Tende saw the monster on the altar slowly open its eyes. But this fact left him confused because he hadn't been paying attention to the monster in the first place, he had been focused on the female marshal. So when exactly did he look towards the monster on the altar? And when did both Bernie and the female marshal disappear? The surroundings had not changed, but the people had vanished, leaving only the enormous monster in front of him.

The monster stood up slowly, igniting its golden flames with a thunderous roar. Unlike the silver flames that The Vigilant had burned, these flames carried a sense of sanctity. Every movement was filled with power, as if it could pierce through the ceiling with a raised hand or crush the floor with a stomp. Yet, it did not use violence against Tende. It simply climbed up from the altar and stood tall.

Why did the "angel" of Itumila come to Tende, The Vigilant, to cleanse the so-called pollution instead of doing it themselves? Was it because the angel was weaker than Tende? Of course not. The angel itself was an Image phenomenon, undoubtedly stronger than a normal person like Tende. So what was the reason it couldn't interfere with any of this? It was the monster on the altar. It flowed with the illusionary blood of Itumila and had absolute control over the angels of Itumila. It was a recipient, but it surpassed the recipients. It was the true White Priest. The so-called "White Priest" that Tende had encountered before was just a counterfeit. This true White Priest had transformed from the original Itumila blood researcher. Its great achievements were constantly praised, so it was equated with Itumila within the Sacred Church. As for why Tende knew all this so clearly? It was naturally because of the manuscript he had found earlier. Reading more books is beneficial.

Tende glanced at the ground, only to realize that all the manuscripts were gone. His memories had turned into countless powder, scattered by the violent wind. However, at the most crucial moment, he managed to retrieve a portion of his memories. From this blurred moment of memory, the nightmare truly began.

"This is a nightmare," he pinched his forehead and muttered to himself. His name... his name was Tende. Then his identity... he remembered, he was an incredibly skilled detective and a seasoned member of The Vigilant. No problem, he understood everything now. He hadn't forgotten anything.

Generally, when such a huge monster wakes up in front of one, it can only mean one thing - a fight to the death. Tende silently took out a knife and a gun. The revolver gleamed with reflected candlelight, and the runes on the handsaw faintly appeared. Unfortunately, what was about to happen was very different from what Tende had anticipated.

Detective Tende had guessed wrong about what the monster in front of him wanted to do. The altar rose high, and the White Priest standing on it also rose, soon reaching a height where Tende couldn't even look up. The scenery around him changed, the candlesticks enlarged, flames dripping onto the ground and spreading to everything around. Unconsciously, Tende had been surrounded by flames and found himself standing within a massive grid.

In the blurred moment of Tende, the space suddenly became incredibly vast. If it weren't for the altar still overhead and the White Priest still looking down at him, he might have been dazed. No, a great detective can't afford to get lost in thought at such a time. The flames condensed into figures, constantly evading the flowing flames. It was strange, Tende couldn't understand why the fire people were afraid of fire. These fire people had no faces, so Tende didn't know who was who. But they all looked miserable. The flames burned and changed positions within the grid, and the fire people standing on a burning square in the grid would be burned dramatically.

Well, Tende still didn't understand why the fire people continued to burn. He also didn't know why the square in the middle didn't catch fire.Gradually, he raised his head and stared blankly because he didn't know what the White Priest wanted him to do.

It wasn't a fight, throwing something that seemed like a decryption without giving any clues.

And why play a puzzle game with someone at this moment?

The clever detective now just wants to fight the White Priest.

Without hesitation, he fired a shot at the White Priest on his head without even blinking.

Unfortunately, the bullet did not hit the White Priest because it melted in the golden flames before it got close to it.

It seems that the Law of Silver items not affecting the Chosen Ones does not apply to the real White Priest.

"Tsk." Tende put away his revolver and gave up the idea of shooting the White Priest.

There are two possibilities for the White Priest not to directly harm himself.

One is that it cannot harm itself and is only delaying time for something.

The second is that it is just playing with him.

Any rational person would choose the second possibility.

As a powerful detective and senior member of The Vigilant, how could Tende possibly lose to the opponent in a game?

So Tende expressionlessly reached out and grabbed the hand of a fire person.

Fire people would scream in pain when burned, does that mean that fire people only appear as fire people from their own perspective?

Could they actually be living people, not fire people?

It makes sense, quite reasonable.

Although it's nonsense, it does make sense.

He pulled forcefully, pulling a fire person into the same cell where he was.

The fire on that fire person's body gradually faded away, and Tende could also feel that he was holding a delicate hand.

"Tende?" The person Tende pulled over turned out to be Favrini whom he had seen before.

"Good evening." Tende nodded and responded.

It's amazing, you can actually see the same person twice in a dream, is this fate?

After being pulled over by Tende, Favrini didn't get too close but kept a distance.

By the way, this distance is called social distance in academic terms.

But that's not a problem, in Tende's impression, Favrini is not an intimate person with him.

He only knows that the other person is called Favrini, nothing more.

"Your hand unexpectedly isn't hot." Tende commented.

"I didn't start a fire, idiot." Favrini cursed Tende.

Because hearing this idiot curse made Tende feel comfortable, he didn't get angry either.

"What's happened here?" Tende casually asked.

"Not sure, but I think you should leave here quickly." Favrini said softly.

Tende looked around, walls and fire everywhere, how to leave.

Then Tende seriously thought for a few seconds and reached out to pull a few fire people over.

But this time, the people he pulled over directly became burned and deceased, it seems that Favrini, who can survive, is an exception.

After a few attempts, Tende gave up.

Because no matter how many he pulls, the same number of fire people will be replenished.

"A stalemate, huh?" Tende murmured.

"Why aren't you leaving yet, there's a way there." Favrini pointed to the grid on his right hand side and said.

"There's a way there?" Tende looked at where Favrini was pointing, there was only a wall.