"What's wrong?" Phil Gray opened the door, and Eli and Ernest stood in the not-too-bright sunlight.

The cool morning air ruffled his slightly tousled hair. It must only be six or seven o'clock now, but he didn't care to check the time, because Eli's face showed an unusual look of worry.

"Boss, Miss Melody and Vincent the Saint have gone missing."

"Missing? Didn't Vincent go to the Parky Empire to investigate the princess's death? And Melody, she should have come to my manor last night, how could they both disappear?" Phil Gray asked, puzzled.

Especially Melody, as the Pope of Dawn's own daughter, how could she disappear on her own territory?

“It’s not exactly a case of all of them disappearing at once, it’s just a bit of a coincidence. This morning, the people from the Paki Empire rushed to see him. The messenger had traveled all night, saying that their palace had been attacked, and Vincent and several Dawn Knights protecting him had gone to chase after the black-robed men who attacked them. It’s been almost two days now, and there’s still no news. But yesterday, those black-robed men attacked the palace again. They were worried that something had happened, so they came to report to the Dawn Church and request support.” Eli continued, “As for Miss Melody, her maid also requested to see His Holiness the Pope. She said that Miss Melody seemed very preoccupied yesterday afternoon and left in a hurry last night. Before leaving, she instructed her to report to the Pope that if she hadn’t returned before the first rays of dawn, something had happened to her.”

Did she say what she was going to do?

“No, the maid said that Miss Melody said nothing else, and there was no one with her.” Eli shook his head.

"What did Pope Dawn say?" Phil Gray rubbed his temples, feeling something was off. What could this papal princess possibly need to know about the danger she was facing yet still chose to go alone?

Did she know about Vincent's disappearance? Then why didn't she inform her pope father?

Also, was it because she rushed to see me last night and left because I was meeting with Valcke Dodd that she was worried about and had to risk going there?

Eli slowly recounted what Pope Dawn had just said in the church, "Pope Dawn is very worried about them. He has sent Elder Aubry, who is not on good terms with us, to the Paki Empire, and has also dispatched many knights to search for Miss Melody's whereabouts. Look, they've arrived."

He turned to the side, allowing Phil Gray to clearly see the golden-armored knights marching in perfect unison.

The middle-aged man at the head of the group stood tall and straight, his face solemn. When he reached Phil Gray, he bowed slightly and said, "Your Highness, someone saw Miss Melody visiting your residence last night."

“Yes, she visited my residence instead of me. It’s a real shame I was entertaining other guests at the time, so she left before I could even meet her. Otherwise, I might have been able to help her.” Phil Gray looked remorseful.

The middle-aged man nodded. He had already investigated and found that Melody only stayed at the Holy Son's residence for a few minutes. He just wanted to see if he could find any other clues.

"Would you mind if I searched the places Miss Melody frequented?"

“Of course I don’t mind…” Phil Gray had barely finished speaking when a golden fireball was thrown at him.

Immediately afterwards, countless fireballs flew towards him like a dense rain of fire. Before Eli and Ernest could react, the middle-aged man swiftly raised a circular shield, absorbing all the fireballs.

He shouted, "Who goes there!"

He was hit on the head by a wooden cane. The middle-aged man looked up in surprise and frowned, "Elder, what happened to you?"

Phil Gray looked up and saw a huge golden leaf in the air, with an old man sitting cross-legged on it, his face ashen, glaring at him resentfully.

It was none other than Elder Memphis, who had gone to Malu Island to find his granddaughter!

"You little brat, how dare you lie to me!"

Memphis summoned another fireball and hurled it at Phil Gray. This time, the middle-aged man didn't dare to stop him, but instead advised from the side, "Elder, let's talk this out. It wouldn't be good if you hurt His Highness the Holy Son."

Ernest swung his longsword to deflect one fireball after another, but the attacks of the God-Descended Elder were not so easy to withstand. His sword turned red-hot under the intense heat of the fireballs, and a string of white bubbles appeared on his hand.

Eli summoned a large skeleton to block Phil Gray's path, but the moment the skeleton saw the fireball, it broke free from Eli's control and burrowed into the ground, causing Eli's lips to twitch slightly.

There was no other way; the power of dawn was the natural enemy of the undead.

Phil Gray didn't sit idly by. While using his Blazing Sun Sword to defend himself, he shouted, "Elder Memphis, I absolutely did not lie to you! The experiences on Maru Island and the ghost ship are all true. I saved your granddaughter's life, after all. You can't be ungrateful!"

"The most important thing now is to find Caroline! You have to tell us what happened there, and we will definitely help you find Miss Caroline!"

When I left, Caroline was clearly in that strange church. Could she have been taken away by that mysterious spirit?

Memphis's expression was grim and uncertain. Just as he was about to say something, a sharp meow reached his ears.

"Meow--"

A black cat leaped from the rooftop onto his sacred leaf, its claws instantly growing larger as it slashed at his face.

"Nighttime, not!"

Phil Gray also saw Night's actions. He thought the little guy was still snoring in bed, but he didn't expect him to come and help them.

He felt a surge of relief, but he was also worried that if they really caught Elder Memphis, he might hurt Night in a fit of rage!

But the little black cat's paw still landed on the elder's wrinkled face. Phil Gray's heart skipped a beat, and his movements slowed for a moment. A fireball ignited the corner of his clothes. The scorching flames seemed to burn to the bone marrow, but he didn't rush to put out the fire. He kept his eyes fixed on the movement above him.

After all, he was an elder who had been demoted to the level of a god; the black cat's claws only left a faint white mark.

Immediately afterwards, Elder Memphis frowned and grabbed Night's Fate by the back of the neck.

This little guy, who had never been caught before, finally slipped up.

Memphis stopped his attack, the golden leaves fell to the ground and dissipated into smoke. He grabbed the cat by the scruff of its neck and sneered, "Your Highness, you said you'd help me find Caroline, or I'd skin it alive! Until I find my granddaughter, this cat will be my hostage."