Chapter 134:

Golem

Simply watching the person fly out and crash into the lamppost made Aidan wince inexplicably.

Nonetheless, his sympathy was not aroused by the person’s plight. The cane was nonetheless firmly gripped in his hand, and with a fast look on the silver blade at its tip, Aidan confirmed his suspicions.

A modified cane with a hidden blade, to place it bluntly it was nothing greater than a hollowed-out cane repurposed to hide a spring-loaded knife, a typical self-defense gadget amongst gangsters and thugs, aside from firearms.

The glint of silver that had flashed on the finish of the person’s cane alerted all three current.

actually, even with out Rebecca and Veronica intervening, Aidan might have dealt with this type of ambush. Whereas he may not match as much as his predecessor, a former superior inquisitor identified for his swordsmanship, Aidan’s inherited ability nonetheless labeled him as a proficient swordsman.

Aidan could not instantly discern whether or not this was the work of a vengeful enemy or merely a hothead with a hid weapon. Regardless of the blow, the person’s hat remained firmly in place on his head. Aidan squinted, trying to catch a glimpse of the face beneath the hat’s brim when the mysterious man instantly rolled again to his toes.

Aidan could not assist however be stunned. Withstanding two highly effective kicks that might ship an grownup into the air, one would count on damaged ribs on the very least. But, this man not solely rose to his toes however did so with out a sound. Was his physique manufactured from iron?

Not solely that, however this particular person, having simply taken a heavy blow, did not even groan in ache.

The person, gripping the cane, charged straight at Aiden as soon as extra. Veronica swiftly stepped ahead, executing a lightning-fast leg sweep that knocked the person off steadiness. She then grabbed his wrist and twisted it in the wrong way, leading to a loud snap as one thing appeared to interrupt, however the cane remained firmly in his grasp.

Veronica was shocked; the person’s arm felt as strong as a block of wooden, and regardless of having seemingly damaged his wrist along with her distinctive power, he nonetheless held onto the cane, which was nearly inconceivable below regular circumstances.

The person tried to retaliate along with his different hand, however Rebecca reached out and took Aidan’s employees, saying, “I will borrow this for a second!”

Aiden hesitated for a second earlier than releasing the employees to Rebecca.

Rebecca grasped the employees, repositioned her hand to the tip, and charged aggressively in the direction of the person, swinging the employees with full power aimed immediately at his chin.

Aiden’s employees is an auxiliary prop sometimes used for casting black magic by the Inquisition. It was notably heavy, and really appropriate for smashing an opponent’s head like a melon—Rebecca’s swing appeared directed at shattering his chin.

With a convincing crack, the person’s chin shattered like glass, with a spiderweb of cracks spreading throughout half his face, but not a drop of blood was shed.

“What on this planet is that this?” Veronica shifted her gaze to the scattered puppet fragments, then picked up the employees that also related to the puppet’s proper hand for examination. “There is a unusual scent on this blade.”.

“Poisoned?” Rebecca frowned. “This puppet is an automaton carved with runes on the doll, enabling it to maneuver by itself. It is a type of darkish magic recorded very long time in the past, however…”

“It has been misplaced to time,” Aiden continued, as his information database additionally contained data on such darkish magic.

Sometimes, some misplaced types of darkish magic resurfaced on this period, however reviving them was a posh activity, requiring experience solely present in specialised researchers reminiscent of darkish mages or witches.

“It got here for me,” Aiden sighed involuntarily.

The assassination he had lengthy feared had come unexpectedly swiftly.

A golem relied on directions from its creator to behave. This one had appeared exterior the jail and attacked upon sighting Aiden, undoubtedly following its creator’s orders.

Fortuitously, this highway exterior the jail was not often traversed by pedestrians, and now, not a soul was in sight, sparing bystanders from hurt…

Nonetheless, this additionally meant that the golem’s controller was not close by.

“Do you’ve got any leads?” Rebecca turned to Aiden.

“May this be… the witch Priscilla talked about?” Veronica realized, recalling Aiden’s dialog with Priscilla, who additionally had been current that point.

“Assist me survey the world. I will name for help to safe the scene,” Aiden shortly regained his composure. “We have to inform the bureau to ship investigators for this case.”

Incidents involving darkish magic needed to be reported to the Inquisition.

Upon listening to this, Rebecca might solely bury the plans for his or her scheduled meal deep in her coronary heart – with such a disruptive incident unfolding, their deliberate dinner gathering would undoubtedly need to be canceled.

“Understood,” she replied, clenching her fists quietly.