Chapter 3382: The Doctor Who Regained Freedom

The suggestion given by the Elder was indeed the most cautious, but Xia De didn't want to do this:

"I intend to investigate it myself first. I noticed that this matter involves 'outsiders' and 'returning from the dead', which may be related to the matter we are investigating."

The Elder nodded:

"As long as you have your own plan. I can now understand how helpless the places where Chosen Ones appear, like Vista Woodland and Randall Valley, are. Before the Year-End Festival this year, Fatumunster Island had always been very safe."

Xia De didn't know much about the situation of those two Mimics at present. But with the identity information provided by Major Lade, Xia De could completely start from Tobesk and investigate the situation before they left the North Country clearly first.

As for the focus, whether the Viscount's fiancée who "returned from the dead" was related to the story of the Chosen One, this was not important. It was important that this matter could be solved safely.

Afterwards, Xia De returned home directly by throwing the crystal shoes. It was only eleven o'clock in the morning. Dorothy, who was reading, was surprised that he came back so early. Hearing Xia De talk about the Mimic matter, she was also taken aback:

"Mimics from Tobesk actually flowed to Fatumunster Island? This kind of cockroach-like thing, once the number is large enough, they are completely capable of establishing a brand new 【Home of Mimics】 on the island."

【Home of Mimics】 does not have uniqueness, which is also one of the peculiarities of this relic, which is somewhat similar to an animal nest.

She passed the identity information of the two people Xia De obtained to Princess Lei Qianya, and asked Princess Lei Qianya to contact Miss Jia Lin Na to investigate. So at lunch that day, Miss Jia Lin Na came to No. 6 St. Deran Square with the files obtained from the Military Intelligence Service.

The person who appeared with her was not Princess Lei Qianya. Princess Lei Qianya wouldn't be able to meet Dorothy until two o'clock in the afternoon. The one who came together was Iluna. Now Iluna would still learn some unique witch secret arts from Miss Jia Lin Na every weekend, so Miss Jia Lin Na could contact her.

"Xia De, Miss Jia Lin Na said that Mimics appeared on Fatumunster Island, right?"

The eighteen-year-old girl who had eliminated a large number of such "cockroaches" in the city recently knew the characteristics of this kind of thing very well, which was why she was found by Miss Jia Lin Na.

"Although the body shape of Mimics looks very similar to humans, and they can also shed red blood after cutting the skin, in fact, there are only clumps of meat inside their bodies, and there are no various standardized organs.

Therefore, they do not possess fatal parts such as the head, heart, or throat, and will recover after receiving any damage. If a Mimic's corpse is dismantled into two halves, they will even grow the other half of the body at a very slow speed, thereby completing a different kind of proliferation.

The most direct way to eliminate a 'Mimic' is to burn it thoroughly, or use thaumaturgy like Xia De's 【Dark Moon Mark】 to completely annihilate it. Therefore, church teams will bring combustion-supporting fire oil when performing tasks recently."

Iluna shared her experience at the dining table, and then Miss Jia Lin Na felt that the roast beef in front of her was no longer fragrant.

"Then do you need me to go to the island to help? I am very professional."

Iluna looked at Xia De with anticipation again, but Xia De shook his head:

"Luweiya is on the island now, and she won't agree to you going there now. And the number of Mimics on the island is not very large. What is manifested at present is only the alienation of facial features. This kind of Mimic doesn't need you to do it."

The eighteen-year-old girl also knew this point, she just felt that she should help a little:

"So, Xia De, you suspect that the Mimics that appeared this time are related to the story of fate?"

"Just suspecting, the specific situation still needs me to investigate before saying. You are not without tasks in Tobesk. Miss Jia Lin Na brought the information of those two Mimics. You go and check the church's action records to determine whether other Mimics around them have been discovered."

Iluna got spirited:

"Understood~ Although I have dealt with many Mimics recently, not many of them can withstand a 【Sunlight Spear】 of mine, and I also want to find some challenging things for myself to do."

Xia De smiled and pointed out:

"Iluna, even I wouldn't dare to take a full-strength 【Sunlight Spear】 of yours without any protection."

Miss Jia Lin Na would investigate the social background of the two, and Iluna would go to check whether Mimics appeared around them. If there was no news of "outsiders" or "people returning from the dead", Xia De actually didn't need to do such troublesome things, and could just kill the two Mimics directly, but it was better to be cautious at such a time.

After lunch, Miss Jia Lin Na and Iluna both went to investigate. At the same time, the Duchess also had to check whether there were Mimics in the Yodel Palace. Although she knew that "cockroaches" appeared in the city before, she didn't expect it to be so serious. The news Xia De brought was really terrible.

