Chapter 135: Fish Scales, Bombs, and Maids

"Miss Louisa, are you sure there's no problem?"

Xia De asked while using 【Illusion of Moon Shadow】. Silver mist surged from all around, wrapping him and Miss Louisa in it. The silver moonlight at his fingertips disappeared. Facing the silver mist in front of it, the fishman let out an angry cry, but could only charge blindly. Its IQ was probably not as good as Little Mia's.

"Detective, you can do it, what problem could I have? I'll treat you later, you go save that little girl first."

The golden-haired lady said, so Xia De nodded, took the box and slipped past the fishman while Miss Louisa took the initiative to walk out of the illusion range to attract the fishman.

Artifact out of control is almost equal to a certain death situation for ordinary people. Xia De had originally prepared for the worst, but after a slight check, he found that she was just in a coma, with a large piece of fish scales on her neck, which could be cured. This kind of injury didn't need 【False Immortality】 for the time being.

It seems they came just in time.

He took the girl to transfer to the distance of the alley, and when he looked at Miss Louisa again, he saw her life ring rotating behind her. This time it was still the rune of 【Frozen Person】.

But then, the miracle spiritual rune 【Cold Ice】 also lit up.

Xia De heard Miss Louisa's voice:

"Fish scale disease is not afraid of flames, but freezing!"

The golden-haired girl's hands stretched forward, and the cold air drifted toward the surroundings. Rustling sounds came out in the alley filled with water mist. The fishman, who was originally screaming, slowed down its movements until it fell to the ground.

"Detective, take her back!"

She said to Xia De in the darkness.

"Back to where?"

"As far as possible, cover your ears and squat down."

"Hmm?"

Although he didn't understand, he still followed. After Xia De was ready, he saw Miss Louisa take out a spherical thing from her robe, first knocked it on the wall, then shook it hard, finally pulled the ring on the surface of the spherical object, threw it at the frozen fishman on the ground, and finally ran in a panic toward the depths of the alley, which was where Xia De and the comatose little girl were.

Xia De saw that behind Miss Louisa, the round ball-shaped thing started to spin wildly after landing, while spraying scorching white steam toward the surroundings.

Although he had never seen this kind of item, the outsider's knowledge made him guess what it was. Amidst the soft laughter of the woman in his ear, he covered the ears of the comatose little girl with both hands, while he shrank his body and closed his eyes while holding the box.

Bang~

The firelight and loud noise were enough to wake up the two adjacent blocks. Xia De even felt the ground under his feet vibrate. After the explosion, his ears kept buzzing.

Opening his eyes, he saw Miss Louisa, who had fallen to the ground, jump up. She didn't care about tidying her hair, and turned back into the smoke and dust of the explosion. After a few seconds, she ran toward Xia De, carefully pinching a black scale, shouting as she ran:

"Haha, it really is most afraid of cold! It's dead, I got the 【Artifact】! Detective, run! I'll hold this little girl."

"What exactly did you use just now?"

Xia De patted the dirt on his hair and turned to follow Miss Louisa into the fog along the river embankment. The riots in the distance had already sounded, and he could see teams of police officers running past the alley entrance.

"Military Delac Type II Integrated Steam Bomb! This is the most useful for dealing with the out-of-control fish scale disease!"

Miss Louisa dropped the dried frog legs in her hand, carried the comatose little girl on her back, took Xia De's hand, and jumped toward the roof of the house next to her. The two people and the sound disappeared into the thick fog of the night.

No matter how chaotic the lower city was, a steam bomb exploding in the city was not a small matter, so they had to run for three blocks before stopping in an alley without lights.

The riots in the distance had already sounded, and he could see teams of police officers running past the alley entrance.

First, he checked the situation of the little girl carried by Miss Louisa again. This was probably a little girl from a poor family living nearby. The shoes on her feet were showing her toes, the clothes on her body were patched, and her face looked like it hadn't been washed for a long time.

Xia De made some "Satisfying Food" to suppress the spread of fish scales, and then used 【Cynthia's Silver Moon Gift】 to dispel the fish scales on Miss Louisa and the girl at the same time. Although this was not a mental problem, the moonlight seemed to be very restrained against this disease.

It's just that Xia De is a one-ring mage, because he used too many miracles this night, he already felt a little overwhelmed.

And during this period, Miss Louisa also introduced the situation of the fish scales she carefully twisted in her hand.

The fishy smell on that fish scale was very heavy.

"Document-level artifact 【Scales of the Drowned Fishman】, I have seen the information of this thing in the Academy Library. In 2983 of the Fifth Era, fishermen on the east coast of the Western Continent accidentally caught a strange monster corpse in the fishing net while fishing. That monster had human legs and a complete fish body, and the corpse was highly rotten."

Xia De maintained the miracle in his hand and listened quietly. At close range, the fragrance on Miss Louisa was very obvious.

"According to the Academy's records, the terrified fishermen pushed the corpse back into the sea. But not long after, the people of an entire fishing village showed symptoms of fish scale disease, that is, fish scales appeared on the surface of the body, and the whole body began to rot. At that time, when the Church of Nature, whose power was not as great as it is now, intervened, things were already beyond remedy. They could only seal that sea area and region.

In the subsequent cremation of the corpses of the dead to prevent the spread of the epidemic, this scale was discovered. This is the only scale that cannot be burned, and it is the culprit that caused the fish scale disease."

