章 217: Chapter 217: Seizing Extraordinary Traits!
Chapter 217: Seizing Extraordinary Traits!
St. Mary's Hospital, located in the western district, is a large hospital frequented by the wealthy and powerful.
At the main entrance, Hastur passed by in a carriage, lifting the curtain to observe the hospital's specifics.
According to the information provided by Will, Earl Gil would die in this St. Mary's Hospital tonight. His current bed was in the fifth room from the right on the third floor, facing the street.
Hastur didn't linger long, just briefly scouted the area before instructing the coachman to drive away. On the way, they passed by the place where Klein's Night Watcher team was stationed.
This was information given to him the last time the Night Watcher team sought his help.
Hastur gauged the distance between here and St. Mary's Hospital, silently calculating the travel time needed.
Tonight, he planned to seize Earl Gil's extraordinary traits, which would require a confrontation with the people from the Church of Steam and Machinery. If the fight dragged on too long, it could easily attract the attention of the nearby Night Watcher team.
"No big deal."
Hastur believed his invisibility technique should allow for a quick resolution.
That night, in a ward at St. Mary's Hospital.
Earl Gil, whose life was nearing its end, trembled as he tried to scold his unworthy descendants, but ultimately lacked the strength. His hand fell onto the white blanket, and his eyelids closed heavily.
Soon, the ward was filled with the sound of sorrowful crying.
The crying was chaotic, with many people weeping. The ward was already overcrowded, and many stood in the hallway outside, silently shedding tears.
Amidst the crying, there were also a few angry scoldings from Earl Gil's friends, reprimanding his unworthy descendants.
Max Livermore, who had once been the captain of a Mechanical Heart team responsible for guarding the Russell Memorial Exhibition, had been taking on tasks outside to keep himself busy and avoid personal troubles.
Earl Gil, in his youth, had been a clergy member of the Church of Steam and Machinery. He left the church in his thirties and mingled with the nobility of Ruen. Over two to three decades, he rose from a baron to an earl and was well-regarded, except for his failure in educating his descendants.
He had a son late in life, and his overindulgent upbringing turned his son into a hedonistic wastrel.
This time, his son had secretly gambled away the family's land deeds. Upon hearing the news, the already frail Earl Gil was so enraged that he was hospitalized.
During his hospitalization, his son and grandson continued their debauchery, eventually driving Earl Gil to his death.
Before Earl Gil died, Max Livermore received orders to lead two team members to retrieve the extraordinary traits from Earl Gil's body.
To show the humane side of church law enforcement, he waited outside the ward for half an hour before leading his team inside, temporarily asking the family and friends to leave.
After closing the doors and windows, they began extracting the extraordinary traits from Earl Gil's body.
These traits included not only the Sequence 6 Corrupted Baron trait but also the Sequence 9 Lawyer, Sequence 8 Barbarian, and Sequence 7 Briber traits, totaling four extraordinary traits.
The value alone was worth thousands of pounds. Earl Gil had deliberately left his extraordinary traits to the church, hoping they would help his descendants, despite their unworthiness.
Once the traits were extracted, Max Livermore had his team seal and store each one to prevent any potential extraordinary contamination incidents.
The process was quick, taking about ten minutes.
Compared to their usual tasks, retrieving extraordinary traits was relatively simple.
Max Livermore glanced out the window to ensure no one was secretly watching.
With so many extraordinary individuals in Backlund, there were always those willing to take risks.
If they knew about the valuable traits in the hospital tonight, they would surely come.
After securing the four traits, the surroundings remained quiet, and Max Livermore relaxed slightly. He carried the most important Sequence 6 Corrupted Baron trait in a safe, while his teammates carried the other three.
After finishing, they performed the Church of Steam and Machinery's ritual for Earl Gil, a blessing and farewell.
As they performed the ritual, Max Livermore suddenly saw a golden sword slashing towards his arm holding the safe!
The speed was incredible. He instinctively wanted to retract his arm but frowned and instead shouted, "Iron Arm."
A silver bracelet on his wrist flowed like mercury, covering his entire arm and blocking the golden sword.
Crack!
Though his arm wasn't severed, the silver bracelet cracked, and he was sent flying by the force.
His two teammates quickly activated their extraordinary weapons to subdue the attacker.
However, they could only see the sword attacking their captain, not the assailant.
At that moment, their captain was kicked away, and the safe was finally dislodged.
"Imprison!"
One teammate threw a small spherical device that emitted lightning, forming a small prison around the safe.
Meanwhile, the other teammate's ring transformed into a crossbow, aiming at the sword's position.
Unfortunately, the sword easily shattered the lightning prison, and the crossbow bolt was ignored.
A figure in armor, face obscured, emerged from invisibility and picked up the safe.
"Damn it!"
Max Livermore, climbing to his feet, angrily threw a pocket watch at the figure.
The golden hands of the watch moved, seemingly freezing time momentarily before reversing it.
But the figure simply swung the safe, knocking the watch against the wall, disrupting the time reversal.
Another teammate drew a handgun, ready to shoot.
"Don't shoot!"
Max Livermore quickly stopped him, fearing the noise would alert the people outside, causing more casualties.
Among those outside were nobles.
Unable to shoot, the team prepared for close combat, switching their weapons to batons, swords, and iron gloves.
The mysterious figure formed a blood vortex, causing the surrounding people's blood to flow uncontrollably.
"Ah!"
"What's happening!"
"Get help!"
The people outside finally reacted, but the chaos in the crowded hallway made things worse.
The figure charged through like a barbarian, knocking people aside before disappearing around a corner.
Max Livermore and his team calmed the crowd and chased after the figure.
But by the time they reached the corner, the figure was gone.
Max Livermore stared at the empty, silent hallway, his face pale, unsure what to say.
"Captain, should we keep chasing?"
"Yes!"
Suppressing his frustration, Max Livermore left one teammate to manage the situation and led the other in pursuit.
But from the third-floor hallway to the first-floor lobby and outside the hospital, they found no trace of the figure.
Even the hospital staff reported seeing nothing suspicious.
Only those in the third-floor hallway had seen the figure.
Invisibility?
Invisibility that conceals the spirit!
Max Livermore pondered, finally understanding how the figure had infiltrated the ward and vanished so quickly.
Ordinary people couldn't see extraordinary spirits, and if the figure could hide from other extraordinary beings' spirit vision, they could achieve true invisibility.
Though he understood the principle, he couldn't fathom how it was done.
He couldn't do it, and many extraordinary beings couldn't completely hide their spirits.
"Captain, what should we do next?"
Rubbing his aching temples, Max Livermore said, "Report it, then create a sketch of the figure and see if we can find any information in the church's archives."
"What about Earl Gil's family and friends demanding an explanation?"
"Tell them a thief was hiding behind the curtains, planning to steal, but fled when discovered."
Patiently, Max Livermore began handling the aftermath.
After everything was settled, he collapsed onto a bench in the hospital hallway.
Why does this always happen to me?
(End of Chapter)
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