My esoteric uncle Jules

Chapter 44 The Fire Burned Down My House

The night was dark, but the lights and the flames rising into the sky together illuminated the manor and cast shadows.

Jules moved nimbly in the shadows. The sealed heart of the wave was beating with powerful pulses, sending abundant strength to his limbs and bones.

After quietly avoiding a search team with lanterns, he couldn't help but frown.

"Why so many?"

Jules became a little alert.

The other party seemed to be able to determine his approximate location. As he walked along, he encountered more and more search teams, and most of them were intentionally looking for the areas he had been to.

"We can't be careless..."

At this time, Karl's mansion had appeared in his sight.

Under the night sky, everything else was dim, except for the mansion, which was brightly lit.

Seeing this scene, Jules narrowed his eyes, leaned against the wall, and eavesdropped on the conversation of the guards standing not far away.

"Lord Karl seems to be particularly concerned about those two detectives. He even went out in person to look for any trace of them."

"Well, the riot over there should have gradually subsided. I just don't know what kind of unruly people dared to attack the manor..."

After listening to the conversation for a while, Jules nodded thoughtfully.

Carl should have just gone out not long ago, and these guards should be ordinary people who don't understand mysticism and were sent here to guard the door.

After making sure that Carl was not there, he took advantage of the two people's inattention and slipped in at lightning speed.

As soon as he entered Karl's mansion, Jules felt uncomfortable all over, as if someone was pricked by a needle.

He raised his head slightly and saw the eternal lamp burning on the wall, and he understood where the discomfort came from.

As shown in reality, moths are madly obsessed with light, and in mysticism, there is a special relationship between the principles of lamps and moths.

These lamps are obviously blessed with the power of the Law of Lamp, and the power of his moth cloak comes from the Law of Moth, which represents elements such as "chaos and sensibility".

The two are absolute opposites.

"It seems that I was right not to act rashly with the moth cloak..."

Thinking of his previous experience of passing by those lantern teams, Jules couldn't help but feel a little scared.

If I am careless and try to use the moth cloak to force my way in, I will definitely be discovered!
Enduring the discomfort, he quickly searched Carl's room.

“This is the most luxurious…it should be this one!”

He had confirmed that there was no one else in the mansion, so he didn't try too hard to conceal his steps - after all, the monster outside might have made more noise than him.

The door opened without making a sound, obviously its hinges were regularly maintained.

After seeing the luxurious decoration inside, Jules couldn't help but curse in his heart:
Damn corruption!

If he hadn't taken the fake Heart of the Ocean necklace, but instead traded in the valuable items in this house, he would probably have earned more than a thousand pounds!

However, he also knew that this was just something he could think about, and the actual implementation was not that simple.

Who knows, as soon as he starts reselling, the Wellington family might come to attack him.

……

After searching for a while, Jules found a jewelry box that looked familiar.

"The box that previously contained the Heart of the Ocean?"

He opened it without hesitation.

A gorgeous necklace lay quietly inside - but this necklace was no longer shiny, and could even be described as dull.

"found it."

Jules put away the jewelry box and the necklace. Just as he was about to leave, he heard Karl's voice outside the house:
"Watch the exit for me! Anyone who comes out will be killed without mercy!"

...What is supposed to come will come.

Jules sighed, not getting impatient, but calmly thinking about how to deal with the situation. When you spend a long time with a friend, you will be influenced by their behavior. For example, he was influenced by Sherlock Holmes.

No matter what the emergency situation is, you must first remain calm and think.

Carl's voice sounded from afar:
"Isn't it inappropriate for the two of you to stay up late at night and come to my mansion?"

You two? Yule was slightly taken aback, then he breathed a sigh of relief.

This means that Carl didn't know that he was the only one coming this time!
"So, he probably just relied on the ritual to determine my approximate location..."

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Jules's lips.

In other words, even if the other party knew that I was inside, it would be impossible for them to tell me clearly!
Otherwise, it would be equivalent to admitting one's identity as a esotericist!

He didn't say anything, but a sneer hung on the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were full of mockery.

Since Karl wants to play, he will play with him to the end...

……

"Damn it, why aren't you coming out yet?"

Outside the mansion, Karl was a little irritable.

He sensed that the damn survivor of the ritual had actually run to the direction of his mansion!
This made him furious, and he immediately led his troops back to fight.

However, he now knew that the other party was also a transcendent, and that he would definitely get into trouble if he barged in rashly.

Ordinary people pose limited threat to him, and he doesn't want to risk his precious life, so he might as well trap him here for a while and wait for support to arrive.

You know, the Tumor of Desire over there has been seriously injured under the siege, and it won’t be long before the family members will be able to free up their hands!
Just as Karl was pacing back and forth, venting his frustration, a panicked voice suddenly rang out:

"Oh no, Lord Karl! The thugs inside set your house on fire!"

What?! Hearing this news, Carl suddenly felt as if his vision went dark.

He held onto the wall to prevent himself from falling, and shouted angrily towards the mansion:
"Aren't you afraid you'll get burned to death too?"

All he got in response was the fire burning even more fiercely.

Seeing the thick smoke pouring out of the windows, and even being able to vaguely see the fire through the reflection of the windows, everyone suddenly panicked:

"Lord Karl, don't hesitate any longer, rush in!"

Carl's eyes changed rapidly, and finally, they froze in madness:
"If he likes to burn, then let him burn! Go find an oil lamp and help it burn brighter! I don't believe that fire can't kill him, as he's made of flesh and blood!"

If he could kill them inside, the cost of losing a mansion would be bearable for him and Rose Manor!

Unless the opponent is a transcendent being of the Forging Code, no one can survive such a fire!
Soon, all kinds of things that could help the flames burn more vigorously were thrown in through the windows.

Jules leaned against a corner where there was no fire, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"Do you think I'm a fool and won't run away?"

Taking advantage of the loud noise of the beam breaking not far away, he suddenly raised his gun and fired a shot at the window next to the door!
The window was instantly shattered by the force of the explosion, and the bullet quickly disappeared in the flames.

"Protect Lord Carl!"

Although the gunshots were drowned out by the sound of the breaking beams, the shattering of the glass windows immediately drew everyone's attention to the door.

Jules took advantage of this gap and jumped out of the window, falling directly to the ground from the upstairs.

"It still hurts a little...but it's okay."

If it were an ordinary person, he would probably fall to his death. He dared to do this only because of the enhancement brought by the Heart of the Wave.

Although his internal organs were still churning from the shock, he did not dare to delay and quickly left the scene.

After Carl stared nervously for a while, he suddenly found that in his perception, the missing piece of the "puzzle" was getting farther away from him.

When did you run away?
Doesn’t this mean that his mansion was burned down in vain?
His face turned pale, his lips trembled, and he roared:
"The people inside have escaped! Divide into two groups, one to put out the fire, and the other to follow me and hunt them down!"

(End of this chapter)