Miss Witch's Forbidden Book Secret

This elephant hunting revolver is usually provided to northern nobles with giant blood, and is specifically used to hunt large prey on the ice field.

If Tia were to use it, her hand would probably be dislocated by this shot.

So there are secondary preparations:

Opening the wooden box, the upper and lower compartments were divided by wooden boards, and on top was a rather small rapid-fire pistol called "Angel". It could fire several bullets in a breath, and the recoil was so small that even a child could handle it.

Next to it are two timing detonators. Tia asked the watchmaker to modify the timing device using a music box, which is connected to a set of reduction gears and an eccentric cam.

And most importantly, it was the bottom layer of the wooden box—a full twenty kilograms of high explosives, neatly stacked there.

Volume 1: Chapter 3 Smokeless Gunpowder Does Not Believe in Supernatural Monsters

The delivery location agreed upon by Tia and Canaan was St. Vincent's Church, fifteen kilometers away from Newlon Port.

This is a small church that has been abandoned for a long time. It is divided into two parts, the above-ground part and the underground part. The above-ground part is the main body of the church and the cemetery, which has collapsed for the most part. The half of the church that is still relatively intact is guarded by six black-robed men dressed like cultists, but their steps are unsteady, as if they have knocked on things too much.

Tia probably couldn't protect the house as well as a goose.

The underground part is unknown, but Tia saw Canaan coming out of the underground secret door when delivering the goods, and he rarely came out at other times, so the underground should be a stronghold.

This group of debtors are also wanted criminals in the police station. It is no longer feasible to collect the debt by speaking softly, and a heavy blow must be taken.

So the debt collection plan is very simple, just blow them up and kill them all, then take the money.

........

St. Vincent's Church, cemetery at dusk.

Tia stopped the carriage hundreds of meters away, took out the wooden boxes containing explosives and detonators, and hid them all in the oak forest outside the cemetery.

Disguise was also necessary. She wore a veil and a smock, dressing herself up tightly.

It's the kind of look that would make people suspect you're wearing a "clock that runs backwards" if you go out on the street on Earth.

"It's going to rain soon." Tia smelled the moist smell in the air, and looked up again. Dark clouds were slowly rolling across the sky.

In this case, action must be quick.

Tia immediately removed the explosives one by one and walked through the cemetery to the church.

Outside the church stood a rusty iron fence, a half-broken chain hanging from the door, creaking and swaying in the wind. Inside, the orange glow of a bonfire shone, and several figures could be vaguely seen, all wearing burqas that concealed their faces and bodies. From time to time, the sound of laughter could be heard.

Anyone who has experience in bombing churches should know that as long as the vaults and flying buttresses or the load-bearing walls are accurately blasted, the entire building can be quickly blown down.

Tia's target was the load-bearing walls. Most of them had collapsed and the structure had long been unstable. Another explosion would send those minions directly into the sky.

But just as Tia was trying to climb over the fence, she heard a clear female voice from the front, "Are you here to find the Hand of Transformation too? You're here pretty early."

shock!

"Why are you looking at me like that? If you're not looking for the Hand of Transformation, why are you dressed so tightly? You're not here to kill anyone, are you?"

Not far ahead, by the fence, a young girl in a black robe was leaning against it, with a half-smile on her face.

Tia held the explosive pack in her arms, her left hand holding a rapid-fire pistol from her sleeve, and said calmly, "I'm here to collect a debt."

"what?"

The black-robed girl was somewhat surprised. She looked at Tia's figure and said curiously, "Then you better be careful. Those people in there are not easy to deal with."

Tia asked tentatively, "You are not from the Hand of Transformation?"

The name sounds like a cult organization in the game.

"How is that possible!" the black-robed girl said, "I'm here to do business with the Hand of Transformation. They're the only ones in Ansu who can get the secret tome of alchemy. Are you new here?"

Tia didn't reply at all, but just stared at him with a wary look for a few seconds.

"Although the police say they're a cult or something, they do have some business credibility. After all, they're a major foreign supernatural organization. That's why I came to the Hand of Transformation to buy the Alchemy Book."

"..."

Cultists may have business credit, but it is unlikely that cultists have business credit.

This brings us to the fact that she had been eating black bread and corn grits porridge for a month.

Tia said calmly, "I don't care about that. You just mentioned the Extraordinary Organization. Are there Extraordinary people in it?"

Although he has no idea what the Hand of Transformation or the Transcendent are, he can become unfathomable as long as he pretends to know a lot and speaks in a cold and ruthless voice.

"Yes. A Sequence 8 alchemist. Why else would I be here?"

The black-robed girl rolled her eyes.

"Canaan, right? How strong is he?"

"Are you really here to collect a debt?"

"Didn't I just say that?"

"Well... not that strong, after all, I'm still a mortal..."

"When will it come out?"

"Wait until the underground church opens. Now..." The girl in black robe lifted her sleeves, revealing her fair wrists, and took out a pocket watch from her robe. It ticked away, and it was already 6:30 in the afternoon.

"There's still about half an hour left. He's still in the basement of the church. God knows what he's doing in there... I guess, he's probably in that place."

The black-robed girl pointed to an open space in the middle of the collapsed church, where two torches were stuck, probably for marking.

"Then I understand."

"Ah? Clear about what?"

"I know where to go to collect debts."

Click! Tia raised her rapid-fire pistol and pointed it at the black-robed girl's forehead.

............

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

In the woods, Tia tied up the girl in black robe tightly. She had just taken off her socks and stuffed them into her mouth, and was now about to tie her up with a rope to prevent her from making any more noise.

