Mystery: I, the Hermit, am too eager to improve

Chapter 58 Lanius? Leave that to the Mysterious Queen.

"What happened?"

night.

Klein, who was walking home with Gawain, looked back towards the dock.

Flames shot into the sky and explosions raged, clearly audible even from two or three streets away. Thinking of the letter he had sent out, a vague suspicion began to form in his mind—

The Steam Church must have made a decision!

"I don't know, but judging from the noise, it should be the steam cannons of the Steam Church."

Firelight flickered in Gao Wen's eyes.

He paused for a moment, then said, "Let's go take a look over there."

"have a look?"

"They introduced me to you, so they must have told you about my past, right?"

Gao Wen adjusted the direction of the carriage.

Klein thought for a few seconds, then said, "They say you are a true knight."

"Knight? Haha, what knight? Just an old thing from the old era, clinging to things from the past and refusing to let go. I once thought of taking those things into my coffin, since they're no longer needed anyway."

Gao Wen drove while reminiscing.

Klein was slightly moved and asked, "And then?"

"Some things have happened. Well, as you can see, I took over this fighting club and now I'm figuring out how to teach others to fight and how to make fighting skills effective in the new era."

Gawain said, "So, now let me show you the strongest creation of the new era."

Not long after.

High-pressure steam rifle.

Steam cannon.

There are also various kinds of grenades.

These very weapons that had once routed their knightly order appeared before them one after another.

Ahead, flames soared into the sky, and in the darkness, they could vaguely see clusters of shadows writhing.

That is……

"Watch out! They're from the Aurora Society!"

Klein quickly gasped in a low voice.

Hermit!

Leonard had told them about the characteristics and abilities of the hermits, and he even brought back an extraordinary characteristic: these clusters of shadows, which were the phenomena of the hermits using their shadow abilities.

Gao Wen immediately stopped the carriage, drew his sword from his waist, and stood ready for battle.

"Mr. Gawain, let's run!"

Klein whispered.

With a hermit as a guide, and an unpredictable enemy lurking in the shadows, he had no intention of engaging in a direct confrontation.

"Don't rush."

Gao Wen shook his head.

Then they saw two shells arc through the air and land precisely not far in front of the shadowy area.

Although it didn't hit them, it blocked their retreat.

not only that.

The exploding bomb rendered the shadows ineffective!

"Don't panic! I told you, none of these guys are getting away!"

As Lasse ran, he grinned menacingly.

Roy didn't answer, and silently followed.

He had just helped deal with the enemy attack on the right, but through observation, he felt that the attack was actually to cover the retreat of the main force.

And that is indeed the case.

The three people disappeared from his sight.

The rudimentary Eye of Insight cannot rely on objects or other creatures; it can only be enhanced with low-end tools like telescopes. However, it has one drawback...

If you can't see it, it can't work.

Roy followed for a few steps, then suddenly slowed down.

He had a question on his mind.

Should I go to chase the aurora borealis?

He can be sure.

Lanius didn't go with the group; he ran along the ratmen's passage. The conman had successfully fooled the Aurora Society members, pulling a trick in front of a crowd.

If I were to use the divination staff method, I might be able to find Lanius's location.

but.

Can he kill Lanius?

Roy hesitated.

After much deliberation, he decided to follow Lanluus, but not completely; his goal remained simply to kill the ratman.

Once the Thieves reach the mid-to-high sequence, they possess very strange powers, but their combat abilities at the low sequence are relatively average, at most not much different from those of the Fighting Scholars.

With his rage mask and poison powder bottle, he theoretically should be able to defeat his opponent.

Originally, the divine seed of Lannus had not yet been combined, and the divinity of the true creator might not have been continuously infused and integrated, so that power would not be too strong.

But the problem is.

Due to his own influence, the development of the script and the Aurora Club is obviously different from before.

Perhaps at this point, Lanius had already begun to merge.

Acting alone might actually be suicide.

Even if he survives, he will anger the true creator, which is equivalent to coming under the watchful eye of the entire Aurora Society, making his actions much more difficult afterward.

but.

