Detective Agency of the Bizarre
Chapter 748 - 748 267

748: 267.

He decided to help people who were tormented by pain.

748: 267.

He decided to help people who were tormented by pain.

“He’s awake.”

A suppressed whisper, Abiloch felt a blurred silhouette looking this way.

As the vision gradually cleared, he saw the black-haired, black-eyed Exorcist, Elder Sister, Grandpa Mayor, and the corpses of townspeople that should have been piled in the basement…

“Why are you still…”

His words halted, Abiloch’s voice was dry and not his own.

What’s more terrifying were the words he heard when he first woke up…

“What have you gone through?” Elena gazed down, eyes filled with anger and sadness.

Abiloch shuddered all over, lowered his head: “I…

when I went back to get money, I was choked unconscious, and when I woke up, I was lying on the bed.

Everything around had changed greatly, a monster came in towards me, then I…”

“Then you crushed Mrs.

Gus to death with a cabinet!” Elena clenched her fist.

“No, I didn’t…

It was a monster!” Abiloch suddenly raised his head and shouted.

“A Primordial Demon King possessed you, disturbed your vision and made the humans in your eyes appear as monsters,” Lu Li stated calmly.

Toying with minds is what the Primordial Demon always does.

“No…

impossible…

You are my illusion, right?” Abiloch dared not face the truth, for it was far more agonizing than the illusions he experienced.

Abiloch shivered all over.

Every time he thought of the scene where he kicked his mother to her death, killed Uncle Barton and Misi, and beheaded his brother, countless whispers causing despair and pain surged in his mind.

“It is the King, it can survive even out of water.” The Old Mayor sighed, asking the townspeople to take Abiloch upstairs to rest.

Bodies had already been pieced together and collected, people sighed deeply, increasing their hatred for the monsters occupying Mirror Lake while sympathizing with Abiloch.

Everyone was a victim, including Abiloch.

Even the Old Mayor didn’t know how to punish him.

He hoped people’s hatred would shift to those Primordial Demons: “The King of the Primordial Demons has been destroyed by you, will they perish because of this?”

“Once the King of the Primordial Demons dies, a new King will be born internally.” Lu Li answered.

“New King…” The Old Mayor’s aged face showed despair.

If every King could come ashore, what would the people of Helen Town do…

“What can we do?” Aunt Susan asked.

Lu Li said: “Eliminate them, let the lake dry up, or move away from Helen Town.”

“The lake water flows down from the World Mountain, the Primordial Demons have flourished in the lake for too long, numbering hundreds or even more…” The Old Mayor hesitated before speaking.

“So the best option is to migrate to nearby cities.” This was Lu Li’s suggestion.

“Mr.

Exorcist, do you know the story of Helen Town?” The Old Mayor slowly narrated: “A long, long time ago—”

“Luo Lei Castle is the nearest, you can bypass Mirror Lake to get there.” Lu Li said at this moment.

The Old Mayor was about to respond when he was interrupted by two non-overlapping bell sounds once more.

One sound came from Lu Li’s pocket, and another came from outside Aunt Susan’s house.

“It’s The Time of Silence!” the townspeople shouted.

Inside the house, some people lay down, some sat, others stood still.

After the bell sounds faded away, the living room fell into silence.

Only the crackling of the fireplace and the suppressed breathing around, accompanied by thoughts stirring due to the silence.

Silence made the incidents that happened not long ago even more sorrowful.

After what felt like a long twenty minutes, the evil spirit radio in Lu Li’s pocket sounded again, followed by the bell sound outside the door.

As The Time of Silence approached, the duration of the ritual was becoming longer.

In the living room, the now-clear breathing sounds overshadowed the faint sound from the fireplace.

But at this moment, a tremor came from upstairs, causing the townspeople who sent Abiloch upstairs to stumble and stagger down.

“Abiloch…

Abiloch has killed himself!”

People rushed upstairs, and there was Abiloch, legs dangling, shoulders drooping, neck hanging from a roughly assembled noose, his body gently swaying.

He had lost control and his waste piled in his crotch area, dripping down his pant legs with a soft tick-tack sound.

“After the arrival of the third disaster, Abiloch suddenly stood up and used the found rope to hang himself…” The townspeople recalled the previous scene, terrified.

“He was just like a corpse, once hung, unmoving…”

Elena’s eyes showed depths of sadness.

In just a few short minutes, both childhood playmates were dead.

“Take him down, put him with his mother and brother…” The Old Mayor sighed.

They left the room and returned downstairs.

“Do we really have to leave here…” The Old Mayor continued the previous topic, asking Lu Li: “Is there a way to annihilate them?”

“Perhaps, but if they hide at the lake’s bottom, there’s nothing we can do.” Lu Li looked at the “Lighthouse” placed aside.

The Lighthouse might be able to destroy these weak yet strong anomalies.

But the Primordial Demons are not monsters that simply swarm together.

They have a King and possess a certain level of intelligence.

“I know the way to Spinning City.”

Elena spoke up then, firmly looking at Lu Li: “I can take you there, but I hope you can help the town completely eliminate the Primordial Demons.”

“I cannot guarantee,” Lu Li replied calmly, “and you need to return from Spinning City to help them.”

To aid Helen Town, one must find Anna.

Her power should be enough to eliminate the Primordial Demon horde.

Although they cannot immediately solve them, Lu Li’s promise was still an inspiring hope for the local townspeople.

But before that, they had to prepare.

Such as training all the townspeople to prevent tragedies like Abiloch’s from happening again.

And preparing luggage packs, in case Lu Li and his team do not return within days — migrate quickly to Luo Lei Castle.

The night gradually deepened, and after dinner, the Old Mayor and townspeople left Aunt Susan’s house.

Despite Aunt Susan’s fine culinary skills and the newly slaughtered pork, everyone ate in a heavy mood.

Elena followed Lu Li back to the room, she would share the room with Lu Li tonight.

Lu Li asked her some questions, such as the journey from Helen Town to Spinning City.

Helen Town is over one hundred and fifty miles from Spinning City, Elena said the path is not safe.

No horses, no roads, they could only walk through the wilderness.

As hazardous as the anomalies are, hyenas and wolves roamed this wilderness, with only a village about 80 miles away where they could temporarily rest.

After questioning, Lu Li reminded Elena to watch out for his condition.

“If you see me acting oddly, such as staring in a direction, hearing something, talking to the air, remind me actively.”

Anna isn’t around, Lu Li had to guard against the “Door” taking advantage.

“Understood…

Good night.”

Elena said stiffly, covering herself with a blanket on the single bed on the other side of the room, turning over to sleep.

A peaceful yet sorrowful night passed.