call……
With a flutter of soil dust, Ed kicked open the lid of the wooden cargo box, turned over and sat up.
He had no intention of actually entering the tomb from the beginning, and the "crow" in the door was just an illusion created by the fragments of the Mirror of Illusion.
After all, judging from the evidence collected by the Divine Bureau afterwards, Elder Issyk and his followers did not take away any items except the Eye of Mentilosa. Obviously, it was not just because of their concern for Mentilosa himself. admiration and respect.
What's more, that is Mentilosa's tomb... Just by thinking of the legendary magician's name, you can guess that it is impossible to be undefended here.
As for El, it wouldn't be a bad thing to let him go in and explore the way for him. What's more, the fortune teller White Crow also said in his prophecy that he will eventually get the reward he deserves - whether it is good or bad is unknown.
Ed ejected the bullet from the chamber of the Volcano pistol and pulled back the trigger. Although it was unlikely that El would have the heart to open the box, put the things in and take them away, he still made preparations.
My consciousness switched back to the mirror image in the tomb, and I saw that the metal card was completely black and gray, like an empty movie, with some noise flashing from time to time, which was incompatible with reality.
This was probably left by the white crow. In the memory, this should be the location of the Eye of Mentilosa, but now it has been replaced by a card.
"Dream Beacon:******"
The name displayed in the flame text suddenly turned into a mess of garbled characters in the second half, making it unrecognizable.
Could it be the influence of the tomb...?
"No, this card has been artificially encrypted." Sylvie suddenly appeared and said.
"Do you have a way to decipher it?" Ed took off his mask and reminded kindly, "Uh... By the way, I would like to remind you that you are now sitting on the coffin board of one of the greatest magicians in history."
"What does it matter? He's dead anyway, and dead people can't feel anything." Sylvie gently kicked the golden coffin she was sitting on with her heel. "Look, even Mr. Mendilosa himself didn't feel anything." What do you say, huh?”
"...You are right." Ed nodded and decided to ignore the existence of this matter, "So do you have a way to decipher it?"
"Not yet. The current computing power limit of the Keeper program is too low. Let's wait until you upgrade the system to version 3.0."
"Okay..." Ed touched the pitch-black card with his fingertips, and the card immediately turned into a stream of data and entered the Keeper's program. "It seems like this is a good deal, let's go."
Although nothing valuable was found during this trip, it was at least certain that 'Jackal' Hofende and 'White Crow' were still alive, and 'Wild Boar' Il probably didn't need to solve the problem himself.
Considering the card that appears here, it is very likely that the White Crow reached some kind of agreement with Issek after Hofende escaped and left this card here to guide me...
Or rather, seduce me?
I really don’t know whether this guy is an enemy or a friend...
Ed dissolved the mirror image in the tomb chamber and allowed the red-eyed spider to crawl out along the cracks in the rock.
As for other things in the tomb, it’s better not to mess with them, at least not now...
…
Two days later, in the red brick building, the police station's printing telegraph machine kept clicking. The sunlight spilled into the mug through the gaps in the blinds, adding a bright color to the dark coffee in the cup.
"Yes, that's right, what I mean is..." Ed put down the mug, "About the Denver Antique Shop - Captain Denver's Magical Treasure Room, you can cross out the incident about the man's disappearance. The Bureau of Divine Investigation will be responsible for handling relevant matters."
"So... the missing guy was the terrorist involved in the subway massacre?"
Fat policeman Mance glanced outside and asked in a low voice.
"Hmm, but he's just one of them," Ed replied.
"Then you killed him single-handedly? Can you tell me the details?" Mance's smooth and shiny face was full of expectation.
"Um……"
Ed smiled and had no choice but to answer. After all, this Officer Mance was one of the first people he met after losing his memory, not to mention that Ed just drank his coffee:
"The guy named 'Wild Boar' was very difficult to deal with, so I used a little trick to lure him into the rat trail and use the terrain to get it done. Originally, I thought about bringing him back after interrogation, but it turned out that this guy planned to fight with I had no choice but to shoot, and the sound of the gunshot attracted the ghouls..."
All in all, Ed basically reiterated what he had said to Eaton before.
After returning from the crypt, he told Eaton about the existence of crows and Hofend's lycanthropy, but kept silent about the matter in Mentilosa's tomb.
Since the purpose of this operation was only to confirm whether Hoffender was related to the Ring Brotherhood, Eaton did not ask about other details.
"Oh my God, the ghoul... I've only seen that thing in photos. It looks like a skinned, skinny gorilla."
Mance smacked his lips in surprise and suddenly sighed:
"Well, if Arthur knows that you have grown so much now, he will definitely be very pleased."
Arthur…
Hearing this familiar name, Ed couldn't help but lower his head and gently shook the coffee cup in his hand. Use filter paper to filter coffee and it will turn into a clear dark red in the sun, which is somewhat similar to black tea:
"Maybe……"
Maybe I should have done better?
While in a daze, the footsteps of other police officers were heard outside the door:
"The Bureau of Investigation has sent a telegram."
