Kieran squatted down in front of the shattered phantoms and carefully checked them. After making sure there were no problems, he stood up again.
Pro level [Mystical Knowledge] prevented Kieran from accessing more profound knowledge about the soul but the little bit of knowledge that was revealed was enough for Kieran to understand that no matter how careful he was against an opponent who could manipulate the soul, it was never too much to be careful. Especially when there was a curse in this world.
After turning around, Kieran didn't go up to Perry Kaner and the elder right away. Instead, he cleaned up the battlefield.
Four low Magic rank items were self-explanatory.
A mechanical item and two skill books were the more noteworthy ones.
[Name: Rapid Viper Crossbow]
[Type: Weapon]
[Rarity: Great]
[Attribute: 1. Continuous Fire; 2. Salvo Fire]
[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]
[Remark: This is a hand crossbow with skills, able to reload 5 arrows at once, an assassin's favorite!]
...
[Continuous Shooting: A crossbow chamber formed by mechanical springs. You don't need to reload and can fire continuously]
[Salvo Fire: Able to fire all arrows at once]
...
Kieran was holding the [Rapid Viper Crossbow] in his hand. It was the size of a cross bow but had a fist-sized crossbow.
It wasn't a Magic rank item but a purely mechanical hand crossbow.
Even so, the crossbow was almost equivalent to a high Magic rank item.
Kieran opened up the mechanical crossbow and saw the shiny arrows with a faint sweet smell. He couldn't help but nod in satisfaction.
Kieran didn't think smearing poison on the arrows was against his principles.
From Kieran's point of view, once a fight broke out, it would be considered as an enemy.
So what if one was unscrupulous against an enemy?
The two skill books were glowing in green.
One of them was called "Viper Sword" and the other was "Viper Dart".
As the name suggested, both were skill books.
After transferring everything into [Crimson Ghost Stomach], Kieran turned to Perry Kaner.
Of course, in Perry Kaner and the elder's eyes, Kieran was seriously cleaning and inspecting the battlefield.
The old man frowned slightly in response.
Obviously, he was somewhat dissatisfied with Kieran's actions.
Even though Kieran had saved him and killed the traitors, the traitors were still from Snake school. Every one of them carried the secrets of Snake school.
But Pellicner said nothing.
The old man remained silent out of respect for Perry Kaner.
"How is it?"
Perry Kaner looked at Kieran and ignored Kieran's harvest. She was more concerned about Kieran's discovery.
The appearance of the Prairie people's secret arts on the traitor of Snake School was enough to catch the attention of the Snake School leader.
Wasn't the destruction of Snake school caused by Holly colluding with outsiders?
Perry Kaner did not want to repeat the same mistake after what happened in the past.
"No!"
Kieran shook his head.
He wasn't trying to hide it, but it was the truth. He hadn't found any valuable clues.
As for destroying the illusory figure and cutting off all the clues?
Kieran would never think so.
His subordinates or even his closest ones were killed and the figure appeared in an illusory figure just to scare him?
Stop joking.
Unless the figure was an idiot, there must be some other motive behind the figure's actions.
Before Kieran truly grasped the figure's goal, he wouldn't be Kieran if he didn't make a move against a powerhouse that specialized in soul spells.
"Is that so?"
Perry Kaner looked at Kieran with a doubtful gaze.
The cooperation between both of them was a form of coercion.
With such a foundation, it was impossible for Kieran to fully trust her.
Kieran didn't care about Perry Kaner either.
"Don't forget about our contract and the promise you made before … Since something like this happened, I can give you a day or two. I hope you can deal with your troubles as soon as possible and bring my reward to Thunder Fortress.
Of course, if there's any trouble, I don't mind helping you. Of course, the kind with reward! "
Kieran then turned around and left the temporary hideout.
He didn't come here to rescue Perry Kaner but to reap some extra rewards.
Now that he achieved his goal and exceeded his expectations, he wouldn't stay any longer.
Although Thunder Fortress had its own set up, it wouldn't do for him to leave for a long period of time.
Kieran sprinted all the way and soon reached the outskirts of Thunder Fortress.
As the Thunder Fortress was within reach, Kieran's steps gradually slowed down.
However, Kieran frowned soon enough.
Although his steps were slowing down, it didn't mean he had stopped. Given the distance between him and Thunder Fortress, he should have reached the campsite a long time ago.
But now, it seemed like he was … walking on the spot?!
He looked at the campsite with torches burning further away and then at the pitch-black surroundings.
Kieran carefully took a step forward.
Footprints appeared on the ground as he took a step forward but the distance didn't shorten.
Hess' Labyrinth?
Kieran was stunned for a moment.
But soon, he noticed something different.
In the book titled "Hess' Labyrinth", it mainly relied on sight to confuse oneself, thus creating a labyrinth effect.
However, it definitely wasn't the case before his eyes.
His vision didn't show any abnormalities.
His hearing was normal as well, he could easily hear the clanking of armor in the campsite further away.
"It's not sensory confusion!
That's … "
"Illusion? Or an illusion? "
Kieran wondered in his heart.
He knew very well that although he killed the illusory figure without a second thought, he still somehow fell into its trap.
"Soul secret technique, soundless and undetectable … How scary!"
Kieran couldn't help but exclaim in his heart when he saw that the system notification didn't appear. He then sized up his surroundings.
Although he had been careful enough.
Due to the difference in knowledge, he still made a mistake.
However, Kieran wasn't anxious at all.
He knew the enemy wouldn't just sit around and do nothing if they trapped him here.
Even though Kieran didn't know much, with his Pro level [Mystical Knowledge], the enemy must have paid a hefty price to be able to achieve such a feat without a sound.
If the enemy didn't do anything just to trap him here, it would be too extravagant.
Just when Kieran was pondering over the matter, the Thunder Fortress before him started to change.
Amidst the rain of arrows, the patrolling soldiers fell to the ground one after another, swiftly losing their lives.
Without his help, the Thunder Fortress was breached by the Prairies invaders.
The Prairies riders swarmed over the fortress, leaving only the broken ground behind.
Then, black vultures flew down and devoured the bodies.
Soon enough, the bodies were badly mutilated, most of the flesh was eaten by the vultures and the rest started to rot as time passed.
White maggots appeared among the rotten flesh.
The stench of the dead bodies gushed out along with the rising temperature.
It followed the wind and entered Kieran's nose.
The nauseating stench made Kieran want to cover his mouth and nose.
However, when he raised his hand, his palm was grabbed.
It was a withered palm that almost turned into white bones.
It was thin and young.
It wasn't an adult.
Kieran's movement froze for a moment as a thought popped up in his heart.
"Why didn't you save me?"
The voice was coarse and dry, filled with grudges and hatred.
However, Kieran could still tell it was Mary's voice.
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