Chapter 710

"Clang!"

Just then, a clear chime suddenly rang out. A black scythe blade emerged from a mass of swirling mist and blocked the figure in the corridor.

Teacher!

First Hunter Gherman!

Maria and Kevin both stared in astonishment at the Old Hunter stepping out of the vortex of mist.

"Good hunter, see you in our next dream..."

Puppet Girl raised her eyes to the Blood Moon in the night sky, then gently waved goodbye with a serene smile before turning toward the vortex of mist.

The slightly hunched First Hunter then slung his Burial Blade over his back and retreated into it.

Like the dispersing mist, they vanished from Kevin and Maria's sight and perception.

Godmother in the Nightmare

Teacher...

Maria's raised hand paused in midair. After a moment, she sighed softly and finally lowered her slender arm, the turbulence in her eyes gradually settling.

The female hunter looked somewhat relieved. Her fingertips touched the warm skin beside her, and she instinctively tightened her grip.

"Gherman was controlled by that thing!"

Kevin patted Maria's shoulder in comfort, then told the female hunter roughly what had happened along the way, combining his experiences with his own deductions.

First, it was certain that Maria had been pulled into the nightmare at the Church Factory. By the time Kevin arrived, that figure had already been replaced by this puppet.

Second, before Bishop Laurence died in the battle at the Grand Cathedral, he had warned Kevin. But when he mentioned key terms such as Paleblood, his body suddenly collapsed.

Then the unconscious Saintess Amelia awoke. After witnessing Kevin kill Laurence with her own eyes, she broke down and transformed into a beast.

Everything had been far too coincidental.

If Kevin had not acted in time and preserved the fragments of Laurence and Amelia's souls,