Recently, the nights in the imperial capital have been very restless. It is unclear when a deranged serial killer appeared, who kills a young girl every night and dismembers their bodies. The scenes are extremely bloody, but no traces can be found at the crime scene, except for a coffin drawn with the victim's blood. This incident has been dubbed the "Blood Coffin" case.

The origin of the incident occurred two months ago in the second week of Bexia. He and Carter went to the adventurer's guild on their day off and heard about it. It was widely spread in the imperial capital, which is the capital of the Asman Kingdom!

To dare to commit murder in such a place is a complete contempt for the Asman Kingdom. Even though similar incidents have not occurred in hundreds of years, the entire imperial capital's guard force has been mobilized this time. Adventurers have also posted notices and offered rewards for any information related to the case.

"Bexia, you don't look well these days, Ophelia Sister!" Bexia looked at Ophelia, who had tired eyes, and couldn't help but ask.

"It's all because of the murder case in the imperial capital! This murderer is too audacious. He dares to kill in the imperial capital, and has been doing it for several consecutive days!" Ophelia complained, gritting her teeth at the audacious killer. But they couldn't catch him or find any way to stop him.

"Moreover, the most important thing is that we can't find any information about him. It's like he appeared out of thin air. But one thing worth noting is that this killer is not only killing for the sake of killing, he has some sort of purpose!"

Ophelia recalled the previous cases. Every time the victims were young and beautiful girls. She initially suspected that the perpetrator was a perverted criminal of a certain kind. However, the girls who were killed were not violated but were ruthlessly murdered and dismembered. And one noteworthy point was that their hearts were taken away!

"This killer only targets young and beautiful women and kills them in a very cruel way. And in the end, he takes their hearts. There must be some special purpose behind it, or the killer is just a deranged murderer who digs out hearts to satisfy his sick desire..." Ophelia said, falling into deep thought. This case was assigned to her and Kelvin to handle. In fact, it was a test given by their father, the king. Whoever could handle it well would surely earn praise and improve their reputation among the people.

"Well... Ophelia sister, aren't you in danger? You are so beautiful!" Bexia said half jokingly but also with some concern.

"Oh! So now even my sister is teasing me. Do you want me to beat you up?" Ophelia clenched her fist, showing a challenging look.

"I'm just reminding you. Although I don't think it's likely, Ophelia sister, you still need to be careful!"

"If that killer dares to come after me, I'll show him how I deal with him. He's made it difficult for me to sleep for several nights!" Ophelia drew her slender sword from her waist, and a clear sword sound rang out. At the same time, an invisible breeze flowed on the blade. This sword was called "Gale," a magic weapon imbued with the power of the wind element.

"Today's training ends here. I have to go back and handle some things. Betty, you can go back by yourself!" Ophelia waved her hand gracefully and left. Bexia only moved from her original position when Ophelia's figure disappeared from her sight. Not for any other reason, but because Bexia was really tired and needed some rest.

Walking back to the academy, Bexia could hear discussions about the Blood Coffin case from groups of people. Many were fearful and uneasy, as the stories they heard were too gruesome.

Suddenly, Bexia thought of Long Mo Mo. Ophelia, being a princess, must have high security. But Long Mo Mo was alone in a remote shrine, which made him worried. And most importantly, he hadn't seen her for the past few days. She had promised to teach him another combat technique, and now thinking about it, Bexia suddenly felt a sense of fear. Could something have happened to Long Mo Mo?

Bexia couldn't help worrying more about Xiaomo. He paused for a moment, knowing that if he didn't go back now, the dormitory administrator would scold him. But the thought of Xiaomo being in danger made him really uneasy, even though he knew Xiaomo was capable...

"I'll just go and see Sis Dragon!" Bexia quickly made up his mind. He knew the possibility was slim, but he needed to reassure himself. Even if he got scolded, it would be worth it. He couldn't live with himself if something happened to Xiaomo.

"Let's buy some food first!" In his mind, Bexia assumed Xiaomo was safe and sound at the shrine. Xiaomo tended to be lazy and skip meals, as Bexia had learned from past experiences.

Xiaomo liked sweets, and it seemed like all girls did. Ophelia, Bexia's older sister, also had a sweet tooth. There was a fancy cake shop in Asman City that she frequented. It was not far from here, so Bexia decided to get some cakes for her.

"Have you heard? There didn't seem to be any murder in the city last night!"

As Bexia paid at the cake shop, he overheard a conversation between two city guards and couldn't help but listen attentively.

"Could it be that the murderer was caught?!" one of them asked.

"No, it seems like the murderer changed targets. They say that this morning, in a village outside the city, everyone was killed, regardless of age or gender. And their hearts were taken!"

"Shh!" The other guard gasped in shock at the brutality of the murderer's actions.

"Why hasn't the kingdom caught this savage murderer? If he were in our capital..." The guard didn't get to finish his sentence before he noticed Bexia approaching.

"I just want to ask, where did the murder happen?!" Bexia frowned at the guards' words, taking out a golden badge and holding it between his fingers as he questioned them.

"Sire Knight!" The two guards immediately stood at attention, terrified. Bexia didn't like using his status to intimidate others, but he wanted to quickly get to the bottom of things.

"The murder occurred in the west of the capital!"

"The west?!" Bexia's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this. He then asked, "Was it near the shrine?"

"Yes?! They say it happened near the shrine...!"

"Sire Knight..." Before the guard could finish his sentence, Bexia quickly ran out. His uneasiness grew heavier after hearing those words.