Kyle descended from the sky and drew the two struggling souls before him, beginning his search for the information he wanted.
Ten minutes later, after obtaining the locations of every Church of the God of Holy Light outpost and its personnel throughout the Kingdom of Marius, Kyle willed a holy flame to emerge over the soul bodies.
Piercing screams rang out, making Shana shrink back at the sight.
She had thought herself cruel enough already, but compared with General Silier's methods, she still had much to learn.
"Let's try to root out every Church of the God of Holy Light force within the Kingdom of Gallus before sunset tomorrow. Then we can take our time dealing with those rebels."
Kyle raised his hand and clawed forcefully at the air before him, tearing space apart to open a passage to another count's territory.
Seeing this, Shana sheathed her longsword and silently followed him.
Out in the wilderness, amid piercing screams, the flesh and soul of a high-tier Soul Intent cleric of the Church of the God of Holy Light were utterly crushed.
After blowing away the black ash before him, Kyle felt a force tugging relentlessly at his soul, trying to pull him out of the Memory Crystal. Yet another force was urging him to stay, conveying a vague message that Roland's regrets had not all been resolved.
Without the slightest hesitation, Kyle rejected the force trying to take him away and chose to stay for now.
There were three rounds of trials, and he had ranked below others in both the first and second. This time, he wanted to compete for the top, if not for himself, then for his lord's honor.
"General Silier, is something wrong?"
Seeing Kyle's silence, Shana asked with some concern.
In less than two days,