Chapter 1766
Ordinary people in the circus couldn't see this strange soul, and Laste Edwards, as a spirit, wasn't afraid of the sun at all, so Xia De left the tent with her. With Megan's ancestor leading the way, Xia De didn't need to wander around the camp this time and successfully found out that the tiger was in the largest tent in the center.
The person watching the tent didn't want to let Xia De in, but Xia De said he was a paying visitor and handed over 10 pence for a ticket, thus gaining the right to enter.
This circus was of medium scale, so although there weren't swarms of animals, there were horses for performance and pulling wagons, tigers, many cats and dogs for pet performances, rabbits and parrots for magicians, etc.
Among them, the tiger was naturally the most important animal in the entire circus, and when performing animal shows publicly, this tiger was the best gimmick to attract customers.
On this Thursday morning, the tiger was locked in a cage, lying lazily as if sleeping. Because Xia De had paid to enter, the young animal trainer apprentice playing cards with a clown nearby didn't stop him from approaching, only warning Xia De:
"Please do not feed the animals at will, and do not reach into the cage—the two things are actually the same thing."
"You have a good sense of humor."
Xia De approached the cage but didn't notice anything unusual about the tiger. Looking at Laste Edwards on the side, the girl shook her head quickly:
"This is not a tiger." "It isn't?"
The whip dissipated, and the tiger-headed human monsters exploded into clouds of smoke. Before a scream could be uttered, the trainer's body split in two and fell to the left and right, shivering on the riverbank before lying motionless. Bright red blood stained the riverbank, and the Whisper element on the tiger gradually dissipated; the battle was over.
Xia De glanced at the tiger's corpse, and Tifa shook her head slightly:
Tifa also noticed the soul that Xia De had once seen at the banquet in Tobesk, but she and the other two girls had disguised themselves before coming, so they weren't afraid of exposing their identities:
"How did you know..."
"Her Ladyship specifically sent us to handle this matter; this matter is very important."
Xia De nodded, turned around, and walked to the side of the card-playing pair, asking the young animal trainer apprentice:
He clapped his hands and stood up from beside the corpse, then asked Tifa behind him, who nodded slightly at Xia De with a smile on her face. The other two maid girls who came with her, although they weren't wearing the iconic black and white maid dresses, but were dressed in casual clothes, all revealed the elegance of maids in their walking and standing postures.
"Of course it's an animal trainer, but he thinks he's a tiger now; that's really interesting."
"It shouldn't be the clown. I just asked about the circus members in the camp earlier; there are only two clowns in the circus. One is performing ball-tossing for the children, and the other is playing cards in the tent; they are both normal people."
A clear female voice came from behind, but Xia De didn't turn his head. They hadn't hidden themselves, and Xia De had noticed the maid girls' arrival just now:
The whip and chains were entangled, and Xia De and the animal trainer pulled in their own directions at the same time. And those human-headed tiger-bodied monsters took this opportunity to pounce on him again.
Xia De hesitated, looked forward, and seeing the two playing cards were focused on their hands, he quickly reached into the cage and touched the tiger. The tiger opened its eyes and looked suspiciously at the person in the cage, not quite understanding what he was there for.
Laste Edwards didn't hide because of the arrival of strangers. She floated above the tiger's corpse. Looking at Tifa, then looking down at herself, she revealed a very interesting expression of shock.
Little Mia, who was basking in the sun on the windowsill at home watching pigeons, lazily rubbed her face with her paws. "Hmm... what was the last one?"
Xia De said, looking at the soul of Laste Edwards, and the girl nodded:
Laste Edwards said without hesitation:
Xia De understood a little, and then asked the little girl on the side:
The circus's descent is divided into three stages, each stage will have a core existence. The current state should only be the first stage."
"Respected guest, Mr. Tiger said he wanted to go around and see; it's too stuffy in the tent. He left the camp and walked east; there's a river there. He should be there."
"Very beautiful dimensional slash, the coordination is good, Durt Giles will also be proud of you. "Yes, yes, the clowns are very normal."
Xia De praised with a smile, and the girl straightened her chest proudly, then said some rough words she didn't know where she learned, while spitting at the tiger's corpse.
