"Hmm? Has the influence of the Evil God already become this serious? Didn't they say it wouldn't be so fast?"
Liens's brows furrowed instantly.
"Ben, did you hear any Evil God's whispers?"
Liens saw Ben's serious expression and solemnly asked him about his condition.
"Hmm… that's probably what they call the Evil God's whispers."
"Just as people often say, the temptations of devils and Evil Gods are always hard to refuse."
"I'm the same, Liens… He awakened the desire within me, and I can't refuse…"
Saying that, Ben looked up at the sky, as if there was something he longed to see in the clear blue sky.
Perhaps in Ben's eyes, those white clouds were transforming into the scenes and people of his imagination.
Upon hearing Ben's reply, Liens's expression became even more serious.
Ben looked completely engrossed; what exactly did that so-called "God of Absolute Fairness" do to him?
Given the current situation, taking him to the church now might actually harm him.
The main reason was that Liens was unsure how deep the connection between Ben and that "God of Absolute Fairness" had become.
If it was too deep, going to the church would be a death sentence, and it would be better to continue being a cultist.
"What exactly did He convey to you?"
Liens cautiously asked Ben for the specifics, and to avoid touching Ben's nerves, he also used "He" to refer to that Evil God.
"A brief conversation about fairness," Ben responded.
"Since you've made your choice, I can only wish you good luck."
"I hope you live well. I really don't want to see you on the execution platform at the church."
Liens saw that Ben didn't want to say more and sighed.
He wouldn't believe in any god, much less an Evil God.
So, perhaps from this moment on, he and Ben would have to go their separate ways.
After speaking, Liens turned and walked back to the dormitory, leaving Ben standing alone, watching his retreating figure.
The path, which wasn't long, Liens walked very slowly, but he never heard Ben's voice calling out to him.
The moment he stepped through the door, Liens sighed inwardly.
"Why didn't Ben come back with you?"
Harriman looked at Liens in confusion.
"I was just thinking about something, so I walked a bit slower than Liens."
However, no sooner had he finished speaking than Ben's cheerful voice came from outside the door, and then Ben's figure appeared at the doorway.
"Did you figure it out? You seem to have a relaxed expression," Harriman said, surprised, not noticing anything unusual as he saw the smile on Ben's face.
Liens also turned his gaze to Ben, who was standing at the doorway. He felt a sense of threat from Ben.
This feeling was very close to Adonis.
Liens frowned. To be able to change Ben's strength so much in such a short time, was this the power of an Evil God?
"Yes, I figured it out… Thanks to Liens's guidance just now, otherwise I might have hesitated for a while longer," Ben replied to Harriman with a smile, explaining to him.
"It's good that you've sorted it out. Constantly worrying isn't good for your health. The most important thing for a person is to be happy."
"Come on, let's go eat… It's already this late, why are we still staying in the dormitory?"
"Time to eat!" Harriman said with a laugh.
Then, he pulled Liens and Ben along to the dining hall.
A morning's time had already lessened his fear of Liens.
Moreover, Ben's action of safely waking Liens just now made him think that the morning's incident was just an accident.
After eating, Liens went to the Mission Hall again to take on a task.
Now that there was no daily training, he needed to get out and move his body more.
Lest he always lie in bed and let his body rust.
And while he was at it, earn some money. Even if it wasn't for the Elemental Baptism Potion, he still had to earn his living expenses, didn't he?
He still remembered his embarrassment when the nun in the instance asked him for money.
While freeloading felt great, when it actually came to needing money, he still hoped he could produce it.
Moreover, he was someone who wanted to break free from the Glenbagen Family's contract and gain freedom.
He couldn't possibly expect others to provide him with food and lodging after leaving the Glenbagen Family, could he?
So, he might as well save some money now to avoid being unable to afford even food when he had to run away later. CheckforthelatestupdatesonMyVirtualLibraryEmpire(*).
This time, Liens's target for the mission was still a gang, but this time it wasn't the boss, but a manager.
There were many gangs in Kara City, and he didn't plan to change targets until he had killed all of them.
After all, killing such people didn't cause any psychological burden.
The reward was the same as last time, but this time it wasn't as easy as it was in the morning.
When Liens found the gang manager, the latter was patrolling the streets with his subordinates.
There was no way around it. In broad daylight, he couldn't just kill someone on the street, could he? … Hmm, it seemed like it wasn't impossible.
After all, with the Glenbagen Family's influence, those guards probably wouldn't dare to even fart if he killed someone on the street, right?
But Liens ultimately chose not to deal with the mission target in a crowded place.
Instead, he quietly waited until they walked into a less crowded alley before striking and killing them all.
The homeless man who witnessed this scene also trembled, knelt on the ground, and softly muttered:
"My God bless!" "God of Absolute Fairness bless me, don't let me be killed!"…
Liens naturally saw the homeless man, but he didn't pay him any mind.
He was bloodthirsty, but in reality, he would try his best to avoid harming innocent people.
Keeping the states of reality and the instance separate was also to prevent himself from falling completely into madness, not out of kindness, but to keep himself rational at all times.
After killing the people, Liens quickly left the scene, so he didn't hear the homeless man's murmuring.
After submitting the mission, Liens went to the warehouse to exchange contribution points for some money, to avoid the embarrassment of having no money to spend when he went out.
And coincidentally, he actually met Jonathan in the warehouse.
Jonathan also saw Liens, but he only glanced at him before moving past Liens, seemingly having forgotten about Liens.
However, Liens suddenly remembered something he wanted to ask him, so he stopped him.
"Senior Jonathan, what a coincidence! Are you also here at the warehouse to exchange things?"
Liens spoke, smiling as he greeted Jonathan.
Jonathan scorned inwardly, but still turned around to respond to Liens.
"Haha, it's you! I told you not to call me senior."
"We are all members of the Dark Guard, all serving the family. There's no such thing as senior or not senior."
Jonathan said, feigning seriousness.
"Are you looking for me to ask something?"
"Although we only had one brief collaboration, I don't think you're the type of person who likes to socialize, are you?"
Jonathan then asked Liens about his intentions.
Liens smiled and stated his purpose to Jonathan: "Senior truly has discerning eyes… Then I'll just ask directly, can you take me to the black market? I'm a bit curious about it."
"The black market? Do you, kid, also want to experience 'freshness'? From your appearance, you shouldn't be very old… Promising."
Jonathan showed a mischievous smile.
In response, Liens just smiled and didn't reply.