Chapter 640: Possible Enemies

"My father was surnamed Andre-Lade and died in the curse of a demon projection in a failed ritual.

"I inherited his legacy and became a supernatural. I don't know who my mother is. She may have already become one of the names on my father's thick murder list..."

On the surface of the dark and deep mirror, Bram Andre-Lade's pale face, full of blood, narrated his life story with a blank expression.

Franca, who was "invited" by Lu Mian, stood in front of the full-length mirror, using the unique "Magic Mirror Spirit Communication Method" to ask about the Andre-Lade family and the "Rose School of Thought."

Unfortunately, Bram was clearly at the very edge of that secret organization and the demon family he belonged to, and the situation he knew was limited. Moreover, in order to divert Lu Mian's attention before and secretly complete the ritual's pre-preparations, he had been telling the truth and hadn't lied.

Seeing that the "spirit communication" was approaching its limit, Franca asked the last question:

"Who is the current head of the Andre-Lade family?"

Bram's increasingly transparent and eerie face twisted abruptly:

"He, he is dead.

"He became a sacrifice!"

A sacrifice... Is it that explosive? Franca was about to pursue the question when Bram's figure in the mirror faded quickly and disappeared.

This "Pleasure Witch" ended the ritual while saying "tsk tsk" to Lu Mian:

"The situation of the Andre-Lade family is not quite right. Even the head of the family can be 'sent' out as a sacrifice.

"Are they completely controlled by the 'Rose School of Thought'?"

Because the "Temperance Faction" of the "Rose School of Thought" currently basically belonged to the "Fool" Church, Franca didn't particularly emphasize or subdivide when mentioning the "Indulgence Faction." Anyway, the members of the "Rose School of Thought" inside should all be members of the "Indulgence Faction" now.

Lu Mian responded thoughtfully:

"The situation in the Abyss is also not quite right..."

Regardless of whether Naporedi-Sli was the pseudonym of the Demon King Fabuti, the situation of the blood-colored devil deep in Hant Island could reflect the problems of the Abyss to a certain extent.

Speaking of this, Lu Mian laughed mockingly:

"We are used to cursing others to go to hell, falling into the abyss, thinking that it is the worst and worst place. Who knows, the Abyss can also deteriorate, and the Abyss itself is also falling into the Abyss."

"This is a hell joke in the true sense." Franca looked at the night sky, which was less polluted by industry and quite clean and clear, feeling that the crimson moon of the Southern Continent was even clearer and brighter.

She pulled the topic back to the right track:

"If 'Siso' is really a supernatural of the 'Demon' pathway, then some of his performances can be reasonably explained.

"Hey, the research society was really too loose before, almost without any filtering and restrictions on members..."

Before this, Franca and Lu Mian both knew that the "Curly-Haired Baboons Research Society" didn't have supernaturals of the "Demon" pathway on the surface, but no one knew the actual situation because the "Curly-Haired Baboons Research Society" didn't force members to expose their pathways and prove them. Everyone judged each other's sequences through exchanges and transactions at gatherings. And "Siso" had always been mysterious, and even many core members of the "April Fools" hadn't mastered his pathway and sequence.

"'Xisuo' has always been a loner and rarely participates in other 'April Fools' pranks. Is it also because he's afraid of being discovered as a demon?" Lu Mian pondered and said, "The person he is most willing to cooperate with is 'Mad Lady', who is a pure lunatic. She wouldn't mind this aspect at all, and might even feel excited, wanting to taste if a demon's blood is cold..."

I suspect you are mocking me for wanting to try everything... However, saying "Cold-blooded," the residual blood of this "Serial Killer" named Bram just now still had a little warmth... "Cold-blooded" mainly refers to cold, calm, and emotionless, not physically cold blood? It could also be because the Southern Continent is in summer and the climate is hot, so the blood of cold-blooded animals has been warmed by the sun... Franca's thinking gradually diverged.

She then reminded Lu Mian:

"If 'Siso' is really a 'Demon,' then while you find key clues, he should be able to feel your malice, and decide whether to launch a surprise attack or stay away as soon as possible, change countries, and hide, based on the intensity of the malice.

"Damn! Chasing a 'Demon' is really troublesome. When you can't beat him, he will take the initiative to kill you. When you can beat him, he doesn't know where he has escaped to."

"At times like this, we need a 'Demon Hunter'." Lu Mian said half-jokingly.

He knew from "Demonology" that the Sequence 4 of the "Warrior" pathway was called "Demon Hunter," which was an expert in hunting demons and the nemesis of "Demons," "Apostles of Desire," and even "Devils."

One of the most important abilities of a "Demon Hunter" was to cover his own actions and intentions, making targets who could foresee danger unable to detect them!

