From Blood Mage to Styx Ancestor

Chapter 61 Despicable Outsiders, Troublemakers Come from Poor Mountains and Bad Waters

Modi did not ignore the monsters in the town; instead, he felt as if he had fallen into an even bigger vortex.

From Lawrence Hospital, which started the journey, to the small town of Orlando, strange things began to happen to him one after another.

"Is Amelikan really in such dire straits? How come there are monsters everywhere? Or is it...?"

He looked toward the Black Forest.

That hazy, dark shadow still lingers, stretching endlessly and creating a sense of oppression.

Perhaps evil forces were drawn to this forest, which is why they gathered around it.

Or perhaps they came out of this forest and dispersed to its surroundings.

"Mormondis, did you get a good look at that monster?"

David's voice broke the silence.

Modi nodded, took a piece of paper, and quickly sketched the monster's appearance from his memory.

A strong memory and steady, skillful hands complement each other.

As the pencil sketched, a monster with eight arms and a skeletal shape quickly appeared on the paper.

David was captivated by the empty eye sockets of the monster in the painting.

He felt as if he were standing on a dimly lit street, surrounded by thick darkness, and the monster was staring intently at him from within the darkness.

After a long while, he came to his senses, panting heavily, and realized that his clothes were soaked with cold sweat.

"How was it? I used some extraordinary techniques on the painting; you should be able to see it clearly enough, right?"

Mordy covered the monster on the paper, cutting off David's visual connection with it, and the illusion created by the curse dissipated.

"It's clear, it's all too clear."

It took David a while to calm himself down.

"Recently, many townspeople have reported witnessing this monster, but strangely, it just watches the witnesses silently and doesn't do anything."

"What's even stranger is that it can only be seen by eyewitnesses; no one else can see or touch it."

"Wait a minute," Mordy noticed the blind spot, "didn't you see it just now?"

He replied, "I saw it, but only for a moment; I only saw a few remaining sparks."

In other words, this thing can be attacked, and it will appear when attacked or when it dies.

Modi, however, was not afraid of the monster.

After all, he has a gun, a sword, and fists; the monster should be afraid of him.

"Have you compiled statistics on the identities and recent behavior of witnesses?" he asked again.

David got up and took a stack of files from the drawer.

"These are the witness identification files, which record their information and recent experiences."

Modi pulled out a file, glanced at it, and in less than five seconds, moved on to the next one.

He went through all thirty-nine files in this way, and all the contents were clearly imprinted in his mind.

David was stunned. Even though he had met many extraordinary people in the Global Anomaly Alliance, he had never seen anyone receive information so quickly.

Setting the last file aside, Mordy spoke:

"Students, teachers, workers, doctors... their identities and ages are random, the only thing they have in common is that they have been to the town's hospital recently."

A hospital, another hospital.

The Lawrence Hospital tragedy was just yesterday, and today he encountered another strange incident related to the hospital.

Perhaps he should suggest to the Global Alliance for the Abnormal that they thoroughly investigate all hospitals in Amelikan.

Of course, this is just wishful thinking, since the Amelikan Federation would definitely not agree.

"This matter is probably related to the town's hospital."

Modi drew back the curtains and looked out the window.

The streets were still shrouded in darkness, but this time there were no monsters hiding inside.

"Let's go to the hospital for a stroll in the morning."

David nodded and suggested, "Should I notify the other sheriffs in town?"

"No need, it's just the two of us."

Too many people are likely to alert the enemy.

After the discussion, Modi found an empty room to stay in.

There were still about three hours until dawn, enough time for him to meditate and recover his energy.

Three hours passed in the blink of an eye.

Modi opened his eyes amidst a commotion.

He gave himself a cleansing treatment, straightened his clothes, and went out.

Then a group of people blocked David at the door.

"What happened?" Modi pushed through the crowd. "Why are there so many people so early in the morning?"

"An outsider?"

Upon seeing a stranger, the townspeople were all taken aback, and after a moment they began to question him:

"David, did you bring this stranger?"

"Was what happened last night related to him?"

"Definitely, otherwise how could it be such a coincidence?"

"Despicable outsider!"

"Outsiders, get out of Orlando!"

David became nervous upon hearing what the townspeople were saying.

Before he could speak, Mordi spoke first:

"They say that bad people come from poor and remote places, but I think this Orlando town is quite warm and hospitable."

[Fear Aura] Fully activated, a dragon-like aura radiated outwards from him.

In an instant, the townspeople, who had been speaking without restraint, all fell silent under the intimidation of this aura.

They trembled, looking at Modi with the eyes of someone looking at a monster.

"Alright, you can explain the situation now."

Mordy looked at David again, his expression completely unchanged.

He discovered that this [Fear Aura] was quite useful, a veritable tool for identifying powerful individuals.

