Bizarre Detective Agency

   Chapter 679 Two hundred and fifty six. At the foot of the world's back

   The carriage carrying the rescued townspeople returned to Luosha Town.

   Before the locals gathered at the tavern had time to disperse, they were shocked to see the people who were taken away by the weird get off the carriage.

   Almost all the townspeople who were captured by the weird believers were rescued, except for the tavern owner Best. His wife squeezed in front of the carriage excitedly, but unfortunately she did not see her husband.

  The rescued townspeople did not see Best, his disappearance is regrettable, people can only persuade the grieving woman not to be too sad.

   "Has the weirdness been resolved?" the old town mayor asked. Lu Li came back too quickly, which made him worry that the weirdness was still hiding nearby.

   "Not completely resolved, but they won't bother you again." Lu Li replied.

   Knowing that Lu Li and the others were going to stay in the town for one night, the old town mayor invited them to be guests at home. Lu Li refused and spent the night with Amin in the only hotel in town.

During the    period, the Shadow of Stealing Fire arrived, and the substantial shadow claws climbed up the windowsill and stretched out to the oil lamp on the table and cabinet. They were chased away by Lu Li, who was guarding in the middle of the night, and then the night returned to peace.

   At least for Lu Li.

   Many townspeople are still gathering in the tavern to talk about what happened tonight.

   "Maybe we should do something to help our Mr. Lu Li!" the blacksmith suddenly shouted, stunned, he didn't want to say anything just now...

   But the townspeople have already discussed what to do for Lu Li.

   Some proposed to provide food, some proposed to provide financial support, and some wanted to take out the honorary township title that had been forgotten for decades. During the heated discussions, a clear shout suppressed all proposals.

   "Promote his name to let more people know about his deeds!" The townspeople looked at the proposed young townsman, who was dazed, as if he was not the one who just shouted.

   "Good idea." The old mayor nodded lightly.

   Exorcists usually have no shortage of money, and Luosha Town has nothing to give Lu Li, except fame.

  The old town mayor's approval made the proposal less controversial. The townspeople present would tell their families what happened tonight when they returned home. The three Lynx town residents also promised to go back tomorrow morning to let everyone in the town know Lu Li's name.

  The caravan leader patted his chest and assured that all the towns along the way from Luosha Town to Luolei Fort would know the story about Lu Li.

  The discussion was over, and the townspeople left the tavern with the oil lamps, just like the gathered fireflies scattered, and fell into all parts of the town.

  The night in the town is quiet and silent.

  …

   In the early morning, Lu Li woke up.

   There is no news of Best's return. After eating the hearty breakfast prepared by the enthusiastic townspeople, he got into the carriage gifted by the old town mayor and prepared to set off.

   Ai Min, who was holding the suitcase, chased after him, hoping to go with Lu Li.

   "Your incident is over." Lu Li said.

   "Not yet. Didn't your assistant say they had a group?"

  Emin put the suitcase on the car board, lifted his cloak and climbed into the carriage: "I know a lot of knowledge, and I will definitely be able to help you."

knowledge is power.

   Legendary witchers are not much stronger than normal people. Their power comes from the application of knowledge. Without knowledge, exorcists do not outlive ordinary people in the face of weirdness.

  Lu Li didn't say anything else, took the reins, the old mayor and the townspeople who had gathered slowly left Luosha Town and walked along the dirt road to Luolei Fort, which is more than 200 miles away.

   Along the road along the west coast, the early morning mist gradually dissipated. The rolling World Back Mountains seem to connect the end of the world, and the black sun in the depths of the ocean hangs in the void.

   There is the direction of the cultivated land, and no one knows what happened to that land.

  As the black ring rises, weirdness is rampant, and the exorcists no longer have time to explore the farmland garden far away from the three lands.

   But obviously, it is not on the side of humans.

  There are two towns and one village between Luosha Town and Luolei Fort. The strange thing is that there are still many local residents in the village. When passing by, the locals watch the carriage vigilantly and seem to reject outsiders.

   Not long after they left the village, Lu Li and the others met a caravan and learned about the village's situation from the caravan.

  It is not the locals who live in the village now - the locals migrated to Loreburg shortly after the disaster, and are now occupied by a group of "geeks" who don't want to live in the town.

   They firmly believe that the more people there are, the more likely they will be attacked by strange people, and that towns are dangerous. Therefore, they strictly control the number of people and rarely communicate with the outside world.

   There are many villages and towns like this, at least Emin said she heard some of them when she was at home.

   The other two towns on the way are not exclusive, but there are no clues left by Anna there.

   At three o'clock in the afternoon, the silhouette of the Fallen Castle appeared in the barren hills at the end of the horizon.

   Thunderbolt takes its name from the weather - it's the town with the most thunderstorms in the Badlands except Storm Cape. It is said that there are hundreds of reports of houses or people being struck by lightning every year.

   When they arrived, there were many locals on the coastline west of Leibao, who were taking advantage of the low tide to search for stranded food. Fish, shells, conch, everything you can eat.

  The carriage slowly drove into the Thunder Fort.

   "Where should we find Miss Anna?" Emin asked while looking at the deserted street.

  Maybe because the moment of silence has just left, there are few pedestrians on the street.

   "The City Lord's Mansion."

   The exorcist has a special status.

   They usually do not hold actual positions, but most high-ranking nobles are willing to maintain a certain friendly relationship with the exorcist.

   The lord of Thundercastle is no exception.

   Knowing that Lu Li was from the Lord's Continent, the city owner met him and asked about the purpose of his visit.

   "A weird event..."

   On the ornate gemstone chair, the sturdy gladiator, the city lord in a tuxedo tapped the desk lightly with his thick knuckles.

   "With all due respect, they are everywhere in the fort."

  Luo Leibao has a team of more than a dozen exorcists and slayers, but for a city with a population of hundreds of thousands, it is a drop in the bucket.

After   Lu Li described the incidents in Lynx Town and Leaf Town in more detail, the city lord waved his hand and summoned his assistant to let him investigate.

  The assistant came back ten minutes later, and the result was equally bad. Just yesterday, more than 100 people disappeared from the Thunder Fort.

   "My city is dying of old age. The demon slayer from far away, are you willing to stay and help us?" The city lord sent an invitation to Lu Li.

   Thunderbolt is facing another terrible crisis: a strange plague has been spreading in Thunderbolt for a long time. The strange thing is that only the natives of Leibao are infected with this terrible plague.

   This is also the reason why the street was deserted when Lu Li arrived.

   "I have other things to do." Lu Li shook his head and refused.

  Emin asked about the plague with interest.

   Lu Li's refusal disappointed the city owner. Although Emin wanted to help, she was only a trainee exorcist. The city owner, who lost interest in talking, waved his hand and asked his assistant to take Lu Li to the Exorcist Association, where he could get the answers he wanted.

   Walking out of the oppressive city lord mansion, Lu Li asked his assistant about the details of the plague on the way.

   "That's... so strange." The assistant used the word strange to describe the plague, not death and horror.

   (end of this chapter)