Chapter 848 Murder in the Dark

The sun began to set.

Melodious piano music echoed in the coffee shop. Mary sat at the table, sipping her coffee and looking outside. Through the windows, you can enjoy the scenery of the city outside. Looking around, under the setting sun, this ancient city has a charming atmosphere. Of course, if you don't consider the monsters that are ready to move in the darkness...

"It seems the food here is pretty good."

Duanmuhuai's voice rang in Mary's ears. She turned around helplessly and saw Duanmuhuai, who was sitting opposite her, picking up a fork and stuffing a piece of cake into her mouth. He did not sit on a wooden chair like Mary, but just sat on a large sofa - this sofa was dragged directly from the lobby of the coffee shop by Duan Muhuai. After all, it is an ordinary four-corner chair. It couldn't support his weight at all.

The store manager and the waiter pretended not to see this. Anyway, they were the only customers today, so it didn't matter...

"I often come to this kind of store in Fog City."

While stirring the coffee with a spoon, Mary said with emotion.

"Every day after school, I, Charlie and Angelica, I would come to my wife's shop, drink black tea, eat snacks, and chat. At that time, the shop was always full, with couples and families coming. When dining, everyone will enjoy the leisurely atmosphere and have fun at the same time, but..."

Saying this, Mary glanced at the empty coffee shop lobby.

“It just feels so deserted here.”

"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, being able to continue to open for business like this means that the owner has a conscience. Judging from the craftsmanship, he is indeed a conscience, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to stay open for so long."

Duanmu Huai also commented casually that although he was not a gourmet, he could still taste the food. At least the cakes and desserts in this store were really good, and the coffee was also quite delicious.

In addition, the store is still open at this time of year...the boss is quite persistent.

Oh, let’s talk about this…

"Please give me another one."

Duanmuhuai stretched out his hand and shouted at the counter. The boss nodded and continued working silently.

"...Mr. Duanmu, this is not how you enjoy a coffee shop."

Mary was speechless when she saw Duanmu Huai finishing the cake in front of her like a storm.

"They're all pretty much the same. When it comes to eating, you also have to pay attention to the mood. And if you don't have a full stomach, how can you fight for a while?"

Duanmu Huai naturally didn't care about Mary's complaints. Perhaps because of her eldest daughter's background, the little girl always has a bit of a petty bourgeois sentiment, but for Duan Muhuai... Whether it's a coffee shop or a beef noodle restaurant, it's the same, and it can fill her stomach. That’s it.

"Girls all love this."

"An also likes to drink tea and chat with Gu Leiya. It seems that the two of them don't eat much. I don't understand the meaning of just drinking tea and chatting - oh, just with us men. It’s like bragging while drinking beer, right?”

"Uh...I don't think it's the same thing?"

Thinking of the rude men she saw in the pub laughing and waving their wine glasses, Mary broke out in a cold sweat - how could this be compared with the afternoon tea time between herself and Charlie and others?

"I think it's about the same."

Duanmu Huai curled his lips.

"Men like to brag, and women like to gossip. Drinking something to moisten your throat will make the conversation more enjoyable, isn't that the case?"

"Why……………"

Mary knew that she could not convince Duanmuhuai, so she sighed silently, and then looked out at the scenery again.

"Mr. Duanmu, is it really right for us to do this...?"

"What do you want to say?"

"Those werewolves and vampires, maybe we can not just kill them, but capture them and find a way to save them..."

"It is indeed possible, but this is not the approach of the Inquisition."

Duanmuhuai stuffed the last piece of cake into his mouth, then took a sip of coffee and swallowed it in one gulp.

"The Tribunal is not a charity, Mary. We are not the police, let alone a court. We will not consider the motives of these guys or what their reasons are. We only recognize the results... regardless of whether they are voluntary or forced. Transformed into alien monsters, no matter how pitiful their life experience is, their existence itself poses a threat to mankind, so they must be purified and eliminated. For us in the Inquisition, the fact is that simple. "

Duanmuhuai spread his hands.

"I also know this, but... every time I see those people begging us for mercy, I can't bear to do it..."

"This is normal."

"Huh? Is that normal?"

Hearing Duanmuhuai's answer, Mary stared at him with wide eyes in surprise.

"I thought Mr. Duanmu you would say I was weak or something..."

"Aren't all people like this? Everyone has different thoughts and opinions. As long as you clearly distinguish the priorities, then it won't be a big problem. I have killed a lot of people along the way, but I know very well that I am... What are we fighting for, and aliens...are absolutely not allowed to exist."

"I can't be as strong as Mr. Duanmu."

Mary lowered her eyes and sighed, while Duanmuhuai chuckled and reached out to pat her head.

"You are strong enough."

"is that so?"

"Yes, you know you are soft-hearted, but you didn't give up. It's a good thing to recognize your own weaknesses, which is better than some arrogant people. If you cry and complain to me that it's terrible and you can't stand it and don't want to do it, then you are really a coward."

"Then... Mr. Duanmu..."

Mary looked at Duanmu Huai curiously, and this ferocious face seemed full of emotion at the moment.

"Why can you continue? I mean all this... destroy the evil god, destroy the alien, fight for the Tribunal... Sorry, I don't know how to say it, but I want to know why you started doing this?"

"Well... ..."

Hearing Mary's question, Duanmu Huai fell silent, and at this moment, the waiter also came over with a brand new meal, placed it in front of Duanmu Huai, and then left carefully.

"Strictly speaking? I don't want to die."

"…………… Eh?"

It must be said that this answer was really beyond Mary's expectations. She thought she would hear a greater answer such as for the survival of mankind.

