The Imprisoned Demon's Follower

Baron Pedrol, seeing Lynn and Evina's terrified silence, thought for a moment before speaking to comfort them.

"You don't need to worry too much. According to Bishop Antioch, most of the Demon's Followers have been executed, and the Holy See has even secretly dispatched a guard of three thousand men to garrison Harbor Town."

"Three thousand men?" Lynn couldn't help but frown. That was too many.

Normally, during peacetime, a small city like Harbor Town would only have a few hundred troops. For the Holy See to secretly send so many soldiers here now would not be without reason.

Lynn couldn't help but suspect if Lame Laud's identity had been exposed, and the Holy See intended to wipe out the entire Ship Gang.

"Father, what does Bishop Antioch mean by this? Is there going to be a war?" Lynn asked tentatively.

Baron Pedrol shook his head. "It shouldn't be related to war. I don't have much information either. I just heard that Bishop Antioch captured the Wizard Apprentice who escaped earlier on his way back to Harbor Town. He's currently imprisoned in Harbor Town, and they plan to publicly execute him after Moon Day!"

Hearing this, Lynn's expression immediately turned very serious.

Could it be that Joanne and White Dove were captured?

Lynn couldn't help but consider this possibility. When he had sent the two Witches away earlier, their condition was far from good. He wasn't even sure if they had been separated in the turbulent waters.

If the Holy See had immediately organized a large search party after that battle, there was a chance they could have caught them.

"Father, do you know who those imprisoned Demon's Followers are?" Lynn couldn't help but ask.

After speaking, Lynn immediately realized he was too hasty and quickly added, "I heard that Witches are usually very beautiful. I wonder if it's true."

"Absurd! Who told you that?" Baron Pedrol reprimanded with great displeasure. "It's all just rumors! Listen to me, no matter what, you must not have the slightest connection with these Demon's Followers!"

In the Secas Empire, Wizards were an absolute taboo. These Demon's Followers wielded many strange Witchcrafts and caused chaos everywhere, they were simply living disasters!

Under Baron Pedrol's angry scolding, Lynn could only suppress the doubts in his heart for the time being. Now was clearly not the time to ask.

After a few stern reprimands, Baron Pedrol spoke again about business.

"This time, in order to deal with those Demon's Followers, two Priests unfortunately lost their lives in the battle. While this is regrettable, it is also our opportunity!"

"In other words, there will be at least five spots in this year's Knight Assessment!"

Speaking of this, Baron Pedrol looked at Lynn with great anticipation. The formal assessment was in two months, and if he could pass successfully, the Pedrol Family might have a chance to rise again.

"After you finish eating, you and Evina will spar again. Let me see your progress these past few months," Baron Pedrol said directly.

Spar?

Lynn couldn't help but turn to look at Evina, who was sitting opposite him at the dining table.

The girl was wearing a form-fitting black long dress. The slightly open neckline revealed her fair neck and collarbone. Her shoulder-length hair was pulled back, with only a red ribbon hanging down her shoulder. She looked very capable, but her eyes were incredibly cold, her gaze as sharp as a blade.

I should go a little easy on her later, Lynn thought to himself. After all, according to Lott's diary, except for a few years ago when he had absolute advantages in strength and stamina, he had never once defeated Evina. On the contrary, the gap had been rapidly widening.

His best record so far was being defeated within twenty-three moves…

"This is fine!" After dinner, Baron Pedrol led the two to the training ground in the back courtyard of the Manor and signaled them to begin.

Lynn changed into a wooden sword for training and assumed a standard sword-holding stance.

However, the moment Baron Pedrol spoke, Evina had already rushed forward.

So fast!

Lynn's pupils constricted. He barely had time to hold his sword horizontally in a defensive posture before Evina's wooden sword slashed down from the air!

"Clang~"

The wooden swords collided, unexpectedly emitting a sound like metal striking metal.

The girl shifted her body, and as her skirt swayed, a whip kick came flying.

Lynn dodged to the side, but Evina was faster. With a spinning sword strike, she directly knocked Lynn's wooden sword flying. Without pausing, she held her sword and swung it down from above towards his head.

The sharp whistling sound in his ears made Lynn feel a sense of danger. This also meant that the girl had not held back at all with this strike!

Getting hit wouldn't just be a minor injury…

[Raise right hand to 37-degree angle, grip wrist, reverse grip to disarm…]

Lynn's gaze became very serious. Under the analysis of the intelligent system, he almost instantly saw the flaw in her swordplay. Facing the downward vertical slash, he didn't dodge or evade, but met it head-on.

"Enough!" Baron Pedrol shouted, interrupting Lynn and Evina's spar.

The two on the field stopped their movements simultaneously. Lynn's right hand was extended forward, and the wooden sword was hovering just above his head.

Baron Pedrol first glared fiercely at Evina, then looked at Lynn with great annoyance. "Lott, what is wrong with you? Focus when you're fighting. If you're still in this state in two months, you probably won't even pass the first round of the Knight Assessment!"

Lynn silently retracted his hand, understanding that he had underestimated the opponent's strength.

Although Lott called himself a Useless Person in his diary, he had actually trained diligently for over a decade. Evina, who could easily defeat him, could only be stronger!

"Get back to your positions and continue!" Baron Pedrol said grimly, his expression extremely displeased.

Evina remained motionless, as if she hadn't heard Baron Pedrol. Lynn took a few steps back, actively creating distance.

At the same time, a prompt from the intelligent system sounded in his mind.

[Do you need to activate overload mode?]

No!

Lynn refused without a second thought; this wasn't a life-or-death battle, so there was no need to waste energy here.

Moreover, while the intelligent system's analysis functions were useful, how much efficacy they could truly exert ultimately depended on his own abilities.

Evina wasn't like Antioch or the witch hunters he'd encountered before; she was far from being able to crush him.

She was precisely a suitable whetstone...

The battle quickly resumed. Relying on the foundation laid by Carl's original body and his experience from numerous life-or-death duels, Lynn successfully blocked Evina's surprise attack this time