The function of this whistle was very similar to Mr. Azik's copper whistle. It also seemed to have a negative effect of attracting the deceased…
Ebner, who had activated the Eye of Pure White, carefully examined the copper whistle before finally accepting it.
When Jane saw Ebner accept her gift, the face formed by the black mist once again showed a "happy" expression. Then she lifted the hem of her dress, bowed, and said goodbye.
"I don't have much time. I have to leave now… I wish you a good night's sleep, Ebner."
Her voice became softer as the figure formed by the black fog slowly retreated back into the wall.
"I wish you a safe journey," Ebner said, pressing his hand to his chest and smiling back.
Soon, the light from the gas lamp shone brightly, and all the dark green disappeared.
Ebner, who had been activating the Eye of Pure White, watched this change in a daze. It took him a long time to come back to his senses, but he sighed in his heart. "I didn't learn it… Apart from the mystical item Jane mentioned, I should have borrowed some kind of undead power."
Then, after some thought, he took out the cello box with the Sword of Dawn sealed in it from his bedroom cabinet.
When the Sword of Dawn wasn't used, it needed to be sealed with the power of Death or Darkness. Therefore, every once in a while, Ebner had to hold a new ritual to reset the runes on the inside of the chest.
But now that he had the Book of Dead Souls, he could change his way of thinking…
While Ebner was thinking this, he began to engrave the inscription on the inside of the box. He placed the Book of Dead Souls in the center of the inscription and finally closed the box.
This way, the two items could restrain each other and seal each other…
After sealing the entire box with his spirituality, Ebner nodded in satisfaction.
After doing this, he wanted to pray to Mr. Fool and ask if what Jane said about the Black Tulip passing through the Pritz outer sea at dawn tomorrow was true.
It wasn't that he didn't trust Jane, but since he was going to report her, he had to verify the truth of the matter. Otherwise, wouldn't he implicate his friend who delivered the news?
However, he looked at the sky and decided to wait for a few hours until daybreak. If he disturbed Mr. Fool at this time, he might encounter a terrifying "morning sickness."
However, he couldn't disturb The Fool. He still had to do some other preparations.
Ebner dressed and packed his usual mystical items and charms. Then he opened the door and tiptoed downstairs.
It was not until this moment that he realized that Jane's arrival did not alarm his teacher. Apparently, her black mist state had a "concealment" effect!
Was it the effect of the mystical item she mentioned, or was it the special effect of the specter that helped her Spirit Body fly so far?
With this question in mind, Ebner left Detective Isengard's office and activated the Eye of Pure White to simulate the ability to "fly." He used the darkness to fly towards the bridge.
Since he needed to report it to the military, there had to be a "reasonable" source of information… And the organization that colluded with Admiral Hell was undoubtedly the Numinous Episcopate…
Of course, Ebner couldn't afford to offend the Numinous Episcopate, but the branch of the Numinous Episcopate, the Eternal life Society, could more or less be related to Admiral Hell. Naturally, it became a good target for him.
Furthermore, the Eternal life Society had previously had a feud with Ebner. His reputation as a Hero Detective had originally been built on the success of the "Black Skeleton Gang", a subordinate of the Eternal life Society—although he hadn't done so willingly.
However, the Eternal life Society clearly hated him to the core. If not for him being in the limelight and not being able to take action, Ebner would've been attacked.
And the reason why Ebner hadn't taken action to eliminate them was because he had previously sensed that the Church of Storms might be watching this organization.
However, the Mandated Punishers were either injured or dead. Those who could still move were still investigating the whereabouts of the Marionettist who had killed Robert. This made it convenient for him to act.
…
79 Durham Street, Backlund Bridge area.
Perhaps the various Churches had yet to find out the location of the Everlasting Society's stronghold, but Ebner, who had seen the original location, remembered to ask Chu for help. After all, he had a deep impression of the organization that Klein had sent to the sky with a few matches.
Standing in the shadows near the cottage that bordered the docks, Ebner reached into a hidden pocket and plucked out a handful of shimmering powder, which he sprinkled with the spell.
Right on the heels of that, he simulated the witch's "invisibility" ability. His figure disappeared inch by inch, and the outline of his body was completely erased by an eraser like it was drawn with a pencil.
This was an Assassin technique he had learned from the Cardiothoracic Department yesterday. It could effectively enhance the effects of invisibility.
