“And the most troublesome is the Sanctuary Church; they will pursue any power from heretics to the very end.
So if we can't give them a reasonable explanation, we might even attract a Junior Bishop from the capital.”
“A Junior Bishop, what is their strength?”
“Outwardly, they only possess the strength of a Magister, but the Church's transcendents can basically achieve invincibility among their peers, or even challenge those of higher ranks.”
“Meaning, even if Ya Wen and you team up, it would be difficult to deal with, right?”
Sebas nodded, then continued, “Moreover, the Church has special ways of transmitting messages. Even if we silence them, the news will be quickly sent up.”
“So we need to hand over the killer's body, right?”
Hell stroked her chin, deep in thought.
“Exactly, just as the Young Master thought.”
Sebas pointed to the Duchy map hanging on the conference room wall and began to explain.
“Heim Territory is just a small place, not far from the Duchy’s capital, and it’s closer to the Watch Keep Great Wall and the Magic Beast Forest.
In such a chaotic place, those big shots from the capital aren't willing to come. As long as the existence that used heretical power is killed, they won't care what happened here at all.”
Then, deciding which killer to hand over became a problem.
Currently, there were three invaders in the castle: Death Witch Youming, Vampire Rose, and the Undead Knight.
Neither Youming nor the Undead Knight's bodies could be used for the handover.
Even if they had turned to dust, their identities were simply too sensitive; someone might discover clues from those ashes.
So, there was only one choice: Vampire Rose.
Coincidentally, when the blood bats were created earlier, all the ordinary people were drained into dried corpses.
They looked exactly like the work of a vampire.
However, the remaining living corpses in the castle now seemed a bit out of place.
After all, no one had ever heard of vampires liking to summon living corpses.
“Sister Lily, can you create blood servants? Can you create them from living corpses?”
After a moment of contemplation, Hell turned to Lily and asked.
“I can, but converting living corpses into blood servants…”
“They don't need to be able to move; they just need to have the weaknesses of a blood servant.”
“That should be possible.”
“Alright, then let's try it.”
...
Heim City in the early morning was as peaceful as ever.
In the single room barracks below the castle wall.
Guard Captain Lyman pushed away the sleeping woman beside him, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and yelled towards the door.
“What time is it now?”
“Lord Lyman, it's 8 o'clock in the morning.”
The guard's voice came from outside the door.
“*Yawn*~ Is it dawn?”
Lyman stretched, got up, and casually put on his clothes, muttering as he dressed:
“This damn job, this damn countryside, even the women are such ugly messes.”
With that, he casually pulled a silver coin from his pocket and tossed it onto the bed.
“Keep the change.”
“But, but sir, it's still short…”
“Hmm?”
“No, it's not short, sir.”
Watching the prostitute leave in a hurry, Lyman cursed again:
“Why isn't that damn bastard Hell dead yet? I'm an official knight of the Mandala Knights, and I have to play house with this little brat every day.
He really should die.”
Muttering curses, Lyman stepped out and saw a group of equally dispirited knights, shouting:
“Let's go, let's see if our Lord has died yet. After reporting for duty, meet me at the Flower Street in the South City. This young master is paying for today's expenses.”
“Long live, boss!”
Hearing that Lyman was paying, the surrounding knights finally perked up a bit.
However, when Lyman led these seven or eight knights to the main building of Heim Castle, they were all stunned.
At some point, the entire main building of Heim Castle was covered by a layer of black boundary.
“Is this the Night Curtain Boundary? High-level dark magic, has a heretic invaded?”
As the second son of a noble from the capital, Lyman had also joined the Mandala Knights.
He certainly had this much knowledge.
He understood the current situation in an instant.
In this situation, Hell in the main building of Heim Castle was definitely dead.
But his career was also over.
As the knight overtly sent by the Grand Duke Mandala to protect Hell,
and also the captain of the Heim Castle guard.
Allowing a heretic to break into Heim Castle and kill its master, from any angle, this was a major dereliction of his duty.
“Damn heretics, couldn't they have come a few days later?”
Lyman anxiously clutched his hair.
According to the original plan, Hell would be slowly poisoned to death,
and he would only need to step forward to take charge of the situation and, incidentally, eliminate the Heim Family's original loyalists.
Then he could retire gracefully and return to the capital to continue being a Mandala Knight.
However...
“Damn it, everything is over.”
Lyman angrily punched the boundary, but it didn't even ripple.
Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes lit up:
“No, no, that's not right, perhaps there's still hope, after all...
Go, quickly, invite Father Gerhard.”
Time passed, and a group of people rushed over.
Leading them was a kind-looking Father.
Behind him followed two clergymen, and further back was a squad of Church Knights.
“Oh my, what happened here?”
From afar, the fat Father exclaimed in his overly dramatic tone.
When he arrived closer and saw the boundary that sealed the entire main building of Heim Castle, he was so startled that he stumbled back two steps.
“Oh my goodness, Lord of Holy Light above, this is actually the Night Curtain Boundary! Has a high-level undead creature invaded?! How could this be…”
“Lord Gerhard, now is not the time to discuss this. Shouldn't we first try to open the boundary and rescue the Earl?”
At this moment, Lyman was in no mood to listen to Gerhard's nonsense.
Hell's life was now tied to his future career, so he only had one thought: whether Hell could still be rescued, and how.
“Break the seal? Knight Lyman, what are you talking about?”
Gerhard quickly retreated two more steps, moving away from Lyman.
However, he quickly composed himself, feigning calmness, and said:
“Knight Lyman, this matter is beyond my ability to handle. I need to report it upwards.
So, for the safety of the tens of thousands of people in Heim City, could I ask you to guard this place and prevent the heretics inside from escaping?”
“This... I...”
“Tonio, Vivian, the two of you are responsible for setting up a defensive boundary outside. I need to return to the church as soon as possible.”
“Understood, Father Gerhard.”
A man and a woman, two clergymen, stepped out from behind Gerhard.
“Oh, right, remember to be careful. Do not disturb the existence inside.”
However, no sooner had Gerhard finished speaking than the previously calm Night Curtain Boundary suddenly trembled violently.
Then, to everyone's horror, it shattered into countless fragments with a bang.
However, before anyone could react to what had happened, the main door of Heim Castle's main building was suddenly kicked open from the inside.
The next moment, a valiant female knight with light golden long hair darted out from behind the door.
And in her arms, she held the owner of this castle, Earl Hell.
...
【The author's note has updated the map of Heim City】