Conrad answered the previous question from the short jacket officer. “Don’t have many options but to start from the top. Trace the victims back to where they came from and hope that I’ll find something that links them to the previous attacks. Thankfully theres a solid lead here to follow unlike with the previous attacks.” Speaking of leads, the short jacket shifted his gaze to the side where a different set of items was being carried out of the alley. “Yeah, it’s a good thing too. We’ve finally caught a break in the case with this new lead,” the short jacket said. Glancing over at what the short jacket officer was looking at, Conrad scoffed with mild displeasure. “Humph! Bunch of Volt peddling scum. I don’t know what is worse, the fact that I have to worry about a possible rogue lurking around in the area or that I have to seek justice for scum like this.” Conrad’s words were vitriolic and dripping with disdain for the victims, showing a clear reluctance to take up this cas

There were six victims that morning, six bodies fished out from the deserted alley meaning six briefcases. Hold a briefcase in his hand with the contraband still inside, Conrad made his way to the intercity of the fortress. Cerule had only one continent called Bo’karr the size of which was almost infinitely measurable. Different species and races of creatures occupy this continent, taking up habitat in both sea and land—above ground or underground. But generally, various races and species of creatures were found in particular regions of the continent. Ceruleans majorly occupy the sound of the continent their population scattered across the vast mountain regions and plains serving as a barrier between them and the rest of the realm and on which they built fortresses to serve both as protection and a battlefront against their enemies. There are numerous fortresses, each a part of a sprawling megalopolis that covers the entire south of the continent which the ceruleans have made th

Conrad waited, sitting on the couch, hit feet up on the side table like he owned the place showing clear disregard for the owner of the house. He made no other moves, simply satisfied to sit back and relax while watching the program displayed on the entertainment system until finally, about a minute and a half later, there was movement from outside the house and a ghostly shadow rushed into the house while dragging a solid body on the ground behind it. Thud! Arriving in front of Conrad, the ghostly shadow threw the body it carried at Conrad’s feet with a loud thud. After that, the shadow disappeared beneath Conrad’s feet, merging once more with his shadow. At the same time, the other ghostly shadows that spread out from him quickly returned and merged back into his shadow, disappearing from sight leaving only Conrad and a disheveled person lying painfully on the ground. Only then did Conrad move. Sitting up, Conrad looked at the person lying before him and smiled. He was a s

Hours later, Conrad stepped out of Igor’s house alone, handkerchief in hand wiping away the water droplets from his palm. After he was done, he threw the handkerchief on Igor’s doorstep and began adjusting his coat. There was a slight wrinkle in places where he had made vigorous movement and along the cuffs of his sleeves, a few areas were a darker shade of crimson from the rest of his coat indicating it had been stained. In the background, a slight whimper could be heard coming through the open door. Hearing this, Conrad frowned in annoyance, and with a single thought from him, the door slammed shut behind him, cutting out the faint cries, replacing them with an eerie tranquility. Finished with adjusting his appearance, Conrad started the journey back. Along the way, his thoughts were filled with the information disclosed by Igor regarding the case he was handling. Thinking back, Conrad remembered Igor’s words when he’d been asked about the shipment of Volt that was being traffick

The fortress is surrounded by mountains on one side and plains on the other with the plains stretching further into the southern territory and the mountain being north of the fortress. Lying between these two geographic regions, the north western part of the fortress faced the mountains directly, making it the closest point of the fortress to the mountains. As a wilderness area that is uncultivated by ceruleans, the mountains are home to countless exotic beasts which makes the northwestern part of the fortress the part that was the most prone to attacks from exotic beasts and other creatures. Ironically, the 5th division of the security bureau was in charge of the northwestern sectors in the outer district. As a place that was at risk of attacks and invasions from external enemies, these sectors are sparsely populated and mostly neglected by the administration yet it wasn’t completely abandoned therefore the 5th division was out in charge to ensure the security and safety of these