"Do you find it incredible?"

Looking at Mary's slightly surprised expression, Duanmu Huai laughed.

"Yes, to be honest, I think Mr. Duanmu, you actually took a lot of risks... It even seems to me that you took the initiative to fall into danger several times..."

"What are you afraid of? I have traveled through time and have the aura of the protagonist. Why should I be afraid of dying?"

"Huh?"

"Okay, just kidding."

Duanmu Huai picked up the fork and forked another piece of cake into his mouth.

"To be honest, at the beginning I really just wanted to survive. After all, so many things threatened my life. If I didn't work hard, I would be finished sooner or later. It's still the same now. The power of the Tribunal is not enough to fight the ultimate enemy. Once they are fully restored, the entire galaxy will be finished. At that time, I will have nowhere to hide. I can only accept the fate of either fighting them to the death or surrendering and waiting for death. So I need power, I need to strengthen the Tribunal, and I need more power to fight them."

Speaking of this, Duanmu Huai took another sip of coffee.

"The second point is simpler. Maybe, I think I'm good at this."

"???"

Hearing this, Mary was somewhat confused, while Duanmu Huai laughed at himself.

"Can you imagine me wearing a white shirt and sitting in the office as an office worker?"

"Uh............"

Looking at Duanmu Huai, Mary thought for a moment, then shook her head dejectedly.

Even with her imagination as a bard and writer, she couldn't imagine such a fierce man with eight abdominal muscles sitting at his desk and doing things honestly.

To be honest, Mary felt that if the boss scolded Duanmu Huai for slacking off at work, Duanmu Huai might just pick up the keyboard on the table and smash him in the face.

On the contrary, the image of him wearing steel armor and wielding a war hammer charging on the battlefield has been deeply rooted in people's hearts, and this is what Mary thought of the first time.

"So you see, maybe I'm good at this."

Duanmu Huai spread his hands. In the original world, he couldn't even find a job and could only brush orders. Maybe Duanmu Huai had thought about doing similar work at that time, but unfortunately the environment of that world didn't give him this opportunity.

Now, he felt that he might be born to do this, rushing to the battlefield, swinging the hammer, and smashing everything in his way into a pulp.

Maybe he is indeed suitable to be a judge.

"Okay."

Duanmu Huai finished the last piece of cake, put the money on the table, and then stood up.

"It's time, we should get started."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, Mary turned her head, and under her gaze, she saw that the originally clear sky was already covered with dark clouds, and the cold wind was whistling past.

Then, heavy rain poured down.

"Boom boom boom............!!"

The sound of lightning coming through the wall seemed extremely dull, and there was a dead silence in the luxurious hall. This was originally a place of luxury and enjoyment. Every night, countless handsome men and beautiful women would appear here, enjoying the supreme pleasure from the senses, but now, there is only a cold and stiff atmosphere here.

One by one, dark figures were sitting or standing, and their eyes were fixed on the TV in the room. On TV, a news anchor was reporting the news.

"……………In view of the chaotic situation, the government will launch a crackdown on gangster forces. From now on, the entire city will be under martial law. No one is allowed to go out without permission… Otherwise, they will be arrested as suspects…"

"Humanity's actions are becoming more and more obvious."

An old man with gray hair stood up and glared at his compatriots around him.

"This is all due to your stupid behavior! They can't allow us to exist. Once exposed, we will only face a catastrophe. It has been so many years, don't you understand this? We can't build a city that belongs only to us, and we can't rule everything!"

"But we have nowhere to retreat now."

At this time, another young man stood up.

"Humanity obviously wants to completely destroy us, we must fight back!"

"No, we should retreat and leave here..."

"Leave here? How to leave? Use a secret passage? Humans have blocked the entire city, they won't give us a chance at all."

"I'm more curious about how they found us."

At this time, another woman spoke.

"Many of our compatriots have lost contact. Not only them, I also heard that many werewolves have been eliminated, and even their bases have been completely destroyed... How do humans identify us? If they can lock our location and find us easily, then we can't escape the pursuit wherever we hide, right?"

"……………………"

Hearing the woman's question, the others stopped talking. As the woman said, every day these days, vampires have lost contact with the secret caves they used to hide. I don't know if they left or were eliminated... Of course, I hope it's the former. If it's the latter, then their situation will be quite bad.

"Maybe we should..."

"Bang!"

However, before the words were finished, there was a heavy sound outside, which made everyone stunned, and then the man who had just quarreled with the old man hurriedly picked up the intercom.

"What's wrong? What happened outside? Answer me?"

However, on the other side of the intercom, there was a dead silence. At the same time, heavy footsteps came from outside the door.

"Dong... Dong... Dong... Dong..."

The footsteps were not loud or fast, but they seemed to have some kind of magic that bound the actions of everyone present. They seemed to have turned their bodies into sculptures and could only turn their heads and stare at the door.

Waiting for the arrival of the almost inescapable moment.

"Dong!!!"

Under the gaze of everyone, the heavy and luxurious door was smashed open, and then a tall man wearing steel armor and holding a war hammer walked in.

"Hey, good evening, everyone."

Duanmu Huai took off his helmet and looked at the vampires in front of him fiercely, revealing a hideous smile. Just seeing this devil-like terrifying face, even the vampires were terrified, their bodies began to tremble, and their strength disappeared. Although they had died long ago, now they seemed to once again clearly feel that death and destruction appeared in front of them like a flood, with an unmatched powerful momentum.

At this moment, they could only hear Duanmu Huai's cold and low voice in their ears.

"I'm sorry, but it's time for your party to end."