The fire is raging, gradually extinguished in the dark night... Except for one more ruin, midnight returns to dead silence.

On the way to the Wizarding Society, both the Knight of Oath and McAfee, who had followed him, were silent, deliberately keeping their distance behind the black-haired wizard, neither asking nor asking for anything, and never saying a word.

The gray-eyed boy beside him kept trying to speak, but was interrupted by Loren... After all, there are some things that are more appropriate not to say it.

The temporary cooperation does not hide the gap between the two, and the relationship between the two parties is not good enough to be absolutely trusted... And the Oath Knight, who has seen the "truth" with his own eyes, I am afraid that the hatred and disgust of wizards will only be more, not less.

At midnight, the streets of the Red Blood Castle seemed to be as silent as ever, with no carriages and pedestrians in sight, and the doors and windows on both sides were closed, as serene as a delicate oil painting.

But if you look closely, it's easy to spot the occasional bloodstain beneath your feet, the corpses hidden in the shadows and corners, the weapons that have fallen to the ground, the shivering eyes of the snooping eyes hidden behind the dark windows......

In the quiet and serene Red Blood Castle, the atmosphere suddenly became solemn and depressing.

But luckily, there were patrols of soldiers and knights on guard, sweeping away the thieves and all suspicious characters from the streets, and none of the members of the Blood Order survived the explosion... Finally, there were no accidents on the way back for the black-haired wizard and his party.

Finally... Loren was relieved that tall towers appeared in front of him, and patrolling knights could be seen on guard around the brightly lit walls.

"This is it, Wizarding Guild. The black-haired wizard who stopped looked back at the Oath Knight behind him: "The Earl of Crimson Blood Castle and her knights are inside, let's rest here first, and then ......"

"No, it's better for us to be separated for the time being. ”

The Knight of Oath said coldly, completely ignoring McAfee, who had just breathed a sigh of relief and was immediately staring at him like a madman: "Tonight is still a long night, and it is not yet time to rest. ”

That's you madman who doesn't need to rest, but I just fought a bunch of fanatics and almost got buried alive!

"Most importantly, I don't want to be involved in any of your machinations. The Knight of Oath's voice remained steady, "You'd better not do that. ”

"I never expected that. Loren shrugged indifferently: "Then if something happens, how can I inform you?"

"Outside Byrne Cathedral, I'll pray outside the church, just send your people to inform me. With that, the Knights of the Oath turned away without looking back, accompanied by a resentful McAfee, who followed behind with a spear he had picked up out of nowhere.

"Can we really trust him... Not a suspicion, but he was once a guard of the Farnesis after all. The gray-eyed boy on the side was still a little uneasy.

"If even he can't believe it, I'm afraid there is no knight in this world who can fight for the Holy Cross. ”

Loren smiled and patted Lusen's shoulder, but sighed softly, "And... Because he was once the protector of the Farnesians, he is the person in the world who is most eager to put an end to the Farnesian ambitions. ”

Looking at his expression, the gray-eyed boy tilted his head thoughtfully.

Walking into the tower, the two found that the entire wizarding guild had been completely controlled by the palace guards, and between the corridors and stairs, there were guarded patrols, heavily armed knights, and all wizards and apprentices were ordered to leave the dormitories or wait in their respective laboratories.

The anxious butler of the Red Blood Castle stood outside the leader's room, pacing back and forth in the stairwell with his hands behind his back, and pushed open the door as soon as he saw the black-haired wizard approaching, and dragged him straight in.

Charlotte Turin sat in the armchair facing the room, the silver cuirass and helmet delicate as a work of art made the already majestic countess even more murderous, and a slightly smaller two-handed sword was held in front of her, and the diamond-patterned blade glittered in the moonlight.

The little wizard also changed into the armor and warbow he had used in Ebolden and stood beside her, and when he saw the intact black-haired wizard and Lusen walk in, there was a clear flash of surprise in his blue eyes full of worry, but he could still detect the nervousness and unease in her expression.

Even Ariel Corona and Asriel standing beside her could not see a smile in the oppressive room, and there was occasionally a hint of solemnity and fear in her scarlet pupils.

So far, Seriel the "Black Cross" is almost the only enemy that can make Asriel feel fear and even have the idea of escaping, and he will not surprise the black-haired wizard with such a great enemy.

“...... That's pretty much it, we've purged the vast majority of the Blood Order, but there must still be remnants of them in the city, and they must be cleared out as soon as possible before tonight is over!"

"Can't you let them go for the time being?" Charlotte frowned slightly: "At the moment, Gaspar's whereabouts are unknown, and there are many nobles from the Red Blood Castle who are involved in the Order, if you force them back, ......"

"Absolutely not!"

Ellen immediately interrupted her by looking nervous: "I'm very sorry, Earl, but you don't know about the threat of the Holy Blood Elixir - it was because of the Church's misuse of this potion in Eboden that thousands of civilians were turned into mutant monsters!"

"Thousands?!" Charles almost wrote the word "shock" on his face.

"And the Blood Order's 'Holy Blood Elixir' is even better than Ebolden's, and it takes effect even faster. Loren continued, "You don't want to wake up and the Red Blood Castle will be besieged by tens of thousands of monsters, right?!"

Charlotte, who was pale, and the black-haired wizard looked at each other and gritted their teeth: "Charles!"

"Earl......"

"Keeping the matter of tracking down the Blood Order a priority, that bastard of Gaspar can talk about it later!" the countess said word by word, her hands clenching the hilt of her sword exposed.

Looking at Charlotte's expression, Loren and the others could imagine how angry she was now... But no matter how helpless and resentful she was, she couldn't take the civilians of the Red Blood Castle as a bet and risk making the Red Blood Fortress the "Ebolden Second".

In the turmoil of Ebolden, there are Imperial legions that arrive in time, dragons, and the Nine-Pointed Star Wizard Tower, who is good at these problems and takes care of the aftermath...... And she doesn't have any of these advantages.

"So what's next......"

Just as Loren was about to continue, a golden-red light suddenly flashed from the window, and everyone in the room subconsciously looked sideways, and the next second, a violent roar came from a distance.

"Boom ——————!!!!"

A deafening sound shook the entire Wizard Tower, and expressions of astonishment and disagreement flashed across everyone's faces.

Charlotte, who was sitting in the armchair, stood up almost immediately, and her sword eyebrows erected: "What's wrong?!"

"...... in that direction"

The pale-faced Charles stopped the knights who had broken into the room and walked quickly to the window, and the next second the scene in front of him confirmed his worst guess:

"It's... Byrne Cathedral!"

"What?!"

Looking at Forced to calm Charlotte and the others who were still confused, Loren sighed under his breath and glanced at Asriel and Ariel, who were also uneasy.

Wish... Not as you guessed.

"Bang ——!"

The door was pushed open again, and the gray-eyed boy who staggered almost rushed into the room with a bang, his trembling eyes almost explaining everything to the others:

"Gaspar... Gaspar is attacking the cathedral with the remnants of the Blood Order and his guards, and the gate has already been breached by them!"

"Is he crazy?!" Charles almost lost his mind in surprise and blurted out, "This is suicide!"

"No, it's ...... the opposite"

Sighing slightly, Loren, whose face was like frost, interrupted Charles's words, and stared at the flames burning in the distance:

"Gaspar Vane, he's calm now!"