One's boundaries were crossed little by little. What I'd done earlier was exactly that.
Once I'd confirmed that the other party seemed intent on using me, the first thing I did was show my value. For example, I could organize a search for the missing people.
At the same time, though, a few strange things had emerged, making her seem somewhat unlike an ordinary police officer.
The way Emily's eyes had suddenly turned cold just now almost felt like she'd been communicating with someone at a distance.
It made me think that perhaps the guidance she'd received hadn't explicitly mentioned a racing mode, but she was still very wary of potential competitors.
Unfortunately, people had their limits. After struggling for a while, she clearly hadn't realized that her earlier acting had been off, and chose to keep playing the role to the end.
Of course, to be fair, perhaps she wasn't especially talented, but she was certainly giving it her all.
She'd even inadvertently revealed another detail: she'd most likely spoken with the real Emily.
That wasn't hard to imagine.
As long as he retained some supernatural power, tracking a particular target shouldn't be too difficult, even in the Inner World.
Not to mention that, judging from what I'd learned so far about Emily and Dennis's behavior, they seemed to be ordinary people in terms of temperament, regardless of whether they'd gained any special abilities in the Inner World.
After entering the Inner World, they were like ignorant children wandering through a demon realm.
For Old Hunter, the biggest obstacle to finding them was probably the town's residents.
Like the wildly imaginative Ivan, and the many characters Head-Peeking Brother had devoured.
Of course, this was just speculation. One reason I'd thought of it was that I didn't believe Old Hunter