Talent Dungeon: Talent Dungeon

## Talent Dungeon: Talent Dungeon Summary

[Player’s Character Model Template Limit authentication as follows…]

[A. Player’s special organ Fusion Heart is sealed]

[B. All equipment have been temporarily returned to player’s room, unable to bring any pieces of equipment into dungeon world.]

[C. Player’s contract companion, Fire Raven has been temporarily returned to player’s room, unable to bring into dungeon world.]

[D. All player’s attributes decreased by 3 and all skills decreased by 1 (Attached attributes will remain), return to normal when player leaves dungeon world.]

[E. Player needs to search for the main mission within 10 days, player will be killed if failed within the given period.]

[F. Player will not be rewarded with extra dungeon ratings by completing sub-missions or special events but will increase the time available to search for the main mission.]

[Note 1: Player can acquire items similar to other dungeon worlds]

[Note 2: Player acquired temporary language, outfits of dungeon world, return to normal when player leaves the dungeon.]

[Note 3: The difficulty of sub-missions, special events will determine how much time is rewarded in search of the main mission.] (Ch 645)

Kieran felt the restrictions were within expectations, since he heard from Coll that his attributes were restricted, but Kieran still felt very uncomfortable with how weakly his heart was beating. Kieran looked around, finding himself within an alleyway, wearing a dark trench coat. He went through his pockets, finding a few dollars and a greasy Winchester hotel key. Kieran found the very cramped hotel, and realized that within the small parking lot was a very expensive car.

Kieran went to his room, and as he inserted the key into the keyhole he smelled a very strong scent of blood and explosives. Kieran immediately ran away, and the whole room exploded, but Kieran was still caught in the powerful explosion. His body was flung against a lamppost, and he felt concussed. The explosion caused a panic in the street, and first responders came very quickly. Kieran felt the danger of this dungeon, not even being able to protect himself against an explosion that he would have been able to fend off with [Primus Arm], and he also felt stressed at having to find the main mission within ten days.

Kieran wanted to get up and start searching elsewhere, but a police officer spotted him and called for the ambulance, seeing that Kieran was injured. The police officer stayed with Kieran, distracting him to prevent him from going unconscious; Kieran played along although he was fully aware that his injury was nothing serious.

At St. Reid Hospital, Kieran was quickly discharged from the ICU when the doctors realized Kieran was barely injured, and was transported to a Special Care Ward where he was handcuffed to the bed. Kieran could sense guards outside of his room, and he realized that he was the prime suspect for the explosion. A half hour later, a police officer barged into the room and started non stop interrogating Kieran, asking him rapid fire questions about the Winchester hotel and the explosion. Kieran then started mumbling to himself, asking who he was and where he is before complaining about his head hurting. The Chief Officer, Teresa, was shocked, and realized Kieran had amnesia, before confronting a doctor. The doctor explained that their tests concluded that Kieran had suffered from complete memory loss, remembering absolutely nothing about himself and the world. Teresa was displeased, and asked if Kieran could recover quickly, though the doctor explained that if someone recovers from amnesia, it takes a while to treat both the physical concussion and the mental trauma.

Kieran was eavesdropping, please that he had successfully fooled both the Chief Officer and his Doctor. Teresa took Kieran’s photo and left, obviously intending to search for information about Kieran, and he knew that he had very little time to escape before Teresa was back. Although he did not have [Deceiver’s Key], his [Lockpicking] skill was still very high; he pulled out one of the needles in his body and used it to pick the lock on his handcuff. Kieran’s room was on the fifth floor, which he would be able to survive falling from, but before Kieran could jump out of the window he heard footsteps coming toward his room. Kieran did not want to be discovered so soon, so he put the handcuff back on and put the needle back into his arm.

A different doctor came in, breathing heavily, and expressed excitement at being able to observe a patient with memory loss. The doctor told Kieran to call for him if he felt unwell, and turned to leave before a thud was heard from outside, and someone started screaming that someone jumped off the top of the building. The two guards outside of Kieran’s room split up, one of them going to investigate while the other officer, the young officer who found Kieran injured, Hoskin, went inside Kieran's room to watch Kieran. The doctor sounded very relieved when he heard the body fall, and excused himself from the room as Hoskin entered.

[Discover sub-mission: Accident]

[Accident: You have come across an accident inside the hospital and noticed something fishy behind it but you need solid proof…] (Ch 648)

Kieran realized the doctor was very suspicious, but he realized that as the suspect of the explosion he couldn’t do anything about it. Kieran spoke to Hoskin, telling the officer that when he heard the thud from the body he felt like he almost remembered something, and begged the officer to let him see the crime scene, hoping to fully remember something. Hoskin was very hesitant, but Kieran kept persuading him until he finally agreed, and handcuffed Kieran to himself to prevent Kieran from escaping. Kieran eagerly started running to the top of the building, basically dragging Hoskin behind him, until they were on the roof. They saw a will placed underneath a pair of shoes, and Hoskin sighed, saying it was a suicide. Kieran used [Tracking], memorizing the tracks of the pair of shoes. After looking at all of the tracks on the rooftop, Kieran realized the shoe’s tracks were nowhere to be seen and started running back downstairs.

Kieran reached the suspicious doctor’s office, kicking in the door. The doctor asked them to leave if they had no business here, but Kieran quickly accused him of killing the nurse that “jumped off of the building”. Kieran listed all of the evidence he noticed immediately after entering the office, and pieced together that the doctor had killed the nurse and propped her body near the window with frozen bandages, which gave the doctor just enough time to run to Kieran’s room before the bandages melted and the nurse fell out of the window. The doctor was angry that Kieran had seen through everything, and admitted to it which caused Hoskin to point his gun at the doctor and arrest him.

After Hoskin reported to the police station, he saw Kieran staring out of the window, though Hoskin couldn’t see anything through the darkness of night. Kieran, however, could see a bloody figure wearing a nurse’s outfit looking through the window straight at the doctor. It’s eyes then met Kieran’s, and Kieran saw only pure killing intent within it’s eyes. Kieran watched the figure cautiously, not believing that it turned into an Evil Spirit so soon after death. Kieran grabbed a lighter and a lamp, ready to use the fire and electricity to fight the Evil Spirit since he couldn’t use [Charles’ Fire] nor did he have any of his equipment, but he realized that the Evil Spirit could not enter the building despite pressing its face against the window. Kieran looked around the office several times, trying to figure out what was keeping the Evil Spirit outside, but he saw absolutely nothing.

Hoskin’s senior officer entered the room and congratulated Hoskin on solving the case, and asked Kieran if he used to be an investigator before losing him memory when Hoskin explained Kieran’s involvement in the case. Hoskins brought Kieran back to his room and apologetically rehandcuffed him to the bed, explaining it was Teresa’s orders. Hoskin left, and Kieran looked to his window and saw the Evil Spirit followed him, pressing its face against Kieran’s window. Just like in the doctor’s office, the Evil Spirit could not enter, as if there was a barrier around the whole hospital. Kieran decided to stay within the hospital realizing it was safer than leaving without any means to protect himself, and decided he would spend his time preparing.

Hoskin returned with some food and newspapers, and Kieran spent the night reading in order to learn more about the dungeon’s world. At sunrise, the Evil Spirit vanished and Teresa barged into Kieran’s room. Teresa gave Kieran a leather bag full of files on Kieran, explaining his full in dungeon persona; he rented out two houses and relied on that income to fund his travels. Kieran read through the files, concerned with his persona, and Hoskin comforted Kieran, thinking he was having trouble coming to terms with his identity. Teresa angrily told Kieran that he was allowed to go, but had to report to her every day and that Hoskin was responsible for watching Kieran to make sure he doesn't run.

After Teresa left, Kieran asked Hoskin why she was so angry, and Hoskin explained that a very important person, Symende Augen, died in the explosion. Symende was a candidate to be the next mayor of Edland City, and Teresa was in charge of the unit assigned to investigate his death. Hoskin then asked Kieran if he would help with the investigation, shocked when Kieran eagerly agreed. Kieran then briefly searched the hospital, finding the source of the barrier that prevented the Evil Spirit from entering;

[Name: Sister Reid Statue]

[Type: ETC]

[Rarity: Legendary]

[Attribute: Protect (The statue will grant a protection barrier around the building where it is located from malevolent forces.)]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: No]

[Remark: Sister Reid is a truly respectful nun.] (Ch 652)

It was a statue of a praying nun, who Hoskin explained founded the hospital, though it was unknown who sculpted the statue. Kieran was in awe of whoever was capable of sculpting a Legendary ranked sculpture. Hoskin explained Sister Reid was a part of the Marulyn Church which vanished after a war. He further explained that his dungeon world had suffered through three World Wars in the past hundred years, but the Third World War was the worst, though after it ended the Union was formed and there has since been peace.

Hoskin agreed to help Kieran find some resources to learn more about the world’s history, but first they had to get to a clothes shop so Kieran could change out of his patient’s gown. Kieran stopped at the scene where the nurse fell to the ground, already cleaned up, before they left for the clothing shop. When Kieran was fully clothed, they went to the Winchester hotel, which was surrounded by police tape. Kieran tried looking for clues, but even with [Tracking] he couldn’t find anything in particular. He remembered the bloody smell just before the explosion, and wondered if everyone within the hotel had been killed. As he thought, Kieran felt like he was being watched, so he told Hoskin that he would create an opening for Hoskin to approach the spy.

Hoskin, following Kieran’s plan, acted like he was tired from digging through the rubble, and he started walking to his police cruiser under the guise of getting water, which was located in the same alley that the spy was in. Kieran pretended to notice something and loudly exclaimed, gaining the attention of all nearby police officers and the spy; Hoskin attacked the spy while they were distracted. Hoskin quickly subdued the spy, but then Kieran noticed a sniper and quickly dodged as the sniper shot the area, killing the other police officers.

Kieran knew then that there was something of value, or some sort of evidence within the rubble that these people wanted to prevent anyone else from getting. A squad of three obviously well-trained men walked to the destroyed hotel, and Kieran attacked them, stealing a gun from one of the fallen police officers. Kieran easily killed the three men, and used an assault rifle to kill the sniper. Hoskin, who was hiding in the alley, did not see Kieran’s fight, but was astonished to see Kieran naturally wielding guns. He admired Kieran’s skills which Kieran claimed to not remember how he learned them, and several police cars drove toward them, sirens blaring.

Teresa started yelling at Kieran and Hoskin, demanding to know what happened, and Kieran claimed to have a lead after showing Teresa the dead bodies of the soldiers. Teresa summoned backup, and some S.W.A.T. team members arrived along with more police officers. Teresa handcuffed Kieran and had an officer watch him while she talked to Hoskin, getting the whole story of what happened. When she was done, she released Kieran and demanded to know how he was so skilled in investigation and shooting, though Kieran was very happy to claim total ignorance.

Teresa angrily left, and Hoskin started telling him what information he got from the spy; there was a small local gang on the street block that Hoskin used to regularly patrol, and the boss of that group of thugs was responsible for exploding the Winchester hotel. Kieran did not believe this story, as he knew a small group of thugs would not have the firepower necessary to completely demolish the entire hotel, Kieran believed it was a professional hit. Hoskin and Kieran went back into the cruiser and started driving, and Kieran quickly noticed that Teresa was tailing them. Kieran admired her decision to give Hoskin and Kieran free rein while quietly following them, and was grateful since he was sure he could use her to help find the main mission. He thought of all of his previous missions, trying to find a common theme among all of the main missions, though he was unsuccessful.

Hoskin then started telling Kieran about the thug boss, nicknamed Jackal, who was behind just about every illegal activity that happens within the block he runs. They arrived at a stripclub Jackal runs, and found a secret entrance. It opened before Hoskin could even knock, revealing a strong bloody stench. Hoskin pulled out his gun and was about to step inside, when Kieran stopped him and pointed out a hair-thin wire just inside the doorway. Kieran advised Hoskin to call a bomb-defusal squad while they retreated. Hoskin pulled out his phone and called Teresa, who was standing right behind them. Hoskin was shocked, never realizing she was following them, and Kieran showed her the wire.

As she called a bomb squad, both she and Kieran declared that they needed to talk to each other, and they both asked each other at the same time that they wanted to know everything that the other knew about the explosion of the hotel. Kieran offered to speak first, after ensuring that Teresa wouldn't back out of the deal, and explained that he knew the explosion was to destroy some evidence of some kind, that the assault squad Kieran fought at the hotel was searching for something, and that the bomb at the hotel and the bomb as the stripclub were placed by the same group. Teresa then explained that they had found five heavily burned bodies, and they were only able to identify one of them as the mayoral candidate Symende Augen; the other four bodies were too damaged to identify. Teresa was ashamed to admit that was the only information she had, though she did explain that the hotel was recently purchased by a new owner, and the old owner and his family were killed as they were travelling to a new city.

Teresa started complaining about how long it was taking the bomb squad to come, when they noticed a ten man assault squad walking towards them. As the squad opened fire, Kieran grabbed Teresa and Hoskin and jumped inside of the stripclub, careful to avoid the wire. He checked for more traps before going deeper into the building, followed by the two police officers. The three of them ran though several sturdy doors, noticing several bodies with their heads blown off as they ran. Eventually, they heard an explosion, which told Kieran that his guess was wrong; the assault squad and the bombers were two different groups. Kieran then told Teresa that he didn’t think the explosion could have killed the whole squad, and he followed as Teresa started running forward again.

They eventually reached the kitchen and bar of the stripclub, where they saw Jackal’s body, horribly mutilated and obviously tortured. They searched until the found Jackal’s office, though Teresa was angry to see it completely ransacked and emptied of anything that would help their investigation. Kieran smiled, which Teresa noticed and asked if he found anything. Kieran then asked if she was trustworthy, since she had called a bomb squad yet the assault squad arrived instead. Teresa attacked Kieran, but Kieran dodged and grabbed her arm, stealing her phone from her. Kieran handed the phone to Hoskin and asked him to check who Teresa called. After confirming that Teresa had honestly called the station and the bomb squad, Kieran returned her phone and stole her gun from her.

Kieran ran to the main entrance of the stripclub, opening fire as the remaining assault squad members broke through the entrance and entered the club. Kieran easily killed the whole squad, and stripped them of their equipment. Teresa was vigilant when she saw Kieran hoarding weapons and armour, but he distributed the equipment between him and Hoskin. Kieran then went over to a wooden cabinet in Jackal’s office, pushing it aside to reveal a hidden entrance. Kieran and Hoskin went through the door, and Kieran asked Teresa to gather more information about Symende Augen while he and Hoskin investigated this entrance.

After closing up the entrance, Kieran asked Hoskin more about Jackal as both of them realized Jackal must have been very strong to have been able to hide his secret entrance behind the large, very heavy cabinet. Hoskin thought about it, but couldn’t think of any more information than he already told Kieran; he lamented not realizing that Jackal was unusual sooner. The two of them went further down the passage, until they reached a hole going straight down with a ladder.

Hoskin shone a flashlight down the hole, revealing a face within the darkness that instantly attacked Hoskin when he screamed. The figure destroyed Hoskin’s gun, and Kieran pushed Hoskin to safety as he shot his own gun at the figure. Bullets did hardly any damage, and Kieran kicked the figure as it tried stabbing Kieran. The figure died despite Kieran being sure he didn’t put in enough strength to kill them; Kieran searched their body, finding a very deep scar over their heart that Kieran suspected was the reason they died so easily. He dropped the [Interrogator Knife].

Kieran was confident that they were the interrogator who tortured and killed Jackal. If they were coming back through the passage, that meant they had been attacked; Kieran jumped down the hole and used [Tracking], following the interrogator’s footsteps. When he reached the end of the trail, Kieran was concerned when he did not see the attacker’s footsteps; he figured the attacker must have been formless, and he felt safer with the [Interrogator Knife] that was able to harm spirits.

Kieran went back up out of the hole where Hoskin was waiting, and Hoskin explained that the interrogator, Brigal, was a wanted criminal. He had raided a museum, killing the vault guards in the process. Worse, he knew the passcode to the vault, though no one could figure out who told him it. Kieran guessed Brigal had Jackal fence the stolen items, and was angry with his share of the sales. Hoskin told Kieran of Rudal, Jackal’s right hand man, and Kieran decided to find Rudal to see if he could get any more information. Kieran also asked Hoskin about the stolen museum items, thinking one of them might be what the assault squad was looking for at the hotel, but Hoskin said hundreds of items were stolen and he would need to go back to the police station to get the file. The two of them followed the passage which led to the sewers, and reached the surface. They went into Hoskin’s police car, and when the car started up they heard from the police radios that Teresa had attacked a few officers and was now the prime suspect for the Winchester hotel explosion.

[Discovered Sub-mission: Slander!]

[Slander: The well-being of chief officer Teresa has caused some parties to be anxious. The slander was just the beginning, more danger awaits her. If you want to know more, you need to locate her as soon as possible and help her clear her name.] (Ch 661)

Kieran stopped Hoskin from going to the police station in anger and turned off the police car. He then left, returning to the stripclub where he was confident Teresa would have escaped on foot. He easily found her tracks with [Tracking] and followed her trail, arriving at an apartment complex. He found her room and knocked on her door, announcing that he came alone, and she let him in though she kept pointing her gun at him. Kieran looked at the apartment, seeing stockpiles of supplies and realizing it was a safehouse.

Kieran was about to call Hoskin, though Teresa did not like that Kieran was able to find her so easily. She never stopped pointing her gun at him until she suddenly shot at the door as it was busted in. Kieran grabbed Teresa, protecting her from the unhinged door that was flung at her, and Kieran just watched as a tall, giant man entered the apartment. He knew Teresa, and implied she was a slut when he saw Kieran, and also mentioned he had killed someone named Bocker a few months ago. Teresa was angered at the name Bocker, and started shooting the giant though bullets had no effect on him.

The giant, Zaigen, attacked Kieran and Teresa, and Kieran again grabbed Teresa and got her out of the way, which again made Zaigen taunt Teresa with the name Bocker, saying Bocker had begged him to not hurt Teresa. Zaigen attacked Kieran, blocking all routes of escape, and Teresa averted her gaze, fearing Kieran would die. Kieran kicked Zaigen, and decapitated him with [Blade Kick]. When Teresa saw Zaigen’s headless body, she was shocked speechless. Kieran got the [Power Glory] glove.

Kieran carefully examined Zaigen’s body, wanting to figure out how he had found Teresa’s safehouse, though he only found some cigars. Kieran then asked Teresa about him, obviously knowing that they knew each other, and Teresa explained that Zaigen was a mafia boss of a mafia she once went undercover in, though he should have been in prison right now. She then told Kieran it was her deputy chief who accused her of the explosion, though the deputy chief does not have the authority to get Zaigen out of prison. Teresa and Kieran remembered that Symende Augen was a mayoral candidate, and Teresa thought of his political rival.

