CHAPTER 55: CHAPTER 7: INSPIRATION CHECK_2

Shawn couldn’t identify the spell abilities of the fiery red woman.

However, as her figure appeared, violent explosions erupted across the battlefield, with such power that the rising dust began to obstruct the view, leaving the ground pitted and uneven.

Bam.

Benjamin’s figure appeared, covered in bloodstains but unwounded, holding that black umbrella.

"Mimic Monster?" Benjamin’s expression changed slightly upon landing.

He looked at the others in front of him and said in a deep voice, "Nothing happened, right?"

For a moment.

Everyone’s eyes turned to Shawn behind them.

Shawn nodded slightly and said, "Captain. It’s solved."

This one is real.

Upon hearing this, William breathed a sigh of relief and took his hand off the gun grip.

Not far away, another robust figure appeared on a rooftop. He was a man in his thirties, with a stern face, wearing a beret, holding a sniper rifle that Shawn definitely didn’t mistake for, surely a sniper rifle, resembling a World War II-era style.

This man’s gaze was very sharp, like a mighty eagle. He placed his fingers on his forehead and slightly lifted them, greeting Benjamin before leaping down from the third floor.

"Ranger Path?"

Shawn saw the dual blades on the man’s waist. Of course, he wasn’t coveting this; he was coveting the sniper rifle in the man’s hand.

The Dorne Kingdom should have strict control over firearms. Ordinary patrol officers did not carry guns. Most police use revolvers, which was the first time Shawn saw large-scale firearms.

The Ranger Path is a natural marksman.

In the low sequence of Transcendents, their combat power is in the first echelon, very powerful as long as they have guns and bullets.

"Every Transcendent path pushes one’s specialties to the extreme."

"The Wizard Path indeed matures much slower."

Shawn glanced at Gemma nearby. The opponent should be a Level 6-10 wizard, whose combat power only truly revealed part after digesting the extraordinary essence of the Second Stage.

On the other side, the battle was already ending.

Approximately five or six high-sequence Death Pilgrims surrounded the Black Goat Descendants. Shawn could only catch sight of three of them, with one almost entirely invisible, not exposed even when attacking. Shawn wasn’t sure if he was human, as the opponent seemed like an eerie phantom.

Not far away, William brought over a petite young man.

The person who previously shouted for help should have been a wild Transcendent, like a private detective, and William also found a crumpled notebook from him.

"Captain." William handed the notebook to Benjamin.

Benjamin quickly took it, glanced through it, then frowned slightly, handing it to Shawn and said, "Take a look."

This was an account book, chaotic in handwriting.

No anomalies could be inferred from the surface, but Shawn’s spirituality responded the moment he touched it.

Something’s wrong.

This ledger has a problem.

An investigator’s inspiration is a very mystical thing. Most investigators cannot directly perceive supernatural anomalies like Shawn; many investigators rely entirely on their intuition to track bizarre events, occasionally needing the sixth sense to find clues.

Shawn understood this ability as ’Inspiration Check.’

The most important inspiration check in an investigator’s daily work is whether something is related to bizarre events, or whether this person has directly contacted strange creatures.

Many investigators must rely on ’Flash of Inspiration’ to find clues.

But following intuition is also dangerous, as it can lead to madness.

"An investigator’s inspiration check is essentially directly perceiving the traces left by eerie presences."

"Very risky behavior."

Shawn was currently hesitating, considering whether to perform a flash of inspiration, undergoing an inspiration check.

The current situation was such that a bizarre event had exploded; if he attempted an inspiration check before everything activated, seeking clues to prevent this, it would certainly be worth trying. But in this scenario, performing an inspiration check could lead to diminishing returns, possibly anchoring useless clues.

——Detect Emotions.

"Where did this come from?" Shawn stared at the private detective before him.

Held by William, his arms locked, he appeared very tense.

This petite private detective stammered, "I found it from my client!... She said her husband recently seemed strange... asked me to investigate..."

Hmm?

Shawn listened, brow furrowed, and said sternly, "Explain in detail."

William exerted strength instantly, and the private detective screamed at once.

"No... It hurts!... " The man before him screamed in pain, hurriedly saying, "My client noticed her husband behaving strangely recently... and had not been intimate with her for a long time... She suspected her husband was having an affair, keeping a lover outside!... "

"She paid me a 100 dinar deposit to investigate."

"I secretly tracked her husband for several days and did not find him having any lover outside."

"I only found this ledger."

Shawn reread the ledger. It was a purchasing list, extremely chaotic, with careless notes, some difficult to discern, but many items were various meats and innards, with several candle purchases.

"Some items inside resemble ritual supplies."

Were the summoning ritual items to bring forth those monsters purchased by the owner of this notebook?