Chapter 1: 23 Darvong Street
The Dark City of Damo'e is an ancient city shrouded in mystery!
Even during the day, the city is shrouded in a thick fog, like a deep mountain. In the dark of night, Damo'e is like a dark beast that can devour anything. It is both terrifying and desirable.
The dense fog of the Damu Evil comes from the Black Moonlight Deep Forest, a hundred miles away. It is an ancient and mysterious deep forest that is shrouded in mist throughout the year. Villagers outside the forest often see lightning and thunder in the forest. Legend has it that the forest is home to an unevolved tribe of beasts.
The older hunters all say that there is a Moonlight Castle deep in the forest, but it lies in ruins. On top of the castle sits the three-headed Thornback Dragon, one of the three legendary gods of the Beast Tribe. The old hunters say that the three-headed dragon can spit lightning from its mouth and is the guardian beast of Moonlight Castle.
Scarlett Meira frowned and looked at the Mayor of Emora.
Mayor, what exactly is going on here?
The mayor was clearly a little nervous and looked around the Demon Hunting Office again.
Only the tarot cards on the coffee table in front of him were relatively new. Though the office was large enough, there was nothing to be seen further down the corridor. Apart from this area, the rest of the place seemed to be in darkness, which made the already nervous mayor even more afraid!
Mayor? Mayor?'
Oh, Miss Scarlett, at the moment the thunder and lightning in Moonlight Forest is getting stronger and stronger, and every now and then it goes beyond the forest. Many people in our town have been struck by lightning! And the lightning is extremely violent. If you are struck by lightning, you will either die or be injured. And the injured will not survive more than three days. When they die, all the water in their bodies disappears, and even the hospital is helpless!
What do you want us to do, Mayor? Scarlett Meira lit a cigarette and looked at the mayor with her long legs crossed.
I would like your company to help me find the cause of the lightning in Mingyue Forest! It would be best if the lightning could stop harming the townspeople!
The mayor narrowed his eyes and turned his eyeballs slightly as he seemed to see a dark figure in the corridor of the company, and immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
Do you understand the rules? Scarlett asked directly, not waiting for an answer as she studied the Mayor's expression.
'Yes, I asked when I came in!
Good, draw three cards and see how much you have to pay for this commission.
Scarlett said, waving her hand and the tarot cards automatically spread out in a fan shape!
The mayor picked three tarot cards.
'Tower, Devil, Judgement'.
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Scarlett glanced at the cards, her blue, intelligent eyes suddenly widening, and then she looked at the Mayor in disbelief.
The mayor looked puzzled. 'Miss Scarlett, is there a problem?
'It's all right, draw again! Scarlett waved her hand and the entire deck of cards flew through the air, spinning for a long time before landing on the tea table.
The Mayor drew three more cards and once again the reading was 'Tower, Devil, Judgement! Then he raised his eyebrows and looked at Scarlett.
Scarlett moved her lips, her face solemn.
The devil will be born in thunder and lightning, and the law will be broken! This is the next card! Scarlett said with a slight smile.
'Ah! So will you take the job?
'Yes, if you can find our demon hunting company, we will never refuse. Ten yellow fish! What do you think?' Scarlett didn't waste any words.
'Okay!' The mayor was a little heartbroken when he heard that it would cost ten yellow fish, but when he thought of the lightning and thunder that would destroy the town, he finally agreed with gritted teeth.
The contract was written in simple terms, but there were two things that caught the mayor's attention: the first was a line in the contract that read: 'The contents of the commission must not be divulged to others! If it is leaked, the consequences are your own responsibility! The second was the signature section, which required the 'soul seal' to be stamped.
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The mayor was also familiar with the terms of contracts, but he was extremely puzzled by this one.
How do I stamp the soul seal?
Cut your middle finger and put a drop of blood on the signature!
The Mayor cut his middle finger, but when he looked at the first clause of the contract, he was stunned!
Are there any more questions?
The mayor frowned, pointed to the first clause of the contract and asked curiously, 'This violates the first clause! What will be the consequences?
Your soul will be extracted and you will become a walking corpse!
The Mayor laughed, his eyes filled with disbelief.
He remembered again. He drove to that dilapidated street tonight, and after circling the block twice, he still couldn't find '23 Dawang Street, Demon Hunting Agency' on the business card!
At first, the Mayor thought that he might have been tricked by a friend, but when he looked at the business card in his hand, the big '23:00 opening' on the card made him feel that it wasn't that simple.
Since I'm here, I'll wait until 23:00,' he thought as the minutes ticked by.
Mayor Desier occasionally looked at his watch and then at the street.
At exactly 23:00
a very bright red sign lit up in the deepest part of the street, 'Hunter Detective Agency'.
'Mayor, if there are no questions, just sign it! Scarlett was a bit impatient.
Mayor Desier snapped out of it and then stamped his 'soul seal' where he was supposed to sign, making the contract valid.
Scarlett waved her hand again and the contract was gone!
Tomorrow we will love the city of Mora! Go solve the problem! Mayor, take care!
Mayor Desier left the Demon Hunting Office, walked to his car and unconsciously looked at his watch.
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23:05
This made him jump in surprise.
Only five minutes?
I can't believe it, I was in there for at least an hour. The mayor hastily looked back at the location of 23 Dawang Street, but where was there any sign of an illuminated sign?
But the place where his right middle finger had been pierced was still throbbing.