Teresa and Kieran left the apartment and met with Hoskin who was waiting outside in his police cruiser. Hoskin was shocked when he heard Kieran had killed Zaigen, and started telling Kieran about Zaigen’s achievements as a famous underground wrestler and as a mafia boss before Teresa told him to stop talking.

They arrived at Rudal’s house, but Teresa and Hoskin were frustrated to see the house already ransacked when they got there. Kieran quickly found false floorboards beneath a bed, and pried them up, revealing a backpack. Teresa and Hoskin watched in awe as Kieran dumped out the contents of the backpack, and a pile of gold and jewels formed. There was a small box at the bottom of the backpack, and Kieran opened it to find a small grey stone, the [Unknown Mystery Object]. Kieran remembered how at the Winchester hotel, the assault squad only started attacking Kieran when he pretended to pick up a piece of a brick. Teresa and Kieran looked at each other, and they started piecing together all of the information they had discovered so far;

Brigal, the interrogator from the sewers, robbed the museum’s vault and used Jackal to dispose of the stolen goods. Rudal, as one of Jackal’s best men, was in charge of selling the goods, and decided to sell them at the hotel which they had purchased a week ago. But there was a conflict of some sort, probably related to prices, and the explosion was the result. The mastermind wanted to get the stolen loot, and raided Jackal’s nightclub, but they realized that Rudal had the goods, not Jackal, and they raided Rudal’s house next.

Ryan Sulfose, Symende Augen’s political rival, was preparing to give a speech. His speech writing team was elated after hearing about Symende Augen’s death, knowing it would mean Ryan’s win in the election. Ryan left the room, and was confronted by Kieran, who grabbed his arm and pinned him against a table, twisting his arm painfully. Ryan started asking Kieran if he was one of Symende’s men, and threatened Kieran by saying he had a copy of the deals he made with Symende. Kieran was confused, but played along, asking where the copies were, and Ryan assured Kieran that he would finish the deal with Symende and lose all of his reputation; he outright said to Kieran that although Symende paid him, Ryan was not going to give up his life for the deal.

Kieran was shocked to learn Ryan and Symende were collaborators, but subtly threatened Ryan into agreeing to give him the copies of the deal. Ryan led Kieran to his office where he gave Kieran a phone with a recording on it, and Kieran listened to the very brief recording, clearly hearing both Ryan and Symende’s voice. Kieran pocketed the phone, and used [Undercover] to hide in the shadows. Ryan, thinking Kieran was gone, slumped into his chair in relief, then got up and called for a guard. Kieran watched Ryan, and determined that he was being truthful, meaning the explosion was orchestrated by Symende himself.

As Kieran thought, he realized it was starting to get dark out, and started heading back to St. Reid Hospital. Before he could get inside the hospital, the Evil Spirit of the nurse attacked Kieran. Kieran lit an oil lamp he had saved for this moment, and threw it at the Evil Spirit, lighting the spirit on fire. The Evil Spirit vanished, and Kieran dumped oil on the ground around him, lighting it on fire as the Evil Spirit reappeared. Kieran dipped the [Interrogator Knife] in alcohol and lit it on fire, stabbing the Evil Spirit; it dropped a [Soul Shard] as it died.

Kieran started hurrying to the hospital again, confident that someone was controlling the Evil Spirit. Kieran reached the hospital, entering while [Undercover], and he looked at the Sister Reid statue. He then felt like he was being watched, so he carefully went deeper into the shadows as a knife was thrust at him. Kieran dodged the knife and slit the attacker’s throat with [Interrogator Knife]. No one in the hospital noticed Kieran, the body, or all the blood, and Kieran noticed an old man walking right toward him. The old man said he meant no harm, and mentioned an Elder Council that was dangerous. Kieran looked at the Sister Reid statue, feeling the statue and the old man were connected, and the man praised Kieran for his intuition. The old man then urged Kieran to get his loot, and asked Kieran to let him take care of the body; he said it was taking a lot of energy to conceal the body and all of the blood. After Kieran looted the body, the old man then poured a potion on the body, making it completely vanish. As Kieran wondered the best way to fight the old man, the old man told Kieran to meet him in front of the Sister Reid statue at dawn. Kieran agreed, and the old man vanished too.

Suddenly, everyone in the hospital could see Kieran again, and they offered to help Kieran as he wondered about the Elder Council that the old man mentioned. Kieran went up to his ward on the fifth floor, where Hoskin and Teresa were already waiting. Kieran explained to them everything he had learned about Ryan Sulfose, and they were interrupted by a giant explosion outside.

Kieran immediately left his ward, and watched as five men with swords split up; three went outside, while two stayed inside and prayed to the Sister Reid statue, causing the three men to gain several buffs that dramatically increased their strength. No one within the hospital noticed the explosion, nor the men. Kiera watched as the men prayed to the statue, wondering if they had a way to replenish the energy that they were stealing from it, and he felt the presence of ten more men who attacked the three men who went outside. As they fought, Kieran hid in the shadows and saw as spirits tried and failed to enter the hospital. Kieran started looking for whoever was controlling the spirits, and theorized that the Elder Council was trying to draw out the old man that previously talked to Kieran. He saw as a tank rolled up and started firing at the sword-wielding men, killing all three of them. A skeletal man emerged from the tank, mocking the men for using swords in modern times, and called them “Marulyn”, the same name as the church Sister Reid was a part of. Kieran then watched as a lot of rockets were fired from the hospital, and the Sister Reid statue glowed brightly, protecting the building from any damage. The rockets destroyed the tank, the spirits, and all of the Elder Council attackers. Kieran retreated, not wanting to be spotted by the Marulyn warriors wielding rocket launchers, and also realizing the old man he talked with was very cunning to pretend to fall into the Elder Council’s trap so he could obliterate them with rockets.

As Kieran retreated, he saw the skeletal Elder Council man, who should have been dead, enter the hospital in a spirit form. Kieran looked at the statue who had been glowing brightly moments ago, but was now very dim, and realized the man wanted to destroy it. Kieran quickly stepped out of the shadows and stabbed the skeletal man’s spirit with [Interrogator Knife], drawing the attention of the Marulyn men. The spirit growled, inflicting [Fear], but Kieran resisted and continued stabbing. The Marulyn men who also resisted the [Fear] quickly realized what was going on, familiar with the skills of the Elder Council, and started praying to the statue again, making it glow with a light that damaged the skeletal man’s spirit form. Under the immense pain, the spirit started transforming into a High Demon, which terrified the Marulyn men who all started praying for Saint Reid to protect them. The High Demon sneered at the Marulyn men and released a dark energy that sucked the life out from everyone in the hospital, except for Kieran who was standing right next to the statue, within its glow. The statue then came to life, and turned its head to look at Kieran, and the old man’s voice asked Kieran to save the Marulyn men who were on their knees in prayer.

The man asked Kieran to “open his soul and accept the old man’s blessing”, and Kieran was suddenly reminded of the “puppet of flesh and blood” consequence of using the [Fusion Heart]. Kieran was repulsed at the idea, realizing there would be consequences to accepting the old man’s offer of strength. Kieran rejected the statue's offer, and slashed at its neck with [Interrogator Knife], and kicked it to pieces. The old man was revealed within the statue, injured from Kieran’s attacks and angry at how his plan was seen though. He tried counterattacking, but Kieran used [Burning Hand]. The strength of the fire broke everything around him, revealing that he had been within an illusion.

Kieran realized he was still hidden in the shadows of the hospital where he had just snuck in, the attacker’s body was still at his feet, and there was another charred body in front of him. Kieran looted the [Syriard’s Breath], [Dark Venom Dagger], and [Nimble Shoes] before turning to the Sister Reid statue.

The old man, Gannett, was standing in front of the statue, and started walking toward Kieran after bowing. He told Kieran he meant no harm, phrasing it exactly the same way as in the illusion, and explained that the charred body was Damien, a member of the Twenty Hounds and the skeletal man who turned into a High Demon from the illusion; he wanted to take Kieran’s body, since Kieran’s strength plus memory loss made him a good target. Kieran was suspicious, not knowing how Damien could have known about him in the first place, and Gannett said the Evil Spirit nurse acted as a spy for him. Gannett then said the Elders Council was too powerful for the Marulyn Church to fight, and gave Kieran three addresses where he could get some more information.

[Discovered sub-mission: Unworried Blood Debt]

[Unworried Blood Debt: The lunatics from the Elder Council don’t really care about their own men’s death but are quite fond of stronger individuals joining them. So, a heavy bounty has been placed on your head. You will face a total of three hunts and your opponents might be any one of the Twenty Hounds but if you survive through the three hunts, you will have the chance to join the Elder Council and become a new member of the Twenty Hounds!] (Ch 671)

Kieran went back to his ward and again told Teresa and Hoskin what happened with Ryan Sulfose, despite feeling very suspicious about the coincidence of the three addresses and three hunts. Both Teresa and Hoskin were surprised and angry at the idea of Ryan and Symende being corrupt politicians, but they were interrupted by a special news report on the TV. The reporter said Ryan was found shot dead in his home, and claimed Teresa was identified as the shooter. Hoskin angrily turned off the TV, and Teresa and Kieran started brainstorming their next move.

Symende Augen’s manor was on the outskirts of Edland City, and it had fierce security. Kieran, Teresa, and Hoskin drove over to it, and Kieran declared that he would infiltrate it alone, though Teresa and Hoskin protested, fearing for Kieran’s safety. Teresa finally relented after Kieran threatened her at knifepoint, and gave him a gun and a phone for him to record evidence with. She then told Kieran the rough layout of the manor, and even drew him a map before he left the car; Hoskin drove the car into some bushes to hide, and he and Teresa waited.

Kieran easily reached the outside of the manor, since it was only guarded by surveillance cameras that he could sneak past. He went to the garden near the main entrance, and the amount of guards plus cameras dramatically increased; there was a fighter standing in front of the main entrance that Kieran could tell was dangerously strong. Kieran retreated from the garden, avoiding that fighter, and found a window with light security. He pried it open and slipped inside the manor, realizing that he was in the banquet hall. Kieran followed Teresa’s map and easily found Symende’s study where he was confident there would be information, but he heard an argument from inside the study. A woman was arguing with a man about Symende Augen’s death, and then the woman stabbed the man to death; Kieran recorded the argument on his phone.

Kieran was shocked to learn that Symende actually was dead, but he heard footsteps and hid as the dangerously strong fighter arrived at the study. The fighter stared at where Kieran was standing just a moment ago, and although he hadn’t seen Kieran, he knew that his cover was blown. Kieran started shooting at the fighter’s eyes and started running away, no intention to fight him. The fighter dodged the bullets and charged toward Kieran, ramming into him and sending his body flying. Kieran aimed for a window and broke through it, causing an alarm to ring; the woman from the study, Anne Aldrich Augen, came out and asked the fighter what happened. The fighter, Mayer, had no intention of chasing Kieran once he was outside, and curtly told Anne that there was an eavesdropper. He also coldly reminded her that he was only helping her because of a previous arrangement, and once he helped her one more time he would leave. Mayer grabbed the dead body from the study who had been stabbed to death and left, and Anne quickly started to make some calls to figure out who was eavesdropping, fearing that her plans would be ruined otherwise.

Kieran ran back to the car, and Hoskin immediately stepped on the gas, driving back into the city. Hoskin’s amazing driving skills easily allowed them to ditch the guards who were chasing them, and once they were safe, Kieran gave Teresa the phone so she could listen to the recorded argument. Teresa immediately recognized Anne Aldrich Augen’s voice, and she started explaining Anne’s backstory; Anne was adopted by the wealthy Aldrich family, and soon after she had her name changed to Aldrich an accident happened to her adoptive father, and she gained the Aldrich family’s wealth. Teresa said after that, she had married into several different wealthy families, and her husbands all died in accidents mere months after the marriage, leaving Anne with ridiculous wealth. The police had investigated her countless times, but Anne could never be blamed for her husband’s deaths; she had been married to Symende for almost a year, making Teresa angry that Anne had just been delaying his death.

Kieran then told Teresa about the fighter, though Teresa knew nothing about him; Teresa claimed there was a whole underworld of strong fighters, and she only knew Zaigen because of when she infiltrated the mafia. Kieran told them that he believed Mayer to be much stronger than Zaigen, making Teresa and Hoskin afraid. Kieran asked if copies of the recording could be made and sent to Anne, as he was hoping to blackmail Anne into meet with him.

The next morning, Kieran went to a cafe to eat. As he waited for his food, Kieran looked at the bookstore across the street from the cafe which was one of the three addresses Gannett gave him. Kieran was not in a rush to enter the bookstore though, and ate his breakfast as a limousine parked in front of the cafe, and Anne Aldrich Augen stepped out, walking over to sit across from Kieran.

Anne commanded absolute attention from everyone within the cafe with her beauty, and she ordered a black coffee. Kieran saw concealed calluses on her hands, and since she ordered her coffee without cream or sugar, Kieran was confident she put in constant effort to maintain her beautiful, healthy figure and appearance. Kieran asked her to relieve Teresa of suspicion and to give her the position of Chief Officer back, and Anne misunderstood Kieran’s intentions as him being infatuated with Teresa. Anne leaned back, showcasing her breasts, and tried subtly seducing Kieran, though Kieran told her he had no interest in someone who had been married six times. Anne was shocked, and revealed killing intent before composing herself again; as she was about to agree to the deal, Kieran said he had another condition. Kieran demanded to know the truth behind the explosion of the Winchester hotel. Anne was shocked, feeling Kieran was wasting this opportunity, and told him that Symende had met with a “mysterious person” for a trade, though she did not know who the mysterious person was. She said the person had purchased Winchester hotel, and was important enough that Symende would have given up his candidacy for mayor in order to meet with him.

Kieran was shocked, realizing that the “mysterious person” couldn’t be Jackal, meaning his previous conclusion that Jackal bought the hotel to help Brigal dispose of the stolen museum goods was false. Kieran asked Anne if Jackal bought the hotel just to be sure, and she mocked Kieran, saying the stolen vault goods were nothing compared to Symende’s personal treasures. Anne then claimed to know absolutely nothing about the mysterious person, but told Kieran that Symende only brought his bodyguard, Tonita, to the hotel with him. She mentioned Mayer had once fought the bodyguard, and the look on her face when she boasted about Mayer was adoring, which confused Kieran.

Kieran was satisfied, and asked Anne to finish the first condition, and Anne started calling a Director, ordering him to take Teresa off of the wanted list and to give her position back. A few minutes later, a television in the cafe showed the director holding a press conference, where he relieved Teresa of all guilt and announced she would return as Chief Officer. Anne asked Kieran if he was satisfied, and Kieran gave her the phone with the recording on it, but then Kieran hugged her, telling her to stay still if she wanted to live.

Anne looked around, seeing a mist was filling the cafe, and all of the chairs and tables within the cafe started melting. The mist had toxins within it, paralyzing everyone within the cafe; Teresa, in Kieran’s arms, was also paralyzed, but from her position she could see someone sneaking up behind Kieran. She wanted to warn Kieran, realizing that if he died she would most likely die here also, but she couldn’t move her lips at all. As the person got closer, Kieran kicked behind him at the person, breaking their bones and causing them to get knocked away.

As the person was sent flying, a hoard of attackers started flooding the cafe, targeting Kieran. Kieran realized that the Elder Council must have placed a very high bounty on him to have encouraged such a large number of attackers to target him. Kieran grabbed a tablecloth and tied Anne to his back before attacking with the [Power Glory] glove, ripping attacks apart with his bare hands and creating a gory scene that scared the attackers. The more timid attackers started retreating, but Kieran hunted them all down while dual-wielding [Interrogator Knife] and [Dark Venom Dagger]. Kieran slaughtered the attackers, which excited Anne, and Kieran ran to the bookstore. There was the mastermind, a spellcaster who used the attackers to buy time for him to cast a spell, and he panicked when he saw Kieran leave the misty cafe so quickly. Kieran used the [Power Glory] to crush his skull, and Kieran sensed a presence inside of the bookstore, who he also crushed despite this person trying to talk to Kieran instead of attacking; he dropped the [Poison Mist Wand]

Kieran untied Anne from his back, and although she was no longer paralyzed, she still staggered when her feet touched the ground, though Kieran moved away before she could lean on him. She pouted, but Kieran told her to transfer ownership of the bookstore to him. As Anne made a call, Kieran examined the spellcaster whose skull he crushed, and felt like the attack was a show of hostility from Gannett himself. Kieran gathered the loot from the attackers in the cafe, and coldly ignored Anne as she tried making small talk; she compared Kieran’s personality to Mayer’s, and then mentioned that Symende would come into this bookshop every now and then, though she had previously thought he just liked reading. Kieran warned her that the people who attacked him might come for her, and as a show of gratitude, she told Kieran that once of the dead bodies found within the Winchester hotel would have been an archeology professor from Yuda State University.

Anne left, and Kieran started using [Tracking], inspecting the bookstore, finding a secret entrance hidden within a bedroom. It led to a staircase going down, and ended at a small hall with a bar and a kitchen that was obviously a meeting point. Kieran knew the passage wouldn’t end here, and continued to use [Tracking], finding another hidden passage within the wine storage. It led to the spellcaster’s true bedroom, which was full of notes and spellcasting materials. Kieran spent all night reading the books that were on the bookshelf.

The next morning, Teresa and Hoskin arrived at the bookshop, and Kieran unlocked the doors for them. Kieran completed the [Slander] sub mission, granting him three more days to find the main mission. Teresa was unhappy from having to rely on Anne to gain her freedom, but was eager to continue investigating the Winchester explosion; Kieran told her about the archeology professor. Teresa and Hoskin quickly left to investigate the professor, and Kieran started thinking about Gannett at St. Reid hospital.

Kieran went to the hospital and stood in front of the Sister Reid statue, though neither Gannett nor any of the Marulyn Church men appeared. Kieran recalled the Saint Relic Association he read about last night, which was a union of Churches that was protecting the statue. Kieran wondered if Gannett was from the Saint Relic Association, though Kieran was sure he was plotting something involving Kieran, the Twenty Hounds, and the Elder Council. Kieran looked at the other two addresses Gannett gave him as he wondered about Gannett’s plans.

At Augen Manor, Kieran went through the front gates and was welcomed in by the guard. Kieran entered the manor, and Anne was happy to collaborate with him again. She led Kieran to the lobby, and as they walked Kieran could feel Mayer watching him; Anne told Kieran that Mayer was interested in having a friendly spar with him. They went inside the study and Anne claimed to believe that Kieran was faking his amnesia, and Kieran told her everything that happened with the Evil Spirit nurse, the Twenty Hounds Damien, and Gannett who Kieran was sure at this point was an imposter. Anne was angry when she realized Kieran chose the cafe to meet with her since it was right next to the bookshop that was on Gannett’s list of addresses, and tried seducing him again, causing a [Charm] effect that Kieran resisted with his strong Spirit.

