novelonline Chapter 2759 The Split Demon
Chapter 2759 The Split Demon
Chapter 2759 The Split Demon
Although he said this, Xia De still sighed. He certainly didn't believe it would end so easily:
"Raglai's Leap!"
With a light jump, he landed in the air and immediately opened his mouth towards the ground:
"Chloe's Ice Breath!"
Amid the falling snow, the white cold air from the sky suppressed the forest fire, and then stained the charred branches with frost. It seemed that winter had arrived early, and in fact, the winter of the Common Calendar 1854 was indeed not far away.
Although the fire at Hoy Manor caused a commotion at first, the fire started on the empty third floor. In addition, Chief Kant had already dispatched a number of police officers to patrol nearby to maintain order at tonight's auction, so the fire was quickly extinguished.
The people gathered in the courtyard were initially discussing the cause of the fire in the manor, which reminded them of the fire three hundred years ago, but they were also attracted by the forest fire in the distance, but the fire in the forest was quickly extinguished.
The auction was interrupted by the sudden fire, and the guests left. In order to prevent mistakes in the chaos, the guests who had already purchased the auction items needed to come to the manor tomorrow to pick up their items. Director Kant personally apologized to each guest.
As for the heavy snow in the forest caused by Shade's spell, it only covered a small area. After all, it was Shade's own spell, not Chloe's power, and it could not cause the weather changes that covered most of the forest area like last time.
Soon after he and Miss Danister returned to Hoy Manor, they took a carriage back to the Accordion Inn. It must be admitted that the magic "Chloe's Ice Echo" is really effective against this type of fire enemy. Miss Danister even commented:
"This magic can actually be classified as a thirteen-ring magic. Although it is not as powerful as the purely destructive magic like the Moon Goddess's Forgiveness that I mentioned to you before, it is the most suitable for you in terms of functionality. Or maybe it is the power that the Witch Emperor developed for you."
The only drawback of this magic is probably its huge consumption. Of course, its consumption is not as much as the compound puzzle lock that Shade has not been able to use normally, but after the fight just now, he still drank the essence to help restore his spirit.
Although the Outsider has much more spirit than an ordinary ring sorcerer of the same level due to his own special features and the help of divinity every time he is promoted, his consumption in battle is also greater than that of an ordinary ring sorcerer.
Even if Chloe's Ice Echo can restore spirit, it is far less than the consumption of magic. It seems that the pink perfume bottle given by Desire really plays a very important role for Shade.
The auction was interrupted abruptly, so it was still early when the two returned to the Accordion Hotel. Flora had not received the news yet and was turning into an owl, standing on the desk in her room and reading with her wings. So she was surprised to see Shad and Miss Danister coming back:
"Why are you back so early?"
After listening to the two people's description of what happened tonight, the witch also had the same question:
"So you originally wanted to investigate the devil's trail, but you not only discovered that the Kant family might have made a deal with the devil, but you even defeated the devil directly? But even if the devil was seriously injured by the 'Forest Ranger Hunter' three hundred years ago, he wouldn't be defeated so easily by you, right?"
She also heard Miss Danister describe Shade's magic, but because she didn't see it with her own eyes, she didn't know how powerful the magic was.
"I'll go back and ask my friend for advice. Regardless of whether we really defeat that demon, it's certain that there's something wrong with the Kant family."
Xia De turned to Miss Bell and asked:
"Did you find anything wrong with the Kant family during the early investigation of Ximu Town?"
The pale witch apprentice shook her head slightly:
"The Kant family is not a traditional local family. Although they are also original residents of Ximu Town, they did not become rich until the generation of Director Kant's father. We were short of manpower before, so we did not focus on the Kant family during the investigation. At present, the only suspicious point about the Kant family is that the source of their large amount of wealth is unknown."
Seeing her teacher also looking over, Miss Bell explained:
"This is not something we found out through our investigation. It is information provided by Her Highness Margaret. The Kingdom's tax department once conducted a focused investigation on the local police chief, and it seems that there is a serious mismatch between his assets and the amount of tax he reported.
But the matter was never resolved. According to the Gray Glove documents, Director Kant bribed some key figures in Willendel to terminate the investigation.
In addition, Director Kant's family are all believers in the God of Nature. He makes large donations to the local Nature Church every year, so he has a good relationship with the local church."
