Deep within the temple, a bonfire blazed.
The bonfire lit here did not use firewood. Instead, it burned armor shards capable of special combustion.
The armor shards were supplied without limit by the Watcher. His special body could continuously grow such armor shards, and the burning bonfire could burn in the depths of the Gray Zone. It was highly effective at suppressing other Sick Ones and guarding the passage.
Everyone was asked to sit around the bonfire. They had assumed a series of inspections would be carried out before entering the passage,
but there had been no inspections at all. Or rather, Yi Chen and the others had already passed the inspection when they entered the temple and evaded the Black Halberd.
Sitting before the bonfire was merely an informal discussion.
This Watcher, who wore a Human-faced Iron Helmet, looked solemn, but in reality, he enjoyed chatting with newcomers like Yi Chen and the others.
He asked about everything, from Zion's current situation to how they had each passed their examinations to become gentlemen and how they had entered the city. From time to time, a mature yet slightly simple-minded laugh even came from beneath his iron helmet.
During the conversation,
everyone watched with their own eyes as the Watcher's body successively grew five armor shards of different sizes, which he casually tossed into the bonfire.
During the conversation, the Watcher also took the initiative to share some information about himself.
Black Heavy Halberd—Olman Yude
One of the organization's early executioners and one of the Black Knights (a title that had since been abolished), he was an important combatant in the organization. He later became a Watcher, weakening his ties with the organization and no longer handling killing assignments.
The Cast Iron Helmet he wore and the Black Halberd in