Kieran was shocked that she was able to inflict [Charm] without any skills or equipment, just her natural beauty, and grew more cautious against her. He suggested they team up, and when she asked how an amnesia patient could help her, he correctly analyzed that she couldn’t order Mayer around, or else he would have been at the cafe with her. She was shocked that Kieran was offering to enter into a contract with her similarly to how Mayer was contracted to her, and agreed to his terms of having someone investigate the other two addresses as well as the fake Gannett. With the deal complete, Anne started teasing Kieran, and he quickly left the room as she laughed.

Kieran was inside of the hall he fought Mayer in, and again Mayer walked up to him. Mayer told Kieran that he was strong, and personally asked Kieran for a friendly spar;

[Discovered sub-mission: Friendly Spar]

[Friendly Spar: Fighter Mayer wished to spar with you to train his own technique, it is also a rare opportunity for you as well, especially when you win…] (Ch 682)

Kieran was shocked that something so simple would trigger a sub mission, but he agreed anyway; Mayer led Kieran to an empty space outside, and they started fighting. Mayer released a terrifying aura that Kieran was sure would have inflicted him with [Fear] was his Spirit a little weaker. They spent the next minute exchanging blows without using any techniques, just plain punches countered with plain kicks, but both of them were shocked that both of them had around the same amount of strength. Mayer then enveloped his fists with an aura similar to a blade, and Kieran fired a [Blade Kick] at his punch; the [Blade Kick] was shattered by the punch, and Mayer’s fists landed on Kieran’s right leg. As Kieran staggered back, Mayer shot out another punch that grazed Kieran’s chest, tearing open his shirt and leaving a long slash across his chest.

Kieran used his ruined shirt to tie up the wound on his chest, and watched as Mayer seemed to be exhausted from using the blade technique twice in a row. Mayer was not done though, and he charged toward Kieran again to end the fight. Kieran, with his injured leg and chest, knew his strength was significantly weakened, but was unwilling to lose the fight, meaning he would fail the sub mission; Kieran had yet to fail a single sub mission, and did not want to end his streak now. Mayer saw Kieran’s stubbornness and praised him, and accelerated his hand blade. Kieran stood still, not backing down from Mayer’s charge, and released a kick aimed at Mayer’s chin when he was very close. Mayer blocked Kieran’s kick with his free left hand, but Kieran used [Viper Kick] to evade Mayer’s left hand. Mayer again went to block the kick, but Kieran used [Myriad Viper] to stun him for just a second, long enough to land the [Viper Kick] and [Hundred Violent Kicks] combo.

Mayer was sent flying, and Kieran collapsed, exhausted. Mayer started standing back up after spitting out blood, also refusing to lose the fight, and he activated his hand blade again, this time materializing a full sword. Kieran felt despair, frustrated with his current weakness while faced with such a terrifying technique, but he also realized that the energy consumption for Mayer’s completed sword must be very great. Kieran told himself that if he could dodge this attack from Mayer, he would win the fight, and although he couldn’t rely on the Devil, Cardinal Sins, or Saint Thorns, [Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art] was still active within his heart. His heart started beating hard, and his injuries healed as his hands started glowing with a white light. Kieran remembered Guntherson from [The Failed Great Detective], and how he was able to use Dawn Force. Kieran shouted, and a sword made of Dawn Force appeared in his hand, and shot a pillar of light toward Mayer. Mayer felt the pillar of light was incredibly dangerous, and wanted to retreat, but had a will strong enough that he held his ground and countered the pillar of light with his own materialized sword. Mayer’s sword instantly vaporized, and he was grazed by the pillar of light that continued shooting across the Augen estate, gouging a trench into the ground. Mayer vomited blood from his injury, and Kieran collapsed from the energy consumption of shooting the dawn force.

[Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art, authenticating special activation…]

[Special activation unable to limit break, -1 Skill Debuff maintained…] (Ch 684)

Kieran struggled to stay conscious, and regulated his breath with [Knights Of Dawn Body Tempering Art]. As the pain subsided and he regained the ability to think, Kieran opened his eyes to see Mayer standing up, still injured from the pillar of light, but his wounds were rapidly healing. Mayer stared at Kieran with astonishment, asking if he was a Knight of the Saint Relic Association, but instead of denying it, Kieran just said he did not know because of his amnesia.

[Sub-mission: Friendly Spar (Complete)]

[Acquired extra time: 3 Days!] (Ch 684)

Mayer earnestly thanked Kieran for the fight after deciding Kieran was being truthful and was not attempting to disguise his identity, saying he gained a lot from the fight. Kieran sensed his gratitude, and also thanked Mayer for the fight, very happy that he learned it was possible to get rid of the skill debuffs he was suffering from. The two of them felt much more friendly towards each other, but they were interrupted when Anne angrily walked towards them, angry about the long deep trench gouged in the garden.

Kieran and Anne went back to the study as Mayer visited a doctor. Anne praised Kieran for defeating Mayer, though Kieran felt like it was not such a big deal since it ended in a draw, and he only narrowly avoided defeat. He took a file from Anne, and read about the investigation results, ignoring Anne as she again tried seducing Kieran. The two other addresses were Donna Bar and Ximi Candy House; Donna Bar was a gathering place for anyone who was a mystic, and Ximi Candy House was an old shop that had been selling magical potions for generations. After looking at the information about the owners of the two buildings, he felt like neither were likely to attack Kieran for the Elder Council bounty. Kieran wanted to visit one of the two addresses, but Anne reminded Kieran of the deal, and Kieran asked her what she wanted him to do. Anne started teasing him again, but both she and Kieran heard someone else's breaths.

Kieran quickly used [Myriad Viper], inflicting both Anne and the other person with [Fear]; he kicked the person to death while angry that his Intuition was so low after the fight that he hadn’t even realized there was someone in the room with them. Anne struggled to escape the [Fear], and pressed a button under her desk that summoned security; after they took the body, Anne explained that this is her fourth assassination attempt since Symende’s death.

Kieran was completely exhausted, but asked Anne about the assassinations in an attempt to get another sub mission. She asked Kieran for help dealing with fighters and mercenaries that refused to comply with her, and revealed that Symende was the person who released Zaigen from prison; she said that these mercenary groups that Symende worked so hard to form were trying to steal Symende’s properties. Kieran agreed to help, but said he would need time to rest first, as well as more information and weapons.

[Discovered sub-mission: Suppression]

[Suppression: Symende Augen’s accidental death caused the factions underneath his sphere of influence to fall apart. You’ve chosen to work with Anne Aldrich Augen and now you need to help her to clear the blockage in front of her path!] (Ch 686)

Outside of Edland City, there was a jungle on some private land. Within the jungle were mercenaries shooting rabbits and complaining about their contract with Symende. Kieran ambushed them and easily killed them, then turned to look at the giant hall; there was a commotion going on in the second floor of the hall, where the mercenary’s lodges were. Despite the mercenaries having been formed by Symende, they were extremely undisciplined, and Kieran was able to just walk into the hall as opposed to Augen Manor where he had to carefully sneak into. Instead of going to the second floor, Kieran went further into the first floor toward two underground fighters like Zaigen. Kieran opened up a door, stepping into a room that was so brightly lit that it forced him to close his eyes, and one of the two fighters grabbed Kieran, but Kieran easily killed both of them.

As Kieran got his loot, he felt a malicious gaze from behind another closed door, and as Kieran had his back turned to the door, a corpse of one of the mercenaries Kieran had already previously killed burst through the door. Kieran threw one of the bodies of the underground fighters at the walking corpse, causing both of them to explode into a dark green slime that started melting the floor. Kieran ran from the room, looking for whichever mystic was controlling the corpses, and found him standing in front of the entrance to the hall. Kieran shot at the mystic, but the bullets just sunk into his body without dealing any damage. The mystic finished a spell that caused skeletal hands to rise from the ground, grabbing Kieran’s legs and binding him where he stood. Several walking corpses reached Kieran and were about to start ripping him apart, but Kieran broke out of the skeletal hands and threw some grenades at the mystic.

Although the mystic could avoid being harmed by bullets, the grenades successfully killed him; he dropped the [Edeariel Skull Replicant]. Kieran couldn’t figure out how the mystic was able to follow him without him noticing, or how he knew he was going to the hall, since very few people knew about this. He was confident that Anne did not sell him out, especially after he proved his strength in the fight against Mayer, but he still called her to confirm his guess. She said she would investigate, and hung up. Kieran started wondering who would be waiting for him at the other addresses, and started traveling to Ximi Candy House.

When he arrived at Ximi’s, he smelled a bloody stench and saw Ximi’s corpse. Kieran investigated the corpse, and saw his chest had been pierced through in the exact same way Brigal’s chest had been scarred, meaning they had been attacked by the same person. Kieran wondered if this person was behind the Winchester explosion, and left to investigate Donna Bar. When he arrived, he was hidden with [Undercover] as he watched firefighters try to put out the huge fire that was engulfing the bar, saying how Donna Bar had exploded.

Kieran stopped at his bookstore, and answered his ringing phone. Anne told Kieran that one of her employees within the manor sold Kieran’s location, and Kieran correctly guessed that the buyer was Donna from Donna Bar. Anne turned on her TV and Kieran could hear through the phone that the news was reporting the destruction of the bar. Kieran assured her that he was not the person who set it on fire, then hung up. Kieran then sat down in the middle of the bookstore while going over all of the information he had recently learned. Kieran concluded that Donna tried targeting Kieran with the mystic at the hall, but when she learned that the mystic had failed, she killed Ximi and set her own business on fire to blame Kieran, who already publicly killed the owner of the bookstore.

Kieran then wondered why the fake Gannett wanted Kieran to meet Donna, and Kieran realized that it was a test to see if Kieran truly had lost his memory or not. Kieran then suddenly remembered about the [Unknown Mystery Object] he got from Rudal’s bedroom.

A woman and a man were arguing, the woman was saying that now that the Elder Council had gotten involved, if the man persisted with his plan, he would quickly be killed. The man stubbornly insisted that Kieran was “that bastard” and claimed that if he had a little more time, he could flush him out.

The next morning, Kieran was eating breakfast at the cafe across the street from the bookstore, which he had donated to a charity so welfare children could have free access to books. A sister from the charity he donated the bookstore to, Dandon, approached Kieran. Sister Dandon thanked Kieran for his generosity, and Kieran lied, saying he was given the bookstore by a late friend, but was unable to run a business due to his amnesia. Sister Dandon offered Kieran help through the church, but Kieran declined, as before he parted with her he offered his hand for a handshake. As she took his hand, Sister Dandon noticed his hand glowed faintly with Dawn Force, and she declared that it was proof that Kieran was loved by god, and she placed her hands on her chest and prayed, causing the glow on Kieran’s hands to glow brighter. Sister Dandon eagerly asked Kieran to go to the Dandon Church, where she was confident Kieran could recover some of his memories, but Kieran turned her down, explaining that he had met a fake Gannett, and therefore did not want to visit the church until he got more information. Kieran left, telling Sister Dandon that she could find him at Augen Manor; Sister Dandon then turned very angry, cursing whoever was pretending to be Gannett.

Kieran went to Anne’s limo that was waiting for him down the street, and Anne tried asking Kieran what had happened last night, though he did not really answer her. Kieran recalled how he had spent all night practicing [Knights Of Dawn Body Tempering Art] just to be able to make the slight glow on his hands for when he and the Sister met, and therefore he was very tired from getting no sleep. After Anne told Kieran she wanted him to be her guard during a speech she was giving today, he napped in the limo as they drove to Augen Manor.

Sister Dandon was gathering information about Kieran, and she called a meeting within the Dandon Church. She announced to all of the members of the Church that she had found a Knight who did not belong to a Church yet. She told them about Kieran, a person with the holy powers of a Knight who did not have any memories, and the Church agreed that they needed to convert Kieran into their Church, which would save their Church from extinction. A Deacon of Dandon Church then made an announcement to all the mystics of Edland City, declaring that Kieran was under Dandon Church’s protection. The mystics wondered if there was going to be a war between the Saint Relic Association and the Elder Council.

Kieran quickly heard about the announcement, and smiled, glad that his hard work last night paid off. Anne, who told Kieran about the news, quickly realized he had wanted this to happen, and tried asking him about it, though he didn’t answer her. She then had to leave to get ready for her speech.

At the Mayoral election, Anne started her speech about Symende, and how she was taking his place in the election; her acting captivated the crowd. Kieran sensed malicious gazes, and went into the crowd, following a black hooded man through the crowd, and into an alley. He met Donna, who mocked Kieran for pretending to have amnesia, and claimed that he plotted the entire scheme. Kieran was shocked, but felt it was still within expectations after he suddenly remembered last night that he too was invited to the Winchester hotel; he wondered if he himself really was related to the explosion.

Kieran theorized that the fake Gannett was behind the explosion, and therefore knew that Kieran also participated in the explosion. Kieran also recalled that Gannett first approached Kieran testingly, supporting that they were collaborators. Kieran also recalled that he started this dungeon in the evening, yet the game system counted that evening as a whole day, meaning that the game system arranged a series of actions for Kieran that took up most of the whole first day that he was not allowed to remember due to the difficulty of the dungeon. After Kieran killed the Twenty Hounds Damien, it made the other collaborators nervous, but they all still yearned for the [Unknown Mystery Object] that Kieran had.

Donna then started explaining that Kieran was the one who bought Winchester hotel and engaged in business with Jackal, and leaked information about Brigal that forced Brigal to turn to Jackal in order to quickly dispose of the stolen museum goods. Kieran then leaked to Donna and the bookstore owner that the valuable Dien Stone was among the goods that Brigal and Jackal were selling, then bought a potion from Ximi that allowed him to permanently change his face. When everything was underway, Kieran used the potion, and with his new face pretended to have amnesia. Donna then declared that Kieran would have succeeded with this plan if he did not have the Dien Stone on him, because she had a skill that lets her know when she is close to the stone.

Kieran had a pretty good idea of what happened after Donna explained everything neatly, but he still was not satisfied, and continued to pretend to be clueless. The man that Kieran followed to get here, who was standing next to Donna, got angry, and revealed that he was the fake Gannett as he vanished and reappeared behind Kieran. Both the man and Donna stabbed Kieran’s chest with daggers as the ground started trembling, preventing Kieran from being able to move. Kieran then used [Power Glory] to grab the man and beat him before throwing him at Donna; both of them died from the impact.

Kieran called for Anne’s secretary to come and clean up the alley, and as the secretary came Kieran quickly left;

[Player has completed key factor of main mission…]

[Player has successfully discovered the main mission!] (Ch 694)

[Background: After participating in years of reaping lives as an arbiter, you have grown tired of it. You wish to live a more peaceful life. So you had begun your risky plan but accidents happened and it almost caused you to fall just short of success. Fortunately, you realized the truth at the crucial moment but the executioner that trailed you will not give up that easily, even though you can fool their sight for a while!]

[Main Mission: Make sure your new identity is not exposed in 90 days.]

[Note 1: Player completing sub-missions and special events will not contribute to the final clear rating but will reduce the main mission time.]

[Note 2: The ongoing and unfinished sub-mission will be calculated to the current reduction of time.]

[Note 3: The difficulty of sub-missions and special events determines how much time will be decreased.]

[Note 4: The time spent searching for the main mission will not be counted towards the main mission time, but the remaining time will contribute to reducing the main mission time.] (Ch 695)

Kieran was not expecting this main mission at all; he knew that the more secretive an organization, the harder it would be for a member to desert. He suddenly wondered if the organization did anything to his body, and he quickly went to the medical room in Augen Manor. After having the doctor patch up the stab wounds in his back, Kieran had the doctor explain all of the high tech medical equipment within the room, which the doctor was more than happy to share. Both Kieran and the doctor left the room, but Kieran doubled back and used a CT scanner on himself.

He spent the rest of the night looking through medical books, and Anne again asked him to guard her at a dinner she had to attend the next day. After reading all night, Kieran concluded that his heart had been swapped out, making him wonder if an item was placed within his new heart during the surgery. He also did not forget that his [Fusion Heart] had been sealed for the dungeon, implying that sealing the heart meant he got a brand new heart. Kieran spent a lot more time thinking about his main mission, but grew frustrated when he realized he had just too little information to make any guesses. He did, however, conclude that the best way to prevent his new identity from being exposed would be to go back to acting like a real amnesia patient, either that or gaining a new reputation that would make it impossible for people to believe him to be anyone else.

Kieran got Anne’s secretary, Chelsea, to drive him back to the hospital, though she advised Kieran that he would probably have more luck regaining his memories if he investigated the Winchester site. Kieran thanked her for her concern, and went inside the hospital, heading straight for the Sister Reid statue. Kieran had initially thought the fake Gannett used an item to manipulate the statue, but since he didn’t use such an item when they fought in the alley, he decided it wasn’t an item. Kieran thought about the whole scene with Twenty Hounds Damien and the fake Gannett, and concluded that Damien had thought there was something to be gained from this statue from a long-dead Church, and therefore captured the fake Gannett in an effort to get it.

Kieran remembered the way the Marulyn men knelt before the statue and prayed during the illusion that Kieran was trapped in, and he whispered the prayer, though he refused to kneel or recite the last line about giving up his life for peace. Kieran thought about his parents who abandoned him as an infant, and the negative emotions caused [Knights Of Dawn Body Tempering Art] to grow active, and his hands started glowing. When the Dawn Force touched the statue, an illusion formed above the statue of the real Sister Reid smiling down at Kieran, and suddenly Kieran saw a map within his mind. The illusion vanished, but Kieran could still recall the map within his mind; after making sure Dawn Force would cause no more illusions, Kieran left.

The marker on the map led Kieran to Winchester hotel, which Kieran started walking to. It was very early morning, and Kieran walked alone, but eventually Teresa drove up next to him, and fiercely revealed that she just learned that Kieran was the owner of Winchester hotel. Kieran immediately pretended to have no clue what she was talking about, and put on a heavy expression as he told Teresa he had recently been wondering why he was at the hotel in the first place, and explained that he was beginning to suspect the fifth unidentified body was probably someone very important to him, in an effort to lure and kill Kieran. Teresa, despite being angry just a few moments ago, decided Kieran’s theory made sense and apologized for her anger. Teresa wondered why they would chose the Winchester to stage the trap instead of some secluded location, especially since Symende was one of the victims, and Kieran guessed that the culprit wanted this case to be quickly discovered, meaning they would have another unknown goal; Kieran asked Teresa who tipped her off that Kieran was the owner of the Winchester under the guise of figuring out who the suspect is.

