Mystery: The Returner of the Stars

Chapter 237 Head and Bounty

In a panic.

Lockhard no longer knew where he was, surrounded by dense forests, and the light of the crimson moon in the sky was faintly visible all around.

In the depths of the silent forest, there are occasional sounds of birds and beasts.

Listening to these voices, Lockhard's nervousness gradually eased a lot, and he panted heavily.

Although he has the physique of a barbarian, in recent years, he has never missed a single thing such as eating, drinking and having fun with Duke Negan, resulting in his physical fitness being far worse than when he was young.

"Shouldn't you catch up?"

Looking at the pitch-black forest, Lockhard trembled inexplicably, a chill flowed from his internal organs to all parts of his body, his hands and feet were icy cold.

So far, he hasn't seen clearly who is hunting him, but the invisible pressure makes it difficult for him to catch his breath.

The other party seemed to be like a cat playing with a mouse, admiring the funny appearance of him running around.

At this time, he really wished he was a traveler.

If he was a traveler, he would have left this forest long ago, far away from the stalker behind him.

Unfortunately, he is not a traveler.

Lockhard didn't dare to stay in one place for too long, and soon continued to shuttle through the dense forest, and finally, he came to a pool of water.

It should have been a beautiful scene in front of him, but he felt a sense of the end of his fate.

He will die here tonight.

This pool is where his bones are buried.

Lockhard didn't run away anymore, but looked around and said loudly: "Come out, I know you're staring at me secretly!"

At this time, there was a slight tremor in the woods not far away. Lockhard's eyes lit up, and he threw the knife in that direction. At the same time, he also distorted the space around that position, and at the same time corrupted that piece of land, wanting to Eliminate the stalkers lurking in the dark in one fell swoop!
But in the end he discovered that the one who died under his serial attacks was an elk.

The real stalker had already come behind him silently, and pierced his heart with a sword. When he wanted to fight back, there was a terrifying mental shock in his mind, which made him fall into dizziness.

Lockhard tried his best to distort the concept of the opponent and himself, and let the opponent and himself bear half of the damage.

But his extraordinary ability didn't get the desired effect, but was nullified.

When he wanted to confuse the space around him in order to block the opponent's attack, the blood all over his body was continuously sucked out, especially the pierced heart, the blood flowed out one after another, and soon his limbs became weak, and then There is no room for resistance.

Lockhard lay down forward, wriggling and struggling on the ground, and finally turned his head to look at the person who chased and killed him tonight.

The person who came was wearing a blood-red armor, holding a golden sword in his hand, and a blood-red vortex around his body was still continuously absorbing his blood.

What caught Lockhard the most was the black cloak on the back of this mysterious man.

It is full of coercion from the Black Emperor's path, and the oppressive atmosphere of a high-ranking person.

"The Blasphemy Card of the Black Emperor..."

Lockhard wanted to shout this sentence, but unfortunately, he no longer had the strength. When he missed the opportunity at the beginning, he had no possibility of surviving.

The panicked elk killed by himself, just like him at this moment, was lying on the ground to be slaughtered.

Lockhard closed his eyes completely when a golden sword flashed across his throat.

Then another sword sliced ​​open Lockhard's body, taking away his Extraordinary characteristics.

The water pool reflects the crimson moon and the stars in the sky. It is beautiful in the secluded forest. The only thing that makes people feel uncomfortable and uncoordinated is that there is a bloody headless corpse lying beside the water pool.

This is what the members of the Church of Storms saw when they heard the movement in the forest and found it.

It has been confirmed that this is the body of Lockhard Siakam who assassinated Duke Negan.

"He actually died here, who would kill him?"

"Will it be the Grand Duke Drink Augustus?"

"It won't be him. If he wants to do something, Lockhard will definitely not be able to leave the manor."

"The head and Extraordinary characteristics were taken away, it should be done by his enemies."

"Is the other party offering a huge reward for the Negan family?"

After some deliberation, they felt that this was the most likely possibility.

At present, no one knows how many terrifying Beyonders are hidden in Backlund. It is not impossible for a Beyonder who can kill Lockhard Siakam to appear.

One hundred thousand gold pounds, even the lunatics of the Aurora Society couldn't help but make a move.

