"Bounty"

Louis Berri is here again? Camus's brow twitched when he heard the description "the one in the straw hat".

Since meeting this adventurer, he felt his life suddenly take a wild turn. First, he "caught" the serial killer, then he got clues about an old case from four years ago, and then the suspect jumped out and tried to kill him and Kolobo, causing chaos in the Patrol Team.

Now, Louis Berri is back?

Camus felt a surge of anxiety and increased pressure.

"Where is Louis Berri?" Reyasa had already heard Camus's account of the matter.

That One Patrol Team member who came to report quickly replied, "He's sitting in the lobby."

Reyasa nodded and walked out of the office with Camus, heading down the stairs.

Camus gradually came to his senses as he listened to the footsteps.

He recalled Louis Berri's suspicions about Tevanaco yesterday, how the other party had only asked a few questions and hadn't even inquired about the specifics before abandoning his guesses and changing his investigation target. He also remembered that this adventurer had come to him early this morning, hoping to obtain some information in a roundabout way, and how Kolobo had been attacked and knocked Past shortly after handing over the information about Tevanaco, with obvious signs of a fierce battle at the scene.

Was this roundabout and cautious questioning method used to avoid the Demon's Danger Prediction? Was buying information from Kolobo a trap set for Tevanaco? No, Tevanaco didn't sense the danger? He could only sense it a minute or two in advance, and by the time he realized it, it was too late? As a former "Sheriff" and now an "Interrogator," Camus quickly made many connections and speculations.

He felt that Louis Berri must have locked onto the target after learning that Tevanaco preferred unsweetened Fellmer Coffee. The reason he told him to suspect the Police Headquarters without asking for details was because he was afraid that Tevanaco would foresee the danger!

As for how Louis Berri set a trap for Tevanaco without the other party noticing, Camus still couldn't figure it out.

Furthermore, he suspected that Louis Berri's operation had not truly succeeded, because there was no evidence at the Matani Import and Export Shop that Tevanaco had been killed.

This is Sequence 5 "Apostle of Desire," and it also possesses the power of Sequence 5 "Wraith." Unless Half-God personally intervenes, it would probably require two or three combat teams composed of Mid-Sequence Beyonder from Pathway such as "Sun" and "Warrior" to resolve the situation, or the deployment of powerful Mystical Item by Pirate Admiral- level Beyonder has also reached Sequence 5.

Soon, Camus and Reyasa spotted Louis Berri sitting on a sofa in the lobby's reception area, his golden straw hat standing out conspicuously in the Sunlight.

"Mr. Louis Berri, what is it now?" Camus asked in a deep voice in Intis language.

Lumian first gave Camus a deep look, then smiled and Dutanian to Reyasa in broken Dutan, "I've come to collect the bounty."

As he spoke, he took Tevanaco's head out of the "Traveler’s Bag".

The blood-stained face, the head with its remaining broken horn, the empty eyes, the hideous wound beside the nose, and a dozen or twenty deep cuts all came into Camus and Reyasa's Eyes at the same time.

Although the head was severely damaged, Camus, as a former Sheriff, recognized it at a glance who it belonged to:

Tevanaco Tupian!

Did he succeed? Did he really set a trap for an "Apostle of Desire" and hunt him down? Camus's gaze shifted upward, scrutinizing Louis Berri, the young man with the title of Great Adventurer of the Sea of Fog, once again.

Such strength is enough to rival any Pirate Admiral across the Five Seas!

Of course, this refers only to individual abilities and does not include the Pirate Admiral's Subordinate.

Reyasa silently confirmed on a spiritual level, then turned to Camus and asked in Dutanian, "Is it Tevanaco?"

"Yes," Camus answered affirmatively, then sighed inwardly.

The battle between Tevanaco and Louis Berri was truly intense, which explains their gruesome deaths. Not only were both eyes gone, but they also had numerous wounds, exhibiting characteristics of a semi- Demonization.

Reyasa turned to Lumian, hesitated for a moment, and said in Dutanian, "I don't know if you've seen the wanted poster for Tevanaco; the bounty is only 70,000 Felkine."

They initially offered a bounty based on the standards for a "Serial Killer," but the bounty was increased by 20,000 only because this "Serial Killer" had only killed Beyonder.

Lumian barely understood, then switched to Intis language and chuckled, "If I wait two days to collect the bounty, will I get even more?"

After listening to this, Camus thought about it carefully and realized that it was indeed true:

In two days, the person they will be hunting will be the "Apostle of Desire" and "Wraith" Tevanaco, who caused the deaths of several members of the Patrol Team, not the "Serial Killer" from Past!

Of course, given the financial resources of Matani Province, they couldn't set the bounty too high; at most, they could double it, and then report the danger to the Official Organization of the Northern Continent, such as the Church of the Earth Mother and the Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun, to see if they wanted to increase the bounty.

