Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

Chapter 277 He wants to be my master, I'll have to pay extra.

"I can't beat him."

Liu Zheng shook his head.

"But I can kill him."

He continued before Amelia could speak.

"laugh!"

A disdainful sneer seemed to drift through the air.

“I admire your confidence, young man. However, this involves your work and the secrets of the church, and I hope you will make a full and careful judgment.”

Amelia didn't laugh, but she subtly expressed her doubts.

"Then let me make another assessment."

Liu Zheng closed his eyes, then immediately opened them.

"After assessing the situation, I can definitely take him down."

Aside from his pile of all sorts of bizarre gadgets, he also has a calico cat that has mastered the Meow Meow Fist technique.

"Beethoven is a nice guy, though. If you want me to kill him, you'll have to pay more."

"No, this is just a judgment of strength. Beethoven is the guardian of the Church and Atlantis, so naturally I won't let you kill him."

Amelia shook her head.

"Then what do you want me to do?"

"You need to do one thing before I tell you."

Amelia reached into her robe and took out a piece of parchment.

The parchment has a strange symbol on it that looks like two tridents, one large and one small, facing each other.

“This is a contract unearthed from the Tomel ruins. Take it and swear to me that you will not reveal anything I have told you in any way.”

She said.

"Shouldn't you swear an oath to me too?"

Liu Zheng asked bluntly.

"Of course."

Amelia wasn't angry; instead, she readily agreed.

"alright."

He went over and took the parchment from Amelia's hand.

“I swear, I will never reveal anything I know from Archbishop Amelia.”

Liu Zheng said, clutching the parchment.

The symbols on the parchment glowed faintly, and he felt, in a trance, that an invisible moonlight pierced through the ceiling and shone upon him.

For some reason, he thought of the giant claw that stretched out from the blood moon.

"it's your turn."

Liu Zheng returned the parchment to Amelia.

“I swear that if Liu Zheng completes the task I assigned him, I will do my best to help him complete the procurement.”

Amelia said.

The symbols on the parchment glowed again, and then pale flames emerged from them.

Amelia held the parchment in her hand until it turned to ashes, yet there was not a trace of burn on her hand.

"Can we talk now?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"I need you to help me assassinate a wild beast."

Amelia said.

"A wild beast? Why not send the church's hunters? They should be more professional than me, right?"

"Because the identity of this beast is rather sensitive."

Amelia replied.

"Who?"

“He was once a high-ranking member of the church and was loved and trusted by everyone. I cannot let people from the church hunt him down, as this would put a huge psychological burden on the person in charge and would also affect the church’s reputation.”

Amelia did not give a direct answer.

"Aren't there any beasts among the church members?"

He asked curiously.

Father John was also affiliated with the church, wasn't he?

Since he can transform into a beast, there's no reason why the others in the church won't be able to do the same.

"The church has been advocating the use of blood therapy to treat bestiality, and has achieved remarkable results. At least within the church's leadership, there have been no cases of bestiality so far. That person... had a bit of an accident."

Amelia explained.

"is it?"

Liu Zheng raised an eyebrow but said nothing more.

If the other party doesn't propose a deal, he will probably directly expose the connection between blood therapy and the beast disease.

But since there is now a possibility of a peaceful resolution, he is not that lacking in emotional intelligence.

As for overthrowing the Blood Healing Church and rescuing the residents of Atlantis, it's not impossible, but we'll have to wait until Liu Zheng completes his mission.

In a way, this should be considered a change in the original plot, and it should allow Xia Kai to rack up a huge number of dungeon ratings.

If we really intend to do it, we need to find a way to squeeze every last drop of value out of this kid, so he doesn't just get away with it.

The thought of how much suffering he endured and how much he paid, and how he's still struggling in the beginner dungeon, is unbearable.

Liu Zheng felt deeply angry that Xia Kai had not only passed the beginner dungeon smoothly, but was now about to easily pass the second dungeon as well.

"Hmm, we need to find a reason to beat that kid up to vent our anger. How about we send him to the Church of Pain for a mini-baptism?"

He thought it with malice.

Xia Kai, who was waiting outside the main hall, suddenly felt a chill and couldn't help but shiver.

"Therefore, I need someone who has no connection with the church to relieve that person's suffering and to cleanse the church."

Amelia paused for a moment, then finally uttered those two words.

"shame."

She gripped the gold pendant tightly in her hand.

"I see, so it means doing shady work for you guys. But people who do this kind of thing are usually silenced."

Liu Zheng said it bluntly.

“Mr. Liu Zheng seems to be a smart man, so I will communicate with you in a smart way.”

Amelia smiled.

“If Beethoven hadn’t offered to take you as his student, you might indeed have been silenced. But with Beethoven’s endorsement, I wouldn’t risk being questioned by the guardians of the church.”

"The contract I just used is extremely valuable, even within the entire heritage of the Tomel civilization. If I intended to silence you, I wouldn't waste this sacred relic."

She explained slowly and deliberately.

"Reasonable."

He nodded.

“But since Beethoven intends to take me as his student, am I not also a member of the church?”

Liu Zheng asked.

“I can tell you won’t accept Beethoven’s invitation.”

Amelia said.

"Oh? Why? Becoming the chief hunter's personal disciple is obviously much better than being a deliveryman."

He raised his eyebrows.

“Beethoven was a noble and pure warrior who didn’t think too much about things. But I’m different. As a leader of the church, whether I like it or not, I have to think more comprehensively and deeply.”

“A young man as outstanding as you has been assigned to a procurement job, and the things you’re procuring are mysterious and powerful.”

"Then there are only two possibilities."

"First, you are lying."

"Secondly, the level of the restaurant you described is beyond imagination."

"No matter which one it is, a church in a small place like Atlanta cannot keep someone as talented as you."

Amelia spoke eloquently.

"As expected of the Grand Master, his mind is sharp. Alright, I'll take this job."

Liu Zheng clapped his hands.

Where is that beast?

he asked.

Chapter 278 It's right here.

"It's here."

Amelia said softly.

"Huh? You mean him?"

Liu Zheng pointed in the direction of that gaze.

"No, that's my guard. It's right here, just out of our sight."

Amelia said.

"You mean, it's in another dimension?"

“Dimension? Yes, I think I know what you mean. A very exquisite word. If I were still at the Calculus Academy, I might have recommended you to Master Albert.”

Amelia chewed on the word before speaking.

"How do I get to its dimension?"

Liu Zheng asked.

Since this world has gods and technology that can turn people into beasts, then possessing cross-dimensional black technology is not out of the question.

Amelia did not answer, but instead raised her hand, removed the skull from the altar, and held it in her arms.

She pressed her face against the skull's face, like a mother holding her child, or a wife nestled against her husband.

Ten seconds later, she placed the skull on the ground.

"Take this, and then put it on."

Amelia pressed a mechanism, and a hexagonal iron cage descended from the ceiling.

Liu Zheng took off the hexagonal iron cage and found that it fit his head almost perfectly.

His nostrils flared slightly, as if he had smelled something indescribable from the iron cage.

"Could you explain the principle first?"

He asked somewhat warily.

"Have you ever dreamed, young man?"