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Meanwhile, in Olivia Allen’s mansion, the sound of the sergeant’s flag faded.
Blake and the mercenaries had successfully stopped the attack of the Dark Followers.
Although the knights and guards came late, it was actually Blake and the mercenaries who stopped the raid.
Traces of a fierce battle remained in the mansion.
“Ugh… … .”
Injured mercenaries were scattered all over the mansion.
The therapists were busy treating the wounded.
Blake’s whole body, watching the scene, was covered in seven packs of blood.
Of course, it wasn’t his blood.
“Whoa.”
Blake sighed and turned back.
And I looked at a woman.
“Why did you help me?”
It was the witch Scarlett.
Scarlett smiled and wiped the blood from my cheek.
“There is no reason. It’s been a long time since I’ve had a battle, so I’m pretty excited.”
“huh.”
Blake wiped the blood off his gauntlets.
It was evident that he was displeased with Scarlett.
Scarlett frowned at him.
“Even if you helped, what was your attitude? Thanks to me, the damage ended at this level. Don’t you know how to thank me?”
“I don’t like you. Besides, I have no reason to thank you.”
“why?”
“Didn’t you say it with your mouth earlier? He helped me just to enjoy the battle. Why would you ask for a thank you, if you would have fought for your own pleasure?”
At that, Scarlett looked surprised.
‘what? I thought he was a complete idiot, but he wasn’t, did he?’
Blake turned around.
‘That woman is by no means a good person.’
Gugukdo’s instinct was shouting like that.
But that didn’t make him evil either.
Blake recalled the expression on Scarlett’s face he had seen during the battle.
‘I was enjoying the battle as if it were a game.’
She was just an improvised, instinct-driven woman.
‘Combat is not like a game! I have trained my fists to protect the weak from the strong and to rectify injustice!’
So Blake didn’t like Scarlett.
Scarlett trailed behind Blake.
“Fufufu, then, can you just tell me this instead? Priest Ethan, where are you now?”
“You can’t talk about your friend to a suspicious person like you.”
“Hey, you don’t know where you are, do you?”
Blake was sullen, but calmly responded.
“Even if you try to fool me, I know your intentions. I will not fall for your provocations.”
After leaving these words, Blake set off in search of Olivia Allen, who should be evacuated to a safe place.
Watching her back, Scarlett muttered quietly.
“I thought it would be fun to make fun of, but I’m pretty quick.”
Then he flew up to the sky and looked down at the mansion that had become a swampy field.
When she came to Velium, she had acquired quite a bit of information about the world from a hundred years ago.
“Dark follower… … .”
The wounded mercenaries were supported by the soldiers and moved.
However, the bodies of the assailants were being moved randomly.
Seeing the scene, Scarlett frowned as if pathetic.
“It’s cheesy. Now, do you wish for the return of the Demon King who was defeated a hundred years ago?”
What helped Blake, as she answered, was also the excitement of the battle after a long time.
But there was another decisive reason.
‘I’m really annoyed by the slurs of the Dark Followers.’
I really couldn’t be bothered.
Scarlett snorted and looked outside the dark mansion.
“By the way, when is the priest coming back? I hate waiting.”
* * *
“Where are you?”
Nyx woke up late at night and muttered nervously.
The Bellium branch of the Pars Church was busier than ever.
The chaos that occurred in the middle of the night was the cause.
News broke that the Dark Followers had attempted to escape from Velium, while other sources said the raid had taken place in a mansion.
As a result, the priests of the Velium branch had to wake up late at night.
With a loud knock on the door.
But in the meantime, no one was visible.
“Hey, I can’t help it.”
The Knicks gave up looking for Ethan.
Because I couldn’t wait any longer.
Nyx first headed towards the gates of Velium as instructed.
“Are you here?”
When we arrived at the gates, there were knights and guards lined up.
The guards were threatening the surroundings with alert eyes and sharp spears.
However, that vigilance was an exception for Nyx, a priest of the Pars Church.
“yes. You can go there and check it out.”
The guard politely pointed to a place.
On one side of the gate was a shabby house.
However, only the outside was shabby, and the door was made of iron bars.
When I opened the iron gate, I saw the people trapped there.
“Oh my God, they are all… … !”
“The nobles who were being investigated for being a dark follower.”
A knight suddenly appeared from behind.
He bowed his head to Knicks before continuing.
“We caught what they were trying to escape from a large-scale investigation. First of all, we understand that they are everything.”
“Are you sure?”
At Nix’s question, the knight nodded.
“yes. I’m sure. Without it, there would be no way for noble nobles to act as merchants. Most of all, Lady Vivian confirmed it.”
“Are you Lady Vivian?”
Nyx remembered the regent’s daughter, Vivian, whom he met at the banquet hall.
“yes. They all said that they were people of interest and were on the investigation line. More details will be revealed in the light of day and further investigation, but for now, it is believed that they were involved in some way with the Dark Followers.”
Nick nodded heavily.
Now that the knight explained the situation, it was the Knicks’ turn.
He was trying to establish himself as a dark follower.
