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The door to the old office slowly opened. The gaunt figure raised his head and looked at the old desk before him.
A red swivel armchair stood behind the desk, facing the window beside it, with its back to the door and the gaunt figure.
The gaunt figure slowly stepped forward and stopped before the desk. "Bishop, the Anomaly Association is conducting a citywide search. Most of the mercenaries we hired have been intercepted by them, and the church brothers who went out have also returned to the eternal anomaly."
"Do you know what mistake you made?" A hoarse voice came from the chair.
"I was too hasty. I shouldn't have gathered so many people at a time like this to surround Loren, nor should I have put the church brothers in danger and delayed the church's greater plans."
The gaunt figure lowered his head and said quickly, "But news came from above yesterday, telling us to watch out for any sudden abnormalities around us. Loren is clearly an abnormal situation. The change in strength he has displayed has far exceeded what he should normally have gained."
"So because of him, you caused us to lose a great deal of manpower and endangered the entire plan?" the hoarse voice in the chair asked. "Do you remember what I told you before?"
"Don't destroy an entire mountain over one mistake." The gaunt figure lowered his head. "But if Loren isn't dead, won't our plan be left incomplete?"
"Loren is an important part of the plan, but he is not indispensable," the hoarse voice in the chair continued. "If he dies, that is naturally a good thing. If he does not, we can still carry out the plan.
"Everyone has their value. When the cost of killing someone far exceeds the