Chapter 167 57: Gathering of Souls
Early in the morning, the sirens wailed.
Police cars surrounded the store where the incident occurred.
Inside, the officials who had been tortured yesterday once again played the game of collecting skull fragments to synthesize a complete skull.
It’s just that this time the fragments are mixed together by several people, so it’s probably difficult to tell who is who.
After receiving the news, Mason rushed back overnight, while William continued to stay in London. He believed that the same murder would definitely happen in London next.
“The nearby surveillance camera captured a blurry figure, which basically matches the figure of the ‘Joker’.”
“But there is very little information captured by the surveillance camera. We suspect that the clown is on the roof of the building. Moving."
"What about the investigation results?" Mason looked at the blood scene in front of him without looking back.
“No footprint information has been collected yet.”
Mason nodded slightly and integrated his thoughts based on the existing clues.
London City killed 2 people, and then Bally killed 2 more people. If another incident occurs in London City, assuming that the murderer is a single person, it only needs to overlap the time period between murders in different countries. Entry and exit information is enough.
Although Mason doesn’t think the other party is that stupid.
If the murderer is a single person, there is no need to take this risk, unless he has a way to cross the two countries without leaving any records.
If the murderer is an organization, there is no need to use transportation and the risk of leaving traces. Just coordinate the time and kill each person.
Unless the murderer's purpose is difficult for them to understand.
"Captain, Mr. Olivier is here."
The subordinate's report interrupted his thoughts, and he glanced at the venue in front of him. It was obviously not suitable for conversation, so he withdrew and found Olivier is listening to a report from his own people.
Mason's attention was more on Abdul, who was standing next to Olivier, slightly reserved, and was packaged as the 'Hero of Gaul'.
Mason, who has rich experience in looking at people, knew at first glance that Abdul, the hero, was not the same type of person as Jamie.
Probably more like Carlos.
Abdel was keenly aware of Mason's gaze and smiled and nodded at him as a greeting.
Mason returns the favor.
Olivier also saw Mason and took the initiative to come over. He should know English, but he still spoke Gallic, and then the subordinate who had just made the report helped translate.
"Captain Mason, thank you for coming all the way to assist us."
"You're welcome, sir, I'm just here on command."
"I read your and William's reports and think the clown's target might be me?"
"Yes sir. , but this is only a possibility. We need further investigation before we can draw a conclusion."
"Do you think the clown is a threat to Abdul?"
"Every transcendent. None of them can be ignored, but Mr. Abu’s defense ability is outstanding, and I think it should be able to protect your safety and his own.”
Mason is ambiguous, and if he is certain, he doesn't show it.
And he felt that the other party was not actually looking for any answer with these words, but just using him as a person to say the words to Abdul on the side without leaving any trace, otherwise there would be no need to go through an interpreter. .
After seeing the two of them chatting, Abdul took the initiative and asked: "Sir, can I go in and have a look?"
Olivier hesitated, but still nodded: "You'd better be mentally prepared and don't have too much pressure."
Abdul nodded. He could obtain nearby "perception" by contacting the earth, but that kind of perception had no visual impact after all. It came thick and violent.
After a while, he walked out with a pale face.
Olivier patted him on the shoulder and said nothing.
In the next two days, two similar murder cases occurred in London. The two incidents occurred far apart. However, in the latter murder case, the clown was discovered by the gradually increasing police force, but the clown took advantage of it very quickly. Escaped at high speed.
Looking at the words "Kill Olivier" painted in blood on the wall of the last deceased's room, William's expression remained unchanged, while the people from the Mysterious Bureau Three who followed him on the case looked very solemn. I quickly called the phone to report.
The clown should have known that Olivier was accompanied by a charismatic person, but he still issued such a threat. Was he trying to put pressure on his teammates to facilitate their actions in Gaul?
William told Mason about his guess, and then informed the people of the Mysterious Third Bureau through him, and suggested using the other party in turn, letting Olivier patrol Bally in the car, while Abdul followed the patrol underground nearby, so that It can not only protect important people, but also have a high probability of finding them.
Or you can hide directly in the underground fortress. With the ability that the clown has shown so far, there is a high probability that he will not be able to break through the tight defense.
The problem is that doing this puts the big man in a more dangerous situation. However, based on the existing clues, William believes that the clown has no eyewitness among the high-level officials in Gaul and cannot control the big man's actions, so there is no need to deal with it. Too nervous.
After careful consideration, Olivier agreed to the plan to enter the bunker to work and let Abdul patrol Bali. And when each of them was fully prepared for this, the clown suddenly disappeared.
