Chapter 217: You Are Especially Devout Today!

Under Leike Dun's watchful eyes, the spirit lifted its hem slightly, moving with very elegant and dignified steps as it approached.

It finally stopped two steps in front of Leike Dun, performing a graceful, dignified salute.

Then a crack tore open in its chest and abdomen, and a swollen, pale arm that seemed to have been soaked for a long time emerged, handing a letter to Leike Dun.

Leike Dun took the letter with some puzzlement; he could not imagine whose messenger this was. Few can pinpoint a messenger to themselves.

The oddly shaped messenger, after delivering the letter, shattered into a mass of twisted, writhing tentacles like waterweed, slipping to the ground and sinking into the spirit realm.

Good afternoon, Taiense, little friend:

According to my estimate, when you receive this letter, it should be afternoon in Beike Land.

This is my new messenger; the previous one perished due to some accident.

Recently many events seem to have occurred in Beike Land; I hope this does not affect your experience in this city. I apologize for the intrusion; there is something I would like to ask of you.

My informant in Beike Land told me that recently someone is looking for a man named Azke Aiges, who was for a time a university lecturer; he is a direct blood descendant of the Bailang Empire's royal family, and currently he seems to be wandering in Beike Land.

If you happen to encounter him, ask him to pass on this: be cautious, the members of the Spiritual Sect are not trustworthy, especially those of the Royal Faction and the Artificial Death God Faction.

You need not deliberately seek him; his strength is not weak, and purposeful pursuit might cause unnecessary misunderstandings.

I just think the raven by your side might inadvertently encounter him.

As a reward, I can answer some questions you have about the necromancy realm; of course, if you wish to purchase the later necromancer's potion formulas, you may also write back.

Your friend, Pulake Aiges.

Below the letter there is also a blank sheet bearing a vivid portrait.

It depicts a middle‑aged man of average build, bronze‑tinted skin, relatively soft features, and a tiny black mole beneath his right ear.

Leike Dun glanced at Azke's portrait, then leaned back in his chair and murmured:

"Mr. Azke appears to be sought by those in the Spiritual Sect's Royal Faction and Artificial Death God Faction as well, but they are not as flamboyant as Military Intelligence Department Nine."

"They most likely do not truly intend to retrieve an angel or a Death God bloodline."

Casually setting the letter aside, Leike Dun does not think that the bounty hunters or Spiritual Sect members in Beike Land could truly affect Mr. Azke.

He is a genuine angel; even though his current condition is not great, his mind is still sound.

Evening, in the Harvest Church of the South Bridge District.

Leike Dun came to see Aimilin for the final treatment's elixir.

Just stepping out of the spirit realm, he saw the quiet prayer hall of the church where Aimilin, in a gentle and tranquil state, sat behind Father Uttrafsky, fingers interlaced, palms loosely cupped, placed before his mouth and nose.

A perfectly standard Earth Church prayer posture!

Leike Dun casually found a seat and waited for the prayer to end.

Aimilin glanced at Leike Dun sitting nearby, quickly rose to a corner, took out several pre‑prepared elixirs, and handed them to Leike Dun.

He lifted his chin slightly, speaking with a hint of smugness:

"This is the final treatment's elixir; after taking these, the Abraham family member's body will be essentially restored."

"However, for you humans, his age is already too great; even with this restoration, he may only live another five or six years unless he can continue to ascend, which might extend his lifespan a few more years."

Leike Dun nodded lightly, paying little heed to Aimilin's words; after all, regarding lifespan, the vampire line does indeed live quite long.

He reached out to take the elixir, stared at Aimilin for a while, and before the vampire opposite grew irritable, he chuckled and said:

"You are especially devout today!"

"What?" Aimilin was startled for a moment, then, as if waking from a dream, muttered with a pallid face:

"W-what have I done?"

Recalling his own devout posture during prayer and his peaceful heart, Aimilin said in a voice tinged with mournful grief:

"But I don't want to betray the Moon!"

"Although I can feel my resistance to the Mother Goddess's faith diminishing."

"If your heart is truly conflicted, perhaps you could worship both the Moon and the Earth Mother Goddess."

Leike Dun raised an eyebrow slightly, offering a suggestion that wasn't really a suggestion: after all, the two are the same deity, and no matter how vampires worship, it wouldn't mind.