After concealing himself, he quietly came to the front door of the house and used his ability to simulate the "door opening" to enter the room.
There weren't many people in the room. There were only three of them, all of whom had distinctive characteristics of the Southern Continent. However, although the three of them were very muscular, they didn't seem to be Beyonders.
Of course, Ebner could not tell. He did not have the ability to do so. Instead, he read the shallow memories of the three of them through "mind reading." That was how he came to this conclusion.
Only ordinary people were here? If that was the case, the "information" he received would not be convincing…
Just as Ebner was in a dilemma, he heard a man wearing a white singlet complaining, "The man brought back by Lord Godotpos is really tough. It's been almost 15 minutes, and he still hasn't revealed the mastermind?"
The bald man, who was sitting opposite the man in the white vest, replied with a smile, "It should be soon. I've never seen anyone who can last more than half an hour under Lord Lima and Lord Godotpos. I guess they'll come up from underground soon."
"I wonder who that Mr. Aubrey is, to be able to receive the personal protection of Lord Godotpos… If not for Lord Godotpos, he would most likely have been assassinated by that person tonight." The man in the white vest sighed.
So he was interrogating an assassin in the basement… Abner was enlightened. He was about to look for the entrance to the basement when he saw the third man who had been silent all this while standing up and walking towards the wine barrel by the kitchen.
"What are you going to do, Gordon?" asked the bald man curiously.
The man named Gordon said without looking back, "It's almost two o' clock. I have to send down three glasses of chilled Southville beer. That's what Lord Lima ordered."
The bald man responded with an "oh", and only after Gordon disappeared into the kitchen did he spit in a low voice, "Pfft, what a lackey! He thinks he's better than others just because he saved Lord Lima's thigh!"
"That's right!" the man in the white vest chimed in angrily.
Ebner ignored the two men who were obviously jealous. Instead, he crept into the kitchen and stared thoughtfully at Gordon as he poured beer into his glass.
When he went to the ice cellar to retrieve the ice, Ebner quickly went forward and took out three strands of yellow hair sealed with spirituality from his pocket. Then, he placed the strands of hair into the wine cup.
This was the hair that Judy had given him. It was said to be able to poison an adult curly-haired baboon to death in a few seconds…
The hair dissolved as soon as it was drunk, leaving no trace behind.
Upon seeing this, Ebner nodded in satisfaction as he thought, From the looks of it, what Judy said about "even demigods being difficult to detect" wasn't an exaggeration. At the very least, he, who had many means, had no other means to detect problems other than using the Eye of Pure White.
At this moment, Gordon returned to the kitchen and placed the ice cubes into the wine glass. After waiting for nearly two minutes, he used the tray to pick up three cups of Southville beer. He went to the cupboard and knocked on a wooden board beside it.
Soon, the closet was pushed open from the inside. A man with brown skin and short black curly hair appeared at the entrance of the underground tunnel.
He looked at Gordon appraisingly, then nodded. He took the tray containing the wine glasses and closed the cupboard again.
Ebner wasn't in a hurry to follow them in. Instead, he turned back and simulated his Nightmare powers, pulling the three ordinary people in the house, including Gordon, into a dream. Then he calmly ended their lives with a small knife.
These were all villains who had been identified by Klein in the future. Their hands were stained with the blood of innocents, so Ebner didn't hesitate to kill them.
After burning them to ashes with Witch's Black Flames, Ebner went to the closet and used his Door Opening ability to pass through and enter the basement.
This basement wasn't large, and it was about the same size as the house Ebner had rented in East Borough. Therefore, he immediately saw the three Beyonders lying on the ground peacefully. If not for the fact that their Beyonder characteristics had been revealed, Ebner would have thought that they were just sleeping.
And the person who was tied to the X-shaped rack, who was almost unrecognizable from the torture.
"Beatrice?!"
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"Aetris?!"
Ebner screamed in his heart. He did not expect to meet this friend here. And from the looks of it, he should be the "tough bone" that the bald man had mentioned before, who failed to assassinate and was caught instead.
At this moment, Aetris looked extremely miserable. His clothes were torn and tattered, and his entire body was covered in deep black marks. Even his limbs were broken!
Hearing the noise, Aetris raised his head with difficulty. Through his blurred vision, he barely understood what was going on in the basement. He nodded at Ebner, who had already revealed himself, and tried to squeeze out a smile. In a hoarse voice, he said, "Friend, although I don't know who you are, I'm very grateful that you saved me… I'll repay you later."