Miss Louisa held the black fish scales very carefully. Any artifact cannot be underestimated. In the darkness of the alley, the fish scales themselves had a deeper darkness.

Of course, more obvious is the fishy smell.

"So, the function of this artifact is to cause fish scale disease and make people turn into fish? But why did it go out of control?"

"Stick the fish scales on the position of your heart, and after contacting the water, you can transform your flesh into the form of a fishman monster. But you can't be too seriously injured in this form, otherwise the outbreak of fish scale disease is just a matter of an instant. It can be understood that every second the Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi uses the scales, they must fight against this fish scale with their own body."

She asked for the bottle from Xia De, shook it to make water, and threw the scales into it. The storage of this artifact is very simple, completely soaked in water.

It took some time, and before Xia De was completely exhausted, he dispelled the fish scales on Miss Louisa and the girl. Ring Mages don't have a convenient way to replenish spirit, after all, spirit is not just energy. But fortunately, the spiritual rune has the ability to spontaneously convert elements into spirit, plus divine radiance, Xia De recovered very quickly.

Subsequently, Miss Louisa woke up the comatose girl, learned her address from her, and sent her home.

This is a little girl who sells flowers, named Su Fei Dice. During the day, she hid some money in the alley, not wanting to be extorted by the older children nearby. Unexpectedly, when she came to get it at night, she accidentally encountered a monster.

Miss Louisa used some means similar to mental suggestion to ensure that little Su Fei would not talk about what she saw at night. This trick was very useful for the confused little girl. In addition, the two gathered 2 shillings of loose money and stuffed it into her pocket. After confirming that she was safe home, Xia De and Miss Louisa left.

It is now close to one o'clock, and Xia De must go back as soon as possible. And Miss Louisa intends to visit Xia De's house late at night. She is now wrapped in Xia De's robe, soaking wet, and has a heavy fishy smell on her body. She can't go home like this, so she can only borrow Xia De's house to change clothes.

The two walked fast. On the way, Miss Louisa admitted that although she obtained an 【Artifact】, the action tonight could only be considered a failure:

"I think, wait until the doctor recovers before taking action. The doctor's Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi ability is quite suitable for investigation and spying on intelligence, which none of us can compare to."

The Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi of 【Mercury Blood】 turned into a fishman, was frozen, and then shattered by a bomb. The information Miss Louisa wanted was of course impossible to obtain.

The two talked while walking. Most of the time, Miss Louisa complained that she didn't grasp such a good opportunity tonight. Of course, she didn't forget to thank the detective for his help tonight. That piece of fish scale was the spoils of the two people.

Xia De would of course not refuse. Although he wouldn't use an 【Artifact】 with such great side effects, he was still very happy to accept selling it to split the money.

Turning from the street with bright gas street lamps into the Ring St. Deran Square Avenue, Xia De took out the key while talking to the golden-haired writer, but saw a four-wheeled carriage with lights on in the carriage parked at the entrance of No. 6.

"Oh?"

Miss Louisa, wrapped in a robe, said an exclamation with a questioning meaning.

"My employer is here."

Xia De introduced, looking at the carriage, and slowed down. The fishy smell on him was not very heavy, he didn't have close contact with the fishman just now.

"It seems your employer's identity is quite extraordinary."

The golden-haired girl said. Xia De couldn't see the difference between this carriage and an ordinary carriage, but the female writer whose hair was still wet could see it. She pointed out:

"Look at the all-metal manually twisted iron flower patterns on the edge of the carriage. Although the carriage is painted, the wood can also be distinguished. And the coachman..."

The coachman was standing on the side smoking, it was a handmade cigarette, and a small red dot was shining in the dark shadow:

"I bet he is definitely from a military background. Although the carriage doesn't hang a family crest, this must be a great noble, no, ordinary great nobles are not qualified to use this kind of carriage. Let me think, in the current Tobesk city, there are no more than three women who are qualified to use this kind of carriage, and they are young women."

Miss Louisa talked eloquently, and Xia De thought again that Vice Dean Harms Sanchez of St. Byrons had mentioned that Miss Louisa had an inexplicable connection with the royal family of the Delarian Kingdom, and thus suspected that she was from the Zaras Academy of Literature, one of the three major miracle academies.

Having lived here for most of her life and knowing many big figures because of the respect of believers, Priest Ao Gu Si couldn't narrow the scope to such a small one. It seems that Miss Louisa's understanding of the royal family and nobles is really quite powerful.

"You actually know so much?"

Xia De took the opportunity to ask his question, but the female writer answered naturally and casually:

"For the sake of literary creation, I know a lot of useless knowledge."

At the same time as the two were discussing, the carriage window was pushed open a slit, and the black-haired maid called "Tifa" glanced at Xia De and quickly closed the window.

The whole process took about a second or two.

"Oh? Why is it her again?"

Miss Louisa made such an exclamation again. Xia De looked at his friend very unexpectedly. The female writer seemed to recognize the maid.

She stopped talking, looked at Xia De, but said nothing:

"Detective, go see your employer, I won't get close. The fishy smell on me is too heavy."

Miss Doroqi Louisa stopped her steps, but judging by her expression, after Miss Galina's personal maid left in a while, she would definitely have a lot to say.