Perfecting Preparations

Strange things happened as soon as they arrived at the monastery.

Many mysteries are presented directly to Han Dong. He needs to carefully unravel these mysteries to uncover the secrets of the monastery and the disaster in Derry Town.

After negotiating with Han Dong, the monastery's superintendent, the Ghost Nun Valaka, immediately led several of her Black-faced Nun (Special Individual whose faces were covered in Black Substance) to the front gate's graveyard of the victims to clear away the reappearing Hell Locust.

After parting ways with the Ghost Nun, Han Dong first went to the nun's Residential Area.

As expected, the succubus who had Oldest One led Han Dong into the monastery was nowhere to be found.

Moreover, the nuns living in the monastery are not all succubi, but also other species from hell... They have strange appearances, or multiple limbs, but Togu seems to be able to handle them all.

Han Dong also took out the key given to him by the succubus nun and compared it with the lock on the bedroom door; they were completely mismatched.

"Most likely... this key will be used deep within the monastery."

Did they deliberately reveal the "Demon Gate" to lure us to the deepest part of the monastery, trying to get me to open a certain door? Are they so confident that I will definitely be able to open the door corresponding to the key?

Haha, that's interesting.

Thinking of this, Han Dong suddenly turned his head to the side.

"Diana, I have a task for you."

"Do you want me to go and hunt down that Oldest One succubus?"

"No... she should have already left or is hiding deep inside the convent. I need you to change into a nun's robe... spend a whole day living with the nuns here, become completely familiar with their habits, and Mimicry their mannerisms."

In other words, she disguised herself as a complete nun.

"...good."

Diana, a former Night Watcher, was originally an assassin.

As Night Watcher, she often receives assassination missions to secretly eliminate corrupt beings in the Holy City.

In addition to advanced assassination skills, stealth and disguise are also part of the training.

Diana didn't hesitate at all. She took the initiative to find a nun in charge and, under the pretext of practical experience, followed the nun to inspect the convent, lighting and replacing candles in various corners.

"What about me?" Cas already sensed that he must also have something to do.

Han Dong quickly picked up his pen and wrote a letter.

"To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, Cas, could you make a trip to Derry Town for me? This letter must be delivered personally to the recipient, without going through any intermediaries."

Staring at the recipient's name on the letter, Cas felt a chill run down his spine. "Does it really have to be this way?"

"Hmm... We must consider the possibility that 'both sides' are deceiving us."

In the worst-case scenario, we who entered the Demon Gate to investigate will be trapped like fish in a barrel.

Now is the time to uncover the true nature and truth of Derry Town; the overall difficulty will inevitably be higher than at the beginning... We must be well prepared.

"Okay, I'll go right away."

After assigning tasks to teammates.

Han Dong returned to his room alone and carefully read the information given to him by the Ghost Nun... detailed information about the [Hell Locust], which mentioned the locusts that appeared deep inside the monastery three years ago.

An investigation revealed that a nun responsible for patrolling the inner side of the Demon Gate had violated the Forbidden Command by venturing into the 'deepest parts' she should not have entered, thus inviting a Hell Locust to invade her body.

Using her as the source of infection, nine nuns developed the disease in just one day, and the virus quickly spread throughout the convent.

Because a key leader had left the monastery at the time, the matter was not handled properly in a timely manner, and a large number of nuns were infected by locusts, Transform Into Mother Nest.

The monastery nearly turned into a locust nest within four days.

When the disaster spread to the town, the clerk led special personnel from the Town Hall to carry out a forced crackdown.

Purge all the Hell Locust and rebuild the monastery.

The "Daughter of Locusts" who Oldest One lured the locusts into her body was also completely killed by the clerk and her body was hung at the main gate of the monastery as a warning to any staff member in the monastery not to go to the Depths forbidden area.

The monastery is facing a mass extinction of its staff and its director has gone missing.

The mayor promoted a new head of the monastery, namely the "Ghost Nun - Valaka".

They appointed Hidden Resident with demonic attributes to help with the reconstruction and temporary care of the monastery.

The monastery will resume operations within three months.

"Based on the description in the article, the [Demon Gate] is not a portal to hell."

It is the only gate connecting the front and Backyard courtyards of the monastery.

Perhaps there really is a portal to hell somewhere in the Backyard... In addition, there should be other dangers in the Backyard, which the town has designated as an area that is absolutely forbidden to approach.

"Speaking of which... Pennywise, isn't that just a locust?"

Han Dong still vividly remembers the scene of his battle against Pennywise.

Even Though the Joker can pull out various gadgets from his pocket and grow to Gigantification, the Grasshopper Legs that grow from his back are still an iconic symbol.

"Take a day to prepare everything."

Han Dong threw out a crow to keep watch, then lay down on the bed and went to sleep.

When I woke up, most of the first day had already passed... It was already the early hours of the second day.

There was now one more person in the room.

Han Dong had just woken up, immediately went to sense the atmosphere and initially mistook the people in the room for nuns... Only after looking closely did he realize that it was Diana, who had just returned to her room after performing a prayer service.

After most of the day of learning, Diana had fully immersed herself in the role of the 'nun'.

The pristine attire paired with Diana's pure and youthful delicate face gave Han Dong a completely different feeling... She seemed more like a staff member of the monastery than the Demon Nun here.

Diana became a little embarrassed by the prolonged staring and turned her head away.

"Very good... You even fooled me. By the way, hasn't Cas returned yet?"

"No."

"Diana, you should get some sleep... We'll leave once Cas returns."

"It's alright. When I trained with the Black Rose Knights before, I could go four days and four nights without sleep if I was well-rested, without experiencing any mental fatigue..."

"OK."

One Hour passed.

Gasping for breath, Cas returned to the monastery.

His body was stained with a strange aura, and his clothes were torn in several places... He was able to withstand the attack without injury thanks to the absolute defense of the Lionheart Knight Order.

Just as Cas was about to complain about how difficult the job was.

Han Dong immediately stepped forward and patted Cas's strong back. "You've worked hard... You might not get any sleep for the next two days. Can you handle it?"

"If I can't hold on, do you think I'll just wait for you guys outside?"

"Sure, if anything unexpected happens, you can meet us outside..."

"It's okay, I can manage for two days." Cas tossed his hair with his hair gel, immediately revealing his Full of Spirit and handsome side.

And so, Han Dong led his two teammates to the Ghost Nun, explaining that the investigation in the front yard was basically complete and they needed to go to the closed Backyard.

"Due to the incident three years ago, the Backyard has been designated as the most Absolute Restricted Zone in Derry Town."

All patrol personnel in the Backyard have been removed, and the only entrance and exit, the "Demon Gate," has been reinforced.

The monastery only conducts an inspection of the Backyard once a month on the first day, led by me and accompanied by more than ten Dark Nun.

It has been 23 days since the last check-up, and there may have been some changes in the Backyard.

Once you pass through the [Demon Gate], you will be classified as 'suspected locust parasites' and will be quarantined for 24 hours afterward.

Furthermore, if you encounter any mishap inside or do not respond within 48 hours, I will immediately treat you as dead and have the Town Hall officials handle the situation.

"Um."

"Come with me...the fine townsman who killed Dean Richard."