We still need to go and take a look!

Roy used his cane to perform divination.

"Mr. Lasse, the guy we were tracking went in the other direction, what should we do?"

"Lamer, Hilru, you go with Roy and make sure you catch up with and arrest that guy."

"yes!"

Lamer and Hilru immediately changed direction and moved closer to Roy.

Roy headed west.

Following the trail with their divination staffs, they soon reached the edge of the area, where a stream flowed gently below, and the faint sound of hurried footsteps could be heard.

Lamer and Hiru held their breath.

Then, in the moonlight, they saw a figure emerge from the sewer opening. The person stood on the sewer opening, a slight smile playing on their lips, before letting out a soft sigh.

"The fact that no one is watching at such a moment makes it impossible for me to satisfy my desire to share with others."

Suddenly, Lanius stopped in his tracks.

Bang!

A gunshot rang out.

Lanius quickly took a large step forward, dodging the bullets in a clumsy and awkward manner. He quickly straightened up and slid a few steps towards the riverbank.

Then, another shot rang out!

This time it's from the right!

Lanius reacted and moved extremely fast, but just as he was about to dodge, another gunshot rang out from the left.

On one side is a high-pressure steam rifle.

On the other side is a regular handgun.

Everyone knows how to choose!

As Lanius shifted his position, a bullet from his right side grazed his thigh but did not break his bones, while he dodged the bullet from the high-pressure steam rifle.

Then, he jumped into the river outside the sewer.

but.

The gunshot rang out the instant the person jumped.

Roy looked up and fired a shot into the light and shadow on the water.

Under the moonlight, blood stained the sea red.

Lamer and Hilucci turned around abruptly, excitedly giving a thumbs up.

"sharp!!"

Although there was some moonlight over there, it wasn't very clear; only a figure could be vaguely seen, and they were quite far apart.

They practiced for years but couldn't master that marksmanship.

"That guy is dangerous. I can't look at him directly, otherwise I would have already made a move! Besides, I suspect that the contamination of the dead thief came from him, and the setup under the bridge earlier may have been done intentionally by him."

Roy's expression was grave.

They cannot close their voyeuristic eyes until they reach a certain sequence.

In situations like this, they must be cautious.

Lamer pondered for a moment and then asked, "Why?"

"I don't know, perhaps the corpse can give us the answer."

Roy cautiously walked down.

A short while later, a head was carefully lifted from under the wall.

It was Klein.

Roy waved: "Klein, what are you doing here?"

Klein breathed a sigh of relief and quickly descended the steps.

The two sides converged.

Roy glanced at the water, then looked at his teammates and handed them three bottles.

"He's gone. Let's quickly collect the seawater stained with blood. One of you go into the water, and the other takes the rope. That way, we can pull him back faster if there's any danger."

"it is good."

Lamer quickly took out ropes and other tools, then waded into the area where the blood had spread and took three bottles.

What are you doing here?

Roy then took a moment to ask.

Klein explained, "I was practicing martial arts at Mr. Gawain's club when I came out and heard the cannon fire, so I came over. Then, when I got close enough to them, I vaguely heard gunfire from underground, so I thought I'd come and check it out. I didn't expect you to be here too."

He looked at Roy's pistol with envy as he spoke.

"Your marksmanship is amazing, how did you learn it?"

"Those who can see through secrets have strong memories and thinking abilities, so I can quickly measure factors such as wind speed."

Roy explained it simply.

Then he pointed to two other people.

"Lamer, Hilru, he's Klein Moretti, a member of the Night Watch."

"Hello there."

The two shook hands with Klein, marking their initial acquaintance.

Roy sighed, "My spiritual intuition told me that I absolutely couldn't look at him, so I didn't get a clear look at his face at all. Otherwise, I could have checked his identity."

"I know who he is."

Klein said seriously, "His name is Lanius, and he's a conman. I happen to have a friend who was scammed by him, so I know his physical characteristics."

(End of this chapter)