It was a small house made up of abandoned tin scraps… calling it a house might be a bit of a stretch, because from the outside, it just looked like a pile of tin scrap, but inside there was a narrow compartment.
Upon entering the secret base, the first thing Alex saw was a teddy bear on an old table straight ahead.
However, at this moment, the yellowish teddy bear's head was missing, replaced by the head of a child.
It was Anthony.
Anthony's eyes were tightly closed, his small face pale; the blood that flowed from the wound on his neck had soaked into the teddy bear, creating a sense of quiet serenity that was at once eerie and horrifying.
The others, upon seeing this scene, either shrank back in fear or covered their mouths as if they were going to vomit. But Alex was very calm, even to the point of appearing indifferent.
It wasn't until he noticed Priest Berenger looking over that Alex's expression instantly became one of sorrow.
“Let's begin, for the poor children of God, let us recite the funeral rites from the Holy Scriptures,” Priest Berenger said to Alex with a touch of sadness.
Alex nodded and, in the presence of the Sheriff and the tailor Sanxi, quietly murmured the funeral rites from the Holy Scripture.
Alex appeared to be reciting earnestly, but he kept glancing around the scene. There wasn't much inside the secret base.
The tin outer walls might have been somewhat chaotic, but the contents inside were actually very orderly.
Because of this neatness and simplicity, Alex instantly noticed the crimson splatters on all four walls and the large pool of blood on the floor.
Seeing this, Alex seemed to realize something.
After finishing the recitation of the funeral rites, Alex used his sorrow and reluctance as an excuse to leave the secret base ahead of the others.
Alone, he walked to the side and spoke to Angel, who was lurking nearby, “Confirmed, this should be the primary crime scene.”
This meant that Anthony was killed in his own secret base.
It also indicated one thing: Anthony had indeed not been to the cage's barrier; otherwise, he couldn't have died in the secret base.
And since the barrier of the cage was quite far from here, why would they kill Anthony?
As Alex pondered, Angel's gaze was drawn elsewhere, “There, that's Mrs. Martin's ranch. I went to take a look just now, and from that ranch, one can clearly see over here to the secret base.”
Alex, “What do you mean?”
“I have a guess, perhaps the reason for Anthony's death was that he saw something he shouldn't have or someone who shouldn't have been there,” Angel said, “And Mrs. Martin, maybe for the same reason, she saw something happening at the secret base from her own ranch…”
Hearing Angel's speculation, how could Alex not understand what he meant? His understanding made him feel a chill down his spine.
The secret base and the ranch are both outside of town, and here is a road that leads to Holy City.
Could Anthony's death be because he saw someone coming from the other end of this road?
And seeing whom would lead to being killed? And in such a manner?
The answer was already quite clear: only the Raven Knight and Camelot!
It was because he deduced this answer that Alex felt a chill down his spine. Continuing with this logic, if you carried it further, the Raven Knight and Camelot could maybe be in… Alex couldn't help but turn his head back toward Gust Town.
Gust Town at night was as quiet as a ghost town.
Those two terrifying undead might be somewhere in town at this very moment, watching them with their sinister gazes.