Kieran was proud of his ability to come up with such a plausible theory on the spot, especially since the more false theories that were floating around, the less likely it would be for the organization who is tracking him to figure out the truth; he also intended to find the [Fusion Heart], and he believed that he could manipulate Teresa into helping him search for it without her even knowing that was what he was looking for. Teresa admitted that it was Donna, which is what Kieran was expecting, and Teresa again apologized for doubting Kieran especially after he helped her. Kieran asked Teresa if he could see the fifth unidentified body to say goodbye, still acting under the ruse that he believed the fifth person was someone very close to him, and Teresa agreed.

Teresa drove Kieran to the forensics department, and they entered, the doctor reluctantly agreeing to give Teresa ten minutes tops to look at the body; Teresa explained to Kieran that she helped him get out of a bad spot, so he gives her small favours like this. Teresa pulled out all five bodies, and Kieran saw for himself how badly charred they were. There was one body in particular though, that Teresa pointed out had their heart gouged out. Kieran was shocked, and tried figuring out what might have happened to the heart, but he and Teresa ran out of time and they left the department. Kieran asked Teresa to drop him off back where she found him, and as she drove Teresa explained that Hoskin was investigating the archeology professor as Teresa was not having much luck. Teresa gave Kieran some food as she dropped him off.

Kieran started walking again, going to where the marker was on the map in his mind. He eventually reached a tall, ornate building that was the Edland City Public Library. There was a stone monument in front of the building, saying the Marulyn Church donated the library to Edland City in the previous era, before the Union was formed. He wondered if the Marulyn Church’s legacy was hidden in there, but as he walked toward the entrance, he realized that it did not make much sense that such a legacy would still be in the library since there were plenty of mystic organizations like the Elder Council or Saint Relic Association who would be desperate to take it. Kieran then realized that Twenty Hounds Damien wanted to use the fake Gannett to physically move the statue to the library, as the statue was necessary to unlock the legacy.

That night, a convoy of vehicles left the Augen Manor. Anne and Kieran were in the limo, heading to the dinner. Kieran sat in silence, trying to perfect his plans to steal the statue. Anne wondered about Kieran, hearing from her secretary Chelsea that Kieran had gone to the hospital last night, and still not entirely convinced that Kieran had amnesia.

Inside the building where the dinner was going to be held, the other mayoral candidates were discussing their hatred for Anne, and how they already would have gotten Symende’s riches if not for her. They remembered Mayer was guarding her, and one of the candidates introduced Charlie Graff, an underground fighter stronger than Zaigen, that they had hired to keep Mayer busy while they took care of Anne. All of the candidates noticed when Anne’s limo pulled in front of the building, and they urged Charlie to rest while they waited for the ideal time to ambush her, but Charlie started shivering and sweating.

Charlie collapsed onto the ground, and all of the candidates were stunned into silence as Anne and Kieran walked inside; Kieran was exerting an aura that commanded absolute control, and inflicted [Fear] on Charlie and the candidates. Anne was curious about how Kieran did it, so she looked at Kieran with a flirtatious expression that spammed Kieran with [Charm] that he resisted. The other mayoral candidates were not able to resist the [Charm] though, and started breathing heavily. Charlie was especially affected, but when he stood back up he noticed the [Power Glory] on Kieran’s hand, and asked how he was related to Zaigen, though Kieran acted as if he hadn’t even heard Charlie. Charlie felt insulted, and started charging at Kieran, releasing a very hot aura. Kieran used his hand to lift his bangs out of his eyes, and gazed right at Charlie, releasing an intense killing intent that made Charlie hesitate. Kieran then kicked Charlie’s chest, sending him flying despite the insane size difference between them.

Kieran calmly walked back to Teresa, and the candidates, Urtegand, Siberk, and Weldon were stunned. Teresa was excited at Kieran’s display of power, but cursed in anger when Kieran interrupted her and left. Kieran got the [Charlie Graff’s Notebook] from Charlie before leaving. Kieran needed to complete the rest of Anne’s plans she had set to take control of the City, while also moving the statue.

At the Wilderman, a very popular nightclub, a big group of black-suited men shot up the building, killing many of the partiers inside. The bouncers quickly noticed and started fighting the men, though all the bouncers were quickly killed by being shot in the head silently. When the men in suits had taken control of the nightclub, they called Aanne and reported that they had succeeded with Kieran’s help. Anne told them to move on to the next location, and she thought about her plan to have her men wreak havoc in Urtegand, Siberk, and Weldon’s territories; Kieran’s job was to quietly eliminate bosses and reduce Anne’s casualties.

Anne had several teams split up, destroying Edland City in several different locations simultaneously, but the police weren’t doing anything. Teresa was arguing with Director Gregory who ordered Teresa to not investigate, though Teresa ignored his order and started rallying her officers. Gregory yelled at Teresa, but she cussed him out as her officers cheered, happy to finally be allowed to try and bring order back to the City.

Kieran was shooting more enemies, and was confused when he heard police sirens since Anne had assured him that she got the Director to promise not to dispatch police, but he quickly realized Teresa must have been responsible. Kieran was relieved that Teresa had started messing up Anne’s plans early, allowing him to abandon his post to start working on his own plans.

Kieran went to St. Reid Hospital, which was overflowing with injured people from Anne’s raids on the City. The lights went out for just a split second, but since the hospital was so chaotic, a caretaker knocked into the Sister Reid Statue when the lights went off, making it topple over and shatter into pieces. The caretaker was guilty, but some doctors assured him that Sister Reid wouldn’t mind her statue being broken since the hospital was still saving lives.

Outside, the caretaker took off his mask, revealing Kieran who had replaced the real statue with a prop in the confusion, and broke the prop when the lights went out. Kieran took the real statue, still in one piece, and tied it to his back and started carrying it to the library. He moved carefully, not wanting to be spotted despite being in a disguise, and reached the library using a route he planned out during his walk. He snuck inside the library, and he felt the statue start to vibrate. He went down into the basement, where the statue started vibrating more intensely, and he set it down on the floor. The statue started sinking into the floor, and it opened up a secret staircase going further down.

Kieran entered slowly, checking for traps, but when he was completely in the passage, the entrance closed, sealing itself shut. Fire lit by itself, bringing light to the dark hallway, and Kieran walked until he reached a stone door with the Marulyn Church insignia. Kieran was about to open the door, but then he realized the entire situation was very suspicious, and he smelled the smoke that was being emitted from the fire, identifying a numbing and hallucinatory medicine in the smoke. Kieran realized the passage was a trap designed to get people to open the stone door, which Kieran could now feel a sense of danger from. Kieran examined the passage more closely, noticing a few more very well hidden doors, but with no way to know which one was the correct one. Confident that he would die if he chose wrong, Kieran let his hands glow with Dawn Force, and the handle to a door on his left started trembling slightly. Kieran chose that door, but when his hand touched the handle the wall vanished and he was sucked through the opening.

Kieran was spun rapidly within the space, and it took all of his willpower to not throw up before the spinning stopped and he was put back onto the ground. He took a moment to steady himself before examining where he was. He saw the Sister Reid statue with an altar in front of it; there was a collection of Legendary rank items placed on the altar. Kieran grew excited, and had to physically stop himself from pilfering the items. He examined the room closer, not seeing any traps, and noticed a dark book was much higher on the altar, implying it was more valuable than the Legendary items. Kieran picked up the book first and carefully put it away before looking at the other loot on the altar: the [Marulyn Prayers] scroll, [Ring of Protection], and [Ring of Blessing].

Kieran looked at the statue and thought about how even though the Marulyn Church no longer existed, the Sister Reid was still inspiring people to save lives; he grew slightly sentimental, and whispered a Marulyn verse he read from a book, causing a phantom of Sister Reid to appear out of the statue. She asked Kieran if he was willing to accept her blessing, but Kieran was cautious and stepped back, gripping [Interrogator Knife]. She sighed, sensing the knife was filled with negative energy, and wondered if the Marulyn Church had become corrupted, believing Kieran to be a Marulyn friar. Kieran was suddenly reminded of the illusion Damien put him into, where the statue asked if Kieran would open his soul and accept its blessing, and grew more vigilant.

Kieran told the phantom that he was not a friar, and that the Marulyn Church went extinct before asking the phantom if it was Sister Reid’s soul. The phantom looked sad, and confirmed that she was Sister Reid. Kieran bowed before her, and preformed a Knight’s salute, before asking her about her past students, and who would be fit to inherit the Marulyn’s legacy. Sister Reid stammered, and said that she needed time to recover her memories, but it was enough for Kieran to confirm that the phantom was not truly Sister Reid, since it was common knowledge that Sister Reid never took on any students. Before the phantom could continue talking, Kieran used [Living Rope Technique] grab the altar with [Fighter Bandage], and threw several grenades at the statue, pulling the altar back to use as a shield as the grenades exploded. Kieran used [Ring of Protection]’s [Protection Field] to better defend against the fierce explosion that filled up the tiny room and quickly destroyed the altar that Kieran hid behind.

When the explosion subsided, the statue was split in half and was missing an arm, and the phantom started wailing in pain, and revealed its true form as a demon that devours souls. The demon attacked Kieran, but Kieran used [Ring of Binding, Binding Force] to stop it in its tracks, and Kieran shot a [Burning Hand] at it. As the demon writhed in pain, Kieran moved to stand in between it and the statue, and the demon was angry that Kieran had realized it was an impostor. Kieran and the demon fought, Kieran continuously slashing at it with [Interrogator Knife], until the demon exploded. The negative energy within the demon quickly evaporated, leaving only a very small dot of white light that tried to reenter the statue, but couldn’t since the statue was too broken to hold holy energy any more. The small white dot then started multiplying, filling up the room with tiny dots of radiant light. All the dots that touched Kieran’s body melted and infused into him, and Kieran could feel [Knights Of Dawn Body Tempering Art] growing active. Kieran started running around the tiny room, letting all of the dots of light be absorbed into his body.

[Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art has infused a corresponding energy…]

[Infusement successful, limit breaking the initial limits, -1 debuff has been elevated…]

[Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art has recovered to Musou level…] (Ch 709)

As [Knights Of Dawn Body Tempering Art] limit broke, a small cyclone formed around Kieran’s body that swirled around the room. As Kieran breathed, he felt like summoning Dawn Force was instinctual, and he no longer needed to struggle just to summon a small glow on his hands. Kieran continued running around gathering the last dots of light.

[Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art has infused a corresponding energy…]

[Musou level Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art has acquired significant experience through training, level cost has been decreased by 1000 Points…]

[Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art has infused a corresponding energy…]

[Musou level Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art has acquired significant experience through training, level cost has been decreased by 1000 Points…] (Ch 709)

Kieran looked back at the statue, now labeled as [Destroyed] within the game system, and realized that Twenty Hounds Damien wanted to expel the demon, though he wondered why the statue that so faithfully protected the hospital would spawn a demon. Kieran left the room out of an exit that appeared beside the statue, and returned to Augen Manor.

The next morning, Director Gregory was visiting after an explosion happened within the manor. Kieran spent all night reading in an effort to get more information, and was feeling weak from sleep deprivation. Anne’s secretary Chelsea knocked on Kieran’s door, and Kieran guessed that Mayer needed help. Chelsea shook her head and said Anne wanted to talk to Kieran regarding Teresa. Chelsea led Kieran to the dining room where Gregory had obviously been beaten by Anne, and Anne was obviously angry despite her cheerfully greeting Kieran. Kieran could smell the wine in her glass, and subtly signaled that her drink was poisoned. Anne stood up and teased Kieran, but Kieran took her wineglass and used some Dawn Force to reveal the poison within it, shocking both Anne and Gregory. Kieran walked in front of a large window, allowing the sunlight to wash over him, and Anne wondered, in a whisper, if Kieran was a Knight.

Kieran heard her whisper and felt pride at what he accomplished last night; he couldn’t find the sculptor of the statue, but he did learn a few Marulyn techniques, [Detect Toxin], [Repel Toxin], [Heal], and [Brilliance]. He was planning to next limit break [Undercover], which he was confident he could do relatively easily since he had already experienced an above [Transcendence] [Undercover].

In Anne’s study, Anne and Teresa were arguing. Anne told Teresa that if it wasn’t for her, she would be in prison, which Teresa acknowledged as true but she still didn’t back down. Kieran walked in, and Teresa immediately told Kieran that Hoskin was in trouble.

Teresa and Kieran went into her police cruiser, and as she drove Kieran read a letter sent to Teresa from the archeology professor’s club, Graven. The letter simply said that Hoskin was in their hands, and they wanted Teresa to bring Kieran to their club; they also threatened her if she told anyone else about this. Kieran remembered what he had read about Graven in the bookstore, how Graven was a mystic organization within Yuda State University that studied the relationship between magic and science. Kieran could obviously tell that capturing Hoskin and sending the letter to Teresa was a plot to get Kieran to the University, though he was sure that they wanted him for the Elder Council bounty, not because of the [Dien Stone]. Kieran was looking forward to looking through Professor Harondentte, the professor who was killed in the Winchester explosion’s, notes though because he felt it was likely the professor would have some information about the [Dien Stone].

Teresa suddenly stopped driving when they reached a blockade, and a construction worker explained that the road collapsed despite the road having been repaired just a few months ago. He told Teresa another route she could take to get to the University, but he warned her that the road was narrow and dangerous. Teresa drove onto the small, bumpy pass even though her headlights struggled to light up the dark path. Kieran instantly felt malicious gazes, and realized that it was not just Graven mystics, but many different Edland City mystics who were planning on ambushing Kieran for the bounty. Kieran told Teresa to stop driving, and she harshly stopped the car just in time to avoid driving off of a cliff that she could not see because of the darkness.

Teresa turned to Kieran, scared from almost dying, and he used [Heal] on her forehead which had smacked into the steering wheel from the hard stop. Teresa was completely shocked at the spell, and Kieran also used [Detect Toxin] and [Repel Toxin], which got rid of a black misty poison that was hidden in the darkness. The mystics who were watching the car saw Kieran’s holy spells, and they all wondered if Kieran was a Knight; Teresa wasn’t sure what was going on, but she was in awe when she saw Kieran get out of the car and become shrouded in halo-like white light that turned his clothes and hair silver. Kieran ran into the darkness, illuminating it, and scaring the mystics who were watching him. Teresa still knew nothing about the world of mystics, but she had heard about the Holy Knights before, and was struck with so much information that her fears went away and she also stepped out of the car, ready to help Kieran fight.

Right as she stepped out and readied her gun, Kieran returned, finished with killing the watchers. He was proud of Teresa’s ability to accept the mystic world when he saw her fully prepared to fight, but he suddenly grabbed her and put her behind his back. She looked around Kieran and saw a lone man, and she pointed her gun at him.

The man introduced himself as Jorffany, an observer from the Elder Council, but Kieran did not trust him. Jorffany offered to have the Graven, or any Edland City mystic confirm his identity, and told Kieran to not worry about Hoskin. Kieran called Anne and described Jorffany, and she was able to confirm his identity a few minutes later. Jorffany then told Kieran that although his observation mission failed, he had hope for the rest of his mission, and asked Kieran if he could travel with him. Kieran wondered if Jorffany revealed himself because of his Knightly powers, and he wondered how big of a deal Holy Knights are in this dungeon.

[Sub-mission: Unworried Blood Debt (Complete)]

[Acquired decreased time: 3 days!] (Ch 714)

Kieran asked him what the rest of his mission was, and Jorffany explained that since Kieran survived the three hunts, he now has an opportunity to join the Elder Council; he wanted to talk to the Graven mystics. Kieran allowed Jorffany to join them, and when all three of them were in the police cruiser, Jorffany started talking nonstop. He asked Kieran about his history as a Knight, and Kieran claimed to not remember, though he told the observer about his fight with Mayer, and how he summoned the holy sword for the first time. Jorffany was getting increasingly excited when he realized that Kieran was much stronger than a common Knight, and the two of them talked for the rest of the drive.

At Yuda State University, a Graven member approached them at the front gate. The Graven recognized Teresa and Kieran, and told Jorffany that Graven was expecting him as well. The Graven started leading the three of them through the campus, and when students saw the Graven they stopped happily talking amongst themselves and stepped aside, fear on their faces. Kieran was shocked, since he had been under the impression that Graven was a secret society, but also disgusted at the realization that Graven was no different than common bullies. Teresa was also disgusted, but was very careful not to lose her temper out of fear that they would harm Hoskin. Jorffany was indifferent, but noticed Kieran’s frown, so he raised his leg and kicked the Graven’s back, making him fall to the ground.

The watching students were horrified and terrified, and when the Graven stood back up he started yelling at the three of them, angry and extremely embarrassed. He pointed at Kieran and started yelling at Kieran specifically, but Jorffany slapped the Graven when he brought Kieran into it. Jorffany started releasing strong killing intent at the Graven, who was immediately filled with terror and started crawling away. Three Graven lords then arrived, and bowed before Jorffany and apologized for the young Graven’s actions. Jorffany turned to Kieran and asked him what he thought, and Kieran realized he was trying to make it look like Kieran and the Elder Council already established good relationships. Kieran simply said he was only here for the Professor and Hoskin, and let the matter drop.

The Graven lords then started leading Kieran, Teresa, and Jorffany through the campus again, and the students continued to back away from them with fear in their faces; this time their fear was directed toward Kieran, who the lords bowed to. A woman student stumbled and fell on the ground while she was backing away, and her elbows scraped on the concrete; Kieran walked over to her and used [Heal] on her scrape, shocking the Graven lords who wondered why a Saint Relic Association Knight would be friends with the Elder Council.

They finally arrived at where Hoskin was being held, and he was unconscious, completely unharmed. The Graven lords gave Kieran a potion to wake him up, which Kieran handed to Teresa once he confirmed it was safe. Jorffany told Kieran that he would send over an Elder Council lord to officially invite Kieran into the Elder Council, and Jorffany earnestly told Kieran he hoped that he would consider accepting the invitation. Jorffany then vanished into the shadows. Kieran was completely convinced that Jorffany was bluffing, believing the Elder Council to be the type of organization to not give people a choice as to if they wanted to join or not, and he wondered if something happened to the Council. This was not good news to Kieran, as he wanted the Council and the Saint Relic Association to fight over him for as long as possible so he could stall for his main mission. He was sure that his healing the student would go public soon, and he wanted the Dandon Church to hear about it, but he was not going to worry about the Elder Council since his main goal was to form a new identity.

He turned to the Graven lords as they started talking about Professor Harondentte; he was the founder of Graven, though he did not act as the society’s leader. They told Kieran that his studies mainly focused on myths such as the Immortal Fountain, Land of Fallen Gods, and the Fruit of Yggdrasil; they told Kieran they would let him read his research. Teresa asked Kieran if he thought these myths were real, not believing that these myths could be real even after taking a step into the world of mystics, but Kieran just allowed Dawn Force to shine on his hand as an answer, reminding Teresa that the world of mystics was vast, complicated, but still real. Hoskin was awake but still groggy, but he too saw the holy light of Dawn Force and was astonished. Teresa told him he was not hallucinating, and tried to explain the world of mystics before Kieran stopped her.

