On the small square outside of St. Reid Hospital, a layer of thick mist suddenly appeared and shrouded the surroundings.
The bright lights were faintly discernible, it was very dim.
Even the high powered searchlight that was just erected outside the hospital lawn was like a night light with a few watts of power, it couldn't provide the proper illumination.
The people inside the hospital didn't even notice it though, they were minding their own business.
They ignored a group of strange men in long robes with swords hanging on their waist and walked past them.
The group of strange men, three of them walked out of the hospital building and the other two knelt in front of the [Sister Reid Statue], praying softly.
Wung!
On the lifelike statue, a layer of light, which was about an inch long, lit up in the midst of the prayers.
A power that common people couldn't comprehend was bestowed upon the three men who walked out.
Instantly, the aura of the three men started to skyrocket.
"Tssss!"
Kieran gasped coldly as he stood in the shadow.
When he noticed the unusual explosion, he dashed out of his ward and arrived just a little later than the five men before him. He was just in time to witness the process of the prayers and the blessing.
Because of that, Kieran was so shocked.
If the three men before were slightly stronger than common men, comparable to the elites of the military, then the three of them had surpassed the limits of a common man's body and reached the level of a fighter.
A simpler example would be a person whose attributes were hovering around E rank suddenly reaching C rank.
It wasn't just the level of skipping a rank anymore, it was a qualitative change.
"Did they use some kind of secret spell to trigger the power of the statue?"
After Kieran calmed down swiftly, his gaze at the [Sister Reid Statue] turned weird.
Based on what he knew about the [Sister Reid Statue], there was no such thing as "bestowment".
But the situation before his eyes …
Killing the goose that laid the golden eggs!
The conclusion rose from Kieran's heart.
His gaze, which was already strange to begin with, became even stranger.
Every single special item had its own power.
Even the lowest rank Magic item was no exception.
However, the power wasn't endless, not even Legendary items were an exception.
That was why there was a cooldown.
[Mystical Knowledge] had also introduced a way to overload a Magical Item to unleash more power than it should have.
But the price was the damage to the item.
Although he didn't introduce the specific method, this method of absorbing the power of an item and using it beyond its original effect was a type of overload method.
"Ignoring the [Sister Reid Statue] itself … Is there another way to restore it?"
Kieran, who had a suspicious personality, subconsciously recalled the respectful title the white-haired elder had given to Sister Reid, 'Saint'!
However, the person in front of him, who belonged to the same faction as him, was actually extracting the statue's power.
This made Kieran suspicious.
That was because doing so could not be considered to be respectful.
If there was a way to fix it afterwards, it would still make sense.
If not …
Kieran sensed dozens of auras similar to the five people in front of him in the hospital, and he couldn't help but sneer.
As for how to determine that the five people in front of him and the dozens of hidden people were on the same side as the old man?
If the similar auras weren't enough to prove it, then the symbols hidden inside the clothes were proof.
The special patterns on the inside of the sleeves were obviously not some simple decoration or something that could be easily replicated. The faint mystical aura on the sleeves indicated that it was a Magical Item.
Chang Chang Chang!
The sound of a sword being unsheathed sounded.
The three of them who walked out of the hospital pulled out their swords and were ready for battle.
The mist on the other side was rumbling fiercely.
Both sides were ready to fight.
However, Kieran wouldn't be a busybody.
He stood in the shadows, holding his breath and concentrating on the thick mist outside the hospital.
His S + Intuition coupled with [Tracking] vision allowed Kieran to easily spot a large number of formless wandering souls and a small number of vicious spirits and evil spirits hiding in the mist.
Of course, those weren't what concerned Kieran.
With the [Sister Reid Statue] around, even if its power was extracted, as long as the statue wasn't broken, the spirits wouldn't be able to enter the hospital.
What concerned Kieran was the person who controlled the formless wandering souls, vicious spirits and evil spirits.
The reason why they piled up the spirits outside the hospital was definitely not for display.
Those people must know what the [Sister Reid Statue] was used for.
They wouldn't waste such a great opportunity!
That's right, it was a great opportunity!
