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Chapter 267 - 263 Liu Zheng: I think I am quite low-key

Chapter 267: Chapter 263 Liu Zheng: I think I am quite low-key

"Great Archbishop, do you intend to?"

"Such a powerful yet strangely behaving outsider roaming freely outside could be problematic. If he’s infected and turns into a beast, I’m sure it would cause significant losses to the hunters," said Amelia.

"You’re right, then I shall personally communicate with him," nodded Beethoven.

"I would appreciate that, Master Beethoven."

Beethoven left, and the grand doors closed once again.

In the vast sacrificial hall, only Amelia remained.

She lifted her head to gaze upon the skull atop the altar.

"Teacher Dickens, perhaps this time you can be laid to rest," she murmured, caressing the golden pendant.

Long, slender fingertips sprouted black nails.

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"So those guys really plan to keep tailing me?"

Liu Zheng, while dissecting the corpse of a beast, spoke somewhat exasperatedly.

They had started following him almost as soon as he left the Suffering Church.

Now that he had nearly made a full circuit of New Atlantis, they were still trailing him.

To the uninitiated, it might look like Liu Zheng was some young master who had run away from home, and those following were bodyguards sent by his family to play house with him.

"This might be because you’ve been too conspicuous, catching the attention of the hunters," Anke said, wiping sweat from his forehead.

Even though he could not see the ones in hiding, at this hour, the only people who would be outside wandering aimlessly with them were the hunters.

Actually, it would be abnormal if no one were following them.

There was no other way to describe Mr. Liu Zheng’s behavior but brazen.

During a night as pale as this, not only did he swagger down the streets, he even brutishly broke into people’s homes like a robber.

And upon encountering those terrifying beasts, instead of avoiding them, he excitedly charged in, dismembering them like a butcher.

If the beasts possessed any sense, Anke would suspect they might unite with the residents and hunters to besiege them.

"Not really, I think I’ve been quite low-profile," stated Liu Zheng, feeling somewhat aggrieved.

Up until now, he had only used tentacles and the Slaughter Knife; the miraculous gadgets given to him by the French Plane Tree before coming here hadn’t been touched at all.

"Yate is a small place; maybe they’re just not worldly," Anke said, looking at the bright yellow Dragon Robe Cloak and the thick blood stains on it, finally showcasing the art of adult conversation.

"Mr. Liu, have you completed your procurement?" Anke quickly changed the subject to avoid further uncomfortable discussions.

"Almost," Liu Zheng glanced at the shopping list and nodded.

Food, wine, medicinal herbs, and other goods had mostly been acquired, and a lot of items such as beast sinew, beast kidneys, and tenderloin along the way too.

The rest were odd things, like the Executioner’s pork belly, the neck of a giant, the brain of a brain-sucking monster.

He had asked Anke, who didn’t know where to procure such items either.

However, the little girl Flora did provide him with a clue.

Her father, Father John, often patrolled the cemetery near her home, where sometimes creatures he called "madmen" would appear, possibly related to the "Madman’s eyeballs" on the list.

With no other leads, Liu Zheng decided to check out the cemetery first.

If not the madman, then finding Father John would also be fine.

If they hadn’t undergone beastification, he would send them to the Suffering Church; if they had, he would collect a whole set of beast ingredients, and maybe even a Blood Gem. Either way, it would be a win.

And if he neither encountered the madman nor Father John, he’d just pluck some graveyard grass before leaving—never an empty-handed trip.

"Take out its heart," Liu Zheng commanded Flora as he observed.

"I, I can’t do it," said Flora, her face pale as she looked at the gruesomely deceased canine beast.

Having walked around the city with Liu Zheng for so long, she was no longer as frightened by the beasts as she was at the beginning.

But the thought of dissecting a beast herself was still beyond her tolerance.

"You are going to see your father soon. You need to prepare yourself in advance," said Liu Zheng coldly.

"If I do it, his fate will be like those beasts we encountered on the road. Do you want your father to end up as a slaughtered animal?"

"No, I don’t want that."

Flora said with a trembling voice.

"Very well, then you must personally release him from his torment. Moreover, if your father truly has fallen into misfortune, henceforth, you shall live with Anke’s family."

He pointed at Anke’s belly and said.

"Look at his belly, do you think he has the ability to protect you?"

"Mr. Liu Zheng, isn’t that a bit hurtful? Actually, despite my big belly, I do have quite a lot of muscles,"

Anke tried to defend his honor, but neither humans nor cats paid him any attention.

"But I also don’t have the ability to protect others,"

Flora said as she looked at her own frail body.

"You will have it sooner or later, and furthermore, the will to protect others is also a form of ability,"

Liu Zheng said meaningfully.

Along the way, he had encountered diminutive Beasts whose stature closely resembled Flora’s.

Although the main recipients of Blood Healing in Metropolis are adults, children also fall ill from time to time, and there are those parents who consider Blood Healing as a preventive measure.

"Will I become as strong as you?"

Flora asked expectantly.

The person in front of her should be stronger than her own father, and he appeared far more relaxed than her father.

"Probably not."

Liu Zheng thought for a moment before responding.

His own strength was the result of layering resources from Bloody Restaurant and numerous powerful entities of the Metropolis; Flora becoming as strong as him would only be possible if she drained the whole of Yate dry.

"All right,"

Flora pursed her lips in disappointment but finally made up her mind.

Her hands grasping the boning knife, she nervously plunged it into the Beast’s chest cavity and then severed the seemingly atrophied yet resilient blood vessels.

After that, she laid down the boning knife and dug out the wizened black heart with her hands, lifting it high in front of Liu Zheng’s eyes.

"I did it."

She declared amid sobs and tears.

"Nicely done."

Liu Zheng took the heart, then touched her head with his blood-stained tentacles.

Feeling the warmth and weight on top of her head, Flora beamed with joy.

Anke, who had witnessed it all from the side, shivered and began to doubt whether adopting Flora had been the right decision.

The ’Holy Sword’ Hunters secretly observing the scene also felt a chill, refreshing their perception of how peculiar this foreigner was.

"What did the reply from above say?"

The leader of the mobile squad whispered.

As the most elite team of Hunters, they naturally had the means of rapid communication.

"Master Beethoven said he will come to communicate with this foreigner personally,"

the communication Hunter reported.

"What? Master Beethoven is coming over in person?"

The leader looked back in shock.

"Yes, Great Archbishop Amelia also said they want to invite him to the Church,"

the communication Hunter said.

"Just who is this foreigner?"

The leader asked with some perplexity.

"Don’t know, we only got these two pieces of news,"

"Where are they heading off to?"

the leader inquired.

"It seems they plan to go to Yadan Cemetery,"

one Hunter replied.

"Yadan Cemetery? Isn’t that the territory managed by Blood Axe Workshop?"

The leader frowned.

The relationship between Blood Axe Workshop and Church Hunters was the worst, and they had nearly come to blows several times.

"What do we do? Still follow them?"

one Hunter asked.

"Follow them. Whoever harbors evil will have nowhere to hide under the moonlight of Master Beethoven,"

the leader said without hesitation.

"Praise Master Beethoven."

All the "Holy Sword" Hunters declared in unison, then quickly followed after Liu Zheng and company, veiled by the shadows.