New Gods of North America

According to what Wayne and his team witnessed,

Judging from the two uncommon characteristics of "the ability to turn into mist" and "the sophisticated killer style", the person who burned down the cabin last night should be the murderer of the serial killer.

Near noon,

Wayne and Inissa came to the pawn shop of the Hunter Association again and asked the old man about the follow-up matters.

"Based on the noise made at the time, there should have been quite a few people lying in ambush around here last night, but in the end the murderer still got away?"

Wayne was a little surprised but not particularly surprised.

He chose to use kerosene to set fire outside the house instead of attacking directly, and then fled immediately. He even took off his hat and saluted before escaping. This was a typical "provocative" behavior no matter how you look at it.

The direct harm it can cause to people is not great, but the subjective confrontation is quite high.

It feels like an approach that is only taken after a preliminary estimate of the strength of both sides is made.

The old man nodded. "According to the information provided by several of our companions, the opponent's abilities are quite special, and he is also quite cunning. We were indeed unable to arrest or kill him during the pursuit, nor were we able to track down his whereabouts."

What a pity.

However, compared to the cold-blooded execution of the victim that I felt when reading the files before,

The "emotions" displayed by the murderer during his actions last night seemed to be richer.

I feel that the other party will continue to launch attacks.

So Wayne decided to respond directly to the murderer's provocation. During this period, even if he had to set up a tent, he would continue to live in the "courtyard" where Willy's family lived.

——Come again if you have the ability.

Then Wayne and Inissa bought some new equipment from the old man.

"The traps and warnings I set up before were all estimated based on entities or 'ground movement'. Now it seems that I miscalculated."

While shopping, Inesa shared some extraordinary knowledge with Wayne: "For extraordinary beings who can transform into an 'indefinite form' or 'incorporeal state', we can try to prepare for dealing with natural objects or 'evil spirits' in the corresponding forms."

Wayne liked this easy-to-understand theory. "So if we want to deal with the 'fog', should we choose fire, or something that can 'envelope' it?"

"Yes. And judging from the attacker's actions, if our preparations are too obvious and fixed, he may choose to keep a distance and continue to harass us after noticing it, rather than launching an attack directly. So we should also try to consider choosing something relatively light and flexible."

Inissa said, and then she bought some "holy oil" and containers, special candles, and some cloth with mysterious patterns.

Perhaps because the investigation of the case had been suppressed, the bounty placed on the serial killer by the Kansas City Police Department was not high, or even there was no "bounty".

Only the "clue fee" for providing relevant information that can lead to the arrest of the murderer.

Maximum $50.

It's not even a quarter of "Grey Wolf" Freddy. Now Wayne does the math and finds that he's actually losing money.

But it doesn't matter.

Who doesn’t have a few hobbies that cost them money in this world?

Let’s deal with him first.

Before Wayne and his friends set off, they had already warned Willy seriously not to approach his "home" for the next few days.

However, before leaving, Willy told Wayne about a bar, saying that it was a daily gathering place for local extraordinary people.

So when he left the pawn shop, Wayne told the old man about the bar.

He said that he would go to the bar tonight as the "target of the murderer" and wanted to inform and learn more about the murderer from people who were interested and discuss how to arrest the murderer together.

Let the old man help pass the message.

This was mainly because the hunters' bar was not open to the public, while the Extraordinary Bar that Willy mentioned did not restrict the identities of the customers.

…

I bought a tent and some food.

Wayne and Inesa returned to the "yard" where Willy's family lived and began to set up the camp.

Three tents were arranged in the shape of a Chinese character "品" on the open space next to the burned cabin.

As for the place in the middle, a simple campfire was built to make fire and cook.

Since Parker was still boxed up and stored in the cathedral, he had to get his own food.

What surprised Wayne was that Lina was tormenting Peter while watching the meat roasting over the fire.

She first took a small bottle and put it to Peter's mouth, collecting some stuff that felt like venom, then mixed some oily liquid mixed with strange powder and fed it to Peter.

Peter the Spider shook every time he drank a few sips.

I felt reluctant but didn't dare to run, just like a child being fed bitter medicine by an adult.

Wayne was a little curious, "What are you doing?"

Lina shook the spoon mysteriously: "You will know when the time comes."

The meat was grilled and the soup was cooked. The three of them finished their dinner early and were resting up, planning to go to the extraordinary people's bar later in the day to have a meeting with them.

Unexpectedly, after dark, Roose Bolton arrived first.

Roose Bolton got off a large four-wheeled carriage without any markings or symbols. The carriage looked simple and plain on the outside, but it was obviously extraordinary on the inside. There were also people in black uniforms riding on horseback guarding the front and back of the carriage.

"The matter has been basically resolved. Reverend Tywin invites you investigators to have dinner together."

He said briefly, "Bishop Corleone of Virginia, Bishop Bragg of our diocese, and Bishop Emeritus Ford will also be there."

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What's going on with this lineup?!

Although Wayne wanted to say that he had already eaten, eating was definitely not the focus of a gathering of big guys like this.

So Wayne thought, “Can we say no?”

"Of course," Roose Bolton nodded, "but it's best not to refuse them all. It might seem impolite."

Wayne went to Inissa's tent first.

Her little head, which had just popped out of the tent, was now moving back inside.

Wayne got closer and saw Inessa shaking her head inside. "I'm not used to this kind of occasion, and I don't think there will be any danger, so I won't go."

Lina's side was even more unexpected.

As soon as Wayne walked to the tent, he saw Lina rolling around inside, holding her stomach: "My stomach suddenly hurts so much, I'm not going anywhere..."

“…”

Wayne was speechless and could only kindly remind her, "The human stomach should be located a little higher..."

"Oh," Lina moved her hands upwards and continued to roll over, "My stomach hurts..."

Okay.

So the three of them agreed to meet again in the bar in the evening, and Wayne got on the carriage that Roose Bolton was riding in and went out to see the world.