"So, this family has a lot of problems, right?"
Miss Owl shook her head in annoyance.
“Does everyone in this damn place have problems?”
"The church will probably investigate this fire. Let's see how the church responds first, or we can just tell the church that the Kant family is related to the devil."
Shade stood up:
"I'm going back first, let's talk about these things tomorrow."
Flora was very surprised:
"You're going home so early? It's only eight o'clock now. Let's sit down and talk for a while.
I have never encountered evil spirits before. At most, I have only heard teachers talk about their own experiences. Danister said that you have dealt with demons more than once. Can't you share your stories with me? "
She did not hide her intention to let Shad stay a little longer, and Miss Danister, who knew what Shad was going to do when he got home, could not help but smile. Although what Flora said made sense, Shad would not miss the invitation with Dorothy and Lecia.
"Dorothy is coming to my house tonight. Yes, Dorothy Louisa. Every Saturday is our regular date time. I learn something from her."
"Is that so? See you tomorrow then."
"See you tomorrow."
After saying that, Shade threw the crystal high-heeled shoe away and disappeared into the room. Flora, who had just pretended not to care, immediately asked her friend:
"Do you think that Miss Writer will stay at Shade's house tonight?"
The red-haired girl felt amused in her heart, but asked in surprise:
"Of course they will. They are lovers, and Miss Louisa is not a witch. They have been having an affair for a long time. Looking at how anxious Shade was just now, there is no way he will let Miss Louisa leave tonight. After all, they are young people, and although Shade doesn't smoke or drink, he is definitely not an ascetic monk."
Of course she said that on purpose.
"So tonight they will"
Miss Owl imagined the scene and felt a little hot. She couldn't help but complain:
"You really don't know how to keep yourself clean."
I don't know who she is talking about.
(Little Mia is running.)
"Yes, this is the power of the devil."
Half an hour later, in the eastern part of Tobesk, at the Schneider Psychological Clinic, the doctor who was receiving Shade in the reception room on the second floor raised the lantern and aligned his sight with the black flame in the glass lampshade:
"Detective, aren't you a little too efficient? You just told me the story last night, and you brought back such a clue today."
Shade raised his eyebrows:
"Are you sure this is a demon?"
"Of course, but only part of it, and not the core part."
The doctor put the lantern back on the coffee table in front of him, but he did not sit down. Instead, he stood up and walked to the window to look at the night view. It was late autumn, the season with the most serious air pollution in Tobysk. On this night without rain, the whole city was shrouded in thick fog:
"I said that the fire demon Dezast has the ability to split its body, which actually means splitting its core. Three hundred years ago, it used this trick to escape the pursuit of the church, but now it is just using an ordinary clone.
I have to admit that its splitting ability is indeed quite useful. I bet that apart from me, there are not many people in this era who can see through its trick. "
Xia De then asked inquiringly:
"It's not very core, so can we judge its main strength based on this?"
"of course."
The doctor answered decisively:
"If I can't tell anything from its power even if it's right in front of me, then I don't have to think about hunting the demon. Its main body is about the same strength as I estimated last night, and I can now confirm that its core has split into four parts. Only by dealing with these four clones at the same time can we truly deal with it."
"Four copies. You, me, Miss Elsa Asberg, the Winter Singer, and Sister Devlin. We don't even need to ask for help. But doctor, can you guess what happened tonight? What did it want to do by deliberately releasing its clones?"
The doctor smiled and said:
"I want to ask you a question. Have you used the extracted sins in Vestal Forest?"
Xia De was startled, then he understood:
"Yes, at that time I was fighting with something called a 'Dead Apostle', and I froze the opponent with the sin of cowardice, and I felt a strong sense of being watched at that time (Chapter 2700)."
The doctor nodded:
"That's right. It sensed the sin and thought that other members of its kind had come to the forest. So in order to determine the other party's intentions, it deliberately released a clone to test you. But it seems that it mistook you for a ring sorcerer who inherited the legacy of a witcher.
But this trick of faking death and escaping was too low. If I told others about this level of skill, other demons would laugh at me.
So it is basically certain that our opponent is in a very bad state this time. It is eager to test and find something for its enemies and the church to do, so it released this clone. As for the burning trees in the forest, this may be part of the test, or it may be another plan. "