Meeting with Eretor wasn't only to befriend him. If Eretor, a powerful Avatar controlling Sidney, was aware, it would be hard even for the Avatar of Amon to sneak in. Steven needed to buy as much time as he could to prepare as he wasn't sure what power the Avatar of Amon had.

Steven returned to his hotel room, then went to the hotel gym and began working out. It was so intense that a hotel employee came down to check on him. Steven reassured the employee then continued training more before moving to the swimming pool. After swimming, he returned to his room to stretch his entire body. And when that was done, he took a shower and left the room with shaky legs.

The only weapons he could carry when returning home was the Starfish Fang and a handgun. His phone rang on the way down from the hotel.

"Old Jason. Did you make the appointment?"

[Are you at the hotel?]

"Yeah."

[I sent someone over. Go with him.]

"Okay."

As Steven got out of the hotel, there was a Mercedes S-Class vehicle waiting for him. The window rolled down and Darkling looked at Steven without a word as he got into the back seat.

The car drove out of the city and soon, they were at an old building located in a remote area. Steven didn't realize that Doctor Rissmann would have stayed in this place even ten years ago. If he had known, he wouldn't have needed to pay that old man. However, he soon realized he would've needed to be introduced to him anyway.

As Darkling and Steven walked into the room, Darkling scanned his retina as Steven was astonished at the level of security. The place was heavily guarded with the highest security technology available.

Doctor Rissmann's creations were supplied to the World Organization of Hunters (WOH). Steven had figured Jason was just an acquaintance of Doctor Rissmann's, but he now realized they weren't just casual acquaintances, which was proven when Darkling walked freely into the lab.

Soon, they were inside an elevator and moving down. As they got off the elevator, a smartly dressed Caucasian woman with glasses was waiting with a tablet. She spoke to Steven in a formal voice.

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"If you have any weapons, you should leave it here by the side. We do not allow any weapons inside."

Steven listened to her without objection. She was smartly dressed right now, but he knew how scary she could be.

Brunhilde the Valkyrie.

An Avatar of Northern Europe and a fine warrior. She was skilled in all kinds of combat with any weapon and was Doctor Rissmann's bodyguard. Having her as the doctor's protector was proof how much the WOH valued the doctor.

Steven placed all his weapons down and then Brunhilde spoke to Darkling.

"You should wait here."

Darkling stood still without a word and Brunhilde turned and began to walk. Steven followed. She was formally dressed, but her clothing couldn't hide her charming curves. However, Steven didn't think about anything as he followed. She was only concerned with protecting Doctor Rissmann. She never joined the fight against the Avatar of Amon, but she protected Doctor Rissmann right up until the end.

Without her, Doctor Rissmann would not have been able to use his full potential to conduct his research. After the last security check where Brunhilde scanned her retina, they were now at a room where Doctor Rissmann was waiting.

It wasn't a lab, but a resting area. One side of the wall had been turned into an aquarium. A forty-year-old man, who was sipping tea, stood up as Brunhilde and Steven walked in.

Steven walked up to him and bowed.

"It's nice to meet you, sir. I am Steven Taylor."

"I am Abraham Rissmann."

Abraham offered him a seat and he accepted. Steven smiled at the scent of the tea that had poured and offered. It was a familiar scent that Steven always smelled when he visited Doctor Rissmann in the past.

The Doctor looked silently at Steven. There were less than ten people in the world who knew his name. Jason had said that a rookie hunter who knew the Doctor's full name wanted to meet him. That made the Doctor curious. Yet, even with that curiosity, he would not have met him if he wasn't so full of concerns right now. He decided to meet with the hunter to take some time off and relax. Of course, knowing that the rookie hunter just killed two vampires was a huge factor too. The hunter was said to have purchased Cocktail-B, so he must have used it. However, killing a vampire meant that the hunter was ready to die as well.

"You wanted to meet me?"

Steven looked at the doctor and realized he needed to first bring him into his plan. He was no match against the Avatar of Amon even when he was a ten-year experienced hunter. Of course, there was no way for him to fight the otherworld god either. Of course, if he succeeded in killing the Avatar of Amon, he would not need to fight the god, but he still needed to become stronger.

That's why he was here.

"Yes. I wanted to meet you, sir."

"And why is that?"

Steven placed his cup down and decided to hook this man with curiosity first.

"The Cocktails have been developed until C at the current stage, right?"

"Right."

The Cocktails produced were sold up to grade C. Steven remembered this because it took a long time for D to be released. It was only released when he was already a full-fledged hunter. Steven later asked Doctor Rissmann about why it was delayed. He heard that Doctor Rissmann had been struggling for a breakthrough in his research and it came from the most unexpected place.

"And Cocktail-D is not yet stable."

Rissmann´s expression froze along with Brunhilde's and the atmosphere changed. Steven did not care and continued, "I know how to stabilize it."

Rissmann already had a full life report on Steven. He found it hard to believe that Steven knew something that he himself did not. Nonetheless, he was desperate for any clues.

"And under what condition will you tell me that?"

"Make me an Avatar."