"Ahem! Wait a minute! Wait a minute!"

The girl quickly spat out the socks and said, "I'm here to find the alchemy secret book. You can go after whoever you want to collect the debt from. If you want to kill them all, I won't stop you. I'll even help you!"

Tia paused, pointed at her rapid-fire pistol, and asked, "Can we kill everyone in there with this?"

"Those above ground are fine, but the underground ones aren't. Alchemists at Sequence Eight can already swap four elements within a short distance of three meters. They can turn the ground into a swimming pool or construct an iron wall with flames. Your gun is too small to penetrate his defenses."

"What about this?" Tia took out her elephant hunting revolver again.

The elephant hunting bullet, which was nearly as long as a middle finger, was pushed out and hit the black-robed girl's face.

"An elephant hunting rifle! Isn't this for hunting mammoths? Are you using this to collect debts?!"

The girl felt it was outrageous. Are you here to collect a debt or to take my life?

The key is where did they get this thing?! Isn't it illegal for civilians to possess this thing in Anzu?

The girl suddenly realized and asked in surprise, "Are you a noble?"

"I'm asking if you can do this."

"Okay! Absolutely! But you won't be able to shoot accurately with your body. If you're too close, he can just turn your gun into a pile of sand."

"What about this?" Tia moved the box over with difficulty.

With a bang, he opened the box and looked inside.

The black-robed girl took a closer look, but it was too late to see clearly. But when Tia picked up a handful and showed it to her, she was stunned.

This, this, this...this is definitely dynamite!

And it was smokeless gunpowder of a very high purity, impossible to buy through normal channels! Just for this box of explosives, the crime he faces is probably more serious than that of the alchemist who engaged in illegal missionary work and smuggled people into the country!

"Add this and this, can we take out everyone inside at once?"

The black-robed girl swallowed her saliva and asked cautiously, "Do you have a grudge against the Hand of Transformation?"

"Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask." Tia took off the other sock and tried to stuff it into the girl's mouth again.

The black-robed girl quickly twisted her body a few times and volunteered, "No! No! I can help! I just want their secret book, and I'm not really interested in whether they live or die!"

Volume 1: Chapter 4: Unveiling the Supernatural

"your name."

"Vera, just call me Vera!"

"Tell me first, what's going on inside? What is the Hand of Transformation?"

"You don't even know me, and you come here to grind me to ashes?!"

The pistol was pressed directly against his temple, and he dared not move. The black-robed girl raised her hands in surrender and said nervously, "I can't tell you the details of the Hand of Transformation. They are a large multinational organization composed of alchemists. But they are basically not found in Anzu. Today's case is a special case."

"I also heard that this alchemist is on the wanted list of the Anti-Suppression Bureau—that's the police department..."

With that said, Tia had a rough idea of ​​the structure of the supernatural world. In addition to the spontaneously formed supernatural organizations, there were also official supernatural organizations.

This means that supernatural powers may not be common, but they are definitely not rare.

Tia nodded slightly and continued to ask: "What about the situation inside the church?"

Vera said obediently, "There are only six people in the hall above ground, all ordinary people. They are probably just hired thugs."

She glanced at Tia's rapid-fire pistol, paused, and said, "We can kill with this."

"Too dangerous. You do it."

Vera raised her hands in surrender. She asked, "How?"

Tia said: "Blow them all up. It's easy to solve."

Vera's pupils trembled. God damn it, it could be solved so easily.

Using twenty kilograms of explosives to deal with six weaklings, it would be troublesome!

but--

"I can't help you with that! Your smokeless powder detonates too quickly. I'm afraid I'll be killed if I throw some dynamite in there and it explodes. Have you ever considered trying a different explosive, like nitrocellulose?"

"I can't get it. But I have a backup plan."

"Okay, let's continue. What about the alchemist down there?"

"Let's clear out the miscellaneous soldiers outside first. You act as bait in the front and lure him over to my side. When the jackals come, we have the shotgun."

Vera's eyes widened and she asked, "Why am I the bait?"

"If you act as bait, I can beat Canaan to death. If I act as bait, can you beat him to death?"

Tia raised the elephant hunting rifle in her hand. This thing could penetrate a mammoth's head, so penetrating a human head was no problem.

As for the so-called extraordinary person, based on her judgment of Vera just now, the black-robed girl had no reason to lie. Canaan, the extraordinary person, was actually still a mortal.

It is not an abstract thing like fighting spirit turning into a horse, titled Douluo, magical boy, mythical creature, etc.

If all else fails, throw detonators and explosives down, and they will be killed.

Vera immediately said, "Okay... I'll do it. What about the backup plan you agreed on?"

"Here it is. Take it."

Tia's voice was calm. She found the box very calmly and then took out two time bombs.

These two time bombs were made by hand using music boxes and detonators. They were not the ticking time bombs commonly seen in later generations, but were wound up and accompanied by pleasant music.

"What is this? A music box?" Vera looked confused.

Aren’t you here to collect a debt? Why are you giving me gifts?

She had actually seen this music box before. It was sold in a shopping mall in New York. However, the ones in the mall were much smaller and cost several pounds each. It was so expensive that she only dared to listen to it but not buy it.

Tia took out a detonator bomb and asked Vera to wind it up.

There was also a beautiful music when winding the spring. Vera had never thought that she would touch such a precious thing with her own hands in such an occasion...

The black-robed girl had just finished twisting the strings when Tia said calmly, "It's a time bomb with a detonator inside. Remember to insert the pin, otherwise the detonator will explode after the song ends. You'd better act quickly."

"what!?"