Of course, it's not just the existence of Flatt and the mysterious man that exceeds expectations.
Even without Flatt, the unusual behavior of the Yuqiu couple, and the special spearman spirits, various situations that exceeded Faldius's expectations still followed one after another.
Although Faldius did not lose the slightest bit of calmness, he did not hide his feelings at all, put on a face that said "things are getting troublesome", and continued to monitor the man in front of the drug store with "a pattern similar to a command spell" on his hand.
woman.
"Should we notify the police chief?" asked the female subordinate who was monitoring the monitor.
Faldius shook his head and ordered: "Don't make any noise for now. When the time is right, share the information about Flat and Silver Wolf with the other side."
"Yes." The female subordinate nodded slightly, as if she understood the meaning, "Even if we form an alliance, we can't easily tell each other this kind of information, right?"
"..."
Faldius nodded silently.
His unique surveillance network is different in emphasis from the overall city surveillance system controlled by the police. In addition, he has unique knowledge, so the amount of intelligence will be more than that of the police chief.
The original hero Gilgamesh, and Tini Cherk, the last descendant of the clan that protects the land.
A mysterious heroic spirit who is suspected of being able to transform into other people, and Frater Eskardes, a troubled student in the Clock Tower.
Although they are confirmed to be at home, Caoqiu and his wife keep taking strange actions.
The Silver Wolf was created as a magical medium, and the hero is presumed to be Enkidu based on his characteristics.
There was also Jesta Caltore, who was originally a strong candidate for the Master. However, Jesta's workshop seemed to have been attacked, and someone found a burnt or skeletal body inside.
I don't know if it's because the servants lost control, or if Jesta got rid of his disciple for some reason. In short, Jesta's whereabouts are being traced now.
"I still care about the heroic spirits summoned by Mr. and Mrs. Caoqiu."
Once the war started, both sides were enemies. Although this was an agreement made in advance, there was no movement from Caoqiu and his wife, which made Faldius feel very strange. So he tried to use magic communication to contact Caoqiu and his wife. By the way,
Investigate the situation.
However, Caoqiu and his wife said in a lifeless voice, "I'm sorry, we have very important things to deal with and don't have time to participate in the Holy Grail War."
Faldius realized that something was wrong.
For Caoqiu and his wife, there cannot be anything more important than the Holy Grail War. If they were lying, the lie would be exposed too easily. Perhaps they were deeply hinted by an outside magician?
Cao Qiu is not a third-rate magician. If Cao Qiu and the others can be manipulated through hints or other methods, then the opponent must be a very high-level magician, for example, an ace sent by the Magic Association.
In this case, it is possible that Flat Escaldes' strange behavior was a feint. But even if it was a feint, it was too abnormal... Let Flat's side be handed over to the Intelligence Department first.
Anyway, it was impossible for him to contact Flatt directly.
Thinking of this, Faldius turned to think about another thing that worried him. He and the familiar he released had their communications interrupted in the desert yesterday.
Other magicians also released countless familiars, but most of them were wiped out in the conflict between the two heroic spirits. If this was the case, he could understand it, but the matter was far more than that.
Someone found a lot of comatose familiars in the desert, including Faldius. Strange black spots appeared on the comatose familiars, which looked like some kind of curse or virus. Now researchers
It is being parsed.
"Really, once there are too many accidents, it will be difficult to handle them mechanically." Faldius sighed complainingly, but quickly calmed down and spoke again, "Miss Aldora, please take a picture of B357
The girl is set as a secondary observation object."
"Okay." The female subordinate on the side said.
After Faldius finished giving instructions to his men, he slowly stood up and walked towards the door. Halfway there, he looked back at the monitor that reflected the situation inside the prison. The camera seemed to capture single cells, each with
Each room contained a man or woman. He glanced at these cruel-looking people and said, "It's almost time for you to take action."
Afterwards, Faldius left his workshop with these words.
"Oh...it seems that these seven days are going to be so enjoyable that it makes people sick to their stomachs."
The moment he left the room, the image from the helicopter was reflected on the monitor.
