Archbishop Radar Valentine of Saint Storm Cathedral was the first to arrive at the scene.
The black, viscous substance within the shadow had yet to disperse completely. On the ground, there was even blood wriggling like caterpillars.
Especially at the end of the alley, where the explosion had nearly blasted through the dead end and connected it to the street beyond.
The burly Archbishop, with thick dark-blue hair, surveyed everything.
Soon, an elderly man in a black clerical robe, wearing five Emblems of the Night on his chest, seemed to step out of an illusion.
This was Anthony Stevenson, Archbishop of Saint Samuel Cathedral. He exchanged a slight nod with Radar as a greeting.
Anthony also examined the scene. "An Aurora Society 'Black Knight'?"
The two Archbishops both saw the few drops of blood that had been wriggling moments ago and now had almost no vitality left. Radar said, "I think so."
After a pause, he added, "Who killed this 'Black Knight'?"
Both of them knew that there were quite a few demigods in Backlund, but battles between demigods were rare. Once they fought, the commotion would quickly draw the Churches' demigods.
Even when they had no choice but to act, it was difficult to determine a victor within a minute or two.
Normally, the two sides would fight fiercely, realize they could not quickly decide the outcome, see that the Official Extraordinary demigods were about to arrive, and tacitly end the battle.
But the battle that had just taken place in this dim alley had clearly produced a winner.
Whether it was the lifeless black shadow on the ground that had yet to fully dissipate, or the spiritual perception of the two Saints, everything proved that the "Black Knight" was dead.
At that moment, an elderly man in a