Hyperdimensional Warlock

Chapter 1490 The situation escalates

A total of two things happened in Gust Town today.

The first thing was that this morning, Ms. Martin, who was herding sheep in the Zhenkou Ranch, suddenly disappeared.

Because Ms. Martin is a devout believer, Bran Lang went to the ranch with the sheriff early in the morning because of this incident.After a hard day's work, I didn't find where Ms. Martin went.

However, near the place where Ms. Martin disappeared, some blood and pieces of meat appeared. Although it is not certain whether the pieces of meat are human tissues, the sheriff is not optimistic about Ms. Martin's current situation.

That's why Bran Lang wasn't in church all day today.

The second event was the death of Sancy tailor's nine-year-old son, Anthony.

These two incidents are not directly related, but because of the disappearance of Ms. Martin in the morning, the whole town of Gust was in a state of panic, and Sancy Tailor was also affected.When she finished cooking at night and was about to ask Anthony to eat, she found that he was not there. Anthony was usually naughty, and Sansi tailor was not very restrained. Anthony would come back to eat by himself when he was hungry.

But today, because of Ms. Martin's matter, Sancy Tailor felt a little ominous. She asked Anthony's usual friends and found that Anthony did not play with them today. They thought that Anthony was punished by Sancy Tailor and was not allowed to go out. .

After hearing the news, Tailor Sancy became more and more uneasy, and she hurried to ask the magistrate for help.

Then, not long ago, the sheriff led a team of knights to question Anthony's friends, and finally found his body in the secret base where Anthony usually stayed most.

"Is there still only the head left?" Alex asked softly with serious eyes.

Father Brenlang nodded: "Yes, all limbs of the body disappeared, only a head, which was placed on a tattered doll in Anthony's secret base."

There was compassion in Father Branlang's eyes, and his face was full of pain.

Alex also looked sympathetic and mournful, as if he could empathize with the suffering Sancy tailor in the church.

But Alex's thoughts were actually spinning around quickly, and his eyes became darker and darker.

After Father Brenlang finished speaking, he explained some details, and went to appease the grieving family members and residents who were disturbed by these two incidents.

Alex stepped back to the secluded side, watched the chaotic scene in the church from a distance, and said softly: "The situation has escalated."

Angor, who was hiding aside, nodded.

Ms. Martin's disappearance has not yet been determined, so let's not talk about it for now.But most likely, she died too.

But Anthony's death was a watershed moment.Anthony's death was exactly the same as the previous series of murders, but the reason why the murderer wanted to kill Anthony was different.

In the past, including Knight Riven, Miss Camelot, etc., the reason for the death of this group of people was basically because they wanted to leave Gust Town and found out the truth about the cage, which would cause disaster.

But Anthony is different, this is a child who is only nine years old, no matter how naughty he is, it is impossible for him to run dozens of miles away alone without the company of his family.

And, as Tailor Sancy made very clear, Anthony was still asleep at home when she got up in the morning.

Anthony was killed from the time Sancy tailor went to the tailor shop in the morning until the evening.

In just a few hours, with Anthony's footsteps, he could not reach the edge of the cage.

Therefore, the cause of Anthony's death is completely different from the serial homicide.

If Riven Knight and Camelot are really the murderers who killed Anthony, then the situation has really escalated!
"Why would they kill Anthony?" Alex murmured.

"For a long time, there has been a constant event, and a variable has appeared." Angor replied.

Alex also nodded: "Mrs. Connie's escape is indeed a variable. However, what I can't figure out is why did they affect Anthony?"

When Alex was puzzled, Father Branlang called Alex and went to the place where Anthony died together.

Because Anthony's head is still there, Father Branlang hopes to recite the Father's Death Ritual for Anthony with Alex.

Angel also said to him in a low voice: "Since you can't figure it out, then go and have a look and you'll know."

Alex nodded.

Soon, a group of people left the church in a mighty manner, but because it was to recite the funeral service for the dead, the sheriff and Father Branlang dissuaded the residents from going home first, and only let the collapsed Sansi tailor follow them .

Under the leadership of the sheriff, a group of people walked towards Anthony's secret base.

In the process of heading to the secret base, Alex's frown became tighter and tighter.

