"Strange...... Is the guard of the royal capital so strict now?"

Benjamin walked out of the village on the shore of Lake Pearl, turned his head, glanced suspiciously in the direction of Haywinlite, and muttered to himself.

Before taking the king to offer incense to the queen, he came here first because of his proximity and tried to get in touch with Duke Colin. However, the strange thing is that the tavern in the village is closed directly, and the boss, who is the connector, is nowhere to be found, saying that he has something to go out, which makes Benjie understand that he has run away.

At first, he was worried that even the Wood family would be destroyed by the nobles. However, he immediately heard the news that the royal capital was in stable condition, and the church did not attack the nobles at all.

Benjamin was a little confused.

After guessing, the only result could only be that the church would investigate more strictly, so Duke Colin planned to avoid the limelight first, so he shut down some of his secret properties.

Let's see how it goes in a few days.

For Benjamin, the nobility was a help, but they didn't rely too much on it. Therefore, the temporary loss of contact is not a big blow.

He took the king and his two siblings with him, and arrived at Havenlite about two hours later, and in reality he hid in the clouds and circled a few times, and then slowly approached the mausoleum under construction in the north of the city.

"That's it. Benjamin scanned it with the water elemental sensing method, and after confirming that there was no problem, he landed near there and said towards the king, "Your Majesty...... Please also mourn and be happy. ”

They hid behind the bushes and looked up at the mausoleum not far away. The king was on the sidelines, silent for a long time without speaking.

"Also...... Do you need to get closer?" Seeing this, Benjamin hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "There are not many priests around here, and it doesn't matter if you get closer than ten meters." ”

The king came to his senses, sighed, and shook his head.

“...... So be it. ”

He took out a bouquet of white flowers from his bag, put it down in the direction of the mausoleum, then got up, drew a cross on his chest, and whispered something in his mouth, as if praying. And when he had done that, he slowly turned around.

Benjamin nodded as well.

It's good for the king to think it out for himself, and now that the situation in the royal capital is complicated, it's better not to stay around here for long. He didn't notice anything wrong, but ...... It's still a little empty in my heart.

While you're fine, go back and prepare for the newspaper's release!

However, at this moment, the piece of sound transmission wood in his pocket moved.

Got news?

Benjamin took out the wood chips and started them, and the voice of the head of the dark department of Koster Academy came from inside:

"Lord Dean, something has happened! Koster has suddenly appeared with a lot of priests, locking down the city and thoroughly investigating the Nightmare Society! Even the Pope has appeared here! Several of the exposed members have been tied up in the square and will be burned to death this afternoon!"

He was stunned.

...... it?

"Quick! we have to rush back soon!" After about half a second, Benjamin waved his hand, and took off directly with the king and the two siblings who had not yet reacted, and hurried away in the direction of Koster.

That night.

Koster, a trading city near the sea, has its gates as closed as if it were in wartime. The walls of the city were densely packed with soldiers. And in the city, the once bustling red light district is not even a single figure at the moment.

Everyone hid in their own homes and drew the curtains closer, for fear that they would see something they shouldn't see.

When Benjamin and his men arrived here, they could not enter the city because of the strict guard, so they could only land outside the city first, and looked inside with some anxiety.

The sudden blockade of Koster by the Church came so suddenly that they hadn't heard anything about it before. But obviously, something has been exposed, and the church even knows what is going on with the Nightmare Society, otherwise it would definitely not have spent such a big amount of money.

Lockdowns, arrests...... Everything seems to have been prepared for a long time.

On the way here, Benjamin also received several messages from the dark department of the academy. Grant's appearance was so true that everyone thought he had stayed behind in Haven Wright, but no one knew when he had snuck into Koster.

At the same time, the situation in the city is quite unpromising. Almost half of the members of the Black Nightmare Society have fallen into a state of disconnection, and there are many bad lucks. Coupled with the church's method of reading memories, I am afraid that the membership list has been exposed, and it is difficult to guarantee that the rest of the people will not be found out by the church.

But...... The only thing to be thankful for is that before the church could start working, the dark department of the academy was quickly transferred to an alternate stronghold and was not caught by the church.

"I've said a long time ago that they're going to do it in the next few days. The system gloated, "But you are also coincidental, the front foot just left with people, and the back foot they came, I don't know if you are unlucky or lucky." ”

“...... When the did you say that?"

"Two seconds ago. ”

"Get out. ”

At this time, he was not in the mood to joke with the system.

The Nightmare Society had just grown stronger, but in the blink of an eye, it had been made like this. He had already rushed back as fast as he could, but the first members to be caught were ...... Apparently it is no longer in time.

News came from the dark department of the academy that the burning at the stake had ended. The first five men were tied to the cross in the square, and the terrible screams at the beginning were lowered little by little in the raging flames until they turned into dead silence.

A tragic sacrifice.

Was it a coincidence that Benjamin didn't know why he was going to do it today, or did they calculate that they wouldn't be there today, so they deliberately started to act?

Thinking of this, the way he looked at the king even became a little strange.

But...... Taking a deep breath and calming down, he slowly felt that it should just be a coincidence. Grant's appearance must have come to deal with him, otherwise it was just a newly formed Black Nightmare Society, and there was no need for him to be a pope himself.

And soon, a new voice from the person in charge of the dark department also verified his idea:

"Dean, don't try to break in just yet. The Pope is still in the city, going from house to house, and will even scrutinize everyone's face, looking for traces of disfigurement, apparently targeting you. In addition, five more members were tied up in the square, and the church directly released the news that they would be burned to death at noon tomorrow. I think it's all about trying to force you out!"

“...... Damn it. ”

After listening to this, although the idea was confirmed, Benjamin's face became even more ugly.

These people......

There is no doubt that the church is definitely coming for them—or rather, for him! Grant seems to be completely enraged by their series of actions, and has prepared something to unite with the rest of the church to destroy him!

They may have found out that Benjamin was haunting Koster, so they carried out such a surprise attack. It's just that Benjamin happened to go out with someone today, so the situation has evolved into what it is now.

How is he going to get people out?

Thinking of the images of the members of the Nightmare Society telling stories one by one a few days ago, Benjamin couldn't help but clench his fists. These people believed in him, believed that he could really lead them to bring down the church, but now, five people have been burned to death, and the rest are ...... It is also like fish on a chopping board, humiliated and killed by the church.

He can't tolerate this kind of thing continuing to happen!

But at the same time, Benjamin's intellect told him that if he broke in now, he would be in the hands of the church. Except for Grant, he didn't know what else was in the ambush, and he didn't know if the church would take the remaining members hostage and force Benjamin to comply.

"It's my fault. The king bowed his head, "I—I shouldn't have begged you to take me away......"

"It's none of your business. Benjamin took a deep breath and said coldly, "If it weren't for the luck of us leaving Koster, maybe at this time, Your Majesty, you would have been captured by them." ”

As he spoke, he activated the transsonic wood again.

However, this time, the target of his voice transmission was not the person in charge of the dark department in the city.

"Wallis, how many idle teachers are there in the academy now?How many students are qualified in combat effectiveness?I have an urgent task that I need you to deal with, the more people, the better......"