After Camus translated Lumian's words into Dutanian, Reyasa remained silent, unsure how to respond.

For the Patrol Team, seventy or eighty thousand Felkine is still a considerable sum!

Before he could respond, Lumian added with a smile, "But you don't need to increase the reward. Just fulfill two requests of mine; they're very simple."

"What?" Reyasa asked in a deep voice after listening to Camus's translation.

Lumian smiled:

"First, I want to see all the files related to Tizamo Town. Second, I'm very Tevanaco the Twanak card and want to take a look at it—just a look, of course."

"You want to investigate the incident in Tizamo Town Last Year? Wasn't your only purpose in coming to Port Pylos to find Tevanaco?" Camus asked, puzzled.

Lumian chuckled.

"Do I need to remind you? Tevanaco's hometown is Tizamo Town."

Camus suddenly realized that the matter of Tevanaco wouldn't end with the other person's death; there were still many secrets hidden behind it.

Louis Berri made this point from the very beginning.

After translating the conversation between the two men to Reyasa, Camus felt that the Patrol Team's previous investigation into the Tizamo Town incident might have been too hasty.

Watching Louis Berri successfully kill a "Apostle of Desire" with the power of "Wraith," the aloof Reyasa remained silent for several seconds before asking, "Who Commission you to investigate anything related to Tevanaco?"

Lumian didn't answer but asked a question in return:

"Is he a self-proclaimed member of the ' Temperance Faction, a follower of the ' The Fool '?"

"It's not a self-proclaimed claim; we've confirmed it," Reyasa replied with great certainty after hearing Camus's translation.

As expected... Lumian, merely confirming the situation, offered a defense for the "The Fool's " Church:

"Any organization can have traitors, and there will be people with ulterior motives trying to infiltrate."

"That is indeed our problem," Camus sincerely summarized the lesson. "Judging whether a person is good or bad, and whether they can be recruited, should not only be based on which organization they come from, but also on their words and actions."

After some deliberation, Reyasa granted Lumian's request.

While arranging for other Patrol Team members to help Lumian go through the procedures and collect the reward, he had Camus take Lumian to see the Playing Card.

In the cold, silent Underground corridor, Camus looked at Lumian and cautiously asked, "What exactly are you investigating?"

This has already resulted in the death of a Sequence 5 "Apostle of Desire"!

Lumian chuckled:

Knowing too much can be dangerous.

Camus fell silent; experience told him he couldn't ask any more questions.

As Lumian walked along, he casually asked, "How many people died in the Patrol Team this time?"

"Four of them, all controlled by Tevanaco." Camus chuckled self-deprecatingly. "We'll be recruiting another batch of new members before the end of the year. Heh, they're lucky. Those with the right Pathway don't need to worry about the Potion in the next Sequence; those without, they have Sealed Artifact to use."

That's how an Official Organization gradually accumulates its resources.

Lumian nodded slightly:

Where is Kolobo?

Camus seemed to be laughing more easily this time.

"He's fine, his treatment is almost complete."

During their conversation, the two arrived at a room inlaid with many cold, White Bone, with the Playing Card that looked metallic placed on the table in the middle.

"Be careful, it can burrow into your body and control you like a ' Wraith '," Camus warned.

Lumian nodded slightly, Past, and reached for the playing Playing Card that showed the ten of spades.

A bone-like texture entered his mind, followed by a chilling coldness.

Lumian's right hand was quickly covered with a layer of Frost.

The Frost quickly condensed into crystals and spread towards his arm.

At the same time, the face of the Playing Card Change, highlighting the Gray-White "Joker".

It rapidly blurred, about to merge into Lumian's body.

Without a sound, Lumian's arm burst into Flames of Blazing White. He flipped his hand, and his thumb landed precisely on the Playing Card that hadn't completely blurred, pressing it against "Joker's" face.

The Playing Card fell silent instantly.

Chunks of Frost fell from Lumian's arm, landed on the ground, and melted into water.

The Frost of the "Living Corpse," the possession of the "Wraith"... these were indeed Mystical Item from the "Prisoner" Pathway... Lumian quickly made a basic judgment.

However, the Change shown by Playing Card doesn't quite match his understanding of the "Prisoner" Pathway; instead, it's more like a superficial application of the "Faceless."

Could it be a slight Corruption brought by the Celestial Worthy? Also, the "Temperance Faction" wouldn't give resources directly to the "Wraith," they should give them from the Low-Sequence... Was this Playing Card strengthened over and over again? Does "Hisoka" have a fixed "Artisan" to cooperate with? Lumian withdrew his gaze from the Playing Card and slowly retreated to Camus's side.

"Alright," he said after a moment's thought, "You must be careful when using this item."

Camus nodded:

"We will use it as Sealed Artifact, not Mystical Item."

Once back on Earth, Camus retrieved all the files related to the Tizamo Town.

Lumian discerned for a moment, then picked up one of the portions.