Chapter 479

Chapter 367 Assassination

‘Great Akka, please once again build a bridge for me to communicate with Miss Detective…

‘Miss Detective? What was that wind just now? Did the royal guards have a large-scale direct confrontation with that group of spiders?’

Through the consultation channel, Adele asked Dorothy, who replied with a serious expression.

‘We don’t know the specifics yet. According to the situation, the people from the Eight Pinnacle Nest should have already retreated… Anyway, the situation just now was sudden on our side as well. I will go to investigate now. Try to maintain order at the scene and ensure civilians evacuate orderly.’

‘Alright~ Good luck, Miss Detective.’

After ending her conversation with Adele, Dorothy immediately controlled the bird zombie puppet flying in the sky toward No. 1 Lan Zhi Street. It flew through the broken window caused by the strong wind and entered the building, observing the interior under the light coming from the square. In front of her appeared a devastated indoor scene.

Inside No. 1 Lan Zhi Street was in shambles; shattered glass shards were scattered all over the ground, everything originally standing had fallen down, vases were smashed, drawers pulled out, and the paintings hanging on the walls had been blown onto the floor.

Dorothy continued controlling the zombie puppet deeper into No. 1 Lan Zhi Street. Soon she saw scattered corpses on the ground, their bodies covered with slash marks like those made by sharp blades, bl**d soaking the wrinkled carpets, their wide-open eyes filled with shock.

Dorothy continued guiding the zombie puppet further into the house, discovering more unusual traces. For instance, there were deep and shallow scratches on the furniture and walls, as if cut by some sharp object. The deeper they went, the more numerous, dense, and deep these scratches became.

‘These marks… seem to be made by wind blades. Was it because someone with wind magic was releasing their ability that caused the previous wind?’

Thinking to herself, Dorothy had previously inspected the scene where Davik was ambushed by hunters and had seen Edmund’s battle, so she was very familiar with these sharp, long cuts.

Since the next space was far from the window and the illumination from the square, it was very dark. Therefore, Dorothy used a relatively intact guard corpse nearby to stand up, take out the gas lamp he carried, and light it to continue her exploration.

Following the direction of the cuts, Dorothy had the zombie puppet continue deeper into the house. Soon, it arrived at what seemed to be the center of the sudden violent wind, a spacious hall.

Entering the hall, Dorothy saw a scene even more chaotic than before. Using the light from the gas lamp in the zombie puppet’s hand, she could see the carpet mixed with glass shards and wood splinters scattered on the floor. Chairs and stools were cut into countless small pieces and scattered everywhere. The chandelier hanging from the ceiling cracked into several pieces and fell to the ground. There were numerous wind blade marks on the walls and floor, in all directions, making one imagine how fierce the storm must have been in this room.

On the floor of the hall, several figures lay in disarray, their bodies torn apart by dense slashes, some limbs severed. After examining the faces of the corpses, Dorothy found that they were actually the bodyguards who had protected the royal family on the balcony!

Those bodyguards who had closely guarded the royal family and forced back the White Chalk Tier vampire were all dead, their deaths extremely tragic.

Seeing these bodyguards’ corpses, Dorothy couldn’t help but frown. Then she began using the zombie puppet to search around for traces of Barlett and Isabel. Soon, she reached her goal.

Next to a broken sofa, Dorothy found Isabel lying on the ground in a dress, her body covered in large patches of bl**d, with several cuts.

Not far from the fallen Isabel, Barlett leaned against the corner of the wall, his entire body covered in bl**d, his whole body slumped against the wall, his head lowered, unable to see his face.

Seeing this scene, Dorothy immediately had the zombie puppet approach to examine the condition of the two royals. She found that Isabel still had signs of life, though injured, none of the wounds were severe or fatal. The large patches of bl**d on her body did not seem to be hers but rather splattered from nearby bodyguards. It was unclear whether she was unconscious due to a head injury.

Barlett, on the other hand, was in a terrible state. He had far more cuts than Isabel, and one wound was precisely located at his neck. His neck had been cut in half, warm bl**d still oozing from the wound, his eyes wide with disbelief.

Duke Barlett Despenser, at No. 1 Lan Zhi Street in South Tiv, was assassinated.

Seeing Duke Barlett’s d*ath, Dorothy took a deep breath in the cold wind, stunned by this sudden assassination.

‘How was this… done? Weren’t the assassins from the Eight Pinnacle Nest already withdrawn? How did they suddenly succeed in the assassination? Do they have a third assassin? Was this assassin not detected by Adele’s desire test? As a member of the Eight Pinnacle, doesn’t he have sadistic desires? Was the strong wind just now the result of these bodyguards fighting against the assassin?’

Looking at this chaotic scene, Dorothy rubbed her temples, puzzled. This scene was completely unexpected.

Originally, Dorothy thought that Isabel and Barlett knew about the existence of the assassins, ended the party early, left the balcony, and entered the building to receive protection from the bodyguards. With two clear Eight Pinnacle assassins driven away, this should have been completely safe! Who knew it would turn out like this?!

A princess and a duke, both under alert conditions, in their most secure security measures, were suddenly assassinated!?

Within a few minutes after the princess and duke entered No. 1 Lan Zhi Street, all the bodyguards were killed, the princess was injured and unconscious, and the duke was assassinated. How did the Eight Pinnacle group manage this? Did they arrange a third assassin besides the two? Why didn’t they use this third assassin right from the start?

Seeing the scene before her, Dorothy felt a chill run down her spine. She never imagined that the Eight Pinnacle Nest had hidden such a powerful assassin on site.

Dorothy carefully examined the chaotic hall space with the zombie puppet, seemingly wanting to find any traces of the powerful and mysterious assassin. However, after searching thoroughly, she found no trace of him. It seemed the assassin had evacuated the scene directly after succeeding, leaving no trace behind.

With a composed face, Dorothy had the zombie puppet scan the assassination scene again. Then, after glancing at the still unconscious Princess Vania, she closed her eyes and prayed:

‘Great Akka, please convey my message to Sister Vania, telling her to immediately go to No. 1 Lan Zhi Street, which suddenly showed anomalies. There is no need to hide her identity; there are wounded people here who need her treatment.’

After sending the message to Vania, Dorothy had the zombie puppet look at the corpses of Barlett and the other bodyguards. Then, closing her eyes, she started contacting Nephnis and Kapak through the consultation channel.