Looting the Bodies

The bizarre manner of death shocked everyone present.

Ernes asked, "Klein, what's going on?"

Kronos thought for a moment and said, "It was probably a contingency plan left behind when he joined the organization. This secrecy was activated because he mentioned things about the organization."

Ernes could roughly figure out how the Fire Thief had died, but the Vampire beside him didn't, so he asked, "How could he have died like that?"

Kronos laughed, "The Hermits of Fate were originally a group of Marauder Pathway. This kind of death means their lifespan was stolen, which is why it's said that their organization truly took his life."

"I originally just wanted to know if this organization had Angel, but His method of silencing them only confirmed it. If it weren't for an Angel, it would be impossible to go to such lengths."

Kronos continued, "Sequence 3 can indeed steal lifespan, but it absolutely cannot cause him to die of old age in such a short time, so my goal has been achieved."

"I never imagined there was such a deeply hidden organization in this world!" Ernes exclaimed.

"Mr. Ernes must be a member of the Sanguine, right?" Kronos asked.

Ernes didn't seem particularly shocked. Instead, he said quite frankly, "That's right, I am Sanguine Viscount. I wonder if Mr. Klein would mind associating with Sanguine?"

Kronos laughed heartily, "Mr. Ernes, you misunderstand. I have no other opinion about Sanguine. I was just saying that some Executives members of the Sanguine should know about this organization. If you are interested, you can go back and ask them. However, some things are not suitable to be said here."

But Kronos didn't know was that Ernes had absolutely no interest in this kind of organization; on the contrary, he was much more interested in him.

"Mr. Klein is truly different from those humans who have such deep misunderstandings about us. Could it be that he has had contact with us Sanguine before?"

He had always suspected that Kronos had contact with the Executives the Sanguine, which was why someone had sent them to guard him; this was a test.

Without hesitation, Kronos replied, "I haven't actually done that before. I've always wanted to get to know people in the Sanguine, so I'd have a way to buy the Potions."

That sounded quite sincere, and Ernes didn't see anything wrong with it.

Then he stared at Kronos's eyes again and again, but he couldn't see even a trace of red in those gray eyes.

Having never had contact with Sanguine and not being a descendant of Sanguine, Ernes was confused. Why then were they entrusted with this protection?

While Ernes was confused, Kronos was also quite bewildered. He had clearly offered a topic to continue the conversation, and a normal person would have continued, so why did it fall into an awkward silence?

Just as Kronos was pondering how to continue the conversation, the Sanguine beside him spoke up, "Lord Ernes, we should go."

The Sanguine who was supposed to relieve him had arrived and was already sending him signals. If he didn't go to meet him in a short time, the vampire might send out an emergency signal, which would be a huge problem.

Upon hearing the Sanguine's words, Ernes snapped out of his daze and quickly said to Kronos, "Mr. Klein, I'm sorry, I was just thinking about something else and neglected you. If you need any Potions or similar items, feel free to come to me anytime; I'll definitely offer the lowest prices."

After saying that, he handed Kronos a piece of paper. "This is my address. You can come find me anytime. If it's inconvenient for you to come yourself, anyone can come. Just give me your name, and I'll give you the lowest price."

This is quite "humble." As a seller of Potions, one should never have trouble selling Potions, yet one makes such a promise to Kronos.

Kronos said happily, "Thank you so much, Mr. Ernes. You should go ahead and do what you need to do. We'll talk again another time when I come to visit you in person."

Ernes left, but Kronos didn't. He stayed and waited, not for any other reason than that these Beyonder Characteristic Beyonder Characteristic needed time to emerge.

"When I have the chance in the future, I'll definitely look for an Beyonder Item from the Sun Pathway that can promote the extraction of Beyonder Characteristic; otherwise, this is just too slow."

Despite his complaints, he didn't waste the time. Kronos gathered the five corpses together and began looting them.

The Hypnotist, the Wind-blessed, and the Soul Assurer were all poor; they only had some cash on them and nothing else. But Kronos didn't mind and just put the cash in his pocket.

If it were some anonymous account and password, Kronos might not have bothered to go to the bank to withdraw the money; that amount wouldn't be worth the trouble. But cash is a different story; it's not a hassle, so naturally he wouldn't just throw it away.