The maid ladies had already cleaned up the kitchen and dining room before leaving. While waiting for the "Day of the Red Butterfly" to officially start, Dorothy originally wanted to talk to Xia De about the itinerary for this afternoon, but not long after, the door downstairs was knocked.

"Is it Princess Lei Qianya? But it's not time yet."

Xia De asked in surprise, and Dorothy shook her head:

"Princess Lei Qianya is still humming a song and picking clothes in the Yodel Palace. It's not her."

"Could it be a client?"

"If it's a client, that's fine too. This afternoon, we can go to deal with the commissions in the city together, which is also very interesting."

Miss Writer said, so Xia De got up and went downstairs. After opening the door and seeing the person outside, he showed a disappointed expression.

So Bill Schneider standing at the door was shocked:

"Detective, are you disappointed to see me? I was finally released with great difficulty!"

Xia De hurriedly adjusted his expression:

"Oh, Doctor, long time no see! You were finally released—welcome back to freedom!"

The doctor was taken away by the church last week because he was implicated by a patient's servant, and was only released today. He left the church early this morning, returned to the clinic to deal with the backlog of things, and came directly to find Xia De after lunch.

When walking up the stairs with Xia De, he rarely cursed "Mimics" with very uncivilized words. He was also full of anger for being implicated this time, but the church's approach was serious and responsible, and the church was not wrong.

After arriving upstairs and finding that Dorothy was also there, he stopped using those slightly vulgar words:

"It's good that Louisa is also here. I can write one less letter later: the group meeting this week will proceed as usual. Remember to come on time."

So Dorothy went to prepare tea for them. She didn't forget to ask while busy in the kitchen:

"Priest Ao Gusi told us that if there were no accidents, you would be released earlier this week, Doctor. How come it's Thursday already?"

"Because an accident really happened."

The doctor took the academy's bounty order about "Mimic Information" that Xia De took out from the study:

"My patient with pica, didn't he suspect that he had eaten a Mimic's fingernail? After two days of observation, he was actually transformed into a Mimic. Eating a part of a Mimic and then being transformed by it is actually a very low-probability event, but just because of him, we 'secondary contacts' suddenly became 'direct contacts' and underwent another inspection."

The doctor's mouth twitched:

"This almost caused me to be exposed... Don't let me run into Mimics again in the future, otherwise I will definitely... I am a professional psychologist, I don't use dirty words."

Dorothy knew that the doctor must have something to do when he came to find Xia De specifically, so after preparing the tea, she took a book and went to the third floor.

After Dorothy's footsteps disappeared on the stairs, the doctor put down his teacup and sighed deeply:

"This week can be considered delayed. I saw your letter, Xia De. The magic sword is broken, and the demon is seriously injured, right?"

If the doctor hadn't been taken away by the church last week, he should have gone to Fatumunster Snow Mountain with Xia De immediately after the Battle of the Ice and Snow Castle.

Xia De nodded:

"Yes, no other situation happened this week. I have been keeping an eye on the demon's whereabouts, but haven't gained much."

"However, the maid in the ice and snow castle told me that the demon came to the island to find a certain weapon—the weapon is not big, and it seems to want to use the concept-breaking ability of that weapon to break some kind of shackle. That maid lady believes that without finding the weapon, the demon will not leave the island."

The doctor expressed understanding:

"The situation is a bit tricky now. You seriously injured the demon with the weapon last Friday, and it has been almost a week until today. Although the marking and tracking effect of the bullet I gave you can last for a month, I didn't expect that after the bullet was fired by you, I couldn't do anything for a week."

"The demon has likely discovered the special nature of that bullet. Although I am very sure it cannot easily get rid of my power, it may find a way to confuse this tracking."

"Then can it still be found now?"

Xia De asked, and the doctor nodded:

"Yes, but I need to go to the island to confirm the situation first. It definitely won't be able to run this time, but it's hard to say how long it will take to find it. Of course, this is not the key. The key is... when the church allowed our batch of people to leave, they said not to leave the local area for a month.

After all, the Mimic matter hasn't been dealt with yet, and the church may come to us to understand the situation at any time. Moreover, although I am sure I am not a Mimic, I cannot judge whether there are Mimics in the incubation period among the others in my batch. The concealment of Mimics is extremely strong, and even if the church checked it personally, it cannot be guaranteed to be foolproof."

Xia De touched the cat lying on his leg:

"The church left monitoring measures for you, right?"

"Yes, signed on parchment. I suspect that should be some kind of contract. There are too many types of contracts in the Sun Church, and I don't know which one was used this time."

"If the Mimic matter is not solved, the church's monitoring of us 'direct contacts' will not stop, so I need some time to crack this kind of monitoring, so I still can't go to the snow mountain with you this week." ===== CHAPTER 3383 =====