"Master Bishop Nayk, the team has been assembled."

Nayik nodded slightly, "What about those who have escaped from the city-state?" ”

"It's all settled," said the guard in armor of the Church of the Storm, with a happy face, "There are 43,412 people in total, except for the 2,314 who are already Lady Storm's followers, and the rest have signed a contract with us. ”

"The contract stipulates that they will be guaranteed to recite the teachings of Lady Storm every day in the days to come, advocating freedom and honing their fighting spirit, and I believe that some will take advantage of this to embark on the path of faith of Lady Storm."

"And the most important thing is that there are nearly 10,000 people in it who are still believers in the Dawn Church, and they have made it clear that they have converted to Lady Storm, and the bishop's plan is completely ......"

"Don't say anything flattering," Nayik interrupted, raising his hand, "and arrange for some of them to protect them, and the rest to prepare for the city-state." ”

"Yes, sir!"

"Go ahead."

Nayik stood outside the high wall to the south of Caster, staring at the spire of the Krims Cathedral, his eyes becoming firm.

Is there only more than 40,000 people?

Compared to the population base of more than 300,000 in the city-state of Caster, it is just over one-tenth.

It's a pity......

However, it's time to take back the city-state of Caster, the jewel of the West Coast, from the Storm Church!

Dawn, this nail has been buried here for too long, too long......

Praise be to Ms. Storm!

……

……

At this time, in the central area of the city-state of Caster, where the council was located.

Old Earl Ernst stood in the consul's office on the top floor, looking out the window at the clouds, and couldn't help but smile smugly.

The Black Pearl struck,

The Vázquez people have arrived,

The people of the Sect of Desire are also in place,

Whether they get what they want or not, the outcome is doomed!

"The conditions are met, ha, haha......"

When, dangdang.

"Come in." Old Earl Ernst retracted his smile.

Hearing his voice, several nobles rushed in, and their faces were full of irrepressible joy.

"Lord Earl, the council has been imprisoned, is it now time to start a crusade against the Secret Inspector and the diehards of the city guards?"

"Crusade?"

A red-haired old man with a golden jade inlaid pipe in his mouth snorted: "Baron Seth, now that Lord Earl has taken the initiative, both the Secret Investigation Department and the City Guard are considered to be the lord's feudal people. ”

"Wouldn't the crusade in the past at this time make people even more rebellious against adults?"

Baron Seth glanced at him, "Baron Nascimento, I'm afraid the reason why you don't want your lord to make a move is because of something else, right?" ”

"Like the one in your family, well, it's called Marco, isn't it? This time he didn't show up in Parliament. ”

"Hmph, Marco is just being bewitched by the people of the Secret Division, and our Nascimento family has always been on the side of Count Ernst!"

"Say it lightly, you ......"

"Cortez," Old Ernst had to interrupt them, "Troch is right, it's not appropriate to go to the Secret Division at this time. ”

Baron Nascimento complimented, "That's what the Count said. ”

"But," said old Ernst, "not to make a move for the time being doesn't mean that they are allowed to mess around, and there must be a deterrent, don't you say?" ”

"Of course, Lord Earl orders it." Baron Seth laughed too.

"Lord Earl, please leave this matter to me," Baron Nascimento couldn't help but speak, "Our Nascimento family is willing to be the vanguard. ”

"Oh?"

"Lord Earl, the Seth family is equally willing!"

Seeing this, several other people also spoke.

Things have developed so far, and there is not much credit left, so if you don't fight at this time, how can there be a chance in the future?

Do you sit back and wait for the Count of Ernst to reward you with some gold pounds?

Who's missing that reward?

The old Earl of Ernst frowned slightly, according to his original intention, such an opportunity was naturally reserved for his own family, such as his son Laner Ernst......

But he was also aware of Troki's intentions, which was to fear that the heir of their Nascimento family would die on the battlefield after a conflict with the Secret Division.

"This matter, well, I'll think about it, you guys go back and wait for news first."

Hearing this, several nobles glanced at each other and bowed: "Yes, Lord Earl!" ”

After they had left, Old Ernst looked out the window in the direction of the Dumitru neighborhood, and had already decided that it would be Lan's way forward.

This time the city-states of Caster are back in their Ernst family, and it's time for the next generation of heirs to step up.

Bang!

