With the words in Jason's heart, a warm current rose from Jason's stomach.

The night is getting deeper and deeper.

The darkness that could not be seen was in front of Jason's eyes.

There was a small sound in my ears.

At first, it looms.

But after only a second or two, the sound became clear.

That's footsteps.

It was like the sound of flapping wings.

It's like the sound of a reptile winding in.

In Jason's perception, they were getting closer.

Then, about a meter or so apart, they stopped.

Because, a little bit of light appeared.

Very familiar flare.

That is the power that belongs to the protection against evil.

But unlike the previous dots of fireflies, these spots of light are now starting to gather together.

They are linked together to form a larger spot of light.

There's a little bit of something going on that Jason can't understand, but it's going to take time, it's going to take ...... He has once again raised the level of [Evil Protection].

Jason looked at the spot of light the size of his little finger in front of him, and this realization rose in his heart.

Then, by the light of the spots, he thought of looking into the darkness.

Can not see.

Can't see clearly.

The darkness was like a wall of materialization, standing in front of him.

The rustling sound sounded again.

They seem to want to rush out.

But, the next moment—

sIoTYn！

The set of diagrams imprinted on Jason's heart burst into a dazzling light.

This light shines on Jason's heart, making his heart beat stronger and stronger.

Knock, knock, knock!

Take a look.

The blood flow is more pronounced, but it still takes time for the change to continue.

The rustling sounds ceased for a moment.

Then, they moved away.

They're starting to retreat.

Left at a faster pace than before.

Jason stared silently at the unseeable darkness, full of speculation.

Is this the imprint of 'inheritance'?

What did the people who created the [Evil Protection] see and face at that time?

As long as [Evil Protection] reaches the master level, you can see it?

Was it a message deliberately left by the other party?

Or is it ...... Warn?

All sorts of thoughts came to mind, but none of them could be confirmed.

And everything in front of me quickly disappeared.

All that's left is left, the manifestation of words—

[Consume 35 points of satiety, 8 points of excitement of eating, and improve the protection against evil (expert → master)!] 】

[Evil Defense (Master): You are a worthy master when you use this spell seal secret technique, and on top of the original, you not only enhance it with a special power, but also fuse a similar power to strengthen it! At night in the city and suburbs, it allows you to ignore the hidden malice, but you still need to use a lot of stamina to activate this spell seal secret art! Remember: just the city and the outskirts of the city! You can't go any further! This is the warning of the 'Night Watch'! As one of the night watchmen, you should take this warning to heart! It's like the Night's Watch legacy you have! A Night's Watch once made a slight alteration to the sigil, so you've mastered this long-range attack; In the same way, the changes you make to the sigil can be added to the lineage! Effects: 1, a special force field attached to the surface of the body, which can not only defend against the attacks of negative energy creatures (above the chariot level), but also be able to drive them away and the power attached to them (above the chariot level); 2. You can use the power to expel evil and aim at creatures or objects within a radius of 15 meters with you as the center of the circle to carry out a long-range attack. 】

……

[When you reach the Master level of Protecting Against Evil, you will automatically gain a fixed talent: Mastery of the Spell Seal Replica]

[Mastery Spell Seal Replica: This is an upgrade of the Spell Seal Replica, you can store the Protective Evil twice in advance, it has the same consumption as the normal Protective Evil, but because of your improvement, it becomes able to exist for 5 days; During the 5th day, the power to protect against evil will gradually weaken, and at the end of the 5th day, the power of the curse to protect against evil will disappear completely; It can be re-replenished at any time within 5 days to protect against evil; Only a short diagram complex syllable (Yi) is required for release]

……

"Is there one more chance to use it on top of the vehicle tier?"

"Not bad."

[Defend against evil] has been strengthened once again, and this is the most important thing for Jason.

And [Mastery of Spell Seal Replica] gave him more room to play.

As for still exerting a lot of physical strength.

Jason couldn't help but think of the 'darkness' before.

Obviously, it was a counterattack in a desperate situation.

You have to give it your all!

Of course, this is that kind of stage.

Jason believes that this will change as his 'attribute constitution' improves.

