At the same time, the Temple of Campas.

The demon hunter Gangze, who had just been pitted by his own disciples, was sitting with the priest Richard, who presided over the temple.

As one of the few church organizations that gets along well with demon hunters, the priest of the god of war, Campas, has earned the respect of the demon hunters with his prowess and many collaborations on the front lines of the Chaos Occupation Zone.

The head of the Temple of Campas in Port Anthony, Reverend Richard, once acted with the demon hunter Gangze and successfully prevented a Chaos Advent Crisis on the border of the Old Great Road.

"My lord, the god of war, shelters every warrior who dares to fight, the little guy you sent is no big deal, and he can recover completely after resting for a while." Priest Richard, who was not so much a clergyman as he was a warrior, said to the demon hunters.

After thanking his old friend, the demon hunter Gangze bowed his head like a statue of the god of war, and at the same time put down a few elven gems for donations.

Then he said with a look of regret: "Thank you very much for your help, old friend." But I'm not here today for this matter. I think you should be aware that in the Black Forest outside the city, the gate to Chaos has been opened, and I can't stop it from happening this time, it won't be long before the chaos demons will swarm all over the Black Forest, and I am afraid that the power of this city alone will not last long. ”

Priest Richard patted his old friend on the shoulder: "My lord has sent down an oracle, and a group of holy warriors are already on their way to support, but I don't know if it's too late." You are not to blame for this failure, the actions of the Dawn Church have been reported and recorded, and all organizations that have signed the Flame Transmission Agreement will send representatives to question the actions of the Dawn Church in this operation. However, this is not the Church's sphere of influence after all, and there are many connections with the New World, so I don't think anything will come of it. ”

Demon Hunter Gangze sighed: "The knights of the Lord of the Dawn are still so proud, they don't know how to be flexible, and that black-and-white worldview is like a child. I'll go to Kylemohan and give advice, it's a nightmare that the Demon Hunters will never operate with them again. ”

The corners of Richard's mouth trembled slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but the demon hunter interrupted him: "Richard, I need to meet the lords here, I have brought kindness from the elves, and they want to ally themselves with the local lords to resist the Chaos invasion. But the nobles here rejected me, and I didn't send a message to the lords here. ”

Richard Priest smiled awkwardly: "The situation here is a bit special, the only heir of the Anthony family is still underage, so it is currently Mr. Antoine, the butler of the Anthony family, who is running the city on his behalf." Because of the attitude of the old Count Antoine towards the church, we did not have a good relationship with the nobles of the city, and even this small temple was built after Antoine acted as the lord of the city. I think it's okay for you to talk to him. ”

The Demon Hunter frowned, "My feelings tell me you're hiding something. My ears hear the perfunctory tone in your tone, old friend Richard! Chamberlain? When is it time for a steward to take the place of a lord to talk about alliances with other forces! Because of the attitude of the local lords towards the church, are you on the side of the traitors who want to take the throne of the lord? ”

The first members of the Demon Hunter Organization were made up of bastard children selected for outstanding physical fitness, and later because of the high mortality rate in trials, they gradually accepted new members from all walks of life, regardless of whether they were born noble or not, and after becoming a demon hunter, they had nothing to do with their previous lives.

But it is undeniable that the external funding of demon hunters mainly comes from the aristocratic forces of the old and new continents, after all, unlike the major churches that have donations from believers, and the mage organization monopolizes the production of magic items, there is no shortage of money at all, and the demon hunters, as one of the few warrior organizations that can be equal to these organizations, rely entirely on huge annual sponsorship fees.

These nobles have been funded by the Demon Hunter Organization for hundreds of years, allowing the Demon Hunter organization to thrive in the midst of such a high mortality rate. At the same time, they promised to be able to do things conveniently in their own land, so that the demon hunters could concentrate on their work, banish chaos, and maintain the living environment of humanity.

And the nobles paid so sparingly, and the only request was that the demon hunters needed to protect the inheritance of the noble bloodline. Because of the power system of this world, even the most humble slave has the opportunity to become a transcendent with far more power than ordinary people. However, the nobles could not guarantee that each of their descendants would be as brave and skilled as their ancestors.

No noble lord wants his hard-earned foundation to be snatched by a strange transcendent when he grows old. Demon hunters are the protectors hired by the nobles to maintain their legitimacy.

The Demon Hunter Council made a promise that every demon hunter who traveled abroad would protect the lives of the nobles if they received a request for help from a local lord, and intervened in the matter as a mediator to collect public evidence. If the local nobles were indeed blackmailed or threatened by the transcendents, the demon hunters would use force to protect the property of the local lord. But if the opposite is true, the demon hunters will hold a public trial of the nobles.

For hundreds of years, demon hunters have mostly followed the laws laid down by the nobles in their lands, and no matter how absurd they may be, they will not interfere as long as they have nothing to do with Chaos. Of course, from time to time, there will be a few demon hunters with a strong sense of justice, because the behavior of the local nobles is really excessive, and when they see the unevenness, they will teach a lesson or kill directly, and the noble alliance will also turn a blind eye as if it had never happened. In most cases, Demon Hunters will help the local lords maintain order in their realms to prevent chaos and give Chaos cultists an opportunity.

Over time, it slowly became that the nobles paid enough protection fees every year to ensure that the demon hunters could work normally. In addition to work, demon hunters also maintain the authority of their local lords.

This is why Antoine was scared when he heard that a demon hunter had come to the city. Richard, on the other hand, was prejudiced against the power of the church by the local lord family, and the old Count Anthony had been suppressing the power of the church. In contrast, in addition to being greedy for money and lustful, Antoine's butler made friends with church forces his only choice for his own career.

Therefore, the church pretended to be unaware of the ongoing seizure of power in the city, intending to sit back and watch the decline of the local lord family and support a pro-church lord.