In the afternoon, the massive cruise ship continued to sail on the sea. At this time, Miss Dorothy was sitting in her cabin, using a small Corpse Puppet to remotely monitor the scene inside another cabin in the distance. After a series of deductions and searches, Miss Dorothy finally found the target she was looking for: other Extraordinary individuals from secret cults hidden on this ship. At this moment, they were showing obvious worry regarding the abnormal actions of the ship's crew.
"Are you sure all traces have been dealt with? If so, what did that group of ordinary livestock discover? There are rumors among the other ordinary livestock that someone died on the ship!" Inside the cabin, the middle-aged man asked the young man before him, while the young man simply spread his hands and replied.
"Who knows? That corridor doesn't just have the room of that idiot Nicodo; what if ordinary livestock in other rooms were killed? I've cleaned up Nicodo's remains very thoroughly; it's impossible for his body to be discovered."
Facing his companion's questioning, the young man said rather innocently. Listening to the young man's words, the middle-aged man paused slightly, then continued speaking in a deep voice.
"No matter what... our actions must be kept strictly confidential. We cannot let Moncarlo discover any clues. No matter why those ordinary livestock are blocking the corridor, we must confirm it."
"Alright... then without further ado, let's split up and confirm the situation."
The young man responded to the middle-aged man, and after speaking, they secretly discussed some detailed issues in the cabin before leaving the room and separating to other parts of the cruise ship.
Seeing this scene, Miss Dorothy, while sending out specialized small Corpse Puppets to track the two, also began to ponder in her heart.
'It seems... it's them, the other Extraordinary individuals hidden on this ship, Nicodo's companions... No, judging by their attitude, Nicodo doesn't seem to have been treated as a companion; he was Blood Livestock...'
Miss Dorothy thought to herself. After immersing herself in the hidden world for quite some time, Miss Dorothy had some understanding of what Blood Livestock were. In some documents of the Holy Communion Society, terms like Blood Livestock and Meat Livestock referred to living people secretly raised by the "Cup" society to be consumed. Unlike prey hunted and immediately eaten, this type of livestock was usually raised by the "Cup" society in various special ways, making their flesh possess qualities that ordinary people's flesh did not have, either making it more delicious or having a higher Spirituality conversion rate. Just as some people painstakingly breed special beef cattle for better steaks, the existence of Blood Livestock and Meat Livestock is the livestock carefully raised by the "Cup" society.
'So... what are these "Cup" cultists trying to do by secretly taking Blood Livestock to Moncarlo? It seems I need to continue uncovering this... whether directly or indirectly...'
Miss Dorothy thought this, and then, while continuing to monitor the actions of the two "Cup" cultists, she began to prepare a plan to deal with them.
...
Time flew by quickly, and soon, the sun in the sky once again approached the western horizon. The dim light of the setting sun shone upon the wide sea, making it sparkle.
After leaving the cabin, the two "Cup" cultists lurking on the cruise ship immediately began moving around, inquiring and searching for the reason why the corridor where Room 417 was located was blocked. Since the ship's crew members were ordinary people, these two quickly obtained the information they wanted after using some hidden methods.
After inquiring about the information, the two gathered at the stern of the ship, in a deserted corner, and began exchanging information. After confirming that the room where the incident occurred was indeed 417, both their faces showed obvious surprise.
"It's Nicodo's room, it's Nicodo's room that had a problem! You still said you cleaned up the traces! The body was even discovered, and you call that cleaned up?!"
Standing by the ship's railing, the middle-aged man looked at the young man before him and said in a clearly reproachful tone, speaking softly. Listening to the middle-aged man's words, the young man's expression was bitter, and a clear look of confusion appeared in his eyes.
"That's not right, there's no reason... I clearly dissolved Nicodo's body and even brought back the bones. There's no reason for a body to be discovered..."
Looking at the surging waves on the sea before him, the young man muttered in disbelief, while the middle-aged man on the other side spoke again.
"No reason, no reason... Now is not the time to think about reasons or no reasons! Someone died on this ship, and when we arrive in Moncarlo, they will conduct a strict investigation. The law enforcement agencies in Moncarlo are integrated with the hidden world; they might investigate us and find us out! Now, let's think about how to deal with them!"
The middle-aged man said sternly. The young man's expression became serious after hearing this. Then, after glancing at the setting sun in the distance, he continued to speak.
