Extra Dungeon: The Failed Great Detective

## Extra Dungeon: The Failed Great Detective Summary

[Entering Single Player dungeon!]

[This Single Player dungeon is an Extra Dungeon!]

[Dungeon Difficulty: 2nd dungeon]

[The Failed Great Detective: In the eyes of the people, you as the great detective are dead because you covered your friend’s escape and died with the monster. Your grave stood behind the small hut of the night watcher in St. Paolo School. With your new name 2567, you have been traveling around for quite some time and now, you’ve come back again…]

[Main Mission: None]

[Temporary language pack, disappears upon exiting the dungeon.]

[Clothing, backpack, weapons, and other items remain unchanged. Temporarily altered appearance. Returns to normal upon exiting the dungeon.]

[Inspecting firearms and grenades… Weapons do not match the current year, damage reduced by 50%, handgun reloading speed +1 second, sniper reloading speed +30 seconds]

[This is an extra entry, you can only choose 3 equipment and items…]

[Detected 10-times Increase Cooldown Card’s effect still remains, unable to choose any pieces of equipment and items!]

[Note 1: This is an extra entry dungeon, you can only stay for a maximum of 12 weeks]

[Note 2: Dungeon will not fail but player can still die]

[Note 3: This is an extra entry dungeon, you will not acquire any items or trigger any events that will initiate a subsequent dungeon] (Ch 820)

Kieran mourned all of the loot he could have gotten if he were able to acquire items, and he also felt rage toward Broker when he saw he was unable to choose equipment because of the [10-times Cooldown Card].

Kieran spawned on a street with horse drawn carriages driving beside him; he was right in front of St. Paolo School, where he saw the school was peacefully operating. Kieran wondered if Duke Wayne’s death was covered up, which would explain why the city was so calm right now. He went [Undercover] and snuck into the School, avoiding the police officer standing guard in front of the front gate; Kieran remembered how difficult it was for him to sneak into the school the last time he was in the dungeon, and compared it to how easy it was now with such a high leveled [Undercover].

Kieran went to Guntherson’s hut, but was shocked to see it empty, and it looked like no one had lived in it for a while. Kieran realized that the city wasn’t so peaceful after the Duke’s death after all, which was the only explanation he could come up with to explain Guntherson’s absence. He then hid again when he heard footsteps, and he watched as Sister Moni approached with flowers, placing them on a grave labeled as “the valiant and fearless fool” (Ch 820). Kieran wanted to reveal himself when he saw Moni start to clean and pray to his grave, but before he could, Officer John also arrived and interrupted Sister Moni’s prayers, saying something had happened.

Kieran followed John and Sister Moni as they drove away from the school, stopping to silently kill and loot a small group of men who were intending on attacking the wagon. The wagon eventually arrived at the police station, where John and Sister Moni went to the morgue within it. Officer John started unlocking a large, ornate box with a golden key, and Kieran smelled a very strong bloody stench from the box. Sister Moni recognized the mutilated, dismembered body within the box, crying out in shock, but then the body’s eyes opened up, revealing glowing red eyes.

All the lights within the morgue went out, and John started shooting at the body, but his bullets did not damage the head; he then felt a chill go through his body, and he realized that it originated from Sister Moni’s hand which he was holding. He then realized he was holding Moni’s dead body, and he started crying as the head approached, ready to devour him.

Sister Moni started praying, the holy energy she emanated dispelled the illusion that John was in. He was in shock, not able to comprehend what just happened to him, and as Moni was about to start explaining, all of the lockers that contained bodies started shaking. Moni knelt down and started praying while drawing magic circles, trying to calm down the dead, but she felt despair when the lockers started shaking more vigorously, and started breaking apart. Three corpses broke out of their locker and threw themselves at Sister Moni, and John stood in front of her, ready to start firing again though he knew that his bullets would do nothing. Before John could shoot though, Kieran stood in front of John, on the magic circle Moni drew, which caused the sigil to glow with holy energy, immobilizing the corpses.

Sister Moni recognized the holy energy that Kieran commanded as the power of “God’s Child”, which the last time she saw was when she was a child. She wondered if it was a joke of fate that Kieran would turn out to be a God’s Child, after the Church of Dawn had long since become extinct. Both John and Moni just stared at Kieran, speechless as both of them believed he died while fighting the Colossal Crocodile, Primus. Kieran pretended to not know he was supposed to be dead, and exclaimed that he was happy to see friendly faces after returning from a journey; he also introduced himself as 2567, since he hadn’t made it his username yet before the first [The Failed Great Detective].

John escorted them out of the morgue, and when they were in John’s office, Kieran made up a story that after fighting Primus, the sewers swept him to see where he was rescued by sailors. He then awoke some powers, and landed at a foreign country where he spent the last few months traveling to return to this city. John asked Kieran what he meant by “awoken powers”, and Kieran let Dawn Force shine on his right hand as he said the power that Guntherson taught him went through great changes. Moni stood up and saluted Kieran, saying that the only other God’s Child who could self-awaken the inheritance was the very first God’s Child; when she saluted Kieran, the Dawn Force grew very lively, making holy light emanate from Kieran’s whole body.

[Energy Resonance, Musou Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art acquired a decent amount of experience, cost to level up decreased by 3000 Points…] (Ch 824)

Kieran pretended to not know what was going on and asked Moni about the salute; she explained the salute was the Seal of Dawn that resonated with Dawn Force, she offered to teach it to Kieran later. Kieran also explained that he wished to learn more about the Church of Dawn, since he knew very little basic information, and Sister Moni happily assured him that she and Guntherson would teach him everything he wanted to learn.

John couldn’t join in the conversation since he was not a mystic and had no clue what they were talking about, but he was filled with curiosity after experiencing the walking corpses, his first glimpse of the world of mystics. Moni eventually started explaining to John what happened with the corpses, explaining that sometimes if a soul dies while in great pain, it can prevent the soul from moving on, turning it evil. John promised he would find the person who dismembered the student, Torti, before he realized that the culprit would be a mystic, and therefore impossible for him to fight. He was embarrassed from his prideful words that he couldn’t back up, but Kieran stepped up and told him he would deal with the mystics while John dealt with the common culprits; Kieran told John that he noticed the box was very skillfully made, was lined with latex, and there was a hallucinogenic poison in the air, so Kieran advised John to look into skilled craftsmen, rubber manufacturers, and perfume and potion makers.

Kieran went [Undercover] when Deputy Chief Officer Leschuder barged into the office, exclaiming that a murder happened at the School. When they arrived at the School, reporters were already flocking the grounds, looking at the body that was on top of a pile of wood, dismembered and pierced by wooden stakes. The reporters started crowding John, asking questions, but John got Officer Carl to set up a police line, driving the reporters away. The three of them investigated the body, which belonged to Reed, the loyal security captain of the school. Kieran tried using [Tracking] to investigate, but it was raining so hard it completely wiped away all tracks; Kieran then looked at the wood pile that Reed’s body was on top of, concluding that only someone with supernatural strength could have created the pile. Kieran wondered if the recent dismemberments were from the same culprit, but after realizing how unnecessary the wood pile was, Kieran concluded that there were several parties targeting St Paolo School.

Kieran left without saying another word, and Sister Moni started organizing people to clean up the scene, filled with sorrow and grief from Reed’s tragic death. There were groups hiding in the shadows, watching the clean up mockingly, and preparing to attack the School. Before they could make a move, a huge explosion was heard within the city, and the groups realized with panic that the manor of Duke Wayne had exploded.

Within the Wayne manor, the newest Duke Wayne was hosting a party to celebrate his ascension to the leader of the Wayne family. The other members of the family were not happy with the ascension, but fear kept them in line. An attendant told the new Duke Wayne that their assassination attempt on Sister Moni failed, and Duke Wayne smashed a glass against the attendant’s head in anger. As the attendant collapsed, Duke Wayne saw Kieran who was standing behind the attendant, and he pulled out a pistol, pointing it at Kieran.  Kieran kicked the Duke to the floor, stepping on his fingers one by one, breaking each of them, until the Duke stopped screaming and complied with Kieran’s interrogation.

Kieran asked the Duke what else he was planning, other than the assassins that Kieran killed while following Moni and John to the station, but the Duke said that was all he had done so far. Kieran asked if he leaked the knowledge of the St Paolo treasures, but the Duke was stunned to learn that the School had hidden treasures. Kieran was sure that was his honest reaction, and he actually didn’t know that the School had hidden riches. Kieran wondered about the old Duke, and who the old Duke might have shared the secret of St Paolo with, but his thoughts were interrupted when he heard footsteps enter the manor. Duke Wayne stopped crying and threatened Kieran with his bodyguards, but Kieran just kicked away the Duke and charged up a fireball, stunning the guards. The guards, who were not mystics, could not comprehend how a person could just create fire, and tried running, but Kieran threw the fireball before they could escape, setting the manor on fire. The Wayne family started panicking, but Kieran noticed one family member smiling at the destruction and chaos.

