"Congratulations, Mr. Du Wei, from now on, not only are you the Exorcist responsible for the Evil Spirit incidents in New York, but you are also the Deputy Director of the Church Tribunal. It is an honor, but also a responsibility."
In the council, after Archbishop Skadi finished his announcent, the others exchanged glances, indicating no objections.
For Du Wei, this was both good and bad news.
From the outset of his involvent in Evil Spirit Transformation, he had no intention of getting too close to the church, but things went contrary to his wishes.
As he encountered more and more Evil Spirits, he inadvertently beca more involved with the church's inner workings, and his position ascended rapidly.
Just like Father Tony once said, he felt Du Wei would beco the youngest Archbishop in the history of the church. Although he had not reached that step yet, the position of Deputy Director of the Tribunal was not far off.
"Cough, cough..."
Archbishop Skadi looked at everyone present, cleared his throat, and said, "The eting is now adjourned. Also, Mr. Du Wei, please co with , Mr. Alvin Dowqui wishes to see you."
Du Wei stood up and said, "All right."
The others cast peculiar glances at Du Wei, but they said nothing more and turned to leave the church.
Du Wei was keenly aware of this, but he did not ask.
After all, since the other party wanted to see him, he would naturally find out what it was about upon eting.
...
Ten minutes later.
The two arrived in the underground of the cathedral.
Perhaps because it was once part of Dusk Bell Church, the church also preferred to hollow out the ground. Many important matters were handled underground.
However, the church had a longer history than Dusk Bell, and therefore, the underground walls were all built with stone bricks, making the temperature slightly lower and feeling sowhat chilly.
Along the way.
Apart from so stern-looking clergy moving hastily, he saw nothing else.
Moreover, even when these clergy saw Archbishop Skadi, they only nodded slightly, not very respectfully.
"They are clergy in charge of the Hunters and are not under my jurisdiction," Skadi explained kindly upon noticing Du Wei's puzzlent.
This only piqued Du Wei's curiosity even more, "You're responsible for all church matters, but they're not under your control? Does that an they are managed by the Hunters?"
Skadi whispered, "There are others inside the church besides ; many powers are shared. However, you don't need to concern yourself with those things, because we will keep the Hunters separate."
These words were quite direct, seemingly showing a disdainful attitude toward the Hunters, yet in reality, it was a special favor.
Being kept out of the internal factions also ant that the Hunters' status was higher than one might think.
Without involving themselves in power struggles, there were fewer ssy issues.
Du Wei was quite satisfied with this and hence changed the subject to ask about sothing that concerned him, "By the way, I have a few friends in the church. I heard they went to Massas City. How are they doing?"
He was referring to Jas and others...
Jas had issues with his Evil Spirit Transformation as well, having been influenced by Evil Spirit Du Wei. Strictly speaking, his Evil Spirit Transformation was an imitation of Evil Spirit Du Wei.
And, with the synchronization of mories, Du Wei knew that Evil Spirit Du Wei could control Jas's Evil Spirit Transformation. Through those eyes, it could contact the outside world in another way.
It was like a ticking bomb, bound to explode sooner or later!
Skadi was unaware of Du Wei's intent, and after a mont of thought, he said, "Oh, Jas? I know him. He's a Hunter now, but he lost an arm and is currently recuperating."
Du Wei managed to display a surprised expression at the right ti, "He also turned into a Hunter... This... May the Lord bless him."
Pleased with this response, Skadi said, "It's rare for a Hunter to maintain concern for friends, but you needn't worry too much about Jas. The church has a complete plan for his future developnt."
A jolt went through Du Wei's heart, prompting him to quickly ask, "What do you an by plan? Will he be incorporated into the Tribunal?"
If Jas were to join the Tribunal, Du Wei would be able to interact with him, and perhaps he could attempt to sever the connection between Evil Spirit Du Wei and him.
At the very least, he could keep the situation under his own control.
Archbishop Skadi, however, was profoundly superstitious about this matter, "The arrangents concerning him are secrets within secrets in the church."
It was obvious he had no intention of continuing the conversation.
At that mont, the two of them had just arrived at the doorway of an underground room.
The door was made of steel and had a relief of a cross on its surface, engraved with sacred symbols.
"Mr. Alvin, the person you wanted to et has been brought here," Skadi said.
Archbishop Skadi gestured for Du Wei to be silent and knocked on the door.
Knock, knock, knock...
The sound was muffled.
After a while, the door opened with a whoosh.
In an instant.
The temperature around plumted, and a cold, gloomy breath emanated from behind the door.
Then, Du Wei saw an old man about seventy years old, with white hair and so baldness, co to the door.
His skin was full of wrinkles, and age spots were clearly visible.
What was most striking were his eyes, bleak and lifeless, devoid of any emotion.
Through a hunter's instinct, Du Wei imdiately identified the old man's identity—Alvin Dowqui.
A hunter who had lived from the last century to the present day.
Alvin Dowqui, with his eyelids drooping, pointed at Du Wei and said, "You co in with , everyone else stays outside, close your ears..." Explore more at My Virtual Library Empire
Archbishop Skadi sighed helplessly, took a few steps back, and indeed covered his ears, not daring to listen.
Seeing this, Du Wei felt even more solemn; this hunter gave him the feeling of being hardly different from an Evil Spirit.
In fact, he seed far more terrifying than the shadowy type of Evil Spirit.
Most importantly, before undergoing a complete Evil Spirit transformation, his mory and wisdom had not faded.
He was very much like an Evil Spirit Du Wei but was much weaker than an Evil Spirit Du Wei.
Seeing Du Wei on his guard, Alvin Dowqui said coldly, "You don't need to be afraid of . Moreover, I've known about your existence for a long ti now."
At those words, Du Wei responded softly, "I'm honored."
He then walked into the room.
The next second, the steel door shut heavily.
It looked rather like the control an Evil Spirit might exert over a door, akin to a psychological counseling clinic.
After entering, Du Wei took a brief look at the room's interior.
To his surprise, there was only one bed in the room, which, aside from that, was filled with all sorts of books.
After entering the room, Alvin Dowqui casually sat on the books scattered on the floor and waved Du Wei over, saying, "Please, take a seat."
While saying this, he took out an ebony cross from his pocket and threw it over.
"This is sothing created within the church to deal with the risk of Evil Spirit transformation, but for an old bone like , it's of little use anymore."
Du Wei caught the ebony cross and said thanks.
But at that mont, Alvin Dowqui said coldly, "I know many of your secrets. You have an acquaintance who is an exorcist nad Jas. He beca a hunter in Massas City. Do you want to know what will beco of him?"
A chill ran through Du Wei, but he replied indifferently, "Since you ask, you must be planning to tell ."
Alvin Dowqui nodded, "Jas is going to join Dusk Bell. He will beco an undercover agent for the church, or rather, the one to nudge Dusk Bell back on course."
"But I know you've been to Massas City before, and you even killed a hunter from Dusk Bell."
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