"I definitely cleaned up Nicodo's body thoroughly back then. Now, for it to suddenly appear again, there must be some other Extraordinary individual causing trouble. We should find him and try to make him take the blame for us..."
"Other Extraordinary individuals... How do we find them?" Listening to the young man's words, the middle-aged man's brows furrowed as he spoke, while the young man, who had already thought of something, continued to speak.
"Didn't those ordinary livestock say that there's a guy who calls himself a Detective investigating this case? A fake body just appeared, and a Detective came to investigate the case. Isn't this a little too coincidental?"
"You mean... that Detective is the Extraordinary individual behind the trouble?"
"Very likely! As soon as the body appeared, he immediately got those sailors to help him investigate. The appearance of the fake body can provide him with assistance, so he is very likely the Extraordinary individual causing trouble. Now we should go find him and see if we can use him to obstruct Moncarlo's investigation. If not, we should kill him and make him pay the price."
The young man said with certainty, making his judgment. Listening to his words, the middle-aged man beside him also nodded after some thought, seemingly agreeing with the young man's view.
Afterward, the two finalized their plan targeting the Detective who had suddenly appeared. Then they left the stern, went below deck, and prepared to return to their cabins to further determine the details of their plan.
Just like that, the two walked along the corridor of the cruise ship while talking, and just as they reached a deserted corridor, a figure appeared in front of them.
It was a North Wu woman wearing a plain North Wu robe, a headscarf, and a face mask, completely covered, looking like an ordinary North Wu woman. The woman walked out from the corner of the corridor in front of the two, then walked towards them with normal steps. Because there were many North Wu passengers on the ship, the two didn't pay much special attention to the scene before them.
Just like that, the North Wu woman and the two "Cup" cultists walked towards each other in this long corridor with no other people. They got closer and closer, and finally, after walking side by side, they each walked away from each other.
However, the moment the figures stagger, the eyes revealed beneath the North Wu woman's normally quiet headscarf suddenly narrowed. Her body, which had been calmly moving forward, suddenly exploded with movement. After instantly turning around, she drew a dagger from her pocket. The woman, holding the dagger, swiftly stabbed towards the middle-aged man who had his back to her.
Just then, the middle-aged man also felt the intense disturbance of the water vapor spreading around him. Sensing the danger, he frowned and immediately turned around. What he saw after turning around was the dagger blade rapidly attacking him.
Seeing this scene, the middle-aged man's eyes widened, and then he quickly extended his hand to grab the incoming attack. In an instant, he grasped the attacker's incoming blade. However, when his hand touched the skin of the North Wu woman's wrist, a stinging and numbing sensation immediately spread from his hand throughout his body. He couldn't help but tremble, and the hand that had been tightly gripping the woman's hand was unable to hold on during a spasm. The woman's powerful strength instantly broke free from the middle-aged man's grip.
"What..."
Before the middle-aged man could react further, a cold light flashed across his throat. The middle-aged man fell backward, covering his neck with wide eyes, and at this moment, the young man beside him finally noticed the abnormality.
Seeing the cold light guided by the North Wu woman's hand, and watching his companion slowly fall, the young man widened his eyes and reached out his hand. Instantly, several water arrows condensed around him, ready to shoot out at any time.
Just at this moment, the North Wu woman, who had just dealt with one person, fixed her eyes. When her eyes met the young man's, a translucent, ethereal spirit shot out from the woman's body, attacking the young man at high speed. Before the young man could release his water arrows, the female Ghost entered his body. Immediately, the young man felt his entire body unable to move. His own body surprisingly did not obey his commands. A powerful will completely suppressed his thoughts and commands regarding his body. For a moment, he couldn't even mobilize his Spirituality. The young man's heart was instantly filled with horror.
'This is... Silence!'
What further increased the young man's horror was that the North Wu woman in front of him, after losing her soul, did not stop moving immediately. In a soulless state, the woman still kept her eyes open, silently holding the dagger in her hand, and extended her hand again towards the terrified young man. The young man, whose body was completely unable to move, could only reveal the fear in his heart with his eyes.
Finally, the young man whose neck was choked lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground, his body limp. The water arrows that had condensed in the air immediately dissipated and fell. Immediately afterward, the female Ghost who had previously entered the young man's body drilled out again, floating back into the woman's body. In an instant, the woman's previously dull eyes regained their original clarity.