Nick stretched out his hand with a nervous look on his face.
That was then.
A familiar voice was heard outside the door.
* * *
Nix opened the iron gate and stepped out.
Nyx’s eyes widened as he saw the person outside.
“Were you here?”
Ethan was equally surprised.
The Knicks are here because it was unexpected.
“Why are you here?”
“Isn’t Velium rioting with the Dark Followers? Of course, I have to do my own thing.”
“Hmm, are you here to check out the Dark Followers?”
“yes. That’s right. The other priests went to a more urgent place for support. I’ve heard that the raid on a mansion had wounded the soldiers who were dispatched to it. The mercenaries standing on the guard also said they were quite injured.”
“What? How many people are injured?”
“Probably fewer than ten.”
Ethan sighed in relief.
Blake was there, so he didn’t worry too much about the attack on the mansion.
But it was surprising to hear that there were quite a few wounded.
‘Why don’t you tell me to stay up all night because there are a lot of injured people?’
Because that’s what I thought.
Ethan trembled as he recalled the worst working conditions of the Pars Church.
As long as there were wounded, the priests had to do their best.
So, staying up all night was frequent.
But it was fortunate that fewer than ten were injured.
‘That’s enough for them to be able to heal themselves.’
If you couldn’t do that, you weren’t even a priest.
At that moment, Nyx opened his mouth with a subdued face.
“By the way, many people thought it strange that Ethan could not be found at the dorm… … .”
The priest disappeared in the middle of the night, so it was only misunderstood.
Ethan was looking for a suitable excuse.
“Ah, that… … .”
“It was all my futile worries! Rather, I think it was wrong for everyone to not trust Ethan. Didn’t you come to the site before us like this?”
“uh?”
“Ethan is amazing!”
Nix had a face of genuine admiration.
It seems that Ethan mistakenly thought that he was moving faster than anyone else because he was the first to arrive at the scene.
Ethan smirked.
It’s funny that the Knicks’ stupid delusions sometimes help.
“Well, roughly.”
“Also! I will also imitate Ethan in the future.”
“Okay. Please try hard.”
“yes! Then, the driver asked for something, so I’ll go.”
Nyx went back into the shabby house with the promise of seeing you later.
Ethan, who was left alone, blinked blindly.
It happened in an instant.
Since he had a job to do, the process of Nyx’s misunderstanding was fast.
‘That bastard, are you here on purpose?’
A sudden thought came to mind, but Ethan shook his head.
‘Nope. It’s clear that he has nothing but doctrine, positive thoughts, or anything else in his head.’
It was just that he was thinking too much because of the countless battles he had fought with other nobles in his previous life.
Considering Nyx’s behavior in the first place, he didn’t even have the personality to do anything on purpose.
“Shall we go?”
After finishing the job, Ethan walked towards Olivia Allen’s mansion.
* * *
The mansion was charred or broken all over the place.
Even the garden, the pride of the healer, was trampled and crushed with earthen feet.
I could not find the beautiful old appearance of the mansion.
The moans of mercenaries were heard everywhere.
The flower healer, Olivia Allen, left her shelter and wandered the still chaotic mansion.
Then, he ran into Blake.
“Is the raid over?”
“I can’t be sure, but at least it looks like that now.”
Alan smirked in shock.
“Ha, really, those humans were trying to kill me.”
He hired mercenaries to strengthen the security, but he never dreamed that this would really happen.
But when he was attacked, his anger grew.
“If it weren’t for you and the others, I would have died. Thank you very much.”
“Well, everyone did a great fight against injustice.”
“yes. So, I plan to deliver a consolation money to the families of the dead mercenaries. I will be responsible for compensation and treatment for the wounded mercenaries. Blake, please do your best to fix it.”
Having said that, Alan turned his back and disappeared.
Blake looked at Alan’s back in surprise.
I have handled many requests so far, but few clients have directly thanked me like this.
“At least I’m not a stingy client when it comes to spending money.”
Blake turned back at the voice from behind him.
“Oh oh! Ethan, you are safe too!”
Blake welcomed Ethan.
“Is that woman Olivia Allen, the flower healer?”
“Yes.”
Ethan frowned.
‘I don’t think it’s appropriate to ask for money now.’
If those who had attacked were tails, the nobles Ethan captured were heads.
Because of this, Ethan tried to extort money from Allen by catching the nobles who were the culprits of the raid.
But looking at the status, it seemed that it had to be postponed until later.
No matter how courageous he was, he would be exhausted after barely surviving the attack.
‘I don’t think I’ll get much money if I touch it right now. I’ll put it off until later.’
Ethan clicked his tongue low.
Then Blake nodded with a serious face.
“Well, it seems you too are trembling at the evil deeds of the Dark Followers.”
Hearing that illusion, Ethan looked around.
“Still, the damage was less than I thought. Are you great?”
“Wow, huh! There is actually a story… … .”
“Story?”
Blake, who had always acted recklessly, hesitated in answer.
Just when Ethan was puzzled, he heard someone’s voice from behind.