Chapter 215 Dead City

   A high-class carriage was waiting outside the door of the gentleman's hall.

   Everyone also gave priority to letting Mr. Helvoye get on the bus,

  The old man who was born as a coroner almost wrapped himself in airtight,

  Old round hat, light brown stand collar trench coat, dark red tie and white shirt with vertical lines.

  A pair of well-fitting rain boots are tied under the trousers, or a kind of shoes unique to him.

   He also wears black rubber-like gloves on both hands,

  On the face, only the hooked nose and the surrounding wrinkle lines can be seen,

  Being able to work in Zion until retirement, and breaking the limit can increase human lifespan, it is estimated that this old gentleman is probably around a hundred years old.

   After getting in the car, everyone seemed rather restrained, until the old gentleman took off his round cap, revealing long gray hair, and his eagle-like eyes seemed to be able to see through everyone's physical condition, and even "dissect" through his eyes.

  The old man's eyes swept over the teammates in the carriage, and he spoke first:

   "Being able to pass Edge's examination shows that you three young people are still very capable.

   First of all, let me explain our top priority for our trip to Levinholm this time. We will cooperate with the local gentlemen to deal with the extra civilian corpses. I will select some special and valuable corpses for autopsy.

   In addition, I may need an assistant who will help me record, bag, hand tools and, if necessary, dissect during the autopsy process.

   Do you have any experience in autopsy, or simple handling of corpses? "

   When Yi Chen was about to raise his hand, the white-robed Lotson said first:

   "The ancient magic I am proficient in is related to the body. My father gave me anatomy training when I was a child. He is familiar with the routine anatomy process, and is particularly good at processing [blood]."

   "Ancient magic, bloodline inherited from the family? If I'm not mistaken, it should be "blood magic", right? "

   "That's right."

   "Well, let's take you as my assistant temporarily."

   "I will do my best to assist Mr. Helvoye."

   Seeing that there seems to be only one assistant, and Lotson has also received professional training, Yi Chen will no longer compete for the position of assistant.

   Rather than being confined to the old man's side to assist in the autopsy, Yi Chen wanted to find an opportunity to investigate this mysterious death on his own.

   However, the conversation just now has a very important point.

   The ancient magic that the white-robed Loterson is proficient in is actually related to blood, which explains why in the last relic incident, Lotson chose the [Baron Route] with unknown difficulty and uncontrollable risks, but also related to blood.

  Yi Chen even suspected that the team of Luotsen did not eradicate the mysterious baron.

   Even the baron did not die at all, but through some form of curse transfer and disease grafting, the consciousness was combined in Lotson's blood and even his brain, which had an invisible influence on him.

   It was precisely because of the Baron's influence that Yi Chen felt this sense of disobedience.

   But it could be something else. Without definite evidence, Yi Chen will not easily make a conclusion.

   As the white robe Luotsen and the old gentleman started some anatomical exchanges, Barry, the heavy armored knight, also slowly approached Yi Chen and asked in a low voice:

   "William, how was your last incident? Did you get any suitable relics?"

   "Hmm." Yi Chen pointed to his abdomen, indicating that the relic was there.

   "Congratulations! By the way, what about the two teammates around you who are almost perverted? Are you also forming a temporary team?"

   "That's not true, Jin is still in the old world, Reagan is retreating in the power station, and he may break the limit of human beings at any time."

   This kind of answer made the simple and honest Barry quite puzzled, "You guys actually got two relics that fit your own attributes, but Miss Jin got lost in the exploration of the old world, what's the situation?"

   "No, the three of us chose to split up as soon as we arrived in the old world to maximize the use of time."

   "Split up!? Wow~ you monsters don't give us commoners a chance to catch up."

   Now that the topic has been opened, Yi Chen also began to ask some questions he was curious about.

   asked about Barry's knight family and related characteristics, and even touched this unique "armor costume",

  According to Barry, if he can break through the limit and the leather content of the armor reaches more than 50%, he can make the armor form an independent individual and turn into an armored knight to fight side by side with him.

   In the combined state, it can even grow "Wings of Heaven", greatly improving the comprehensive combat power.

  The history of the Barry family can be traced back to the Middle Ages. The ancestors were brave and skilled knights from generation to generation. The blood passed down gave Barry the innate physique and spirit.

   And the spirit of chivalry can be released in the form of a halo, providing boost to all members of the squad.

  Barry's halo is called "Heavy Halo", which improves the defense of team members against physical attacks. Under the influence of the halo, team members' clothing even has a metal structure similar to knight armor.

  …

  Grey cloud over the city

  The carriage was driving on the open avenue, and everyone could spy on the city outline of [Levenholm] through the windows, but compared with the surrounding countryside, the fog over the city was obviously thicker.

   Even some of the fog has settled on the street, giving it a "mist capital" feeling.

  Yi Chen tried to see through the clouds through Grape's vision, but the effect was not good... Even at night, he might not be able to see the moon.

   『William, when you finish the relevant matters, if you have time, go to the cemetery here. I can smell a strong cemetery smell from such a distance. The cemetery of the third largest city under this organization must be different.

The size of the    and the number of burials are probably several times that of the Seven Days Cemetery. 』

  『Well, if you have free time, take the time to take a look. 』

  The carriage drove along the boulevard into the city,

  Even through the car window, you can intuitively feel the sense of dead silence. There is no one on the street, and every house has a seal. Occasionally, a pair of eyes can be seen between the closed curtains to observe the passing vehicles.

   When passing through open spaces, squares or parks, you can see a kind of "mortuary" temporarily built using special steel plates and tents.

   Some gentlemen wrapped in coats and wearing breathing masks are transporting the corpses. All the corpses are sealed in black cloth bags to prevent the possible death factors in their bodies from leaking out.

  The carriage shuttles through the city,

  If you put aside the fog and this sense of dead silence, the whole city is actually quite normal, and the streets and buildings give people a very clean feeling.

at this time,

  Yi Chen accidentally caught a group of mice that came out of the sewer, but they didn't look like they came out to find food, but ran regularly.

   They seem to feel the vision on the carriage, and the running speed becomes the same as that of the carriage, and the two are relatively stationary.

   With Yi Chen's gaze, these mice actually began to change their formation.

   At this moment, a voice came: "William, what are you looking at?"

  White-haired Lotson suddenly squeezed over, his head also moved closer to the car window, and looked out of the window together.

  The mice that were running with the carriage immediately stopped and quickly dispersed.

   "So you're looking at these little creatures~ Indeed, in a city haunted by death, any creature may be affected. Is there anything wrong with these mice?"

   "Not yet."

  The carriage finally stopped at City Hall,

   The manager of Levinholm has long been overwhelmed, and he doesn't care about the group of students who came to do the task, such as Yi Chen. It is only because of Mr. Helvoye's identity that he gets a temporary friendly reception.

   Only Helvoye was invited into the mayor's office, and the three of Yi Chen waited outside.

   About half an hour passed,

Helvoye lowered the brim of his hat to block his unsightly expression, "I have already obtained the [autopsy certificate], which can be tested in any morgue, come with me~ Let's start with the earliest deceased, I hope not Too late."

   (end of this chapter)