Kieran walked over to the door and opened it, revealing a trail of blood and an incredibly heavy bloody stench. Kieran walked down the hallway, until a head of one of the three Graven lords fell into the puddle of blood on the floor. Kieran inspected the head, then saw the bodies of the three lords, completely ripped to shreds. The three bodies started reassembling and standing up; Kieran quickly threw a grenade at them, blasting them into even smaller pieces. Kieran started running down the hallway, using [Tracking] to find a set of footprints, which he followed to Professor Hardonentte’s office. Kieran was angry when he saw it completely emptied out, not a single research paper left, and the tracks ended at the window.

Kieran returned to Teresa and Hoskin who had not moved despite hearing the grenade. He did not tell the two what happened, but simply told Teresa to summon her officers while he continued his own independent investigation. Kieran went outside to see if he could find the tracks again, but the tracks ended at the window, making Kieran wonder if the attacker could fly. Kieran suspected Jorffany for a moment, but he knew that he was not following Jorffany’s tracks, and it wouldn’t make sense for Jorffany to steal the research.

Teresa’s officers arrived, and she asked Kieran to tell her what happened, making sure to stress that she was ready to hear it even if it was related to mystics. Kieran was happy when Teresa called him her friend, and Kieran told her everything that happened, though she was not happy to hear about moving corpses. Teresa expressed interest at what was stolen from the museum vaults, and Kieran agreed.

They returned to Edland City; Teresa went to the museum to investigate the stolen goods, while Kieran stayed quietly at Augen Manor. For the past few days, the Dandon Church had sent men to Augen Manor in an effort to contact Kieran, but Kieran simply had Anne use her men to make them go away. Kieran had also been spending the days sparring with Mayer, as both of them wanted to use the spars to grow stronger. Kieran successfully limit broke through [Undercover], and was close to breaking through [Hand-to-Hand Combat].

Anne interrupted one of their spars, angry at Dandon Church’s pestering, and told Kieran that the next time they come Kieran has to deal with them. Kieran gave her the [Binding Ring], which had no more uses left, and she immediately dropped her angry, impatient act. She told Kieran that she had found a person that Kieran asked her to search for. He then gave her the [Poison Mist Wand] and [Rapid Ring] in exchange for a sturdy two handed greatsword. Anne was excited that Kieran knew how to fight with a sword, and Kieran said he would need all the help he could get in order to fight the person who was controlling the corpses. Kieran then told Anne that he had kept Sister Dandon waiting for too long, and asked Anne to invite the Sister over while she got Kieran the greatsword.

In the afternoon, Sister Dandon arrived and she and Kieran had tea, both of them pretending like Kieran hadn’t repeatedly rejected her request to talk before. As they idly talked, Anne rolled a cart into the garden, with a large leather box on top of the cart. Sister Dandon was captivated by the beautiful case. Kieran got up and opened the case, pulling out the [Sturdy Heavy Greatsword] which he admired. Sister Dandon asked Kieran if he recovered his memory, but Kieran denied it, telling the Sister about his fight in Yuda State University, claiming he just felt like he should use a heavy weapon.

Sister Dandon was extremely angry, not only because Dandon Church had announced that Kieran was under their protection, but because the attacker desecrated the dead by using their corpses. Kieran heavily explained to the sister that he was so disgusted by the attacker’s act of using corpses that he felt like he had no choice but to hunt them down, and closed himself from the world to train with Mayer. As Kieran said that, he allowed his hands to glow slightly, which Sister Dandon noticed. Sister Dandon passionately told Kieran that she was confident he was a Knight, and it was only natural that Kieran would want to kill someone so wicked in an effort to protect the innocent. Sister Dandon grabbed Kieran’s hands and she released her own Holy Force, which resonated with Kieran’s Dawn Force; she told Kieran that Dandon Church would fight alongside him. Kieran pretended to be extremely grateful, and performed a Knight’s salute.

A bread shop finished selling all of its leftover bread for the night; the last customer of the night was a hooded figure who did not speak at all. When the figure left the shop, they quickly walked down a passage, only to stop when they saw Dandon friars blocking the street. They changed directions and tried several different routes, but all of them were blocked by friars. The figure then retreated back into the bread shop, only for the building to explode when he stepped in. The figure writhed in pain, and the friars poured holy water on them while chanting, and a Dandon deacon approached, with Kieran at his side.

Kieran told the deacon that this figure was the person behind the Winchester explosion and the person who controlled the corpses at the University, but the deacon asked Kieran for proof. Kieran asked the deacon if he ever considered that there was something extremely valuable within the Winchester, more valuable than any museum loot, and Kieran revealed that the figure was Professor Harondentte, and Kieran also suspected that he had the [Fusion Heart] within his body.

Kieran took a step back as the deacon went closer to the professor; all of the Dandon members thought Harondentte was dead, but when the deacon touched him, the professor opened his eyes, releasing [Light of Fear] on everyone. The Dandon members were terrified, but Kieran was extremely excited as it proved his theory that the professor had his heart. Kieran was confident that part of his character’s backstory was that he planted the [Fusion Heart] into someone else’s body, and allowed them to be a scapegoat to help Kieran create a new identity; the unidentified corpse with their heart gouged out was proof that the executioners hunting Kieran had found the scapegoat, believing them to be Kieran, and gouged out the heart to bring back to the organization as proof that Kieran was dead.

The deacon and the other Dandon members were absolutely terrified from [Light of Fear], and the deacon even started begging Kieran for help. Kieran charged toward Harondentte with [Sturdy Heavy Greatsword], aiming at his neck, but the professor then started using [Devil Transformation], shrouding himself with magma and sprouting wings. The professor shot a blast of flames, killing the deacon, and Kieran again charged at him. The Dandon members were sad and angry at the deacon’s death, but were inspired by Kieran’s courage and started praying for him. A ball of light shot down at Kieran from the prayers, causing a brilliant set of armour and a sword to appear on Kieran’s body.

[Special energy corresponded with Dawn Force…]

[Player acquired temporary attack buff of +2]

[Player acquired temporary defense buff of +2]

[Player acquired temporary all attribute buff of +2] (Ch 723)

Kieran fought the partly transformed Harondentte with the holy sword, effectively evading all of the attacks that he was very familiar with, and managed to sever one of his arms. Harondentte could not make full use of the [Fusion Heart], and therefore could not fully transform into the Devil, and his mind was being corrupted by the Devil as well. He started using the power of the Cardinal Sins, and Kieran heightened his vigilance. He watched as a Creature of Desire was summoned, and used his greatsword as a shield as he warned the Dandon members to retreat. The [Sturdy Heavy Greatsword] was just barely able to survive the eye lasers that the Creature of Desire shot at Kieran, and the professor started charging at Kieran. When he was close, Kieran kicked the professor’s head, plunging his face into the ground, and cracking the street, causing a giant hole to form that both Kieran and the professor fell into.

They were in the sewers, and the professor tried to further transform into the devil since he completely lost his sanity and wanted to kill Kieran, but Kieran used the greatsword to decapitate him. When Harondentte died, the [Fusion Heart] floated out of his chest, and Kieran pulled out a box to store the organ in, not wanting to put it back in his own chest since that would instantly reveal his identity, but the heart floated towards Kieran’s chest without any way to stop it. Kieran grew afraid, not knowing how the Dandon skills he learned would affect the precarious balance of powers within the heart, and with his Spirit temporarily lowered, he was at a great risk of becoming a puppet like Harondentte.

Kieran placed the box in front of his chest, but the [Fusion Heart] quickly broke through the box. Kieran put a bag containing several magic items in front of him also, which stalled the heart for a little longer, but the bag still ripped apart from the [Fusion Heart]’s strength. Kieran then used the [Marulyn Prayer] scroll, and prayed that he would be safe. The scroll burst into flames, and the [Fusion Heart] sunk into his chest. Kieran’s first thought was that the scroll failed, and he then suffered from an immense amount of pain that left him writhing on the ground. Though the pain, Kieran saw the [Dien Stone] glimmering, and he grabbed the stone as he used [Shadow Cover], shrouding himself in darkness.

[Came in contact with sealed organ Fusion Heart, fusion occurs…]

[Similar organ detected, fusion failed, force fusion occurs…]

[Force fusion failed!]

[Conversion to puppet of blood and flesh begins…]

[Detected special energy, conversion failed, reinstating the organ’s cycle…]

[Success!] (Ch 724)

As Kieran’s heart beated within his chest, he realized that he had two different hearts in his chest, one on the left and one on the right of his body. Both beated independently of each other, and although their separate powers did not like each other, they did not fight within Kieran’s body. Kieran summoned his Devil Fire in his left hand, and in his right hand the bright white spots gathered; the devil’s power and [Knights Of Dawn Body Tempering Art] were activated at the same time.

Sister Dandon looked down into the sewer, unable to see through Kieran’s [Shadow Cover], but before she could get someone to jump down and investigate, Kieran jumped out. The Dandon members were shocked to see all of Kieran’s equipment destroyed, and felt he was a true Knight. Kieran told Sister Dandon to have someone sent down into the sewers to investigate, and he told her that he was exhausted; Sister Dandon arranged for a car to drive Kieran to Dandon’s cathedral.

A young Sister guided Kieran into the cathedral and explained that the building was built near the only natural spring in Edland City; she led Kieran to the natural spring baths, and when Kieran was sure it was safe, he bathed in the hot water that smelled of sulphur. He realized after a while that with two hearts, his cultivation of [Knights Of Dawn Body Tempering Art] had doubled. He did not regret getting his own heart back, but he also realized that he had to proceed very carefully from now on to avoid his identity from being discovered.

[Make sure your new identity is not exposed in 90 days, (Remaining days: 45)] (Ch 725)

Kieran suddenly realized he was not alone, and demanded they reveal themselves. A high ranked Elder Council member revealed themselves. She praised Kieran’s vigilance, and Kieran asked her if Harondentte was a test sent by the Elder Council, but she said she would not answer unless Kieran joins the Elder Council; she handed him a scroll. Kieran read through the terms of the contract, and admitted that the terms were extremely good, but he asked if he could not sign it anyway. The Elder Council member attacked Kieran with her sharp sword, and Kieran shot [Fighter Bandage] toward her while he summoned his [Dawn Sword]. She sensed the danger of [Dawn Sword] and sheathed her weapon.

She told Kieran that he was making a foolish decision by refusing to sign the contract, but Kieran explained that he wanted to wait until after he regained his memories to make such an important decision. She was still angry, but after being prompted to think by Kieran, she realized that Harondentte’s powers originated from the Devil. Kieran hinted that he might be able to gain that power if given enough time, and the Elder Council member agreed to give him time to recover his memories. She left, and Kieran silently celebrated that he successfully convinced her.

Kieran left the spring and got dressed, explaining that he had been visited by the Elder Council to Sister Dandon who had heard the brief fight and was nervous. She was relieved that Kieran chose not to join the Elder Council, but quickly realized that Kieran did not reject their offer either. Kieran did not hide anything, and confirmed her guess, explaining that he wanted to recover his memories first before making important decisions. Sister Dandon was sad that Kieran did not fully reject the Elder Council, but she was still hopeful that Kieran would eventually formally join the Dandon Church.

Kieran asked Sister Dandon if he could look at Harondentte’s belongings that were recovered from the sewers, and they were all transferred to a room. Teresa and Kieran met up in the room to investigate the belongings together. The two of them started reading through the professor’s books and notes after Kieran successfully led her in the wrong direction again, feeling slightly guilty about manipulating Teresa to help protect his identity. They spent the next few days reading, though neither of them found anything. Kieran suggested to Teresa that they take a break, and Teresa drove off as Kieran returned to Augen Manor.

Kieran walked in and greeted Anne, who had won the mayoral election, and explained to her that even though he had read through the professor’s notes, he had not found anything. Kieran then thought about the plan he was in the middle of carrying out; he pretended to believe in Harondentte’s studies about the Immortal Fountain, Land of Fallen Gods, and the Fruit of Yggdrasil, and got Teresa, Anne, the Saint Relic Association, the Elder Council, and several other mystic organizations to believe in the myths also. Kieran intended for mystics to flood Edland City in search of these myths, which Kieran would then search through these organizations to find the organization he was hiding from. Only after finding this organization and learning more about it could Kieran come up with a completely foolproof plan to hide from them.

Anne, not knowing Kieran’s plan, complained about a sudden surge of newcomers to Edland City, worried that they would mess up her own plans, and then told Kieran that the governor of Yuda State would be appearing at her inauguration dinner. Kieran was suspicious, realizing that governors wouldn’t usually visit mayors, and realized that their visit was related to Harondentte’s death.

Kieran assured Anne that he would guard her during the dinner, and then he went to visit Mayer. Mayer was training, and did not even greet Kieran who sat down and started reading [Charlie Graff’s Note], hoping to learn counter techniques from the punching skills he could not learn since he chose to go down the path of kicking. After a while, Mayer called out to Kieran and advised him to not distract himself with punching techniques at least until he perfected and reached the “ultimate state” of his kicks. Kieran admired Mayer’s strength and therefore took his advice seriously, asking him what the ultimate state was.

Mayer demonstrated a simple punch that made Kieran unable to sense Mayer anymore; Kieran watched a few more times, trying to comprehend what he was seeing, and eventually realized that the punches were “dragging illusions into reality”. Mayer was happy with Kieran’s ability to understand what he was seeing, and expressed excitement at another spar once Kieran reached the ultimate state of his kicks. Kieran had initially thought ultimate state was just another name for transcendence level, but after seeing Mayer’s punches, Kieran was sure that it was an above transcendence level. Mayer left the room, and Kieran started practicing his kicks, trying to recreate the effect that Mayer’s punches had.

A convoy of cars were driving through Edland City. within one of the cars was a cigar smoking man who was complaining about Anne’s stubbornness. The man’s aide told him that Anne was being guarded by Mayer and Kieran, and the aide started telling the man about their investigation into Kieran. They mentioned how Kieran had amnesia, but displayed powerful fighting skills despite his background implying he was just an average person. The aide mentioned that Kieran had the powers of a Holy Knight, and found several different churches with missing Knights, and concluded that Kieran was likely the disciple of The Knight of Eagle, Delcobalt, who was last seen in the hometown of Kieran’s character persona. The aide mentioned that they had investigated the cemetery within the city, Xilidi, and found Kieran’s family grave and an unmarked grave containing Delcobalt’s corpse, though the body did not have any of his equipment with him.

They arrived at Augen Manor, and the man, the Governor of Yuda State, Deburo, was welcomed by Anne. Deburo ignored Anne and commented on the manor, walking around her as he spoke. Anne was angry, but before she could do anything, a giant explosion sounded from within the manor. Both Deburo and the aide were stunned, the aide so shocked that he fell down, when they saw Kieran in the middle of the explosion, shrouded in holy light. Kieran walked out of the flames that were caused by the explosion, and director Gregory called out Kieran’s name in surprise, breaking the silence. The aide exclaimed in disbelief that Kieran had the core legacy technique of the Griffin Church, the church that The Knight of Eagle, Delcobalt, was from. He could not believe that Delcobalt had given Kieran something so valuable.

Deburo’s men grabbed the aide and shoved him back into the car to shut him up, but what he exclaimed was audible to everyone; Anne’s people recognized the title of The Knight of Eagle from the Griffin Church and started looking at Kieran reveringly. Deburo extended his hand to Kieran in greeting, but Kieran completely ignored the governor and walked up to Anne, apologizing for the commotion. Anne looked triumphantly at Deburo and signaled her men, both sides readying for a fight. Anne and Deburo argued, Deburo saying that Anne was arrogant after getting the support of “those women”, and Anne told Deburo that the Union was defective.

Kieran got excited, sensing a sub mission, but did not forget his part; Kieran stood in front of Anne as Deburo’s men, all strong fighters, approached. Deburo started to mock Kieran, but before he could finish, Kieran cast [Shadow Cover] and attacked Deburo’s bodyguards with the power of his kicks that he had limit broke. Kieran easily won the fight with his new [Outstanding Strength] and the [Power Glory] glove.

Outside of the [Shadow Cover], Deburo and Anne were staring each other down, as Deburo boasted about the strength of his men. After explaining the strengths of his bodyguards, Deburo asked the high ranking officials of Edland City if they thought Kieran had a chance, and about half of the officials left Anne’s side. Just then, Kieran left the darkness and asked Deburo if his bodyguards were really that strong.

Deburo was filled with fear at the realization that Kieran single handedly won against his prized bodyguards, and Anne shot the governor dead. Kieran did not question her, nor did he question what would happen to the Edland City officials who decided to betray her.

Anne and Kieran then had a victory dinner with the food that was supposed to be for her inauguration dinner. As they ate, a television was turned on that displayed Deburo giving a speech. Kieran wondered if the Deburo they killed was a fake, but Anne explained that as a defensive measure, there was more than one Deburo.

She then continued to talk about the three World Wars that led to the creation of the Union, saying they were battles between the Elder Council and the Saint Relics Association. She said the current leader of the Union was tired of being under the influence of the two mystic organizations, and authorized a project where he kidnaped trained, and brainwashed a group of girls to release them back into society to give him extra help. She started trembling as she said that one of the girls started questioning the missions that she was given, and was made an example of her for not completing her missions. This caused doubts within the other girls, who were slowly picked off, until there were only a few more girls left who only did their missions out of fear.

Anne said one girl finally tried to resist, and took advantage of several opportunities that led her close to success, but her goals were discovered before she could achieve them. Anne then asked Kieran if he was willing to help her, which Kieran agreed to.

[Triggered special event, “Make Oneself A Ruler”!]

[Participate? Yes/No]

[Based on the triggered circumstances, you will be automatically distributed onto Anne Aldrich Augen’s side!] (Ch 734)

[Make Oneself A Ruler: No one is willing to be a puppet, even though she was being trained into it by her own will, the thirst for freedom was enough to break chains. Anne Aldrich Augen was one of the fighters, but she is isolated and helpless, she doesn’t only need to face the punishments from the Union but also the devouring from the Saint Relic Association and the Elder Council. She’s bogged down in crisis at this moment…]

[You have chosen to aid Anne Aldrich Augen, make sure she lives until after the Edland City Celebration Parade.]

[Note: Based on the special event’s performance, the time decrease may vary] (Ch 734)

Kieran recalled that there was a week until the parade, and he realized that was plenty of time for an enemy to prepare. Anne thanked Kieran for agreeing to help, and for all the help he had already given her. Kieran asked her to tell him her whole plan so he knew exactly what to expect, and he suggested they write up a new contract before she told him her plan.

