I've Already Become a Demon God, and You Want Me to Be a Villain? Part 45

This protagonist hurriedly shook his companion awake.

"What is it?"

his companion asked.

"After spending seven full days in the guard, I obtained a Prophecy. Guess what I saw with it?"

the protagonist said.

"Prophecy? What did you see, Han Yu?"

The protagonist named Li Fei was somewhat envious. He had joined the Royal Palace Guard a day later and had not yet completed seven days.

Han Yu described the terrifying scene he had seen through the Prophecy.

"My god..."

Li Fei was frightened as well.

"These Villains really are brewing something huge."

Li Fei did not doubt it.

After all, the scene Han Yu had seen had come from a skill granted by his Golden Finger.

"It looks like the Holy See will be the only safe place tomorrow. Should we notify them?"

Han Yu asked.

Li Fei pondered for a moment before saying, "We should notify them. Otherwise, if the Villains kill them and obtain their Golden Fingers, they'll be even harder to deal with later."

"True."

Han Yu immediately sent a message to the group, telling them about his Prophecy and what he had seen.

By this time, quite a few protagonists were already awake.

Some were still asleep.

"What? Your Prophecy is that accurate? You actually saw what would happen tomorrow?"

one protagonist asked.

"Of course. I got it from opening a treasure chest. I guarantee it's real."

Han Yu, who had been thoroughly deceived by the Illusion Seed, said with absolute certainty.

The Illusion Seed still had plenty of time remaining. He would not be able to tell the difference anytime soon.

"I knew these Villains were planning something big. Han Yu, did you see how they caused the chaos?"

another protagonist asked.

"No. I only saw the Royal Capital in complete chaos. Then their powerful fighters hunted us down. More than a dozen of us died, and only a few people at the Holy See Headquarters survived,"

Han Yu said.

"The Holy See Headquarters? Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"Tell us more about what you saw..."

"..."

The Protagonist Group became lively.

"Making this much noise in the middle of the night?"

At the Holy See Headquarters, the "Sweeping Monk" protagonist living in a loft near the library was awakened by the commotion.

He had set up message notifications to avoid missing anything important.

Once awake, he opened the Protagonist Group. After reading the messages, his expression changed.

Then he recalled what Su Mo had said in the library yesterday.

Su Mo's words from yesterday had puzzled him for quite some time.

However, because he had been extracting magic from an Ancient Magic Codex, he had not thought too deeply about them.

Now that he considered it, Su Mo had seemingly been hinting at something else.

"The Villains' operation is most likely real, and Han Yu's Prophecy should be accurate too. Yesterday, the Count of Inkstone Territory came to the library at the Holy See Headquarters and hinted something to me..."

The protagonist quickly began speaking in the group.

The other protagonists in the group fell silent and listened to him.

"I'd been wondering what that sentence meant. Now that I think about it, the Count of Inkstone Territory must have known about the other Villains' actions, so he gave us a hint."

the protagonist said.

"The Count of Inkstone Territory is a Villain too. Would he really be that kind-hearted?"

one protagonist immediately said.

"It wasn't out of kindness. He wanted to kill us himself. If the other Villains killed us, he wouldn't get any benefits, so he came running out to stir things up."

Another Protagonist analyzed the situation calmly.

"Right, right, right. That's exactly how it feels. There's competition among these Villains too. Who wouldn't want to become the strongest Villain?"

The Sweeping Monk Protagonist hurriedly said.

"This Count of Inkstone Territory is interesting. Isn't he afraid that after we survive this wave, we'll grow to a point beyond his control?"

The calm Protagonist snorted.

"Let's not talk about the Count of Inkstone Territory for now. Since we have confirmation from multiple sides, this is most likely real. What should we do?"

One Protagonist asked.

"Go to the Holy See Headquarters. I refuse to believe they would dare make a move there. This is also what I saw in the prophecy!"

Han Yu suggested.

Whether the others went or not, he was going regardless.

"Mm, I was planning to go tomorrow and see what God's Power actually looks like. Then let's go to the Holy See Headquarters."

Another Protagonist made up his mind.

Since this matter had been discovered through a skill Han Yu's Golden Finger had granted him, and had also been corroborated by the Sweeping Monk Protagonist, and since they themselves had participated in the entire deduction process, none of the Protagonists had any doubts.

Besides, if there truly was a crisis, the Holy See Headquarters was the best choice.

Thus, these Protagonists quickly began to act.

They prepared to rush to the Holy See Headquarters overnight.

What suffocating pressure!

"They've all started moving. What do we do? Sneak over there now?"

Seeing that many members of the Protagonist Group had set off overnight for the Holy See Headquarters, the two Protagonists outside Su Mo's Palace began discussing it.

As members of the Royal Palace Guard, it was not so convenient for them to leave.

But with a life-or-death crisis looming before them, they could no longer worry about such things.

"Li Fei, I have a feeling that even if we get through tomorrow's life-or-death crisis, we can't stay in the Royal Capital any longer. If we survive tomorrow, we should leave the Royal Capital amid the chaos. Even joining some evil cults would be fine. Anyway, as long as we clock in for work, our Golden Fingers will give us rewards."

Han Yu, who had been implanted with an Illusion Seed by Su Mo, said.

"Let's see what happens tomorrow first. Right now, hiding in the Holy See Headquarters is our only option. I'll think of a way to have it both ways. We should still leave ourselves a backup route here."

The Protagonist named Li Fei began thinking of a solution.

"This Count of Inkstone Territory isn't easy to deal with either. For some reason, I feel like he's harder to handle than the other Duke-level Villains."

Han Yu said.

"No matter how troublesome a count is, he can't be harder to deal with than a duke. Not to mention anything else, a duke's private army is many times larger than a count's. Don't worry so much. Let's get through tomorrow first. Once we grow stronger in the future, killing him will be easy."

After comforting Han Yu, Li Fei quickly came up with a brilliant plan.

He eagerly explained it.

"Since the Count of Inkstone Territory doesn't want us to be killed by the other Villains, tomorrow morning, we'll apply to go with the Knight Order escorting him. He'll definitely agree."

"We can do that?"

Han Yu froze. This plan was damn clever.

"So? I'm smart, right?"

Seeing Han Yu's expression, Li Fei was immediately impressed by his own ingenuity.