Blood tax

Chapter 84 Preliminary Investigation

Holding a sword and shield, wearing an iron helmet, and wearing a blue-and-white sergeant's robe, Griffith appeared from the wall, his stern gaze sweeping across the crowd like a blade.

He arrived here after hearing some information from Khamis' mouth, quietly approached with the blood bat storm and listened to their conversation, waiting for the arrival of other Beyonders and reinforcements.

Sure enough.This group of people seems to be from a distant city-state, believes in a creator that has never been heard of, and is planning a huge conspiracy. They must be believers of a new evil god cult.

Crazy cultists can do anything.After hearing that they were ready to evacuate, Griffith was determined to take action immediately.

The reinforcements led by Finn and Amber will arrive in a moment.

"He's only one person, spread out!" The reef holding a large shield took the lead and charged towards Griffith.

"Encircle him after dispersing!" Medihus took his men to the side to detour.

Griffith deftly drew another spear, and lightly weighed it in his hand.The spear turned into a cold light and lased away, hitting the shield of the reef, splashing a spark that was bounced off.

Extraordinary shield?Griffith found that the man in front of him with a heavy shield was unscathed by his full blow, and immediately gave up his plan to slash and slash, and rushed directly to the oblique side of the reef.

"boom!"

Griffith and the reef collided, both taking a few steps backwards at the same time.In the collision just now, Griffith found that his own strength was not dominant, and he could not grasp and control the opponent's impact.

Meanwhile, nearby attackers have swarmed.The aura of slaughter emerged from behind him, and those assassins with strange whereabouts had already shown their sharp blades, and the whistling sound could be heard incessantly.

"Do it, surround them!" Griffith shouted.

Several of the cultists present were stunned for a moment, wondering how one person could surround more than two dozen people.

There is an oppressive aura surging in the air, as if a thunderbolt is aiming to be thrown here.

"boom!"

The roof was suddenly smashed through a large hole.A bolt of lightning knocked open the formation of the cultists, trampling an attacker who was about to attack Griffith under his feet, making a terrifying sound of bone cracking, and the broken organs, bones and flesh bloomed like fireworks.

In the dazzling flash, a girl was slowly getting up from a half-kneeling posture, her fluttering blond hair was haunted by silver and blue electric lights, and the sound of crackling air tearing could be heard incessantly.

"Amber Roselita, follow the call," Amber descended like a glorious divine choice, she stepped on the attacker who had been integrated with the floor, turned her eyes, and looked at Griffith, "Do you need a prisoner? ?"

The noisy warehouse fell silent for a while, and even Griffith didn't expect her to appear in this way.

Is this sequence 8?

"Attack!" The Finnish sergeant major has already led the team from all directions. They rushed through the gate and went straight to the cultists.

A tall cultist slashed at Amber with an axe, but before the giant axe could be swung down, the axe blade had slammed into the nearby wall, followed by a roar in his ear, and his head twisted back, complete. Look at your back.

The official force of Neopolis Island swarmed up, and the cultists who were still shouting and attacking fell into chaos and retreat in a blink of an eye.

"What kind of monster is this!?"

Medi Hughes was shocked.

Forget that Griffith, the new Amber is not a strong man they can easily deal with.Now he can understand why the confidant Khamis sent by Lord Traveler was defeated without even seriously injuring his opponent, and his assistant was also killed immediately, and he couldn't even last a round in the hands of a local Beyonder.

Maybe Medicius and the others can still kill or kill one or two official Beyonders present, but if they continue to fight, Medicius and the others will have to pay at least several lives before the victory is achieved, most of which are Mei Dishus' own life.

"Creator, your loyal believers are in crisis, please grant a noble protection!" Medihus tore a scroll with a painful expression on his face, and a dense fog suddenly poured out, completely obscuring the field of vision.Electric arcs flashed in the dense fog, taking away the vague figures.

……

Who are these people?Griffith adjusted his breathing slightly and looked at the corpse on the ground.He and his allies killed five in a short encounter, but the others didn't even bother to rescue and escaped using some kind of magical item.

Judging from the effects and fluctuations in psychic energy, the item activated by the cultist named Medicius could teleport him and his accomplices a certain distance.

"Amber, bring some people to escort the corpse to the Mage Tower first. There are many secrets about this strange group of cultists. Please station the Mage to investigate." Griffith looked at the warehouse that had escaped completely, regretting "The sergeant major and I lead a squadron to conduct a search."

……

After several hours of searching and chasing, the city defense army failed to catch a single cultist.Griffith could only give up temporarily and went to the Mage Tower to join the garrisoned Mage.Investigations and interrogation of cult members often require controlled products such as confession agents, which must be carried out in the Mage Tower in Neopolis City, which cannot be done by the police station in Hepu Town.