Over the next few days, Kieran followed Anne around everywhere, constantly guarding her from threats that continuously popped up as she did her job as mayor. Suddenly one night, a giant tree that was so tall that no one could see it’s top appeared in the middle of Edland City. it was only visible for a split second, but the sight drove the mystics within Edland City crazy, as they finally saw some proof of Harondentte’s myths. The mystics started racing toward the Edland City Public Library, where the tree sprouted from, and found the secret passage in the basement that opened up when Kieran stole the Saint Reid statue. The mystics eagerly gathered in the passage, and they started fighting amongst each other, not willing to allow anyone else to get the Fruit of Yggdrasil.

Eventually one mystic grabbed a box that they believed the fruit to be in, when the Twenty Hounds arrived. One Twenty Hound, Melanie, ordered the mystics to give her the box, which a young new member of the Twenty Hounds, Jarles, retrieved for her. Melanie opened the box, releasing a warm energy that healed everyone that felt it, and she snapped the box shut, demanding the Twenty Hounds kill all of the mystics there and to seal off the city.

At Augen Manor, Sister Dandon and a gloomy, stern looking priest visited Kieran. Sister Dandon introduced the priest as Mizelle, a Saint Relic Association executive that once belonged to Griffin Church, and he immediately attacked Kieran after the introduction. Kieran knew it was just a test from the Association, but Kieran did not hold back and retaliated with a kick that severely injured the priest. Kieran knew what the test was about, revealing that the “Tree of Yggdrasil” that appeared last night was created by he and Anne, and the box that the mystics believed contained the Fruit of Yggdrasil was the box that Kieran found the [Dien Stone] in, slightly modified. The Elder Council and Saint Relic Association would quickly connect the box with the Sister Reid statue that was missing from the Hospital, and connect it with Kieran who had stayed at the hospital for a few days, and they would come to investigate Kieran.

Kieran pretended to be shocked about Mizelle’s attack, and confronted Sister Dandon who apologetically explained that the Saint Relic Association believed Kieran had obtained the Marulyn Church legacy, and was plotting something related to the Fruit of Yggdrasil. Kieran asked why Sister Dandon did not stand up for him, and she said that the Dandon Church had little authority within the Association, and she grew more guilty as Kieran mentioned the Griffin Church; Kieran recently learned that the Griffin Church had been assaulted by the Elder Council and sent out a distress signal to the Association, that went completely unanswered. While Sister Dandon was wallowing in her guilt about allowing Griffin Church to perish in that assault, Kieran suggested they unite the Dandon and Griffin Churches.

Sister Dandon left without giving an answer, and Kieran sat down to eat. Very soon after, Twenty Hounds Melanie appeared and demanded to know what Kieran was doing, allying himself with Dandon Church. Kieran expressed his disdain for the Association, saying the appearance of the Fruit of Yggdrasil would cause internal conflicts within the Association, which confused Melanie who asked Kieran if he wanted to join the Elder Council. Kieran expressed interest in working with the Elder Council in order to get the Fruit, and explained that he believed the Fruit really did exist after Melanie slaughtered so many mystics for it last night. He also said that the appearance of the Fruit of Yggdrasil would explain Twenty Hounds Damien’s interest in the Sister Reid statue, as he wondered out loud if the Marulyn Church’s possession of the Fruit was why the Elder Council annihilated the Church.

After Melanie asked why the Marulyn Church would hide the fruit instead of using it, Kieran claimed that it was likely they were hiding it to discuss who would eat it, but were destroyed before they could make a decision; Kieran then brought up the Winchester explosion, and how everyone who was involved ended up dead, concluding that it was because there was only one fruit that would be difficult to divide amongst a large number of people. Kieran then pretended to have realized he and Harondentte were being used by someone with a much larger plan, which Kieran was in the middle of trying to figure out. Melanie seemed to believe in Kieran’s theory, and gave him an address where he could find her once he gets more information.

Melanie quickly left, and Kieran felt proud that he was able to fool both the Elder Council and the Saint Relic Association with his lies about the Fruit of Yggdrasil, though he also quickly started forming his next plans. Kieran went to Anne and gave her some of his loot in exchange for a new, sturdier greatsword, which after a while she delivered. As Kieran admired the [Elmerius Sword], he told Anne that he needed to revive the Griffin Church.

At the streets surrounding Dandon Church’s cathedral, Kieran was walking as he was greeted by Dandon Church members. Two people then lunged at Kieran with knives, but were kicked away quickly. Kieran saw a third assassin in the shadows, but did not give chase as Sister Dandon was approaching him. Sister Dandon immediately recognized the dead assassins as Ourin Church members. Kieran quickly convinced Dandon Church to retaliate against Ourin Church, and Sister Dandon declared that Dandon Church would initiate a Holy War.

Kieran arrived at the Ourin Church cathedral as a large mirage of a warrior appeared in the sky, signaling Dandon’s declaration of war, and Ourin guards demanded Kieran stop, but Kieran demanded they hand over the assassin that he allowed to live. The guard tried pushing Kieran away, but he quickly kicked the guard’s chest, sending him flying. The rest of the guards tried attacking Kieran as well, but were not even able to injure Kieran. Ourin friars joined the fight, charging at Kieran, but then Sister Dandon arrived, leading an army of Dandon friars who were wielding guns and grenades. Kieran ran up a staircase to open the gate to enter the cathedral, but had to retreat when the Ourin Church Knight, Calga, descended with a giant morning star.

Although Kieran could have easily defeated Calga with any of his attacks, Kieran decided to display his strength by stepping on Calga’s morning star which was embedded in the ground, preventing the extremely buff Knight from pulling it out. Both Dandon and Ourin Church were astonished to see Kieran winning the battle of pure strength since Calga’s strength was renowned, and the Dandon Church members called Calga shameless when he pulled out another morning star. Kieran watched as the spiked ball was flung toward him, and kicked it back toward the Ourin Church members, which ended up causing a lot of damage to the front gate of the cathedral. Calga was infuriated at Kieran damaging the Church that he was sworn to protect, and started fighting Kieran head on with a greatsword.

Kieran used the [Elmerius Sword] like a baseball bat, hitting Calga and sending him flying towards the front gate, completely destroying it. With the front gate collapsed, everyone was able to see the Ourin Church members within the cathedral, trembling in fear. An Ourin father started threatening to report Dandon Church’s actions to the Association, but Kieran killed him. An Ourin deacon started protesting as well, but Sister Dandon declared that this was a Holy War in resonse to Ourin’s assassination attempt, and she commanded that Dandon Church kill everyone from Ourin Church. Kieran killed two high ranking Ourin members, getting the [Sharp Weapon, Special Heavy Arms] and [Sharp Weapon, Dual Wield Heavy Arms] skill books; he also got the [Ourin’s Glare] from the father and [Calga’s Crush] from Calga.

Kieran returned to Augen Manor after parting with Sister Dandon. After the Dandon Church finished calculating the distribution of loot from the Holy War, the young Sister Grittel delivered Kieran his loot along with a secret letter from the Association. Grittel entered the Manor to see Kieran running laps with both the extremely heavy [Calga’s Crush] and [Elmerius Sword] strapped on his body. After Kieran finished the lap, his stamina completely exhausted, and collapsed onto the ground, Sister Grittel delivered the letter that let Kieran know that the Saint Relic Association acknowledged Kieran as Griffin Church’s Knight and hoped that Griffin Church and Dandon would continue working together.

Kieran dismissed Sister Grittel and continued walking with the heavy items. As Griddle left, Anne arrived and read the letter mockingly. Kieran asked her about the person he asked for her to track, and Anne said she hadn’t found who Kieran had described yet. She quickly changed the subject to Kieran’s amnesia, and said that she envied that he couldn’t remember his past, therefore making it possible for him to start his life over. Kieran said he was making his own choices just as Anne made her own choices about her life, and she left after teasing him. Kieran resumed walking, hoping that the weight would limit break his Strength Attribute. Kieran felt the current weight he was carrying was not enough, and added several more extremely heavy weights until he got the Overweight debuff.

Kieran spent all night running laps with the immense weight on his shoulders, stretching the limits of his strength and willpower very thin. When morning arrived, Kieran who was close to his breaking point felt his heart start beating powerfully, and he felt the energy of [Knights Of Dawn Body Tempering Art] course through his body;

[Limit break Strength and Constitution…]

[Strength and Constitution -3 debuffs removed!]

[Strength and Constitution original limit state increased by 1!]

[Strength SS- rank!]

[Constitution SS- rank!] (Ch 744)

With his Strength and Constitution significantly increased, the weights that were previously unbearable became light. Kieran also felt like he was brimming with energy, and eagerly flexed his muscles. He desperately wanted to learn more about [Knights Of Dawn Body Tempering Art], realizing that there was still so much about the skill that he did not know about, but he did not dwell on it since he knew it was impossible to return to [The Failed Great Detective] to ask Guntherson more about it. Kieran looked outside and saw it was morning, and he realized he had one day left until the parade, and hoped to limit break another Attribute before then now that he knew how to do it.

That night, the Twenty Hounds were patrolling Edland City, looking for the person with the Fruit of Yggdrasil. Melanie led them, and the newest Twenty Hound, Jarles, asked Melanie if her informant was being honest since they had completely shut down the city but still hadn’t found anything. The other Hounds started egging Jarles on, knowing Melanie would attack him for his disrespect, and Jarles tried retreating when he realized that he was in danger. Just as Melanie was about to stab him with her sword, the Twenty Hounds noticed a very strong aura and started racing toward it.

The Twenty Hounds arrived at an abandoned sewer, where Melanie was coldly staring at a magic circle. Her Mystical Knowledge was enough for her to realize that the magic circle was meant for conversions, and she concluded that someone converted the power of the Fruit of Yggdrasil into their own strength. She demanded to know who was in charge of monitoring this part of Edland City, and the Twenty Hounds quickly named Jarles. Jarles tried defending himself saying these sewers had been abandoned for decades, and the Hounds started circling him, eager to kill and loot him.

Before they could attack, the Twenty Hounds heard footsteps, and several Saint Relic Association Knights arrived along with a crowd of random mystics. The Knights and the Hounds spoke for a moment, before attacking each other. The Knights displayed their god-like strength which intimidated the crowd of mystics, but as they tried retreating they realized that the entrance was sealed behind them. The mystics then realized that the floor they stood on turned into mud which immobilized them; a black mist started spreading, which devoured the mystics, leaving behind only their skeleton. The mystics started crying for help, but the Knights coldly ignored them as they thought killing the Twenty Hounds was more important. The mystics cursed the Knights, shocked at the realization that the Knights were not going to help them, but the remaining mystics quickly died from the mist. The skeletons then came back to life, their skulls glowing with an emerald green fire; they merged into a giant skeletal palm that attacked the Knights.

As the Hounds eagerly watched the skeletons, Jarles slowly walked behind Melanie and thrust his dagger at her back. Melanie expected it and dodged, but as she swung her sword at Jarles, an old Hound, Ettergran, thrust his sword through her chest. Two more Hounds started attacking the other Hounds, preventing the loyal Hounds from stopping Jarles as he took the item from Melanie that was controlling the skeleton. Jarles immediately noticed something was wrong and tried to throw the item away, but was too late; the item exploded in his hands, killing him.

Melanie asked Ettergran if he seriously thought she would hold such an important item in plain sight, and she explained that the higher ups in the Elder Council knew there were spies, and Melanie formed this plan to draw the spies out, though she was regretful that someone as experienced as Ettergran was one of the spies. One of the traitorous Hounds told Melanie to watch as the Knights released a shockwave that made the skeletons vanish, saying that the power of God’s Descent was too powerful for Melanie to comprehend. Melanie, who was treating her wounds, acted indifferent to the power which scared the traitorous Hound.

Ettergran realized something was not right and looked at the Knights, realizing that four of them had a bloodthirsty look on their faces and were walking toward a group of immobilized Knights.. Ettergran was shocked as Melanie explained that she had already known about the power of God’s Descent, and knew its weakness; she waved her hand and the Knights started slaughtering each other and she killed the two nameless traitorous Hounds. The Knights and Hounds started fighting again, this time the battle was in the Hound’s favour, but then Kieran broke through the ground with the morning star and fell into the sewer.

The four traitorous Knights returned to the Hounds side, regretting that they weren’t able to finish exterminating the Knights due to Kieran’s arrival. Kieran stood in between the two sides, not choosing either side but intending to weaken both of them. Kieran knew that the Association had been considerably weakened from the Hound’s spies, the army of Knights reduced from thirty to three surviving Knights, and Kieran felt the Hounds were still too strong. Kieran turned his back to the three Knights and told them to escape and tell the Association about what happened here, which they agreed to when Kieran declared he would fight the Hounds to get revenge for the Hounds destroying Griffin Church.

The Hounds tried chasing the Knights, but were stopped by [Calga’s Crush]. The traitorous Knights attacked Kieran first, and were quickly killed from Kieran’s kicks. Kieran then whipped up a dust storm with the morning star, and went [Undercover]. Melanie mocked Kieran for both the dust storm and his impressive [Undercover] skill, which true Knights would consider distasteful. She then ordered her Hounds to seal off the sewers, but she then started hearing the sound of throats being slit, and Kieran counting each Hound that he killed.

The Hounds started ignoring Melanie’s order to seal off the tunnel and started forming their own independent defenses, afraid of Kieran’s silent slaughter, and Melanie cursed her assumption that Kieran would retreat. Melanie then pulled out an item that caused a wind to blow, dispelling the dust storm and allowing everyone to see again. A few Hounds started charging toward Kieran, who was leisurely pulling out [Elmerius Sword]. Melanie realized too late that they were in danger, and Kieran used [Shadow Cover] as she yelled at the Hounds to retreat. Darkness covered Kieran and the Hounds, and Melanie and the Hounds who did not charge heard as they were slaughtered within the darkness. Melanie ordered the few remaining Hounds to attack, and they fired spells toward the darkness until there was silence. The Hounds wondered if Kieran was dead, but then Kieran pulled [Calga’s Crush] into the darkness, pulling one of the surviving Hounds with it. The remaining Hounds continued fearfully firing spells and shooting arrows into the darkness, but Kieran dashed out of the darkness using [Elmerius Sword] like a shield.

The four remaining Hounds released their aces at the same time, but Kieran destroyed them nonchalantly. The Hounds then realized that Melanie had already retreated silently as they were slaughtered by Kieran. Finally done with the battle, Kieran realized that he was riddled with wounds, but was not regretful as the wounds were worth killing the Hounds. Kieran then looked toward a shadow where a man revealed himself.

The man applauded Kieran’s strength and introduced himself as Charter, leader of the mobile squad directly under the Union Ministers. He then asked Kieran if he would go with him peacefully, or if he would have to use force to take Kieran. Charter then, without waiting for a reply, started shooting at Kieran. Kieran blocked the bullets with the greatsword, but his movements were obviously slower from his wounds. Charter then dashed towards Kieran, but was shocked when Kieran pulled out his own gun and shot him in the head, killing him. Kieran believed this Charter was a fake since he died way too easily, and immediately dodged but was too slow and ended up pierced through the chest by Melanie’s rapier, the blade grazing both of his hearts. Kieran pulled the rapier out of his chest, only for Melanie to pierce him again, though this time Kieran moved his body so none of his organs were compromised. Kieran mocked her, pointing out that she had been stabbed by Ettergran, and reminding Melanie that as a Knight he was able to heal himself. As Kieran used [Heal], Melanie thrust a dagger toward his throat, but Kieran grabbed her arm and used [Power Glory], killing her. Upon her death, Kieran heard more footsteps in the sewer and he knew that more Hounds were arriving. He started charging his Dawn Force, summoning [Dawn Blade].

The mystic world was in an uproar after hearing Kieran had single handedly defeated all twenty of the Twenty Hounds, and the mystics that supported the Saint Relic Association celebrated while the mystics that supported the Elder Council were grasping onto the fact that the Knights were almost completely annihilated. Kieran was in Augen Manor, his whole body wrapped in bandages and covered in medicine. Kieran was thinking about the Elder Council, expecting the legendary elders to appear; Kieran believed each of the legendary elders to be at least as strong as the Prairie King from [The Queen’s Shield II]. Kieran knew his chances of winning were low one-on-one, and that he would need to avoid the elders grouping up at all costs.

The Saint Relic Association had officially recognized Kieran as the Griffin Church’s Knight, and the Griffin Church was now officially a part of the Association again. Anne walked in and asked him if he was still confident enough to protect her during the parade now that the Elder Council would be attacking Kieran with all their might. Kieran interrupted her uncharacteristic rant, and asked for the healing potion he could tell she was hiding behind her back. After Anne left, Kieran looked at the loot he got from the Hounds; [Dandelion Pierce], [Orinder Soft Mail], and [Exploding Thunder Spell].

At the Dandon cathedral, the three Knights that survived the attack in the sewers could not believe that Kieran won against the Twenty Hounds. Rodney, Iona, and Dan of the Garcia, Quake and Eder Churches believed that Kieran had surpassed the previous Eagle Knight Delcobalt, though Rodney also could predict that the Elder Council would fiercely retaliate against Kieran. Rodney did not want the three of them to get caught up in that fight, so he suggested they return to the Association’s headquarters, though he offered to bring Kieran with them. The three of them started to leave to visit Augen Manor, but Sister Dandon arrived and told them that she learned Kieran was trading with Anne for better equipment, making all of them realize that Kieran intended to fight the elders of the Elder Council.

At Augen Manor, the real Charter was bowing before Kieran and incessantly flattering him. Charter exclaimed about Kieran’s victory over the Twenty Hounds, but Kieran interrupted him, saying that he was lucky Kieran hadn’t already slaughtered him; Charter was the person behind the Union’s plan to kidnap and brainwash girls that Anne told him about. Kieran released cold killing intent, and Charter finally got to the point of his visit, asking Kieran to trade his loot with the Union. Charter pulled out a silver hand grenade as a show of sincerity, which Kieran examined, extremely impressed with the [Alchemy Grenade]’s strength. They started negotiating, Kieran asking for more of these grenades along with the recipe for them, but Kieran also figured out from Charter’s words that there was already an upgraded version of them, and demanded one of those also. When the negotiations ended, Kieran had five [Alchemy Grenade]s and an [Alchemy Grenade II].

Charter left, disgusted by how many grenades he gave Kieran, and Anne came into the room feeling very happy with the disgusted expression on Charter’s face. Anne gave Kieran some tea and went to hug him, which Kieran wanted to dodge, but he did not move when he felt malicious gazes. Kieran finally walked away from Anne when he felt the gazes disappear, and he quickly retreated back into his room.

