To be king and magician

[Hehehe, Chunmeng, it really couldn't be better as a gift!Especially for men, you must have had a good time in your dream last night, right? 】

Yad's low voice came from under Gray's clothes.

[But having that kind of dream proves that you have someone you like, brother, who did you dream about?Say it and open my eyes!Which incredible woman is it that you have taken a fancy to! 】

If it was normal, Gray would have told Yard to shut up. After all, it wasn't once or twice that he ran the train with his mouth full of trouble, but this time Gray didn't do it.

(The person my brother likes...a little curious...who could it be? Is it Miss Lidal?)

Lidelle likes Xia Chuanhu, and even wants him to join the Achelot family. Gray knows this, but she has never seen her brother respond... No, it's not so much that he doesn't make a move. In response, it might be better to say that he was completely unaware that he was liked by Miss Lidal.

Is it because you already have someone you like, so you can't detect other people's feelings?

(Who is the person I will call my sister in the future?)

Thinking of this, Gray couldn't help but glance at Xia Chuanhu.

And Xia Chuanhu gnawed the big bone in his hand, wiped his mouth, and replied casually: "Do you believe me when I say it's Mei Li?"

【Are you kidding me?Brother, I haven't seen you so humorous before? 】

"Well, just kidding."

[This is not a joke, don't scare me!Although I don't have a heart, I really feel like my heart is going to jump out! 】

34. The Second Progenitor

Half an hour later, after clearing the table and making everyone a cup of tea, Xia Chuanhu asked, "Speaking of which, how was the situation in Misaki City last night? Are there any vampires?"

"Elquitt and I each took care of one. Coincidentally, we were wandering around the apartment, so we solved it quickly. Although after that, Arquite said that there would probably be no vampires tonight, but I thought Just in case, we have been patrolling until the early hours of the morning.”

Aoko Aozaki replied.

"However, what's strange is that the two vampires last night and the victims I found last night...do not match up."

"Can't match?"

"The two vampires that Alquite and I met should be of the lowest level. They are just dead who can suck blood without any special abilities. But the few victims I found last night were all Burnt corpse."

Burnt corpse?

Xia Chuanhu frowned: "That is to say, he was burned to death instead of being sucked blood?"

"It should be. In addition, there were many small fires last night, and the fire brigade dispatched several times. I don't know if it's a coincidence. From the map, they are gathered near the North Exit Station that is being rebuilt."

"North Exit Station...I remember there was a fire the day before yesterday, right? The night Nero died."

Aoko Aozaki nodded: "Frequent fires... Misaki City's safety control is very strict, and the number of fires in the past was very small, almost none, and the North Exit Station was newly built in recent years , with a high safety factor.”

"In other words, new dead disciples?"

"The name is [Flov Alchangel]." Airquit said suddenly, "The No. 27 of the 19 ancestors of the Dead Apostles, he is the Dead Apostle who started the continuous fire—just like Nero, They all came after me."

"Are they chasing you again?" Aoko Aozaki frowned, "You are really popular. Is it the same situation every time you wake up before?"

Alquite shook his head: "That's not it. This time it's a special situation. Besides, whether it's Florhan or Nero, the purpose of coming to me is to kill me."

"Kill you? Why? Is your presence in the way of them?"

"The person who ordered Nero to come probably thought so, but Florhan didn't—I won't talk about this, it's not important, what I want to think about now is how to deal with him. You must deal with him, right?"

Aoko Aozaki: "There have been so many fires in a row, and the entire station has been burned down. The number of deaths is unknown. Regardless of my status as the manager of Misaki City, I have to deal with the hidden and mysterious rules. He's dead."

"In terms of combat power, with me and my junior, plus Shi, three-on-one is definitely no problem. The problem is how to find him. I don't want to hear news about a fire every day."

"I can help." Airquite smiled, "I can get information directly from the world, and I also have a sense of vampires. I can probably know where he is by walking around Misaki City."

"It's really convenient. But is this okay?"