Despite the attacks, ordinary people were not greatly affected.The crowds of tourists and residents wandered in and out of the pretty downtown, completely oblivious to the fighting taking place on remote street corners.Residents also hung red lanterns on the eaves and doorways, as if preparing for the festival.

The town's patrolmen and city defense troops are stepping up their patrols, the skyline is surging with an unsettling wall of thick clouds, and a torrential rain may be coming.

In the south of Hepu Town, near the coast, there is a beautiful two-storey building.Not far from the tavern is the boundary between Hepu and Neopolis, not far from the city.A sign with the name of the bar hangs in front of the door of the small building.

"cape."

Griffith suddenly remembered that he hadn't had dinner yet, shook the empty kettle around his waist, looked at the guests sitting in the hotel, and walked to the door of the bar.When he got closer, he found that there was a line of small characters next to the big characters of the store name on the signboard - "This store serves clear soup with little water."

This is one of the Seven Greats, En or Wrong, and the Eight Great Incredibles.

It is not far from the Mage Tower in the city.Griffith walked into the bar, found a secluded place to sit, and waved to the waiter.

Soon, a young girl came over.She was wearing a waiter's short skirt, and her steps were as light as a deer in the forest. She was only fifteen or sixteen years old, with a rare silver hair tied behind her head, and handed a glass of water to the apprentice knight with a jerky but pure smile: " What do you want, please?"

"A set meal," Griffith surveyed, looking into the girl's eyes, "What's your name? Where are you from?"

The silver-haired girl visibly hesitated.She looked at the long sword leaning against the table and the armor on Griffith's body, held the tray to her chest, and whispered, "My name is Rebecca, and I'm from the east."

"Well," Griffith looked at the girl's face, his eyes slowly moved to her slender white hands, "Hello, Rebecca, I'm Griffith Blanton, the second-level squad leader. What did you do before you came here? Where is your family?"

"No, nothing," Rebeca looked nervously at the apprentice knight, then turned to look at the bar, as if asking for help.

The store manager noticed the situation here, hurried over, and bowed to Griffith who was still sitting on the chair: "Sir, is there anything I can do for you?"

"Show me Miss Rebecca's entry permit and identity certificate." Griffith looked at the two of them with a smile, and made a casual request, "Which city-state is she from?"

"Here," the store manager looked at Rebecca hesitantly and rubbed his hands in embarrassment. "Rebecca is new here yesterday. Her luggage was stolen by thieves. Our store will temporarily take her in for a few days."

"Okay." Griffith gave up the plan to eat something, stood up and glanced at the flustered silver-haired girl, "Miss Rebecca, please follow me to make a record."

The moment she said those words, Rebeca took a half step back and looked up at the armored cavalry in full armor.She looked out the window in fear, then at the back door of the bar, clutching the tray tightly and trembling.

"Miss Rebecca will not be an illegal immigrant, sir," the store manager said nervously, "Customs management is very strict, and I haven't smuggled in for many years."

"I know, I didn't say that Miss Rebecca was smuggled here," Griffith pointed at the front door of the bar with his left hand, and tapped the hilt with his right hand, "I'll send her back when I'm done asking. Right at the Mage Tower, not far from here."

The assassin who was caught yesterday was in the mage tower in the city at this time.Criminals held there temporarily are examined and treated by doctors, and most survive to face tougher interrogations.

These thugs who popped into town are very special.They seem to have just become low-level Beyonders, some have spellcaster abilities, while others are strong and agile.But the Customs and Quarantine Bureau didn't notice them. This group of Beyonders were not screened when entering or leaving the country, as if they had fallen from the sky.

In addition, Griffith noticed that the common characteristics of this group of people are that they are well nourished, have good looks, and do not have the inferior temperament of bandits and pirates. Several of them are very murderous and very decisive.

The living standard of such a group of people is not low, they have received combat training and even actual combat tests, and have certain extraordinary abilities and even spell-casting abilities... Griffith immediately thought that they were likely to be cultists connected with Quaxor. The island appeared to trade.

What puzzled him was that although the gang was plotting something big, most of the members didn't have the necessary weapons and money, so they had to rob the shop to reveal their whereabouts.Shouldn't they carefully hide themselves and look for opportunities to do something big in their identities?

Rebecca followed the apprentice knight with a sad face and walked towards the Mage Tower.From time to time, she quietly glanced at the terrifying dismounted cavalry, and then changed her face to a look of fear, anxiety, and sadness.But her occasional temperament reminded Griffiths of Sonia, and there was an unconcealed elegance, liveliness and loveliness in her elegant and decent manners.

Could she be associated with a black magician?Griffith thought.The possibility is very high, psychic mediums are often used in black magic and evil god ceremonies to enhance the effect, and the most effective ones are said to be pure noble girls.They may have a psionic affinity because of their family heritage, or because of other reasons, they are very suitable for the appetite of the evil gods, whether they are useful as catalysts for sacrifices or other purposes.

(End of this chapter)