He did his best to show his worth and emphasized that he did not know the man, lest he be silenced.
You're thinking too much. I originally came here to 'create something out of nothing' and find out some information…
Ebner, who was wearing a clown mask and had a female face, cursed silently. However, he was not in a hurry to untie Aetris. Instead, he first used his "physician" ability to treat his injuries.
Although the "treatment" he simulated was much less effective than the original version, it was enough for emergency treatment. At the very least, it stabilized the other party's condition temporarily and did not worsen.
And the injuries were no longer worsening. It was enough for a strong "hunter."
"Thank you," said Aetris, relieved to see that Ebner meant no harm. If he had, he would not have been so unnecessary.
Ebner nodded and didn't say a word. Instead, he turned around and went to the three dead Beyonders. After carefully identifying them, he wanted to put away the Beyonder characteristics that they had extracted.
Corpse Collector characteristic. This was produced by the brownish-yellow-skinned man who opened the closet… I remember seeing him back when I was recalling Morella's memories. He should be called Godotpos… Yes, according to the three people, it was this Godotpos who protected the so-called Mr. Aubrey. That's how Aetris was captured? Heh heh, forget the fact that Hunter can't beat Corpse Collector, he was even captured… How embarrassing…
"Uh, alright. This Godotpos has a Beyonder item? That makes sense."
Ebner grumbled to himself as he searched Godotpos for another jet-black revolver.
After analyzing it with the Eye of Pure White, he realized that it only had the ability of Silent Shooting. Although it wasn't very powerful, it was still quite useful.
After stowing away the characteristics and revolvers, Ebner looked at the other brown-skinned man beside Godotpos.
They were both from the Southern Continent's Balam race, but this person's clothes were more exquisite, and he maintained his skin better than Godotpos. Ebner even analyzed several types of skincare products from his face…
This should be the 'Lord Lima' mentioned by those ordinary people, right? His status should be above Godotpos…
As expected, this is a Gravedigger… Tsk tsk, thankfully, a Witch's invisibility can hide from wandering spirits. Otherwise, I would've had to do more…
There's actually no Beyonder item? That's right. He doesn't seem to be a combatant, so there's no need for him to carry a dangerous Sealed Artifact with him… Yes, the Sealed Artifact of the Everlasting Society shouldn't be in this stronghold either. It probably has other places to store it.
"Eh? He has a letter on him?"
After Ebner put away the characteristic, he unfolded the letter and found only one sentence:
"It has been confirmed that Earl Wolf has a mask that he brought out from the Eggers family mausoleum."
The Eggers family's mask… This was lost by Mr. Azik, wasn't it? The Eternal Life Society is already planning on it? However, I can imitate this handwriting. When the time comes, I'll hand this letter and the forged intelligence to the military…
As his thoughts raced, Ebner turned his attention back to the last man poisoned to death.
It was an elder in his sixties. He had a big nose, grayish-blue eyes, and his facial skin was loose. He didn't have a beard, and his hair was very thin. And on his body was a dark red object that resembled jelly. It was the Beyonder characteristic of a Provoker.
"That person is Donald Aubrey. On the surface, he's the boss of a bar in East Borough, but in fact, he's a pirate who disguised himself after he came ashore! His nickname at sea is Laughter Longman, with a bounty of 1,000 pounds."
At this moment, Aetris finally regained some strength. He introduced the man to Ebner with a complicated look in his eyes.
Provoker… From the looks of it, the hunting mission Anderson gave him wasn't just to train Aetris. It also had the intention of allowing him to 'act' and obtain the ingredients for his advancement…
Unfortunately, Aetris had screwed up.
Ebner nodded slightly but had no intention of replying. It would be awkward if Aetris knew who he truly was.
He placed the Provoker characteristic into the tin box and left the basement through the hidden entrance in the closet. Upstairs, he found a large bag in the house and returned to the basement to store the so-called Grinning Man's corpse inside it.
Carrying the bag on his back, Ebner untied the ropes binding Aetris. Ignoring his words of gratitude, he silently left the stronghold of the Eternal Life Society.
However, just as he stepped out of the door at 79 Durham Street, a young man blocked his path.
The newcomer wore a white shirt, black vest, and black pants. His medium build, blond hair, and blue eyes made him unmistakably recognizable—he was the Strongest Hunter, Anderson.