"If no one goes to the Negan family to claim the bounty, then it will be our bounty for this operation."

"If someone claims it, such a terrifying Extraordinary must be recorded."

"But what if it's a powerful Extraordinary hired by the Negan family?"

"..."

The scene fell into silence for a while.

If this is the case, then the bounty of [-] gold pounds will completely miss them.

"The royal family needs an explanation for this matter."

"Yes, they need to pay a certain price."

The members of the Church of Storms quickly regained their cheerful mood. They have been busy for a long time, and they must get a little bit of hard work.

……

In the middle of the night, Greg was still unable to sleep in the room, the window was not closed, and he was suddenly thrown into a ball of things.

He quickly turned on the lights in the room, and cautiously approached the mass. When he approached, he saw clearly that it was a head.

Lockhard Siakam's head!
The murderer who had been his father's most trusted secretary and assassinated his father now had only one head left in front of him.

After the shock, there was joy, full of joy, wanting to laugh out loud.

But Greg held back with clenched fists, and he moved a little closer, stomping on the head, kick after kick, venting his anger.

After venting his anger, the specific appearance of Lockhard Siakam could no longer be seen in that head, blood and flesh were mutilated, and some parts had become a puddle of meat.

Greg moved a chair, stepped on Lockhard Siakam's head, and looked out the window at the dark night.

Who helped him avenge the killing of his father, he already had the answer in his heart.

Hastur Campbell, his good friend.

Although he had never seen Hastur make a move, he always felt that Hastur was not simple, and he might have already embarked on the path of an Extraordinary.

Last time he promised himself that he would avenge himself, and tonight, Lockhard Siakam's head appeared in his room.

This is an opportunity Hastur deliberately left for himself to vent his hatred.

"Hasta, my own uncle is not as nice to me as you are in this matter."

There was a hint of self-mockery on the corner of Greg's mouth. The Negan family seemed to have two different voices.

He sat alone in the room until dawn, until the housekeeper outside knocked on the door and called him, saying that someone from the Church of Storms was visiting.

Greg just stood up from the chair, and after stretching, he cast a disgusted glance at the unidentified head on the ground, then kicked that head and walked towards the door.

After opening the door, Greg kicked the head out of the railing under the horrified gaze of the housekeeper, drew an arc in mid-air, and fell towards the hall on the first floor.

"Clean up."

After Greg gave the housekeeper instructions, he walked down the hall on the first floor with bloody footprints.

The first time he saw the members of the Church of Storms, he smiled and said, "Are you here today to find this head?"

"Your Excellency Greg, you..."

"Sorry, I don't want to point out some things, but my father's death has something to do with your incompetence."

Greck directly blocked any questions that members of the Church of the Storm might ask, and said, "I will donate 10000 gold pounds to the Church of the Holy Wind in my own name. As for the other rewards, I have already paid them to the person who actually killed the assassin."

"We just didn't expect His Excellency Greg to know such a powerful person."

"After this incident, I realized one thing clearly. No matter how powerful you are, it can't compare to the power you can hold tightly in your hands."

"We have already investigated some clues about Duke Negan."

The personnel of the Church of the Storms did not choose to hide it, and told them all about their actions last night.

When he heard the name of the Grand Duke Drink Augustus, Greck didn't seem too excited, but just nodded and said: "Thank you for your hard work, I will donate another 10000 gold pounds to the three churches. "

"..."

The members of the Church of the Storms were stunned. They already knew that the Negan family was rich, but this random donation started at 10000 gold pounds, which is really aggressive.

……

Near evening, Hastur woke up from the bed.

In order to solve the Lockhard Siakam matter last night, he had to turn into a stalker and run all the way.

In addition to using the War Emblem, in order to suppress Lockhard's extraordinary ability, he also wore the Black Emperor's Card of Blasphemy.

Fortunately, the result was gratifying, Lockhard died in his hands, and his Chaos Mentor Extraordinary characteristics were also taken by him.

This was the best booty of last night.

In order not to spend the night with a head, Hastur threw Lockhard's head through the window into Greck's room overnight.

He believes that Greg will understand who gave him this gift, and he will also clean up all the follow-up for himself.

If he guessed correctly, Greg would not contact himself for a long time.

This is a tacit understanding between good friends.

(End of this chapter)