Kieran silently grabbed that family member, who tried fighting, but his human strength was nothing compared to Kieran’s advanced ranked strength; the family member tried eating some poison they had in their mouth to prevent themselves from being interrogated once they realized they couldn’t fight Kieran. Kieran pried his mouth open and ripped the poison out, then slapped them until they lost all of their teeth when they tried biting their tongue off. Kieran then started ripping their fingernails off, jamming the nails into their nail beds. Kieran asked them if they were willing to talk after that, but they still stubbornly refused, causing Kieran to gouge out one of their eyes. As Kieran tortured them, they revealed that they were a part of the Blood Hand Society; Kieran interrogated him for a while longer, getting all the information he could before killing him and returning to St Paolo.

The Blood Hand Society was a secret organization responsible for most of the unsolved murders within the city that the police were incapable of catching; there was also absolutely no information about the leader of the organization. Herles, the nightwatcher of the city, whose job was to light the lamps around the city during the night, was the leader of the Blood Hand Society. He was happily doing his job, knowing that after tonight he would have enough money to lavishly retire. He recalled how he learned about the treasures of St Paolo accidentally, but was grateful that Guntherson, who he was afraid of, was temporarily gone from the School. When he saw the Wayne Manor explode, he hastily lit a lamp, putting more oil in it to make it shine much brighter, which acted as a signal for his men to attack the School. Herles was suspicious when his men did not respond to the signal, then he started running when he smelled blood despite the heavy rain.

Herles ran to a parked wagon, filled with rations, but before he could board, he smelled the bloody stench stronger. As Herles pulled out some guns, Kieran snuck up on him and kicked him to the ground, not hard enough to kill him. A bullet was then shot at Herles, which just grazed his body, and Kieran chased after the shooter. Kieran had grabbed Herles, but suddenly felt a sense of danger, and threw Herles aside, who exploded into green flames a moment later. Kieran dodged green flames and bullets as he continued to chase the shooter, only to find the shooter had killed himself with poison when he realized he couldn’t kill Kieran. Kieran grabbed the gun, then fled as the shooter’s body also exploded into green flames.

After inspecting the [Algary’s Second Shot], Kieran was sure that the explosions of green flames were a trap meant specifically for Guntherson, but Kieran wondered why they would set a trap for someone who wasn’t even in the city at the moment. Kieran returned to the School and waited for Sister Moni to finish praying for Reed, helping her up when she was finished. He then told her about what just happened, and Moni concluded that Sorcerers were behind both the walking corpses in the morgue, and the green flames that Kieran just dealt with. Kieran agreed to help her deal with the Sorcerers.

The next morning, parents who were worried about the recent murders and the explosions that happened near the School started pulling their children from School, taking them back home. Moni desperately tried telling the parents that St Paolo was safe, though she was unsuccessful. John went over to Kieran, asking if he was going to help Moni persuade the parents, though Kieran said he wouldn’t. Kieran was drawing magic circles into the ground as he thought about how he was “dead” in this dungeon, and therefore did not have an identity; he was hoping he could use that fact to persuade the Sorcerers that he was actually Guntherson. Kieran was trying to draw the [Seal Of Dawn], which consisted of an [Inner Seal] and an [Outer Seal], though Kieran was not very good at drawing and consistently failed to draw the seals.

After John teased Kieran’s drawing abilities, Kieran told him about what happened at Wayne Manor, which was why John had approached Kieran. John was angry and afraid when he heard about the Sorcerers, and asked Kieran what he could do to help. Kieran gave John some [Holy Water (Church of Dawn)] and explained how to use it; John then said he would continue investigating the craftsman, rubber manufacturers, and potion makers as he left. Kieran went back to drawing the [Seal Of Dawn], spending all day failing, until in the evening he finally succeeded at drawing the Seal. The drawing resonated with Kieran’s Dawn Force, creating a dim glow of holy light, but Kieran felt a much stronger resonation coming from the small chapel nearby;

[Energy resonance, Musou Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art acquired a decent amount of experience, leveling cost decreased by 1000…]

[Energy resonance, Musou Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art acquired a decent amount of experience, leveling cost decreased by 10,000…] (Ch 831)

Kieran remembered that Moni told him that St Paolo was where “the Goddess of Dawn first had shown her godly miracles”, and he slowly moved towards the chapel, wary of anything related to divine beings, and looked inside without stepping in. Everything looked the same, and he wondered if neither Moni nor Guntherson could cause a similar resonation, or else he would have heard about it by now. The resonance ended after a while, removing a great deal of the cost from further upgrading [Knights Of Dawn Body Tempering Art], but Kieran never stepped inside of the chapel, and left once the resonance ended.

Kieran went to Sister Moni’s office, which was full of faculty members still protesting the amount of students that were pulled from the School. Kieran noticed one luxuriously dressed teacher, who was leading the complaints and was even getting aggressive toward Moni. Kieran stood behind the faculty members and spoke to Moni through sign language, and Moni agreed to consider the teacher’s opinions.

The teachers left Moni’s office after getting the satisfying answer, and the leader of the protests, Cyan, left the school to return to his manor in the Wealthy District of the City. The house and his new wealth was given to him in exchange for giving Sister Moni a hard time, which although he had nothing against the Sister, he coveted the wealth. Cyan invited some of his teacher coworkers to visit his new manor, and as they admired the building, Cyan told them that each of them could get similar wealth if they followed the arrangements of “his lordship”, though Cyan said they wouldn’t know what the arrangements are until Moni gives them an answer in the morning. As the teachers left Cyan’s manor, they started plotting amongst themselves to usurp Cyan’s place in the arrangements and gain “his lordship”’s favour. As they left, a woman entered Cyan’s house, and said she was here to make the arrangements go smoother. She then went into Cyan’s arms, and as he hugged her, the woman used a finger to gouge a hole in Cyan’s forehead. She then started sucking out all of his innards through the hole, until he was just skin and bones. The woman sliced open the skin, carefully slipping inside of the skin like she was putting on clothes. When she was done, she looked just like Cyan.

Kieran watched this, knowing his interrogation skills would not work against such a monster, and returned to St Paolo. Sister Moni quickly guessed that something was wrong with Cyan when Kieran went into her office, but Kieran changed the subject by asking her about the history of St Paolo Church. Sister Moni said that the Goddess of Dawn’s miracles were used to heal the sick, but Moni apologized because she did not know much about the history of her own Church since most of the books were destroyed in the war that led to the ruin of the Church. Kieran then asked about Cyan before simply telling Moni that Cyan was planning on betraying her; Moni was saddened at this, but Kieran asked her to let him deal with Cyan.

That morning, a wagon drawn by two black horses appeared in front of the school, though there was no wagoner around. The security guard on duty went up to the carriage, intending to ask someone to move it as wagons weren’t allowed to park in front of the school, and he knocked on the door of the carriage. A while later, another security guard arrived at the front gate and realized that no one was guarding the gate; he noticed the black carriage as he complained about the laziness of his coworkers. This guard was about to knock on the door of the carriage as well, but was stopped when dozens of wagons appeared out of nowhere and started charging toward the School. They parked in front of the gate, and a lot of people exited from the carriages.

Everyone who exited from the wagons was dressed wealthily, and they started screaming and crying when the door of the black wagon opened, revealing four dead students. The fake Cyan approached the crowd of parents, telling them that this was a tragedy, and pretended to blame herself for the student’s deaths as the parents started rallying against Sister Moni, blaming her for this. A group of teachers had followed Cyan, and were shocked to realize that the “arrangements” the real Cyan had told them yesterday would involve death. These teachers quickly let greed destroy their morals, and started backing Cyan up, yelling about how disgusting Moni was for allowing this to happen.

Cyan looked at the dead students and silently laughed, happy her plan was working. A father of one of the dead students stepped forward and announced he was going to burn the school down, and demanded that no one stop him. Mercenaries and bodyguards of the dead students also stepped forward, unhappy that they would be losing their job with the death of the student, and picked up their weapons to help the father.

Kieran then arrived within the crowd, and gestured for them to stop. The angry crowd tried attacking Kieran, but he easily dodged all of the bullets, and said a prayer out loud as he started shining with Dawn Force. Most of the parents were terrified of the holy light, fearful of anything related to mystics, but the mercenaries continued their attack. Kieran killed the mercenaries, causing the parents to start doubting their attack on the School, but Cyan stepped forward and accused Kieran of being the person who attacked the students. She attacked Kieran sloppily, still pretending to be the real Cyan, and as the parents started getting angry at Kieran from the accusation, the two horses from the black carriage started frenzying, charging at Kieran. Cyan realized with happiness that Kieran was intending to face the frenzied horses head-on when he did not move, but everyone was shocked when Kieran simply shouted for the horses to stop, and they halted.

Kieran started spouting more prayers, and speaking religiously about the souls of the dead students as he retrieved the bodies and gently laid them down, letting Dawn Force shine on them; he then turned to Cyan, and told her that she would be punished for defiling the bodies of the dead students. Kieran used [Myriad Viper], completely trapping Cyan in the [Fear] illusion, and Kieran walked toward her and pinched Cyan’s skin, peeling the skin off to reveal the woman. The parents then got their mercenaries to capture the teachers who had supported the fake Cyan, and the teachers spilled the truth about everything. The parents were about to start beating up the teachers in anger, but Kieran approached, and the parents respectfully parted for him. The parents begged Kieran to allow them to punish the teachers, and Kieran told the teachers that they had to take responsibility for their decision to betray Sister Moni.

