Judgment

The Death Domain.

The ten knights chasing after the carriage immediately sensed this unusual aura of death.

"What kind of ability is this?"

Their keen insight as knights led them to notice a detail.

Plants that die from the effects of death energy do not simply wither and scatter.

Instead, it transformed into a black sand-like substance, drifting through the air...

The black sand will exacerbate the spread of death. Any substance touched by the black sand will be rapidly assimilated, losing its vitality and turning into even more Death Black Sand.

Such a spread of death is like a plague.

"Use your protective barriers..."

Before the knights realized the problem.

Some black sand had already stained the bodies of the horses they were riding, and even the Steam Prosthetic crumbled and disintegrated in a short time upon contact with the black sand.

In a short while, the ten Mechanical Steed collapsed to the ground, devoured by a terrifying plague.

To avoid being affected by the Death Black Sand, the knights quickly moved away from their horses and stood in a relatively safe area, watching the carriages that had already gone far away.

The knights' expressions didn't change much as their target escaped.

Establish contact with someone in the city using Clockwork Device in your hand.

"Reporting, sir, the target has escaped from us and is about to enter the Holy City."

Just as the carriage escaped the pursuit of the Knight Order.

Han Dong and his two companions quickly emerged from the hidden compartment in the carriage floor, realizing there was no need to continue hiding.

During the next ten kilometers of escape, the team will fight with all their might against any obstacles they encounter... their only goal is to escape back to the Holy City.

However.

The escape was unusually calm.

There were neither Knight Order suddenly rushing out of the forest to stop them, nor any traps or demons lurking in the woods. The sudden calm made everyone feel uneasy.

"This is troublesome..."

Han Dong had foreseen some of the circumstances.

"The situation could be extremely unfavorable for me and Demps... Seniors, once you enter the city, leave on your own. Do not have anything to do with us."

"Could it be..." Captain Lucius also noticed something was wrong.

"That's right. The appearance of this strange knight search party outside the city is enough to show that they clearly know that I have obtained important evidence from the Scarlet Manor."

At this point, the traitor will inevitably turn loyal and report me, the rebel... I believe Mr. Black and White can handle this matter well."

"We'll see."

Having gone through the Scarlet Incident, Lucius's relationship with Han Dong has completely changed, and he naturally doesn't want anything to happen to his junior.

Once inside the city, he will leverage his relationship with the regimental commander to do everything possible to protect Han Dong.

As the carriage emerged from the forest.

The scouts on the city wall immediately sent a signal.

The massive city gates slowly opened under the powerful steam engine, allowing the carriages to enter the city.

However.

The moment they entered the Holy City, the intense aura of powerful beings startled the steam-modified horses, causing them to stop.

The Slums around the city gate had already been cleared out.

Instead, there were two hundred Formal Knight.

These knights were uniformly dressed, wearing light black armor with a black rose printed on their chests. They belonged to the inner city's special law enforcement force of the Black Rose Knights," and were specifically responsible for handling matters within the city.

Not only that, even the Vice Commander of the Black Rose Knights, Marcus, came.

The Vice Commander Marcus, is also known as the "Black Skull" and is the leader of the Night Watcher.

Bald head and dark skin

Double swords on the back

In addition to the black armor with the printed pattern that the Black Rose Knights are known for, he also wears a black Skull Mask (half-covering his face), revealing only his deep eyes that can see through people's hearts in an instant.

"Vice Commander Marcus..."

The Senior Sister Zhen in the carriage belonged to the Black Rose Knights, but she didn't tell the captain, Marcus, at all. In fact, this was the first time she had officially met the Vice Commander.

Marcus usually operates in the shadows of the Holy City as a member of the Night Watcher's Watch.

Not only that.

Among the knights surrounding the carriage were two 'high-ranking figures' of vastly different status.

One of them is Stephen McNoughsky, the Association President, who is the target of the evidence in Han Dong's hands.

As for the other person, he turned out to be a member of parliament.

At this point, the members of parliament unrolled the scrolls in their hands and read out the Supreme Council's verdict.

"Through the Association President Stephen McNoughsky's ' Dream Vision ' search, and then through internal parliamentary groups and directly subordinate knights, relevant evidence was searched."

It has now been confirmed that Demps Martin is currently a student at the Royal Knights Academy -Library.

A student of the Mysticism Department, Valen Nicholas.

It possesses attributes from outside the city and shares advanced commonalities with life forms outside the city.

While hiding in the Holy City as humans, they established a secret and bizarre organization in the Slums, repeatedly luring life from outside the city to invade the Holy City through the abandoned Underground Sewer, a special area that was being dealt with.

The incidents involved include the Rabid Dog Disease Incident that occurred six years ago.

The [Secret Stone Incident] a year ago

And the recent "Red Plague".

You will be arrested immediately and taken to the trial court for a trial tomorrow.

Other individuals involved in harboring 'traitors' will also be tried.

"The judgment has been read. Those involved are requested to immediately leave the carriage and be escorted away."

When the reading is finished.

"Ah~ Hahahaha!"

This should have been an extremely serious occasion.

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

Because the Supreme Council attaches great importance to the matter of traitors.

Even if Commander Kaimon wanted to protect Abel, he would have to wait until the escort was over, prove through various means that Abel was not involved, and then use back channels to bring Abel out alone, barring him from participating in any city activities for a period of time.

The capture of the traitors at the city gate attracted the attention of most people.

It was at this moment that...

[Holy City - Bell Tower]

With no teams entering recently, a flash of light appeared, indicating that someone was emerging.

The appearance of this person immediately alerted the Clock Master was monitoring the arrest operation at the city gate.

"Strange, why is no one here to greet me?"

Have these guys in the Holy City all grown to the point where they can ignore me?

Oh dear, I thought there would be more than three hundred knights lined up in two rows outside the bell tower to welcome my return with the most solemn ceremony.

Clock, it's been so long... It must have been hard work managing the clock tower entirely on your behalf. Those executives in the Holy City are a bunch of lazy dogs.

So, what has everyone been busy with lately? Why is no one responding?

"Reporting to Your Excellency, a major event is unfolding at the city gate... The Supreme Council has personally ordered the arrest of people, and many regimental commanders are paying close attention to this matter."

"An invasion by alien demons?"

"The traitor incident involves two Knight-Errant and three knights suspected of covering it up... but there are quite a few big shots involved behind the scenes."

"That's interesting, I'll go check it out..."