Lumian's choice

Franca emerged from the shadows and saw that the Silver-White Full-Body Armor had disappeared from the warehouse because Lumian had left, and that the area had become quiet again with no more attacks as there were no weak targets. She breathed a sigh of relief.

She cautiously Past, avoiding the back of the "Pride Armor," and came to stand in front of it.

The "Pride Armor" remained motionless.

Franca stretched out her hands and barely managed to lift the Silver-White Full-Body Armor, stuffing it back into her "Traveler's Bag".

Only then did she relax and call out to those around her, "It's alright, it's alright."

Jenna's figure then emerged from the shadows on the other side, while Anthony suddenly appeared at the warehouse door, looking ready to roll away at any moment.

In just a few seconds, Lumian climbed back out of the high window.

Franca chuckled and said, "Damn it, we were fine when we were fighting Hisoka, but we were almost wiped out by our own Sealed Artifact. It's only because we all had Stands that we survived, or at least we were seriously injured."

"A funny example worthy of being featured in ' Grimace ' magazine," Jenna calmly commented.

After moving out of the Market District, she had a lot of free time. Although she still owed Franca a large sum of money, she had enough to cover it. So, while completing the "Tarot Club" tasks and trying her hand at Acting, she could go to see a play every week, buy magazines, newspapers and books that she had wanted to read but couldn't afford before, and experience the department stores and Restaurant she had longed for.

Franca chuckled twice.

"Who would have thought this armor would hold a grudge like that? Hey, what exactly did you do to it?"

The next question was asked based on what Lumian said.

Lumian shrugged:

"So what if I backstabbed it?"

"I thought that once I broke contact and it calmed down, everything would be fine."

Franca nodded repeatedly as she followed the steps:

"Yes, I think so too."

"It's all the armor's fault! This doesn't look like armor at all!"

After complaining, Franca thought for a moment and said, "I don't know when it will forget that you betrayed it, so I'll just have to keep it with me for now."

"Hmm." Lumian was also a little disappointed; such a useful Sealed Artifact couldn't be used for the time being.

He glanced at the more severely mutilated "Hisoka" Corpse and its seemingly unaffected Beyonder Characteristic, then put them back into his "Traveler's Bag," and said earnestly, "I hope the operation against that Minister of Ministry of Industry will begin after this Sealed Artifact completed. Although its negative effects will certainly be severe, the combination of ' Apostle of Desire ' and ' Wraith ' is definitely very useful, even if we can only utilize a portion of their abilities."

"Indeed." Franca was very expectant.

She then asked Lumian:

"Hisoka is dead. You've achieved your goal of going to the Southern Continent. Where to go next? Back to Trier with us?"

Lumian shook his head, as if he had already considered the answer to this question:

"I plan to stay in the Southern Continent for a while longer."

"Why? To investigate the events in Tizamo Town and that ' Hisoka ' thing? It doesn't seem like it's necessary," Jenna said, puzzled.

Lumian laughed:

"This is Hunter's Heaven, don't you think?"

Before Franca and the others could ask any questions, Lumian explained seriously, "After so many things, I've gradually discovered a problem: in order to Acting of a ' Hunter ' well and digest it more quickly, one needs to experience a variety of events."

"What I mean is that the Acting of the ' Hunter ' is more intuitive and direct compared to other Pathway, unlike the ' Witch ' who has to experience Pleasure, feel Pain, and think about and explore abstract and Philosophy things, which is often more complicated."

"The ' Hunter ' can Acting well simply by immersing himself in chaos and strife and constantly fighting: combat is another description of Hunting; chaos and strife are inevitably accompanied by numerous conspiracies; Provocation is to facilitate the conspiracies; arson is to achieve victory in battle; and the end result is the Harvest — the Harvest of the enemy's life and the Harvest of the victory."

Seeing that Franca, Jenna, and Anthony looked both puzzled and thoughtful, Lumian smiled and said, "It's only been about half a year since I went from Sequence 9 to Sequence 5. Why?"

"Because I was drawn into a series of events, whether passively or actively, I learned the Acting Principle amidst the constant chaos, conflict, and battles, and found opportunities to Acting."

"Simply put, a ' Hunter ' doesn't have as many fancy Acting before reaching High-Sequence. Although I have some insights into Destiny due to my own characteristics, that is also related to determination and will, and is also a part of the battle."

"A ' Hunter ' is forged in blood and fire, and grows amidst chaos and strife. If I want to become stronger, I must pursue these things, and the Southern Continent can provide all of that."

In this way, Lumian can quickly begin to digest the "Reaper" Potion and attempt to accept Sequence 5 "Fate Hunter" of the Fate Pathway.

Only by truly mastering some of the abilities related to Destiny will Lumian have a chance to find some connection between Loki and that Ancient Castle when he faces Loki again.

According to Franca, when facing an enemy who can Resurrection, you have to find his Resurrection point and camp there!

