Faced with Qin Ran's gaze, the old man first bowed slightly, then slowly walked over.
As he invoked the power of the [Statue of Sister Reed], the doctors, nurses, and patients in the hospital lobby unconsciously ignored this area.
It felt very similar to what Qin Ran had experienced earlier.
Yet there was a subtle difference.
It was more... gentle!
It was as though one force shoved you away, while the other softly persuaded you to leave.
The former was forceful and warranted caution.
The latter worked silently and unobtrusively, warranting even greater caution.
After all, Qin Ran knew the saying: boiling a frog in warm water.
Holding the [Torturer's Knife] in one hand and the [Dark-Poison Dagger] in the other, Qin Ran made no attempt to hide his wariness. When the old man was still roughly four or five meters away, he spoke.
"Stop!"
"I mean you no harm, amnesiac Hunter!"
The old man's voice was no different from the one Qin Ran had encountered earlier, and his words meant almost the same thing.
The strange sensation made Qin Ran raise an eyebrow.
"I am Gannett, head friar of the Marilin Church!"
The old man introduced himself, then pointed at the charred corpse and continued, "This was Damien, one of the Twenty Hounds... He wanted your body, so he risked sneaking into Saint Ryd Hospital. After all, in that Hound's eyes, a Hunter with an exceptional physique who had lost his memory was simply the perfect target!"
The old man did not beat around the bush. He directly told Qin Ran everything he knew.
However, that did not make Qin Ran lower his guard.
"When did he set his sights on me?"
Qin Ran asked.
Qin Ran had considerable confidence in his own Perception. Even after the -3 penalty,