Thinking back to the Elder Council member who snuck in and the words of the old man, an obvious fact appeared in Kieran's heart: luring the tiger away from the mountain.
The Elder Council wanted to provoke the old man into leaving St. Reid Hospital.
The member who snuck in was part of the plan but it wasn't a big deal. Even if he was killed by Kieran, the old man would surely leave.
Because the Elder Council must have other arrangements that would be enough to hold the old man back.
As for what those arrangements were, Kieran wasn't sure but Kieran knew that such arrangements must have cost a hefty price.
After paying such a hefty price, they were just here to 'display'?
No matter what, Kieran wouldn't believe it.
At the next second!
Kakroooom!
Amidst the roar of an engine, a gigantic figure faintly appeared in the thick mist.
Kieran saw the gigantic figure in the mist at first glance.
Instantly, his eyes widened.
A tank!
Equipped with machine guns, turrets and tracks, the tank was moving forward rapidly with black smoke coming out of its mouth.
KABOOM!
The turrets were firing brightly.
Dak Dak Dak!
The muzzle of the machine gun fired continuously.
The three who stood outside the hospital with longswords in their hands and long robes seemed to be stunned by the attack.
Two of them were blasted into pieces by the bullets, even a big crater was formed in front of the hospital entrance.
The last one didn't even last a second longer before he was turned into a sieve by the machine gun.
"Hahahahaha!
Marulyn fools, do you think it's a hundred years ago?
Long swords?
"I'm dying of laughter!"
Now it's all gunpowder guns! "
A choppy and unpleasant laugh sounded in front of the hospital entrance that was covered in blood.
The laugh belonged to a scrawny elder.
All that was left of him was skin and bones, his sunken eye sockets were glowing in a gloomy green glare. He looked like a walking and talking skeleton in human skin.
Following the scrawny elder's laughter, the truly vicious sneers sounded from the mist.
However, at the next moment, the sneers stopped abruptly.
Kieran who was hiding in the shadows felt his throat was dry.
Because …
Dozens of rockets were fired down from the sky!
Rockets with trails of flames were fired from all over the hospital's hidden windows, crashing into the mist. Especially at the spot where the scrawny elder was, no less than ten rockets were fired down at the same time.
KABOOM KABOOM!
The loud explosions shook the whole hospital building.
However, it calmed down soon enough.
[Sister Reid Statue] shone even brighter than before.
Not only was the whole building unscathed, the mist outside the hospital dispersed as well.
More than a dozen mutilated corpses looked extremely horrifying under the moonlight.
The wandering souls, vengeful spirits and evil spirits were annihilated in the explosion.
The men from Marulyn Church came out of their hiding spots and came to the main hall.
Kieran looked at the men in long robes, swords at their waist and rocket launchers on their shoulders, he had no idea how to describe them.
He felt like he saw the players in the big city.
All of them were the same … they didn't stick to a single pattern!
Kieran slowly stepped back.
He didn't want to be discovered by dozens of men with rocket launchers and could be buffed at any time. Even though he had met the leader of the group before and had a deal with him, it was still the same.
In fact, when the intruding Elder Council members were killed in one fell swoop, Kieran's vigilance towards the elder was raised to another level.
Possessing mystical powers yet not minding using modern weapons, it was enough to prove that the elder had a nimble mind.
Besides, judging from the scene before him, Kieran even suspected that the elder purposely walked into the trap.
Not only did he want to eat the bait provided by the Elder Council, but he also wanted to annihilate the men sent out by the Elder Council.
Facing such a person, even if they were on the same side, Kieran wouldn't let his guard down.
Because he had no idea whether the elder would treat him as a sacrificial pawn or not.
Just like the three men who were buffed and stood outside the hospital with their swords drawn.
Without the sacrifice of the three men, the ambushers of Marulyn Church wouldn't have been able to so easily determine the position of the intruding enemies in the mist, lured out the one who seemed to be the leader and annihilated him in one fell swoop.
Carefully, Kieran stepped back step by step.
However, at the next moment, Kieran who was stepping back stopped abruptly.
He saw the scrawny elder who should have been blasted into smithereens!
The elder entered the main hall of the hospital openly in his soul form.
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