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After all, this Father Simon will be an important figure in the future...

Zhang Taihe nodded: "Things on the Holy Revelation Church side need to be expedited. This Father Simon will be a very good entry point. I didn't expect him to have such a relationship with Viscount Delvoir; this will help advance the overall plan..."

“I understand, everything is going according to plan.” Zhang Jing nodded.

After exchanging a few more words, Zhang Taihe nodded to Zhang Jing in farewell and then slowly disappeared into the rain and mist.

Zhang Jing turned around and looked again in the direction of the Church of San Andrew. There were still people who looked like guests walking in that direction with umbrellas, but no one looked at him.

Zhang Jing thought for a moment, then flipped his right hand, and the wishing book appeared in his hand.

"I wish that Father Simon would go to Viscount Reni Delvoure's residence at the Royal Academy of Grande tonight..."

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Inside the Church of Sant'Andre, Father Simon was chatting with Mrs. Louise, a lady of about fifty years old and a professor of classical philosophy at the Faculty of Arts. Mrs. Louise had been a student of Viscount Delvaux and had always maintained a good relationship with him. Because Viscount Delvaux had no children, Mrs. Louise often visited the knight's home.

Since the two mysterious men left, Father Simon had felt uneasy. He knew for sure that he hadn't been mistaken. However, he later subtly inquired with several people nearby, and they all said they hadn't seen two men in black come to offer condolences.

This undoubtedly made Father Simon realize that he must have encountered some kind of mysterious event.

This was the second time since his unforgettable and magical experience at Danding Mountain in the East. Although this time it was not as shocking as the last one, because it happened to someone he knew, Father Simon felt less of a sense of unreality.

But what exactly did those two mean by what they just said?

According to them, it seems that Viscount Delvo was also a superhuman in his lifetime?

However, they seem to have mentioned the word "knight." Could it be that Viscount Delvo is a knight?

But that doesn't make sense. Mr. Delvaux is a viscount, a title inherited from his family, which is said to be a long-established family from Burgundy...

Chapter 635 The Intruder in the Old House

Also, judging from what they're saying, does that mean Viscount Delvo did not die a natural death?

So, how did Viscount Delvaux die?

Suddenly, that familiar yet aged, kind face from my memory became mysterious and unfamiliar...

"Pierre? Pierre?" A voice suddenly called out, pulling Father Simon back from his daze.

"Oh! I'm sorry, Mrs. Louise, perhaps it's the jet lag from the layover, I'm feeling a bit groggy..." Simon hadn't heard what she had said before, so he quickly apologized and made up an excuse for himself.

“It’s nothing. You should get some rest and head home early,” Mrs. Louise said with concern. After he apologized, Mrs. Louise took out another key: “I told you earlier, Professor Delvoure has always remembered you. He once said he wanted to give you some of his religious books, saying that you always consulted him on these matters back then…”

“I was thinking, since you’re back to pay your respects, why don’t you take those books back with you? It would fulfill one of my teacher’s wishes.” With that, she handed the key to Father Simon: “This is the key to my teacher’s house. Go there yourself later. You know where his books are.”

"Yes, thank you very much, Madam."

Father Simon took the key and quickly thanked Lady Louise. Viscount Delvoure had spent his later years living in a faculty apartment provided by the college, and he preferred the atmosphere there to his old manor.

When he was studying at the college, Father Simon often visited his home to ask him questions and often helped him with chores such as organizing materials, so he was naturally familiar with the old man's book collection.

He had originally planned to attend the ceremony and then head to Bergopelli, but since Lady Louise had given him the key and the books were left to him by Viscount Delvo, he decided to stay a little longer and retrieve the books before going to Bergopelli.

As he thought about it, he couldn't help but feel a little expectant, after all, Viscount Delvoure now seemed shrouded in mystery to him...

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Father Simon stayed at the church until the evening service ended, and helped tidy up the scene before leaving. After having a casual dinner at a small restaurant, he set off for Viscount Delvoye's residence.

Royal Grand College is a typical open college with a very large area, so there are no fences around the campus.

Notting Street is a street within the college, and many of the houses here are owned by the college and are used as residences for the college's faculty and staff. Viscount Delvoure previously lived here.

Viscount Delvaux's residence was a grand two-story house with a small garden. The garden was surrounded by an iron fence. Father Simon went to the iron gate outside the garden and looked at it. Just like when Viscount Delvaux was alive, the iron gate of the garden was not locked, and it was easy to open the gate and enter.

Father Simon went inside. By then it was completely dark. Perhaps because it had rained that day, the sky was overcast, and the dark clouds completely obscured the moonlight. Only the streetlights in the distance provided some light.

The garden had clearly been neglected for a long time; the plants grew rather haphazardly, showing signs of decay. The entire house was now quiet, and obviously no one was inside.

Father Simon arrived at the front door on the first floor of the house, took out his key, inserted it into the lock, and was about to turn it when, for some reason, he felt a chill creeping over him...

Along with the chill, the bronze pendant on his chest began to heat up again, a discovery that immediately put him on alert.

Has something else happened?

Father Simon looked around but didn't find anything unusual. He then carefully opened the door, first pushing it open a crack to peek inside. It was pitch black, and he couldn't see anything. After thinking for a moment, he turned on the flashlight on his phone, and a beam of light shone inside...

