After receiving the emergency alarm from Apartment No. 7, Lily of the Valley Street, Deacon Ikanser Bernard, who happened to be on duty that night, immediately led a team of people to set out, each of whom was equipped with a full set of "combat tools." Compared with other orthodox churches, the official Extraordinaries of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery never lack weapons that can sweep the entire field. Their fighting style is closer to "demolition" - of course, this is what Emperor Russell once said casually. words that come out.

The look on Ikanser's tough face was not good-looking. As a deacon, he was fully aware of the fact that there was an Aurora Society informant in Apartment No. 7. However, the reports returned by the team members in the past few years were that the informant was emotionally stable. Last week, even I just finished the inspection, why did something happen suddenly?

Just in case, Ikanser brought the silver mirror with a simple pattern, hoping from the bottom of his heart that there would be no need to use it in this matter.

When Ikanser arrived at the scene, the plants outside Apartment 7 had returned to their original appearance, only becoming lusher, as if the cold temperatures of late October had not had any impact on them. The window of Room 603 opened, and a few vines waved twice outside the wall and then closed back.

Ikanser ordered the team members to disperse and let a few people ambush around. If anyone appears and wants to leave or enter the apartment building, take control immediately.

Ikanser himself climbed the stairs, and all the rooms were silent, without any sound.

Mrs. Romano was standing in the doorway of room 603, alone.

Ikanser stopped at the top of the stairs: "Please prove your identity."

"My father's last words were 'May my daughter be strong throughout her life', and the guarantor of the inheritance is Archbishop Horamik. Do you want me to recite the creeds of the Church of the Mother Earth and the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery?"

In fact, the last sentence was the code word that Mrs. Romano had agreed on this week. Ikanser nodded helplessly, pretending not to hear the sharpness in Mrs. Romano's tone: "So what's going on?"

"There is a suspected member of the 'Psychological Alchemy Society' lurking in the apartment. He is an Extraordinary of the 'Spectator' path. I am not sure whether he joined before or after moving in."

"Is he a resident of 603?"

"No, the tenants of 603 are being targeted by the Aurora Society. The informant has probably...you can start the investigation through this 'spectator'. He had a fight with the tenants of 603. I'm an old man I won’t accompany you on any activities.”

"What about the residents of 603?"

"She ran away."

Ikanser wanted to sigh. There were so many things to investigate, so it seemed like it was right to bring the sealed artifact along with him.

The people who knew about this sealed artifact basically only existed within the church, and Mrs. Romano didn't know that her lies could be exposed by this sealed artifact in any minute.

Mrs. Romano walked out the door with her hands behind her back. Ikanser passed her by, entered Room 603, and saw the handsome young man on the ground. This man's whole body was wrapped in thick green vines, but his right eye was covered with an ointment of unknown material, which gave off an earthy smell.

"Gavin Leples, do you have anything to say?" Ikanser turned on the kerosene lamp in the room, and the room finally got rid of the darkness.

"Of course not," the young man's yellow eyes were as bright as fine amber, "I won't say it, and I can't say it, sir."

"Then what information do you have about the person you fought against?"

"Female, 1.6 meters tall, pseudonym Luna DuBoa. It's unclear whether she is disguised or not. She has an even build, blond hair, and gray eyes." The young man spoke smoothly, as if he had already made plans in his mind and was ready. Tell others, "She has the ability to manipulate light points and the ability of the 'thief' path. I don't know if it comes from magical items. You seem to be accustomed to calling them sealed objects."

"Spot of light? Is it a spirit body?"

Galvin turned over on the ground with difficulty so that he could face the official Beyonder above: "I don't know, sir, the existence of those light spots is far beyond the scope of my knowledge. But she is also injured, this But it’s a good opportunity, you’d better act quickly.”

Ikanser frowned. If what Galvin said was true, and if the traces were found now, people could be dispatched to catch the injured opponent immediately. Even if Galvin's words were false, it is still necessary to track down the wild Beyonder. You should always figure it out.

Ikanser immediately made a decision, took out the simple silver mirror from his arms, touched the surface three times with his palm, and then asked: "Dear Arrods, my question is, this person who claims to be What is the current status of Luna Duboa’s existence?”

Tiny ripples appeared on the surface of the silver mirror, spreading out in circles, and then Ikanser saw something shiny emerging from the center. Then, a light as violent as daylight burst out from above, shining in like a searchlight. Ikanser's eyes - he couldn't see anything clearly.

After several minutes, the two people whose eyes were stung by the light slowly opened their eyes. Galvin's eyes even lost focus, and he was obviously stunned by the light.

What is this? Can't Arolds see it either?

Ikonse, who found nothing, sighed in pain.