Above is evidence of a fierce battle between two heroic spirits - a huge crater with a radius of several kilometers. Under the influence of huge heat and pressure, the surface of the crater turned into glass.
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USA, Las Vegas.
This is a church with a very strange location. It is actually built on top of a casino.
There are countless churches in Las Vegas, but this church is so low-key that it has almost no sense of presence. Even the stained glass in the windows and the church's logo will make people mistakenly think that they are the decoration of the casino below.
At best, this place is for casino guests who happen to find it to get some luck or to repent of their waste. Occasionally, guests who have won a lot of money will come to donate a little money.
"I am telling you this as if you are an insider, eh."
Although there is a concert hall above the entrance that is not worthy of the name, the overall building is very narrow. To use a nice word to describe it, this is probably the most restrained church in Las Vegas.
An old priest who looked troubled tilted his head slightly on the altar and spoke as if talking to himself: "How can I put it, the church in Snowfield is full of inexperienced priests. Even the Holy Grail
People who don’t know about war can’t handle it.”
The Holy Church - Even if the outer frame of religion is removed, it is the largest organization in the world. It is rooted in the West and its roots spread to various places. It is a world-class "system".
The Magic Association is an organization that hides miracles in the name of managing all miracles and magic in the world. It has an antagonistic relationship with the Holy Church.
However, during the Holy Grail War, this relationship changed a little. If the Holy Grail is real, then it is human property that should be managed by the church. Moreover, in order not to affect the people, the rituals that produce miracles must also be managed.
Before the Second Holy Grail War, the Church had always taken a wait-and-see attitude, but unscrupulous and disorderly massacres occurred during the war. So starting from the third Holy Grail War, the Church officially assumed the responsibility of supervising the ceremony.
How can their battle between magicians and heroic spirits with powers beyond human beings be gentle and polite?
If the magical torrent observed last night was caused by heroic spirits, then this is already a case that should be managed by the church.
Because this Holy Grail War is very likely to recreate the "Fuyuki Fire", "Hotel Collapse", "Summoning of Sea Demons", "Disappearance of Fighters" in the Fourth Holy Grail War... or even more serious disasters.
In fact, if the magic that emerged in the desert had been unleashed in the city center, the name Snowfield would have been wiped off the map last night.
As for the crater in the desert, relevant people are also using magic and power to cover up everything from satellite images to news reports.
In the past Holy Grail War that was fought in Fuyuki, various large-scale "accidents" like just now occurred. Each time, these accidents were covered up by the Holy Church Church's purpose of "supervising the holy relics."
But this time, the Holy Church did not intervene in the desert cover-up work.
This is exactly the issue that the "Eighth Mystery Society" of the Temple Church focuses on.
They have now learned that the person who carried out this cover-up was neither the Holy Church nor the Magic Association, but a third party with certain powers in the country's judicial and intelligence agencies.
Although the entire incident has not been fully clarified, it is at least certain that some state agencies in the United States have been involved.
Normally, someone should be grateful for someone to handle the hard work, but in this case, it is no different from hearing "This Holy Grail War does not require your power." In other words, the other party clearly showed "
"Leave it alone" means rejection.
Some people were indignant and thought this was unforgivable. Others were simply worried about the people living in Snowfield. Others had other ideas. Therefore, voices began to come out from various quarters that "Snowfield should be forcibly intervened in the Holy Grail War."
So the superiors gave an order to the priest closest to the scene, a person with supervisor qualifications, to immediately go to Snowfield, the scene of the crime.
The old priest looked frail. He babbled: "Well, yes, how should I put it... This is an order from the headquarters of the 'Eighth Secret Society'. You may not be willing to leave this city, but now
No one else can go to the scene immediately, huh.
If you don't go, I will be the only second candidate to go. But aren't you a little better at this kind of thing that requires force than me? Hmm. I think this time, it's more suitable for those with physical strength.
Go ahead, eh. If the incident happened in a state where the Holy Church has a stronger say, it would be able to put pressure on the government. But you also know that our state is not that strong."
In fact, the Holy Church has the power to drive the country.
However, that would have to be in a country where the church has a strong influence.
