Mystery: Start with the Reader

The latest website: Winter County in the north of the Loen Kingdom.

A spired Gothic black church towers over a snow-covered mountain, covering a vast area.

In front of it is a cliff, and its surroundings are a vast expanse of whiteness, without the slightest sound.

This is the Tranquility Church, the headquarters of the Evernight Goddess Church, commonly known as the Holy Church.

The dark-haired and blue-eyed Leonard Mitchell, wearing a black trench coat and red gloves, was walking out of the post office in the small town at the foot of the mountain, planning to return to the Church of Tranquility before dark.

Just as he walked to the entrance and exit of the town, he passed by a man wearing an embroidered dress with a cloak-style outerwear and a long wave-style wig.

Leonard instinctively felt that this figure was somewhat familiar, but when he stopped to examine it carefully, he was sure that it was not someone he knew.

He shook his head and sighed silently:

"My memory seems to be getting worse.

"Always mistake strangers for you..."

This kind of thing didn't happen once or twice, so Leonard didn't care, turned around, and continued to walk out of the town.

At this time, he turned his head slightly, as if he heard something, stopped again, turned his head suddenly, and searched for the man he saw before, but found nothing.

"Old man, what you said is true? The man just now has another person? But why didn't I see it?" Leonard lowered his voice while searching for targets on the street.

A slightly old voice sounded in his mind immediately:

"Since you learned about the 'Parasite', it has become more and more impolite...

"I advise you to give up... If I'm not mistaken, the lady you didn't notice just now is a saint from the 'spectator' pathway."

"The saint of the 'spectator' path? Why did she come to Ningye Town?" Leonard asked suspiciously, but he followed the old voice's advice and did not pursue further.

"How would I know? Of course, this is where the church of Evernight is located. She definitely didn't come to destroy it." The old voice said with a smile.

"It's true...it's not my turn to worry about this kind of thing..." Leonard laughed at himself,

Instead, he asked, "Does the 'spectator' pathway still have the 'invisibility' type ability?"

"That's not 'invisibility' in the true sense, but just blinding you on a psychological level." The old voice replied.

"Old man, you seem to know this ability very well?"

"That is, after all, it was stolen and used."

...

In a small two-story building in Ningye Town, Dunn Smith took off the camouflage on his body and the wig on his head, and hung them on a hanger beside him. Then, he sighed and said to himself in a deep and mellow voice:

"Leonard actually joined the 'Red Gloves'... This really doesn't look like him... It seems that Tingen's incident has had a great impact on him."

After a while, his gaze became sharp again, he looked at his rocking chair not far away, and asked seriously: "Ms. Closferia, are you sure that the murderer who killed forty-three people is hiding in Ningxia?" In Night Town?"

"I'm sure... I guess he thinks the safest place is the most dangerous place... It's a pity he didn't know that there is a servant of the Goddess of the Night who is practicing in Ningye Town, and he has already known about his evil deeds." The curly-haired woman appeared, looking lazily at the book, and replied.

"Servant of the goddess?" Dunn asked in amazement with surprise on his face.

Since the servant of the goddess knew of the existence of the murderer, why did he wait until he came to deal with it? Moreover, the relationship between the Church of the Mother Earth and the Church of Evernight does not seem to be very good. Why would the servant of the goddess allow Ms. Closphia to enter Ningye Town?

"You are the goddess' loyal guard in the dark night, why worry about this?" Closphia, or Miss "Lazy" naturally saw the confusion of the "tool man" she cultivated, and explained with a smile, "That person is On the surface, he is a loyal believer of the goddess, and he has donated a large amount of money to the church. His status is not ordinary, and he has great influence... But before there is sufficient evidence to prove his evil deeds, it is inconvenient for the church to take action."

"So, is a 'just' hero needed at this time?" Dunn asked thoughtfully. At the same time, he confirmed one thing. Closfia and the servant of the goddess should know each other and have a good relationship, otherwise they would have no chance of handling such an incident.

"However, you have to pay attention... because it is near the Church of Evernight, I will definitely not be able to help you today, and you only have five minutes at most." Closfia put down the thing in her hand, and said solemnly.

"I see." Dunn nodded with gray eyes.

...

About an hour later, as a "storm of light" swept past, a man in his forties fell from mid-air to the ground like a broken doll, causing the small building that had already collapsed by half to collapse again.

His limbs, hands and feet became tattered, if not for a vest on his body that blocked part of the power, he might have been torn to pieces by the "light" at this time.

