After a short while, there was another knock on the door of the room.

"Come in."

Victor, who was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of his room, said in the haughty voice of a clergyman.

With a creak, the door was gently pushed open, and a middle-aged man in a gorgeous costume walked in.

"My God is above."

The round-cheeked, two-bearded nobleman of the North said respectfully, "It's my honor to meet you!" ”

"What's the matter? I don't accept any prayers......"

"My lord, I came to see you this time to dispel the confusion in my heart!"

The middle-aged nobleman took a few steps forward, and he seemed to make a few simple gestures unconsciously.

Victor's eyes froze, and he said tentatively, "Truth is eternal......"

The middle-aged nobleman on the opposite side seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and he said with a smile: "I am the 'connector', if Your Excellency has nothing else to do, then please follow me to ......"

At this moment, Victor's expression, who was listening to the middle-aged nobleman's narration, suddenly changed, and a translucent shield with various mysterious runes suddenly appeared on the surface of his body.

A golden divine light flew in from the window behind Victor and struck the shield straight ahead, pushing Victor's body toward the room with a strong force. At the same time, the closed door shattered, and the scattered pieces of wood chips instantly smashed the northern nobleman, who had not yet figured out the situation, into a sieve, and scarlet blood splattered everywhere.

"Enemy attack!"

It was only at this time that Victor, who activated the constant spell on the mage's robe out of his instinct for danger, reacted.

Without the slightest hesitation, Victor waved his right hand, and a crimson fireball shot out of his hand, blasting a figure that had just broken through the door to pieces.

With the roar, smoke, and impact of the fireball's explosion, Victor rolled into the guest room's cubicle.

A thick fog rises out of thin air, enveloping the room.

Victor, who was hidden in the fog, did not stay where he was, and he rushed to the door, and his body flickered, and four identical phantasmagoric clones immediately appeared around the main body.

With the help of smoke and fog, Victor and his illusion entered the corridor on the second floor of the tavern almost indiscriminately, and were greeted by three priests who were also dressed in black robes.

"Damn! You have to get out as soon as possible...... Otherwise, you'll be trapped here! ”

Victor's eyes flashed with countless green data, and with the help of the "omniscient eye", everything in his vision slowed down.

Ignoring the extreme consumption of mental power, Victor's hands instantly emitted two improved fireballs at the same time.

In a whistling whisper, under the horrified gaze of the cleric, two dark blue fireballs hit their target.

"Boom! Bang! ”

With two loud bangs, an unimaginable explosion razed the entire two floors of the Stone Fire Tavern to the ground.

Black smoke filled the air, and the fire was everywhere.

Victor, who was in a state of extreme calm, did not delay, and after applying the "Jumping Technique" to himself, he and several illusions leaped out one after the other and landed on the street outside the tavern.

"Heresy! Accept the purification of our gods! ”

The expected attack followed Victor's form on his heel, but a few illusions took most of the magic attacks for him.

Ruthless, Victor threw six or seven "hellfires" in all directions, and the purgatory-like sea of fire immediately burst into flames.

In the midst of a terrible wail, Victor calmly cast a "stealth technique" on himself, and Shi Shi evacuated the place of battle.

……

The business district was chaotic and noisy.

Under the eaves of an ordinary house, Victor, who had been lifted from his invisibility state and had no spell fluctuations around his body, lay in the shadows.

"Damn! I almost got stuck......"

Victor, with a gloomy face, quickly turned his brain, wondering where he had revealed his flaws.

"I have absolutely nothing missing! It seems that there is a problem on the side of the 'Northland Alliance'......"

"What to do? Do you want to abandon the mission and leave the city? ”

Victor, who was taking a short break, secretly thought to himself, "Once this is done, the 'Northland Alliance' and the Magic Society, which cannot be aligned, will fall into complete passivity!" I'll have to think of something else......"

"But before I can do that, I need to keep myself safe."

Victor, who had regained some of his energy, observed his surroundings again, and then stepped out of the shadows of the eaves and disappeared into the thick night.

……

The Rodney family, the count's residence.

Count Rodney, who was in the study, looked at the burning business area with a gloomy face, and old Locke, who was in the Northland caravan, hurriedly pushed open the door of the study and came to the earl's side.

"Any news?"

With blonde hair and a straight nose, Rodney asked in a low voice, "What's going on there in the trade zone?" ”

"Our 'connector' was suddenly attacked by the temple while meeting with the messenger of the Magical Society!"

Gray-haired old Locke replied, "According to the emergency plan, the rest of the men have been safely evacuated and hid in other secret strongholds...... However, we can't be sure of the fate of the Magical Society emissary yet, and we won't know until things settle down. ”

Count Rodney roared indignantly, "I'm curious to know, why did the people of the temple know about this secret meeting?" How could they have prepared an ambush beforehand? ”

In the face of the earl's anger, Old Locke coughed lightly: "Two reasons, either the Magic Society leaked the news...... Either there are traitors among our people. ”

"Check!"

The Earl squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth, "Investigate secretly, and don't stir up big movements!" Also, pass the news to the Magical Society and ask them to help ......"

"My lord, I know what to do!" Old Locke bowed his head slightly, "I will also send someone to pay attention to the movements of the temple." ”

"Excellent! Let's hurry up and get this done......"

Count Rodney waved his hand with some irritation, motioning for Old Locke to stand aside.

……

St. N. Castorg, the hall of the shrine.

"Lord Bishop, the mission has failed!"

A black-robed cleric reported the results of the ambush, "The heretic's methods are very spicy and cunning, and we have not been able to catch ...... alive"

"Humph! Alive? ”

Preparatory Cardinal Orbas said with a cold face: "You bunch of rubbish! So many people can't even catch a single 'heretic'......"

After a pause, the bishop continued to say contemptuously: "All right! I'll be responsible for the follow-up of this matter...... You Inquisitionists, just do what I command! ”

"Remember! Don't make your own decisions! ”

The black-robed priest endured the unwillingness in his heart and replied respectfully, "Obey!" Your Excellency the Bishop. ”