As he pondered, the office door slammed open.

Before he could come back to his senses, two shadow killers instantly burst out of his shadow and stood in front of him.

"It's me!" The young man who came in saw the two shadow killers and hurriedly spoke.

Old Ernst saw the person coming, and said with a displeased expression, "Laner, where have you lost your manners and manners?" Have you forgotten even the most basic knock? ”

"Father, something happened." Lan'er was sweating profusely, and he didn't care about maintaining bullshit aristocratic etiquette.

"Huh?"

"The people of the Abyss Sect have appeared, and they are performing a sacrifice ritual in the northeast direction!"

"Abyss Sect?!" Old Ernst was stunned, "Haven't they been wiped out by that guy Ales?" How could it be ......"

"It's true," Lan'er didn't explain much, but walked to the window and opened it, "you listen. ”

“…… We call upon you with blood and soul, burning flames, overflowing curses, in this dark night, asking you to grant us pain......"

"Impossible! It's impossible! Old Ernst's eyes widened.

Lan Er pursed his lips, he also didn't want to believe this matter, but the facts were already in front of him, and he couldn't handle it.

"Father, you must stop the people of the Abyss Sect, or you will ......"

Otherwise, even if you take control of the city-state of Caster, it will only be an extra desolate shell.

Old Count Ernst understood what he meant, and he must not allow the Abyss Sect to summon those terrifying abyssal creatures, otherwise Custer would definitely be destroyed by them.

But what he can't figure out now is that it is clear that Ales has cleared the bone eater mother worm and killed the relatives who came to preside over the sacrifice ceremony......

Why didn't the people of the Abyss Sect die?

"Father's ......"

Without waiting for him to say more, Old Ernst temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart, "Let Mitra go over there, and you must stop the sacrificial ceremony!" ”

"At the same time, arranging for the Nascimento and Seth families to go to the Secret Investigation Division and the City Guard must not allow them to add to the chaos."

"Also, go to the council and interrogate Samir to find out how much they're still hiding!"

All he could think of was that the council had done something inside, either because the secret department's report was fake, or because it was secretly co-opting the Abyss Sect......

"It's hard to get past Mitra."

Lan'er said bitterly, "You forgot, this time, in order to ensure that those Vazquez and Black Pearl people can succeed, she and Echo are both over there to drag the secret master......"

"Mitt can't pull it...... Who else can? Who...... Dawn? Yes, Dawn! ”

Old Ernst's mind was in a hurry, and he said quickly: "You go to Krims Cathedral now, no, I will ask Massin to send you there to seek the support of Bishop Andrews." ”

"They are in Custer, they will definitely not sit idly by and watch the Abyss Sect complete the sacrifice ceremony!"

"Dawn? Okay, I'll go! Laner nodded.

"Massin!"

"Follow your orders, Lord Ernst!" A shadow killer next to him stepped forward and jumped into the shadows with Lan'er.

It took a long time for old Ernst to breathe a sigh of relief.

"What went wrong?"

According to the plan he and the Glory Society had made, the Serres family had already nodded and admitted that the Black Pearl would be able to confirm their desire to obtain the treasure this time.

After these two conditions are met, the Klan side will not stop the information he has previously reported, and the Glory Guild will also propose to recognize their family's ownership of the city-state of Custer.

At the same time, use the power of the Abyss Sect to get rid of Ales, a supporter of the Council, in the name of the Council, and split the relationship between the Secret Investigation Division, the City Guard, and the Council.

With the help of some members of the parliament and the noble council, Samir was forced to voluntarily relinquish his position as consul.

In this way, both nominally and identically, their Ernst family was able to gain de facto control of the city-state of Caster.

The whole plan, judging by the results, was flawless!

Even if Ales is unwilling to make a move, at most it has not achieved the goal of division.

He would also arrange for others to get rid of the Abyss Sect......

However, people who should not appear will appear at this time?

Why didn't the Abyss Sect die out?

For the first time, Old Ernst felt that the whole thing was out of his control......

Now, he can only hope that the Church of Dawn will intervene and deal with the accidental spoiler!

……

……

"It's the people of the Desire Sect ......"

Nifa frowned when he saw several inquisitors being controlled by those Desire Origins, "Balats, strengthen the Rune Array's Origin Defense Force!" ”

Balatz stomped his foot, and his supernatural power activated more runes.