"what do you mean?"

"Airquite, you are the true ancestor, so it's okay to help us deal with the same kind?"

Facing Aoko Aozaki's question, Alquite just smiled lightly: "It's okay, after all, I was created for the purpose of [Eliminating the True Ancestor], whether it is the True Ancestor or the Dead Apostle. , As long as he is out of control, he will be the target of my execution. Florhan's behavior can basically be judged as out of control, even if you don't go, I will go to punish him myself."

"Besides, I am the True Ancestor and he is a Death Apostle. Although we are both vampires, I am not of the same kind as him. Qingzi, please don't confuse him. The same goes for Tiger and Grey."

Like Xia Chuanhu before, Alquette said it very relaxed and comfortable. This is not pretending, but she really doesn't care.

Xia Chuanhu: "Then I'll leave it to you. Dead Apostles hardly come out for activities during the day, just as usual, wait until night to go out, and it's best to get rid of it tonight, so as to save nights and dreams."

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At the same time, a certain fire scene.

"Ahem, the smell of smoke here is really strong. How long has it been since the smell hasn't dissipated?"

Aozaki Touko complained while fanning her nose.

In front of her, the two ceremonies also held their noses: "It's not Chengzi, you said you want to earn extra money, and you accepted a temporary commission, otherwise we wouldn't use it here."

"Isn't this a tight wallet? Relics from the fifteenth century are rare."

"You can't control your hand if that idiot is gone, right?"

Glared by the two rituals, Cang Qi Chengzi slightly paralyzed his hands: "Okay, don't talk nonsense, hurry up and do an on-site investigation, [Detective]."

Yes, detective.

The two came here specially this time because Aoqi Chengzi temporarily accepted a commission from the police.Of course, it was not a formal commission, but a personal one. The commissioner was the police officer Daisuke Akimi whom Aozaki met in Kanfuko City. It seemed that he mentioned the continuous fire while chatting with an old friend in Misaki City.

Daisuke Akimi instinctively felt that there might be something inside the continuous fires, just like last year's Wutiao Building incident, so he rushed to try it out and asked the experienced Aozaki Orange to investigate in his own name. .

The place where the fire broke out was in a convenience store. The entire store was burnt to the ground. Several shop assistants who were on duty at that time were also burned to death. According to the investigation results afterwards, it seems that there was no time to escape. .

"Don't you think it's a bit strange? Shi." Aozaki Chengzi asked standing at the entrance, "The counter is so close to the door, even a woman like us can step over it, if you want to escape... Four or five seconds should be about the same, right?"

Humans will explode with great power in critical situations, and there are often scenes of bricks flying at the scene of a fire in the news.

"However, no one escaped. What does that mean?"

"Can't escape through the door?"

Aoqi Chengzi smiled: "That's right. Normally, fires happen indoors, so people will run outside. In fact, it is true, fires spread from the inside to the outside-but this time coming."

"The fire started outside and spread into the store."

Something lit walked into the convenience store and dragged the entire convenience store into a sea of ​​flames, so there was no way to escape. It took at least tens of seconds to go from the counter to the back door, and according to the description of the witnesses, it was only four In five seconds, the convenience store was completely lit.

"Arson outside?"

"It would be more appropriate to say that a bomb was thrown into the store. And——"

Aoqi Chengzi looked at the staff room inside the convenience store. Because of the fire, the door of the staff room had been burned long ago, and the inside was so dark that nothing could be seen clearly.

But Aozaki Orange could feel that there was something in it.

"Roar......"

A deep voice came out from inside, as if something was burning, the flickering fire dispelled the darkness in the room, and the slightly illuminated figure came into Aozaki's field of vision.

Aozaki Chengzi immediately understood what was inside.

There is a person in there.

A "burning man" who seems to have fallen into a volcano, his hair and skin were burned, leaving only a "human" shell.

"orange."

At the same time, the voices of the two ceremonies also came from behind.

"As far as Misaki City is concerned, are black panthers just like dogs and can be seen everywhere on the street?"

