Chapter 269: Deepening (Extra update, seeking monthly votes and subscriptions)

William is an Extraordinary.

This means that when it comes to interrogation, he possesses other, far richer options.

The path he walks is the sequence that focuses on the 'Tower', and he has currently only unlocked the First Primordial Substance; he is a 'Scholar', known in ancient times as a 'Servant of Wisdom'!

A 'Scholar' does not provide any powerful physique or Extraordinary Ability; it merely makes William's thinking more flexible and allows him to be more focused when learning.

And this enhanced learning ability allowed him to learn quite a few practical Curses and Rituals from Aaron.

After coercing Mrs. Xiuge into a secluded alley, William only had to use a few small tricks to force the other party into a delirious state.

"Tell me, is Isabet still alive?"

William tried hard to curse, but he no longer had the strength.

Bang! Bang!

William fired instinctively, only to discover that the moment the bullet passed through the other party, the young Cleric suddenly transformed into a black Shadow.

"That church involves an Evil God, and all believers have been placed under a Contract Ritual, unable to reveal specific details... I only found this."

The previous gunshot would inevitably have attracted attention; if he didn't leave now, it would be too late.

At this moment, his sentimentality made him recklessly charge into the church to search for hidden Secrets and seek revenge for Isabet.

Aaron followed his inspiration, passing through one wall after another, and suddenly arrived at a secret room.

The other party had a handsome face, but at this moment, black blood vessels were actually climbing and wriggling across it one by one...

Before she could finish speaking, her head tilted to one side, and she no longer had any breath.

William's pupils shrank: "A True Name... involving an Evil God? This Holy Spirit Church church really does have a problem! Tell me, what is wrong with the church on Ma Li Street?"

Aaron gave an instruction, left the Hunter Bar, and returned to Fenghuang jie 27 hao.

William almost pulled the trigger; he took a deep breath and continued to ask: "What was the cause of her death?"

The only discordant thing was a pendant worn around her neck, which was the image of a blood-colored human figure bound to a pitch-black thorn tree.

William exclaimed in his heart, then felt a great force come from the side, slamming him against the wall; his internal organs felt as if they had been displaced, and the firearm in his hand flew far away.

Mrs. Xiuge was halfway through speaking when her expression suddenly became painful: "I... I cannot... I am unable to speak that True Name..."

But they could not see the Evil Spirit at all, leaving Aaron to walk into the church and wander around.

Yet cold rationality warned him that he was just a rookie, completely unable to participate in such matters, and lacked the strength to avenge Isabet.

Suddenly, a sound of footsteps came from the mouth of the alley.

William covered his face with both hands and began to sob lowly: "Isabet... I'm sorry... I... I am a coward, a weakling... but I will anonymously report this matter to the Investigation Bureau... you will certainly not die without a clear reason."

He did not rashly perform divination; after all, it involved an 'Evil God'!

Although the image did not look like one of the Twelve Siyuan, nor was it a Hidden Existence he recognized, perhaps it was a mask or a disguise.

Just as he closed his eyes to wait for death, a flash of fire exploded in the darkness.

"Are you... 'Madman' Karl?"

William hurriedly tried to stop her, only to find that the old woman's strength had become unimaginably great.

"I... I cannot say..."

"I..."

"Was sacrificed to..."

The Cleric's body flew backward like a broken sack.

A figure holding a Double-barreled Shotgun slowly walked out from the darkness, a crazy smile on his face.

"Heh... so it was just a rookie; I thought it was a Hyena from the Investigation Bureau."

A smile of interest appeared on Aaron's face as he toyed with the pendant in his hand.

The moment he saw the statue, William's inspiration was suddenly triggered; he took the pendant into his palm and observed it carefully.

Aaron turned to look at William, whose chest was wrapped in white bandages and whose ribs were broken—he didn't know how many—looking like a mummy: "So... what is the result?"

William looked at Mrs. Xiuge's corpse, his expression gradually becoming blank.

"Dead..." Mrs. Xiuge answered with vacant eyes.

"There is a corrupt aura..."

Bang!

An even louder gunshot tore through the silence of the darkness.

"You stay here and rest."

Tap! Tap!

Mrs. Xiuge's expression became extremely painful; she suddenly snapped out of her dazed state, grabbed her own neck, and choked herself until her eyes rolled back.

Finally, Mrs. Xiuge fell to the ground, revealing a devout smile, and spat black blood from her mouth: "I have already drunk that blood..."

This lady's clothes were worn and tattered, making her appear quite impoverished.

"No..."

William suddenly felt a chill all over his body, as if he had been glanced at by something in the darkness, and his Spirituality was trembling.

He squatted down and searched Mrs. Xiuge's body, only finding a few Copper Pennies.

William took out the black-red pendant: "However, after that Cleric is killed, the Investigation Bureau will definitely intervene, and that church will certainly be purged..."

He suddenly looked toward the direction of the church: "That church, it has a huge problem!"

"This... it... involves an Evil God!"

Inside the Hunter Bar after closing time.

William asked, holding onto his last shred of hope.

In the center of the secret room, there were traces of a burning fire, and a pitch-black, mottled iron pillar had a charred, dried corpse bound to it.

"Who?"

Cleric Yimu walked out from the darkness, his eyes icy cold: "Tell me... why are you investigating this matter?"

"This kind of manifestation? Is she bound by another Ritual and Contract?"

William subconsciously pointed his gun at the other person, seeing a young man wearing a cleric's robe walking over slowly.

Karl stepped forward, checked on William, poured a potion into him, and then immediately carried him away.

Aaron arrived at Ma Li Street and, as expected, saw that the area near the Ma Li Street Church had already been cordoned off, with police officers patrolling.

He wore a simple cloth robe, his arms spread wide as if to embrace the world, yet his face was a blur.

"Huh?"

"Although a shooting occurred and people died, which will inevitably alarm the Police Station... there is still a time gap between discovering something is wrong, reporting it to the Investigation Bureau, and the Investigation Bureau personnel arriving."

"Hey, hey... don't you die on me, I accepted a commission to bring you back alive."

"An interesting little trinket."

"Not good! It's a Shadow!"

"Did you see that? Rookie... you should aim and shoot like this."

Inside the bedroom, after setting everything up, he chanted the honorific name, summoned the 'Spirit of Falsehood', possessed Aokelaier, and headed toward the Ma Li Street Church.

William said with difficulty.

Against the backdrop of the black, thorn-iron wood that seemed capable of piercing the firmament, that silhouette appeared even more blood-red.

Those black and red parts seemed to form a contradictory yet unified entity.

Having taken the money, Karl left quite readily.

This is an Evil Domain Altar!

And this pitch-black, thin, and small desiccated corpse actually gave Aaron a familiar feeling.

"Isabet..."

(End of this chapter)