medical history of two of the corpses where family members could be found.
, and none of them have hereditary heart disease."
"This is very interesting."
Shade was thoughtful, while Mr. Bernhardt and Mr. Albert sent him and Emilia to the exit of the corridor of the autopsy room.
Emilia rode on the little unicorn, and Shade held it to take a few steps forward before taking off in the alley:
"You two, please be careful lately."
"Yes, be careful during your investigation."
The three of them said goodbye to each other, and Emilia also said goodbye to them politely. She had a very good impression of Mr. Bernhardt, but she was still a little afraid of the coroner.
Shade turned around and took the little unicorn before he took two steps, when a scream came from the Spider Hotel on the left.
The turbulent night was almost over, but most of the neighbors in Spider Alley decided to gather in the hotel to spend the remaining night. There were now many people there, and Mr. Albert would also spend the night in the hotel soon.
Hearing the sound, it was this vampire coroner who rushed over first, and it took him a long time to walk out of it dejectedly:
"A man 'spontaneously ignited' and turned into light, leaving only two fingers on his right hand and one pair of legs."
Emilia pursed her lips and watched all this, watching Shade communicating with Mr. Bernhardt in a low voice, watching the panic-stricken people walking into the courtyard from the shabby little hotel.
Looking up again, there were still burning ashes blowing over the city with the wind under the moonlit night. Although the burning smell in the air was very faint, she could still smell it.
It seemed that just at this second, Emilia Siam Nord felt like she had grown up a bit. She didn’t understand why this feeling came from, but she just understood that everything she had seen and learned during this short summer vacation,
This is something I have never learned in the more than fifty years I have lived in the academy.
Shade didn't have any feelings of growth. He lay on the back of the little unicorn and was hugged by Emilia behind him. After taking off again, he looked at the night view of the city from above, looking at the lights.
Moving on the street, looking at the wisps of smoke floating in the night sky, all I could think about was the Moon Bay Incident, and we had finally reached this point.
"Perhaps many years from now, people will call this night the 'Night of the Teeth.'"
He thought silently in his mind, then closed his eyes and fell asleep to rest. He was really exhausted that night, but he couldn't fall asleep immediately yet.
The journey back from Spider Alley was a little more difficult than when we arrived. The church had basically grasped the situation in the city, and thus launched a ritual in the sky to detect "fish that slipped through the net", which forced the little unicorn to remain vigilant at all times.
Prevent discovery.
After returning to Belindle Manor without any danger, Tifa, Miss Matilda and Siris have all returned from Margaret, while Miss Sylvia has returned to Margaret.
.
"There is nothing going on over there. Although there were gunshots near the manor, those who wanted to fish in troubled waters were beaten by the royal guards. It was I who asked Sylvia to go back first and let her stay at Margaret
It will be safer to be around you."
Miss Aurora, who greeted Shade in the foyer on the first floor, said. This lady with beautiful brown wavy hair looked at Shade, and then gave him a gentle hug:
"Long time no see, Shade."
This was her official greeting to Shad after returning from the New World, and Sylvie Avrola was the second great witch besides Miss Carina who had known Shad. In the blink of an eye, it had been a year since they had known each other, and
Over the past year, she has almost been the person who participated in the most actions in the entire [Witch Council].
"Long time no see, Miss Aurora."
Shade also responded to the hug enthusiastically, but suddenly he felt like a real gaze was cast on him.
Looking up, the owner of the manor was standing with her hands on her chest, pouting slightly, standing at the top of the stairs looking at the two of them. The blond maid behind her was smiling at Shade and shaking her head slightly.
Miss Aurora also noticed this sight. When she turned around and saw Miss Belinder, she smiled and said:
"Bella, didn't I tell you about Shade and me during the day today? Why are you still so surprised?"
But the countess's mood at this time was definitely not surprise, just a little unhappy:
"Xiwei, this is my home. If Shade wants to greet us when he comes back, he should say hello to me first."
"Yes Yes."
Miss Aurora nodded as if comforting her little sister, and gently pushed Shade:
"Go and say hello to our respected Countess, otherwise she will be unhappy."
She laughed as she spoke, and when Shade passed by her, she gently kissed Shade on the face:
"It's so good to see you again, Shade."
