Transcendent Dawn - Chapter 57

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

“Black Death? They worship death. Then what about… the moon?”

That instantly reminded Thulhu of Beatrice and that weird murmur:

“In the name of the moon!”

“In their eyes, the moon represents death! They have a ritual where they kill people when the moon is full…”

Roald looked into Thulhu’s eyes. “Also, there’s another name for the book: The Ceremony of Bones, Flowers and the Moon.”

“Then I should go with you!”

Thulhu shrugged. “They also took my roommate!”

“Yes, they took Shawn. They left me a message. I have to go and solve the problem,” said Roald in a low voice. “They came prepared. They have an extraordinary with them who is a rank three expert at least. It’s gonna be very dangerous.”

“That’s right.” Thulhu hurriedly nodded. “So, we have to discuss this first. We can’t let ourselves be led around by the enemy!”

In Thulhu’s eyes, it was such a cliche in many TV series when the villain kidnapped someone to force the main character to do something.

And the main character always listened, which was obviously extremely unwise and dangerous.

The best solution was to report it to the police.

In other words, the best way to react to the threat was to make people believe that you didn’t care.

“I’ve informed the police and the church,” said Roald.

“You did?” Thulhu was surprised.

Roald shrugged. “Come on! You think I’m gonna risk my life for Shawn? He’s just your roommate. Nothing else!”

“…”

Thulhu was speechless. “Fine…”

He should have expected this. Roald barely knew Shawn.

Maybe in Roald’s eyes, if it had been Thulhu who was kidnapped, the situation might be different… Hmm, Thulhu also wasn’t sure about that.

“So you’re ready to go? I’m going with you!”

Thulhu realized the reason why Roald kept taking missions from the church, regardless of whether or not he needed information from them on [Apprentice].

To a rank two demon hunter, coming into conflict with a liaison was nothing.

Even if they didn’t work for the church and they decided to report this directly to the union, the department of special investigations would also send people here.

After all, Black Death was such an inhuman evil group, and the union would never allow its existence.

“Suit yourself!”

Roald shut his suitcase, which was loaded with weapons, and walked out of the factory. Thulhu hurriedly followed him.

A big, black coach was already waiting on the street.

“Come on!”

Roald got into the coach first and beckoned to Thulhu.

After Thulhu got into the coach, he was surprised to see a middle-aged man sitting beside Roald.

The man was in his thirties. He had strong features and looked serious. He nodded to Thulhu and said, “I’m Jack, detective from No. 11 Union Bureau.”

Thulhu suddenly became serious.

“Good to meet you, Jack. How can you help me today?” asked Roald in a deep voice.

“Besides me, there are five soldiers. Also, we’ve started watching that place.” Jack pulled out his revolver and wiped it with a silk handkerchief affectionately.

“A rank two gun fighter, plus five soldiers…” Roald nodded. “That should be enough to fight a rank three necromancer.”

Thulhu didn’t say anything, but listened to their conversation attentively.

Through his training, he had gained a basic understanding of the extraordinary occupation system.

[Soldier] was the most common extraordinary occupation, which used physical attacks. A soldier’s build was always strong and was immune to most diseases.

[Gun Fighter] was also known as [Wandering Marksman]. The occupation gained popularity after the invention of guns. A gun fighter’s exclusive skill was called Gun Fighting. According to Roald, no other rank two occupation could rival [Gun Fighter] in physical attack prowess.

Traditional occupations didn’t always have an edge over the new ones.

Of course, most new occupations had yet to develop higher ranks, which was the most obvious disadvantage.

The occupation, [Necromancer], was an occupation system owned by Black Death. From [Apprentice] to rank two [The Ill-Fated], the next stage was rank three [Necromancer]. A necromancer mastered many necromancy spells and was good at curses and manipulating skeletons. Fighting a necromancer used to be very tough in the past.

The presence of a necromancer could bring catastrophe to an entire region. A necromancer could easily slaughter an entire village.

The best way to kill a necromancer was to cut their head off!

No matter how many spirits and skeletons a necromancer manipulated, cutting off the necromancer’s head could completely and instantly terminate the horrible operation.

Becoming a necromancer was one of the future branches available to an apprentice.

The occupation system in this world was like a spindle: One didn’t have many options in terms of basic occupations, but a great number of different occupations would later become available.

However, when one reached the higher ranks, the options again would become very limited.

Therefore, it was all about making wise choices.

Thulhu reminded himself: even with his attributes panel, he still needed to use extra caution.

What also worried Thulhu was that the detective had been looking him up and down ever since he got into the coach.

Before Thulhu said anything, Jack asked him, “You’re an extraordinary already. You’re coming with us?”

He stared at Thulhu.

“That’s right. They kidnapped my friend!” Thulhu answered.

“Hope you’ll be alright,” said Jack.

Finally, they got off the coach.

In front of them was a big warehouse. The kidnappers could easily hide here, and given how convenient transportation was, just as easily escape.

“They’ll meet you in warehouse no. 2, but their base is no. 6,” said Jack.

At that moment, Jack suddenly saw a figure on top of a container in the distance. The man made a hand gesture, and quickly disappeared.

“Where do you wanna go?” Jack asked.

“Thulhu and I will go and negotiate with them. You take their base,” said Roald without hesitation.

None of them knew where that rank three necromancer was. It was a gamble.

But Roald had decided.