Isn't he supposed to be heading to the sea near the ruins of the battle of gods? Why is he in Backlund? Could he be secretly protecting Aetris?
Ebner immediately became alert, his body tensing, ready to "fly" away at any moment.
"Don't be nervous, sir. I just want to make a deal with you." Anderson touched his earlobe and smiled.
"What do you want to trade?" Ebner asked, deliberately squeezing his throat to mask his voice, even though he already had a guess.
"The Provoker's Beyonder characteristic. I want to buy it," Anderson said seriously.
As expected... Ebner thought to himself before pretending to consider the offer. After a brief pause, he named his price. "700 pounds."
"That's a fair price, but I don't have that much cash on me. Can I use this to exchange instead?" Anderson replied as he took a small, eyeball-like item from his pocket.
Ebner carefully examined the object and immediately recognized it—it was a Gravedigger's Beyonder characteristic, identical to the one he had just stored away earlier.
After a moment of thought, Ebner, who had no desire to get further entangled with Anderson, nodded in agreement.
The two cautiously made the exchange. Once it was completed, Ebner didn't hesitate any longer. Carrying the bag, he "flew" away from the stronghold.
Anderson watched him leave before turning back toward the Eternal Life Society's stronghold. He kicked open the door and stepped inside.
When he saw Aetris still standing in the basement, he grinned and said,
"Dear Aetris, I hope this unforgettable lesson has taught you that being a Hunter requires brains, not just brawn.
"If you haven't realized that yet, don't worry—I'll assign you another mission that will leave an even deeper impression on you."
...
Since he was carrying a bag containing a corpse, Ebner didn't return to his teacher's office. Instead, he headed to the one-bedroom apartment he rented in East Borough.
After taking off the Clown Mask and returning to his original appearance, Ebner glanced at the sky. The faint glow of dawn was beginning to emerge, though it couldn't pierce the thick fog that blanketed Backlund.
It's almost five… Mr. Fool shouldn't mind waking up early, right?
With that thought, Ebner clasped his hands and brought them to his nose and mouth, as though praying. In a low voice, he sincerely recited,
"The Fool that doesn't belong to this era..."
...
Tingen, at a terrace house on 2 Daffodil Street.
Klein, who had been sleeping soundly, suddenly opened his eyes. He heard layers of illusory pleas echoing faintly in the air.
"Who is it this time? Tower? Or The Hanged Man?" Klein muttered as he rolled over in bed a few times before finally getting up in resignation.
He picked up his silver dagger and constructed a wall of spirituality, sealing the room. Taking four steps counterclockwise, he arrived above the gray fog. The crimson star corresponding to "Tower" expanded and contracted incessantly before his eyes.
Indeed...
Klein sat down on the high-back chair, leaned against it, and spread his spirituality, allowing Tower's voice to ring clear.
"Honorable Mr. Fool, I received some information regarding Admiral Hell Ludwell. According to it, the Black Tulip will pass through Pritz Harbor's outer sea at dawn on the sixteenth day...
"I wish to use the 'contributions' I've accumulated to confirm the authenticity of this news. If it's true, I hope you can pass it on to Mr. Hanged Man and have him report it to the Church of Storms as soon as possible.
"I understand it will place him at some risk, so I'm willing to pay a certain amount... The payment will be handed over via 'sacrifice' shortly."
In the towering palace, Klein tapped his fingers rhythmically on the edge of the long bronze table, pondering how to handle Tower's request.
The information about the Black Tulip and Admiral Hell seems detailed enough. Perhaps I can divine it?
With that thought, Klein conjured a fountain pen and wrote:
"The information that Tower obtained is accurate."
He set the fountain pen down, removed the silver chain wrapped around his wrist, and let the topaz pendant hang steadily above the divination statement.
Klein closed his eyes and calmly recited the sentence.
After repeating it seven times, he opened his eyes and saw the topaz pendant spinning clockwise.
That's a confirmation.
Nodding in satisfaction, Klein used his spirituality to inform Tower of the divination result. He added cautiously, "This is based on the current observations. It doesn't account for any future interference by other entities."
Just as he was about to contact The Hanged Man to relay the information, another prayer from Tower reached him. It was for a sacrificial ritual.
Moments later, a large, tattered bag was "sacrificed" and appeared within the gray fog.
"What's this?" Klein muttered, picking up the note attached to the bag while habitually untying the string at its mouth.
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