Aimilin froze for a moment, his expression suddenly turning serious, his eyes even bearing a hint of anger as he said:

"Faith is pure! Your notion is disrespectful to both the Moon and the Mother Goddess!"

"Fine." Leike Dun shrugged, not pointing out to Aimilin that when he mentioned the Moon and the Mother Goddess, his words carried the same reverence and respect, with no real difference.

Holding the elixir, Leike Dun stepped into the spirit realm.

Thus line: Mingsike Jie, after Leike Dun gave the elixir to Lawrence, he returned directly to his rented house.

Boom—boom—boom!

The knocking sounded almost in sync with Leike Dun's arrival inside the house.

The timing of the knock is so precise—was there a pre‑emptive divination?

He muttered a sarcastic remark in his mind.

The door opened automatically, and Kelei En entered with a somewhat sallow complexion.

"It seems the accomplices of that demon dog have targeted me; I found a threatening letter written in fresh blood on the second‑floor window."

"It's not just me; other detectives who previously took part in the serial murder case are also involved. In fact, several detectives have already been attacked and killed."

"Detective Aixingge Standon, who organized us detectives to investigate cases, also suffered an attack, but his own strength is not weak, so he only sustained minor injuries."

"." Leike Dun fell silent for a brief moment.

So the Desire Apostle was assigned by 0-08 to target me when he was writing a threatening letter to Kelei En? No wonder he intervened; his assassination mission was almost over before it even began.

Duke Nigen's death can only be considered a catalyst for war; no matter how events unfold, war will inevitably come, and perhaps it was more to prevent me from contacting 0-08?

After pondering for a while, Gu finally responded to Kelei En's words:

"No need to worry; this street is home to a demigod, and after the Desire Apostle visited today, he probably won't dare return here."

"Desire Apostle? Which sequence of the Demon Path is that?"

Upon hearing that the opponent dared not come to Thus line: Mingsike Jie again, Ke Lai En finally relaxed, and his attention naturally shifted to other aspects.

"Sequence Five, Desire Apostle, its most notable feature is that it can utilize and manipulate the emotions and desires of everyone within a certain distance, luring them into corruption."

"Both its spell abilities and close‑combat abilities are not weak, and moreover, the ability to control emotions and desires is rather troublesome and bizarre; among Sequence Five, it belongs to the more troublesome type."

Lei Ke Dun gave a brief explanation of the Desire Apostle's characteristics.

Ke Lai En furrowed his brows and said:

"A Sequence Five Desire Apostle. But the demon who previously created the serial murder case is dead, and that has little to do with us detectives; why would he seek revenge on us?"

Probably because he couldn't defeat me, Lei Ke Dun muttered half‑heartedly in his mind.

Then, with a solemn expression, he pondered for a while and said:

"Perhaps it is to create panic and chaos, so as to attract the attention of the Night Watcher, the Punishment Agent, and the Heart of Machinery—these official extraordinary beings—to the greatest extent."

Ke Lai En said after a slight pause:

"Now I indeed have covert protection from a member of the Heart of Machinery."

"You mean that the Desire Apostle leaves threatening letters everywhere and kills multiple detectives, all to conceal his true purpose?"

"Then what exactly is his true purpose?"

"We'll know when the time comes."

Lei Ke Dun did not answer the question, nor did he even think about it proactively. If the opponent, relying on foresight, sensed danger, his plan to pick up the trait would fall apart.

Ke Lai En nodded slightly, then turned and left.

He returned to the house number 15 across the street.

In the second‑floor washroom, Ke Lai En pulled out a paper figure, gave it a shake, and it turned into an identical substitute.

He placed the paper‑figure substitute on the toilet, holding a newspaper, to deceive the Heart of Machinery member secretly protecting him, while he hid in the shadow beside it, stepped back four paces, and entered the gray mist above.

No wonder he's a magician; this series of performances was skillful and smooth.

In the house opposite on the street, Lei Ke Dun withdrew his gaze from Ke Lai En's house.

He focused his sight on the washroom's bay window, and using his Sequence Five‑level reasoning ability, directly reconstructed in his mind Ke Lai En's actions inside the washroom.

After a series of operations, Ke Lai En indeed did not notice the spying.

"It seems that using this method to avoid triggering the extraordinary beings' strong intuition is feasible!"

(End of Chapter)