"But that's because I received the tragic news that Father Linus was murdered and one hundred brave Dragon Slayer heavy-armored knights died tragically outside Osborne Town!"

"I am distraught and heartbroken! One hundred lives loyal to the Holy Light, protecting the Kingdom! I write to implore the Cardinals to take this horrific tragedy seriously, thoroughly investigate the truth, and severely punish the murderer! My heart is clear, as day and night can witness! How can you accuse me of framing my colleagues?!"

Every word he said was sonorous and sad, and he cleared himself of all charges.

He was concerned and confused, he was speaking out for justice, and he was completely unaware of his subordinates' actions.

Perfect dumping.

"Uninformed?" Alfonso's voice was calm, as if he was just repeating Ben Fuller's words.

He raised his hand slightly.

Two knights from the Thirteenth Holy Order immediately rode out and dragged out a weak figure bound with mithril chains from the shadows at the edge of the square.

This was the man who was captured last night by the adventurers from Osborne Town, along with Monica and Anna.

Before dawn, the Holy Knights had quietly taken away the people they had captured.

Ben Fuller's pupils suddenly contracted!

The confidant was dragged to the center of the square and exposed to everyone's eyes.

He looked up at Ben Fuller, his eyes filled with mixed emotions.

Fear, despair, and a hint of regret towards your incompetent boss?

He opened his mouth, but quickly lowered his head so as not to look at anyone present.

"Tell me! What is your relationship with the Enlightenment Society? Why does Ben Fuller have the Enlightenment Society's logo and letters?"

Ruby shouted sharply, and the holy light on the flail instantly became blazing, and a holy flame rose up.

Although she didn't know what happened last night, Ruby was smart enough to guess what happened based on Alfonso's words and the actions and expressions of Ben Fuller and the prisoner.

These guys actually wanted to slander her and Kyle for having connections with the Enlightenment Society!

If that's the case, don't blame her for using her power to bully others!

What fabricated evidence!

She wanted to make the connection between Ben Fuller and the Society for the Advancement of Wisdom a fact!

As long as this person denies it, she will punish him!

There was horror in the confidant's eyes. As a servant who had served in the Holy Light Church for many years, how could he not know the horror of the holy flame burning the soul.

At this critical moment!

A flash of determination suddenly flashed in his eyes!

His Adam's apple rolled violently, an abnormal dark red color instantly surged onto his face, and the blood vessels under his skin swelled and bulged like living things!

“Puff!”

A muffled sound that makes your scalp tingle!

His head exploded without any warning, like a balloon that exploded from the inside!

Sticky flesh and blood mixed with pale bone fragments splattered radially, and the strong smell of blood instantly overwhelmed all other smells in the square!

The headless corpse twitched and fell, splashing a cloud of dust.

"Ah——!" Screams of terror erupted from the onlookers, and the crowd was in an uproar.

Ben Fuller showed an expression of shock and grief on his face, and his voice trembled:

"Look... look! How vicious is the mastermind behind this! They actually... actually killed people to silence them! Captain Alfonso! It's obvious that someone wants to completely cut off the clues and throw this huge amount of dirty water on me!"

This time it's really not Ben Fuller who is acting. Even if the members of the Church of Holy Light committed suicide, they wouldn't do it like this!

Apart from heretics, who else would commit suicide in such a disgusting way?

Is there really a heretic lurking around me?!

However, no matter what the identity of his confidant is, he cannot recognize him!

As soon as he opened his mouth, he put the blame of silencing on the so-called mastermind behind the incident, further clearing himself of suspicion.

As an eighth-rank divine magician, Alfonso really had no right to execute him on the spot without direct evidence. The right of trial lay with the Holy City Tribunal.

Alfonso's eyes swept over the red and white pool that was rapidly spreading on the ground.

It fell back on Ben Fuller's face, which was full of grievance and indignation.

A hint of disdain flashed across the depths of Saint Silver's eyes.

"Silence?" Alfonso's voice was still cold, but with a kind of indifference as if looking down on an ant.

"Ploys and sophistry may be useful in secular dynasties, but bringing them into the church will turn it into a quagmire for wild boars to writhe in... Only wild boars will roll with you; farmers won't dig the soil with you."

He leaned forward slightly, and the unicorn horse snorted, as if expressing its master's contempt:

"In my eyes, everything you've done is no different than the garbage being cleared from Osborne Town. I personally judged those one hundred heavily armored cavalrymen."

Alfonso's words were like thunder, exploding over the square!

"They, along with those drug dealers, are the pawns of the Lisbon family and the heretics who are bringing disaster to Osborne Town. They deserve to die."

"The remaining members of the Thirteenth Knights are currently in Dragon Slaying City, clearing out the remnants of the Lisbon family. Those researchers from the Magic Association who have deserted their posts and are acting suspiciously are also on the wanted list. A warrant will be issued once the Inquisition arrives."

Alfonso had no interest in getting entangled in the quagmire of whether Ben Fuller was involved in the frame-up.

He simply overturned the table and threw the bloodiest and most unquestionable fact in front of everyone!

Alfonso came here to strike down the Sword of Judgment!

Evidence? Procedure?

Alfonso doesn't need it!

Even if the Lisbon family is a big family in the Dragon Slaying City of the Lily Kingdom, he can destroy it at will!

There was an uproar in the square!

"The Lisbon Family of Dragon Slaying City?!"

"Captain Alfonso killed himself?!"

"The Magic Association's people actually ran away! And they're wanted?!"

"Oh my god... the water is too deep..."

The adventurers talked among themselves in shock, while the townspeople were terrified by Alfonso's thunderous tactics.

Captain Edgar Brandon and the remaining Dragon Slaying City guards looked as pale as death, their bodies shaking uncontrollably.

"As for you." Alfonso's eyes swept over Ben Fuller, as if he were looking at a piece of waste about to be disposed of. "And the lies you wove... leave them to the Inquisition, to those who should deal with them."

His words clearly conveyed a message.

People like you are not worthy of my attack.

Alfonso's gaze finally fell on Kyle and Ruby, with a scrutinizing look, like a forging master weighing two rough pieces.

"Kyle Speen, Ruby Montoya."

Alfonso turned back to the two of them, his voice carrying an unquestionable command. "Subsequent matters in Osborne Town will be handled by you in coordination with the local guards and the Adventurer's Guild. Maintain order and collect all evidence until the Holy City Inquisition arrives. This muddy water is the testing ground for your growth."

The intrigues within the church are the whetstone that these young people have to face.

Maybe they are no match for those old foxes in the church, but if they don't go through these things, how can they grow?

When will we understand what a person favored by God really wants to do?