In the inner layer of the light mask, there is another power to defend against the erosion of the source.

"Looks like the people we're waiting for have arrived. Let's go, go over and have a look. ”

As he spoke, the investigators followed several high-ranking officials, jumped onto the roof of the secretarial department, and looked in the direction of the Natori neighborhood.

At this time, there were only more than 1,200 transcendents left in the Secret Investigation Division, including the retired investigators who had been summoned back, and those who were about to be distorted by pollution......

"A lot of people ......"

I saw that at the west entrance of the Dumitru neighborhood, there were dense crowds of people with no end in sight.

They were all dressed in uniform bronze bust armor, with one shoulder bare, and both holding a shield in one hand and a spear in the other.

For every five warriors, a female warrior holds a lantern to illuminate the surroundings and resist the pollution of the red moon.

At the head was a woman, dressed in a long purple dress embellished with precious stones, holding a golden scepter in her hand, standing proudly.

The fortitude on their faces could be seen as lightning streaked across the night sky, representing their determination not to give up until they achieved their goal.

"It's a Vazquez!"

A sinister smile appeared on Arianna's face, and the frequency of the tentacles around her couldn't help but speed up a little.

"Is that them?"

"I didn't expect these Vázquez people to have the ability to form an army!"

"This time it's a hard ......"

There are many elders on the side of the Secret Investigation Division who participated in the war twenty years ago.

Although they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they had all heard of the battle formations of the Vázquez.

"Quiet!" Deputy Director Balatz snorted.

Immediately after, Chief Nefa flew out of the rune circle and hung in midair, calmly staring at the Vázquez people.

"What are you here for?"

I saw that in the Vazquez battle array, the woman at the head looked at Nepha, and the scepter in her hand pointed to the bird statue with missing wings in her hand, "For it!" ”

Statue?

The bow of the Taboo 0-91 Homecoming?

Seeing the direction the woman was pointing, Wayne frowned.

This is different from what he had learned from Claire before, weren't the targets of these Vázquez men in Rover's left eye at Krems Cathedral?

Did something happen, or did Claire's information go wrong?

"Contraindications...... Don't know you are? ”

"Nicole Vázquez!"

The woman held her head high and called out her name in a loud voice. Maybe I've been waiting for this day for too long, and there's a little excitement in my tone.

She's Nicole?

Wayne looked at the woman at the head and corresponded to the information on the panel.

He still remembers that in the morning, the woman was hiding at Morris Clinic and was a guest of Euan.

Killing Intent...... No wonder.

I'm afraid that when he killed Collins and Ernaux earlier, this woman was in Basil neighborhood.

[You are locked by Nicole Vázquez's killing intent.] Comment: What should come will always come, won't it? Reward: +3 Survival Points. 】

【……】

[You are locked by the killing intent of Amicus Lori Vázquez...... Reward: +2 survival points. 】

Yes, it has been discovered.

Wayne noticed the hint on the panel in his head, and if there was a real fight, he would have to pay attention.

Just as he was thinking, Nifa nodded slightly, "I have seen you in the future, the heir of the Vázquez family." ”

"Return the things of my people, and you will avoid war!"

Nicole doesn't care about the future in her mouth, she just wants to lead the people behind her to reclaim the inheritance items that belong to their family, which is her responsibility as the heir!

Hence the word "war" that she said.

"Can't give!"

"This belongs to our secret department, and we can't ...... it."

The investigators on the side of the secret investigation department were filled with righteous indignation when they heard her words.

"Bow Statue...... Nifa waved his hand to signal silence, and looked down at the statue in his hand, "I can't give it to you." ”

Nicole seems to have guessed this result, "The choice has been given to you, if you don't agree, then you can only fight." ”

"I'm sorry, but this is an item entrusted to me by an old friend." Nifa took a deep breath and nodded to Balatz behind him, "Ready." Beware of their ravaging blood. ”

"Understood!"

Balatz and the other senior officials of the Secretariat nodded, turned around and guarded the Secrets Division with the people they had assigned before.

And at the forefront are the contaminated ones who have just come out of the sealed area.

After such a long time, the traces of distortion on their bodies have become more serious, and even some of the deformed species that have lost their minds have been killed by their companions around them.

"Hahaha, it's better to die like this than to become a monster and be slaughtered by you."

