Without knowing that Loren wanted to protect the witches, his analysis sounded quite reasonable.
Or rather, from an objective standpoint, what Loren said made perfect sense.
"Understood. Our investigation focus will shift towards the Greed worshippers from now on..."
"That's good. By the way, have you found the person who brought the Prismatic Void-Gnawing Beast to the Gedlan Kingdom? I have so questions for him."
If he had the ti, Loren genuinely wanted to visit the Eternal Dark Abyss. However, that place was far too dangerous and was also sealed with Protective Wards. Once sothing entered, it fundantally couldn't get out.
These Protective Wards were established by the Dawn Princess. Back then, strange and bizarre creatures frequently escaped from the Eternal Dark Abyss, causing imnse suffering for the people. In the end, it was the Dawn Princess who thoroughly resolved this trouble.
After that, very few people knew about the Eternal Dark Abyss. Even if soone learned of it and wanted to go exploring, they couldn't get out.
Therefore, Loren wanted to figure out exactly how the Prismatic Void-Gnawing Beast got up here. If he could learn the thod, Loren intended to make a trip to the Eternal Dark Abyss.
With Loren's current strength, he wouldn't claim to be invincible inside, but at the very least, self-preservation wouldn't be a problem. He could use the World Card to record the abilities of so Abyssal creatures. His own power would then skyrocket.
A Player could take the World Card inside, record so good stuff, and then rely on resurrection to get out. Loren wasn't sure if he could resurrect now, so he could only use other thods.
"We have already captured him. He is currently imprisoned in the dungeon. Would you like to take you there?"
"Let's go. I want to ask about the specific details. I'm worried other Abyssal creatures might have also escaped the Abyss.
"The Prismatic Void-Gnawing Beast is considered the least threatening Abyssal creature. Ordinary people can kill them. If it were so more powerful creatures, it might truly require an Angel to intervene to resolve the situation."
Although Loren's stated purpose was false, his description of the Abyssal creatures was true. Hearing this, the Bishop also understood the severity of the situation.
So far, the Prismatic Void-Gnawing Beast had already caused significant damage, and this was with Loren having warned the Church in advance.
Without Loren's warning, the Bishop could hardly imagine what would have happened. Given the reproductive ability of the Prismatic Void-Gnawing Beast, once they realized humans were edible, the population of the Royal Capital would likely be halved overnight.
If they were allowed to enter the wilderness, the consequences would be unthinkable.
The frontal combat power of these things might be inferior to Mages and Knights, but if they ambushed soone, even the Scarecrows could fall victim to them.
If just the Prismatic Void-Gnawing Beast was this difficult to deal with, other Abyssal creatures were certainly more dangerous.
The dungeon wasn't far from the Church. The Bishop quickly brought Loren to the dungeon. Loren had been here several tis and was very familiar with the route. He didn't really need anyone to guide him, and the Bishop knew this too, but he just wanted to gain Loren's attention.
If he could truly please Loren enough, perhaps the next Pope would be him.
"He's right here."
After arriving at the dungeon, the Bishop dismissed the guards, bringing Loren in alone.
"The one who brought the Prismatic Void-Gnawing Beast was a rchant, just an ordinary person. Bringing back the Prismatic Void-Gnawing Beast was an unintentional mistake, so we didn't take overly drastic asures, just imprisoned him here."
The cell holding that man was very ordinary, so much so that he wasn't even separated from other criminals.
However, he wasn't having a good ti here either. When Loren saw him, he was lying on a tattered bed, listless and lifeless.
"The Master ntor is here to see you. Wake up."
The Bishop opened the cell door and directly threw a basin of water on the rchant. The rchant jolted awake violently. Seeing the black-robed Loren before him, he suddenly began to cry.
"Master ntor... I'm innocent. You must save ..."
Before he could pounce on Loren, the Bishop directly stepped on him, pinning him to the floor.
"The Master ntor has very important questions for you. Answer whatever he asks."
Hearing the word "important" from the Bishop's mouth, a glint of light flashed in the rchant's eyes, and he beca agitated.
"Please ask. I will tell you everything I know..."
"How did you find the Prismatic Void-Gnawing Beast?"
Loren also couldn't be bothered with pleasantries and asked directly.
"This... I'm a bit unclear on the details. These days in the dungeon have been torture, making my mind a bit foggy. If I could go out and rest for a while, perhaps I could rember."
In one second, he switched into rchant mode, starting to propose a transaction with Loren, albeit sowhat indirectly.
No wonder he dared to sell the Prismatic Void-Gnawing Beast. His courage was indeed significant, daring to make demands of Loren even at this mont.
"I don't like forcing people. Since you don't want to answer, forget it."
After saying this, Loren made as if to leave.
"Tie him up and lock him in with the infected from the Rainbow Plague. I'll co back to ask in a month. I'm in no hurry."
"Wait! Master ntor! I'll talk! I encountered them in the wilderness!"
Seeing the rchant relent, Loren turned back and crouched in front of him.
"Continue."
"At the ti, I had just purchased so goods from the Bardo Kingdom and was driving my carriage towards the Gedlan Kingdom when I saw so colorful things in the wilderness.
"Colorful things aren't common. I thought it was a business opportunity, so I went to take a look. That's when I discovered the Prismatic Void-Gnawing Beasts. They were eating sothing at the ti, and that's also when I learned they were carnivorous."
"Between Gedlan and Bardo? That's very far from the Eternal Dark Abyss...
"What were they eating at the ti?"
Loren pressed further. The location simply didn't match up, so the issue likely lay elsewhere.
"By the ti I discovered them, they had already eaten most of it. But from the remaining half of a head and so fur, I could still tell it was a strange antelope..."
"Antelope?"
ntion of an antelope gave Loren so speculation about that thing's identity, but he wasn't certain.
"What did the antelope look like specifically? What color was its fur? What about its horns?"
"The fur was pure white. By the ti I found it, the horns had basically been gnawed away, with only a little left. But I could still tell its horns were very beautiful, with a crystal-like texture. The color... was like the starry sky."
The Bishop noticed Loren's expression turning grave, even showing a hint of excitent.
"Master ntor, what is that thing? A dangerous Abyssal creature?"
"That's a Void-Horned Antelope. It's not a Magical Beast, nor an Abyssal creature... it's a Mythical Creature, a Mythical Creature on the sa level as the Starry Sky Whale..."
Mythical Creature was a collective term people used for creatures that were extrely rare in number, basically existing only in legends. These creatures essentially all possessed so kind of formidable ability.
"The Void-Horned Antelope has the ability of spatial teleportation. It probably accidentally entered the Eternal Dark Abyss, was then targeted by the Prismatic Void-Gnawing Beast, and when bitten by the Prismatic Void-Gnawing Beast, it teleported to the vicinity of the Gedlan Kingdom, incidentally bringing the Prismatic Void-Gnawing Beast out...
"The horns? You definitely brought the horns out, right?"
If he could obtain the horns, Loren had a way to perform one spatial teleportation.
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