The parents were happy with Kieran’s decision, but they suddenly realized that they had been poisoned; Cyan had coated the black carriage and the horses with a poison that afflicted everyone nearby it. Kieran explained to the parents that they had been poisoned as he used [Repel Toxin], curing them. Kieran started walking away, but a few parents of the dead children chased after him, intending to thank and compensate him, but when they got his attention again, the only thing they could think to ask was if Kieran would pray for the students during their funeral. A father then asked Kieran if he was capable of dealing with the woman who wore Cyan’s skin, and Kieran explained that he would deal with the person behind the woman. Kieran then asked for the parent’s assistance in finding this person, and the parents left.

Moni watched as the parents left, in awe of the Child of God’s powers and charms. Kieran asked Moni if there was a room appropriate to carry out an interrogation, and Moni asked Kieran if she could conduct the interrogation. Kieran was shocked for a moment, but Moni explained that earlier the woman had mentioned snakes, which made Moni theorize about their enemies, though Moni wanted to confirm her guesses. Moni gave Kieran a notebook full of Guntherson’s notes, and then Moni started talking about her past as they went to the interrogation room.

[Went through related notes, leveling cost of Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art decreased by 10…] (Ch 837)

Kieran harshly woke the woman up, and she instantly called Moni “the monster forgotten by time itself” when she saw Moni. Kieran was curious as to why someone would call Moni a monster, and he started making theories, but he had to force the woman down when she looked like she was about to attack Moni. Moni then started speaking, telling the woman that since she talked about snakes, and ate human flesh, it meant she was a Snake Herder, meaning she was from the Arynder, Surinder, or Morarder Sect. The woman did not respond, and Moni then guessed that the woman was from the Liander Sect, causing the woman to curse at Moni. Moni then started reciting the customs of the Liander Sect, saying that her father must have eaten her mother after she was born, and trained her from a young age; the woman would then have to kill her father once she becomes of age, getting his powers. The woman struggled fiercely as she cursed, but could not fight against Kieran’s strength. The woman then released her aura, which Kieran guessed was the energy of Snake Herders; the energy felt like the opposite of Dawn Force, and it entered Kieran’s body, but the Dawn Force was strong enough to easily crush the Snake Herder’s energy.

The woman believed Kieran was Guntherson due to a hood he was wearing, and because Kieran had made an effort to pretend he was Guntherson during the conflict earlier; she started taunting Kieran, believing he was Guntherson, and mocked his strength. Kieran wondered why she was provoking her interrogators, and wondered if she was trying to get them to kill her in anger. As he wondered if she was trying to place a curse on them, Moni realized that the woman had gained the power of the Zaimyrander Sect, which slowly turns its users into puppets. Moni then asked the woman if she would tell them who she was working for, and when the woman declined, Moni placed her finger on the woman’s forehead.

An illusion formed before the woman, of a figure with the body of a bird with two snake heads and a human head. Kieran infused Dawn Force into his kicks as he attacked the mirage. The mirage demanded everyone to submit to him, but Kieran recognized the mirage as a lingering illusion, same as the God of Judgement he fought in [The Shaman’s Partner III]. Kieran used [Dawn Sword] to quickly kill the mirage. As it faded, the woman, Lisa, regained consciousness and started crying like a child. Moni hugged Lisa, looking visibly older, and as Kieran was trying to figure out what happened, Moni gave him an address where Reed’s killer and another unknown man should be hiding. Kieran looked at Lisa, who was completely harmless now, and told Moni that he wanted her to come with him in case Lisa was bait.

Kieran, Moni, and Lisa left the School in a wagon, where Moni explained to Kieran that she was born with the ability to read and erase people’s memories, which is why Lisa called her a monster. She also explained that a long time ago, the Church of Dawn had asked her to erase the memory of some of their enemies, but she hesitated, resulting in the extinction of the Church of Dawn. Before Kieran could ask more, they arrived at the address; Kieran asked the wagoner, Acker, to follow them as Kieran opened up the front gate, letting everyone inside.

Kieran told Moni, Acker, and Lisa to wait as he went [Undercover] and went inside the building, seeing many dead bodies. He also saw a dining table with two different unfinished meals on it, and Kieran used [Tracking] to see the footprints he saw when Reed died. Kieran could feel that the building was empty, but he still decided to search it completely. When he was done, and found nothing, he returned to the room with the dining table and saw a note sticking out from underneath an unfinished steak.

Kieran left, and told Moni that when they learned Lisa was captured they fled, but did not tell her about the paper he found, which just referenced Guntherson’s hut. Moni searched the house too, but also found nothing.

Kieran went to Guntherson’s hut, wondering if they sent Lisa to the school for the sole purpose of having Kieran learn about the address to find the note. He tidied up the hut, wondering if they had hidden something in it, but Kieran found nothing. He sat down on Guntherson’s bed, reading from the notebook Moni gave him while he waited. As the night passed, he made sure to pay attention to Moni as he read, realizing that she could be targeted while he waited within the hut. The night passed without anything happening, and the next day passed also. While Kieran was eating dinner, a figure knocked on his door, and greeted Kieran as he entered. The figure referred to Kieran as 2567, not Kieran nor Guntherson, meaning the figure had seen through Kieran’s disguise and also learned about the alias 2567.

The figure introduced himself at Gateli, and told Kieran that while he and Guntherson fought Duke Wayne in the previous [The Failed Great Detective], Moni had gone to Wayne Manor and asked for a collaboration with Gatelie, the next heir to the Wayne family. He knelt as he told Kieran that Moni threatened him, causing him to go into hiding, and asked for Kieran’s help. Kieran asked for proof, but Gateli said he had none, as he had his memory of the collaboration erased despite being very careful to not get close to Moni. Gateli then suggested that Moni was no longer the saintess of the Dawn of Church, as there was something evil within the small chapel that affected her.

Kieran recalled the resonance he felt from the chapel when he drew the [Seal of Dawn], and he agreed that something was not right with the chapel, but he asked how Gateli knew so much about this topic, and where he learned the name 2567 from; Gateli showed Kieran a notebook full of Wayne family spells, which specialized in surveillance and eavesdropping. Gateli then said he ran out of time, and gave Kieran a few different names and an address for Kieran to go to when he wanted to talk more. Gateli left, and soon later Moni and Lisa arrived.

Moni gave Kieran a basket full of food, which Kieran accepted though he was suspicious of Moni; he looked at her, but he could not see anything other than the usual, kind, elderly Sister. Kieran asked her what they would do with Lisa, and Moni explained that although her memories were gone, she would recover her intellect within another day or two and then Lisa could decide what she wanted to do with her life after that. Kieran believed that if Moni were to erase his memories right now, his Spirit would allow him to recover within moments, but he wondered how long it would have taken to recover the first time he met Moni, during his first dungeon when he saw significantly weaker. Kieran wondered if Moni had erased his memories back then, and he secretly looked through his system notifications, finding nothing though he concluded that he wouldn’t be able to see them if he lost his memory. He then realized that Moni’s memory erasing skill would most likely result in a Spirit authentication, and he theorized that if he raised his Spirit to a rank higher than that authentication, he would regain those memories.

Kieran looked at his two Golden Attribute Points, but before he used them to raise his Spirit, he realized that Gateli was most likely planning on causing Kieran to lose faith in Moni. Kieran recalled the notebook of skills that Gateli showed him, and how most of them required life force to cast, and Kieran concluded that Gateli had wanted to steal St Paolo’s treasure and sent someone to find it, but that person found nothing, and killed Reed when Reed noticed them. Gateli then used Reed’s life to cast the surveillance spell, and through the spell Gateli saw how Kieran was suspicious of the chapel; he then improvised and used Kieran’s well-known vigilance along with perfect acting to make Kieran suspicious of Moni. Kieran remembered how he began the conversion with a kneel, and compared Gateli to Broker in his ability to cunningly carry out a plan.

Kieran then placed some more firewood on the fire within the hut, as he thanked Moni for the food. Moni smiled and again started to dwell on her memories, which Kieran offered to listen once he patrolled the School. He left the hut and started searching for the surveillance spell Gateli cast, using Dawn Force to attack any places he deemed suspicious. When he returned to the hut, Moni started telling Kieran all kinds of stories about the Church of Dawn from her youth.

Gateli returned to his hideout, going to a secret room where someone was waiting for him. Gateli reported that he successfully planted a seed of doubt within Kieran, and confidently claimed that Kieran would seek them out soon. At the same time, far from the City was a group of Knights riding on warhorses, their armour shining despite it being dark out; they were Knights of the Church of Light.

Kieran, Moni, Lisa, and John were stuffed in a small wagon, with the officer Carl driving them to one of the names that Gateli gave Kieran. He decided to target the name that Kieran was confident was a sorcerer, not only for the potential loot, but because he wanted Gateli to believe he had successfully tricked Kieran. John was extremely nervous when they arrived, and Kieran jumped out of the wagon, running to the next street over where the sorcerer was. Kieran noticed spirits sitting on the rooftops, surveilling the street, and he went [Undercover] to sneak past them. Kieran easily reached the sorcerer’s building, and broke in, reaching the study where he heard a conversation; the sorcerer referred to someone as “lord”, then assured them that his plans involving the Church of Dawn was going smoothly. The sorcerer then exited the study, and Kieran quickly knocked him unconscious.

