Dyed Items (4-in-1)

"Weren't you all aware of this from the beginning, merely fanning the flames in silence?"

Roy thought to himself.

There was no way Hailred and the others were completely unaware of what was happening in the city.

But a Level 3 devil had not been part of the plan.

An existence of that level was no ordinary chess piece, so even they had to start feeling nervous after hearing about it.

"Regardless, we have to resolve this as soon as possible."

Hailred spoke in a deep voice.

"But killing those Children of Sin directly won't drive the devils back home, nor will it truly threaten them.

We need to create a Soul Container under our control before we can seal them.

Gova, explain it to Roy."

As he spoke, Hailred called someone inside. It was Blacksmith Gova.

His face was haggard, and he looked as weak as if he had just recovered from a serious illness. However, he had already regained basic mobility, clearly having received treatment.

"Your Excellency Roy, I was under the devil's control before. I apologize for my previous offenses."

Gova's voice was hoarse, and his tone was heavy.

Roy raised his eyebrows but said nothing.

Blaming it all on the devil...

What was the difference between that and claiming exemption because of mental illness?

Who knew whether he had truly been controlled and unable to act of his own will at the time?

Hailred spoke up for him. "Those devils have already noticed you. They wanted to use Gova to subdue you and bring you under their control.

Just as they did with Tikel."

Fine. You paid more, so you're in the right.

Roy neither agreed nor disagreed. He only asked Gova, "What about Devil Xin En, the one who was haunting you before?"

"It's hiding