Chapter 480: The Way to Kill a Demon

"Moonlight Greatsword."

The abnormal sound was right in front. Xia De drew the glowing two-handed greatsword and swung it forward.

Immediately, the sword collided with something unclear in the thick darkness. The light of the Moonlight Greatsword itself could only illuminate a very close distance around the sword body, so even if it hit the enemy, Xia De only knew that the other party was very short and wore a black robe.

Xia De's attack didn't take effect, but the Sixth Tier Ring Mage beside him was not to be trifled with. After the sound of Xia De's sword hitting an object, she threw an object that couldn't be observed at all in the darkness toward the front.

The maid twitched her nose:

"Above!"

Xia De swung his sword again toward the sky, and the arc of the Silver Moon left a trace in the darkness for a short time:

Clang!

He felt the Moonlight Greatsword hit something with great force again, and then lost the target.

"Can you still capture the other party's position?"

He bit his left index finger, smeared the blood on the ring on his right hand, and then buckled the ring face onto the sword body of the Moonlight Greatsword.

The exorcism symbol was completely printed on the Moonlight Greatsword, and very strangely, Xia De's blood actually had a more obvious silver light than the light of his body in this darkness.

"Behind."

Still using the posture of a sweep, he swung his sword toward the corresponding direction. This swing was blocked again, but a miserable scream that almost pierced the eardrums actually rang out in the darkness.

The thick darkness became thin for a second, and Xia De finally saw the appearance of his opponent. It was a hunched, curled-up humanoid creature wearing a tattered black robe, the size of a child, wrapped in a robe, with only dry yellow legs like fire sticks and feet like duck webs exposed.

That scream and the thin darkness only lasted for a second before returning to their original state.

"It seems the seal is very effective, just hitting it without needing to cause damage can take effect."

Xia De thought in his heart, while Tifa continued to twitch her nose:

"Detective, its movement speed is very fast, it is moving rapidly around us."

"Rapid movement? It doesn't matter."

A clattering sound came from Xia De's sleeve, but the material of 【Chain of Seven Sins】 itself had the ability to absorb light, so Tifa couldn't see clearly what Xia De had done at all.

Under Xia De's control, the chain extended straight toward the front. When Xia De felt the length was sufficient, he raised his right hand upward, and immediately felt the Chain of Seven Sins hit something:

"Lock it!"

Thinking to himself, the chains in the darkness had already begun to attempt to entwine that thing's body. But the little demon in the darkness escaped the entanglement of the chains with extreme speed, and then charged straight toward the two people in the darkness.

"Front!"

The piercing scream came again, but this time it wasn't the fear caused by injury, but a threatening scream.

The two-handed greatsword thrust forward, but didn't hit any target. And around the faint light of the sword body, the figure wearing the tattered black robe, like a monkey, had appeared in front of the two.

The thick darkness was carried over like waves, trying to extinguish the light on Xia De's body. The figure under the tattered robe suddenly raised its head, completely revealing the face under the hood.

On the exceptionally smooth white face, there was no mouth, no ears, no nose, no eyebrows, only a huge eye standing in the center of the face, the whites of the eyes filled with bloodshot, and the yellow eyes rolling around in the eye sockets.

"Be careful, the Secret Servant has the constant ability 【Fear Aura】!"

Tifa pulled Xia De's hand and dragged him backward, while she stepped forward:

"Banish!"

Waving her hand to push toward the monster in front, although it had no mouth, it still made a piercing scream. The demon's body, illuminated by the faint light on Xia De, retreated as if pushed into an invisible space, but the demon was clearly resisting this banishment.

The clattering sound of the chain rang out again. In the moment the demon and Tifa's miracle were deadlocked, the Chain of Seven Sins entangled the demon's body wearing the black tattered long robe. Xia De clenched his right fist and punched toward the demon's face.

*Squish~*

In the disgusting sound, the fist wearing the 【Seal of Demon Hunting】 smashed the huge eye. Blood-yellow pulp flew everywhere. But at the same time, Xia De also felt a stinging pain; the demon's power was corroding his flesh.

"Where is the fatal position of the demon's body?"

He asked immediately.

"These terrible things can't be considered flesh-and-blood creatures at all. The death methods of different demons are different. If you don't know the specific method, these things are immortal. Only demons can kill demons without any conditions. Detective, please continue to attack it. After it is completely weakened, I can banish it back to where it should be."

"Okay, no problem."

Taking a deep breath, Xia De exploded his physical strength, and his right hand hit forward rapidly. Because his body was glowing in the darkness, his fists almost formed chaotic light shadows, constantly imprinting on the demon in front, causing the flesh to rot constantly.

And the candidate Witch on the side chanted the winding ancient incantation. After half a minute of preparation, she reached out and pushed forward again:

"Banish!"

The pure white light illuminated the darkness instantly. The demon, whose head had almost been beaten into meat paste by Xia De, staggered back a step in this light, fell into the invisible space, and disappeared.

The surrounding darkness dissipated immediately, and the late summer afternoon sunlight outside the window shone on them. They were standing at the doorway of the study.

"Is it over?"

After being quiet for a while, Dr. Alfred, who was squatting behind the desk, carefully poked his head out from under the table and asked.

