I Will Teach You How to Hunt Gods-Chapter 386 - 44: Rose Mark

"Generally speaking, random killings without reason are rare in the world. People who carry out assassinations usually have a compelling reason to do so."

"So, if we find out what these two did, what enemies they made, we might be able to find some clues."

Yun You patiently explained.

Actually, there was one thing she hadn't directly told Mokaka, which was... those who can wield Cyberspace would not commit random killings.

These people have an extremely strong sense of purpose, and they almost never kill those unrelated to themselves.

"..."

Seeing Yun You taking the initiative to speak, Mokaka was silent for a moment, but eventually nodded, agreeing to the young girl's request.

She tapped slightly on the tablet, pulled up the information on the two, and handed the tablet over.

[Mercenary File 1: Kaelin]

[Mercenary File 2: Becca]

Yun You started to read carefully.

Honestly, the information on these two was quite simple.

The former was a freelance Apprentice Death God, Level 2, part of the Mad Dog Sequence, without a mentor or apprentice, from an ordinary background, simply a very common Apprentice Death God.

The latter was the commander of a Mercenary Corps, with a high degree of body modification, 70% of the body replaced with prosthetic machinery, with power roughly comparable to a Level 1 Apprentice Death God.

Both of them had clean backgrounds, with no ties to any other forces. For this reason, Mokaka chose to hire them.

However, after a secondary confirmation using the "Information Reconnaissance Chip," Yun You found out that the information Mokaka provided was somewhat lacking.

According to the files, their pasts were "spotless," with no crimes committed, no innocents killed, and the only wrongdoing being an incident from three years ago.

According to the files, three years ago, while executing a patrol mission in R District of Nest City No. 3, Kaelin encountered a kidnapping situation.

At that time, an escaped felon kidnapped a family of three due to lack of escape funds.

The individual was formidable, with a high degree of prosthetic modification, and the police couldn't handle it, so they dispatched Kaelin, who was the acting R District patrol officer, to negotiate on the scene.

However, due to Kaelin's misjudgment of the felon's capabilities, he directly rushed into the kidnapping scene to save the hostages, which angered the felon, causing him to kill the hostages in a fit of rage.

Kaelin's assistant at the time was mercenary Becca.

This was the only blemish on their records... but according to Mokaka's records, this wasn't considered too big of a flaw, as a rescue failure is different from deliberate murder; at most it was a dereliction of duty. In a place like the Nest City where life is cheap, it's not a significant issue.

However...

This explanation was merely one side of the story in the records.

Using the Information Reconnaissance Chip, Yun You uncovered another answer...

According to an interview with a small tabloid, the two did not misjudge the felon's capabilities at all.

Or rather, strictly speaking, with their level of skill at the time, they could have easily decapitated the felon before he killed the hostages, preventing the slaughter.

But they didn't do that.

Security camera footage recorded their actions.

They leisurely approached the crime scene, glanced at the hostages, and then kicked open the door without hesitation.

The loud noise startled the criminal, who grabbed a knife and held it to the child's throat, shouting for the two to back off.

But the two did not turn back; they just kept walking forward with a smile, step by step...

The pleas of the hostages and the frightened shouts of the criminal could not stop the two.

They advanced nonchalantly, yet did not make a move to save the hostages, seeming instead to provoke the criminal to act.

And indeed, that's what happened...

When the two reached the felon, he had already wet his pants in fear. Although the knife was still against the hostage's carotid artery, his trembling hands meant he was unlikely to make a move.

At this point, they could have left since the criminal was already terrified and dared not act.

But they didn't do that; instead, they giddily pressed a finger against the back of the knife, pushing it gently forward by an inch.

Thus, the blade pierced the skin, severing the trachea and artery.

The hostage died just like that, at the felon's "hands."

Afterward, the two repeated the method, forcing the felon to kill the other two hostages as well.

Then, feeling they had completed their task, they laughed and left, leaving behind the confused felon, who was then shot dead by the arriving officers.

This was the true story of the incident!

However, due to the powerful influence of the Apprentice Death Gods, this report existed for only a few hours before being deleted, and the case file was altered to its current unrecognizable form.

Because of this, the two passed the Hugo Clan's inspection and became Mokaka's guards.

Yuanbao's Information Reconnaissance Chip discovered this because she borrowed the permissions of a Death God to dig up this long-deleted news from the deep web.

"Interesting..."

Yun You slightly furrowed her brows.

"It seems these two deaths might be related to the incident three years ago." 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"But there shouldn't be many people who know about this case, and most likely they must be from the Apprentice Death God group, or else they wouldn't know these details."

"Could the assassin be a survivor of that case? No, the victims were a family of three, all confirmed dead at the crime scene."

"Or could it be a 'Vigilante' of sorts?"

Yun You recalled the superhero movies she had seen, which featured many vigilantes fighting for justice.

But if you think about it this way, the potential suspects expand significantly, ranging from people in Nest City to those out in the wilderness.

"In any case, these two certainly had it coming... it's just that the timing of their deaths is a bit too coincidental."

Yun You handed back the tablet, continuing to examine the corpses, the peculiar bite mark-like wounds always making her uneasy.

"Wait..."

Suddenly, the young girl seemed to notice something.

She stared intently at the countless wounds, and a possibility suddenly flashed in her mind.

"Rose."

"These look like wounds made by rose thorns!"

Roses, a common flower in the Nest City, are large and flamboyant, quite beautiful, but their stems are full of sharp thorns that can inflict numerous wounds if one isn't careful.

Yun You had been pricked by them as a child, leaving a strong impression.

"Mokaka, do you have any special impression of the flower rose?"

"..."

Mokaka was slightly taken aback, then her expression gradually turned somber.

After a long time, she spoke softly, "Rose..."

"To be honest."

"Our Hugo Clan's crest is a large red rose."

"It's the insignia my father personally chose. He said that the reason he could establish his fortune and earn his first bucket of gold was because of the 'large red rose'..."