"If that's the case, Beo will probably be very happy."

During the words, Aoqi Chengzi also knew why the two rituals said such words.

Because there is a black panther parked at the door.

35. The road encounters the corpse gate species

Dead Apostles can’t come out during the daytime—although it’s not absolute, but most of them are like this. For them, being exposed to the sun is an extremely uncomfortable thing for them, so when it’s not necessary Under normal circumstances, the Dead Apostles will not be active during the day.

Except for the special case of Air Quite.

Because he decided to deal with Flov Archangel who caused the continuous fires, taking advantage of the daytime when the other party could not move casually, Airquiet wanted to find his location first, and kill him after nightfall Kill him at the door.

"But how did it turn into shopping and eating when we agreed to find someone?"

Holding the wheel pancakes he just bought at a roadside stall, Xia Chuanhu looked helplessly at Alquite who was eating happily beside him: "I remember we just finished our lunch less than an hour ago, right? You are so fast Are you hungry again?"

"Because my body has not fully recovered. Although the wound is basically fine, since I have to deal with Flohan, I can recover a little bit of strength. Eating more food will also help recovery." Air Quite After finishing speaking, he licked the bean paste remaining at the corner of his mouth, "Where's the tiger? Don't you have enough to eat? If you can still exert the power to deal with Nero when you fight Flohan this time, we will be at ease. less."

"I think so too, but the wallet doesn't allow it, okay? You've seen Miss Qingzi's regret before, and I'm too embarrassed to let her treat you again. My own wallet isn't that kind."

Xia Chuanhu's face was full of helplessness.

"But it doesn't matter, I'm just a dead disciple of the 27th ancestor level, my current strength is enough."

"Really? On the contrary, I think that you will probably encounter some troubles this time, Tiger."

"Why do you say that?"

"It's a matter of compatibility." Airquit said, "Tiger, you are the kind of person who has no shortcomings whether it is long-range or close-up, right? But in comparison, your close-up ability is relatively weak, and it should be said that it is a battle. You don’t have enough experience, Tiger, you seldom fight with people who are similar in strength to you, right?”

Xia Chuanhu nodded—not to mention that his strength is similar, so far he has almost always been reckless in the battles, and few can fight him at all.

The power of the servants is definitely out of the standard now, except for those few existences that are out of the standard like him, he has almost no opponents.

Of course, Xia Chuanhu didn't think he was invincible just like that. Combat strength was only one aspect that determined the outcome. Preparations, strategic wisdom, and combat experience—there were many factors that affected the outcome.

"Flof was a knight when he was a human, and he was a good fighter in melee combat. He has not neglected training for hundreds of years after he became a dead disciple. It's not that you don't trust Tiger, but if you still fight It’s the same as dealing with Nero, if you rush up to fight him alone, you will probably be very dangerous now—so my suggestion is, you’d better go to Miss Shi to get the scabbard back.”

"With the scabbard, even if you are beaten half to death in close combat, you won't be in danger."

"Has it been tacitly agreed that I will be beaten half to death in the battle with Flov?" Xia Chuanhu smiled bitterly, "Okay, I will accept this suggestion first, and I will contact Shi later. Then the most important thing is Where is Flov's hiding place? Have you found it? You can receive information directly from the world, so it must be very fast to find."

Somewhat unexpected, Alquite shook his head: "The information given to me by the world is not so omnipotent. What I can directly accept is the knowledge and common sense of modern society, as well as the information necessary for survival."

"And if I take the initiative to ask the world for information, the world will not refuse, but it will not tell me in detail. It should be said to be [perfunctory]."

"For example, if I want to find a person and ask the world where he is, the world will only tell me which country and city he is in, or simply tell me which direction he is in, and will not directly tell me where he is. Mark it for me."

"It's the same this time. The world only told me that Frohan is here, and gave me a general direction, but didn't tell me the detailed address. I can only rely on that little direction and my own sense of the Dead Apostles. Search."