章 14: Seized The Loot And Culprit
編集者: Atlas Studios
After a while, Liu Ming said slowly, "Sir, it seems that you really don't have anything to do with this matter. However, what's up with the curse on you?"
After seeing the information about the curse on Old Hunter Robbo's information panel, Liu Ming confirmed that it was unlikely that the latter was involved with that group of Doomsday Devotees.
However, the old hunter was cursed, yet he did not go to the church to lift the curse from his body. Thus, they could not help but suspect if the old hunter had a guilty conscience.
In response to Liu Ming's question, the old hunter smiled and answered, "It's not a big deal. It's something that happened when I was younger." In a different tone, the old hunter then said, "Young man, we'd better discuss the matter regarding the snitch."
"Due to the curse on my body, I'm very sensitive to dark forces. I have sensed plenty of dark force coming from the bodies of Bert and Klurt. Hence, it is very likely that they are the snitches. However, I haven't been able to find any key evidence to bring them to trial. Also, the Curse of the Night has been put on me; it is very likely that I may have been tainted by them as they are someone from the Darkness Camp."
Although Liu Ming did not ask how the old hunter had gotten himself embroiled with such a curse, he finally managed to obtain plenty of leads. He could immediately narrow the scope down to two people.
In fact, Liu Ming was already certain about which one of them was more likely to be the snitch. Of course, it wasn't impossible that both Father Bert and Lord Klurt were snitches.
In all, the fact that Liu Ming eliminated two people's suspiciousness at once was considered a pleasant surprise.
Besides, Liu Ming was finally certain about who was the greatest suspect this time.
Just as Liu Ming was planning to bid farewell to the old hunter, he received a message from Flying Above Grass.
Flying Above Grass: "Big Shot Floating Cloud, I've already confirmed that Lieutenant Shaun is often AWOL at night because he has an affair with the widow in the east of the village."
Flying Above Grass: "Big Shot Floating Cloud, I'll tell you the details of everything when you come over."
Liu Ming immediately smiled and sent another message.
Floating Cloud: "No need for that. The mission is more important. I think I probably already know who the snitch is. Go to the church in the west of the village and reconnoiter to see if there are any tunnels or similar things in the vicinity."
Flying Above Grass: "Great God Floating Cloud, you're impressive!"
Flying Above Grass: "Floating On Water and Vertical Cloud Ladder have not found any clues yet. I also happened to encounter that lieutenant. He was sneakily heading to look for his lover. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to discover this."
Flying Above Grass: "Great God Floating Cloud, you've actually already determined who the snitch is. Indeed, the big shot is different from us."
Flying Above Grass: "I thought that I'd be able to surpass Big Shot Floating Cloud in performing missions since I have special investigation techniques like Wind Detection. It seems like I was being too naive."
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Looking at the messages that continuously appeared, Liu Ming couldn't help but shake his head while chuckling softly.
Flying Above Grass was a nice person, but he was just a little too talkative.
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Twenty minutes later, Liu Ming and the Lightness Skill Trio successfully met up with each other near the church in the west of the village.
The church could be considered the most domineering building in the entire novice village. It was almost all white, and it looked extremely holy under the moonlight. However, who would expect that the only priest of this church would be a snitch planted by the Darkness Camp?
Looking at the majestic church, Liu Ming said to Flying Above Grass, "Flying Above Grass, we're counting on you next."
Hearing this, Flying Above Grass patted his chest smilingly and said, "Great God Floating Cloud, I can definitely sense it if that priest has hidden anything in the church that he shouldn't have with my Wind Detection."
After saying that, a faint ray of blue light burst out from Flying Above Grass. After this, Flying Above Grass closed his eyes.
In just a short moment, Flying Above Grass opened his eyes and said smilingly, "Great God Floating Cloud, we're in luck. That guy converted the church's basement into his secret chamber. He has hidden plenty of filthy things in that room; he's also in the secret chamber now. We can go over and catch him straight away now."
After hearing Flying Above Grass's words, Liu Ming nodded gently. Since he had already confirmed who the snitch was, he could just capture the snitch or kill the snitch directly.
Liu Ming—who had even dealt with a Level 10 Boss-level monster—did not think that there would be any monsters in the novice village that could pose a threat to him.
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Not a single person was in the large church other than Liu Ming and the Lightness Skill Trio, saving some trouble for Liu Ming and the rest.
However, the moment they stepped inside the church, the group felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere inside the church.
The entire church clearly looked like it was brightly lit from outside, but they did not know why it felt somewhat spooky.
After Liu Ming experienced the trip to the mining cave, he had already gotten used to such scenes. The Lightness Skill Trio were rather overwhelmed.
In the end, the Lightness Skill Trio could not bear the oppressive atmosphere and had no choice but to leave. When leaving, they said that Liu Ming was going to be their big brother from now on and that he could give them instructions if he needed anything.
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Soon, Liu Ming found the entrance to the basement.
As soon as he entered the basement, Liu Ming saw a scene that resembled Hell.
The corners of the basement were filled with mutilated corpses, and in the innermost part of the basement was an extremely dark and oppressive atmosphere.
The priest—who was originally very benevolent in the eyes of the public—was now covered in blood and kneeling fervently before the statue of an evil god. At the same time, the priest was chanting a blasphemous incantation, which had an unknown meaning.
Under such circumstances, Father Bert would not be able to argue, no matter how eloquent he might be. After all, corpses were strewn all over the floor, and he could not say that he had been framed.
Liu Ming has seen him worshiping the statue of an evil god with his own eyes. Hence, Father Bert's face became sullen after he detected Liu Ming's presence.
But, Father Bert soon smiled and said to Liu Ming, "As long as you pretend that you didn't see anything, I'll pay you double of what Carlos offered you!"
Father Bert was thinking about how he could chase Liu Ming out of the village once he got out of the dangerous situation. However, Liu Ming's words made Father Bert's face immediately turn sullen again.
With a calm face, Liu Ming said, "I have nothing to discuss with you. I don't trust the promises of you cult believers."
As soon as Liu Ming finished speaking, Father Bert humphed coldly and said, "In that case, you shall become a sacrificial object to the Highlord Of Doom, just like them." After saying that, the information bar above Father Bert's head, which belonged to NPCs, immediately turned into a red monster information bar.
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