Who Died?

Lynch sighed and extended his hand to Anseline.

"Alright, alright lady, don't say that, it makes me feel embarrassed! Give me your hand, I'll take you underground, and I won't let that child hurt Tingen."

Although this place is remote, it could easily injure others, and there are many innocent people here who are unaware of the situation.

Anseline looked at him for a moment, as if to confirm whether he was lying, but soon she believed the man and placed her hand in his.

"Lynch, who is this?"

They walked into the security company, Rozanne stood up and asked curiously.

"She is a very kind lady, but she doesn't like ordinary people. I hope you can tell all the ordinary people to leave."

Lynch said with a smile.

Rozanne stared at him for what seemed like a long time, or perhaps only a few seconds, before she suddenly stood up and rushed into Mrs. Orianna's office, her eyes red-rimmed.

Lynch didn't say anything more to her; he trusted Rozanne knew what to do.

All he needed to do was take Anseline underground and then let Brazier, who was guarding the Chanis Gate, leave.

Then just delay Anseline's birth and wait for Mr. Azik and Ince Zangwill to arrive.

He believed that Mr. Aziz would arrive as quickly as possible, and that was his confidence.

"Let's go underground and talk. If you can hold on longer, you'll catch up with the other members and they'll be able to deal with the baby in your belly."

"I can't manage on my own, you know. If I were capable, I wouldn't have chosen to do this kind of thing—conceive a child of God. I imagine you've had a very tough time lately, haven't you?"

He asked with pity.

Pregnancy is difficult enough for an ordinary woman, let alone the child of God. This child probably causes Anseline Affliction every moment, so Anseline can only resort to drugs at all times.

Five hundred pounds of drugs, all gone in such a short time. Lynch did the math; she was using them almost constantly while she was awake, which is how she managed to finish them off.

"Feel sorry."

He said in a barely audible voice.

Anseline heard this, and she smiled, the little flesh left on her face falling away to reveal her stark white bones.

"It started to make me feel the joy of Jenny, and I thought I could be a mother again, so I looked forward to its arrival----"

But every morning when I wake up, I can feel my strength increasing. Maybe one day I won't wake up at all, and it will blow up Tingen. Jenny will definitely cry, and she will ask me, "Mom, why is our home gone?"

I can't sleep—I've been doing drugs, only that stuff makes me feel better— Trissy kept giving me money, then she disappeared, so I went to work to earn money for drugs. They said I was finished, but I'm not afraid—sir, am I a brave mother?"

Lynch was wrong. He thought Anseline only used it during the day when she was awake, but he didn't expect that the woman might have been using it all the time.

"Yes, you are a good mother, a heroine of Tingen, Jenny will definitely admire you!"

He said it seriously.

Anseline pursed her lips shyly. Because of the sudden movement, her entire face was cracked, but she didn't feel anything.

"When are your teammates coming back? I can't take it anymore!"

She said softly.

Lynch didn't know either, but he knew that Mr. Azik had arrived.

"Don't push yourself anymore, you're too tired, you can rest now."

He hugged the woman tenderly, then stepped back and raised his revolver.

"Jenny is waiting for you. Leave!"

He fired, aiming the gun at Anseline's stomach.

Anseline closed her eyes contentedly, and countless skeletons emerged from the ground, tearing apart Anseline's body.

"Wow!"

The Divine Child cried out, eager to crawl out and help its mother, but it was no use; Lynch's bullet struck it and stole its birth power.

Please entrust your weight to the deepening night.

Let the chaotic thoughts sink into the dark abyss.

Do not resist the weariness rising from your eyes; it is not the enemy of sleep, but the shore of wakefulness.

Lynch made a sound.

Anseline seemed to calm down as countless skeletons tore her and her child apart. Lynch took off his hat and bowed to them. As he stepped back to make way for Ince Zangwill, a hand emerged from his stomach.

"Don't resist!"

Mr. Azik reassured him.

Lynch closed his eyes.

He could handle fighting Anseline alone, but if he could also fight Ince Zangwill, the other Nighthawks would become suspicious of him. That's why Mr. Azik injured him, hoping he wouldn't have to stay in the hospital for too long.

Just as he surrendered himself to the darkness, a voice roared, "Light!"

The power of the Flaring Sun Charm landed not far away. Lynch thought with a wry smile, "Mr. Fool really came back to his death."

When Lynch woke up again, he found himself in a hospital, with only a pale ceiling in front of him.

Thinking of the sounds he heard before he lost consciousness, Lynch felt a little helpless.

Why did Klein suddenly come back?

He had thought Klein would escape death this time and had been mixing Potion with him in the Nighthawks squad!

He tried to sit up, but a pair of hands pressed him down.

"Don't get up, you need to rest for the night. I'll tell you anything you want to know."

It's Dunn.

Lynch then noticed that there were other people in the ward.

How long have I been lying here?

About five hours.

Dunn explained.

Lynch stared at him in astonishment. He had been stabbed through the body by Mr. Azik, yet he only needed to lie in bed for five hours to recover?

Did Mr. Azik let him off the hook?

And Dunn was back in just five hours?

That's way too fast!

Seeing his confusion, Dunn considerately explained.

"I sensed something was wrong halfway there. You warned me that everything here seemed to have been orchestrated. I was worried that once we all left, only you would be left. Would you be in trouble?"

I sent Kenley and Old Neil there first, then I came back and saw you and—I thought you were dead too, but thankfully you were still alive.

"There's a doctor among the Mandated Punishers's team; he saved you. I was worried, so I came here to keep watch for a while. I hope I didn't disturb you."

Lynch cleverly seized upon the word "also".

"Who else died? I remember I already disposed of that Divine Child's mother, so how come someone else is dead?"

He looked at Dunn with feigned fear.

Dunn looked at him with a pale face, his expression a mixture of worry, sympathy, pity, and sadness.

"Klein also sensed something was wrong halfway through, so he ran back with Leonard. Then he rushed in ahead of Ince Zangwill, and was killed by Ince Zangwill. Ince Zangwill also took Saint Selena's Ashes and Klein's Beyonder Characteristic— "