Just like that, the two Black Earth Stage "Cup" Extraordinary individuals fell to the ground motionless in an instant. From the moment the woman initiated the attack until the young man fell to the ground, only about ten seconds passed. Looking at everything before her, the woman let out a long sigh.
"Solved... So fast, were they both very weak... or have I become stronger?"
Looking at her body, Naifnis muttered to herself, seemingly a little unbelievable about her power just now. And at this moment, a voice she was familiar with sounded in her mind.
"The matter is resolved... While no one is here... quickly clean up the scene, we still have other things to do..."
"Oh..."
Listening to Miss Dorothy's words, Naifnis reacted and immediately responded, then immediately began to deal with the scene. And Miss Dorothy in the distance, looking at everything before her through Nefelnis's perspective, couldn't help but think to herself.
'I originally thought of observing you for a while longer, but I didn't expect you to want to make the first move. In that case, I have no choice...'
...
Not long after, in an empty cabin on the cruise ship, both Miss Dorothy and Nefelnis stood at the edge of the cabin, and on the floor in the center of the cabin, a "Silence" ritual array was drawn. In the center of the array lay the body of the middle-aged man, one of the two "Cup" cultists from before.
"I had already bound this guy's soul when I killed him. They don't have anti-soul summoning measures similar to the Corpse Transformation Seal, so summoning the soul now should have no obstacles..."
Looking at the body in the array before her, Nefelnis said, and Miss Dorothy on the other side also nodded after hearing these words, then spoke.
"Without further ado, let's begin, Senior Nefelnis."
Listening to Miss Dorothy's words, Nefelnis immediately sat down before the array and began silently chanting the incantations, performing the soul summoning ritual. As the ritual began, and the "Silence" Spirituality was mobilized, the middle-aged man's soul, which had been obstructed from going to the Netherworld, slowly floated up from the body, hovering above the array with a stunned expression, looking at Nefelnis and Miss Dorothy before him.
"Miss Dorothy, the soul summoning has been successful..."
Looking at the scene before her, Nefelnis said to Miss Dorothy. After hearing this, Miss Dorothy looked at the Ghost above the array and then directly asked.
"What is your name? To which society do you belong?"
"I am... Berto Swata... I am... the servant of the Lord of the Abyss and Blood Tide, the Great Serpent God..."
"So... you are from the Sea Abyss Church?"
"No, we are from the Food Intestine Society. The Food Intestine Society is a small society affiliated with the Sea Abyss Church... We also believe in the Serpent God..."
Under the power of the ritual, the Ghost answered Miss Dorothy's words. After accurately confirming that the other party was someone connected to the Sea Abyss Church, Miss Dorothy paused slightly, then continued to ask.
"What are you doing on this ship?"
"Executing a mission?"
"What mission?"
"A transportation mission, a mission to transport thirteen Blood Livestock to Moncarlo." The Ghost answered Miss Dorothy's words directly, and Miss Dorothy continued to ask.
"What is the significance of your mission? Why are these thirteen Blood Livestock being sent to Moncarlo?"
"Profit... is the significance... Moncarlo is a city where desires surge, and the demand for "cup" drug in the city is enormous. The "cup" drug can be sold for a very high price there, but Moncarlo imposes unbearable tariffs on the "cup" drug. Therefore, we need to transport the "cup" drug using Blood Livestock to avoid the high tariffs..."
The man's soul continued to respond silently. Listening to the man's words, Miss Dorothy was slightly startled, and then continued to ask.
"Avoiding tariffs? Does that mean you are smuggling? How do you use Blood Livestock for smuggling?"
"Moncarlo's customs... the main objects of inspection are cargo and personal belongings. Therefore, we only need to integrate the "cup" drug with the Blood Livestock to deceive customs..."
"Our Food Intestine Society can raise Blood Livestock using special methods. Through long-term feeding and injection, supplemented by special surgical techniques, we can integrate a large amount of "cup" drug into a person's flesh and body and obtain effective resistance against Extraordinary detection. The "cup" drug stored and integrated into the Blood Livestock's body can easily pass through Moncarlo's customs. After entering the city, we just need to slaughter the Blood Livestock, then use a modified Corpse Transformation Seal to dissolve the body, and we can obtain a large pool of blood rich in "cup" drug. Afterward, we use the blood to dilute and make medicine, and we can obtain a large amount of "cup" drug."
"In Moncarlo, there is a massive demand for "cup" drug. Our mission is to safely transport the carefully prepared Blood Livestock to the recipient, avoiding Moncarlo's guards."