The group followed the familiar behind the Tower City kitten’s familiar, but after a while, they discovered that the familiar was leading them toward a place that demons would least like to go.
“Rias, what direction is this road?”
Kiba Juubai’s expression turned serious.
“Toward the church?”
Rias slowed her pace, glanced at the distance, and pondered, “I’ve lived in Kuoh Town for a long time, so naturally, I’m familiar with some of the special places here.”
This included the place that demons hated the most: the church.
“Shirayuki, did you get it wrong?”
Tower City kitten stopped and bent down to pick up the white kitten, asking softly, “Meow meow meow meow!”
The white kitten seemed to resent being doubted and meowed loudly.
“You didn’t get it wrong?”
Tower City kitten was slightly stunned.
Since this was an open field, the lost demon’s lingering aura would quickly dissipate with the wind.
There were too few residual traces, almost negligible.
Her sense of smell wasn't sharp enough to accurately judge the lost demon’s whereabouts from these insignificant traces.
She could only rely on the familiar.
“President, Shirayuki didn’t get it wrong. This is the right direction.”
Tower City kitten truthfully relayed what she had received from the familiar.
“Speaking of which, that church has been abandoned for a long time. No one has taken care of it.”
Rias pondered for a moment, chuckled, and analyzed, “Priests and exorcists haven’t been there for a long time. If it were to be used as a hiding place, the church would be a good spot.”
“Maybe there will be a pleasant surprise.”
Rias smiled gracefully, then continued to let Tower City kitten’s familiar lead the way.
Soon, everyone arrived at the area where the church was located.
“Here, there are traces left by the lost demon.”
On the concrete road, the holes corroded by the liquid spit out by the lost demon were too obvious. Anyone who wasn’t blind could see them.
Kiba Yuuto squatted down to observe for a while, then said solemnly, “It looks like it happened not long ago.”
The corrosion marks were still fresh and hadn’t been covered by dust or anything else.
Rias scanned her surroundings with a serious expression, but didn’t say anything.
“This way.”
Tower City kitten immediately ran toward the nearby forest.
“It seems that this is the right place. I can feel the lost demon’s aura.”
Kiba Juubai suddenly smiled with a hint of excitement.
“But what’s wrong with this lost demon? Before, it was always cautious, but here, it seems to be completely unconcerned about hiding its presence.”
Kiba Yuuto was also on high alert. He ran while checking his surroundings.
Compared to the places where the lost demon had hidden before, this was too strange.
It was as if it were telling everyone, “I’m here, follow my tracks and come after me.”
“This is...”
A giant corpse appeared before them. The corpse was charred black, obviously caused by injuries similar to flames or lightning strikes.
“A-la, a-la, seems like someone got there first.”
Kiba Juubai let out her signature laugh, but her tone was somewhat dangerous.
“Who could it be? Who would actually attack a lost demon? And judging from the extent of the damage, the attacker must be pretty strong.”
Kiba Yuuto examined the lost demon’s corpse, then glanced at his surroundings. “It seems someone used the power of flames to directly burn the lost demon.”
“I can’t smell anything else. Shirayuki, can you smell it?”
Tower City kitten asked her familiar.
Because of being burned by flames, many smells had dissipated, leaving only the smell of burnt meat and burnt wood.
“Meow meow meow meow!”
The white kitten immediately cried out happily.
“You’ve already memorized his smell. You can tell if he’s in front of you?”
Tower City kitten nodded and stroked the white kitten’s head as a reward. “Shirayuki, you’re so amazing.”
The white kitten immediately closed its eyes comfortably and rubbed against Tower City kitten’s hand.
“Shirayuki said that besides the lost demon’s smell, there is another one, a young male.”
Tower City kitten relayed the information identified by her familiar.
Male and female smells are different. Even ordinary people can easily tell their gender by smell if they are face-to-face.
The white kitten’s sense of smell was incredibly sensitive, so it could naturally tell the difference.
The white kitten left Tower City kitten’s side and circled the area for a long time, but it was still unsuccessful.
It was good at tracking by smell, but Xia Yan deliberately took a detour when he left to prevent anyone from following him.
Humans are different from demons. The scent they leave behind isn’t particularly strong.
Moreover, Kuoh Town is a human town. Once mixed into human areas, the smell becomes very mixed and easily diluted and dissipates.
Xia Yan didn't use any magic, so he left even fewer clues behind.
Rias’s expression was very serious as she stared at the charred lost demon corpse.
“Rias, you look a little off. What’s wrong?”
Kiba Juubai asked.
“It’s nothing. Just seeing the wounds on this lost demon reminded me of someone I don’t want to mention.”
Rias shook her head.
“Phe...nix?”
Kiba Juubai uttered four words in a heavy tone.
The moment the four words were spoken, not only Rias, but also Kiba Yuuto and Tower City kitten’s faces couldn’t help but sink.
They all knew the meaning of the Phoenix to Rias and knew how much Rias disliked the second son of the Phoenix family, Riser Phoenix.
“The residual flame aura is exactly the same as the Phoenix Fire, but it shouldn’t be them.”
Rias said in a deep voice, “Knowing them, if they were in Kuoh Town, they wouldn’t be so inconspicuous, nor would they not greet me.”
To be precise, except for Riser Phoenix, the other Phoenix members wouldn’t come to Kuoh Town for no reason.
Even if they really did come, they would go to Kuoh Academy first.
After all, this is under the jurisdiction of the Gremory.
Moreover, knowing Riser Phoenix, if he came to the human world, he would definitely appear in a grand fashion.
Leaving without a trace is definitely not his style.
“Moreover, this level of residual magic intensity doesn’t match anyone in the Phoenix family.”
Rias knew all the members of the Phoenix family.
But the residual magic traces showed that the person using flames wasn’t an upper-level demon.
And he was male.
No one in the Phoenix family fit the bill.
“Then who could it be?”
Kiba Juubai was very puzzled.
According to the battle traces, it was too similar to the fighting style of the Phoenix family.
The wounds on the lost demon, plus the charred marks around it, and the residual magic aura were too similar to the Phoenix family’s innate Phoenix Fire.
“I don’t know either.”
Rias gave a wry smile. “It seems that no one else should be able to use this flame except the Phoenix family.”
This is a racial talent.
Just like her destructive magic, it is the power that comes from bloodline.
No one outside the clan can use it.
“Could it be a bloodline left behind by the Phoenix family?”
Kiba Juubai came up with this possibility.
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