Who hid My Corpse!

He had only just taken a step when he saw a huge shadow appear in front of him.

Something had emerged behind him.

...

Gerard suddenly opened his eyes.

A waiter stood before him, politely saying, "I'm sorry, sir, but we're closed now."

Gerard looked down at the coffee in front of him.

He had ordered it in the afternoon, but there it sat, untouched.

After a moment of Silence, he reached out, picked up the coffee cup, downed it in one gulp, and then left the café.

By now, night had fallen, and the spire in the Fourth District had already been closed.

Gerard looked up at the top of the spire, which was utterly calm as if nothing had happened.

Though he already knew the answer, Gerard couldn't help but ask, "Can your eyes see that far?"

"I have already answered you, haven't I?" Bai Wei said leisurely, "With my current abilities, I can't see that. That is where Lyra's Divine Power is sealed. To see through, you would have to pay a price to use a higher level of 'Gaze'. Alright, I don't want to answer the same question a third time."

Gerard remained silent.

He was not afraid of the price, but Bai Wei had made it clear; another use of 'Gaze' like that might leave him blind for days, and then even if he did see something, he would be powerless to act.

So, could he only wait here?

Gerard glanced at his pocket watch.

Kude had been in there for over an hour, by now there should have been some outcome.

After hesitating for a moment, Gerard made up his mind, stowed the pocket watch, and headed towards the spire.

Regardless, he needed a result.

For some reason, there was no one on watch on the first floor of the spire; Gerard easily entered after pushing open the door.

And then he ascended the stairs alone.

In the empty stairwell, only Gerard's footsteps echoed.

This deathly silence made Gerard feel very uneasy.

He walked alone to the top floor of the spire, which was also where the Bishop resided.

Just as he reached the top floor, he saw a person who had been knocked out at the stairwell entrance. Gerard immediately went forward to check his credentials.

Staff Assistant, Zamon.

Was this the newly promoted staff assistant? The previous two had already died.

This guy must have been knocked out by Kude.

That meant Kude had reached here.

With this in mind, Gerard undid his Chainsaw Sword and then moved deeper into the top floor.

As he walked, suddenly another set of footsteps came echoing down the corridor.

He judged that the footsteps were approaching from ahead and immediately stopped, warily watching the front.

The footsteps continued slowly, indicating that the person was not in a hurry.

Gerard raised his Chainsaw Sword.

Soon, a silhouette appeared in the direction the sword pointed.

From blurry to clear.

Gerard froze.

Because that was Kude.

He immediately lowered the Chainsaw Sword and walked towards Kude, "Kude, how are you..."

His words were caught in his throat.

Because Kude looked like a broken toy, covered in bite marks.

He raised his head, looked at Gerard, and in those vacant eyes suddenly a spark of light flashed.

"I'm sorry, Gerard," Kude said softly, "I have failed, and now... you're the only one left."

"Please don't give up on... Lyra."

With this, Kude "puh" sound fell down.

Gerard stared blankly, not having a chance to react, when a shrill scream came from further down the corridor.

That scream held a special power, causing Gerard to unconsciously raise the Chainsaw Sword to his own neck.

"Die," "Die," "Die"!

It was like a command ordering Gerard to slash his own throat.

And his body began uncontrollably to comply.

Buzz!

The Chainsaw Sword activated, its whirling blade mere inches from Gerard's neck!

"Is this,'Domination'?"

"Interesting, using my power against me?"

In the murky sea of consciousness, Bai Wei slowly opened his eyes.

The Rule sealed within his pupils was released in an instant.

Rule rewritten!

'Gaze' instantly overrode 'Domination'!

In Gerard's eyes, a huge Monster materialized.

"Bang"!

He regained control over his body, gripped the Chainsaw Sword in reverse, and with a roar, charged at the creature.