Odis smiled: "Now that we've begun such a 'frank' conversation, could you answer a few questions that have been on my mind before you leave me here forever?"
Fitch sneered: "Don't try to stall for time. Go find the answers to your questions in the underworld."
As he said this, he raised his hands slightly, as if he understood the principle that "villains seem to talk a lot."
Seeing how calm the other party was, Odis also prepared to take action.
"Uncle!" Dylan suddenly exclaimed, "Is all of this true? Did you really kill my sister under the curse?"
Fitch said coldly, "If she doesn't die, I will."
"After I die, she will die too."
"Then it would be better for her to die first, buying me three more years."
"When you too are taken by the curse, my child will be ten years old and will be able to protect me from the curse."
Dylan's eyes were full of disappointment: "I've always known that you don't like me and my sister, but you don't hate us to the point of being angry, do you?"
Why are we being treated like this?
Fitch shrugged: "This world has always been this dark and cruel..."
Taking advantage of the moment, Odis suddenly sprinkled two handfuls of golden powder, which instantly spread throughout the room, emitting a pure light.
The sunlight seemed to shine into the room like the most scorching summer sun.
"Ah~" Upon seeing the intense sunlight, Fitch screamed and scrambled behind the sofa.
But the ever-present sunlight still managed to reach him, causing him to cover his head with his hands, hide behind the sofa, and tremble all over, as if he had seen the most terrifying thing in the world.
Upon seeing the other party's reaction, Odis knew that her judgment was correct. The Mr. Fitch in front of her was an extraordinary being of the "Criminal" pathway, which is also known as the "Demon" pathway.
From Dylan's previous description, Odis noticed that the servant who approached the figure was set ablaze with pale blue flames, leading him to suspect that the incident might be related to "demons."
The pale blue color and sulfurous smell of the flames are characteristic of the flames summoned by the "demon".
So Odis secretly sprinkled powder while lighting the fireplace, testing Fitch.
It was a colorless and odorless powder. If the target was at a higher level than Odis, the hand that sprinkled the powder would feel a burning pain.
This is one of the "magic arts" invented by Odis. In his view, this simple "magic arts" is very practical, and can test the opponent's strengths and weaknesses without the opponent being very aware of it.
Because Odis felt no pain when he sprinkled the powder, he concluded that Fitch must be a Sequence 7 serial killer.
Compared to the Sequence 6 "Demons" who possess many offensive abilities, the Beyonders of this sequence have fewer Beyond attacks. Or rather, Beyonders of this path only undergo a qualitative change at Sequence 6, at which point Fitch becomes more adept at ritual magic and physical attacks.
That's why Odis started to expose the other party's secrets. Unfortunately, the other party was too calm and did not provoke him or cause him to react in any way.
This is also one of the characteristics of a "serial killer"—extremely high psychological fortitude!
If Odis discovers that the other party's sequence is higher than his own, then it will be a short and pleasant visit. After leaving, Odis will immediately go to the nearby town to send a telegram to the "Mechanical Heart" to report the visit.
Since it was only a Sequence 7, Odis was confident he could defeat it. He planned to interrogate it using the "Hand of Judgment" glove and eventually hand it over to the official Beyonders.
Even those who are extraordinary in the "criminal" path, even if they have not yet reached the "devil" sequence, are very afraid of being "exposed" to the sunlight because they have already lost their conscience and followed evil desires.
Therefore, Odis, who was prepared in advance, used the first "witchcraft" to temporarily render the opponent unable to resist.
Then, Odis twisted the staff head, and the staff head was unscrewed, revealing the chilling white blade inside.
Odis had some free time these past few days, so he modified his wooden staff, attaching a short sword to the tip. By removing the disguise, the staff could be transformed into a spear.
The bottom of the wooden staff also has a mechanism that can fire two arrows in succession, and within 30 meters, it is almost always accurate.
At this moment, Odis, wielding his spear, swiftly circled behind the sofa and stabbed Fitch hard in the lower back, infusing it with spiritual power. Sparks flew across the wooden staff, causing Fitch to convulse.
Odis deliberately avoided striking vital organs, merely rendering his opponent incapable of resistance.
