The elderly bowed slightly at Kieran's gaze before slowly walking over.
[Sister Reid Statue]'s power was triggered by the elderly, causing the doctors, nurses and patients in the main hall to unconsciously neglect the place.
It was very similar to the feeling it gave Kieran before.
But there was a slight difference.
It was more … gentle!
It was like one was forcefully pushing you away and the other was softly asking you to leave.
The former was fierce and worthy of vigilance.
The latter was silent and soothing, more worthy of vigilance.
After all, Kieran knew a saying: boiling a frog in warm water.
With [Interrogator Knife] in one hand and [Dark Venom Dagger] in the other, Kieran didn't mind showing his vigilance at all. When the elderly was around four to five meters away from him, Kieran spoke.
"Stop!
I mean you no harm, amnesiac hunter! "
The elderly's voice wasn't any different from the one Kieran heard before, the meaning of the words was almost the same as well.
The strange feeling made Kieran raise a brow.
"I am the Chief Friar of Marulyn Church, Gannett!"
The elderly introduced himself and pointed at the charred body, continuing, "This is Damien, one of the Twenty Hounds … He wanted your body, so he took the risk and snuck into St. Reid Hospital. After all, from this Hound's point of view, an excellent body like you who lost your memory would be the best target!"
The elderly didn't beat around the bush and directly told Kieran everything he knew.
Though, it didn't make Kieran lower his vigilance.
"How long will he have his eyes on me?"
Kieran asked.
Kieran had quite the confidence in his own Intuition. Even after -3, he was still at S + rank. Although he couldn't see things from a thousand meters away, any malicious gazes would be noticed by him.
Ever since he entered this dungeon world, Kieran did not notice any gaze from Damien, one of the Twenty Hounds.
"The moment the evil spirit was formed … Don't doubt it. The moment that poor girl turned into an evil spirit, she became Damien's best spy!"
Gannett replied.
Although it was reasonable, Kieran still had doubts in his heart.
"You allowed Damien to do this?"
"Hunter who has lost his memory, if you still have your memories, you will know how unnecessary your doubts are. The Elder Council is a colossal existence, not something a small church like Marulyn could compare to. Even when Sir St. Reid was still alive, he could only rely on an alliance to fight against the Elder Council!"
"I know it's hard for you to believe what I said. There are many gathering spots for the mystics in Edland City, you can go to those places to gather information."
Gannett said with a bitter smile and waved his hand.
A friar he had seen in the environment walked to Gannett's side and handed him a pen and paper.
Gannett quickly wrote down three addresses and passed the paper to Kieran.
Donna's Bar.
Mecca and Borjane Bookstore.
Simi Candy House.
"The people in these three places are friendly and easy to get along with. There are quite a lot of people gathered there, especially in Donna's Bar. I can't possibly bribe everyone, can I?"
"Of course, Hunter who has lost his memory. You must remember that some of the gathering spots of the mystics are very dangerous, especially after you killed one of the Twenty Hounds, your head will become extremely valuable and they will have their eyes on your head."
Gannett said to Kieran, who was still in doubt.
"Any other advice?"
Kieran asked again after checking the paper and making sure it wasn't tampered with.
"Nothing else!
Have a good night! "
Gannett shook his head and walked towards another direction of the hospital lobby.
Kieran squinted his eyes at Gannett's back.
Gannett didn't speak the truth!
Or more precisely, he didn't tell Kieran everything.
It wasn't just his instinct, it was also because of the system notification.
[Discovered sub-mission: Blood Debt Paid Off]
[Blood Debt Paid Off: The madmen of the Elder Council don't really care about the death of their men but they are happy to see stronger men join them. So, your head has been placed on a high bounty! You will be hunted three times and your opponent can be any one of them. After the three hunts, you will have the chance to join the Elder Council and become one of the new Twenty Hounds!]
…
Gannett didn't tell Kieran how many times he would be hunted and what he would face if he managed to evade them.
Maybe it was because of scruples.
But more than that?
Kieran looked down at the three places on the paper.
Three times.
Three places.
Was it a coincidence?
Kieran never believed in coincidences.
He didn't even look at the Marulyn friars who were cleaning up the mess and Kieran returned to his ward.
It was different from the illusory realm.
Hoskin was leaning back in his chair watching TV.
Although Teresa hid behind the door, she didn't point her gun at him.
"It's much better than the treatment just now!"
Kieran muttered to himself.
"What?"
Teresa was stunned.
"Nothing, I just encountered something unbelievable. If I have the chance, I'll tell you about it but now …"
"We're in trouble!"
Kieran shifted the topic.
Before truly understanding the mystical realm in this dungeon world, Kieran didn't want to drag the natives who could be his allies and help him into the dungeon.
It would cause unpredictable changes.
It could be suspicion due to distrust, or it could be death due to curiosity.
So, keeping it a secret was the last option.
Fortunately, when Kieran told Teresa about Ryan Sulfose's incident in detail, Teresa's attention was captivated.
She didn't even care about Kieran shifting the topic.
Teresa slammed the bedside table fiercely as she abhorred evil.
"Bastard!"
Teresa growled.
The young Hoskin was even more infuriated.
At this moment, a news interlude suddenly appeared on the TV — —
'Emergency broadcast!'
'Emergency broadcast!'
'Around 10 minutes ago, we received reliable news that one of the mayoral candidates, Mr. Ryan Sulfose, was shot to death in his own house!'
'This is the second mayoral candidate to be assassinated after Mr. Cymede Augen!'
'Currently, the police have locked on to the culprit, Chief Officer Teresa, who was once the leader of Edland City's major crime unit!'
'According to our sources, Chief Officer Teresa is closely related to Mr. Cymede Augen's murder!'
'We … "
…
Before the news finished, the young officer turned off the TV.
He turned around and looked at Kieran and Teresa anxiously.
"What should we do?"
The young officer asked.
Teresa frowned hard at Kieran who had a smile on his face.
"Don't tell me you and I are thinking the same thing?
If you are talking about Cymede Augen, I think we are thinking the same thing. "
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