Those who cannot withstand it do not even have the courage to raise their swords against it.

David composed himself and said, "They heard a howl last night and came to ask me what happened."

"I see." Mo Di glanced at them and suppressed his imposing aura.

The aura of fear dissipated, and the feeling of being devoured by humans finally left the townspeople.

He then asked, "Is there anything else you'd like to ask?"

No one responded.

The townspeople dispersed in unison, and no one dared to linger in front of the sheriff's house.

"A bunch of bullies who prey on the weak and fear the strong are no match for the simple and kind residents of Baihe Town."

If these people spoke to him politely instead of immediately slandering him, he could have spoken to them calmly.

But upon their first meeting, they called him a "despicable outsider" and slandered him.

Based on that alone, he doesn't need to give them a friendly look.

Grabbing the dragonfire and other weapons, he called out to David:

"Let's go, let's proceed according to yesterday's plan."

David took his service weapon and drove him to the hospital.

Along the way, every town resident who saw the car showed expressions of disgust and disdain.

Some even threw garbage at them.

"What's going on with this town?" Modi rolled up the car window, watching the dirty water splashed onto it. "These people seem a bit xenophobic."

"Orlando has always been like this; they are very hostile to outsiders."

David gripped the steering wheel and shook his head.

"This trend is said to date back a hundred years, when the founders of Orlando had just moved out of the Black Forest."

"Wait, you mean, Orlando is related to the Black Forest?" Only then did Mordy realize the connection between the two.

"To be precise, it is connected to the town of Korwick, and most of the town's residents are descended from Korwick people."

He thought for a moment, then asked, "Do you know why their ancestors moved away from the Black Forest?"

"I'm not entirely sure. It's said to be to avoid a disaster, but I don't know the specifics," David replied.

"However," he paused, then added, "Orlando still maintains contact with Kerwick and regularly sends supplies there."

So that's what happened.

Modi's mind began to race, and he started to suspect that the strange occurrences in the town were related to the Black Forest, or rather, to the town of Korwick.

"We've arrived."

The car stopped, and David casually offered a reminder.

The two got out of the car and went into the hospital.

A chilling coldness swept over me.

The sense of the bizarre lingered.

"It feels much colder than outside, is it just my imagination?" David asked uncertainly.

of course not.

Mordy trusted his instincts and did not ignore the anomaly.

A sweep of spiritual sense revealed the anomalies within the hospital.

"Such a vibrant evil force, with a very high concentration of negative elements, and this is only a residual effect."

Someone held a ceremony at the hospital and left this impression.

Following its trail, Modi's gaze gradually shifted to a hospital room.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, that will be the location for the ceremony.

He walked straight there.

He pushed open the door and saw a clean and tidy hospital room inside.

The ward was empty, the beds were empty, and the air was filled with a strong smell of disinfectant.

It looks like a large amount of disinfectant was sprayed not long ago.

"Did you find anything?" David glanced around the ward and found nothing unusual except for the strong smell of disinfectant.

"Yes." Modi did not deny it.

As soon as he stepped into the ward, his blood became unusually active.

It felt like returning to my hometown of Naberai; I felt incredibly comfortable and excited.

"Someone has held a ceremony here," he said confidently.

David's expression changed. Although he couldn't tell, he had complete faith in Mordy.

After all, he had already heard from headquarters that this person was a Level 5 Investigator, so it was only natural that he could see things that he couldn't.

Modi approached the hospital bed and gently sniffed.

Amidst the strong smell of disinfectant, a barely perceptible stench of blood entered his nostrils, further solidifying his resolve.

"A lot of blood was shed here, so they used a lot of disinfectant to cover up the smell of blood."

"I'll go ask the nurses if anyone has stayed here." The sheriff immediately understood.

Modi was worried, so he went out with him.

Following the formula of horror movies, when you discover a member of a cult, there are often many more lurking around you.

Not to mention Orlando, an extremely xenophobic and remote town connected to the Black Forest.

He had to prepare for the worst, namely that most of the town was already under the control of the cult.

The two walked to the front desk, and David immediately showed his identification as a sheriff and began to speak:

"I'm Sheriff David, and I'm investigating a case. Could you please check what patients have stayed in room 106 in the last two weeks?"

The nurse glanced at him and said with disgust, "Room 106 hasn't had a patient in the last two weeks."

Mordy realized she was lying and hiding something.

Moreover, she was also a xenophobic and troublesome person.

David frowned, about to use his position as sheriff to intimidate her.

Modi stepped forward, placed his hand on his shoulder, and, under his questioning gaze, took control of the conversation.

The aura of fear poured out.

"First, put away that disgusting look of yours, you country bumpkin who's never seen the world."

Second, we're not asking, we're demanding. If you don't tell the truth, then I'll have to use this to talk to you.

As he spoke, he raised his fist in an attack stance.