After all, he is a Sequence 7 Extraordinary, so even if his internal organs are pierced, he will not die.
At this moment, the glaring sunlight in the room faded, and the sparks on the wooden staff disappeared. Fitch struggled to pull the spear out of his body.
He lay on the ground, glaring hatefully at Odis, then suddenly raised his arms and slammed his hands down.
Seeing that the other party was still going to resist, Odis threw out another handful of powder. Just as he threw out the powder, he suddenly felt a huge force pulling him from under his feet.
It felt as if the Earth's gravity had suddenly increased tenfold, causing Odis to kneel on one knee before feeling less pressure.
The powder he scattered quickly fell to the ground, melting in the air as it fell, eventually turning into a bolt of lightning near the ground that struck Fitch.
Odis felt the pressure vanish instantly. As he stood up, he pulled out the secondary array of the "Spatial Magic Array" from his pocket and took out the "Hand of Judgment".
In that instant, Odis became extremely majestic, and under immense pressure, the severely injured Fitch immediately stopped struggling.
Dylan and Payne, unsure how to react, quickly lowered their heads, not daring to look at Odis, and even had the urge to kneel and bow to her.
Odis infused the "Hand of Judgment" with spiritual power, as if raising a "spiritual whip" before Fitch's unprotected spiritual body: "How do we break the curse on Dylan?"
Fitch lay on the ground, not daring to move, spitting out blood but grinning evilly, "It's hopeless. Once you're targeted, there's no way to resolve it."
Odis frowned: "Why does your family have this curse?"
"Because we are a demon family." Fitch suddenly laughed. "It's a curse that's been around for thousands of years. Once someone is targeted by the curse, at least nine members of the family will die before the rest of the family can escape."
"Who gave you this curse?"
Fitch suddenly said with some fervor, "This is not a curse, it is a blessing."
He suddenly burst into laughter: "Over there, yes, there's a secret room over there, and the family notes inside record all of this."
"Feel the despair that comes from this curse! It's a pity... a pity I... I won't be able to see your expressions of despair."
As he spoke, his muscles trembled violently, as if venomous snakes were trying to crawl out from under his skin.
After Fitch lost his composure and his emotions suddenly became intense, Odis secretly took precautions.
Just as he had predicted, Fitch, severely injured and under immense psychological pressure from Odis's interrogation, lost control.
This made Odis realize that although the "criminal" route seemed very calm, it was difficult for them to be swayed by emotional fluctuations.
However, their psychological distortions and deep-seated sins make them, like the extraordinary individuals of the "Prisoner" pathway, prone to losing control once they suffer blows beyond their capacity to bear.
Odis immediately flung out a handful of red powder, which instantly spread through the air and with a "whoosh," intense flames erupted around Fitch.
The enhanced "Fire Spell" ignited the serial killer, and amidst his screams and struggles, Fitch, who had just lost control, lay back on the ground, burned alive.
Odis dared not be careless and kept sprinkling "fire magic" powder until the opponent's bones were burned and broken before he stopped.
Odis put away the "Hand of Judgment" and felt that she had lost a lot more hair.
So he pulled his hat up tighter to prevent his hair from falling out.
Without the pressure of the "hand of judgment," Dylan finally had the courage to ask, "You, you killed Uncle Fitch."
"I only killed a psychopathic killer," Odis said calmly.
He went over and searched through Fitch's remains, eventually finding a small, jade-like, kidney-shaped object.
Odis was slightly taken aback: a sealing artifact had actually been formed.
However, the appearance of this sealed object is somewhat indescribable. Fortunately, it is not large in size, otherwise, if you want to use this sealed object, you would have to go out with a belt hanging on it.
Odis took out the secondary array of the spatial magic array again and put away the sealed item.
Then Odis said, "Let's go and see the secret room he mentioned."
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
Dylan opened his mouth, as if to say something, but in the end, he couldn't say anything.
Payne tugged at his sleeve and gently shook his head.
Dylan immediately understood his predicament. This wizard's magic was so powerful that the two of them were no match for him. If they angered him, they might be silenced.
And we can't leave now, so we have no choice but to bite the bullet and follow them to check out the secret room together.