Of course, becoming a "Fate Hunter" also comes with some dangers, because it means that whether it's due to the Aggregation of those Evil God’s Favored being rejected by the world, or the convergence of forces of Fate, Lumian's chances of encountering "The Person of the Loop," Vazan Sanson, will increase significantly.

Although he longed for such an encounter, he was also well aware that he was not prepared to face such a Half-God, nor did he possess the corresponding strength. After all, the High-Ranking Being he could enlist to help could not watch over him indefinitely, and the timing of their encounter was beyond his control.

After listening to Lumian's story, Franca showed an envious expression.

If Acting the "Witch" Pathway were this easy, that would be great.

The "Assassin" and "Instigator" at the beginning were relatively straightforward, but the later ones became increasingly troublesome.

Sigh, when I first met Lumian, I was clearly higher in Sequence and more powerful than him, but in just over half a year, things have turned around... Franca felt a little sad and a little impulsive.

After dropping Franca, Jenna, and Anthony back in Trier, Lumian went into Suite 7 on the third basement floor of the Aurela Hotel and gestured for Lugano to go out for a moment.

Then, he dragged "Hisoka's" Corpse out of the "Traveler’s Bag," placed it in front of Ludwig, and said with a smile, "I promised you, can I eat it?"

Holding a silver children's knife and fork, with a Steak in front of him, Ludwig jumped off his chair and stared at the mutilated, half -Demon- like, bloodied Corpse, a mixture of desire and hesitation on his face.

It's clear that he really wants to, but he's not too brave enough to do it.

After a dozen seconds, Ludwig gently picked up the children's knife and fork in his hand, and said with a determined look, "You can have just a little bit."

Before Lumian could respond, he crouched down and held the children's knife and fork to Hisoka's unclosed Linen-Colored eyes.

Amidst the Cutting sound, Ludwig lifted the two somewhat Demon eyeballs, one on the fork and the other on the knife tip.

Then, he poured himself a glass of orange-yellow "Guadal" beverage with one hand.

"This contains caffeine, so children shouldn't drink it," Lumian casually reminded them.

Ludwig glanced at the tempting-looking drink, then at the eyeballs on the children's cutlery and the half- Demonization Corpse on the ground, and fell silent.

Lumian also fell silent.

A few seconds later, Ludwig placed the two eyeballs into the orange-yellow "Guadal" container and deliberately used a fork to poke more holes so that the liquid inside could flow out.

Immediately afterwards, he picked up the drink, squatted down next to Hisoka's Corpse, and brought the glass close to where a few drops of blood were still dripping.

Plop, plop, plop, three drops of blood, Sulfur Scent, fell into the fading orange-yellow drink, quickly staining it with a bloody color.

Ludwig shook the liquid in his glass and gulped it down.

Lumian watched him finish drinking it, and seeing that he was visibly more energetic, asked with a hint of curiosity, "What are the effects of drinking this?"

Ludwig licked his lips and said, "It permanently enhances one's spirituality, allowing for a more acute perception of the Abyss's presence, and enables one to command several lower-ranking Undead."

"Only the first cup works this way. Subsequent drinks of similar substances will only temporarily enhance perception and restore some spirituality."

When the topic came up, Ludwig's tone unconsciously became more mature.

It feels pretty good... but only you would dare to eat this kind of mess... Lumian muttered to himself, put away "Hisoka's" Corpse, returned to his bedroom, and began writing a letter to the "Magician" Lady, mainly reporting "Hisoka's " apparent identity, his own speculations, and the problems in Tizamo Town, and proposing that the reward for these unexpected gains was to make "Hisoka's" Beyonder Characteristic into Sealed Artifact.

After neatly folding the letter, Lumian took out the wildly flamboyant black crystal cluster, set up the Ritual, and summoned the "Magician" Lady's "Doll" Messenger.

The "Doll" Messenger made a disgusted sound as soon as it appeared, pinching its nose.

Pointing at Hisoka's Beyonder Characteristic, it said in a slightly shrill voice, "Put it in the box, put it in the box! It's filthy!"

Lumian rummaged through the "Traveler’s Bag" and pulled out a small cardboard box, stuffing the black crystal cluster inside.

"Tie him up."

"Put it in another box."

"Put them in another box."

The "Doll" Messenger kept adding to the demands.

Finally, it reluctantly picked up the box and took the letter with it.

Port Pylos Patrol Team.

Reyasa said to Camus, "The problematic players have all been eliminated, and the rest are being investigated one by one. You'll be going too."

"How is Kolobo?" Camus asked with concern.

"It's nothing serious. We specifically went to the Church of the Earth Mother to fetch a ' Doctor '," Reyasa replied calmly. "The biggest problem now is that we haven't captured Tevanaco, and we've confirmed that he's both a ' Wraith ' and an ' Apostle of Desire '."

"How did they do that? That's incredible!" Camus felt a surge of fear as he thought about the possible retaliation Tevanaco might take in the future.

Just then, a Patrol Team entered the office and said to Reyasa and Camus, "Team Leader Reyasa, Boss, that guy in the straw hat is here again!"