——

Esther was eating the packed fish fingers. Although the light spot replenished a little energy by absorbing Galvin's fate, Esther's own consumption was still very large. While she was chewing the cold food, she was thinking about the conversation she had just had with Xiao Qi and Xiao Wu, and her whole body felt low pressure.

The sudden feeling of being spied on made Esther jump up from the ground subconsciously, but the feeling quickly disappeared.

She turned to Xiao Qi who was squatting on the bedside table next to her: "It seems that they did have some means to track me down, but soon the lock disappeared again. Do we need to move?"

"It's up to you. After all, you are the only one among the three of us who can do anti-divination." Xiao Qi said nonchalantly.

A layer of light spots floated out from Esther's body and continued to draw a circle around the room in the air. After a few minutes, Esther waved and gathered them back.

"Something's not right."

"how?"

"I can't tell. That peeping presence didn't make me feel malicious, but it did have an aura that made me uncomfortable."

Xiao Qi tilted his head and his dark eyes flickered twice: "What are the tendencies of your spiritual intuition?"

Esther closed her eyes and sensed the vague feedback in her mind: "It will have no impact if you stay. The other party's investigation was not successful."

"Then just stay here." Xiao Qi narrowed her eyes, with a smile in her slightly hoarse voice.

"I feel even more uneasy when you smile."

He said this, but Esther sat down and finished all the remaining French fries before walking into the bathroom.

As soon as she closed the door, the light in the bathroom dimmed, a light black color emerged from the air, and the feeling of being spied on became extremely strong in an instant.

Two lines of blood-red writing appeared on the mirror in front of Esther: "Do you know where your master is now?"

what is this? Haunted? Atmosphere hotel? It gives people a sense of confusion as they step into an immersive script.

With random thoughts, Esther looked around but didn't notice anything else out of the ordinary. Suddenly her spiritual intuition was slightly touched, and Esther subconsciously said: "Backlund?"

The blood words faded, and the silver words reappeared after ripples on the mirror: "Okay. According to the principle of reciprocity, it is your turn to ask questions."

It took a few seconds for Esther to react: "If I didn't answer just now, would there be any punishment?"

"Yes."

Then the weird atmosphere in the bathroom disappeared immediately, and the mirror was empty, with no font left.

Only then did Esther react. She stretched out her hand and knocked on the mirror: "Wait! What kind of question was that just now!? I didn't say this was what I wanted to ask, but you should explain it clearly!"

This is simply cheating.

Of course, Esther didn't receive a response. After the existence that caused the abnormality answered her rhetorical question, she left quickly.

Esther was left in the bathroom with her head full of questions.

——

After Richie got up from the bed in a daze, he yawned loudly.

Then he saw Mrs. Romano standing beside his bed with a gloomy face, glaring at him condescendingly.

"Mrs. Romano!? Why are you here! You're so scared!" Richie almost fell off the bed. He was so panicked that he was rolled up under the quilt and couldn't get away for a while.

"Don't worry, you've already missed all your classes today."

"What? Why did I skip class? I still have a paper to hand in today!" Richie was surprised and kicked hard, throwing the quilt and the person to the ground, but he finally crawled out from the warmth of the quilt.

Only then did Richie notice the dim sky outside, and the room was slowly sinking into darkness.

"How long did I sleep for!?"

"One night and one day. Because I was afraid that you would fall asleep like this, I used some stimulating herbal water." Mrs. Romano said this, raised the small watering can in her hand and sprayed Richie's face twice more. A smell mixed with mint and many other plants rushed into Richie's nose, causing him to sneeze violently.

"Okay, okay! Am I awake now? Please stop spraying!" Richie pinched his nose with one hand and flapped the air in front of him with the other hand, trying to make the strange smell dissipate. Faster, if he smells it any longer, he will almost cry.

"Anyway, just wake up."

Richie didn't notice Mrs. Romano's strange mood, but complained: "So where's Gal? He promised to call me on time this morning and go to the campus with me for class!"

Mrs. Romano walked out with her hands behind her back: "He's gone."

"Leaving? Why, he still owes me a glass of Gin Longzi, why did he leave?"

Mrs. Romano's back paused for a moment. She turned back and showed an unprecedented kind smile: "Norn and Luna are also gone, and they will not come back again."

Richie's hand that was rubbing the back of his head froze in mid-air, and his wide eyes were full of confusion and doubt: "Mrs. Romano, did I sleep for so long? What on earth happened..."

Your good friend cast a spell on you and "mercifully" let you sleep through everything. Of course Mrs. Romano couldn't say this. Richie was just an ordinary person, and even the goddess of the earth. The believers of the church can't find much help from other orthodox churches in Backlund, so of course the less they know, the better.

So Mrs. Romano shook her head.

"Don't ask, Richie. It's normal for people to come and go."