Demon hunter's Cooking Manual

He admired Jason, such a strong person.

Because his dad was just the same.

No matter the number a thousand strong.

I stand alone with my sword.

One sword, a Horizontal Slash.

One sword, a vertical chop.

Enough!

The sword...

Esther silently thought about the teachings of Avent before, subconsciously touching the long sword at his waist.

He always felt as if something had been added inside his heart.

It's just that he, as he currently was, wasn't certain yet.

No one noticed the change in Esther.

Not even Edmund.

Edmund, who had entered the "state," was perfecting the final step of the data model.

Compared to the preliminary data collection, collation, and deduction, the final step was the real difficulty and also the most crucial one.

After a full three minutes, Edmund came back to his senses.

Sigh.

He let out a long breath.

The corridor in front of him no longer held the pitch-black monster, as Jason's "cleaning" had pushed the monster back into that room. At that moment, Jason was also standing at the entrance to the room.

"Flares."

Edmund said.

Bang, bang.

One after the other, two flares dispelled the darkness in the corridor.

"Lites."

Edmund raised his hand.

Immediately, the vice-captain of the mobile squad led a full team, now once again supplied with silver bullets, to advance.

Without needing Edmund's instructions, Esther commanded the remaining people to start setting up the defensive fortifications.

Such movable defensive fortifications had this kind of advantage.

Solid yet Agile.

Swiftly, the entire team penetrated the secret chamber entrance discovered earlier by D-Class personnel Hosea.

At the same time, the people also saw Jason standing at the entrance.

Jason had his back to them.

They could only see his silhouette.

However, through the gap between Jason and the wall, they could see the pitch-black humanoid monsters crowding the narrow corridor as they tried to surge out but were firmly blocked inside by Jason's tall and sturdy frame.

There was no doubt that when the secret chamber was built, the possibility of "containment" failure had been considered.

This entrance seemed to be another sort of "defensive fortification."

Click, click.

The movable defensive fortifications were being rearranged.

However, Edmund's face bore a relaxed expression as he walked towards Jason.

He had seen through the gap that Jason had killed the group of monsters

Of course, he had also seen the door at the end of the corridor.

It was obvious that the giant lizard's "opening" had changed the entire room, but Edmund did not focus on such changes. His eyes were intently fixed on the double doors.

These double doors were the very same ones that had inexplicably appeared before his "eyes."

The design was identical.

Except that the doors were now completely open, revealing a dark, misty "entrance" that gave the impression of an abyss so deep that one couldn't see the bottom.
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Where this entrance led to, Edmund did not know.

But based on the information available, he was sure that to close the door from the inside was the only way.

Otherwise, the "Sanctuary" would not have gone to such lengths to arrange it this way.

Moreover, Edmund was certain that this was not the first time the door had been opened.

As for how it was closed last time?

Didn't Aras's grandfather go missing?

Although he used the excuse of exploring the world, the real destination... must be there, mustn't it?

Edmund once again looked towards the double doors.

Without intending to, his mind conjured the series of plans that were laid out by some key figures in the "Sanctuary" council upon discovering this "anomaly."

Of course, the shadow of the "Sanctuary" was undoubtedly indispensable.

The "Holy Serpent Society"?

They might also be involved.

Under the push from all sides, the door was opened.

Aras's grandfather appeared, entered it, and then closed the door.

After that, the Ang City "Sanctuary" site was established, with new buildings erected here, covering up the past.

"Truly a hero!"

Edmund murmured with a sigh.

Then, he turned his gaze towards Jason.

"Jason, can you do me a favor?"

Edmund asked.

Jason stood coldly there, without giving an answer, as if he had died.

Just as Edmund was about to repeat himself, Jason seemed to come back to life.

"What?"

Jason asked.

This certainly wasn't Jason putting on an act, but rather he had just actually died and hadn't heard what Edmund was asking.

"I said..."

Hum!

Edmund was about to repeat himself when the open door suddenly emitted waves upon waves of monsters. Jason slashed with his sword, and once again, his breath was no more.

"Jason, can you do me a favor?"

Edmund repeated.

Jason stood leaden, not answering.

Edmund paused, and just as he couldn't help but remind Jason, Jason asked again.

"What?"

He had just died again and hadn't heard clearly.

But this time, Edmund didn't speak; instead, he revealed a bitter smile.

"Looks like you've guessed it."

"You're planning to sacrifice yourself to close this door, aren't you?"

"But compared to you, I'm more suitable."

"I'm just a useless bum, dead is dead, but you're different, Jason. You're already strong enough, and you'll undoubtedly become even stronger in the future!"

"Even this door recognizes this fact, the speed of the monsters emerging from inside it has begun to slow down since you approached it. It's clear, it's anticipating you getting closer."

Edmund said slowly, with no intention of stopping.