The three Knights arrived at Augen Manor a few minutes later and asked Kieran to come to the Saint Relic Association headquarters with them, saying it was incredibly dangerous for him to fight the elders of the Elder Council. Kieran declined their offer, saying he wished to stay in Edland City until he regained his memories, and mentioned that he believed his memories were related to both the Winchester explosion and the Fruit of Yggdrasil. Kieran then started telling the Knights that he believed the Elder Council had a plan to destroy the Association’s headquarters, and that they would send an elder to Edland City to wipe out Kieran to prevent him from further getting in the way of this plan. Kieran gave the Knights a bloodthirsty, eager smile, which made the Knights envision the glory they would get if they managed to kill an Elder Council elder. Rodney, Iona, and Dan all quickly offered to help Kieran fight the elder, but Kieran put a hesitant expression on his face.

Rodney offered to call for reinforcements from the Association, but Kieran said it would be a bad idea to pull an overseer from the headquarters since the Elder Council’s main target was the headquarters, not him. Kieran suddenly got a very bad feeling as Rodney said Kieran had misunderstood, and that there was a secret group of arbiters within the Association that they could use as reinforcements. Kieran was shocked, but felt it was within expectations that the organization he was hiding from had a secret identity of its own, which would explain why Anne was unable to find them despite her immense networking skills. Kieran then was quiet for a moment as he wondered if Rodney and Iona mentioning the arbiters was a test; he examined the both of them, and concluded that the two Knights were executioners and had started to suspect Kieran’s true identity.

Kieran finally responded, pretending to be completely clueless about the arbiters, and asked about their strengths. The Knights responded with little detail, and Dan asked Kieran if he was looking for the Fruit of Yggdrasil, claiming that none of them believed the Fruit to be real. Kieran then looked at the three of them very closely, making the most of his high leveled Intuition to carefully monitor their facial expressions as he revealed that he had gotten a second heart from Professor Harondentte. Kieran felt, for just a split second, a sharp killing intent that he was sure came from Dan, which shocked Kieran as he was sure the executioner would be either Rodney or Iona. Kieran then lifted both of his hands, allowing Devil Fire to ignite within his left hand, but he also let Dawn Force shine on his right hand to calm Rodney and Iona who were startled by the fire.

Kieran claimed that after he killed the professor, a stone was shot into Kieran’s chest that grew into a second heart and significantly enhanced his powers. The three Knights started debating what kind of stone it was, until Rodney theorized it was the Tear of Weiss, which they knew only came from the Land of the Fallen Gods. Kieran explained that it was unlikely that the mythical items Fruit of Yggdrasil, Tear of Weiss, and Heart of the Devil would all appear at the same time, implying that professor Harondentte had successfully found all of them. Kieran finished by saying he hoped to regain his memories and learn the truth behind Harondentte.

The three Knights were moved by Kieran’s display, and Rodney quickly said he would call the arbiters for reinforcements. Dan then pulled out a potion and offered to apply it to Kieran’s wounds, which Kieran agreed to since he knew Dan would not reveal his identity as an executioner in front of Rodney and Iona. Kieran unwrapped the bandages still covering his whole body, which made Iona gasp as the wounds were worse than she was expecting.

Later, at Dandon cathedral, Dan pulled out a phone and called a number. Dan addressed the person on the other side as his lord, and reported that he had learned the defector had the Fruit of Yggdrasil and was working on absorbing the power. He also reported that Kieran had the Tear of Weiss and the Heart of the Devil. The lord told Dan that he approved Rodney’s request for arbiters, and told Dan he was in charge of them. The lord then told Dan to bring Kieran a medal of the Griffin Knight, making Dan wonder if the lord was testing Kieran’s identity.

Chelsea reported to Anne that the Saint Relic Association was going to give Kieran the medal of the Griffin Knight, making both of them extremely worried despite Kieran’s calmness. The parade was tomorrow, and Kieran was sure that the Elder Council would make their move soon. Anne confronted Kieran’s calmness, wanting to know what he was going to do since she never once believed that Kieran was actually the Knight of Griffin Church. Kieran reached out and held her hand, assuring her that he would be fine, and Anne quickly realized that they were being watched again. Anne immediately stopped worrying and told Kieran she would trust him, then left under the guise of getting some food. As she left, Kieran demanded the person come out, and Charter revealed himself.

Charter asked Kieran if he needed the methods to activate the medal of Griffin Knight, saying that the medal was special and not even a real member of Griffin Church knew how to activate it. Kieran asked if the Association was really so corrupted to give Kieran a rigged medal, but Charter explained that not even the Association knew just how special the medal was; he then revealed that a single Griffin Church member survived the Twenty Hound’s slaughter and joined the Union, passing down the knowledge of how to activate the medal. Kieran asked what kind of proof he had, but Charter claimed the proof was the medal itself, implying Kieran would not know if Charter was being honest until he had the medal. Kieran grew angry, and allowed some of the Devil’s aura to seep out. Kieran ignited the Devil Fire, and grabbed Charter, threatening to burn him with the fire, but Charter quickly opened up negotiations again fearfully.

Anne came back when the negotiations were over, and saw Charter fearfully flee the Manor. Kieran was happy but suspicious about the results of the negotiations, which were the knowledge about the medal of the Griffin Knight as well as a delay in a trade after Kieran verified the medal.

The next day, early in the morning before the parade started, Chelsea was driving Anne and Kieran to the Dandon cathedral. When Kieran got out of the car, there was a huge reception that welcomed him as the Griffin Knight. Kieran saluted toward the Dandon Church clergy, and then looked at the three Knights and the three black hooded arbiters who were mixed into the crowd. Kieran stared at the arbiters, causing them to laugh and release an aura toward Kieran. Kieran shot his own murderous aura at the arbiters, causing them to momentarily black out. One of them was holding the box containing the medal, which was thrown into the air and caught by Kieran. He then offered his hand to Anne, helping her out of the car, and he asked her to help him put the medal on.

As the medal was placed on Kieran’s chest, the arbiters started to laugh when they saw it did not react; they mocked Kieran for not really being the heir to the Griffin Church, but then they started talking about how familiar Kieran’s aura felt, comparing Kieran to the deserter they were looking for. The audience also started questioning if Kieran was from the Griffin Church, and the Dandon Church members grew nervous, relying on Kieran for their Holy War. Just as the arbiters started to wonder if Kieran was the defector, a mirage of a giant golden Griffin appeared and terrified the arbiters. Kieran nodded to the Dandon Church members before getting back into the car with Anne, and driving away.

The parade started very soon after, and the entire city was celebrating with genuine happiness, dressed up in costumes and cheering for beautiful floats. The day passed quickly, and when night started falling, fireworks were lit as Anne rode on a float around the city, welcomed by the citizens that she was now mayor of. Iona was on the float with Anne, admiring how the City welcomed her, and Iona protected Anne when a figure suddenly swung a sword at her. Iona was filled with fear when she recognized the person as the Elder Council elder Juen, the strongest elder.

The three arbiters started charging at Juen, eager to fight the elder, but all of the Knights in the crowd were astonished when the arbiters suddenly vanished. One by one everyone on the street, both Knights and citizens, vanished along with the arbiters, until only Iona and Anne remained. Iona was filled with terror, but she did not back down and stayed in front of Anne, protecting her from the elder. Juen praised Iona’s bravery, and cast a spell that forced Iona to choke herself. Juen approached Anne and asked her how she would like to die, and although Anne was scared, she replied confidently.

Juen looked at a nearby rooftop, demanding Kieran come out, and he sent a formless hand to grab the Kieran that was hiding on the rooftop. As that Kieran, Pride, was caught, several other sins came out and stabbed at Juen, though none of their attacks could get close before being stopped. The real Kieran then grabbed Anne and Iona as he tossed all of his [Alchemy Grenade]s at the elder. Kieran tried to estimate the strength of the explosion, but still managed to underestimate it and he was caught in the shockwave. Iona, who had been saved just in time from suffocating to death, ran with Anne as Kieran watched as Juen materialized from the massive crater in the ground, with only slight injuries.

Juen casually asked Kieran about the sins, but Kieran immediately attacked the elder without responding. Kieran knew just enough about the elder to know that if he had truly been unharmed, he would have already angrily retaliated; Kieran guessed that the explosion severely injured him and he was trying to stall. Kieran’s guess was proven correct when Juen started dodging Kieran’s kicks without counterattacking, and Kieran endlessly used [Barsical Kick] until he finally managed to land a kick. Juen started suffering from Magic Repulsion, but that did not make Kieran go any easier on the elder; Kieran shot a [Blade Kick] toward Juen’s neck, but everything went still as if time stopped before the blade could hit Juen.

Kieran felt himself be pulled downward, and when he regained his senses he found himself within a supernatural darkness. A glowing dagger appeared before him that plunged itself into his abdomen. Kieran still could not move, and could only watch as a wagon approached, pulled by the arbiters, that had Rodney and Dan tied up on it. The three arbiters were happy when they saw Kieran was immobilized, and one of them ran over to Kieran and grabbed the dagger, pulling it out just to stab Kieran with it repeatedly. Rodney fiercely protested, trying to fight for Kieran despite continuously being whipped by one of the arbiters for his words. The arbiters finally threw Kieran on the wagon with Rodney and Dan, bleeding heavily from the many stab wounds all over his torso, and Kieran saw that Dan had his eyes gouged out and tongue cut off, barely holding onto life. Kieran knew that the arbiters were happy to serve elder Juen, and eagerly mutilated Dan the minute Dan’s control over them was released.

The wagon was again pushed by the arbiters, and Kieran watched as they were driven to a camp full of prisoners from Edland City, locked in cages and gruesomely tortured. Kieran saw some Dandon Church members who looked hopeful when they saw Kieran, only to fall back into despair when they realized Kieran was immobilized and severely injured. A loud noise sounded, and all the subjects of elder Juen bowed as Juen entered the realm, completely uninjured. Juen asked Kieran if he would submit to him or become a prisoner, and although Kieran realized he had regained the ability to speak, he chose not to. Juen mocked Kieran’s choice, and stressed that this realm was real, not an illusion, and he sealed Kieran’s [Knight Of Dawn Body Tempering Art].

Kieran remained silent, realizing that Juen could not sense the Cardinal Sin’s and the Devil’s aura, which were running rampant without the Dawn Force to create balance, and Kieran wondered why he did not seal the Cardinal Sins, which he should know Kieran had since Kieran used the Sins to fight him just a few moments ago. Juen again prompted Kieran for an answer, and Kieran lunged at Juen, causing the arbiters and all of the guards to attack Kieran. The Creature of Desire was summoned, slaughtering the thousands of guards. Kieran then kicked Juen, causing the ornate black robe and golden scepter Juen had to vanish, leaving Juen bloodied and ugly.

Kieran explained he had figured out that the Juen within this realm was just a puppet with pre-planned actions, not the real Juen that he had fought outside of the realm. Juen, while being kicked by Kieran, sealed Kieran’s Devil and Sinful power which weakened Kieran, though it severely worsened the magic repulsion he was suffering from. Kieran then took out the [Griffin Medal] and dropped some of his blood on it while chanting. Juen was terrified at the chant, recognizing both the medal and the words and he knew what Kieran was doing. Juen disregarded his own injuries and used another spell in an effort to stop Kieran, but before the energy could hit, it was stopped by the glow of the [Griffin Medal].

From the glow stepped out a golden Griffin, real this time instead of a mirage. The Griffin stared at Kieran, sizing him up with his powerful gaze that spammed with Spirit authentications that Kieran passed, and when the Griffin was satisfied it asked Kieran what he wished. Kieran did not ask the Griffin to kill the elder, fearing he would not get any loot that way, and instead asked the Griffin to release Kieran from this realm and to remove the seals that prevented Kieran from using [Knights Of Dawn Body Tempering Art], the Devil’s power, and the Sin’s power. The Griffin started releasing waves of its aura, until the darkness was destroyed and Kieran found himself back at Edland City.

Elder Juen was laying on his back, appearing to be dead though Kieran was sure he was still alive, and Kieran also saw two men standing next to Anne, who was obviously wounded, tied up, and gagged. One of the men asked Kieran to get rid of the Griffin, saying it threateningly. The second man, a Knight, placed his sword across Anne’s neck. Kieran started communicating with the Griffin, asking it to leave, and the Griffin offered to help Kieran as it was disgusted by what the men were doing. Kieran declined the Griffin’s offer, and it disappeared, surprised with Kieran’s decision. The first men then told Kieran to give him the [Griffin Medal], which Kieran agreed to in exchange for Anne. The Knight was angry, saying Kieran did not have to right to negotiate with the Overseer of the Saint Relic Association, but the Overseer agreed to Kieran’s offer. Anne was shoved at Kieran, and Kieran tossed the [Griffin Medal] to the Overseer, not mourning the loss of the item since he already used the last usage of the [Glory Insignia] Attribute that summoned the Griffin.

The Overseer muttered about the [Griffin Medal], then attacked Kieran, stabbing Kieran’s chest with a dagger. The Overseer plunged his hand into the hole in Kieran’s chest, intending to rip out the [Fusion Heart], but then suddenly the Knight beside him attacked the Overseer. The overseer suffered a very deep slash across his back before he killed the Knight, and the Overseer quickly turned to Elder Juen, realizing the Elder was pretending to be dead. The Overseer killed Juen easily, as Juen was too weak to defend himself, but the Overseer felt like something was very wrong. This feeling of anxiety made him want to kill Anne and take Kieran’s heart as quickly as possible, so he returned to Anne who was holding Kieran in her arms. Anne declared the Overseer would not kill her and she took one of Kieran’s daggers, slicing a large, deep cut across her abdomen. As she collapsed onto Kieran, the Overseer mocked her, and he then heard Juen’s voice. The Overseer called out to Juen, shocked that he was still alive, and he saw that Juen’s decapitated head was growing out of the Overseer’s own shoulder. Juen’s head then started eating the Overseer’s body, and the Overseer lost control of the limbs on the side of his body that Juen’s head was growing out of. The Overseer, out of options, started biting Juen; both of them were ripping each other apart, neither of them paying any attention to Kieran and Anne’s “bodies”.

A flashback of a few hours ago, Kieran asked Anne to swallow the [Ring of Protection] and [Ring of Blessing], saying he believed the Saint Relic Association would attack her. Everything that had happened was planned, and although Anne was very nervous about slicing herself open, Kieran assured her that he was confident in this plan. Kieran had used [Dormant Viper] to keep himself alive when the Overseer stabbed him, and when he felt Anne collapse onto him, he reached into her stomach and pulled out the two rings, immediately using [Ring of Blessing, Light of Revival], healing both himself and Anne rapidly.

The Overseer and Elder Juen, still fighting within the same body, both cursed when they saw Kieran standing up. They tried attacking Kieran, but the two sides of the single body kept tripping over each other. Juen then rapidly started taking control over the body, and started preparing to attack. Kieran then cast [Protection Barrier] on Anne as he started transforming into the Devil.

The Overseer mocked Kieran, saying he would be consumed by the Devil’s power, but he was filled with fear and shock when he realized that Kieran had complete control over the Devil’s heart. The Overseer was plunged into panic, and even tried getting assurance from Juen, but Kieran started firing wave after wave of [Flame Blast II] at them. The Overseer tried using a spell to turn himself into smoke to escape, but Juen was confident, and prevented the Overseer from escaping; Juen took more control over the body, and forced the part of the Overseer that turned into smoke to fly toward Kieran. The two of them were forced back together into one body again, and Kieran summoned a giant lightning bolt, [Exploding Thunder Spell], to hit them, killing both of them.

Kieran grabbed the [Mark of Rival] and [Griffin Medal], then prepared to fly away, still in his Devil Form, when Anne called out to him. Kieran turned to look at her, and she asked if he was leaving. Anne was sad, but still put up a happy, teasing act as she asked for a hug; she was burnt from Kieran’s Devil Fire, but she still insisted on the hug. She wished Kieran the best, knowing he was leaving for good, and she watched as Kieran flew into the sky. Shortly, first responders arrived, and Teresa demanded to know where Kieran was. Anne ignored her, and told the first responders to help dispel the chaos the City was suffering from.

[Completed special event: Make Oneself A Ruler!]

[Time decreased: 35 days]

[Main mission complete!]

[Player will leave the dungeon in 5 minutes]

[Please take whatever items you wish to keep with you.]

[Note: Any items that exceed the maximum weight will be discarded!] (Ch 769)

Kieran was hurriedly retrieving all of his loot and securing it to his body, and he was teleported out of the dungeon when he grabbed {Calga’s Crush].

[Player has completed Character Model Template Limit Break dungeon!]

[Strength, Agility, Constitution, Spirit, and Intuition have been set as player’s main attributes!]

[Note 1: Main attributes: Cost 1 Golden Attribute Point to level up each time]

[Note 2: Sub attribute: Cost 2 Golden Attribute Points to level up each time]

[Note 3: Border attribute: Cost 3 Golden Attribute Points to level up each time]

[Devil’s Energy has been authenticated as Origin Force]

[Cardinal Sin’s Energy has been authenticated as Origin Force]

[Saint Thorn’s Energy has been authenticated as Origin Force]

[Dawn Force has been authenticated as Origin Force]

[Note 1: Player’s body will be adjusted correspondingly to Origin Forces, Points, Skill Points, and Golden Skill Points consumption will be decreased by 30%]

[Note 2: Leveling up non-Origin Force will consume 100% more Points, Skill Points, and Golden Skill Points]

[Note 3: Leveling up skills that counteract Origin Force will consume 300% more Points, Skill Points, and Golden Skill Points]

[Player has acquired Talent…]

[Note 3: Border attribute: Cost 3 Golden Attribute Points to level up each time]

[Devil’s Energy has been authenticated as Origin Force]

[Cardinal Sin’s Energy has been authenticated as Origin Force]

[Saint Thorn’s Energy has been authenticated as Origin Force]

[Dawn Force has been authenticated as Origin Force]

[Note 1: Player’s body will be adjusted correspondingly to Origin Forces, Points, Skill Points, and Golden Skill Points consumption will be decreased by 30%]

[Note 2: Leveling up non-Origin Force will consume 100% more Points, Skill Points, and Golden Skill Points]

[Note 3: Leveling up skills that counteract Origin Force will consume 300% more Points, Skill Points, and Golden Skill Points]

[Player has acquired Talent…]

[Detected player has limit broken Strength, Agility, and Constitution in Character Model Template Limit Break dungeon]

[Player’s Talent will be raised…] (Ch 769)

[Name: The Warden]

[Type: Talent]

[Rarity: Legendary]

[Attribute: 1. Weak Spots Immune; 2. Authentication Advantage; 3. Priority Timing]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Remark: You who stand in the space between light and darkness and oversee the rotation of day and night will hold on to your own beliefs.]

