"Gak Gak Gak!"
The skeleton-like face opened its mouth slightly, producing a sharp, irritating noise. Thick, disgusting saliva splashed everywhere.
Kieran frowned and wanted to take two steps back to avoid the disgusting saliva.
However, a couple of withered hands broke through the ground and grabbed Kieran's feet tightly.
They didn't just lock him on the spot, they even pulled him down.
More shockingly, the hard pebbles on the ground had turned into a quagmire without Kieran noticing.
The blood-red quagmire was like a swamp, devouring the bodies around it.
Within a couple of breaths, a dozen bodies were devoured.
At the same time, Kieran's lower body was dragged into the quagmire as well.
However, the changes didn't stop there.
Bubbles with a foul stench were rumbling in the quagmire. Each time a bubble popped, a body would be spat out by the swallowed body.
The bodies that were soaked in the blood-red liquid came back to life.
They were like wild beasts, growling fiercely.
Then, they dashed towards Kieran like crazy.
A moment later, a dozen bodies piled up like a pyramid, drowning Kieran. The blood-red quagmire swirled rapidly like a giant mouth, swallowing all the bodies together with Kieran.
After swallowing everything, the blood-red color started to fade. The pebbles on the ground returned to its original state, including the bodies.
A blood-colored pearl the size of a thumb emerged from the pool of blood. With a streak of light, it flew into the shadow at the side and landed in the palm of an elderly man.
"Arrogant bastard, I won't kill you!"
I will make you wish you were dead! "
The elderly man turned around and wanted to leave after his aged voice sounded.
However, the moment he turned around, the elderly man in priest robes was stunned on the spot.
Before him, Kieran was basking in the moonlight with a calm face. His mantle was fluttering along with the night breeze, the crow feathers on it reflecting a metallic shine.
"You?!"
The elderly priest unconsciously looked at the blood-red pearl in his hand.
This was also the last thing he did before he died.
[Arrogant Word], which was shining with a bewitching glare, slashed the man in half.
The blood-colored pearl flew high into the air. It glowed with an orange light as it was caught by Kieran.
[Name: Temptation of Hell]
[Type: ETC]
Rarity: Rare
[Attribute: Death Imprisonment, 1/2]
[Requirement: Spirit A +]
[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]
[Remark: This is a high-tier item crafted by Sin Temple]
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[Death Imprisonment: Sacrifice at least 10 intact, tenacious souls to create an illusory realm that can slightly affect reality (the more souls, the stronger the trap). The chosen target will have to go through at least an S rank Spirit authentication (SSS + rank maximum). If the authentication is successful, the target won't be affected; if the authentication is failed, the soul will be imprisoned and the body will swiftly die.]
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"Items that are filled with Sin Temple's specialty."
"You are right, aren't you?"
Kieran pinched the blood-red pearl with his thumb and index finger, letting out a soft sigh.
Further away from the shadows, something wriggled and a figure slowly stood up and walked out from the shadows.
The figure was a middle-aged man with brown hair and a bushy beard, wearing leather armor, carrying a longbow on his back and a short knife hanging on his waist. Only his nose and eyes were exposed.
Beside the man was a hound.
The hound was black in color and quite big in size. When all four of its limbs were on the ground, its neck was as tall as a grown man's thigh. Its forehead was wide and its mouth was protruding, revealing its sharp white teeth, showing its unusual bite force and agility.
However, with those traits alone, the hound was just an excellent hound, it wouldn't attract Kieran's attention.
What concerned Kieran was the shadow beneath the hound's feet, it was like smoke, gathering and dispersing ceaselessly.
Besides, when the hound was hiding in the shadows, it also borrowed the hound's ability.
"A magical being?
Or an alchemy being modified by divine spells? "
Kieran wondered.
As for the hound's identity?
It was too obvious.
In Naveya City, a hunter's attire, a certain level of strength, and an unusual hunting hound could only belong to Hunter Temple.
The Hunter, a God worshipped by countless hunters.
Still, it didn't mean Kieran would accept the hound's sudden appearance and hiding in the shadows.
"Sir Ryan, I mean no harm!
"I am Horace of Hunter Temple, and I come bearing goodwill!"
Herasu's sharp senses picked up the changes in Kieran's aura as he spoke.
The hound beside Herasu bared its teeth at Kieran but when it caught Kieran's gaze, it tucked its tail and hid behind its master.
It seemed like the hound was frightened by Kieran's gaze.
As a matter of fact, not only the hounds, but also the owners of the hounds.
After witnessing the Sin Knight Legion's dead bodies all over the ground and Kieran surviving the traps set up by Sin Temple without a scratch, Herasu knew what kind of attitude he should have.
Because of that, Herasu couldn't help but scold his own disciple, Pudd.
If it wasn't for that bastard, he wouldn't have fallen into such an awkward situation where he was being interrogated.
"Come with goodwill?"
Is it yours?
"Or Hunter Temple?"
Kieran looked at Herasu with a ridiculing gaze and asked in a calm manner.
Herasu wanted to say it was him but when he caught Kieran's gaze, the words that reached his mouth changed right away.
"I came with the Hunter Temple."
"The Festival of Partners is about to begin. We hope that Sir Ryan can come and participate in the celebration of the hunters."
Herasu said with a serious face, he didn't look like he changed his words halfway.
"Em.
"I will represent Thorn Temple in the competition."
Kieran nodded.
Then, his eyes subtly turned to a certain direction and his heart was slightly surprised.
In his perception, an aura was rapidly approaching.
After killing the priest, Kieran thought the priest wouldn't show up again.
What an unusual behavior!
Kieran raised his vigilance right away.
The presence was getting closer and closer. The presence shouldn't have escaped Herasu and his pet but after Kieran's words, Herasu's thoughts were messed up.
Herasu's pet, on the other hand, hadn't come back to his senses from Kieran's gaze.
So, Herasu was destined to be unlucky.
Though, Herasu was still thinking and hesitating.
Inviting Kieran personally and inviting Kieran as a representative of Thorn Temple were two different concepts for Hunter Temple.
The former still had room to turn around.
The latter, however, was standing on the opposite side of Wealth Temple and Thorn Temple.
It wasn't a good thing for Hunter Temple, who had always maintained a neutral stance.
However, when Herasu caught Kieran's seemingly calm yet pressurizing gaze, Herasu nodded right away.
"No problem!
It won't be a problem at all!
I just hope that you can forgive Pudd for being disrespectful with his words. He does respect you from the bottom of his heart but because of Bocard, he spoke without thinking. "
Herasu clenched his teeth and started to shirk responsibility for his disciple.
Herasu couldn't care anymore since it had reached such a critical moment.
Perhaps there would be trouble but it could only be remedied after the fact.
What he needed to do now was to clear away the possible troubles for his disciple.
However, the moment his words subsided, a furious roar came from afar.
"Herasu!"
Herasu's face instantly turned extremely ugly. He never thought Kieran would really appear. When he saw the trap set up by [Temptation of Hell], he thought things would come to an end.
Who would have thought …
"B … High Priest Burwell!"
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