The world has turned into Hell's Game, why should I stay human? Chapter 281 - 275 He Wants to be My Master, That Will Cost E

"I can’t defeat him."

Liu Zheng shook his head.

"But I can kill him."

Before Alia could speak, he continued.

"Heh!"

An air of disdainful laughter seed to float through the air.

"I admire your confidence, young man. However, this involves your job and the Church’s secrets, and I hope you can judge this fully and cautiously."

Alia did not laugh, but she expressed her skepticism diplomatically.

"Then let judge again."

Liu Zheng closed his eyes, then imdiately opened them.

"Judged, I can indeed kill him."

Setting aside his collection of bizarre and varied props, he also had a San Huamao that had mastered the ow ow Fist.

"However, Beethoven is a nice person. If you want to kill him, you’ll have to pay extra."

"No, this is just a judgnt of strength. Master Beethoven is the Guardian of the Church and Yate, I naturally wouldn’t have you kill him."

Alia shook her head.

"Then what do you want to do?"

"Before I tell you, you need to do sothing first."

Alia’s hand reached into her robe and pulled out a piece of parchnt.

The parchnt bore a strange symbol that looked like two tridents, one large and one small, arranged upside down relative to each other.

"This is a contract excavated from the Tomr Ruins, take it and swear to that you will not reveal anything I tell you by any ans."

She said.

"Shouldn’t you also swear to ?"

Liu Zheng asked casually.

"Of course."

Alia did not get angry, instead, she readily agreed to him.

"All right, then."

He walked over again and took the parchnt from Alia’s hands.

"I swear, I will absolutely not reveal anything I learn from Great Archbishop Alia."

Liu Zheng said, holding the parchnt.

The symbol on the parchnt glowed faintly, and he felt as if an invisible moonlight passed through the ceiling, shining upon him.

Unexpectedly, it reminded him of the giant claw that had stretched out from the blood moon.

"Your turn."

Liu Zheng returned the parchnt to Alia.

"I swear, if Liu Zheng completes the task I entrust to him, I will help him with the procurent as much as possible."

Alia said.

The symbol on the parchnt shone again and pale flas erged from it.

Alia held the parchnt until it turned to ash, with no sign of burn marks on her hand.

"Now can you tell ?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"I want you to help assassinate a Beast."

Alia said.

"A Beast? Then why not have the Hunters from the Church do it? They should be more professional than I am, right?"

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

Alia replied.

"Who?"

"He was once a high-ranking mber of the Church, beloved and trusted by everyone. I can’t let people from the Church hunt him down, as it would cause imnse psychological distress to those who carry out the execution and also affect the Church’s reputation."

Alia did not answer directly.

"Doesn’t the Church have anyone who’s undergone Beastification?"

He asked curiously.

Father John is a part of the Church, isn’t he?

If he can undergo Beastification, then there’s no reason why other mbers of the Church wouldn’t be able to as well.

"The Church has always advocated the concept of curing Beastification Disease through Blood Healing, and it has indeed achieved remarkable results. At least among the leadership of the Church, there have not been any cases of Beastification. That one... suffered a bit of an accident."

Alia explained.

"Is that so?"

Liu Zheng raised an eyebrow but said nothing more.

If she hadn’t proposed a deal, he would have probably laid bare the relationship between Blood Healing and the Beastification Disease right away.

But since there was a possibility of resolving this peacefully, he wasn’t lacking that much emotional intelligence.

As for overthrowing the Blood Healing Church and saving the Yate residents, it wasn’t that he couldn’t do it, but he would wait until he had completed his own mission.

Speaking of which, this should count as altering the original plot trajectory; he should be able to rake in a hefty sum of instance evaluation points with Xia Kai.

If he really decided to do it later, he would have to think of a way to thoroughly exploit the remaining value of that kid and not let him win by lying down.

Just thinking about all the hardships he had endured, all the prices he had paid, and how he was still struggling in the initial instance

While Xia Kai not only smoothly cleared the initial instance but now was about to easily coast through the second one, Liu Zheng felt a deep sense of anger.

"Hmm, I need to find an excuse to beat up that kid and let off so steam. Or maybe have him go through a little ’baptism of suffering’ at the Church?"

He thought maliciously.

Outside the Grand Sanctuary, where Xia Kai was waiting, he suddenly felt a chill and couldn’t help shivering.

"So, I need soone with no ties to the Church to relieve that one of his suffering and clear the Church of..."

Alia paused for a mont before finally speaking the words.

"Sha."

She clenched the golden pendant in her hand.

"I get it, so I’m supposed to do your dirty work. But usually, people who do that kind of work get silenced, right?"

Liu Zheng stated bluntly.

"Mr. Liu Zheng seems like a smart man, so I will communicate with you in the way smart people do."

Alia smiled.

"If Master Beethoven hadn’t offered to take you as his disciple, you indeed might have been silenced. But with Master Beethoven’s endorsent, I wouldn’t risk being questioned by the Church’s Guardians."

"The contract used just now is actually one of the very precious kinds, even among the legacy of the Tomr Civilization. If I planned to silence you, I wouldn’t waste this Holy Object."

She explained calmly but firmly.

"Fair enough,"

He nodded.

"But since Beethoven plans to take on as a disciple, wouldn’t I be a part of the Church too?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"I can tell that you won’t accept Master Beethoven’s invitation."

Alia said.

"Oh? Why? It’s obviously much better to be the Direct Disciple of the Chief Hunter of the Church than to be a delivery boy,"

He raised an eyebrow.

"Master Beethoven is a noble and pure warrior and doesn’t contemplate too much. But I’m different. As a leader of the Church, whether I like it or not, I have to think more comprehensively and deeply."

"For a remarkable young man like you to be dispatched for procurent, of mysterious and powerful items, no less."

"There are only two possibilities."

"First, you are lying."

"Second, the restaurant you speak of is beyond imagination."

"Whichever it is, a small Church branch like in Yate wouldn’t be able to keep talent like you around."

Alia spoke eloquently.

"You certainly have a quick mind, Great Archbishop. Alright then, I’ll take the job,"

Liu Zheng clapped his hands.

"Where’s that Beast?"

He inquired.