371. Hunt and kill

"My teacher had another disciple, Meryl, who possesses a magical object that can search for and confirm the identity of the Shape-shifter Beast: the Wand of the Flayer, which is the crystallization of my teacher's life work."

For some reason, when Jimmy heard Meryl's name from the female demon hunter Marlene's mouth, he felt that the demon hunter didn't like Meryl.

Marlene continued:

"If I had the Wand of the Flayer, it would be a trivial matter to discern Hela's identity. Unfortunately, that precious artifact is still in Meryl's possession, so we'll have to use a more traditional approach to verify Hela's identity."

Jimmy said in surprise:

"We?"

Marlene asked:

"Would you leave and never approach that girl again, nor try to uncover her secrets? If you can do that, you can leave now, and I'll investigate on my own.

"But if you can't, I need to ensure that whatever you do, it's under my control."

Jimmy said with unwavering conviction: