Chapter 1694 - A Necromancer Who Just Wants to Plant Trees

Chapter 1694: 461 Evidence of Murder and the Feast of Slaughter_3 He pointed at the duo behind him. Audacia shook her head: “I am enough on my own.” “Trust me, soon, the Thorny Flower Sword will be your territory.” Her words were laced with irrepressible excitement. She raised her sceptre and spun around gracefully like a butterfly before waving it gently. ... “Hey, no spellcasting allowed here!” An Earth Element Enforcer stormed over angrily. Boom! A loud explosion. The unlucky enforcer was directly blasted into fragments by a burst of violent arcane energy. By the time the rest of the enforcers arrived, only the afterimage of a portal remained at the scene. Audacia had long since vanished. Matthew, along with little Ingram and Li Ang, had left the troubled area early on. In the following days, Matthew resided in an inn called “Rock Cave.” Behind this inn was an underground tavern, one of the most well-informed places in the entire city-state. Matthew would sit in the tavern for days on end. Gradually, he managed to grasp the whispers and intelligence within the city — With time passing by, the mass murder incidents escalated further. A new batch of supernatural beings, claiming to be the “Divine Son of the God of Murder,” emerged. These people created horrific massacres one after another in public places. Strangely, although the Elemental Law Enforcement Team arrived immediately to pursue the murderers, the culprits always managed to escape without a trace. This string of killings caused mass panic among the city’s inhabitants, and trust in the Order City officials and Elemental Life had drastically decreased. Some even suspected that these murderers were colluding with the Elemental Law Enforcement Team. Otherwise, how could the normally strict Elemental Lives fail to catch the openly murdering maniacs? To quell public suspicion and stabilize the suddenly worsening security, as of yesterday, Order City had reimposed a curfew. This decree led to much dissatisfaction, but it was strongly suppressed by the Butterfly City Lord. For him, the priority was to catch the murderers, even one or two would be better than the current situation. The curfew did have its effects. Early this morning, Matthew received some intelligence: The Elemental Law Enforcement Team had captured the body of a murderer officially labeled a “Frenzy.” From the evidence left at the scene, it wasn’t hard to deduce that the Frenzy had died at the hands of another Frenzy who also claimed to be the Divine Son of the God of Murder. The death of this particular Frenzy was extremely gruesome — His eyes were gouged out, his intestines pulled out, his chest cut open, the sinews of his hands and feet severed, and even his private parts were cut off and stuffed into his mouth! Matthew speculated that these Frenzies, in order to satisfy a ritual related to the God of Murder, had to commit their killings within a specific time frame, and the fear they created needed to be more exaggerated than the last. The internal conflict among them, might also have to do with the curfew — Ordinary people couldn’t go out at night anymore. These two probably were in a hurry to complete their rituals, ultimately leading to them killing each other. Soon, the development of the situation confirmed Matthew’s speculation. That evening, there were several more incidents of Frenzy fighting against each other. The Elemental Enforcers gathered more bodies, but they still had no clue how to find the Frenzies who were still committing murders. Matthew, watching from the sidelines, deciphered some information from the ceremonial field — The Frenzies carried a special Aura called “Murder’s Mark.” … “Murder’s Mark: After you kill a life, all traces of your murderous act will be erased, and within a minute, you will be able to perfectly blend into a group of innocents. This Aura cannot be revealed by prophecy spells.” … No wonder the Elemental Enforcers couldn’t find the murderers. Until the source of the Aura was found, every ordinary person in Order City would be part of the Frenzies’ dreadful feast! Another day passed, and the third batch of Frenzies appeared. They swarmed the streets, killing some ordinary people indiscriminately and then swaggering away. The Elemental Enforcers still couldn’t discern their hidden identities after they vanished. This caused the entire city to be in shock. Many wealthy people began fleeing the city. They headed toward Sword Winter City in the East. But for many commoners, Order City was a sacred place that provided them a meal amidst the chaos of the times; they lacked the means to leave, so they could only quietly hide in their homes, waiting for salvation. Yet things always seem to go contrary to wishes. The number of Frenzies surged, and their large-scale indiscriminate killings affected everyone. The entire city entered a state of high alert. But that faint smell of blood still lingered in the streets and alleyways. That afternoon, Matthew found himself in front of Angela’s Alchemy Workshop once more. He said to the worried Angela: “Pass on another message for me, quickly.” “The message is — tonight, in the Old Theater District, a Holy Artifact of the God of Murder will appear on a carriage that will drive throughout the night.” “After that,” “Get me a carriage.” Angela was very efficient at handling tasks. Soon, Matthew found himself comfortably seated in the luxurious carriage. Soldier flipped himself into the driver’s seat and skilfully drove the horses forward. At dusk, the carriage quietly parked near the old location of the grand theatre. Inside the carriage, Matthew was resting with his eyes closed.