In the United States, the influence of the Holy Church is also different in different states. If it is a nationwide event like the presidential election, it may be possible to integrate the opinions of each state to exert pressure. But if you want to arbitrarily intervene in states with less influence,
Some events are very difficult.
The same goes for Fuyuki City in Japan. The reason why the Holy Church can cover up various incidents is because of decades of preparations for the Holy Grail War. Even with such a foundation, in order to disappear the fighter jets, etc.
Even if the accident goes away, we need to borrow a lot of favors from various parties.
"Well, how can I put it... Maybe people are focusing on our weak influence here, so they are making preparations. Especially in the Snowfield area, because the indigenous people are too noisy, missionary work is also greatly restricted."
The old priest turned his attention to the Bible in his hand, but his body was facing a certain direction of the church.
"Um...Hey, Hansa, are you listening?"
He has already talked a lot here. To outsiders, it seems like he is talking to himself, right?
But in fact he was really talking to someone...
It's just that this person seems to have his words going in one ear and out the other.
After hearing this question, the priest sitting in the last row of the church table finally responded.
Of course, the answer to the answer seemed to be just to give the old priest some face, so that the other party would not lose face.
In fact, his eyes never moved away from the mobile phone in his hand from the beginning to the end: "Don't worry, I just ignored it, Master."
"How can it be ignored..." The old priest was speechless for a while.
"I am disrespectful, because political matters have nothing to do with me. Master only needs to tell me God's intention, just one sentence: destroy the enemy." The priest pressed the phone at an abnormal speed, as if he was typing something while speaking.
Long story. However, in reality he was just performing intense operations while having fun.
"No, no, I have said it. This time it is not the work of the agent, but of the supervisor. However, if the situation changes, it may develop into that." The old priest sighed to his disciple and continued.
Said: "And, Hansa, can you put your phone aside when talking to others?"
The so-called 'work of the agent' is the same as what the disciple said, which is to 'destroy the enemy'. However, this time he does not want the disciple to do such a job, but to serve as the supervisor of the Holy Grail War.
"Master, it's not the same. When talking to others, please look into their eyes." After saying that, the young priest named Hansa looked away from the mobile phone and looked at the old priest who had been staring at the Bible.
The old priest let out a long sigh, glanced at Hansa, and said, "In addition, you must behave like a priest on the surface. Remember that."
"Of course I know this, Master. When I get there, I will change into casual clothes and go to the casino." Hansa replied seriously.
"Well, but can't you not go to the casino?" The old priest sounded helpless, but he seemed to have been accustomed to this for a long time.
Hansa waved his hand and stood up slowly, obviously not taking the old priest's words seriously. He looked about thirty-five years old, which was indeed very young compared to the old priest.
The exaggerated eyeband covering his right eye is very eye-catching. This man with a strong Spanish appearance exudes the enthusiasm of a movie actor.
Hansa put away his cell phone, leaving a string of hearty laughter in the church.
"Okay. Let's go, Quartet. The long-awaited working time has come."
As soon as he finished speaking, four young nuns appeared from behind the pillar. Without saying a word, they followed Hansa and walked out of the church.
The old priest watched Hansa and the nuns leave. At the same time, his right hand fired something quietly at an extremely fast speed.
I don't know how the old priest did it, but the thing flew out of his hand at a speed comparable to a bullet.
It was a small piece of metal - a bronze coin that was used as a huge chip in the casino downstairs decades ago.
Seeing that the menacing coin was about to pierce the back of Hansa's head, the next second, Hansa didn't even look back, he bent the joints of his arms to an impossible angle and silently used
The coin bounced back at the same speed.
There was just a "pop" sound, and the moment the old priest easily caught the coin, the coin shattered and scattered in his hand. Looking again, the metal coin looked like a piece of pizza.
It was divided into sixteen parts.
"Ah, I'm sorry. I thought you were addicted to mobile phones and your body was rusty. Hmm." The old priest shrugged and said.
Hansa slowly turned around at this time. Then, he showed an innocent smile and sneered in a low voice: "You are quite good at using violence, Master."