Dunn, who was wearing gold and red armor, came after him. He took out a "guidance" charm that Ms. Closphia had given him in advance. After activating it, he asked the man in front of him in a deep voice:

"Why did you kill those forty-three people?"

"Because... to silence..." the man said intermittently as he was dying.

"Why silence?"

"They are my partners and their families...We discovered a ruin in the waters near Fusakindo Port...

"The ruins of a suspected dragon...but there are rituals arranged with 'five-color brilliant stones' around the ruins...we can't go deep...

"In order to keep this secret and swallow that treasure for myself... I killed all the insiders... But my heart was also very painful... So, I came to Ningye Town, at the place closest to the goddess, and confessed to Him... "

Hearing this, Dunn asked him about the specific location and general situation of the ruins before completely solving the other party.

Immediately afterwards, the dream suddenly shattered, and those collapsed houses returned to their original state, only the man had really died... Of course, he died with a good body, and he died very peacefully.

After leaving behind the other party's criminal record and his own special logo, Dunn flew away from Ningye Town in the dark.

After another ten minutes, a red glove arrived here.

...

Backlund.

At night, in a chess and card room at the Brave Bar on Iron Gate Street, Maric, wearing a white shirt and black vest, was playing Texas Hold'em with the living corpses.

At this moment, Jane, who was wearing a black robe with a hood, opened the door and walked in. She looked around, patted a living corpse on the shoulder, and ordered it to make way for her, and then sat in the other's position.

Maric's face was still pale, he lifted his chin a little depressed, and said in a low voice:

"When will 'psychics' be able to manipulate living corpses?"

After cooperating with the "Rose School of Thought" in the previous battle with the indulgent faction, most of Jane's knots have been resolved, and her attitude towards Maric and Sharon has also changed somewhat.

On the surface, it seems that they are gradually getting acquainted...

"'Spiritualist' is naturally not acceptable, but 'Necromancer' is." After Jane replied, she felt it carefully and asked strangely, "Where is Sharon?"

She wears the "Hand of Secret Puppet", so she can see the "spiritual body thread", so she is sure that the "Wraith" lady is not present.

"Necromancer? It turns out that you have already advanced... so fast..." Maric was a little dazed, after all, the little girl in front of him was led by him on the path of Extraordinary a few months ago, how long has it been? He was already in the same Sequence 6 as himself...

And when it comes to combat ability, I may not be as good as her... Maric sighed secretly, stopped thinking about this topic, and said instead: "Sharon has something to go out... Are you looking for her?"

"Sharon seems to be very busy recently...she hasn't been here for several nights..." Jane muttered, organized her sentences, and said:

"I will go to the Southern Continent to do something for that lady recently... I came here to ask, is there anything you want me to do for you?"

She knew that both Maric and Sharon were from the Southern Continent, and they were unable to go back because of the "Rose School of Thought" pursuit.

Maric was silent for a moment, and then he suppressed the emotion in his eyes and said, "If possible...go and see the family members of a few friends for us...if possible, try to help them..."

After speaking, he took the pen and paper, wrote a few names and addresses, and handed them to Jane.

Without the help of those companions, he and Sharon could not have escaped the pursuit at all, and could not have survived the assistance of the lady... But they helped themselves, and they would definitely be liquidated by the "Rose School of Thought" afterwards.

"Okay." Jane didn't say much, just took the note and put it away solemnly.

...

West District, 9 Bellotto Street, MI9 Headquarters Building.

A mature and elegant handsome man in a straight dress walked into Her Highness Vera's office, smiled and said to the heroic Highness Princess:

"Vera, there is a task for you. If things go well, after everything is over, you should have enough contributions to apply for the 'Law Mage' potion."

From the tone of his voice, this man is also a member of Loen's royal family, and his seniority is even higher than that of His Royal Highness Vera.

"I'm the 'bait'?" Vera raised her head and said directly.

Her very identity is deceptive.

"Vera, it's not good to be too smart...It's not good to be too direct..." The handsome man shook his head with a smile, and then continued, "But don't worry, although it's a bait, Georgina will accompany you secretly. And , the bait is not limited to your way."

Hearing that a saint would accompany her, Vera's expression became serious. She frowned and asked, "What exactly are you going to send to the Southern Continent? Can't you just 'travel' there?"

"'Travel' has a greater risk of being intercepted..." The handsome man shook his head again.

Hearing this, Vera thought for a while before asking, "Time?"

"This Thursday at twelve o'clock, there will be a boat to Pritz Harbor... In addition, you can bring less than ten people with you."