Bang!
After interrogating the steward, the old man immediately decided to move against the suspicious Viscount Hank. Having learned from the previous lesson, he had the man knocked unconscious before making his move.
The "Divine Kingdom" was just as mysterious and unfathomable to Holy Domain experts. Had he not suspected that the gods had fallen and cautiously chosen to watch from the sidelines, he would have been among those who entered the Divine Kingdom to explore it.
Based on the information in his possession, the old man could basically confirm that the kingdom's upheaval was related to the previous large-scale exploration of the Divine Kingdom.
His instincts told him that it was not only Falcon nobles who had been parasitized. The other forces that had participated in the exploration of the Divine Kingdom had also been infiltrated to varying degrees.
The upheaval had begun with the Falcon Kingdom only because it stood isolated overseas, making it easier to seal off the news and avoid drawing the Human Alliance's immediate retaliation.
Upon realizing this, the old man did not hesitate in the slightest and decided to take the captives to the Human Alliance for help.
Before leaving, he also sent a notification to the Holy Domain experts on the island. Everyone else could only fend for themselves. Without knowing how many nobles had been possessed, the old man did not dare trust anyone.
Within the Divine Kingdom.
"Ancestor, the Falcon Kingdom is completely under our control. It is only that our strength has yet to recover, so a few fish slipped through the net!"
Although the Ancestor remained sealed, the man in purple robe and his companions still did not dare show the slightest disrespect.
Their entire race had been created by the Ancestor before them. The suppression of their