William's anti-routine precautions in London and Barry's tense nerves seemed to be a joke.
There has been no head-explosion incident for several days. The words "Kill Olivier" were the other party's last message. Then he slid into the shadows like a poisonous snake, quietly dormant, waiting. The weather.
They became clowns instead.
On the bright side, they would not know that the goals of Hiss and Augustus had actually been achieved, at least in the first stage. They had never thought of confronting those people head-on at this stage. official organization.
The main purpose of this first stage is to establish mutual trust between Augustus and Hiss. Both parties have some of the other's secrets, thereby establishing a closer cooperative relationship.
Heath knew that with his current ability, the probability of killing his enemy was very low, so he needed allies. According to their agreement, the structure of the spells studied by the two would be exchanged unconditionally. Augustus would assist him when the time was right. Complete your revenge.
And Augustus gained an ally with good combat power, which also attracted the attention of extraordinary organizations to the European continent. Then he went to the chaotic world of those small countries like an ordinary backpacker. , officially started his experiment.
In some places, human life is very cheap, and evil people are like leeks that can never be cut off.
He even only needs to pretend to be a tourist outside for a walk, and many people will take the initiative to jump into the trap, using a tough or coaxing attitude to get Augustus, a pretty boy with a slightly disguised face, to talk to them. leave.
His fearful performance was actually unprofessional, but the other party was confident enough.
In this chaotic city, he occupied the magpie's nest silently.
As for those gang members, after they dedicated their lives to research, with a burst of flames, no one cared about their life or death.
With such abundant supplies, the techniques studied by Augustus continued to improve at a speed visible to the naked eye.
“The technique of imbuing the spirit is finally completed.”
A week later, Augustus somewhere in a certain country looked at the man in front of him who had endured his technique and was still alive, covered with beards There was a slight laugh on his face.
The so-called spirit-imbuing technique means that he forcibly instills certain magical knowledge in the divine grace technique into the brains of ordinary people, and then observes their reactions to see if the other party will spontaneously use the instilled technique.
This is an indirect way to find the soul.
"You are. No, what am I? Hahaha! Where is this! Guest, what do you want to eat?"
The man fell into a strange state and started talking nonsense. The tone changes every sentence.
“Who are you?”
Augustus asked.
"I am. Get out! Get out! Don't go, please don't go!" He was crazy and unable to communicate at all.
Augustus gathered a whirlwind in his palm, threw in a handful of iron sand, and cut off the man's arm.
The cut surface is not smooth, but more like it has been broken.
“Ahhhh!! It hurts!”
With a hoarse scream, he opened his mouth wide and breathed out flames towards Augustus.
The flames were scattered to both sides by the windbreaker.
Within two seconds, he covered his throat and collapsed to the ground, twisting and struggling in pain like a centipede.
Augustus dragged him out of the basement and observed carefully that his throat had been severely burned and it seemed that he would not survive.
"It still needs to be improved. The technique must limit the firing position." He murmured.
He completely interrupted his research exchanges with Jeremy, and established a space node by himself. According to the name of the club in college, he called it the Soul Gathering. He only opened the permission to Heath, and then concentrated on the "Infusion Technique". Make step-by-step improvements.
As his research deepened, the notebooks used to record experimental data became thicker and thicker.
【December 20th】
【. Without exception, all the experimental subjects fell into a schizophrenic state, which was quite uncontrollable. They had huge cognitive problems and would only react when they encountered pain. Subconsciously stimulates the ability. After the ability is stimulated, it will fall into a calm period of one to ten minutes. During this period, a considerable part of the consciousness will be restored, and some communication under normal thinking can be carried out, but the performance is relatively slow]
[December 23]< br>
[.Experimental Subject No. 19 has completely lost his mind. He cannot activate the Divine Grace Technique again no matter what, and even his instincts no longer exist. To sum up, the more times a person uses the Divine Grace Technique, the more his consciousness will be lost, until he is completely Losing the ability to think is like losing the soul. Is this really the soul? Why do these ordinary people lose their souls when they perform divine grace? And why did he fall into schizophrenia, as if he was inserted into another personality?】
【December 25】
【.I understand, I understand, the source of divine grace. It’s the soul! The soul is the fuel of divine grace! And my technique is equivalent to stuffing residual souls into the bodies of ordinary people, so they all fall into schizophrenia. Every time the divine grace is released, part of the residual souls and the original soul are consumed, and therefore there is peace. Period. If I can expand this technique to directly cover an area. No, it’s not possible yet. I don’t know how to use these souls yet. I need more knowledge]
[But if this is the end of death , I will not accept it. 】
(End of this chapter)