Karl clenched his five fingers and silently felt the changes in himself.

'besides……'

'The negative emotions such as caution, fear, and worry in my heart are weakened, and I become more courageous.'

All these changes happened in an instant.

So strong!

Is this divine magic?

Although it cannot directly cause damage to the enemy, it can greatly enhance one's own combat power and will to fight.

And it’s not a one-on-one blessing, it’s a large-scale blessing.

If used on the battlefield...

Turning the situation around is easy!

Although Carl was amazed at the methods used by the priest, he was not surprised.

How could the Holy See possess power beyond the secular world in this world of extraordinary power simply because of that illusory faith?

Without great power, it would be impossible.

"superior!"

As the priest waved his hand, two iron lumps rushed out of the crowd and crashed into the wall in front.

"boom!"

The high wall made of bricks and stones looked like piled tofu in front of them and could not withstand a single blow.

moment.

Two large holes shaped like human figures appeared in the wall.

knight!

And he was a fully armed knight.

The strength of a proper knight is enough to crush ferocious beasts. The weapons in their hands alone weigh dozens of kilograms. In the wild, a knight can slaughter an entire wolf pack by himself.

The heavy armor on his body can even ignore ordinary attacks.

The two men rushed into the manor and started a one-sided massacre in the blaze, leaving corpses everywhere they passed.

By the time Carl followed the crowd in, the fighting was almost over, blood was flowing on the ground, and there was no one alive.

"Old people and children are also killed?"

Seeing the corpses on the ground made Carl's heart sink, and he had a better understanding of the cruel methods of the Holy See.

"Don't stay here."

Dinah patted his shoulder:

"Go to the next place."

"yes."

Carl came back to his senses and nodded.

He didn't know if it was because the power of the Holy See was too strong, but today's actions seemed a bit anticlimactic to him.

Except for some resistance at a suburban manor, other places were almost swept through like a plow, with almost no decent obstruction.

It will end in the evening.

* * * Suppressing the fatigue from a day's running around, Dina straightened her clothes and followed others to the hall.

This is the parliament hall.

The three highest-ranking people in Signo City are the bishop, the city lord, and the elder of the noble council.

The elders were in poor health and had not held meetings for several years, so most matters were handled by Speaker Frank.

This is an elder and viscount with noble character, who is deeply respected by the nobles.

"I didn't expect that followers of the evil god Iris would be lurking in the city. Fortunately, you discovered them in time."

Seeing Dinah coming in, Frank waved for the others to leave and praised:

"Viscount Sassoon should be proud to have a daughter like you."

"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Chairman." Dinah placed one hand on her left chest, bowed, and asked, "Do you have any clues about what happened last night?"

"Hmm..." Frank groaned.

"According to the investigation, it was the fire thief who killed the evil god's followers, leaving obvious traces of fire in the field."

"The fire thief?"

Dina frowned subconsciously.

"good."

Frank nodded. "When you were investigating the mummy case, Iris's followers deliberately led you to a fire thief's base, which resulted in the base being destroyed. I think this is the fire thief's revenge."

"As believers of the evil god, they don't get along with each other."

Dinah nodded slowly.

This makes sense, but if it was the fire thief who did it, why didn't he kill me and help me untie the spider silk.

He was the culprit who destroyed the fire thieves' stronghold.

Dina said, "According to our investigation, in addition to the people who were killed yesterday, there should be another person behind them who is manipulating the situation."

"This person has a certain social status and often goes to high-end places. He is the one who selects the targets."

She continued:

"It seems that we didn't catch him in today's operation."

"Really?" Frank touched his chin and nodded.

"I understand. Someone will continue to investigate this matter. Now let's talk about your matter first."

"Since your performance is in line with the knight's principles of protecting justice and defending the weak, and you are brave enough not to fear death, the Council has decided to reward you with a life potion."

He took out a bottle of medicine from the drawer and handed it over:

"Congratulations!"

"I hope you can truly join the ranks of knights. The country and the people need people like you to protect them."

Life potion!

Dina's heart was pounding and her hands were shaking slightly uncontrollably. She carefully took the potion and for a moment even forgot about the doubts in the case.

"Mr. Speaker, I...I will definitely do it."

"Um."

Frank smiled and nodded:

"Go down, take good care of your body during this time and prepare for taking the potion. I am looking forward to the day when you become a knight."

"Um."

Dinah nodded heavily.

…………

Watching Dina walk out of the hall, the smile on Frank's face slowly faded, and finally turned pale.

He turned around and walked into the side hall.

There are already people waiting here.

"You gave our enemy a life potion." Seeing him come in, the person waiting in the hall said in a muffled voice: "This may become a weapon to kill us."

"snort!"

Frank snorted coldly: "I have no say in the approval and distribution of life potions. If you had done it more covertly, it wouldn't have come to this."

"Hidden?" The other party showed disdain: "Taking the lives of others will make the Mother Goddess happy, but it is you, not us, who need the purity potion."

"The blood of virgins can keep one young forever. The ladies in the city are eager for us to kill more people. They will pay any price for their looks."

If Dinah heard their conversation, she would be shocked.

The respected Speaker Frank actually colluded secretly with the believers of the evil god, and even when he knew clearly what they were doing, he did not stop them but chose to let it go.

"never mind."

Waving his hand, the bald man with tattoos said in a muffled voice:

"I want to know who killed Jeff!"

"There are no clues at the moment." Frank spread his hands: "Are you sure it wasn't done by the fire thief?"

"certainly."

The bald man narrowed his eyes:

"I'm very familiar with them, and if they really did it, there's no reason to let the girl go."

"Maybe……"

He looked at Frank and said slowly:

"A wizard?"

"Wizard?" Frank's face changed, and he seemed to be very afraid of these two words. He shook his head subconsciously:

"Even the Church can't restrain them. Don't expect me to investigate. They are a group of unbelievers."

"I know." The bald man asked, "But you should know a little bit about which wizard apprentices there are in Signor City, right?"

"...Yes." Frank hesitated for a moment, then nodded:

"I do know a few, but none of them seem to have the ability to release fire."

"They usually hide their methods." The bald man was also very distressed about the wizard. He shook his head and changed the subject: "The defeat on the front line is certain. It's time for you to make a decision."

Frank's face darkened.

The Grand Duke of Saxony who was fighting against Coburg was killed a few days ago, the front line collapsed, and the enemy's army is advancing rapidly towards the Kingdom of Gondor. This is the latest news from the front line, which has not yet been announced to the public.

"Signo City is not the front line."

Frank said:

"We may not lose either."

"Ha..." The bald man sneered disdainfully: "You'd better pray that this is the case."

(End of this chapter)