Mystery: From the Shadow World

Chapter 41: Blood Vessel Thief

Twenty minutes ago.

"They've left the city?" Xiga Teon whispered as he watched the carriage slowly drive out of the bridge across the Hoy River. "Then we should seek help from the Mechanical Heart team later."

Klein and Philip looked at each other. Neither of them knew how to respond in this situation, so they could only nod.

However, Xijia, who was absent-mindedly looking out the window, suddenly opened his eyes wide, as if he had seen something extremely shocking, and shouted excitedly: "Xizel, turn around and catch up with that carriage!"

Without asking the reason, César turned the horse around and ran towards the two-wheeled carriage that had just passed by.

After more than ten seconds, the carriage in front apparently noticed this and quickly stopped. A gorgeous woman in a black robe walked out of it and looked at Xijia who jumped out of the carriage. There was doubt in her beautiful eyes:

"You are Xijia, what's wrong?"

Xiga Teong looked at the young lady in front of him who was only in her twenties at most, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He then quickly explained the situation and expressed his hope that the other party would lend a helping hand.

However, just as she finished her greeting and began to wait for a reply, she found that her hand had been held by the lady, who walked back quickly and pulled her back into the Blackthorn Security Company's own carriage.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Klein, who had been confused at first, said excitedly, "Ms. Daly, you're in Tingen?"

Ms. Daly?

Philip blinked as he sat beside her, and quickly found some information about her from his memory. Although most of it was from Luo Shan, it was enough for him to have a basic understanding of her:

Daly Simone, a psychic of Sequence 7 on the "Corpse Collector" pathway, is suspected of having a mutual crush on Dunn, but the current progress is worrying.

"Yeah." Daly nodded absentmindedly, then said, "We'll talk about other things later. Keep driving and have the driver get ready. I need to make the carriage go as fast as possible."

The carriage continued to move forward, and Ms. Daly, who was sitting next to Xijia Teon, tapped her thigh with her index finger gently and rhythmically. The people in the carriage keenly noticed that the sound outside the window was obviously different from before.

After staring out the window for a few seconds, Daly stopped and explained, "I cast a spell on this carriage. For a short period of time, its speed will no longer be hindered by the wind."

She then swept her gaze over the crowd and continued, "Now, tell me everything you know."

Shift your focus to the present moment.

Hearing Daly's question, Dunn's calm eyes wavered a little, but his tone remained calm, "Well, without you, it would be dangerous and troublesome. They are both very strong, so be careful."

"Can I understand this as concern?" Daly's lips curled up in a beautiful arc, but she didn't seem to expect an answer. She quickly adjusted her state and looked forward seriously.

Dunn then quickly explained the function of the Vascular Thief: the person wearing it has the opportunity to steal a certain extraordinary ability of other targets within a certain range. They can use it for ten minutes, but the target will need a whole day to recover the ability.

The more you understand the target, the greater the chance of success in using this seal to steal abilities.

That’s it, got it!
Philip took the Blood Vessel Thief and glanced at Tyr and Jason before him. His heartbeat barely paused for a moment, but when he realized Tyr hadn't recognized him at all, he quickly calmed down. It looked like there was no problem for the time being.

He injected spiritual energy into the vein in his hand, ignoring the Sequence 7 "Werewolf" Tyr and shifting his gaze to the pale man next to him with several black spots of decay.

This person, as expected, is a "zombie".

Sequence 6 of "Prisoner's Path".

They really think highly of me. No, to be precise, they think highly of the Shadow World. Philip recalled the information his parents, who were mid-sequence extraordinary people, had explained to him, and combined with the combat power on the field, he suddenly felt a headache.

There was no doubt that the addition of Daly, a Sequence 7 psychic, eased the tightrope-walking situation. There was also hope for support from the Mechanical Heart team soon, but sometimes you just can't win, and you really, really can't win!
He gritted his teeth secretly, fearing that the opportunity would be lost in anxiety, and afraid that his decision would make the battle situation, which was already prone to collapse, completely lose the chance of winning.

At this moment, a big hand covered his shoulder and patted him twice.

Dunn said calmly:
"Lawrence, trust your own judgment and proceed with confidence. Don't let the potential negative consequences of a decision put you under pressure and prevent you from exerting your full potential."

boom! boom! boom!
Klein pulled out his revolver and fired three demon-hunting bullets at Tyr, who was about to charge. The bullets penetrated his body, leaving a shallow but unignorable bloody bullet hole.

However, the other party didn't care at all. Black hair grew all over his body, and his scarlet eyes flashed. Tyr's white nails gradually turned black and began to lengthen, becoming so sharp that it made people feel cold inside.

As it continued to approach, Xiga Teong took out two silver pieces the size of a baby's palm from his pocket, whispered "Night!", and threw them directly at him.

Two dark red flames burned, and even though they seemed a little weak in the daylight, the combination of the two produced a slightly slight explosion sound, rippling out calm and soft hypnotic ripples.

At this time, Daly Simone's expression gradually became serious. She gradually used various attacks such as rock, fire, and ice to bombard the opponent's only weakness seen by the Eye of Death - the head.

However, the results were not satisfactory.

The tension on the court had already flared up, and there was no room for idle chat. Dunn withdrew his hand from Philip's shoulder and added, "We are teammates. There's no need to feel pressured. Believe in yourself."

“You just have to do what you can do and leave it to us to fill in the rest.”

He then closed his eyes and used his power. At the same time, Xiga Teong, who had used the "Sleeping Spell", also began to chant a sleeping song, preparing to play a supporting role as much as possible.

Encouraged by Captain Dunn, Philip also clenched the Blood Vessel Thief in his hand, wrapped it around his left wrist, and faced the biggest threat on the field - the "zombie" Tyr. He opened his five fingers and then suddenly closed them.

His wrist rotated half a circle and his face turned pale in an instant. He gritted his teeth and forced himself to withdraw his hand, only then realizing that his fair skin had been replaced by an abnormally pale color.

At this moment, Jason suddenly found that he had lost the powerful defense that he was proud of. Before he could react, two rocks hit his face, causing him to fall backwards again.

(End of this chapter)