223 The Two Diviners (1/2)
”This is the place, is it not?” The tall one of the two Diviners asked with confusion as he looked around the small alleyway.
”It is indeed here,” the shorter one nodded his head. ”The corpses are both warm still, and one is a bit colder than the other, but they were both killed less than an hour ago.”
”There are a lot of scars on the ground,” the shorter Diviner continued. ”Over there the first mark is clearly made from a cut that cut off this dead man's leg, and another mark from the cut that cut off his head.”
”It is clear that the sword that was used to cut this man's head and leg off was massive and sharp. It was so sharp that it made these ten centimeter wide and three meter long gashes in the ground.”
”Over on this side, the ground has cracked like a spiderweb. There are footprints and claw marks all over ground.” The tall Diviner was the one who took over analyzing the scene when he looked at the surroundings of the berserker's demise.
”This man died quite a bit after the other man. It seems that there were at least two people fighting, one beast and one human. Do you think the human has made a contract with the beast?” The tall Diviner was confused.
”No,” the shorter Diviner shook his head. ”That was not a contracted beast. Although the beast roar was majestic, the beast cannot be that strong. This dead person was only an Ordinary Knight, but it still seemed as if it was some sort of rather bitter combat. The other one, the one with the sword, was a much cleaner execution.”
”The execution of this one was indeed quite bloody; he has not even been left with an intact corpse.” The tall Diviner looked at the berserker and kicked his mutilated corpse with some disinterest.
”So do you think that it was a Primordial Beast from the council?” the tall Diviner asked, his disinterested expression turning excited.
Every Diviner knew about the Council of Elders that had the highest authority in the entire Primordial Beast world. To become a member of the Council of Elders, one had to be a true monster.
”Use your brain, will you?” The shorter Diviner snorted while cleaning his hands with a cloth, removing the blood stains from examining the corpses.
”If it was indeed someone from the Council, they would not have had such a hard time killing these two experts. A single stomp of their foot would kill these two fools before they even knew what had happened.”
”When I look at this battle, it is clear that whoever it was had a tight battle. The victor's cultivation base was lower than the opponent's. Still, they managed to jump ranks and defeat them in such a brutal way.”
”We also have to consider the reaction of all the beasts we had captured when the roar appeared,” the shorter Diviner continued. ”When the roar resounded, all the beasts laid down flat on the ground as if they were scared or worshipping something.”
”It is clear that it was not a normal beast. Not even the usual Primordial Beast,” the shorter one mused out loud while rubbing his chin. ”In fact, I can only think of one creature that is capable of inducing such submissive behavior from the other beasts, and at the same time have such a powerful roar at a low level of strength.”
”What is it?” the tall Diviner asked with bated breath. He was truly curious about what kind of beast had this strength. ”It could be a Sovereign Beast,” the shorter Diviner said after hesitating for a bit.
”Sovereign Beast?!” The tall diviner choked violently when he heard this. ”But they are extinct!” he exclaimed, shocked but also scared. ”We know they did not exist for the past couple of thousand years—they vanished after the great human rebellion, and no one has seen one since.”
”Just because no one has seen them does not mean that they are extinct,” the shorter Diviner said slowly. He was uncomfortable about the fact that this battle seemed to mark the return of a Sovereign Beast, but even if he said that there was a chance that it was a Sovereign Beast, he was in truth only two percent certain of his statement.
”Well, the beasts that attacked these unfortunate experts have long since fled. We will get nothing from staying here,” the shorter Diviner sighed after thinking about their options for a bit.
”We can ask around though. Even though it is a rather deserted area, there are definitely eyewitnesses.”
Normally, the shorter Diviner would have ignored a few murders and focused on his task, but this time he felt that the possibility of capturing a Sovereign Beast was so alluring that he could not help but feel excited and greedy.
If he really managed to catch a Sovereign Beast, he would be considered a hero of humanity. He would be showered with praise and would without a doubt be promoted.
”Well then, let us ask around.” the taller Diviner was aware of what this shorter Diviner was thinking, but he still decided to help. Even if all the fame went to the shorter Diviner because of them being teammates, some light would also shine onto him.
And with that thought, the taller Diviner began searching for eyewitnesses with renewed vigor.
As a matter of fact, it was not hard to find someone who had seen something. Beggars and those pretending to be beggars were everywhere, including this small desolate alleyway.
”I want ten essence stones for the information,” the beggar was adamant with his request. Although ten essence stones was a whole lot of wealth, they were eager to know more given the chance to catch a Sovereign Beast should their conclusions be true.
Having received the ten essence stones, the smile on the beggar's face grew by the minute. He had actually managed to get such wealth. It was clear that he would be able to live a good life in the future if he managed to leave the lawless area before getting robbed.
”Okay, the information you want, I have it,” he said seriously. Now he had gained money so it was only fair he gave something worth it in return.