The room was in a mess. Da Silva died tragically on his bed, and the blood stained the ceiling red. This horrific scene was unimaginable to happen at home.
"How is this going!?"
Jiang Chenchuan turned around and asked.
"Evel! You...you're awake! Are you okay? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
Yulia completely put the fright behind her and began to care about Jiang Chenchuan's physical condition. Ethan heard the noise and came over. He saw that Jiang Chenchuan had woken up and looked normal, showing a reassuring expression.
Da Silva died mysteriously, and there were no signs that the room had been invaded. Only the knife stuck in his body was held in his own hand.
"Is this...suicide?"
Barras asked doubtfully.
"impossible!"
Jiang Chenchuan immediately made a judgment that no one could kill him like this, but there was no trace at all on the scene, and the doors and windows were intact. According to Potochar, during the period between da Silva's rest and daytime, there was no trace of anything. Someone had entered his room.
Death in the Chamber of Secrets.
Jiang Chenchuan had just woken up and left him a puzzle. Ethan found an opportunity to explain it to him and told him everything that happened during the day.
The sunny days in the past few days suddenly turned gloomy, with a hazy drizzle falling on the ground. The breeze brought an endless chill, and there were not a few active infected people visible on the streets.
As if it had stopped all of a sudden, the entire city of Ronark fell into a deep sleep, and the dim sky made people feel as if they were back in Polnia.
Apart from Ethan's voice, the only sound was the patter of rain outside the window.
"Do you suspect that the murderer is...a cat?"
No matter who it is, when they hear such words, their first reaction is probably to doubt whether the person in front of them has something wrong with their brain.
But the person in front of him was Ethan, and the words coming out of his mouth more or less contained some important clues.
"That black cat was brought by us from Polnia..."
Jiang Chenchuan spoke slowly.
"It can come all the way from the villa and find where you live. Based on this alone, this cat is abnormal. What's more, what the infected people in the Conjurer Association said..."
"There are many suspicious aspects in da Silva's death, and I just looked at it. There are traces of spells on his fingertips, but da Silva is a spell master, and there is nothing unusual about being able to use spells."
Jiang Chenchuan narrated.
In life, such normal things are often full of infinite reversals.
Looking out the window, the sky is gray, and the rain is lingering and gentle, but the black clouds are rolling in, which has the potential to destroy the city.
"A cat that can cast spells? Or is there someone behind it controlling all of this...Ethan, we can't draw a conclusion now."
"We can let this matter go. Now that you're awake, we'll be leaving soon. What do you think about the witch's treasures that the monsters talk about?"
Now that the witch is dead, there is a high chance that what she left behind will become a new relic.
"We don't have new recycling bins, and the storage of the Gun of Palutru is still a big problem."
Ethan felt a headache when he thought of this. The negative impact of the Spear of Palutru was too great, and no matter who it was, it could not be preserved well.
"Forget it, maybe the witch's treasure they talk about is this mermaid corpse."
I originally wanted to wait until the trip to the royal city was over before going to the Conjurers Association to look for the old man, but I didn't expect that a fire broke all these plans.
"Maybe... it's to kill people and silence them."
Jiang Chenchuan murmured.
Having experienced Dorothea's experience, he didn't have much fondness for those nobles and spellcasters. Even if they didn't die in the fire, their mutated bodies would eventually die along with the curse.
This is the ultimate fate of the infected, and no one can escape it, not even da Silva.
The breeze blew and drizzle drifted in from the window. Feeling the coldness of winter, suddenly a figure broke into his field of vision.
There was a sound in the gray mist. Jiang Chenchuan lowered his head and heard the man's roar. Of course, the sound behind him was strange and a little abnormal.
"Is there someone!?"
Ethan stuck his head out to check.
When the figure ran out of the fog, it was clear that it was a human figure. Everything looked normal and there were no signs of injury.
The strange footsteps did not pursue them. Jiang Chenchuan and Ethan looked at each other and immediately understood what the other person meant.
The investigation and the murderer were all temporarily forgotten, saving people was the most important thing.
In this gray world, there is probably nothing more unlucky than being discovered by a monster while out looking for food. He screamed inwardly that it was bad, but since his whereabouts had been discovered, he could only run away desperately.
But the infected were still getting closer, and judging from the sound, there should be more than one infected chasing him.
"Help!"
This is probably human instinct. When desperate, you cry out for help. Even if you know that no one can save you, you still cry out.
It's really...
"Hey! Get down!"
Before he could complain in pain, he heard a voice coming from the front. The man fell to the ground without thinking.
As soon as the person touched the ground, he heard a gunshot. As the infected person wailed, a black shadow jumped over him, the silver blade flashed, and he faced the infected person directly.
The water under his feet changed color with blood. The sound of fighting sounded from behind. The man turned around and saw a figure slashing with a sword.
One after another, the infected bodies fell to the ground. With the help of gunshots, it didn't take long for Jiang Chenchuan to finish off all the infected people who were chasing the man.
"Are you OK?"
Ethan came to the middle-aged man. It was a rare thing to see a normal living person in Ronark City.
"Thank you, but I am injured. Here, maybe I will become like them."
The man's sleeve exposed his arm. There was a shallow scratch on it. Blood oozed from the wound, showing a desperate look.
"Don't worry, it's okay. The curse has been solved. The source of power has been lost. If the spell is not completed, it will not be able to infect other people... Don't you understand? It's okay. What I mean is that even if you are injured, you won't be able to infect others." Become a monster."
Looking at the man's confused look, Ethan explained to him.
"It won't...change...really!"
The man raised his head in surprise.
"it is true."
After Jiang Chenchuan finished dealing with the last infected person, he shook off the liquid mixed with blood on his sword, sheathed his sword and walked over.
This was the purpose of disposing of the mermaid's corpse. While recovering the relics, they prevented the curse from spreading uncontrollably.
They were talking, and at this moment, da Silva's door was suddenly pushed open, and Potochar exclaimed:
"dad!"