As for the remaining two corpses, there was indeed something on them.

On the corpse of the Fire Thief had died of old age, Kronos first noticed the Glasses of the Appraiser he had mentioned.

It was a Glasses, hanging inside the Fire Thief's clothes. When Kronos first saw it, he was startled—he had Glasses phobia!

After observing for a long time using the Eyes of Mystery Prying and the Eye of Time, I finally felt that it must be a coincidence, and only then did I feel relieved and pick up the Glasses.

Since it corresponded to Appraiser, Kronos picked up the Glasses and used his Spirituality to examine them, thus understanding Glasses abilities and negative effects.

Appraiser's Lens: Corresponds to Appraiser of Sequence 6.

Beyonder Ability: Can see the number of Beyonder Item on a person from a distance, and can also identify the abilities and negative effects of an Beyonder Item up close.

Negative effects: Each use will cause a strong mental stimulus; reading can effectively relieve this stimulus.

This negative effect is a minor problem for Kronos; reading is hardly Punishment for him, so he can use it boldly.

He continued searching and found a few more low-level Charm, which were of little use to Kronos, but he casually put them away anyway.

The last one was the main event in Kronos's mind. Even if this Dream Stealer was weak, he was still a Sequence 5 Beyonder Error Pathway, and he also had a Demigod grandfather.

There should at least be some good stuff, right?

But upon closer reflection, the fact that he was so easily defeated by Kronos, without him using any Beyonder Item, made Kronos unsure what he might have gained.

Under the observation of the Eyes of Mystery Prying, five objects with mystical powers were found on the corpse.

One of them was the Beyonder Characteristic that was being extracted; the other three were in his pocket, and one was the Badge he wore on his chest.

After taking off the Badge, Kronos reached into his pocket and pulled out two Charm and a porcelain bowl.

Kronos did not immediately use the Glasses for the examination, as it would have negative effects, and he did not have any books on hand to mitigate these effects.

Before long, all five Beyonder Characteristic had been successfully extracted. Kronos then collected the five Beyonder Characteristic, dragged the five corpses a short distance from the road, and set them on fire.

Although Kronos was ambushed and killed, it would still be difficult to explain if he were discovered.

If I tell the truth, won't people discover my hidden strength?

So Kronos decided to destroy the evidence, and the fire burned the body, leaving no evidence.

Even if they don't manage to burn everything in the end, they can still destroy many traces, so it won't be so easy for someone to come knocking on their door.

Only after seeing that the fire was burning brightly did Kronos leave.

After Kronos left, three figures appeared beside the campfire: Ernes and two ordinary Sanguine.

"What kind of crude techniques are these?" Ernes said with a wry smile.

"Saro, you go and continue following him. We two will handle things here," Ernes said to the Sanguine who came to relieve him.

"Yes, Lord Ernes." After replying, Saro flew directly towards Kronos's direction.

Kronos has been gone for a while now, so running on foot would be too slow.

After Saro left, the Sanguine who had been with Kronos said to Ernes, "Lord Ernes, what are we going to do now?"

Kronos's methods of disposing of corpses were crude, but he didn't actually possess such skills.

He was a nobleman born in Backlund, and had only just come of age. He was indeed not very familiar with skills such as murder, robbery, and disposing of bodies.

Ernes glanced at him. "It's already burning, what else can we do? Just wait until it's almost completely burned down, then we'll decide what to do next."

And so, the two Sanguine sat down around the fire, looking at each other in silence.

In the dead of night, there are indeed few people in the suburbs, but there are always exceptions, such as people who have just finished Fence Association, cleaned up the area in the Woods, and are preparing to return to town.

"Are we short of people? Where are Terry and that young master?" a Mask man asked.

Another Mask person replied, "That scumbag Terry has always been dishonest. Who knows what he's up to this time? It's not the first time."

"That young master threw a tantrum and ran away, so he didn't even host the Exchange Gathering. In the end, I had to take over," the new host of the Exchange Gathering said with a yawn.

"What are you doing over there?" one of them asked, pointing in the direction of the firelight as they passed the battlefield.

Who knows? Such a big fire must be from a bonfire party or a barbecue in the wild.