Herasu's expression was filled with shock, sorrow, and disbelief. From the moment he heard the news to the moment he saw Pudd's body, his reaction was exactly the same as the others around him.
Still, it didn't dispel Kieran's doubts.
Pudd was a young man who was blinded by love but his teacher wasn't.
When Pudd got into trouble for the first time, Herasu appeared in front of Kieran and begged for his forgiveness.
So, according to common sense, what would Herasu do after that?
Of course he would restrain his student, forbidding Pudd from appearing in front of Kieran.
But in the end?
During the Festival of Partners, Pudd didn't just appear, he provoked Kieran again.
It didn't make sense at all.
Let alone the so-called challenge after that.
If the provocation at the beginning was still passable, then the challenge after that was too intentional. It was intentional to the point that Pudd would lose the challenge and leave Hunter Temple to die here.
The place was located in an alley of the council district. It was closely connected to the temple district but it was completely different: it wasn't shrouded by God's Light.
The traces on the ground and the surroundings were cleaned up.
Other than Pudd's body that died with his eyes wide open, there was nothing valuable left behind.
"The killer followed Pudd closely and the despondent Pudd didn't even notice until his throat was slit!"
"Pudd's eyes were wide open, his face was still filled with shock but he didn't show any fear towards death. It meant that the slash was very fast, to the point that Pudd couldn't even react before his body died."
"But when his throat was slit, there wasn't a huge splash of blood and there wasn't any blood left at the scene … Was the killer collecting Pudd's blood?!"
Kieran glanced over the scene and his mind was replaying the general situation at that time.
It made Kieran even more curious.
Collecting the blood of the dead, other than a special hobby, there was only one other use. Pudd's act of taking away every single drop of his blood was obviously the latter.
"What can Pudd's blood do?
And … "
"Although this is a secluded alley, it is still the council district. The guards of the nobles and the city guards would be patrolling the area non-stop and to drain Pudd's blood dry, it would take quite some time but no one noticed. Was it an illusion? Or was it a special container that absorbed the blood, allowing it to be done in one go? "
Out of habit, Kieran supported his chin with one hand as he pondered.
Then, he wanted to check Pudd's body.
However, he was stopped by the Hunter Temple's High Priest.
"I am sorry, Archpriest Ryan."
"I'm so sorry that something like this happened during such an important ceremony!"
"After we catch Pudd's murderer, I will invite all of you again to express our apologies. Now, please leave with Priestess Lilith, I will leave the rest to Hunter Temple!"
"We are the best hunters, the bastard who killed Pudd will never escape our pursuit!"
The High Priest of Hunter Divine Temple said solemnly.
Although his tone was polite, anyone could hear the anger in the High Priest's voice.
For such a murder to occur on the Festival of Partners that was held once every three years, it was unforgivable to everyone in the Hunter Temple.
It was the same as blasphemy.
To a devout believer, this was unforgivable.
On top of that, Kieran was confident that the Hunter would make a move as well.
Suddenly, Kieran's heart skipped a beat.
"Could it be …"
"This time, it's targeted at the Hunters?"
Kieran instinctively thought of Anxico and the others.
Everything seemed to be caused by Anxico and his followers. However, Kieran quickly denied the thought.
Anxico displayed decent strength but it wasn't at the level of slaying a God.
Even though the other party said that they wanted to deal with the Lightning God Temple, Kieran was still able to guess what exactly they would do.
He was just borrowing the power of other temples to deal with Thunder Temple.
It was impossible for him to form a team to slay a God.
From a certain aspect, it was impossible for mortals to slay a God in this dungeon world!
As for Kieran?
If it wasn't for Lady Thorn's help, he would have been the one dead, not Lady Wealth.
Kieran's heart was spinning rapidly, but on the surface, he was trying to comfort Kieran.
"My condolences."
Kieran said.
Lilith, on the other hand, was sobbing softly.
She rejected Pudd's pursuit but it didn't mean she wanted to see Pudd killed.
Since they were of the same age and had been together for a long time, Lilith had treated Pudd as her best friend.
Now, her best friend's death was hard for her to accept.
Both sides bowed once more and bid farewell to each other.
It wasn't a suitable place for a conversation.
Kieran sent Lilith to the wagon but didn't board it.
"Archpriest Ryan, what about you?"
Lilith looked up and asked with her red eyes.
"I need to go back to my secret hideout. I'm quite concerned about what happened just now and I hope my men can get some information."
Kieran said honestly.
Ever since he became the archpriest of Thorn Temple, the original Emerald Rock members changed their identities and became secret agents of Thorn Temple.
The secret hideout wasn't removed either, it was preserved.
It was originally a secret, but now it was half public — for Thorn Temple.
"If there's any news, please let me know!"
Lilith said.
Kieran nodded and saw her wagon back to the temple district before heading back to Emerald Rock's secret hideout.
…
"Welcome back.
Do you want a bath?
I've prepared some food! "
Starbeck said out of instinct when he saw Kieran in the secret hideout.
During the days without Kieran, even though he had prepared a lot of defensive measures, it was hard for him to feel at ease and he would wake up from nightmares in the middle of the night.
Even when he saw Kieran now, the feeling didn't go away.
It didn't go away?
It was still restless!
Starbeck was a little stunned by the feeling that was different from his usual peace of mind.
He raised his head and looked at Kieran.
Likewise, Kieran was looking back at him.
His gaze didn't have the familiar feeling.
All it had was coldness and malicious intent.
"You are that bastard's weakness?"
'Kieran' then reached out to grab Starbeck.
He didn't use any techniques and his strength wasn't that strong, it was just a simple grab.
From the 'Kieran''s point of view, Starbeck wasn't even worth a mention.
Teaming up with the strong yet he was so weak.
What a joke!
The 'Kieran' had an arrogant thought in his head as his hand landed on Starbeck's shoulder.
The 'Kieran' didn't want to kill Starbeck.
A living Starbeck was much more valuable than a dead one.
Then …
The 'Kieran' experienced an unforgettable scene.
Six powerful defensive force fields that could even make a God frown were activated at the same time, wrapping Starbeck up tightly. The irresistible binding force trapped the 'Kieran' on the spot. The black negative energy was like the apocalyptic tide, drowning the 'Kieran' with malicious intent.
The 'Kieran''s body lost its vigor right away.
His soul was shredded into pieces.
Even the divine light deep in the 'Kieran''s soul was devoured by an invisible mouth without any resistance.
At his waist, that inconspicuous sack was wriggling as if it was chewing.
Everything happened too suddenly.
Everything ended too suddenly.
Before everything ended, the shoes on Starbeck's feet shone brightly, bringing Starbeck out of the room and reappearing in front of Kieran.
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