Seemingly nothing amiss, Father Simon carefully opened the door wide and stepped inside. But as soon as he opened the door, he suddenly heard what sounded like something coming from inside…

“…Quickly…destroy the manuscript…”

"...Heretical......spreading..."

Because of the distance and the fact that the other person's voice was not loud, Father Simon could not hear very clearly at this moment. However, from the few words he could hear, he guessed some things...

Could it be related to the death of Viscount Delvo?

In this situation, he abandoned his plan to turn on the living room light as soon as he entered the door. Instead, he subconsciously bent down and tiptoed towards the direction from which the sound came. He remembered that it seemed to be the direction of the study, and he wanted to hear more clearly...

"...fake it as a fire...don't leave fingerprints..."

"Don't worry, the police here are slow to react... they won't find anything..."

"I'm not worried about the police... but if those heretics find out... they'll definitely retaliate..."

“...The Apostle...is not easy to deal with..."

Father Simon tried his best to slow his pace. He was filled with both curiosity and fear. He didn't know why he, who was usually not reckless, had walked in like this and even tried to get closer...

Although he could hear much more clearly now, it was precisely because he could hear so clearly that he sensed a great danger lurking within...

We can't go any further...

Father Simon thought to himself that it was best to retreat first, since he was currently unarmed and this matter should perhaps be left to more professionals…

He began to slowly back away...

However, at that moment, in the pitch-black living room, he accidentally bumped into something, and then the sound of something falling was clearly heard... accompanied by the sound of something rolling.

"...Someone's there!"

Father Simon's heart sank; he knew he had been exposed. He quickly turned and rushed towards the door...

But the next moment, red flames flickered in the study, clearly indicating that it was already ablaze...

“...Ordinary people...Let’s go…”

Father Simon, who had already rushed to the door, hesitated for a moment, wondering whether he should go back to put out the fire.

Chapter 636 I killed that monster?

He guessed that there must be some valuable information in the study...

However, in the next moment, he stopped thinking about the problem!

"quack!!!"

A chill ran down his spine, not only from the sound, but also from the sight of a bizarre monster shrouded in black mist leaping out of the flickering study.

The monster resembled a hunched and twisted ape, only much larger than an ordinary ape. Its head was like a skull, without a face, and its long arms hung down to the ground, with a pair of strange hands with sharp nails at one end.

The monster was shrouded in a thick black mist, and if it weren't for the flickering flames that illuminated it, Father Simon might not have been able to see it clearly.

Faced with such a monster, Father Simon's breathing became rapid, and his body trembled slightly. He was very flustered and wanted to turn around and rush out, but he was also worried that if he really turned around, he would be attacked from behind.

At that moment, he swallowed hard and slowly backed away, hoping to get outside the door first and then try to escape.

But the monster seemed to notice his actions. It crouched slightly, then shot out like a giant slingshot, lunging at Father Simon. Father Simon instinctively dodged to the side, only to be sent flying by a tremendous force, tumbling to the side...

At the same time, a loud bang came to his ears, the screeching sound of wood cracking!

He rolled several times on the ground before being stopped by a sofa. Father Simon, ignoring the intense pain in his arms and ribs, struggled to his feet and looked up at the door, only to see that it had been torn in half like a thin sheet of paper, with only the lower half remaining shakily in place.

However, Father Simon was certain that, in his memory, the wooden door was made of thick oak, the same material used in modern times to build the decks of sailing battleships…

A chill ran through him. Father Simon, enduring the physical pain, struggled to sit up. Back in university, he had participated in some basic boxing training, purely for fitness. But such training was utterly unrealistic for facing a monster like the one before him…

Regardless of what Father Simon thought, the monster had already passed through the broken wooden door and reappeared in front of him. The monster lay prone on the ground and climbed directly up the wall like a spider, as if gravity had no effect on it at all.

The monster climbed up the wall and onto the ceiling. It turned its head and looked in the direction of Father Simon again. Then its head rotated almost 180 degrees. Although it was hanging upside down, its head was staring at him in a strange way. In the dark fog, this posture was extremely terrifying!

Then, it quickly crawled towards Father Simon.

Father Simon felt his legs go weak and he instinctively kept backing away. After stumbling and knocking over two chairs, he quickly retreated to a corner where he had nowhere left to go!

The next moment, the monster's body, which was hanging upside down from the ceiling, crouched slightly, and then it leaped towards Father Simon!

Caught off guard, Father Simon instinctively raised his hands to block the blow to his face...

At that moment, a light suddenly rose from the pitch-black place.

A beam of light rose from Father Simon's chest... It was a pure white light, which stood out starkly in the dimly lit room!

The monster, which had just jumped, let out a sharp scream in mid-air, as if it had been scalded by boiling water. In mid-air, the monster, which had originally raised its arms as if about to swing them, forcibly changed its movements and covered its face with its arms, as if trying to block the light from shining on it!

However, the body that had already leaped out could no longer change direction in mid-air and crashed straight into Father Simon. Even though the originally intended fatal claw strike did not occur, it still knocked Father Simon to the ground with a dull thud! For a moment, he rolled around with the monster.

Meanwhile, the radiance grew more and more conspicuous. It was now clearly visible that the radiance was coming from Father Simon's chest, and it had become dazzling!

This was not the first time such a situation had occurred; it was clearly the light emanating from that pendant!