Kieran dragged him back into the study and searched, finding the [Soul Sentry Ring] and [Evil Spirit Scroll]; he then meticulously searched the room, avoiding a trap. He noticed a painting with a double sided frame, and smelled a flowery scent from it; Kieran grabbed some furs and rubbed the frame, causing the pelt to wither up. He then grabbed the [Communication Painting] and the sorcerer, and returned to the wagon where John, Moni, and Lisa were waiting. John asked if they were done, but Kieran insisted they go on to the next name. Kieran visited the two remaining names, capturing them easily, and they all returned to St Paolo.

Kieran invited Moni into the interrogation room with him, though the sorcerer immediately told them that he was from the Revival Society immediately after being woken up. The sorcerer referred to Kieran and Moni as the remnants of the Church of Dawn, and Kieran crushed his fingers one by one under his shoes, ordering the sorcerer to tell them more about the Revival Society and to stop calling him and Moni “remnants”. The sorcerer did not say any more, and Moni offered to use her powers to speed up the interrogation, but Kieran feared that her powers put too much of a strain on her body, and declined her offer. Moni stepped away, but did not leave the room, and started praying and drawing the [Seal of Dawn]. She started crying when the dim light of the seal faded after a few seconds, believing that it represented the last light of the Goddess of Dawn. Kieran heard this, but did not respond to it as he was an imposter God’s Child, and the sorcerer started laughing, saying the Revival Society’s “New God” would destroy what was left of the Church of Dawn’s “False God”.

Kieran noticed how the sorcerer acted and spoke very frantically, and realized that the Revival Society appeared in response to the treasures of St Paolo. Kieran was also confident that Gateli told Kieran about the sorcerer with the intention that Kieran would learn about this from him. Kieran also could tell that the sorcerer was not as devout as he was pretending to be, and as Kieran threatened to slowly burn him alive, he finally broke and told Kieran that he would tell him everything.

Kieran left the interrogation room when he learned everything from the sorcerer, and went to Moni, asking her if she had heard of the Ancilanco Codex. Moni’s face changed and remained completely silent, only shaking her head as she walked away from Kieran. He was grateful he had already seen through Gateli’s plot, as he knew he would have been deeply suspicious of Moni after this. Kieran guessed that if she were to have answered Kieran’s question about the Codex, it would result in trouble for both of them. He then went back into the interrogation room to start getting information from the other two captives, but he was disappointed when neither of them had even heard of the Revival Society.

When he was done, what he had learned was that the Revival Society was a very new church that condemned every other church, and absorbed lone mystics into the organization. Kieran then decided that he would go to the address Gateli gave him, but to make it look like he was still suspicious of Moni, Kieran decided to wait a little. As he waited, Kieran continued reading from Guntherson’s notebook;

[Carefully read through related notes, Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art leveling cost decreased by 100 Points…]

[Carefully read through related notes, Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art leveling cost decreased by 100 Points…]

[Precisely read through related notes, Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art leveling cost decreased by 1000 Points…] (Ch 847)

Kieran read through the notebook over and over again until it no longer gave him any point decreases, and he also practiced [Knights Of Dawn Body Tempering Art], trying to cultivate it instinctually, even when distracted. Kieran regretted that he did not have any more [Emerder’s Deal]s, as Kieran would have paid another million points in a heartbeat if it meant more time to practice and cultivate. He left the hut, intending to visit Gateli, but as he reached the front gate of St Paolo, he saw doctors wearing plague masks and carrying stretchers. Moni was with them, and when she saw Kieran, she informed him that a plague broke out in the city.

Kieran was not worried about the plague since his Constitution was too high for him to get sick, but he did not like the coincidental timing of the plague. Moni and the security guard Acker explained to Kieran that it would have been rats or blood sucking insects that caused the plague, and they assured him that the outbreak was contained within a small area of the city. The plague doctors also had plenty of medicine and knowledge to contain the spread, and Acker gave Kieran a [Resistance Potion]. Kieran thanked Acker for the potion, and for reliably guarding the School, and Acker saluted Kieran in gratitude.

[Energy resonance, Musou level Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art acquired a certain amount of experience, leveling cost decreased by 100…] (Ch 848)

Kieran was shocked because Acker was just a normal person, not a mystic, not a member of the Church of Dawn, and had not received any training in [Knights Of Dawn Body Tempering Art], yet his recognition and a salute managed to decrease the leveling cost. Kieran was curious about it, but did not forget his mission. Kieran left the school and went to the address Gateli gave him, and Kieran gave the specified signal and waited in the shadows for Gateli.

Gateli arrived, looking panicked, and guided Kieran to an underground room. Gateli hastily apologized and explained that Kieran’s actions against the three names had exposed Gateli to the Revival Society, and he needed to hide. Kieran played along and offered to help him, but Gateli declined and said they needed to destroy the Ancilanco Codex before they could take on the Society. Gateli then began to ask Kieran about the “miracle that descended upon St. Paolo Church”, which he had heard about from Moni before, but Gateli said it was not a nameless god that bestowed a miracle upon the Church, but rather the god Ancilanco, who controlled plagues. He then claimed that Sister Moni had been affected by the Ancilanco Codex, and joined forces with the Revival Society. He finished by declaring that the plague was going to get out of control, and Ancilanco would use the souls of those who died from the plague to revive himself; the Revival Society worshipped Ancilanco and was trying to help him revive.

Kieran played along and looked nervous, and asked what he needed to do. Gateli exclaimed that Kieran needed to kill Sister Moni and destroy what remained of St Paolo Church. Kieran hesitated, but told Gateli that he would do what he could, and Gateli then pulled out a small box. When the box was opened, the Dawn Force within Kieran’s body started circulating with incredible vigor, and Kieran started glowing with holy light;

[Energy resonance, Musou level Knight of Dawn Body Tempering Art acquired a significant amount of experience, leveling cost decreased by 10,000 Points, 0.5 Golden Skill Points…]

[Energy resonance, Musou level Knight of Dawn Body Tempering Art acquired a significant amount of experience, leveling cost decreased by 10,000 Points, 0.5 Golden Skill Points…]

[Energy resonance, Musou level Knight of Dawn Body Tempering Art acquired a significant amount of experience, leveling cost decreased by 10,000 Points, 0.5 Golden Skill Points…] (Ch 849)

Gateli was astonished, having considered the item within the box to be junk that he stole from Wayne Manor, and he started cursing to himself when he realized that the item was not only a priceless treasure, but was extremely valuable to Kieran. Kieran grabbed the [Unknown Remains] from the box, and decided to have Moni appraise it as soon as possible. Kieran put on a friendly face and asked Gateli where he got it from, and Gateli simply answered that he got it from Wayne Manor as he wondered if it would be possible for him to get it back from Kieran. Gateli then quickly changed the topic, saying they needed to act quickly to stop the plague. Kieran offered to take action that night, and they spent a while longer finalizing their plans. Kieran left, and Gateli left the underground room, returning to his base, where he reported that Kieran had taken the bait and they would be taking action tonight. Gateli then reminded the man in charge that it would be difficult to fight a God’s Child, making the man scoff at Kieran, saying a God’s Child of a fallen Church was nothing to be afraid of.

Kieran returned to St Paolo, mentally going over his own plans, but he quickly learned that Sister Moni had fainted while he was gone. Kieran rushed to Moni’s room where a plague doctor was examining her, and the doctor concluded that Moni did not have the plague, but was just extremely overworked. Kieran then gave Acker some orders, which concerned Acker, but he agreed since he respected Kieran. Kieran then went to the small chapel, entering it for the first time.

Kieran then started going over everything he had learned so far, concluding that the small chapel was Gateli’s goal, and was where the Revival Society was planning on reviving the New God. The Goddess of Dawn bestowed her miracles onto this chapel a long time ago, saving the people from Ancilanco’s plagues and destroying the god, but Ancilanco left his Codex with the hope that he would eventually be revived. He concluded that the only thing standing in the Revival Society’s way was that Sister Moni possessed the Codex, but Kieran started wondering about the revival process. He looked at the statue of the Goddess of Dawn, and formed some guesses as he left the chapel and drew the [Seal of Dawn] outside.

[Energy resonance, Musou Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art acquired a certain amount of experience, leveling cost decreased by 10,000…]

[Energy resonance, Musou Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art acquired a certain amount of experience, leveling cost decreased by 10,000…]

[Energy resonance, Musou Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art acquired a certain amount of experience, leveling cost decreased by 10,000…] (Ch 850)

Kieran finally decreased the cost to zero points, though he still had to pay several Golden Skill Points. When the resonance from the [Seal of Dawn] ended, Kieran drew another one.