"Minister Abbott, I'll go first, and I'll ...... later"

"Marko, after the battle, you have to treat me to a drink." Rogette had two more blood-red eyes on his face, and he chuckled as he looked at the Vázquez people.

"No problem," Marco shook his dizzy head, turned on the blood of chaos, and hummed, "I'll move all the family wineries!" ”

"Gone!"

Rogette glanced at Lacey, a smile on his face, but he didn't say anything, just nodded, and stood at the front of the line with the other tainted ones without looking back.

"Lacey, you're really ruthless......"

Marco said quietly, and then waved the lantern staff to add a light wind to several people.

Lacey didn't reply to him, took a deep breath and ordered, "Wayne, you take Tina in the back and aim your gun at the transcendents with the blood of greed. ”

"Hmm." Wayne didn't want to step forward, and took Tina a few steps back.

The impostor old Jack on the side also silently followed back a few steps together, facing Lacey's puzzled gaze, revealing two rows of white teeth, "I still want to live a few more years......

"Then you can take care of them for me."

This time, Lacey didn't refuse, nodded and stood with Marco, looking at the Vázquez man opposite.

Wayne: "......"

He didn't have much to do with Blackjack now, he could only choose to keep his mouth shut, worried about being slapped to death by Blackjack......

Ni on the other side saw this, and stopped talking nonsense, holding up the golden scepter.

"Vázquez's warriors, kill!"

"Kill!"

The Vázquez people had also been impatient for a long time, and as soon as she gave the order, they came to the secret division.

Whizzing......

They threw spears as javelins, and many of them shimmered with extraordinary power.

"Intercept!"

Balatz took control of the circle again, activating the attack runes, and blades of light rose in the light shield, shooting towards the spears, and even more intending to destroy some of the Vázquez.

War is not a solitary battle, especially when the other side has transcendental beings, and the blessing of the group is by no means something that can be resisted by individual strength.

Unless the strength of the individual exceeds imagination, at least it must be at the level of a third-level calamity, which is enough to affect the trend of the war.

Therefore, Nifa did not rush to let the people of the secret division come forward, but planned to use the rune circle and some extraordinary characteristics to extinguish the fire of the Vazquez people first.

"The property management department prepares!"

At this time, the strength of the property management department is reflected.

I saw that the people belonging to the property management department took out a mechanical weapon by hand, most of which were mechanical devices similar to a fort, and they were loaded with shells in pairs.

And those who were sealed were already in place, and even some of them who were about to be completely distorted had already stood outside the mask, ready to rush towards the Vázquez people at the first opportunity.

In a few moments, the Vázquez men rushed to the location of the Secret Division.

"Kill!"

"Shelling!"

"Xhaka, Rice, Lozano!" (Storm!) ）

The Secret Inspectors began to show all sorts of supernatural powers, and slaughtered the Vázquez people.

Wayne had already pulled out his sniper rifle and hid in the corner, following Lacey's instructions, and fired a shot when he saw someone like Collins with the transcendent bloodline of greedy blood.

[You use a sniper rifle to kill Clevette Vázquez, triggering the Burst Rune, triggering the death trait - Blight, i.e. death progress 45/30.] Rating: Very accurate. Rewards: +10 Survival Points, +3 Marksmanship, +1 Tenacity Level, +1 Spirit Level. 】

【……】

You killed Assalam Vazquez with a sniper rifle...... Instant Death progress49/30...... Rewards: +10 Survival Points, +3 Marksmanship, +1 Tenacity Level, +1 Spirit Level. 】

Damn.

For each person killed, Wayne's mental strength increased by 1 point, and if he continued like this, he would soon meet the requirements for advancing to the rank of official wizard.

Old Jack next to him also took out his musket, and fired a shot without a shot.

"Hee-hee-hee-ha-ha-......"

Just as the battle began, an eerie laugh rang out through the Secret Division, and a dark and terrifying aura enveloped everyone.

Wayne quickly turned his head to look at Tina, only to see that the clown doll had somehow detached from her hand, her button-eyed eyes spinning rapidly, and her big furry mouth opened to let out a shrill laugh.

This is, the clown is out of control?!

Thanks to the sunxu boss for the tip.

That's it for today.,I currently owe you a chapter of monthly passes.。

(End of chapter)