"It's over, but I'm taking the ring, the red medicine, and the parchment. Also, we need to do something to you."

Xia De said, walking out of the study and looking at the corridor; everything outside was normal. It seemed that this demon was indeed attracted here because he touched the ring.

"Don't kill me!"

Dr. Alfred said immediately, and wanted to shrink back under the table again.

"Not killing you, just want to make you forget this matter."

He looked at the maid beside him, who nodded; she would handle this matter.

"Since you want to make me forget, can you let me forget more things!"

The doctor squatting behind the table asked in a low voice again.

"What else do you want to forget?"

"Take everything away!"

I don't know if it was because of fear, but he even sobbed:

"I understand everything now, that bottle of red medicine really had a problem! Let me forget, forget everything, I don't want to recall that it was me who killed Frank Bondi! Oh, God, forgive me! I really didn't know anything. God, I shouldn't have touched these damn old things."

He curled up under the desk, already sobbing.

Dr. Alfred voluntarily took out all his research notes, and while crying, voluntarily cooperated with having his memory cleared, so Tifa's process of clearing his memory went very smoothly.

The doctor lay flat on the sofa, and when Tifa's hand moved above his head, he fell into a deep sleep.

Thus, Xia De covered the doctor with a blanket, and then left here quietly with the maid.

Leaving the quiet clinic and returning to the street, Xia De closed the clinic door downstairs, looked back at the ophthalmology clinic's sign, and then walked along the street with the young lady beside him toward the location where the rental carriage was parked at the street corner.

"Can this commission be considered finished?"

The maid was still thinking about today's events:

"We learned the truth about the blind man's recovery step by step based on clues, and were attacked by the enemy after obtaining key items. I think this should be considered a complete detective novel story."

"No, no, ordinary detectives wouldn't encounter a strong enemy attack at the end of a commission."

Xia De said, playing with the ring in his hand. The medicine, ring, and parchment all went into Xia De's pocket. The maid neither asked what this was, nor was she confused about why a demon suddenly appeared just now.

"And, the commission isn't finished yet. I haven't even seen the real client yet."

"But the doctor has lost his memory, how do you plan to give the client an answer?"

She asked curiously. Now Sparrow's investigation report couldn't be handed to the client.

"Very simple, tell the truth."

Xia De put the ring into his pocket and waved at the coachman who was combing the horse in front of the carriage. The latter immediately threw the large comb into the bag carried on the horse, then put on his hat and climbed onto the carriage, turning the carriage around to prepare to welcome new guests.

The client, Mr. Thomas Mandis, knew about Mr. Bondi's death earlier than Xia De, the detective. When Xia De and the maid visited him, they first spent some effort to convince the other party that they weren't scammers, and then talked about the commission.

Deleting the situation related to Dr. Alfred, Xia De informed the client of the investigation results surrounding Mr. Bondi's death. Because the other party was blind and couldn't read, Xia De could only narrate:

"My current view is that there is indeed a way to treat eye diseases, but this way has great side effects. I have obtained Mr. Bondi's belongings, among which is the medicine he used. Although the amount of these medicines might not be enough for you to fully recover your sight like him..."

Judging from the medical records, full recovery required dripping the red medicine into the eyes in large doses, while the bright yellow medicine was just a diluent prepared with a small amount of red medicine.

"... but I think, at least it can allow you to vaguely see some light."

Xia De stuffed the bright yellow medicine like oil into Mr. Mandis's hand:

"I can't guarantee whether you will experience the same mental disorder as Mr. Bondi after trying it, sir. Are you going to try it?"

Mr. Mandis was silent for a long time, wanting to pull the bottle stopper several times, but finally touched Xia De's arm and tremblingly put the bottle back into his hand:

"I have actually been curious about Frank's cause of death... I am also worried that once I truly see the light, I will no longer be able to endure the darkness."

"Then do you still need to continue investigating that doctor? Because Mr. Bondi is dead, the subsequent investigation will be very troublesome. I want to apply for an extension of some investigation time from you. Of course, regarding the investigation fee, I can make a certain degree of concession."

Mr. Mandis sighed, hung his head, and spoke after a long time:

"End the commission. For this commission, Frank died, and Detective Sparrow also died. I think this is God telling me not to continue investigating."

He smiled bitterly and opened his eyes, which only had whites, to look at Xia De:

"Even if I found that doctor, do I really dare to treat my eyes? Detective, listening to your voice, you should be very young. Then please tell me, if you were me, would you continue to pursue the light?"

Tifa also looked at Xia De. Xia De hesitated for a moment:

"Probably would."

"Why? Because young people dare to try?"

"No."

Xia De shook his head, then realized the other party couldn't see.

"I also fear that once I have witnessed the light, I will be unable to endure the darkness. But I came to this world itself to see more scenery and more stories."

Even knowing the other party couldn't see, Xia De still pointed to his own eyes:

"If I can't see anything, then what is the meaning of me coming here? If I am really trapped in darkness, even if there is only a glimmer of opportunity to regain the light, I will definitely grasp it."

"Youth is truly good, what you said is very reasonable."

Mr. Mandis said, sighing longly.

He still chose to end the commission. ===== CHAPTER 481 =====