[Energy resonance, Musou Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art acquired a certain amount of experience, Points calculated into Golden Skill Points, fallen short of minimal value, accumulation begins…]

[Energy resonance, Musou Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art acquired a certain amount of experience, level cost decreased by 0.1 Golden Skill Points]

[Energy resonance, Musou Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art acquired a certain amount of experience, Points calculated into Golden Skill Points, fallen short of minimal value, accumulation begins…]

[Energy resonance, Musou Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art acquired a certain amount of experience, Points calculated into Golden Skill Points, fallen short of minimal value, accumulation begins…](Ch 850)

Kieran started drawing countless seals, which started rapidly lowering the needed amount of Golden Skill Points, and Kieran concluded his theory that Ancilanco had stolen some of the Goddess of Dawn’s powers, was posing as her, and was trying to bring Kieran under his control. Kieran started drawing [Seal of Dawn]s rapidly, until there was no more space on the ground for him to draw any more, and he looked at the chapel. The area was radiating with Dawn Force that glowed white, and Kieran heard a voice from the chapel tenderly, lovingly calling out to him. Kieran stepped forward unconsciously, but forced himself to stay still with all of his might. Kieran concluded that Ancilanco and the Revival Society’s plan was to have Ancilanco steal Kieran’s body to use as a vessel for his revival, since Kieran was a God’s Child.

The voice continued to try coaxing Kieran to enter the chapel, which sounded like beautiful music to Kieran’s ears but he stood firmly, using his willpower to prevent himself from entering. The voice caused Spirit authentications to spam Kieran, but he passed all of them. The voice then changed strategies when it realized Kieran was stubbornly refusing, offering to answer all of Kieran’s questions, and Kieran started asking the voice every question he had related to [Knights Of Dawn Body Tempering Art], such as what the advanced skill is, and what some of the lost techniques are. Ancilanco was disgusted with how stubborn Kieran was, but he admired Kieran’s body, excited at the thought of using Kieran’s body to revive.

Ancilanco’s excitement caused him to glow brighter, and he decided to show Kieran some of his plague powers, since he did not actually know how to use Dawn Force. He showed Kieran the core of his powers;

[Ancilanco displayed Knights of Plague Body Tempering Art to you, detected it is not your Origin Force, consumption +100%, spend 2 Golden Skill Points to learn?]

[Detected insufficient Golden Skill Points…]

[Converting to auto-learning mode!] (Ch 851)

Kieran was shocked, and started to seriously watch what Ancilanco was showing him, which pleased Ancilanco since he thought he had successfully tricked Kieran into believing that what he was seeing was Dawn Force. Ancilanco then started coaxing Kieran into entering the chapel again, but was shocked when Kieran still resisted the allure of his voice. Ancilanco then watched as Kieran started making hand signs and poses, and he realized that Kieran was learning [Knights of Plague Body Tempering Art] from what he was showing him. Ancilanco instantly wanted to stop showing Kieran the energy, but he realized that if he stopped, his goal of stealing Kieran’s body would be ruined. Ancilanco then returned to coaxing Kieran, but released some Plague Force while silently floated over to Kieran.

Just as the Plague Force was about to touch Kieran, he backed away although his eyes never left Ancilanco’s display of [Knights Of Plague Body Tempering Art]. Ancilanco was stunned, then started shaking in rage when he realized that Kieran had deceived him, getting even angrier when Kieran ignored the shaking chapel and continued to cultivate Plague Force as he retreated. Ancilanco summoned an earthquake that originated from the chapel, but instead of an attack, Ancilanco just vanished, his stolen Dawn Force and Plague Force vanished also. Kieran finished practicing [Knights Of Plague Body Tempering Art], making absolutely sure he got the cultivation technique down correctly before he stopped.

Kieran then upgraded [Knights Of Dawn Body Tempering Art] to Transcendence, and examined his body as his increased Spirit allowed him to see the runes branded into his muscles that correlated to his skills. Kieran saw a darkness deep within his body, and saw how with every heartbeat the rune on his hearts would glow, dispelling a tiny bit of that darkness. He wondered how long it would take for his two hearts to completely dispel the darkness completely, and concluded that his hearts were not yet powerful enough to dispel the deepest darkness at the center of his body. He then looked at his attributes, again concluding that he needed to get much stronger as quickly as possible as he remembered the Advanced Rankers that he fought within the game’s City.

The plague had spread throughout the city, and many sick people were coming to St Paolo for treatment. The news that Sister Moni had become sick was also spreading, causing the guards and patients to feel fear and unease. At Gateli’s hideout, he was gleefully reporting that Kieran had started acting and targeted the chapel, and the leader of the Revival Society agreed to his plans to start attacking St Paolo.

The plague doctors were working very hard at St Paolo, but they quickly realized that they were being overwhelmed with patients. One of the plague doctors finally brought up a quarantine, to completely block off a portion of the city where they would eventually burn all of the infected patients alive to kill the plague. The head doctor was hesitant, but agreed to set up a quarantine; he lit a flare, acting as a signal that John was waiting for, and John quickly organized his men to set up the perimeter of the quarantine, and ordered them to kill anyone who tried to escape. John’s men were unwilling, not wanting to condemn the patients to death, but John firmly ordered them to act until they started setting up the border. Amidst the despair, a lot of people gathered around St Paolo to pray, remembering the myth that the Goddess of Dawn descended there to banish a plague.

They quickly noticed when a fire started within the School, and the head doctor quickly acted to bring order back from the panic. Gateli and the Revival Society leader were watching, and were excited at the chaos, excited that their plans to revive Ancilanco would soon be carried out, and as the two of them pulled out two boxes, they realized that the chapel was not on fire like it should have been. Kieran then stepped out from the shadows, and Gateli realized instantly that he had failed to trick Kieran. The Revival Society leader cursed Gateli for his failure, and Kieran turned to the leader, revealing that the leader was St Paolo’s security captain, Reed.

Kieran released killing intent toward Reed, angry how he had received such a loving, mournful funeral after betraying St Paolo and Sister Moni, and Kieran revealed that he had guessed that the Revival Society leader was Reed after noticing too many suspicious details regarding “Reed”’s body, the surveillance spell Gateli showed him during their first meeting, and all the different dismembered bodies of students. Reed revealed his face, and Kieran quickly kicked him while insulting him, and while Reed was on the ground, he ordered his men to attack. When Reed looked up, he saw all of his men dead, and Gateli was barely hanging on. Kieran was emitting Dawn Force that dispelled the Plague Force Gateli was using, which surprised Reed as Dawn Force had never been able to suppress Plague Force before. Reed shot some Plague Force at Kieran, and Kieran countered with Dawn Force, forcing Reed back to the ground, injured. Kieran then revealed that, although it was true that Dawn Force could not beat Plague Force, he was using the skills he learned from the Marulyn Church in [Talent Dungeon], which had gotten stronger after he leveled [Knights Of Dawn Body Tempering Art] to Transcendence.

The box that Reed was holding was tossed into the air, landing near Kieran, and Kieran grabbed it. Kieran looked at the box, which was ornately decorated with a design that looked like pus-filled pimples, and Kieran looked back at the chapel. Reed tried standing back up, but his body started emitting Plague Force that made his body distort and swell, until he was fully transformed into a monster. Gateli warned Kieran that Reed was turned into a monster from Plague Force Repulsion, and he tried escaping Kieran’s Dawn Force to prevent himself from suffering the same Repulsion. Kieran killed the monster Reed with a single slash from the [Dawn Sword], and Gateli started begging for his life before he also died from the Repulsion.

Kieran grabbed Gateli’s box and went to the chapel where he heard the voice again, asking to talk to Kieran. Kieran said that if he wanted to talk, he would need to show Kieran some tangible benefits. Kieran left, wrapping the boxes in cloth, and ignored the voice calling out to him.

A little girl was crying for help amidst the crowd of infected patients, her mother and father had both collapsed from the plague. The head doctor, Orph, went to the girl and assured her everything would be okay, and looked at the mother first. The mother was covered with blisters, and one of them burst, making the pus explode everywhere. Orph grabbed the girl and shielded her, allowing the pus to land on his back which corroded his plague doctor outfit, until it reached his bare skin, infecting him. Orph pushed the girl away, calling for the other plague doctors, and he explained that he was infected, and he ordered the quarantine area to be burned down. Orph went to the barrels full of oil and started uncorking them, spilling oil all over the area and making sure to coat himself with oil. As he grabbed a torch and prepared to end it, the girl escaped from the plague doctors and returned to her oil-soaked parents. Orph and the doctors prayed, cursing the world for making them have to do this, and Orph dropped the torch.

A beam of light descended onto St Paolo, and Kieran stepped out from the light. Kieran increased his holy light, lighting up the whole area around the School; all of the patients felt the light on their bodies, and unconscious patients even started waking up. An elder who knew about the myths of the Goddess of Dawn started praying and loudly exclaimed that the Goddess had never abandoned them, and that Kieran was her emissary sent to save them. Orph, who had been saved because the light put the torch’s fire out, started praying along with all of the patients. The little girl asked Kieran to save her mother, who was covered in scars from where the pus-filled boils were, and Kieran walked up to the girl’s parents, and used [Holy Light] to remove the scars. The girl then asked Kieran if he was god’s emissary, which he said he was.

Kieran then asked Orph to spread the word, and have every single infected person come to the school for treatment. Kieran waited in front of St Paolo, healing every single person who came. As he healed people, a larger crowd formed around the school, and everyone was praying. The crowd had grown to ten thousand people, who all prayed every time Kieran used his Dawn Force to heal someone. John and his men were busy keeping order, though there was very little chaos or confusion within the crowd.