The sheriff of Gust Town is a middle-aged man with a very conspicuous maroon beard. He noticed Alex's abnormality and asked suspiciously: "What's wrong with you?"

Everyone followed the sound, Alex adjusted his expression slightly, and said in a low voice: "It's nothing, I'm just a little confused."

"Did you find anything? Why don't you tell me about it." The sheriff didn't find anything himself, and he didn't think Alex, the white-haired boy, would find anything, so there was some banter in his words.

"Of course I didn't find any clues. I just have a doubt. Our current route seems to coincide with the one going to Ms. Martin's ranch?" Alex said.

The sheriff nodded: "There is indeed a distance that overlaps, because Anthony's secret base is actually very close to Ms. Martin's ranch, almost adjacent."

"As such, we suspect that Ms. Martin may also..."

The magistrate did not say the rest, but everyone understood that the possibility of an accident for Ms. Martin was very high.

Perhaps in one day, two suspected murder cases appeared, which made everyone feel uneasy.For the next part of the road, no one said more.

Alex has also been performing his sadness dutifully, but he has some doubts in his heart.

Not only did he discover that Anthony's secret base and the ranch overlapped on the path, he also noticed that this was a road leading out of the town.

Moreover, if you continue to walk along this road, it is actually the way to the holy city!

Is there any connection here?
Soon after, they came to Anthony's secret base.

This is a small house made of discarded iron sheets... It may be a bit far-fetched to say that the house is because it looks like a pile of iron sheet garbage from the outside, but there is a narrow compartment inside.

After Alex entered this secret base, the first thing he saw was a bear doll on a dilapidated table directly opposite.

However, at this time, the head of the yellow bear doll disappeared and was replaced by a child's head.

It was Anthony.

Anthony closed his eyes tightly, his small face was pale; the blood from the wound on his neck seeped into the bear doll, which seemed to have both a sense of tranquility and a sense of terror.

When other people saw this scene, they either flinched in fear, or covered their mouths and wanted to vomit, but Alex was very calm, even to the point of indifference.

It wasn't until he noticed Father Brenlang looking over that Alex's expression suddenly became sad.

"Let's start. For the poor people of God, recite the death rites of God the Father." Bran Lang said to Alex sadly.

Alex nodded, and under the witness of the sheriff and the tailor of Sancy and others, he silently chanted the death rites in the book of gods.

Although Alex seemed to be reciting seriously, he kept looking at the scene from the corner of his eye. There were not many things in the secret base.

The tin exterior may be a bit messy, but the interior is actually quite neat.

Because of the neatness and simplicity, Alex noticed the scarlet splashes on the four walls and the big pool of blood on the ground at a glance.

Seeing this, Alex seemed to realize something.

After reciting the rite of death, Alex left the secret base first under the pretext of sadness and intolerance.

He walked to the side alone, and said to Angel who was hidden by the side: "Confirmed, this should be the first scene."

This means that Anthony was killed in his secret base.

At the same time, it also explained one thing, Anthony did not go to the barrier of the cage, otherwise he would not have died in the secret base.

And here is very far from the wall of the cage, why did they kill Anthony?
While Alex was thinking, Angel turned his eyes to the other side: "There is Ms. Martin's ranch. I just went over to take a look. In that ranch, you can actually see this clearly. The secret base on the side."

Alex: "What do you mean?"

"I have a guess. Perhaps the reason for Anthony's death was that he saw something he shouldn't have seen, or someone who shouldn't have appeared." Angel: "As for Ms. Martin, it may be the same reason, she In my ranch, I saw what happened at the secret base..."

Hearing Angel's guess, how could Alex not understand what he meant.Just because he understood, he felt a chill down his spine.

Both the secret base and the ranch are outside the town, and there is a road to the holy city here.

Could Anthony's death be caused by seeing someone coming from the other side of the road?

And who will be killed if they see it?And this is the way to die?

The answer is already obvious: only Riven Knight and Camelot!
Deducing this answer sent a chill down Alex's spine.According to this logic, if we continue to infer, Riven Knight and Camelot might be here... Alex couldn't help turning his head to look at Gust Town.

Gust Town at night is quiet like a dead city.

Those two terrifying undead, perhaps somewhere in the town at this moment, were looking at them with sinister eyes.

(End of this chapter)