Without needing to say any nonsense, the tiger-headed animal trainer pounced on Xia De, and at this moment, the phantom of a real tiger flashed behind it. Xia De frowned and stepped back, appearing behind the animal trainer in the next second, and the animal trainer who pounced on the ground hard-pressed a pit half a meter deep into the ground.
With a long sword pointing forward, the bursting golden shield knocked all the monsters pouncing forward backward.
"So, the Relic that changes cognition in the circus is to replace things in the circus with humans in the circus?"
"It really is an animal trainer—Heaton's Seal!" "Ha!"
"He's not a tiger, so what is he?"
Hearing the footsteps, the "animal trainer" turned around immediately, letting Xia De see the furry face and the blood stained on the mouth.
Tifa gave Xia De a hug.
Laste Edwards appeared from behind the "animal trainer," held her left wrist with her right hand, and slashed down from the top of her head with her left hand. At the same time, cracks appeared on the body of the "animal trainer" who was a full eight meters away from her.
"Sage-level Relic 【Dark Moon Circus】, event type. Usually, it will infect and assimilate small to medium-sized circuses or other groups with animal performances in stages. When all members of the 【Dark Moon Circus】 complete the descent assimilation, the complete Sage-level Relic will carry out a range massacre against the entire area. Their combined power is not something any single 13th-ring can resist."
Tifa blinked at Xia De, and that playful look would never appear when she was beside Her Ladyship. Xia De raised an eyebrow in surprise, and the white-haired girl explained with a smile:
Xia De didn't need to say any nonsense, and Xia De and the animal trainer pulled in their own directions at the same time. And those human-headed tiger-bodied monsters took this opportunity to pounce on him again.
She was a soul, naturally without saliva.
The crazy laughter came from its mouth, and as its mouth opened wide, dozens of translucent human-headed tiger-bodied monsters drilled out of its body. They were close to spirits but possessed physical properties. After the "animal trainer" waved the whip wrapped around his waist, these monsters pounced on Xia De together.
"Core? Is it that one?"
*Pop*—the long whip in the animal trainer's hand exploded, and the monsters with dull colors climbed up and walked slowly toward Xia De again. At the same time, the animal trainer's long whip also swung toward Xia De's forehead, but it was blocked by the chain flying out of Xia De's sleeve in mid-air.
"I'm not joking, it's a white-haired rabbit whose own strength is at least 13th-ring. The circus is named after it. That rabbit is about the same size as Little Mia, but far more powerful than Little Mia. But fortunately, the troupe leader only descends in the final third stage. It's uncertain whether the clown or the fortune teller will appear in the first two stages. But as long as the core is removed, the Dark Moon Circus can be expelled."
【Element reaction detected, suspected Transfiguration.】
"That makes things much simpler. When Her Ladyship sent us out, she was originally worried that the second stage had already appeared. Detective, you solved many problems for us."
Her companions behind her covered their mouths and whispered with laughter, probably talking about jokes about maids, knights, and duchesses again, while Laste covered her face with her fingers spread, looking embarrassed.
"Oh, that's mine!"
"Yes, Sage-level Relic 【Dark Moon Circus】. Fortunately, this Relic is still in the descent stage and hasn't fully assimilated the circus. Otherwise, even if Her Ladyship came herself, this matter would be very difficult to resolve completely."
Xia De came to the tiger's corpse and placed his hand on it. With its death, the tiger's head didn't change, but the human body was covered with tiger fur and was returning to its original appearance. It's just that the corpse absolutely cannot be left alone; any corpse contaminated by Whisper elements must be strictly handled, otherwise, it will definitely cause other troubles.
The animal trainer apprentice reached out to grab the coins, so the two played around. From beginning to end, they didn't look up to see who Xia De was.
"May I ask where your teacher is? I'm very interested in exchanging tiger-raising tips with him... I also raise something similar."
The apprentice said without turning his head, but then, *clatter clatter*—the coins fell from Xia De's hand onto the table. The clown grabbed the two coins in front of him with fast hand speed, then answered first:
"According to the information provided by Her Ladyship, that is only the animal trainer in the circus, and there are at least three animal trainers in the Dark Moon Circus. The circus core refers to: Fool—Clown, Sage—Fortune Teller, Troupe Leader—Dark Moon Rabbit."
"Dark Moon Circus? That's a nice name. Is it really a Sage-level Relic?"
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