Sister Moni woke up, feeling nostalgic, and grabbed her med box as she prepared to rejoin the plague doctors in helping the patients. She froze when she heard the prayers from outside, prayers that she hadn’t heard since her childhood. She quickly opened a window and saw the giant crowd outside, and she started crying when she saw the crowd looking at Kieran devotedly, and she saw Kieran’s body enveloped with Dawn Force. Moni went outside and saluted Kieran, greeting him as God’s Child, and when Kieran looked at the crowd, they all knelt down and worshipped Kieran as God’s Child too. The Riders of the Church of Light, who were hiding in the shadows, heard the crowd’s exclamation.

Kieran and John were in a wagon, going to Wayne Manor. John was examining Kieran, curious about the power’s Kieran displayed, but changed the subject when Kieran did not answer his questions. Kieran told him that the Wayne family was related to the plague outbreak, though Kieran did not tell him about Reed’s involvement, at Moni’s request. Kieran named Gateli, which John recognized as the dead heir to the Wayne family.

When they arrived at the manor, John stepped out of the wagon and was greeted by attendants, and John introduced Kieran as the God’s Child; the attendants had heard the news about what happened at St Paolo, and were frightened by Kieran’s strength. A large group of Wayne family members then arrived, lowering their heads when Kieran looked at them. John asked them to allow him and Kieran to search the manor, and the Wayne family agreed. As Kieran and John entered the manor, an attendant pushed a large cart toward them, completely covered in gold and gemstones. It was an offer of peace, as Sister Moni had given the Wayne family similar treasures a long time ago in exchange for peace. Kieran shook his head, saying he did not want gold, but rather all of the books and scrolls that the Wayne family plundered from the Church of Dawn a long time ago. The attendant ran away, and quickly returned with an enormous amount of books. Kieran looked through the books briefly, confirming they were what he was looking for, and accepted them for peace, along with the location of Gateli’s base.

After the books were loaded onto a carriage, an attendant led Kieran to an underground grave chamber. Kieran used [Tracking] and saw Gateli’s tracks near the grave of the first Duke Wayne, but then some daggers were thrown at him. John shouted a warning toward Kieran and guarded the attendant, but Kieran grabbed the knives out of the air and also captured the attacker who threw them. John noticed the man was fully equipped with many different weapons, and wondered why he was attacking them. After Kieran subdued the attacker, he found a switch on the first Duke Wayne’s grave, opening up a fully furnished chamber.

John asked Kieran about the attacker, but Kieran changed the subject, asking John what he thought Gateli did with the first Duke Wayne’s body and the coffin he was in. He then asked the attendant about the Duke Wayne’s death, and the attendant said he died of plague, but everyone who had seen his death had died during a conflict within the Wayne family soon after.

Kieran and John returned to their wagon, and Kieran thought about how suspicious the whole situation regarding the first Duke Wayne was, but then he looked at the captive who regained consciousness. The captive avoided Kieran’s gaze, but then suddenly raised his head to meet Kieran’s gaze, looking like he was sleepwalking. The captive greeted Kieran, and Kieran stopped John from shooting the captive for his unusual behavior. Kieran asked the captive who he was, then broke his fingers as he spoke, watching as he answered without even reacting to the broken fingers. He praised Kieran’s vigilance, then offered to collaborate with him after telling Kieran that he knew a lot about him. The captive told Kieran that he would like to work together to target the Church of Light, though Kieran asked him why he would target them, since the Church of Light and the Church of Dawn should be on the same side. The captive told Kieran that the Church of Light had been corrupted by greed, and were targeting the treasures of St Paolo; he suggested that Kieran learn more about the Church of Light before they talk again. The captive then slumped, unconscious.

John asked what just happened, as he was unable to comprehend the strength that the captive showed, and did not know enough about the Churches to follow the conversation, and Kieran simply told him that it was divine possession. Before John could ask more, the wagon stopped because the road was being blocked. Kieran looked outside and saw a group of Knights wearing golden armour, and he got off the carriage, telling John to meet him at St Paolo.

The leader Knight of Light greeted Kieran respectfully, then led Kieran to an alley, where another, older Knight of Light was waiting. Kieran and the old Knight looked at each other, and without speaking the Knight drew his sword and attacked Kieran. Kieran dodged the sword and dispelled an illusion of an army of Knights that it brought before kicking the Knight hard, sending him flying and completely shattering his golden armour. Kieran knew this fight was just a test, but he did not hold back, and asked if the Knight was satisfied as he stood back up. The Knight apologized, and explained that he had to confirm if Kieran’s identity as a God’s Child was real, then performed a salute. The Knight then explained to Kieran that the bishop of the Church of Light was hoping to collaborate with the Church of Dawn to initiate a Holy War in an effort to gain more believers. The Knight then told Kieran that it was impossible for Kieran to further upgrade [Knights Of Dawn Body Tempering Art] because the Church of Dawn had lost the [Daybreak Dawn Art], but the Knight said the Church of Light was willing to give Kieran some of their own techniques in order to help Kieran make up for the missing skill.

Kieran told the Knight he needed some time to think and walked away, the Knight unable to say any more from the pain of his wounds. The Knight collapsed, and when other Church of Light Knights hurried over to help him up and heal him, the Knight ordered someone to ask the bishop for reinforcements. Kieran returned to St. Paolo, avoiding the crowd of people who were still near the School to see Kieran’s miracles, and he saw Moni delightedly going through the books he got from Wayne Manor. Kieran told her about the Knights of Light, and she quickly guessed that they offered to give Kieran some of their techniques to upgrade [Knights Of Dawn Body Tempering Art]. Moni then told Kieran that the [Daybreak Dawn Art] was lost when all the Knights of Dawn who knew it were killed in an ambush, along with all of the Knights of Light; the Church of Light still has their ultimate techniques because the God of Light retaught the Church of Light their techniques.

Kieran thought the circumstances of that ambush were suspicious, but changed the subject, asking Moni if she knew anyone capable of performing a divine possession. Moni said the bishops of the Church of Light and Church of Shadows might be able to perform something like it, and told Kieran that the Church of Shadows was a separation of the Church of Dawn, who were the mortal enemies of the Church of Light. Kieran recalled that Guntherson was skilled in [Undercover], and Moni reminded Kieran of the [Dark Movement Technique] that was mentioned within Guntherson’s notebook; Kieran admired the potential strength of the skill. Kieran asked about the other skills within the notebook, but Moni declined to talk more, saying it would be better for Kieran to ask Guntherson when he returns. Kieran then asked about why the Church of Shadows did not participate in the war that led to the extinction of the Church of Dawn, and Moni said they backed out of the Holy War, saying it was their God’s will, and said they would eventually return; Moni also said that although this was a long time ago, she believes it is likely that the Church of Shadows is still alive.

Within a large, golden palace, a bishop was praying to a very tall statue of his god. The bishop prayed for a long time, before finally standing up. A Knight who had been waiting walked over to the bishop and handed him a letter, informing the bishop about Kieran’s existence. The bishop was intrigued by the presence of a God’s Child, and some additional information from the letter made him decide to visit the Church of Dawn. A few minutes later, an airship fueled by alchemy rose from the palace, heading toward St Paolo; outside of the palace, an old man saw the airship and then vanished into the shadows.

Kieran was within the small room they built to store the books Kieran got from Wayne Manor, reading through some of the books. After a few days, he learned from an ancient diary that there was a “land of divine miracles” that Knights use to be able to enter to learn techniques. Kieran decided to ask Ancilanco about it, but decided to take care of other business first. Kieran went to the dungeons where the captive from Wayne Manor was being held; it was useless to try and interrogate him, because after the divine possession, the captive became mentally retarded. As Kieran approached the captive, he looked up at Kieran and greeted him with clarity. The possessed captive then told Kieran that the bishop of the Church of Light was on his way to visit Kieran, and he told Kieran that he was underestimating the Church of Light. Kieran put on a prideful expression, and sneered at the captive when he suggested they team up; the captive then gave Kieran an address where the captive had left a gift for Kieran. The possession then went away, and Kieran quickly started heading toward the graveyard that the captive told him to go to.

Kieran easily slipped into the disorderly graveyard, and eventually found the grave belonging to someone named “Kent”. On the grave, Kieran found the [Curse of Aikhar] which he picked up before quickly running back to St Paolo. Kieran went back into the dungeon, knocking out the captive who was not currently possessed, and carried him to the chapel. When Kieran neared the chapel, he heard Ancilanco’s voice hurriedly telling Kieran that he agreed to Kieran’s terms. Kieran smiled and asked for the [Daybreak Dawn Art], but Ancilanco said he genuinely did not know what that was. Kieran then asked Ancilanco why old Knights of Dawn would come to this chapel to learn the [Daybreak Dawn Art] then, and as Ancilanco stuttered, it confirmed Kieran’s guess that the [Daybreak Dawn Art] was actually [Knights Of Plague Body Tempering Art].

