By the time Lilith arrived at the target location, the small courtyard was already on fire.
The fire was huge, but the arsonist did not seem to want to hurt the people nearby. Before he left, he left a transparent barrier outside the door. The fire could not pass through the magic barrier, so even though the small courtyard was filled with thick smoke, the two houses next to it were safe and sound. Even the museum that was only a wall away from the small courtyard was not affected. However, the residents nearby were so scared that they broke out in cold sweat. There were two men in thin clothes who were afraid that the fire would spread, so they rushed out of the house with only a bedsheet wrapped around them. At this moment, they were shivering in the cold wind.
Other than that, most of the people were busy collecting everything that could hold water. They scooped from the nearby wells with pots and pans, but compared to the fierce fire, the amount of water was completely useless. Lilith couldn't help but frown when she saw the scene in front of her. She showed her identity as the deputy chairman of the Gudilesi branch of the Association of Sorcerers and asked the people around to step back. Then, she raised her staff and began to chant.
A moment later, everyone saw a small dark cloud slowly drifting from the sky, covering the small courtyard that was burning. Not long after, raindrops fell from the sky. From the dripping at the beginning, it became a downpour. The two guys in the sheets shivered and hurried to the bookstore next door to take shelter from the rain.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, but strangely, the rain was limited to the nearby half of the street. Everything outside the other half of the street was normal. The passersby were all amazed. Was this the power of magic? Although Gudilesi was known as the City of Sorcerers, and there were always mages wearing pointy hats on the street, they rarely used magic in the city. So, such a scene was actually rare.
After a while, the Guard arrived, and the leader was Thomas. When he saw the female mage, he greeted, "Chairman Lilith, you're here too. Was there a fight between mages here? What's the situation? Were there any casualties? "
Lilith nodded. "About half an hour ago, someone used forbidden magic in Gudilesi and opened the Hell's Gate here. Later, someone released the Fire Totem and Blade Storm, which are all level-five spells. As for whether there were any casualties, I'm not sure yet. I'm going to go in and take a look."
"Huh? Now? " Thomas was startled. Although the fire was gradually dying down, it was not completely extinguished. Many places were still burning, and it was obvious that they could not enter.
In the next moment, he saw the female Magician manipulating the surrounding rainwater to make a cloak for herself. She put it on and strode into the fire.
About ten minutes later, Lilith came out of the fire with a rare solemn look on her face. There was a floating bag behind her. After seeing Thomas, the female mage took the initiative to speak. "There are three human corpses in the yard. Two men and one woman, including a thief and a swordsman. The woman is a mage, but their corpses are all severely damaged. After burning for so long, it's basically difficult to get any other information." Lilith paused and continued, "There may be another victim. I also found a lot of blood in the well."
Thomas thanked her and then pointed to the bag behind her. "President Lilith, what's inside?"
"The body of a monster," the female Magician said calmly.
Thomas raised his eyebrows in surprise. "Monster? Like ghouls? This kind of thing also appears in Gudilesi? "
Lilith shook her head. "I don't know. I need to take this thing's body back to study it."
Thomas was a little embarrassed. "President Lilith, since there is a murder case, according to the law of Gudilesi, before the council gives a new order, all the evidence must be kept here with us Guard Guard. What do you think …"
The female Magician thought for a while. "Then I want an arm?"
Thomas smiled bitterly. This request was undoubtedly unreasonable, but as the vice president of the Gudilesi branch of the Magic Association, she was the nominal manager of all the mages in Gudilesi University City. Since there were mages among the victims this time, the Magic Association also had the first investigation right. Moreover, Lilith herself was a member of the city council. Although this request was against the rules, it was not too much. So, the captain of the Second Gudilesi Police Guard finally agreed.
The female Magician did not want to waste any time. She said to Thomas, "Lend me your longsword."
Thomas hurriedly said, "No, no, no. How can I let you do this kind of thing yourself, President Lilith? I happen to have some questions to ask you." He winked at his two men, who stepped forward to take the sack and found a place to remove the arm.
