Death Field.

The ten knights who were chasing after the carriage were the first to notice this unusual dead air.

"What kind of ability is this?"

A keen eye as a knight that allows them to pay attention to a detail.

Plants that die due to the action of dead qi are not just scattered and scattered.

Instead, it turned into a black sand substance and floated into the air......

Black sand will intensify the spread of death, but everything that comes into contact with the black sand will be quickly assimilated, taking away life and turning into more dead black sand.

The spread of such death is like a plague.

"Take out your barrier protection ......"

Before the knights realized the problem.

A small amount of black sand had already stained the bodies of the horses they were riding, and even the steam prosthetics disintegrated in a short period of time when they came into contact with the black sand.

In a few moments, ten mechanical horses fell to the ground, and a terrible plague of death devoured them.

To avoid the effects of this black sand of death, the knights also quickly moved away from their respective horses, standing in a relatively safe area and staring at the carriage that had already gone away.

For the escape of the target, the faces of this group of knights did not change much.

Connect with someone in the city through the clockwork mechanism on your hand.

"Report to your Excellency, the target has escaped from us and is about to enter the Holy City."

……

It was also when the carriage escaped the pursuit of the knightly group.

Han Dong and the three of them quickly emerged from the hidden compartment on the floor of the carriage, and there was no need to continue to dodge.

In the next ten kilometers of escape, if there is any obstruction, the team will use all their strength to fight against ...... The goal is only to escape back to the Holy City.

However.

The escape was unusually peaceful.

There were no knights who suddenly rushed out of the forest to stop them, nor did there be any traps or demons lurking in the forest, and the sudden calm made everyone feel uncomfortable.

"Trouble ......"

Han Dong had already foreseen some of the situation in advance.

"It's going to be extremely bad for me and Demps...... Senior, once you enter the city, you will leave on your own. Don't have anything to do with us. ”

"Could it be ......" Captain Lucius also saw some problems.

"That's right, the presence of this strange group of knights outside the city is enough to show that they are clearly aware that I have obtained important evidence from the Crimson Manor.

At this time, the traitor will inevitably jump his loyalty and take the initiative to report me as a thief...... I believe that Mr. Black and White can handle this matter. ”

"Let's talk about it."

After this scarlet incident, the relationship between Lucius and Han Dong has changed absolutely, and he naturally doesn't want anything to happen to this junior.

Once he enters the city, he will also call on the relationship with the head of the regiment to save Han Dong as much as possible.

……

When the carriage passes out of the forest.

The scouts on the ramparts immediately sent a signal.

The huge gates of the city slowly opened, driven by strong steam, allowing the carriages to enter the city.

However.

At the moment of entering the Holy City, the strong aura made the steam-transformed horses stop in fright.

The civilian area around the city gates has long been emptied.

In their place were two hundred full-fledged knights.

Dressed in bright black armor and with a black rose on their chests, these knights belong to the "Knights of the Black Rose" Inner City Special Law Enforcement Force, which specializes in handling matters in the city.

Not only that, but even the deputy head of the Black Rose Knights, Marcus, is here.

Deputy Commander Marcus, also known as the Black Skull and the Leader of the Night's Watch.

Bald and dark-skinned,

Double knives on the back,

In addition to the printed black armor that accompanies the Black Rose Knights, he also wears a black skull mask (half-obscured), revealing only his deep eyes that can instantly see through people's hearts.

"Deputy Head Marcus ......"

The sister Jane in the carriage belonged to the Black Rose Knights, but she didn't say anything to the Marcus Leader, and even this was the first time she had officially met the Deputy Leader.

On weekdays, Marcus acts as a night watchman in the shadows of the Holy City.

And that's not all.

Among the knights surrounding the carriage, there are also two 'high-ranking characters' with very different statuses.

One of them is the target of the evidence in Han Dong's hands. McNofsky.

As for the other, it turned out to be one of the members of the council.

At this time, the members of the parliament unfolded the scrolls in their hands and read the verdict of the Supreme Council.

"By the president of the Writers Association, Stephen. McNofsky's [Dream Sight] search, and then search for relevant evidence through the internal groups of the Council and the knights directly under him.

It has now been confirmed that the current student of the National Royal Knight Academy-Library, Demps Brown. Martin.

A student of the Department of Mystery, Valen. Nicholas.

It has the attributes of being outside the city, and has a high level of commonality with the life outside the city.

During their time in hiding in the Holy City as humans, they established a hidden strange organization in the civilian area, and used the abandoned sewers, a special area that is being treated, to attract life from outside the city to invade the Holy City many times.

The events involved include the [malignant bies incident] six years ago,

[Secret Stone Incident] a year ago,

and the Red Plague some time ago.

You will now be immediately apprehended and escorted to the Judgment Hall, where the Supreme Trial will take place tomorrow.

Other persons involved in harboring 'betrayers' will also be put on trial.

After the verdict was read, the people involved were asked to quickly leave the carriage and be escorted. ”

When the reading is finished.

"Ah~ hahahaha!"

It was supposed to be an extremely serious occasion.

But suddenly from inside the carriage came an uncontrollable burst of laughter.

……

Since the Supreme Council attached great importance to the affairs of the betrayers.

Even Captain Kemon wanted to save Abel. It is also necessary to wait until the end of the escort, and after proving through various means that Abel has nothing to do with the people involved, Abel will be taken out alone through the back door and will not be allowed to participate in various activities in the city for a period of time.

The arrest of the betrayer at the city gate attracted the attention of most people.

That's just at this time.

【Holy City - Bell Tower】

With no team entering recently, a flash of light flickered, and it seemed that someone had come out.

The presence of this person immediately alarmed the clock watchers who were following the arrest at the city gates.

"Strange, why didn't anyone greet me?

Is it hard enough for all these guys in the Holy City to grow high enough to ignore me?

Ouch, I thought there would be more than 300 knights, lined up in two columns outside the bell tower, to welcome my return with the most solemn ceremony.

Clock, it's been a long time...... It's hard work to rely on you to manage the clock tower, and those executives in the Holy City are a bunch of lazy dogs.

Anyway, what have you been busy with lately? Why didn't they all respond? ”

"Back to my lordship, something big is happening at the gate of the city...... The Supreme Council personally ordered the arrest, and many regiment leaders were concerned about the matter. ”

"Alien invasion?"

"The betrayer incident involved two midshipmen and three knights suspected of shielding...... But there are a lot of big people involved behind it. ”

"It's kind of interesting, I'll go check ......"

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