Kieran started explaining that he couldn’t figure out how Ancilanco had borrowed Dawn Force, and he concluded that the Goddess of Dawn had realized that Plague Force and Dawn Force were capable of promoting the growth of each other, and purposefully kept Ancilanco alive to take advantage of that. Ancilanco was angry that Kieran pieced all of that together, but calmed down when Kieran threatened to kill the vessel, the captive, that he brought. Kieran then said he would give Ancilanco the vessel if he would continue to show Kieran more advanced displays of [Knights Of Plague Body Tempering Art].

[Carefully read through display of origins, Knights of Plague Body Tempering Art level +1]

[Carefully read through display of origins, Knights of Plague Body Tempering Art level +1] (Ch 868)

Ancilanco stopped when Kieran’s [Knights of Plague Body Tempering Art] reached grandmaster, and Kieran was sure that bestowing this knowledge put a burden on him. Kieran then let the captive into the chapel, and turned around to look at the Church of Light airship that had arrived. Everyone near St Paolo saw the brilliant golden airship, and were astonished at its ability to fly. Moni was not shocked, but started urgently evacuating everyone, telling them to get as far away from the city as possible. She then went to Kieran and told him the airship was called “the Sun”, and is the Church of Light’s weapons, which had both incredible defense and offence. Kieran dragged Moni to the guard Acker, and told him to escort Moni away from the city, not allowing her to protest or try to stay with Kieran.

The bishop was looking down at St Paolo, mocking everyone with a voice that was so loud it was audible from the ground. Kieran flipped off the bishop, making him mock Kieran before making the Sun fire a laser of golden light, killing everyone who chose not to retreat instantly. Those who did retreat saw the entire plot of land that St Paolo once stood on was now a giant crater, except for the small chapel, which floated in midair, unmoved. The chapel then disintegrated, and the captive that Kieran placed within the chapel appeared. Ancilanco, within the vessel, floated to the ground and started enjoying having a body again before he noticed the Sun.

Ancilanco scoffed at the airship, and sent some Plague Force to attack it, but the bishop quickly sent another golden laser to destroy the Plague Force. The bishop told Ancilanco that he could tell his divinity had weakened significantly after possessing the vessel and withstanding the Sun’s laser, but Ancilanco fought back, no understanding why the bishop would be so bold against a god, even if his divinity was weakened. Ancilanco examined the body again, checking again to make sure Kieran hadn’t tampered with it in any way, but then the bishop revealed that it was not Kieran that had tampered with the body. Ancilanco wanted to do something, but then an energy erupted from within the body, devouring what remained of Ancilanco’s divine flame, and the body started rapidly aging until the body’s age was comparable to Moni. The elder then looked up at the bishop and warmly greeted him, and the bishop greeted the elder as “teacher”.

As the bishop and the elder talked, the bishop then revealed that the elder was the pope, archbishop of the Church of Light, and most importantly, the first Duke Wayne. The bishop revealed that Duke Wayne had led an ambush on the Church of Shadows, and Duke Wayne admitted that he had made a mistake and was seriously injured, leading him to fake his death and wait until he could return. The bishop and Duke Wayne looked at each other for a few seconds, before Duke Wayne vanished, appearing behind the bishop with a sword of light. The Duke’s sword pierced the bishop’s chest, revealing that the bishop was actually a mechanical puppet.

A presence then revealed itself, and the bishop told the Duke that he had shed his mortal body in order to grow stronger; the presence summoned an extremely high temperature, and a ball of light was summoned in the mechanical bishop’s hand. The Duke praised this technique as the high temperature burned him, but before the bishop could actually attack, the duke cast a spell that turned the bright sky dark, and the Duke exploded, his body turning into gemstones. The gemstones hit the Sun and the bishop, disintegrating all of the golden Light Force. With the Light Force gone, the Sun started falling out of the sky and hit the ground hard, though the sturdy ship was not destroyed from the crash.

Duke Wayne and the Bishop continued to fight on the ground, Duke Wayne was choking the Bishop when the Duke sensed Kieran's presence. Duke Wayne looked at the shadow where Kieran was hiding, and praised him for surviving the laser that destroyed St Paolo. Duke Wayne expressed to Kieran that he would still like to work together. Kieran asked Duke Wayne about the Ancilanco Codex, but Duke Wayne just mocked Kieran and cast another spell, deepening the darkness in the sky and filling the St Paolo crater with negative energy.

The Bishop screamed in agony from the pain of the negative energy, and Duke Wayne praised Kieran’s body, saying he understood why Ancilanco coveted it so much. Duke Wayne declared that he would become a god, and mocked Kieran again, but Kieran only responded with a grunt. Duke Wayne felt like Kieran was acting unusually arrogantly and pridefully, but he did not mind it as he sent a gust of negative energy wind to envelope Kieran. Pride did not move, allowing the wind to tear at his body, and Envy attacked Duke Wayne with a dagger. As Duke Wayne allowed his body to explode again, hitting Envy with gemstones, but Wrath and Sloth also appeared to attack the Duke. Duke Wayne was shocked, believing the Sins were a Church of Shadow technique; he demanded to know if Kieran was God’s Child of the Church of Dawn or the Church of Shadow, as Greed and Lust attacked him.

The Sins then merged, forming a giant seven-headed monster that attacked the Duke; he thought the Sins looked similar to a Diabolic Demon, but he did not think that was possible since the age of Gods had long since ended. Duke Wayne, believing it was a fake Diabolic Demon or just an illusion, quickly severed one of the Sin’s heads, but was filled with fear when the head disintegrated, and started regrowing. He became convinced the Sins were a Diabolic Demon, and hastily tried to think of why one would show up in this era, and why each of its heads looked like Kieran. The Duke then decisively allowed his golden sword to explode with Light Force, harming the Sins but also burning his body black. With the sins sealed by the Light Force, Duke Wayne fought through the intense pain and severed all seven heads, before collapsing. As he caught his breath, he felt Plague Force within his body.

Ancilanco revealed himself again, and he and the Duke fought for control of the body, with Ancilanco as the victor; he was able to win the fight because Sister Moni had returned to the crater of St Paolo with the Ancilanco Codex, and was holding it above her head, the pages rapidly flipping, though Moni was immobilized. Duke Wayne was expelled from the body, but he quickly possessed the Bishop’s body, dodging some Plague Force that Ancilanco fired. Duke Wayne was incredibly angry, as he had forced the Ancilanco Codex onto Moni to restrict her, but he had no clue that the Codex would allow Ancilanco to borrow Dawn Force. Ancilanco then raised his hand, breaking the contract between Moni and the Codex, and the Codex started flying toward Ancilanco’s raised hand as Moni coughed up blood and collapsed, before being caught by Guntherson who just showed up.

Kieran grabbed the Codex from midair before Ancilanco could grab it. He went over to Guntherson as the Duke and Ancilanco cursed at Kieran, and Kieran confirmed that Moni was okay. Guntherson then summoned [Dawn Sword], provoking the two as Kieran threatened to destroy the Codex. The Duke and Ancilanco attacked together, attacking Kieran with Light Force and Plague Force combined, but Kieran and Guntherson summoned [Dawn Sword] together, amplifying their strength. A giant [Dawn Sword] was summoned, its strength creating an illusion of an army of Knights of Dawn. The Duke and Ancilanco were left severely wounded, and Kieran asked Guntherson to take Moni away before the two of them attacked again. After Guntherson ran away with Moni, Ancilanco and Duke Wayne resolved to team up to kill Kieran, who they solely blamed for ruining their plans. Kieran threw the Ancilanco Codex down, saying he would kill the two of them, but when the two of them mocked Kieran for believing he could kill a god and a supreme mortal, he revealed that he was the Devil.

The Duke and Ancilanco watched with disbelief as Kieran started transforming into the Devil, and they were filled with absolute terror as they realized that they were no match against the Devil; the two of them started running as fast as they could. Duke Wayne started up the Sun again and tried flying away, but Kieran flapped a wave of flames at the airship, burning the whole ship to ashes. Ancilanco ran away very quickly, having transformed into a Plague Beast, and as he ran he made guesses as to how Kieran might prevent his escape. As he thought, the Creature of Desire was summoned above Ancilanco; his body was destroyed by the thousands of eye lasers.

Though the lasers easily tore through Ancilanco’s body, the Creature of Desire continued to fire lasers into the ground, deepening the crater of St Paolo. The lasers dug through the ground until they reached an underground water vein, and water started gushing, completely filling the crater and forming a lake.

A few days later, Kieran learned [Dark Movement Technique] from Guntherson, though he declined to tell Kieran about the other skills written in his notebook. Kieran looked at his loot and sorted through his backpack, preparing to leave, but Guntherson barged into Kieran’s room, demanding to know what Kieran was doing. Kieran gave Guntherson the goodbye note he had written, but Guntherson ripped it up without opening it and told Kieran that, as a friend, he had to attend the wedding of Altily Hunter and Jimmy from the first [The Failed Great Detective], and Officer Carl and his fiancee. Moni officiated the double wedding, and everyone watching cheered loudly at the end. Kieran clapped and gave the two couples his blessing, and quietly slipped out of the building. Guntherson watched Kieran go, calling out for Kieran to be safe as he teared up a little at the parting. Kieran spent the rest of the duration of the dungeon searching through mystical organizations looking fruitlessly for loot.

