"Blade of Vengeance?"
At the mention of that name, memories from long ago surged through Arthur's mind like a rising tide. He seemed to recall something and asked in confusion:
"Wasn't that organization founded by Chaos Believers devoted to Morgul driven out of the kingdom long ago by the Kingdom Knights and the Church of the Sun?"
Grann shook his head helplessly. "The Church of the Sun did indeed launch a purge back then, driving most of Morgul's fanatical believers into the Miasma Mountains."
"But you should know that the spread of faith has always been very covert, and corruptive power holds great temptation for the weak."
"Especially for those avengers with nowhere left to turn, embracing corruption is the most direct and fastest path to gaining power."
"As long as injustice, oppression, and grievance still exist within the kingdom, no matter how many times the Blade of Vengeance is destroyed, so long as the soil remains, it can always be reborn like a phoenix, carrying the flames of vengeance."
He spread his hands. "Even without the 'Blade of Vengeance,' organizations such as the 'Vendetta Killers' or the 'Spear of Judgment' would emerge. Their names may differ, but their essence is the same."
As he spoke, he drew an old piece of parchment from his robes and spread it across the scarred oak table.
"And this time, the professional who reportedly reassembled the Blade of Vengeance is a former Border Knight named Kelvin Ellis."
Chen Yu, who had been quietly squatting on the counter and was originally feeling drowsy, twitched his gelatinous body when he heard the familiar name "Kelvin," instantly becoming much more alert.
Kelvin?
Huh, wasn't that remarkably similar to the owner of the two Corruption Trial parchments he had picked up in that abandoned village in the