Mystery: The Last Shepherd

Chapter 99 The Possibility of My Sister Becoming an Extraordinary Being

No. 6 Narcissus Street, 1 a.m.

The living room lights were still on, and two stunningly beautiful women were sitting on the sofa, seemingly waiting for something.

Unlike the mature and calm red-haired woman, the younger black-haired girl seemed restless and kept looking towards the door.

"Don't worry, your brother has succeeded and is on his way back now."

The woman with blood-red hair, Ms. M, spoke gently. One of her golden eyes had turned a deep blue, and her vision seemed to transcend the current obstacle. "Yes, he has reached the entrance of Narcissus Street. He'll be home in about ten more meters."

Before she could finish speaking, the black-haired Cecilia immediately stood up and walked quickly toward the porch.

Just as Cecilia walked over, the door opened from the outside, and she saw her brother, Luze, carrying a suitcase. His handsome face was pale, and he didn't seem to be in good spirits. He walked in with unsteady steps, as if he couldn't even lift the suitcase.

"Lu Ze!"

Seeing this, Cecilia quickly stepped forward to take the suitcase from Luze.

"I am fine."

Lu Ze smiled and didn't let his sister touch the things inside.

On the way back, his injuries healed on their own as expected. But as compensation, a strong hunger surged within him, as if his body was being hollowed out from the inside. "My dear sister, I'm hungry. Is there anything left to eat at home? Preferably meat, tender meat."

"I'll go look in the kitchen right away."

Cecilia said, turning and going into the kitchen.

Lu Ze sent his sister away, took the briefcase, walked up to Ms. M, placed it on the table, and opened it.

Several boxes were piled up in one corner of the box, emitting a bloody smell—the witch's organs he had removed. He didn't want his sister to see them, so he planned to keep them separately and preserve them with a ritual to ensure their freshness. On the other side of the box were the items he had taken from Lady Sharon.

Aside from some women's items and a small amount of banknotes, three items stood out most prominently. One was an extraordinary substance extracted from Mrs. Sharon's body after her death. It was a deep purple crystal, translucent and radiant, from which one could faintly hear ambiguous whispers.

The other peculiar object, resembling a sharp spike with a black iron color, felt surprisingly light to the touch. Lu Ze, relying on his spiritual intuition, felt this must also possess an extraordinary characteristic.

As for the remaining item, it was the one that Ms. M had asked Luze to bring her—a bottle containing a red liquid extracted from the life force of many dead people in Tingen. Luze had seen Mrs. Sharon use it to mend her wounds.

"Here, what you want."

He took the bottle out, placed it on the table, and then closed the suitcase.

Ms. M took the small bottle.

Lu Ze watched her actions, seeing Ms. M open the bottle and drink the entire liquid in one gulp. A crimson light appeared on her skin, and she couldn't help but lower her head, letting out a trembling groan before slowly recovering.

Lu Ze frowned slightly. Releasing his ears, he noticed that the sound of flesh tearing apart on Ms. M's body had become quieter and was no longer as intense as before.

Sure enough, she was using that liquid for treatment.

Although I had already guessed that this would happen, it's a real shame that we can't add poison.

"Are you regretting not putting a deadly poison in it?"

As if reading Lu Ze's mind, Ms. M asked with a light laugh.

"of course not."

Lu Ze lowered his eyes. "We siblings still have your bombs implanted inside us. As long as you don't die immediately after being poisoned, you'll have enough time to kill us." Besides, shepherds are incredibly resilient and difficult to kill. He simply couldn't find a drug that could kill her instantly in a short time.

"That's right, I'm so glad you're so sensible."

Ms. M smiled and said, "As a reward for you fulfilling my request, what do you want?"

award?

Upon hearing Ms. M's words, Lu Ze was taken aback.

Is she genuinely trying to give me a reward, or does she have ulterior motives?
"What, you don't believe me?"

Ms. M said.

Lu Ze didn't say anything.

"What a pity. Well then, I'll teach you some advanced knowledge about potions, or rather, extraordinary properties. These are things the Church of the Night won't tell you." Seeing Lu Ze's ambiguous attitude, Ms. M sighed and said.

"You should already know about the acting method, so let me teach you the three laws of extraordinary characteristics."

Ms. M said.

Lu Ze readily agreed. He accepted the white bread and black tea that Cecilia had prepared for him to eat, and listened as Ms. M slowly explained the three laws.

The three laws of extraordinary characteristics are the laws of conservation, extinction, and aggregation. Conservation means that extraordinary characteristics cannot be destroyed and will be extracted from the deceased extraordinary individuals. Extinction means that the total amount of characteristics remains unchanged. Aggregation means that characteristics of the same sequence tend to aggregate together. Lu Ze had vaguely grasped some of these laws in his previous experiences, but now, after listening to Ms. M's explanation, he suddenly understood them completely.

No wonder extraordinary beings release their unique traits after death; that's because traits don't perish. Wait, so that means...
"Then the main material about the listener that you provided me before, could it be..."

“That’s right, it’s a characteristic extracted from a listener who died previously.”

Ms. M said nonchalantly.

Lu Ze's expression changed slightly, and he paused for a moment while eating, but he quickly returned to normal, picked up the white bread, dipped it in butter, and ate it, occasionally taking a sip of black tea.

"Also, among the things you got from that witch, there's an assassin's extraordinary trait," Ms. M chuckled. "If we knew what the auxiliary ingredients were, perhaps your sister could take it and become an extraordinary being. Do you have the potion recipe that you channeled from the witch?"

Lu Ze quickly recalled that she was referring to the sharp, black iron-colored crystal. It wasn't surprising that Lady Sharon, a Witch Path Beyonder, possessed a low-level Beyonder.

But should Cecilia become an Extraordinary?
He hesitated for a moment.

Just then, Luze heard a noise beside her. It was Cecilia bringing out the prepared food and placing it on the table. She must have heard Ms. M's words—or rather, the latter had deliberately let her hear them.

"Brother, are assassins extraordinary individuals who are prone to aggression?"

She prepared the tableware for Lu Ze and asked him a question.

"Yes, that's true."

Lu Ze replied.

"I see. Well then, brother, if possible, I would also like to become an extraordinary one."

After Cecilia finished tidying up, she simply sat down next to Luze, looked intently into his eyes with her equally azure eyes, and said this.

(End of this chapter)