It was clear that Chase could not figure out a better way to deal with this. If he took action, he could kill the supernatural being, but Rania would have to die with it."That would be a little difficult, but there might be a way if I can get in contact with that living person. Although, I might still need to pay some price for it," Rolfene replied after some thought."Can you share the solution with me? I'd like to learn something new." Chase was clearly interested in supernatural beings."To put it plainly, that supernatural being is still possessing that person because it's not done eating away that person's vital essence. Her vital essence must still be inside the supernatural being. All I need to do is to possess her too and devour that supernatural being. After that, I'll return the vital essence to that woman and she will be saved!" Rolfene told Chase honestly."If you're devouring the supernatural being and returning the vital essence to that woman, which belonged to her i
Chase turned to look, and from what he could see, the adult and child in plain white clothes had appeared once more at the end of the alley. The child continued staring at Chase with bright red eyes. Blood was seeping out of them, flowing down his pale, snowy cheeks.The adult holding the child's hand had no features on his face. It was like a piece of thick, white cloth. No one could see if he had eyes, a nose, or even a mouth.Both of them slowly approached Chase.They walked slowly toward the door of Chase's courtyard, but Chase was unperturbed. He took a step closer to them and stood at the edge of the stairs as if waiting for them to attack him at any time.The child, whose face was covered with blood, kept staring at Chase. When he saw that Chase was not afraid, he said, "Your flesh smells really good. Can I have a few bites? It'll really just be a few bites. Can I?"He spoke very slowly, but he did not stop walking forward. He walked past Chase, and his back was now facing
Harold saw Chase walk in.He was at his wit's end and blabbered to Chase about what happened. He held some hope and asked Chase, "Is there anything you can do about this, Chase?""There is a way, but I have a request after this is resolved." Chase had previously discussed this with Rolfene and knew what to do in this situation."Nothing is more important than this, Chase. Please help save my daughter. I promise to do anything for you." It was apparent how important Rania was to Harold."Alright. While I can get this done, I hope you, Mrs. Scanlon, and everyone else will give me some privacy. Please don't try to find out my ways as this involves confidentiality on my part." Chase solemnly made this request before he did anything to help Rania.Who knew what Harold might do if he found out about Rolfene's existence? After all, his daughter was possessed by something just like Rolfene."Who is he, Lord Scanlon? Don't make the wrong decision out of your anxiousness. None of us can do
Rania stopped her quiet gasping and suddenly sat up to stare at Rolfene.Chase sat at the door as he quietly closed his eyes to rest. He looked like he had handed the situation completely over to Rolfene. He stood guard at the door to prevent the supernatural being inside of Rania from escaping. It was better to be careful."Stop putting on an act. Come out here to chat," Rolfene said once more."I didn't expect to meet someone like me in a small place like Eagle City," Rania finally spoke, but the voice did not belong to her. It sounded like someone much older and experienced. "Well, I guess you're just too inexperienced," Rolfene replied haughtily."I'm curious. We're both supernatural beings who chose the unorthodox path and fought against every rule and restriction of society. How did you end up with a human?"Rania asked Rolfene while glancing at Chase, who was guarding the door."You shouldn't ask that question. It's none of your business. Let's talk about this. Let go of
After all, this happened because Chase had acted obstinately.What happened next was much easier to deal with.Chase put up an act by first getting Harold and the others into the room and informing them that he had resolved the root of the problem.Even though Harold asked many questions about the process after entering the room, Chase managed to provide answers to him that seemed to be solid. It sounded as if Chase was the one who did all of it.Harold was filled with gratitude and insisted on keeping Chase at the manor to talk about it.Chase finally could not take it and gave the excuse that he had wounded himself internally while treating Rania so that he could leave. He returned to his private courtyard.Next, it was time to get his reward.They had agreed that Harold would help him fulfill one request after Chase cured Rania.Chase had wanted Harold to help him find out more information about the divine crystal but changed his mind.If he mentioned the divine crystal, Ha
Chase expressed his preference to handle this on his own. After some polite chit-chat, Harold expressed once more that he would give full support to Chase if he needed it, but Chase rejected this offer again.This matter involved the secret of the divine crystal, after all. It was best that he did not get Harold involved.After he left the city lord's manor, Chase put on a disguise. He made sure that no one could recognize him before making the decision to investigate the hidden location on his own.He headed straight to the location. It was a dirty and messy store. At least, it looked that way from the outside.A middle-aged man walked into the store. That man was Chase in disguise. He had originally wanted to disguise himself as an old man, but on second thought, he felt that he could not pull off the demeanor of a man in his twilight years. He decided it was safer to pretend to be a middle-aged man.That was how this wrinkled middle-aged man appeared inside the store.Chase wa
"Is there an issue, sir?"The store assistant thought there might be something difficult to convey that Chase might be concerned about by the look on Chase's face. However, he did not leave Chase alone like a short-sighted salesman. Instead, he gave a sneaky look left and right before whispering in Chase's ear."Do you have something difficult to convey? If so, I have a proposition that you might be interested in.""Oh? Let's have a listen." Chase pretended to look extremely interested.The store assistant got more confident in his own judgment when Chase said that. This customer indeed had something too troubling to voice out. He felt quite sure of what he should do next."I believe you might not know this, but our store provides mercenary services. You look like someone with a high cultivation. Would you be interested in accepting mercenary work?" The store assistant paused at this point."Continue." Chase pretended to look drawn in.He was glad to be in the right place."The
"For someone like you, the job can be divided into two parts. Find the man in the picture and your mission is considered complete. You'll receive a hundred gold coins as a reward. If you manage to kill this man and bring his corpse back, then I'll have to congratulate you as the reward will be 10,000 gold coins," Toledo explained the reward in one go.To be honest, Chase would have been interested if the target was not him. He had killed three men a few days ago at the city gates and only got a few dozen gold coins for it.Chase pretended to look excited to make his act more convincing.He said, "Is that true? All I need to do is find this man and I'll earn a hundred gold coins? If this is true, I'll have to thank you properly, Toledo.""Don't be too happy yet. Now that you've accepted this job, I'll need to give you more information. There is one other person other than you who has taken on this mission. He's also an early-stage marquis of martial arts. His name is Hal Chadman, an