[Weak Spots Immune: The weak spots on your body will no longer become fatal points]

[Authentication Advantage: You will gain a +1 buff in any kinds of authentication (Includes but not limited to attributes)]

[Priority Timing: You can choose any skill on cooldown to rest its cooldown completely, twice a day] (Ch 769)

## Talent Dungeon: Talent Dungeon Received Items

[Name: Interrogator Knife]

[Type: Dagger]

[Rarity: Magic]

[Attack: Average]

[Attribute: Ruthless Interrogator (Not only it can deal damage to common beings but it can hurt spirits as well!)]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: Sharp Weapon, Dagger (Master)]

[Remark: This dagger was originally an antique] (Ch 660)

[Name: Power Glory]

[Type: Glove]

[Rarity: Rare]

[Attack: Strong]

[Defense: Average]

[Attribute: 1.Heavy Hand, 2. Death Throw]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: Strength B+, Hand-to-hand Combat (Entry)]

[Remark: When Zaigen was still a wrestler, he entered an underground match and gained the highest glory. It was what Zaigen deemed as his most prideful moment, despite not possessing much technique and only relying on brute strength.]

[Heavy Hand: After striking or grabbing your target, a Strength authentication will occur. If wearer’s Strength is higher than the target, the target will suffer a Strong power impact and wearer will be able to choose whether to activate Death Throw.]

[Death Throw: A second authentication will happen with a +3 Strength buff for the target. When wearer authenticates successfully, the wearer can throw target in any direction and when crashed into an object, depending on the object’s sturdiness, an Average to Powerful power impact will occur.] (Ch 663)

[Name: Unknown Mystery Object]

[Type: ETC]

[Rarity: ???]

[Attribute: ???]

[Effect: ???]

[Prerequisite: ???]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: You will need a professional appraisal master to appraise it.] (Ch 664)

[Name: Syriard’s Breath]

[Type: ETC]

[Rarity: Legendary]

[Attack/ Defense: None]

[Attribute: Incubus Wendigo, 1/5]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: Spirit S+]

[Remark: Syriard created this special item to remember his wife but its effect had gone beyond his expectations.]

[Incubus Wendigo: Create a hyper-realistic illusory realm as you control it at will. Its realism will surpass your wildest imagination.] (Ch 670)

[Name: Dark Venom Dagger]

[Type: Dagger]

[Rarity: Magic]

[Attack: Average]

[Attribute: Armor Penetration Lvl 1, Laced Poison Lvl 1]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: Sharp Weapon, Dagger (Master)]

[Remark: Assassins likes daggers]

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

[Laced Poison Lvl 1: The iron used to forge the weapon is naturally poisonous, inflict Heavy damage to targets below E Constitution.] (Ch 670)

[Name: Nimble Shoes]

[Type: Equipment]

[Rarity: Magic]

[Defense: Average]

[Attribute: Hiding Lvl 1]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: Undercover (Entry)]

[Remark: Thieves and assassins wouldn’t mind a pair of these!]

[Hiding Lvl 1: Increase 10% Hiding effect during undercover or hiding.] (Ch 670)

[Name: Poison Mist Wand]

[Type: Spell Wand]

[Rarity: Magic]

[Attack: Weak]

[Attribute: Toxic Mist 1/3]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: Mystical Knowledge (Master)]

[Remark: You will need to find a place that follows the wind when casting.]

[Toxic Mist: Use the wand to create a toxic mist of 30 meters in diameter area. Able to appoint any spot within the mist range as Toxic Corrupt Domain (No larger than 2 meters in diameter, a Constitution authentication of A+ will occur and targets who fail will receive lethal damage). After appointing a particular spot, the remaining toxin in the other part of the mist will decrease, Constitution authentication of E will occur, targets who fail will be numbed for 3 minutes] (Ch 678)

[Name: Edeariel Skull Replicant]

[Type: ETC]

[Rarity: Rare]

[Attack: Weak]

[Defense: Weak]

[Attribute: 1. Dead Shield, 2. Dominate Dead, 3. Dead Breaths]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: Spirit A]

[Remark: This isn’t the real skull of Edearial but a replicate of the real skull by a descendant but you shouldn’t look down on it because it is a replicant.]

[Dead Shield: Form a Strong shield with negative energy, 5-second duration, 2/day]

[Dominate Dead: Control dead bodies with overall attributes lower than E in a 50-meter radius range, 30-second duration, 1/day]

[Dead Breaths: When in control of a dead body, able to trigger a self-explosion of acid with a Strong attack, 3/day] (Ch 688)

[Name: Tenacious Soft Mail]

[Type: Armor]

[Rarity: Magic]

[Defense: Average]

[Attribute: Tenacity Lvl 1]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Remark: Wearing it will not obstruct you from wearing other armors, it will provide you with an extra layer of protection.]

[Tenacity Lvl 1: Able to ignore Feeble to Weak attack] (Ch 694)

[Name: Fighter Bandage]

[Type: ETC]

[Rarity: Magic]

[Attack: Feeble]

[Defense: Average]

[Attribute: Guard Lvl 1]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Remark: Before you learn how to attack, you need to know how to protect yourself.]

[Guard Lvl 1: It has a certain percentage to slightly decrease the damage you received on the body part that you wrapped it with.] (Ch 694)

[Name: Rapid Ring]

[Type: Accessory]

[Rarity: Magic]

[Attack/ Defense: None]

[Attribute: Rapid Lvl 2]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Remark: It can provide you help but is limited and has a lot of restrictions]

[Rapid Lvl 2: When your Agility is lower than C+, it will grant you an extra 10% movement speed] (Ch 694)

[Name: Binding Ring]

[Type: Accessory]

[Rarity: Magic]

[Attack/Defense: None]

[Attribute: Binding Force, 1/3]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Remark: This is an irreversible consumable item, please use it carefully.]

[Bind Force: Utilizing the strength of the earth to bind a target. The bound target will have to undergo a B+ Strength authentication. Successful authentication will free the target and failed authentication will bind the target on the spot for 3 seconds!] (Ch 694)

[Name: Charlie Graff’s Notebook]

[Type: Book]

[Rarity: Magic]

[Attribute: None]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: The notebook has recordings of many fighting skills and an accidental secret technique that Charlie Graff had gotten. It is the most precious item of the meaty mountain.] (Ch 704)

[Name: Marulyn Prayers]

[Type: Scroll]

[Rarity: Legendary]

[Attribute: Prayers, 1/1 (Think of the thing you want, it will happen inside an extremely small range)]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: It is impossible to grant you your wish, you need to be more precise and understand what you really want so that it could bring out its proper power.] (Ch 707)

[Name: Ring of Protection]

[Type: Accessory]

[Rarity: Rare]

[Attack/Defense: None]

[Attribute: Protection Field, 2/2; Protection Barrier, 1/1]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Remark: This is a non-replenishable consumable item, please use with care.]

[Protection Field: Create a 5-meter radius Powerful rank defensive energy field with you at the center. Able to follow your movements, 60-second duration]

[Protection Barrier: Create a 25-meter radius Powerful rank protective barrier at your will. Unable to shift or move but extremely repellent against negative energy beings, 30-second duration] (Ch 707

[Name: Ring of Blessing]

[Type: Accessory]

[Rarity: Rare]

[Attack/ Defense: None]

[Attribute: Light of Healing, 2/2. Light of Revival, 1/1]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Remark: This is a non-replenishable consumable item, please use with care.]

[Light of Healing: Fire a light of healing from your hand that can bounce between three targets. Able to heal allied targets from High Damage, Medium Damage, and Light Damage based on the bounce order.]

[Light of Revival: Any allied targets inside a 3-meter radius will recover from one Lethal damage.] (Ch 707)

[Name: Sturdy Heavy Greatsword]

[Type: Heavy arms]

[Rarity: Magic]

[Attack: Common]

[Attribute: Armor Penetration Lvl 2, Sturdy Lvl 2]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: Sharp Weapon, Heavy Arms (Pro), Strength B for both hands and A- for single hand.]

[Remark: This is an extremely heavy greatsword. After it was forged, no one could truly swing it.]

[Armor Penetration Lvl 2: Able to easily tear apart medium armor of Strong defense]

[Sturdy Lvl 2: Gains +2 buffs when using the weapon defensively.] (Ch 720)

[Name: Elmerius Sword]

[Type: Sharp Weapon, Heavy Arms]

[Rarity: Rare]

[Attack: Strong]

[Attribute: Elmerius’s Persistence]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: Sharp Weapon, Heavy Arms (Pro), Strength A for two-handed, S- for single handed.]

[Remark: According to legends, Elmerius was a hero with the blood of the giants, the sword that he wielded with one hand was a two-handed greatsword in other’s eyes. It is heavy, sharp and very sturdy!\

[Elmerius’s Persistence: Increase authentication advantages by 3 when using the greatsword in a defensive stance, and both sides will undergo Strength authentication. When wielder’s Strength is stronger than the target, the target will receive an Average level damage] (Ch 738)

[Name: Ourin’s Glare]

[Type: ETC]

[Rarity: Rare]

[Attribute: 1.Ourin’s Coercion, 2. Ourin’s Sanction]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: Spirit A]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: This is a half-completed legacy item but it didn’t stop people from fearing it]

[Ourin’s Coercion: A single target within sight has to undergo a Spirit and Intuition authentication not lower than B. Target will suffer a Powerful mental attack when failed, 2/day]

[Ourin’s Sanction: After Ourcin’s Coercion is cast, when a second target is locked onto within 1 minute, Spirit and Intuition authentication will have to be higher than A.] (Ch 742)

[Name: Calga’s Crush]

[Type: Weapon]

[Rarity: Rare]

[Attack: Powerful]

[Attribute: 1. Calga’s Strength, 2. Calga’s Rage]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: Strength A+, Sharp Weapon, Special Heavy Arms (Master)]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: This is a weapon that was forged over a half-completed legacy item. The forging was crude and only suited those with superhuman strength.

[Calga’s Strength: Targets hit by the morning star will have to undergo a Strength authentication with the wielder. When the target’s strength is lower than the wielder, the target will suffer a Strong power blow and increase Calga’s Crush by 1]

[Calga’s Rage: Hurl out the second morning star with raging power, the wielder will be grated +3 Strength buff during activation, 2/day] (Ch 742)

[Name: Dandelion Pierce]

[Type: Weapon]

[Rarity: Rare]

[Attack: Strong]

[Attribute: 1. Wail of the Dead, 2. Soaring Pierce, 3. Slaughter Accumulation]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: Spirit B+]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: An ominous rapier soaked in blood that has absorbed the souls of the dead]

[Wail of the Dead: All targets will undergo a Spirit authentication no lesser than C+ while facing the wielder. Targets who fail will be induced into a state of Panic and Fear. When the wielder chooses a target at will, the target has to undergo a Spirit authentication no lesser than B+. A target that fails will be induced into a state of Panic and Fear together with a Powerful mental blast.]

[Soaring Pierce: The wielder can control the sword to perform a ranged attack from no further than 20 meters. The sword itself will be automatically buffed with Master level Undercover and Acceleration effect]

[Slaughter Accumulation: Whenever 150 souls of the slaughtered are absorbed into the sword, attack level +1 (Unable to exceed Extreme rank), Wail of the Dead +1, Soaring Pierce +1. Currently accumulated souls: 0] (Ch 751)

[Name: Orinder Soft Mail]

[Type: Equipment]

[Rarity: Rare]

[Defense: Strong]

[Attribute: 1. Orinder’s Blessing, 2. Orinder’s Hope]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: The inner armor crafted by a long-standing reputable armor master for his son going to the battlefield.]

[Orinder’s Blessing: The first attack of each day will grant the wearer a +1 extra defense level]

[Orinder’s Hope: When the wearer receives a continuous attack three times, gain extra +1 defense level, 1/day] (Ch 751)

[Name: Exploding Thunder Spell]

[Type: ETC]

[Rarity: Rare]

[Attack/ Defense: None]

[Attribute: Exploding Thunder. Summon a thunderbolt with an Extreme attack to attack a locked on target.]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: The power of thunder will be forever powerful!] (Ch 751)

[Name: Alchemy Grenade]

[Type: Hand Grenade]

[Rarity: Magic]

[Attack: Powerful]

[Attribute: 1. Armor Penetration Lvl 1, 2. Blazing Fire, 3. Wide Range Lvl 1]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: This is a new model of grenade that has been modified by the powers of alchemy.]

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

[Blazing Fire Lvl 1: Inflict Average level fire damage to target]

[Wide Range Lvl 1: Increase blast range by 5 meters] (Ch 753)

[Name: Griffin Medal]

[Type: Medal]

[Rarity: Legendary]

[Attack: None]

[Defense: Extreme]

[Attribute: Glory Insignia, 1/3]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: Secret Techniques Activations]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: This was once the origin and also the pride and glory of the Griffin Church. If it wasn’t for some certain matters, it would always be the Griffin Church’s legacy item.]

[Glory Insignia: Summon a real griffin to aid you in battle!]

[Note: Every summon represents a new pact with the griffin. You can make the griffin complete one matter of your choosing but can not command it for long.] (Ch 760)

[Name: Mark of Rival]

[Type: Accessory]

[Rarity: I]

[Attack: None]

[Defense: I]

[Attribute: Rival Deathmatch]

[Able to bring out of dungeon: Yes]

[Remark: A pair of rivals who fought against each other and died together in the end]

[Rival Deathmatch: You can target a specific enemy (Target is not limited to human beings), and you will gain a +1 buff to all attributes within a 1-minute duration together with +1 in all authentications. When you kill the specific rival target, you can increase any skill at will with a +1 buff within 30 seconds (Limited to Legendary rank and lower), once every 3 days] (Ch 768)

## Talent Dungeon: Talent Dungeon Learned Skills

[Dawn Sword: 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 15-meter, Extreme attack power light sword, doesn’t have cooldown] (Ch 709)

[Name: Detect Toxin (Musou)]

[Related Attribute: None]

[Skill Type: Ancillary]

[Effect: You can utilize the energy in your body, detecting any available toxin in a 20-meter radius range, consume 50 Stamina, last 10 seconds, no cooldown]

[Special Effect: Specialized Detection (Increase detection range by 10 meters)]

[Consume: Stamina]

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

[Remark: This is a perfect infusion of the power system from a different world and different source. It simplified and eased your casting and will almost never repulse.]

[Note: The skill level itself is not related to other limitations as it is only related to the Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art!] (Ch 711)

[Name: Repel Toxin (Musou)]

[Related Attributes: None]

[Skill Type: Ancillary]

[Effect: You can use the energy in your body to repel toxins with Constitution B or lower, consume 50 Stamina, no cooldown]

[Special Effect: Specialized Repellant (Increase removal level by 4)]

[Consume: Stamina]

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

[Remark: This is a perfect infusion of the power system from a different world and different source. It simplified and eased your casting and will almost never repulse.]

[Note: The skill level itself is not related to other limitations as it is only related to Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art!] (Ch 711)

[Name: Heal (Musou)]

[Related Attribute: None]

[Skill Type: Ancillary]

[Effect: You can use the energy in your body to heal a Heavily Wounded status (Only heal wounds, not recover HP), consume 150 Stamina, no cooldown]

[Special Effect: Specialized Heal (Increase healing rate by 1)]

[Consume: Stamina]

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

[Remark: This is a perfect infusion of the power system from a different world and different source. It simplified and eased your casting and will almost never repulse.]

[Note: The skill level itself is not related to other limitations as it is only related to Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art!] (Ch 711)

[Name: Brilliance (Musou)]

[Related Attribute: None]

[Skill Type: Ancillary]

[Effect: You can use the energy in your body to create a 5-meter radius range of tender brilliance (Negative energy beings will dislike the brilliance, they might not approach you or they might attack you), consume 30 Stamina, 60 seconds duration, no cooldown]

[Special Effect: Specialized Range (Increase brilliance range by 4 meters)]

[Consume: Stamina]

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

[Remark: This is a perfect infusion of the power system from a different world and different source. It simplified and eased your casting and will almost never repulse.]

[Note: The skill level itself is not related to other limitations as it is only related to Knights of Dawn Body Tempering Art!] (Ch 711)

[Shadow Cover: Increase Shadow Cloak’s range by 5 meters, increase Intuition authentication by 1, Stamina consumed decreased by 10%] (Ch 724)

[Outstanding Strength: Through seasoned tempering and countless battles, your legs have reached beyond the limits of the common man. You can infuse the power of Dawn Force or Devil Flame during your attack, creating an extra attack of the Strong level (After the initial attack calculation, an extra attribute attack will be added). When you fight with your legs, increase Stamina consumption by 5%] (Ch 732)

[Name: Secondary Armored Skin (Unable to level)]

[Related Attribute: Constitution]

[Skill Type: Ancillary]

[Effect: You will be immune to None, Feeble and Weak levels of physical attack. When you receive Average to Strong level physical attack, the attack level will decrease to Feeble and Weak physical damage and during a Powerful level attack, you will need to undergo a Constitution authentication. If you pass, the Powerful attack level will decrease to Strong and if you fail, you will receive normal damage.]

[Consume: None]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Remark: You trained your body in a very special way, tempering it to never fear any common sharp weapons, but you are not impenetrable!] (Ch 740)

[Skill learned, Sharp Weapon, Special Heavy Arms]

[Name: Sharp Weapon, Special Heavy Arms (Basic)]

[Related Attributes: Strength, Agility, Constitution]

[Skill Type: Offense]

[Effect: You know how to utilize specialized heavy arms such as a morning star to fight, increase damage by 10%]

[Consume: Stamina]

[Prerequisite: Sharp Weapon, Heavy Arms]

[Remark: You only know the basic way of wielding special heavy arms.] (Ch 742)

[Name: Sharp Weapon, Dual Wield Heavy Arms (Basic)]

[Related Attributes: Strength, Agility, Constitution]

[Skill Type: Offense]

[Effect: You know how to dual wield a set of heavy arms, Stamina consumption +150%, Agility -4]

[Consume: Stamina]

[Prerequisite: Sharp Weapon, Heavy Arms]

[Remark: A fierce way of attacking will surely result in a higher consumption of stamina] (Ch 742)

[Name: The Warden]

[Type: Talent]

[Rarity: Legendary]

[Attribute: 1. Weak Spots Immune; 2. Authentication Advantage; 3. Priority Timing]

[Effect: None]

[Prerequisite: None]

[Remark: You who stand in the space between light and darkness and oversee the rotation of day and night will hold on to your own beliefs.]

[Weak Spots Immune: The weak spots on your body will no longer become fatal points]

[Authentication Advantage: You will gain a +1 buff in any kinds of authentication (Includes but not limited to attributes)]

[Priority Timing: You can choose any skill on cooldown to rest its cooldown completely, twice a day] (Ch 769)