Facing the aggressive Helene, "Earl" Gusin just chuckled, sat back on the high-backed chair, took off his half-high silk top hat and hung it on the civilized stick, turning it playfully, looking at it with blue eyes, and said jokingly:
"I just want to observe first to see if you came to Molora on your own initiative for a certain purpose, or if you were like other Exile ers who killed people, broke the law, and were bought by Church of Knowledge."
"What now? Who do you think we are like?"
Helene put his feet directly on the table, made a bang sound, and asked with a bit of provocation.
"It's not like that. That Demoness seems to be wanton. He wanders around the city every day, looking for men and even women, but never actually goes to bed. Even when he chooses 'prey', he only chooses those who are extremely vicious; that 'monster' should be Sequence 6. He behaves rudely and wildly, like a senior pirate, but he is actually a cultural person. I even suspect that he is Church of Knowledge's undercover...
"As for you, you must be here to find the item hidden underground, but I'm not sure which party you are employed by, official Beyonder? The Einhorn royal family of Feysac? Or some secret organization?"
Gusin said this in one breath, shook the civilized stick in his hand, put the hat back on his head, covered his short brown hair, and stared at Helene.
"I came here for an opportunity to become Demigod, and my companions also came here for the opportunity to be promoted and for stronger power."
Helene answered half-truthfully, and without waiting for the other party to ask further questions, he took the initiative and said:
"What about you? 'Iron and Blood Cross Order' sent you to infiltrate this 'City of Exile', wasn't it just to open a bar, sell cigarettes, and raise cattle outside the city?"
She hinted that the industries that the other party secretly controlled were already under her surveillance.
"Those are just ways to maintain a large number of subordinates and obtain intelligence. Didn't you also kill some Beyonder through 'duels' and obtain their property to recruit cannon fodder for Underground Mausoleum exploration?"
Gusin said with a half-smile.
It seems that he has already sent people to follow me, William and Tia... Helene nodded without surprise and continued with a smile:
"Since we discovered our actions, why didn't we stop them? Aren't you afraid that I will get there first, enter Underground Mausoleum before you, touch that item, and take it away?"
Because she was not sure how much Gusin knew about "0-01", she did not tell the specific name and code of "Salinger’s Blood Banner".
"I couldn't even be happy that there was a powerful Beyonder rushing to get in there. How could I stop him? "Gusin touched his pocket and took out a box of Molora locally produced cigarettes. He took out one and sniffed it without lighting it. "As for taking away that Sealed Artifact, it's not as easy as you think..."
Helene pretended to be attentive and signaled the other party to continue speaking.
"... In the two years since I entered Molora, I have tried many times to send ordinary people and Beyonder to enter Underground Mausoleum, not only from the main entrance behind the church, but also from other passages caused by collapses caused by earthquakes and volcanoes, but no one came out alive.
"I heard that before I arrived, the strongest Beyonder who entered Underground Mausoleum already had Sequence 5, but the result was no different from ordinary Exile. As for the higher Sequence, it has never appeared in Molora for thousands of years...
"I can only choose another way, let people commit serious crimes in this city, become 'Experiment Personnel', and actively enter Underground Mausoleum under the organization of Church of Knowledge. They seem to follow certain rules, so they will not be harmed by the power inside the mausoleum, and can often escape unharmed, but those personnel will become dull, slow, and even forget me..."
Gusin's intonation had an immersive charm, which made Helene listen in rapt attention.
Suddenly, there was a noise outside the closed door. Gusin immediately closed his mouth, while Helene curiously approached the door, opened a crack and looked outside.
Several men in black robes with indifferent expressions lined up the onlookers who were still surrounding the duel. The leader looked around, and after asking a few people for details, he announced that the duel did not violate the law, and dragged away the body of the strong man who died on the spot with a knife in his chest.
These are the law enforcers composed of what Gusin calls "Experiment Personnel". They have rigid thinking and stiff movements, like some kind of humanoid puppets.
But a few months ago, they were all ordinary Exile ers. They only became like this after they were reassigned as Experiment Personnels because they committed serious crimes.
It was as if he had changed into a different person after entering Underground Mausoleum, or he had been brainwashed and manipulated... Helene had been at Molora for nearly two months. He was already used to these things. He just glanced at him and closed the door, and sat down in front of Gusin again.
"Aren't you afraid of being arrested by law enforcement officers and sent to Underground Mausoleum?"
Seeing Gusin waiting for her with a calm expression, she couldn't help but ask.
"Everything I did before was legal and compliant, and I didn't even need to use duels to rob other people's property," the "Earl" said with a hint of sarcasm. "Of course, if I still can't find a safe way to go underground, I plan to start a riot in the near future and let the Exile ers attack Knowledge Church and find some clues from the church's response. By then, I may actually break the law and become a wanted criminal."
This method is not bad. It is that a group of Exile ers with a maximum of Sequence 5 attacking a church with Demigod stationed there are probably just looking for death. Or maybe they also know that the population of Molora cannot fall below a certain limit and want to use this to force the church to make concessions?
Helene thought for a moment, put a smile on his face again, and said:
"If that's the case, we should have a basis for cooperation, at least until we find a safe way to actually get underground."
Bang bang bang, Gusin clapped his hands exaggeratedly, and replied under the gaze of Helene:
"This is the answer I've been waiting for. You seem to be a smart and cooperative person Hunter.
"Are you interested in becoming my subordinate?"
