Daniel’s sudden act of wounding himself surprised Bondy. He directly pulled out his revolver from his pocket and aimed at Daniel. In the face of the muzzle of the revolver, Daniel didn’t show any panic at all. Instead, weird laughing sounds came from his wide-open mouth. His strange laughter was so terrible that it grated on the other two’s ears. He didn’t pay any attention to Bondy’s reaction. He looked straight at Jason and asked again, “Do you mean th-this kind of blood?” His voice was low, depressed, and there were some incoherences like something had gotten in his throat. Jason looked at Daniel coldly and replied lightly, “No.” With a deep and low rumble, Jason raised his hand and hit Daniel on the nose. Jason nodded and accepted Daniel’s offer. Then he asked Daniel, “Mask? Do you have an ice hockey mask?” “Ice hockey mask?” After a pause, Daniel asked to make sure that he got the right idea. “In winter, gentlemen wear blade shoes on the frozen lake to chase the protective mask on a round cake. The shoes were bonded with bones that were sharpened into blades. Am I right? You mean the protective mask?” “Yes.” Jason gave a positive answer. “If it’s that thing, leave it to me. My current neighbor is an avid ice hockey fan,” Daniel promised. Jason nodded slightly, picked up the cow leather bag he carried with him, pulled out the plug, and poured all the remaining holy water into his mouth. His body, weakened by the previous physical exertion, began to recover slowly. At the same time, Jason closed his eyes to have a rest. He was tired. Daniel wanted to ask what was in the cow leather bag, but when he saw that Jason was tired, he immediately chose to shut up. All of a sudden, the car quieted down. There was only the sound of the wheels of the carriage touching the ground. In this quiet environment, Jason recalled the scene just now. “Is it an accident? Or people who are attracted by the Herke Potion were just testing me? If it’s the latter… Is it like evil spirits trying to control the people they’ve got into?” Jason was thinking. There was no doubt that protection from evil had a natural restraint against such evil spirits’ abilities. But Jason didn’t think that was the end of the surprise attack just now. He didn’t forget that it was just a test for him, which meant that it was just a beginning. It was only flying a kite, just to know his abilities so that people from the mysterious side who had similar abilities could prepare accordingly. And once it was confirmed that Jason really had something to do with the Herke Potion, he would face a storm of attacks. He would be the new prey. Jason was imagining how he became tired because of coping with waves of attacks in the future. Most likely, he would be beaten easily in one battle. And, it wouldn’t be long before that day came. It was possible for the other side to take action at any time. However, there was a way to earn himself some more time. “Secret assembly. Those people won’t do it at the secret assembly. Because that means fighting against the whole mysterious side of Rhode.” Thinking of this, Jason opened his eyes and glanced at the sun that was about to sink under the horizon. He also realized that the city proper was getting close. He asked Daniel, “Where is this secret assembly?” “No. 10, Garden Pea Street,” Daniel replied. “Finch, No. 10, Garden Pea Street,” Jason shouted, also. “Yes, Your Lordship, Jason,” Finch replied. Jason turned to look at Daniel again. “Can you get the cloak and mask you just said when this carriage reaches No. 10, Garden Pea Street?” Jason asked. “Of course! I–” Daniel said firmly. Then, instinctively, Daniel wanted to brag a little, but before he could continue, he saw Jason push open the carriage door. All of a sudden, Daniel’s words came to an abrupt end. He stared at Jason in a daze, and a bad guess emerged in his mind. “You don’t want me to jump from the carriage, do you? Hey, I’m wounded in the abdomen,” Daniel made the final struggle. But in Jason’s cold eyes, he didn’t feel emotions. Then, this young teacher from Deer College quickly gave up.