Franca said "Hmm":

"I understand a little now why Ms. 'Magician' gave you the spirit world coordinates directly and asked you to find Mr. 'Sun' in the New White Silver City to clear the residual pollution. That place is dominated by the 'Warrior' pathway and has multiple 'Demon Hunters.'

"But the price of asking a 'Demon Hunter' to help throughout the process is something we may not be able to afford."

That is a true demigod!

Of course, although dealing with "Siso" is Lu Mian's private feud, because "Siso" may also be a believer of that Tianzun, the Great Arcana cards will also pay attention and attach importance to it.

Lu Mian smiled:

"It's not necessary for a 'Demon Hunter' to take action personally. I don't know if they can make charms and potions that hide their own malice. If they can, we can spend a huge amount of money to buy some through the relationship of the 'Tarot Club,' or exchange them with items."

"You can ask recently." Franca turned to exhort, "'Siso' if he is an 'Apostle of Desire,' you have to be careful. You have too many messy things on you, and the negative effects of many magical items also affect emotions and desires, which are easily detonated by him, instantly causing serious injury..."

As she spoke, Franca's lips moved a few times, and then closed again.

Lu Mian nodded solemnly, not stubbornly saying that he was a "Ascetic."

He had barely experienced the detonation of those emotions and desires, and understood that this was not something an "Ascetic" could endure—that kind of detonation already carried a certain physical damage to the brain.

Franca turned to say:

"The one who caught the 'Serial Killer' was a member of the 'Spirit Order,' not belonging to the Patrol Force. The water in Matani is a bit deep."

The "Spirit Order" was a secret organization in the Southern Continent, said to originate from the descendants of the former Balam Empire and those supernaturals who were unwilling to change their faith in the "God of Death." The ultimate goal was to let the "God of Death" return to His divine throne and rule East and West Balam again.

Lu Mian walked to the window, looked at the street outside, smiled and said:

"This is the chaotic Southern Continent.

"Actually, I'm more curious why the 'Rose School of Thought' wants to collect the daily life of the people of Port Pylos. It looks like they want to rule here.

"This is not their style."

Lu Mian didn't know much about what the "Rose School of Thought" looked like before, only knowing that they had made many sacrifices in recent years, and every place they occupied had to be made into a river of blood, not looking like they wanted to operate a city or a port for a long time.

"Who knows?" Franca had been using her brain frequently during this period, pondered and said, "Whatever the purpose of the 'Rose School of Thought,' with the number of sacrifices they have made in recent years, they should have obtained a large amount of gifts from that 'Mother Tree of Desire.' Now that people from the demon family have joined, if you really encounter a relatively important member of the 'Rose School of Thought,' you have to guard against him being a supernatural with both potion and gift, some 'Living Corpse Awarded,' some 'Wraith Tree Spirit,' some 'Sex Addiction Apostle,' similar to you, this 'Hunting Monk'."

In giving nicknames and diverging thinking, Franca had always been better than Lu Mian, jokingly calling supernaturals who were both "Living Corpses" and "Awarded" as "Living Corpse Awarded."

Of course, her main purpose was to remind Lu Mian, feeling that some members of the "Rose School of Thought" might be able to provoke Lu Mian's desires by using the abilities of sequences like "Sex Addiction Patient," and then detonate those desires in the state of an "Apostle of Desire," providing a one-stop "service."

This would be very difficult to deal with. With Lu Mian's state, facing this kind of supernatural would be quite dangerous.

Lu Mian laughed at himself:

"Why do I feel like I'm a powder keg, exploding at the slightest touch?

"However, I don't intend to manage the affairs of the 'Rose School of Thought.' I'll write a letter to Ms. 'Magician' later, reporting that I found traces of the 'Rose School of Thought' in Port Pylos, and that's it. Naturally, someone will come to investigate and handle it. Aren't Mr. 'Star' and Mr. 'Moon' in the Great Arcana cards responsible for the 'Rose School of Thought'?

"My only goal is 'Siso.' Now what can be initially determined is that even if he belongs to the 'Demon' pathway, he should have nothing to do with the Andre-Lade family. Otherwise, the 'Rose School of Thought' wouldn't have sent Bram and others to collect intelligence, and Bram wouldn't have known that family members were active here."

"Hmm, anyway, be careful." Franca opened her mouth, hesitated for a moment, and only said this one sentence.

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After sending Franca back to Trier, Lu Mian collected the "Serial Killer" supernatural characteristic that Bram had precipitated.

It looked like a prism-shaped ice cube with sharp edges, with thin black gas frozen inside the ice cube.

Returning to the Aurella Hotel, Lu Mian walked to the three mechanical elevators, pulled the handle, and waited patiently for one of them to come up.

In the sound of creaking, the lobby door and the cabin door opened at the same time.

Lu Mian's figure was illuminated by the crystal chandelier from the back, reflected into the mechanical elevator, and stretched quite a bit.

And beside his figure was a thin, long human shadow.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 641 =====