The really smart Hunter was already studying in the church library... Helene muttered in his heart, stood up from the chair, and said while walking towards the window facing the street:
"If there is any action, remember to contact me in advance."
As for being a subordinate, she didn't even bother to answer.
Pushing open the window, Helene jumped out and came to the busy street. The team of law enforcers happened to pass by, and a few pairs of dull eyes subconsciously glanced over, then quickly looked away, like a team of puppets, they carried the body and put it on the carriage, leaving the "Fallen Noble" bar.
Behind her, Gusin's eyes kept chasing her until she left the street and walked towards the church in the center of the city, which was blocked by other buildings.
Just like the gaze Helene felt when he came to Molora on the first day and followed Iris.
But in addition to the gaze of "Reaper", another hidden gaze did not escape Helene's perception. She took the opportunity to turn in another direction and looked back, but found nothing unusual. However, the flashing shadow of the glass window facing the street made her wary. She reached into her pocket and touched the "Ice Mirror" Charm.
As expected, with the combined power of her "accuracy" based on Hunter, Demoness's perception of Mirror World, and the effect of Advanced Charm, the glass window behind her emitted a sharp touch that seemed to pierce her Spirit Body, and the color was also different from the other glass in her eyes.
Pretending to find nothing, Helene quickly came to the door of the church with a square and a huge cemetery. Feeling the sharp touches constantly coming from different mirrors, it stayed at one end of the square and no longer approached the church.
Sure enough... Helene smiled secretly and stepped into the glorious church hall. Before he walked into the rows of Brass Book racks, he suddenly touched the stained glass beside him. The hand hidden in his pocket also activated "Ice Mirror" Charm, making the red, green and yellow glass become pitch black, and the interior was deep and dark.
Immediately, Elaine passed through the glass and came to the mirror world surrounded by dark passages. Without any delay, she immediately walked towards the mirror where she had just felt the peeping gaze.
There, there was a blurred edge, like a figure reflected in the water, as if he had just discovered that he had changed from a stalker to a stalked one. He also dived into another passage without hesitation and fled into the distance.
It's already this time, can you still escape... Helene stared at the opponent's back like a hawk. Based on the past two months, Miss Angelica repeatedly asked Miss Angelica to give "Ice Mirror "Charm's power, repeatedly entering and exiting Mirror World's advantage of being familiar with the terrain, quickly found a shortcut, and his body turned into incandescent Flame Spear, which pierced the opponent's vest like a sharp arrow.
Seeing that there was no way to hide, the figure stopped at the nearest mirror and got out of Mirror World. Helene followed closely and left. Flame Spear appeared in the shattered mirror and exploded suddenly. The flames re-condensed into her tall body. Her red hair was flying behind her head like a blazing flame.
This was the street that was destroyed by a local volcanic eruption on her first day. It had already become a no-man's land because it had not been repaired. The solidified magma on the ground was covered with volcanic ash. The shops on both sides were burned by the flames, leaving only ruins.
The figure Feather Fall being chased by Helene landed on the street and slowly stood up.
Her eyes are as dark as ink, her nose is high, her chin is round, her long hair of the same color is simply tied behind her head, and she wears a long skirt that is slit to the top of her thighs. She is both innocent and a little wild in beauty, making even Helene of the same sex feel a little inexplicable.
Based on his appearance, Helene immediately recognized the other person as the "boss" Tia repeatedly mentioned. He was originally "Pleasure" but recently seemed to have been promoted and was assigned to Molora's "Affliction" Demoness Lisa.
Did Gusin ask her to follow me, or did she find out that I was in contact with Gusin and wanted to see what I was going to do... Questions appeared in Helene's mind, but his movements were faster than his thoughts. Crows made of flames emerged from beside him and flew towards each other along various trajectories.
Boom, boom——
Explosions continued to sound, and Fire Crow kissed Black Flame who suddenly appeared. Black and yellow flames were flying in the air. Helene took the opportunity to turn into a blazing white Flame Spear again, flying across the distance between the two people, and came to Demoness Lisa in an instant.
Swish——
Without any hindrance, the spear penetrated Demoness's thin body, scorching the dress with high-temperature flames, but then the flames lost their fuel and quickly extinguished, and pieces of tiny mirror fragments fell to the ground.
Lisa was outlined next to another window on the street. Before it could turn from a virtual shadow into a solid one, he stretched out his hand stained by Black Flame and touched the mirror formed by that window, touching the reflected figure of Helene who had returned to his human form from the Flame Spear state.
Mirror Curse!
With a bang, Helene had just faded away from Blazing White Flames's body and was stained with Cursed Flame as black as ink. Before he even had time to hum, Distortion fell down in the flames that could ignite Spirituality and burn Spirit Body.
Lisa's round but uniquely beautiful face froze completely as soon as a smile appeared.
The "Helene" in her sight was quickly burned into a small branch-like stick, making a crackling sound of burning wood.
This scene was all too familiar to her. It was clearly "Staff Substitution" owned by Demoness!
Even if a Hunter gets help from High Sequence Witch and has the ability to travel through mirrors and use mirrors as stand-ins, it is absolutely impossible for him to have similar abilities!
In her eyes, which gradually turned from surprise to astonishment, the figure of Helene was outlined in front of her. The neutral and beautiful face seemed to have a touch of charm, which stunned Lisa, who was Demoness of Affliction and had the ability to actively Charm.
Then, a dagger with black flames pierced her heart.