Odis arrived at the wall that Fitch had pointed to, and while reattaching the staff head, he searched for the mechanism on the wall.
Odis soon discovered that the oil painting hanging on the wall must have been moved frequently, and one corner of the frame looked like it had developed a patina from being touched so often.
But Odis didn't reach out to touch the painting. Instead, he made a gesture, hid to the side with Dylan and Payne, and then used his wooden staff to lift the painting up.
Swoosh~
As soon as the painting was lifted, a small hole appeared underneath, from which shot out a blue-glowing arrow, clearly poisoned.
Odis chuckled and said, "Although Fitch hasn't advanced to the level of a 'demon' yet, he's already as vicious as a demon."
Dylan and Payne exchanged a glance. If they hadn't taken cover, one of the three of them would definitely have been hit.
This caused Dylan to show a disappointed expression again. Clearly, his Uncle Fitch wanted to use this trap against the "wizard" and didn't care about his life or death at all.
Odis simply lifted the painting off the wall, revealing the mechanism behind it.
They remained hidden to one side, and Odis triggered the mechanism again with the tip of his wooden staff.
Click~
A door was opened in the wall, revealing a dimly lit space.
Odis waited cautiously for a while, and when there were no other traps, he held his staff horizontally and came to the door of the secret chamber.
Inside, there are steps leading down, and a faint smell of blood can be smelled at the entrance.
Odis took out the secondary array of the "spatial magic circle" again, put away his staff, and took out a shield: "I will go to the bottom of the stairs first, give you a signal, and then you can go down."
Dylan and Pine had no objections and nodded immediately.
Odis held up his shield and carefully descended the stairs, but there were still no traps on the stairs.
At the bottom of the stairs is a large space with a rough architectural style, containing four rooms side by side without doors.
Odis waved to Dylan and Payne, then went into the underground space first. He arrived at the doorway, which smelled of blood, and sure enough, he saw a dissected corpse inside.
The corpse was missing internal organs and leg muscles, and apart from the obvious pain on its face, there was nothing else abnormal.
When Dylan and Pine, who were following behind, saw this scene, they immediately felt nauseous.
Odis said to Dylan, "I hope Fitch didn't treat you to a big meal."
Dylan seemed to understand what Odis meant, and this time he really vomited.
Because he had not only eaten the feast prepared by his Uncle Fitch, but also found it exceptionally delicious, he couldn't tell what kind of meat it was.
Now Dylan understood what kind of meat it was; the ingredients for that feast must have come from this secret room.
Odis then went to look at the other rooms, including a small dungeon that had probably imprisoned Fitch's "prey".
Further down the corridor, some mystical symbols appeared, including "devil" symbols featuring goat heads and pentagrams.
The third room was an altar, decorated with all sorts of complex and eerie symbols. There were also traces of dried blood on the altar, indicating that Fitch often performed rituals there.
Rituals associated with "demons" are often accompanied by bloody sacrifices.
The fourth room contained some books, notes, and scrolls. Odis glanced through them briefly. The books were all about black magic, including rituals such as pleasing "demons," summoning "demon shadows," and offering sacrifices to the "abyss."
The scrolls appear to be copies of murals from various places, some in a very ancient style, and others in a style from the early Fifth Period.
The figures in these paintings include 'demons' and 'devils,' and they are all explanatory illustrations of sacrifices and rituals.
The objects of sacrifice include "high-level demons," angels from this path, "dark side of the universe," "abyss," and "demon kings."
Although they were just murals, Odis could still sense how bloody these sacrifices were. For example, the sacrifice to the "higher demon" required 49 fresh hearts.
Odis casually tossed the scrolls aside and looked at the notes.
Many of these notes are yellowed and are quite old. Some even say that the original notebook was damaged and that the current notebook has been copied several times.
The earliest notes date back to the Quaternary period.
Fitch's family is the Belial family, one of the three "demon families".
During the Fourth Age, the demon families didn't have to hide in the shadows like this. Many of them were ennobled as nobles of the empire and participated in the "War of the Four Emperors".
Whether it was the Solomon Empire, the Trensost Empire, or the Tudor Empire, they all tried to win over the demons.
Until the end of the Fourth Age, the "Demon King" seemed to have suddenly disappeared.