Sister Devlin has now returned to the sacrificial site where the [Spiritual Order] headquarters is located in her own way, and will officially return to Moon Bay in about a week. They have successfully found a new first flame in the New World, and she must return
The sacrificial site handles some things.
And Shade didn't stay too long at Belindel Manor that night. After making sure that the situation in the city had stabilized and that the girls who had returned from the manor were not seriously harmed, he said goodbye to everyone, threw away the glass slippers and returned.
at home.
As expected, there were many people at home at this time.
Not only did Luvia and Dorothy stay after the exam, but even Miss Carina came back here again with the maids.
Such a big thing happened in Moon Bay, and the witches had already informed the council. Therefore, Miss Carina, who got the news from the council, also told Luvia and Dorothy about the general situation there.
Hearing Shade coming up from the first floor, the girls nervously went to the stairs to greet him. They were relieved when they saw Shade walking up safely and holding the cat who had come downstairs early.
"I originally wanted to go to Yuewan to help, but Luvia asked me not to go."
Dorothy said softly, and then hugged Shade gently:
"It's good that you're fine. We originally thought you were just going to Yuewan to check on the situation, but we didn't expect that something like this happened."
After speaking, he patted his chest again:
"Oh, Lecia also asked me to say hello to you. She was also worried."
"It's fine."
Then he motioned to the three ladies to follow him to the study. He did not show any fatigue in front of them:
"Let's talk here. I don't know how much you know now. Let me start with the important things: things tonight are very complicated. The reason is that the [Dragon Cult] stole things from the church."
"Go and prepare some tea and supper. I'm afraid I won't be able to rest until very late tonight."
The red-haired duchess said to the maids, and then walked into the study with Shade.
Dorothy, Luvia and Miss Carina did not leave here that night, but considering that Shade was probably exhausted, no one rested in the master bedroom, leaving Shade and little Mia alone.
After this night.
When I woke up, it was already Monday, the Feast of Holy Prayer at Dawn Church in 1854.
Although Shade claimed to believe in the righteous god [Mr. Dawn], he did not realize that the holiday was today until he read the newspaper in the morning. At 7:30, when Shade sat down at the dining table, Miss Carina returned from the Witch Council.
Also brought new news:
"Iluna conveyed the news to Belindel Manor early in the morning. It was found out what was stolen from the local Dawn Church. There was an error in the news last night. It was not one relic that was stolen, but two relics."
The maid took the coat she handed over, and Miss Carina lazily sat next to Shade, obviously dissatisfied with the emergency meeting of the parliament this morning:
"Want to guess what relic it is?"
"Let's just say it, but I guess it has something to do with dragons."
The purple-eyed girl sitting opposite her said, so the witch spoke:
"Half guessed right.
One of the relics is indeed related to dragons, the sage-level relic [Scales of the Time and Space Dragon]. It is said that these are the scales left by the ancient dragon who was able to travel through time and space at will in the ancient era. Although this is a sage-level relic, in fact
It is also a disposable item. Its only characteristic is: it unfolds a spherical shield that completely surrounds itself. Within three minutes and fifty-eight seconds, no known attack can break the shield."
Dorothy raised her eyebrows while stirring the soup with a spoon:
“This ‘any known attack’, when does ‘known’ start to count?”
"This is a good question. The most credible record of the containment of this dragon scale is from the beginning of the fifth era. In other words, even a demigod witch cannot break that dragon scale in three minutes and fifty-eight seconds.
The shield formed. Of course, the gods have not participated in the experiment of this relic, and the gods can definitely break through the dragon scales."
The duchess saw that Shade also had doubts, so she added:
"A total of seventeen such relics have been found, and the three that were used contributed information about their characteristics. Currently, the Dawn Church in Yuewan Parish houses only one of the remaining fourteen, and the first one was lost last night
This is the relic.”
"Does this relic have no other properties?"
Shade asked while touching little Mia.
"The positive characteristic is that it forms a one-time shield, and the negative characteristic is that the scales themselves will continue to grow blood and flesh tissue. If not taken care of and removed regularly, the dragon scales will soon turn into some kind of weird dragon-born monster."