Although the life force of those dead agents had been strong, those sacrifices were still not enough to make a wish to erase his divine mark.
The Holy Grail needed more lives as sacrifices.
Claude could kill those agents and use them as offerings for the Holy Grail because they had attacked first, but these innocent residents...
Claude struggled in place for a long time before finally closing his eyes and letting out a long sigh.
"Sorry, I don't want to die..."
He opened his eyes, determination flashing through them. His body turned into a bolt of lightning as he shot toward the center of the city-state!
"It's the invader! The invader has brought the Holy Grail!"
"He wants to use us as sacrifices!"
"He killed the old City Lord!! Everyone, get him!"
"..."
The moment Claude landed, several residents around him shouted, and several divine artifacts came whistling through the air!
Even without the King's Scepter under the old City Lord's control, numerous divine artifacts still lay dormant within Wucheng.
Claude narrowed his eyes and slowly raised the Holy Grail in his hand. Just as he was about to make a wish, a muffled sound suddenly came from an alley nearby!
Clang—!
A golden ripple spread from the shadows of the alley, instantly enveloping the center of Wucheng—and Claude, who held the Holy Grail, as well.
The instant he saw that golden ripple, Claude's pupils suddenly constricted!
The King's Scepter?!
Claude could not mistake it. When they had first entered the King's Treasury, that golden ripple had drained the Mental Power from all the agents, leading to their collective capture.
But he had clearly killed the old City Lord. How could anyone still wield the scepter?!
Claude looked toward the alley where the golden ripple had emerged and saw