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Favre's words suddenly made the jumbled clues in Bai Miao's mind much clearer.

Oh, so the original person also underwent a lobotomy.

It looks like he died in the sewer.

Patients who have undergone lobectomy will have a very small wound on their eye socket, but Bai Miao has not looked at himself closely in the mirror these days.

In addition, he always wears a top hat when he goes out, so it's hard for others to tell.

But this small trace did not escape Favre's notice.

Bai Miao is now more convinced that the person captured in Abyss Street to be an assistant is the same person in the sewers.

Furthermore, considering Lecter's relationship with the Plague Doctor, Bai Miao had a general idea of ​​the location of Abyss Street.

Perhaps Abyss Street isn't a real place, but rather, like how psychoanalysis reveals a person's mental state, Abyss Street is probably a place similar to that.

A space located in a higher dimension.

As for how to reach this space, lobectomy would be an extreme method.

After reaching a general conclusion, Bai Miao did not continue to deduce further, but instead continued to ask questions about Favre.

“Mr. Favre, you should know what exactly is going on with the plague in Arle, right? Dr. Lecter seems to want me to help him treat the plague.”

"I know, and that's my goal too."

Favre looked Bai Miao up and down and shook his head with some regret: "It's a pity that you can't reach that level right now. You can choose to follow Dr. Lecter's path. He has his own ideas, but he does want to cure the plague. From that perspective, he and I are in a cooperative relationship."

Favre revealed a very important piece of information.

If the plague is Favre's target, does that mean the being Favre wants to hunt is related to the plague?

Bai Miao immediately thought it was outrageous.

You and Lecter, one is a legendary hunter, and the other is a plague doctor with a fearsome reputation in Abyss Street.

What exactly is it that requires the two of you to work together to solve?

"I... just don't really want to work with Dr. Lecter."

Bai Miao stated bluntly that once he learned that this guy was the Plague Doctor, he had no intention of being with Lecter under any circumstances.

I always feel like I have some psychological trauma.

Ever since entering Abyss Street, Bai Miao had been hearing the legend of the Plague Doctor, which put a lot of pressure on him.

But most importantly, Bai Miao trusted his intuition.

Lecter gave Bai Miao a cold, damp feeling, as well as an unknown quality that made it impossible to see through his inner thoughts.

Aside from showing any satisfaction when tasting his own cooking, Lecter never revealed any emotion at other times.

In contrast, Favre gave Bai Miao a sense of enthusiasm.

Furthermore, the fact that Favre has a wife in Abyss Street shows that he still has a lot of humanity in him.

"Don't want to associate with him? Or do you want to come back to being a hunter?"

Favre was also confused about Bai Miao's thoughts: "Didn't you switch from being a hunter to a doctor? Lecter should be a good mentor, at least in psychiatry, you can learn a lot from him."

Bai Miao lowered his voice and asked, "Are you working closely with Dr. Lecter?"

“I have no real cooperation with him. He does his thing and I do mine. We just have the same goal.”

"That's good... I always felt that one day I would not be able to resist taking action against Dr. Lecter."

Bai Miao's answer to how to eliminate inner pressure and anxiety is to eliminate the source of this pressure.

As long as the plague doctor lives, Bai Miao will never have a moment's peace.

Although he is not his match now, it doesn't mean Bai Miao doesn't have this idea.

So I gave Favre a heads-up beforehand.

Bai Miao had expected Favre to laugh at his overestimation of his abilities, but instead, Favre patted Bai Miao on the shoulder with a very serious expression.

“Every hunter knows what to hunt at a specific time; it’s our hunting instinct. I won’t stop you from having this idea, but you must remember that hunters can also become prey. So before you take action, make ample preparations, learn about the prey’s habits in advance, detect the prey’s weaknesses, and maximize your hunting success rate.”

At this moment, Favre was like a senior who carefully taught his juniors.

“Yes…I know, thank you, Mr. Favre.”

"If you can really take care of Lecter, then you can join me. Putting that aside for now, do you have any other questions? My time is almost up."

"The Healing Cult also wants to cure the plague, but it seems you have no intention of cooperating with them?"

When Favre heard this question, he actually burst out laughing.

"Those idiots from the Healing Cult, you want me to cooperate with them? They are indeed looking for a cure for the plague, but the plague they are talking about is completely different from the plague that Lecter and I are talking about!"

"So, the Healing Cult thinks they're on the second level, but they're actually only on the first level?"

Favre shook his head: "Wrong, it's the Healing Cult on the second level. They thought I was on the first level, but I'm actually on the fifth level."