The captain of the Guard knew that the female Magician in front of him was a decisive person, so he cut to the chase and said, "President Lilith, do you have any clues about the origin of these people? To be honest, I often patrol around here, so I'm quite familiar with this place."
Thomas pointed at the small courtyard in the fire. "The owner of this house is a guy named Marcus, but he seems to be running an inn on the dwarven side. He's away all year round, so this house is basically empty. I've just asked the residents nearby, and they all said that they have never seen anyone coming in or out of this small house before …"
The captain of the Guard put on a bitter smile and said, "If these four people are residents of Gudilesi, we can always find out who they are as long as we spend more time. But I'm afraid that they are outsiders and have not registered in the City hall. Even if we want to find out who they are, we can't find out who they are …"
"Sorry, I don't know where these people are from," Lilith said. "But since it involves a battle between mages, the Association will definitely pay close attention to it."
Thomas caught the key point in the female Magician's words. "A battle between mages? Do you mean that these four people were not killed by the monster? "
Lilith explained patiently, "There was a serious puncture wound on the female body's chest, and her heart was missing. It seems that she was killed by the monster, but the other two bodies did not have similar wounds. I'm more inclined to think that they were killed by human beings. And that monster, if it killed the four people, then who cut off its head in the end?"
Thomas looked confused. "Do you mean that this monster killed the sorcerer first, and then someone appeared and killed the monster, but at the same time, killed the other people? So is this person … good or bad? "
"The Association of Sorcerers will figure this out together with the Guard." The female Magician's final answer was very official, but before she left, she reminded the Guard captain, "No matter who these people are, one thing is for sure — they are all experts, so the person who killed them must be an expert too. If I were you, I would report it to the Congress immediately and ask the special investigation team to take over this case as soon as possible."
After saying that, Lilith turned around and was about to leave. Thomas hurriedly threw out his last question. "Then do you think this case is related to the vicious incidents that happened in the south of the city some time ago?"
"South of the city?" Lilith stopped.
"About two weeks ago, the Guard suddenly received a report from a dozen citizens, saying that they were attacked by unknown people the night before. Fortunately, they were all safe and sound, and according to them, the people who attacked them were all dead. You should have heard about this before, right?"
"Well, so what happened later?" The female Magician did recall the hot news in Gudilesi not long ago. Many people used it to criticize the deterioration of the security of the university town and the slow response of the Guard. The Congress was also under a lot of pressure at that time.
Thomas sighed. "No, we couldn't find the bodies of those attackers. We just speculated that this matter might have something to do with Master Gagarin from the only thing they had in common. Later, I brought some people to that guy's residence, and I found that it was empty. What I'm most worried about now is that some evil believers will find him and force him to repair some evil magic devices."
"I remember you expressed your concern to the Congress, but because you couldn't provide enough evidence to prove your idea, the Congress finally rejected your proposal to put Gagarin on the wanted list," the female Magician said truthfully. The female sorcerer said honestly, "I also voted against it at that time. I would never agree to put a sorcerer on the wanted list without sufficient reasons to be sure that his actions would threaten the lives of others. Even if your intention was good — to find him as soon as possible and ensure his safety — this is about the honor and dignity of all sorcerers. I hope you can understand my decision, Captain Thomas."
"Of course, of course. I don't mean anything else." Thomas expressed his gratitude to Lilith. With her status, there was no need for her to explain so much to him, but the female mage still explained the reason to him meticulously and tried to avoid any misunderstandings. From this point of view, the vice president was indeed as serious as the rumors said, but she was also unexpectedly approachable.
"As for whether there is any connection between these two things …" Lilith thought for a moment. "I don't know. I can only say that what happened tonight should have nothing to do with the evil god."
The female president's last sentence was a bit meaningful, but she didn't mean to explain further. After that, she left the street with the monster's arm that the Guard captain had promised her. It was not until she walked far away and made sure that there was no one around that the female president removed the invisibility magic that she had cast earlier.
The next moment, an old man with a lame leg appeared behind her with a sleeping dog in his arms.
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