If it doesn't change, then he eats more, stores more satiety, and makes it possible for everything to turn around.

Then, Jason's gaze involuntarily locked onto 'Remember: just the city and the suburbs of the city!' And 'you can't go any further!' ’。

"Does this city mean 'Lorde'?"

"I don't think it's the 'Lord' I'm in, it's a much earlier time when the city of 'Lord' didn't even appear."

Based on the words in front of him and the 'darkness' he faced before, Jason speculated.

After all, it was already named later, and it was a 'warning from the night watchman'.

He hadn't met a single Night's Watch other than in 'Lorde'.

Of course, the 'Night's Watch' he formed didn't count.

Jason took this speculation to heart.

Sooner or later, such speculations will be proven correct.

Wait until he returns to 'Lorde' again.

Right now?

It's not time yet!

He's too weak!

Master-level [Evil Protection] is not enough!

You have to be at a higher level!

"Is there a Musou level after the master level?"

"Need 40 and 10 Full!"

Jason glanced at the remaining 212 points of satiety and the excitement of 1 point of food, and his brow couldn't help but frown slightly.

The satiety is still sufficient, and the excitement of eating is about to run out again.

And it must be extremely difficult to save it up to 10 points.

However, Jason's brow furrowed immediately.

Difficulty?

He was never afraid.

Could such hardships be more terrible than the despair he faced when he woke up in the City That Never Sleeps?

He got through that despair little by little.

Now I can naturally save up little by little.

"Musou, Musou after the level, after the Musou, after the Musou!"

"I'm going to get to that point one by one."

"Then go back to 'Lorde'!"

"'Shepherd', we'll see you then!"

Jason squinted his eyes and said word by word in his heart.

That's his goal.

It was also his oath.

It is his pursuit at the moment.

Turning around, Jason walked towards John and Brian.

John was still the same slightly cold and depressed look.

Brian was a little embarrassed.

Needless to say, Jason also knew that Brian must have been influenced by Edward's 'fantasies'.

Jason is not surprised by this.

Because, if he was not the one involved, he would have been persuaded by Edward's well-founded 'statement'.

On the contrary, it was John's calmness and wisdom that surprised Jason.

"Why don't you believe what he says?"

Jason asked John curiously.

"Because, he's the enemy."

John replied dryly.

Jason was stunned by this answer, and then gave John a thumbs up.

He liked the answers.

Brian on the side became more and more ashamed.

"I'm sorry, retirement was so comfortable that I forgot something crucial."

Brian was very direct about his apology.

Then, as if to make amends, the middle-aged father asked Jason.

"What do we do next?"

John's gaze came too.

"You promised me."

The depressed, cold man stared at Jason.

"Hmm."

"I haven't forgotten."

"Never break a promise."

Jason nodded.

John's dog was killed.

The Almoud associated with it is dead.

But that's not all.

Elmoud is just one of them.

There are also related figures such as Tois, Todini, and Dodd.

These people were also the culprits in John's heart for Daisy's death.

Towis is dead.

But the other's brother Todini and his enemy Dodd are still alive.

They became John's target.

John will never let these guys go.

"Thank you."

Again, John thanked him.

Then, the depressed, cold man walked towards the car that was listening.

With the roar of the motor, the car went away.

Jason and Brian watched until the shadow of the car was gone, and then Brian dragged the sleeping McCall to the other party's car.

After opening the back door and putting McCall inside, Brian looked at Jason, who was sitting in the passenger seat, and asked, "Is McCall okay?" ”

"It's okay, I'll be able to wake up at dawn."

Jason affirmed.

McCall was influenced by Edward, but also due to his own exhaustion.

It's not a good idea to wake up the other person at this time.

"That's good."

Brian nodded, started the car, and drove straight to the 3A apartment.

As for John?

Brian wasn't worried at all.

He believed John could be the best.

The same goes for Jason.

And that's exactly what happened.

A moment before dawn after Jason and Brian returned to their apartment.

John returns.

Leading a sturdy, black pit bull with white cross fur on its chest.

When this pit bull stands, it reaches above the adult's knees, its tail is not cropped, but its limbs are thick and powerful, and its eyes are vigilant, and any normal person will not easily clash with it.