[Staying period is up, player will return to game lobby!] (Ch 877)

## Extra Dungeon: The Failed Great Detective Received Items

[Name: Algary’s Second Shot]

[Type: Firearm]

[Rarity: Magic]

[Attack: Strong]

[Attribute: Super Range Fire Lvl 1, Armor Penetration Lvl 1, Extremespeed Lvl 1, Precision Fire Lvl 1]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: Firearm Weapon, Special Arms (Master)]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: This is an early craft from the firearm master, Algary. The firearm master had played quite a role during the war with the churches.]

[Super Range Fire Lvl 1: 500-meter effective range]

[Armor Penetration Lvl 1: Able to easily penetrate light armor, (Weak to Average defense)]

[Extremespeed Lvl 1: Increase 10% in speed of bullets fired]

[Precision Fire Lvl 1: The gun barrel went through special tuning, it allows the bullets to fire with more precision (Locked on target, harmful effect +5%)] (Ch 829)

[Name: Holy Water (Church of Dawn)]

[Type: Potion]

[Rarity: Great]

[Attribute: Able to terrorize Low, Medium level spirits and negative energy beings in 1 minute. Any Low, Medium level spirit or negative energy being that touches it will suffer Lethal damage!]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Remark: This is the holy water made personally by the saintess of the Church of Dawn] (Ch 830)

[Name: Soul Sentry Ring]

[Type: Accessory]

[Type: Magic]

[Attribute: Spirit Sentry]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Remark: Its craftsmanship isn’t overly complicated but the craft was inherited from generation to generation]

[Spirit Sentry: Summon a wandering spirit being as your guard. It can complete a simple order and exist for a long time. When the spirit sentry dies, you will need to find a suitable soul to take its place, isn’t limited to a human soul.] (Ch 845)

[Name: Evil Spirit Scroll]

[Type: Scroll]

[Rarity: Magic]

[Attribute: Summon 2 evil spirits at your service, 1/1]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Remark: It is not liked but useful] (Ch 845)

[Name: Communication Painting]

[Type: ETC]

[Rarity: Magic]

[Attribute: Communicate]

[Prerequisite: Mystical Knowledge (Entry), Communication Magic Circle]

[Remark: The canvas of the painting was cut from the same piece, they have a subtle and weird relation]

[Communication: Activate using the magic circle to converse and see the target on the other end] (Ch 845)

[Name: Resistance Potion]

[Type: Potion]

[Rarity: Great]

[Attribute: Able to effectively treat all kinds of fevers and illnesses and help the body’s immune system to defend against the plague that was caused by this illness.]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: No]

[Remark: This isn’t the passed down knowledge of Church of Dawn but the product of Sister Moni’s self-learning through her long life.] (Ch 848)

[Name: Unknown Remains]

[Type: Unknown]

[Rarity: Unknown]

[Attribute: ???]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: This is a broken piece from a certain item of the Church of Dawn, you need the related person to appraise it.] (Ch 849)

[Name: Curse of Aikhar]

[Type: ETC]

[Rarity: Rare]

[Attribute: Restraint 1/1]

[Prerequisite: Knows the corresponding incantations]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: No]

[Remark: Aikhar created this curse with an ill intention]

[Restraint: A curse specifically targeted towards the Church of Light, suppress all target’s attributes by 25% and will affect the target’s Origin Force, power decreased by 25% and consumption increased by 300%, 2-second duration] (Ch 868)

[Name: Ancilanco Codex]

[Type: Unknown]

[Rarity: Unknown]

[Attribute: ???]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: This is an extremely precious treasure!] (Ch 876)

## Extra Dungeon: The Failed Great Detective Learned Skills

[Name: Seal of Dawn (Unable to level)]

[Skill Type: Ancillary]

[Effect: 1. Inner Seal, 2. Outer Seal]

[Special Effect: None]

[Consume: Stamina]

[Prerequisite: Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art (Master)]

[Remark: The sole existence of the seal is to support Dawn Force]

[Inner Seal: Steer Dawn Force to operate faster through movements, it will increase Dawn Force’s recovery and increase the speed of training Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art]

[Outer Seal: Using a specific simple drawing to slightly enhance Dawn Force. Within the duration of the drawing, it is treated as an offensive magic brand with the lowest (Weak) and highest (Powerful) attack. The magic brand is effective against any being within a 10-meter radius. (Attack rank +1 automatically against negative energy beings)]

[Note: The higher the level Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art is, the better the Seal of Dawn’s effect] (Ch 831)

[Name: Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Arts (Transcendence)]

[Related Attributes: Strength, Agility, Constitution, Spirit, Intuition]

[Skill Type: Ancillary]

[Effects: You know how to utilize the special stances, movements and breathing techniques, All Attributes +7 (Basic +1, Entry +1, Master +1, Pro +1, Grand Master +1, Musou +1, Transcendence +1)]

[Special Effect: 1. Knight’s Focus II; 2. Knights Persistence II, Dawn Sword II]

[Transcendence Option: Baptism (All special effect levels +1)]

[Consumes: Stamina]

[Prerequisites: Strength B, Agility B, Constitution B, Spirit B, Intuition B]

[Remarks: This was the Knights of Dawn entry course, but it will affect other related skills!]

[Knight’s Focus II: Everyone has their own specialty, but not everyone can persevere; Spirit +6] [Knight’s Persistence II: When you persist on something, you are willing to sacrifice yourself to succeed; Ignite 300 HP to increase Spirit by +3, 1-second duration, cooldown none, un-stackable)]

[Dawn Sword II: When you can truly utilize the Dawn Force, it means that you are truly a Knight of Dawn, despite the way you utilize it being one-of-a-kind. Charge Dawn Force for 3 seconds, consume 600 Stamina to fire out a 20-meter, Extreme attack and above power light sword, cooldown: none] (Ch 852)

[Name: Expel Plague (Transcendence)]

[Related Attribute: None]

[Skill Type: Ancillary]

[Effect: You can use the energy in your body to expel the power of the plague within a 20-meter radius, consume 100 Stamina, lasts 10 seconds; cooldown: none.]

[Special Effect: Expert Expel (Expel range +5 meters)]

[Consume: Stamina]

[Prerequisite: Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art (Transcendence)]

[Remark: This is a perfect combination of two energy systems from different worlds, it allows your casting to be simpler, easier, and will almost never cause a repulsion] (Ch 856)

[Name: Holy Light (Transcendence)]

[Related Attribute: None]

[Skill Type: Ancillary]

[Effect: You can use the energy in your body to create a soft brilliance in a 5-meter radius, Low and Medium negative energy beings will suffer lethal damage within the area. Target that is not contaminated by negative energy will receive High continuous healing effect (Heals Medium to Heavily wounded status, recovers 1 HP per second), consume 200 Stamina, lasts 10 seconds; cooldown: none]

[Special Effect: Expert Restriction (Damage to negative energy beings increased by 1)]

[Consume: Stamina]

[Prerequisite: Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art (Transcendence)]

[Remark: This is a perfect combination of two energy system from different worlds, it allows your casting to be simpler, easier, and will almost never cause a repulsion] (Ch 856)

[Name: Knights of Plague Body Tempering Art (Basic)]

[Related Attribute: Constitution]

[Skill Type: Ancillary]

[Effect: After going through a dangerous start, you have learned the body tempering art that people dreaded, Constitution +1]

[Special Effect: 1. Absorb Plague; 2. Release Plague]

[Consume: Stamina]

[Prerequisite: Constitution C]

[Remark: This is the origin of the plague, it has limited benefits to you but it bears a destructive power.]

[Absorb Plague: Absorb the plague energy in a slow manner]

[Release Plague: Release the plague energy in a slow manner] (Ch 859)

[Name: Knights of Plague Body Tempering Art (Grand Master)]

[Related Attribute: Constitution]

[Skill Type: Ancillary]

[Effect: After going through a dangerous start, you have learned the body tempering art that people dreaded, Constitution +5 (Basic +1, Entry +1, Master +1, Pro +1, Grand Master +1)]

[Special Effect: 1. Absorb Plague; 2. Release Plague; 3. Tenacious Body]

[Consume: Stamina]

[Prerequisite: Constitution B+]

[Remark: This is the origin of the plague, it has limited benefits to you but it bears a destructive power.]

[Absorb Plague: Absorb plague energy at a certain speed]

[Release Plague: Release plague energy at a certain speed]

[Tenacious Body: Gains +3 buff on any Constitution authentication] (Ch 869)

[Name: Dark Movement Technique (Basic)]

[Related Attribute: None]

[Skill Type: Ancillary]

[Effect: Not only does this skill utilize the shadows, but it also utilizes light as well, +20% hiding on the original undercover basics]

[Special Effect: None]

[Consume: Stamina]

[Prerequisite: Undercover (Grand Master)]

[Remark: The reason why the Church of Shadows was feared by many, mostly because of how magical the Dark Movement Technique is.]

[Note: You have acquired this skill through learning, not through a Skill Book. Therefore, you cannot upgrade it with Points and Skill Points. If you want to level it up, you will need to continue learning or acquire a Skill Book!] (Ch 876)