Is the difference really that big?!

"That's pretty much the gist of it. I can even tell you what this plague that the Healing Cult keeps talking about really is."

Favre scoffed, “The Healing Cult was initially established because of a plague in the city of Yar hundreds of years ago. It was just an ordinary plague. With the current sanitation and medical conditions in Yar, it is impossible for a plague of that scale to break out again. However, in order to maintain its dominance, the Healing Cult claims that the plague has always existed.”

"Huh? That's it? Just for the sake of ruling?"

Favre waved his hand: "Not only that, not only that, it should be several decades ago, the Pope of the Healing Cult started having nightmares, having nightmares every day and night, and then the entire leadership of the Healing Cult started having nightmares as well. This is the plague they are currently trying to solve."

"Nightmare?"

"The people in Yar City don't dream, let alone have nightmares. Here's what I'm giving you: go and find out the secret behind the Healing Cult's nightmares. If you can solve it, all the better. Once you have the ability to solve this problem, it means you've reached the third level, which is very close to my fifth level."

I'm wondering what side quest I've been given this time?

Bai Miao thought for a moment and realized that if he had chosen to join the Healing Cult back then, this would probably have been his main quest.

After all, that's the goal of the Healing Cult.

"There's one last question left."

Favre reminded him.

"What does the thirteen chimes of the bell really mean? And what exactly is that bell tower?"

"The clock tower is located on the fourth floor. You'll find out about it yourself when you get there."

"Boom! Boom!..."

The bell rang at just the right moment, and Favre looked at Bai Miao with a hint of reminiscence, sighing, "It's been so long since I've talked to someone this much. Goodbye, little hunter, I hope I can have you do my psychoanalysis again next time."

Before Bai Miao could say goodbye, Favre transformed into a wisp of black mist and disappeared before Bai Miao's eyes.

On the floor where Favre disappeared, Bai Miao found a small bone fragment.

The bone fragments were somewhat yellowed and inscribed with inscriptions that Bai Miao could not understand.

Atalina's skull

[Introduction: A fragment of the skull of Atalina, a nun in the Healing Cult, given to her by Faful.]

If Atalina's skull were intact, probably no one would be able to tell what kind of creature it was.

A beast that loses its mind will eventually attract the hunter's attention.

Perhaps she shouldn't have woken up from the dream in the first place.

It can increase spirit and agility after use.

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[Status: One-time use item]

[Rating: He]

Bai Miao looked at the item information provided by the system and remained silent for a long time.

Favre doesn't seem to be wasting his hunting spoils.

Even a fragment of skull can receive an He-level rating, which is about the same as a vial of blood.

Atalina's overall value is at least at the Gimel level.

However, it seems that it was because he woke her up that he attracted Favre's hunt.

But did Favre not pursue his own responsibility, or did he actually not know the specific reason why Atalina was able to wake up?

Bai Miao was increasingly convinced that Atalina was the nun in the basement of the Plague Doctor's room in Abyss Street.

Without my supply of meat, she will soon turn into a monster.

In this situation, if I awaken the nun in Yar City, wouldn't that also be equivalent to awakening her mutated spirit in Abyss Street?

Bai Miao believed that to enter the Abyss Street, one either needed to undergo a lobotomy or raise one's spiritual or mental values ​​to a very high level.

Looking at the skull fragments in front of him, Bai Miao fumbled around to figure out how to use them.

After trying various methods such as applying it to his forehead or placing it on his hand without success, Bai Miao made a bold decision.

Grind it into powder and use it to make coffee.

Bone powder is actually a kind of medicine. After Atalina turned into a monster, she could no longer be considered human. Bai Miao barely convinced himself and then drank the coffee with bone powder in it in one gulp.

[Spirit Value +5, Agility +5]

My spirit value has reached 20 points, and my agility has also increased to 70 points with the help of silence.

At the same time, a memory that did not belong to him appeared in Bai Miao's mind.

The owner of the memory stands on a high platform with his arms crossed, the warm sunlight streaming in through the glass skylight above.

Bathed in sunlight, Bai Miao felt himself become much more holy.

Below the platform, a group of hunters, all dressed in white robes and carrying holy swords, knelt in unison on one knee, praying.

May the stars grant you wisdom and strength.

After Atalina finished speaking, the hunters below went up to the stage one by one, and Atalina picked up the clear water from the bronze basin in front of her and sprinkled it on their heads.

This is baptism.

So it really was you, Sister...