"What is this?"

Brian, who had been sitting in the living room, looked at the pit bull staring at him with wary eyes, and looked at John in surprise.

"I found it on the side of the road."

"It's in a dog catcher that has flipped over."

"There was no nameplate, people just cared about the driver, and no one paid attention to it, so I brought it back."

"I'm going to adopt it."

John explained, and then, reaching out and touching the top of the bulldog's head.

Immediately, the pit bull wagked its tail and stuck out its tongue to lick John's hand.

John, who had always been cold, slackened his stiff face slightly under such licking.

"Or is it Daisy?"

Brian

"Yes, Daisy."

John nodded, and untied the noose with his hand.

He was going to tell Daisy to wait in the hallway for a while before leaving, but before he could speak, John noticed that his dog suddenly looked frightened, and his tail was caught and hidden behind him.

John looked up at Jason as he walked out of the study.

"I'm sorry, but I've never been liked by animals."

Jason said.

Then, he glanced down at Daisy.

Immediately, Daisy snorted timidly and buried her head directly in John's trouser leg.

"Very nice dog."

Jason complimented sincerely.

After all, even a bear would be scared to the point of being and urine when it saw him.

"Thank you."

John thanked him, but still walked away from Jason with his dog, and he sat in the foyer whispering to Daisy, and it was a few minutes before John returned.

"Someone preemptively killed Todini and Dodd."

As soon as he sat down, John said dryly.

"Their enemy?"

Brian asked.

"It's not."

"It should be one of the two fathers of those girls."

"Dodd was beaten to death with his bare hands, including his bodyguards and butlers, a total of thirteen people, except for Dodd, all of them were killed with one blow, and the person who shot should be a real martial artist."

"But there's another one that cares about me."

"After receiving the fax in a short time, he was not only able to stay calm and rescue his daughter, but also found the murderer behind the scenes."

"Todini and his bodyguards were blown up by themselves."

John elaborated.

Todini, who was sponsored by Elmod, can be called the murderer behind the scenes, in a sense.

No one will object to this.

Then, John looked at Brian.

"You think I did it?"

"I was with Jason just now."

"And none of my friends have had their daughters missing or kidnapped."

"Of course, I'd love to be friends with this one."

Brian said with a smile in the face of John's inquiring gaze.

John's gaze involuntarily looked at Daisy again.

Brian cares about his daughter.

John cares about his dogs.

Although the species are different, the feelings are real.

Passionate, long-lasting, and unchanging.

Daisy seemed to feel the feelings in her master's heart, and crawled cautiously and prostrately, looking at Jason as she walked forward, and when she found that Jason didn't look at it, she immediately sped up, and then, it deliberately circled around, away from the side close to Jason, but came to John and Brian's side, raised its head and licked John's hand.

John placed his hand directly on the top of Daisy's head and stroked it gently.

He felt his empty heart filled.

Daisy is dead.

But it's alive again.

Just now he heard the same voice in the dog catcher as Daisy.

The eyes are exactly the same.

Although her appearance has changed, Daisy is still Daisy.

"Thank you for coming back."

John whispered.

Brian smiled as he watched the scene, and then, turning his head, he looked at McCall, who was asleep in the sofa chair, and smiled even more.

Finally, Brian looked at Jason.

"What's wrong, Jason?"

Brian asked.

From the very beginning, Brian noticed that Jason had been silent.

"I'm thinking about what Edward said."

Jason said truthfully.

From the moment he was in the car, Jason had been speculating about what would make the reigning king of the city give up everything to carry out one 'ritual' after another.

As you can imagine, that incident was terrifying.

It's so scary that Edward, the reigning king of Cherry City, doesn't dare to face it at all!

Brian frowned and sat up straight.

John touched Daisy's hand on top of her head for a moment.

The atmosphere suddenly became solemn.

After a while, Brian looked at Jason and John with serious expressions, and couldn't help but smile and clap his hands.

The middle-aged father said in a relaxed tone-

"Hey, guys! The four of us are together, there is nothing that cannot be solved, it can't be ......"

"Alien invasion, right?"

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