Beneath the silent falling snow, the people lurking in the corners soon vanished into He Ao's blind spot. They had evidently headed for the church's front entrance.
Clearly, someone else had noticed the Main Church's current lack of defenses and intended to fish in troubled waters.
He Ao withdrew his gaze and recalled the information he had "sensed" in Lie Wensi's mind earlier through the marker left by Super Memory.
When he had asked how to enter the real Main Church, it had been the only piece of information Lie Wensi had "remembered."
The information was brief. There were no scenes or other thoughts, only a short string of obscure, awkward syllables whose meaning he did not know.
Yet whenever He Ao recalled those syllables, he could vaguely hear some kind of distorted chant reverberating in his mind.
That chant was very similar to the contamination he had suffered when he had peered into Truth before and come into contact with the distorted light above the city.
He Ao gathered his thoughts and stopped recalling those strange syllables. He glanced at the faint golden radiance on the church, picked up the Knight Sword, pushed open the car door, and stepped out on the side closest to the street.
"Cough—"
The cold wind of the snowy night swept over his body, and he covered his mouth as he coughed softly.
Lie Wensi's strength had already surpassed B-rank, so He Ao could only activate Super Memory to kill him and obtain information from Lie Wensi's thoughts about entering the Main Church.
Even though the whole process had lasted only an instant, and he had not used any fist techniques or martial skills to amplify himself, it had still placed an enormous burden on his body and caused severe injuries. The intense pain