A Wizard's Survival Guide to the 20th Century

"Drip...drip...drip..."

The fax machine made a faint sound, and an analysis report was spat out.

He picked up the report with one hand and scanned it with his eyes, silently reading what was written on it.

After a while, he put the report into the file bag, unplugged the power and turned off the fax machine, turned around and walked out of the room.

When he came outside, the sunlight shone through the windows in the corridor. He leaned against the window, took a deep breath of air, and then let out a long sigh.

The air in Lausanne is considered good among many cities in the United States. The weather here is sunny all year round. The sea breeze blowing from Long Beach will carry the smog in the city far away, while in Lausanne only blue sky, white clouds and sunshine are left.

It's just... At this time, in a corner of the city, several towering chimneys protruded out of the numerous buildings at an inappropriate time, like borders in comics, dividing the city scenery.

Smoke trailed from the chimney and spread like an artificial cloud.

"Reese."

Someone came over and called him. Reese turned his head and saw the person walking over, who was the team leader.

"What are you thinking about?" the team leader walked up to Reese and asked.

"We were clearly prepared for the 'Angel' thing, but we still let her escape." Reese shook his head.

"She may be more cautious next time...and our looks and abilities are already known to her, but she still has many secrets."

"The whole thing seems to be developing in a bad direction..."

Cruise looked at Reese's disappointed expression, smiled, and leaned against the window like him.

"Nothing is always good... There is no need to talk about these convoluted truths, but we have indeed gained nothing, haven't we?"

His eyes looked at the file bag in Reese's hand. Reese was stunned and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.

"Yes." He raised the portfolio and smiled, "This may be the biggest breakthrough."

……

Back in the office, it was rare that everyone was there. Levi was holding a book and rummaging through something, Field was oiling his shotgun, and Martha was sorting out all the files in Levi.

Seeing the two people coming in, they all put down their work. Field moved his lips, as if something he wanted to ask rose up in his throat.

Everyone present saw the appearance of "Angel" when he fell.

In the end, it was Levi who spoke first.

"Have the test results of the body come out... No, they have already come out."

"That's right." Reese nodded with a heavy voice and put the file bag on the table.

"The test results leave no doubt...the composition of the hard armor on 'Angel' is consistent with the chitinous shell of 'Ely the Butcher'."

His voice fell slowly, and the office fell into a long silence.

For them, this was more like putting back a half-solved puzzle than a breakthrough. Many of their previous speculations, especially those about the characteristics of "angels", were therefore negated.

"Anyway, this is the spoils we got."

Cruise's voice brought them out of their thoughts.

"Don't get stuck in the whirlpool of thinking about the puzzle. Our goal is to grasp the puzzle. The headquarters and the NSA are responsible for decrypting it."

As he spoke, he looked at Levi, and his words were obviously mainly addressed to him.

The latter lowered his head and remained silent, but still expressed his understanding.

Cruise turned around and explained the current situation: "Roger is now protected by his special treatment team... The three D-class wizards holding shotguns should not be killed silently by the angels... or Eli. Kill, but if she’s going to go out of her way to take Roger’s life, it’s going to be hard to stop her.”

"The cross-border behavior that Miss Angel Elie has accumulated so far...is enough to warrant a death sentence." Field put the gun across his knees, turned around and asked.

Cruise nodded: "I have applied for a kill order... It should come out soon, along with the next order for us."

The situation in Lausanne is deteriorating rapidly. Group 004 has actually completed more than half of its original mission. They have investigated the true identity of "Ely the Butcher" and at the same time found the wizard lurking in the Labor Federation who caused the attack. . But the second half of the original mission was not so easy to implement, and the 004 team needed new instructions.

"Then, before we have a new goal, everyone can move freely." Cruise looked at a few people and said, "That's all."

The stagnant air relaxed, and the tranquility just now seemed to be swept away by these words, and Levi felt a little more relaxed.

Even if you understand that the whole thing is still not over, having a moment where you don't have to think about these things or be bound by these things can already be called a rest.

But there were still other doubts... Levi thought about it and found that he still couldn't completely solve this puzzle.

Cruise didn't stay in the office for long. He told Reese something and then opened the door again and left.

Reese walked over to the coffee machine and made a new cup of coffee.

Field turned to look at himself.

"You should have seen the whole process of the 'Angel' battle. How did it feel?"

Levi nodded and answered without hesitation: "It's very strong. He didn't lose at all when fighting the team leader who drank several enhancement potions. Only his strength was slightly inferior. Even considering that the team leader's physical condition was due to his age. There is a possibility of a decrease in quality, as 'Angel' is definitely a trait that is very good at fighting."

"Also... the quality of an 'angel' should be [beauty]."

"How do you know?" Field asked doubtfully.

"The color of her soul is the same as Martha." Levi explained.

At this time, another voice also intervened in the conversation.

"Another question is what kind of witchcraft does 'Angel' have? There is no record that matches her in the trait list."

"If we make an optimistic estimate, it would be burrowing, chitin armor, and suspended animation... But in that case, what we saw in Redwood cannot be explained."

Reese came over with a cup of coffee, slowly sat on the sofa, and looked at Levi.

When he saw the strange double pupil in his right eye, Reese pursed his lips, hesitated to speak, and then spoke.

"The biggest contradiction is...what is the connection between 'Angel' and 'Eli'."

The two of them fell into thinking.

But this time the silence only lasted for a moment. Levi broke away from his thinking state, stood up, and said, "I'm going to go out and take a walk to relieve my anxiety."

"Okay." Field said, and then added: "Can you come back in the afternoon? Let's take this opportunity to have a dinner together."

Neither Reese nor Martha refuted, so Levi nodded and said, "Okay."