Investigation into [Blood Bishop]
The meeting was still ongoing, and after the Red Gloves, the Church of Storms's "Mandated Punishers" also presented their investigation report. They mainly investigated the Royal Family's intentions and the so-called underground ruins. Unfortunately, their investigation was too crude and seemed to have been discovered by someone with ulterior motives, who intervened beforehand, and ultimately they did not obtain much valuable information.
Seeing this, Radel Valentinus, who replaced the "Spellsinger of God" as the new Archbishop, looked slightly gloomy.
"Ikanser, share our findings."
Archbishop Horamick of the Church of Steam then addressed his Deacon.
"Yes."
Ikanser quickly responded, unfolding a thick report before everyone's eyes, "Our investigation's main target is that Blood Bishop."
The atmosphere in the meeting room changed slightly when that name was mentioned.
There's no way around it; what this guy did was simply too outrageous. He actually stormed into the Imperial Palace and declared war on the Loen Royal Family all by himself. Of course, if he hadn't publicly declared that George III was the culprit behind the Great Smog, the Three Great Churches wouldn't be so concerned right now.
"According to current investigations, the earliest Record appearance of [Blood Bishop] was in the Kaping Case."
"He entered Backlund's most notorious human trafficking manor and rescued a large number of young girls. At the same time, he also devoured a large number of guests in the manor," said Ikanser, flipping through the report. "Furthermore, Capim's manor was suspected of being protected by extraordinary beings, but they were all killed by the Blood Bishop."
The extraordinary members of the Church of Storms were silent for a moment, because this was a case they were in charge of. Your Excellency "Spellsinger of God" had arrived a little late and had not been able to capture the Blood Bishop at the Oldest One.
"Based on this, we speculate that he is very likely an Extraordinary being of the Secrets Suppliant Pathway. Subsequent events also indicate that he is most likely a Sequence 5 Shepherd."
"Shepherd?"
At this moment, one of the Church of Storms's "Mandated Punishers" squad leaders frowned. "He belongs to the Aurora Order?"
"No, quite the opposite, Blood Bishop and Aurora Order be mortal enemies."
Ikanser shook his head. "The subsequent Lanevus Case proves it. This fraudster carried the offspring of the True Creator within him, a crucial tool for that God Descent the world. After Lanevus escaped the Nighthawks' pursuit, the Blood Bishop intercepted Lanevus and killed him. There appears to be another person assisting him at the scene, leaving tarot cards on the ground."
Across from him, Leonard slightly raised his head.
He suddenly remembered something: shortly after that, the Aurora Order began searching for an organization that worshipped the Fool, and the Fool happened to be the first card of the Major Arcana in the Tarot.
"A Shepherd who doesn't believe in True Creator is truly a rare sight."
One official, an extraordinary individual, asked, "Is this possible?"
"Theoretically speaking, it is possible."
Saint Anthony spoke calmly, offering no explanation, but instead looking at Ikanser, gesturing for him to continue. The latter had no choice but to continue reading the report, detailing what the [Blood Bishop] had done afterward, as well as events suspected to have been committed by the [Blood Bishop].
"It sounds like this Blood Bishop, despite his extreme actions, still retains a simple sense of Justice."
Bishop Saint Anthony of the Church of Evernight commented with a smile, "Those who are usually our enemies are the Aurora Order, Devil, and other evil extraordinary beings."
"Yes, a non-extreme person wouldn't do something like that."
Horamick said.
He lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then asked Ikanser, "Why did he do that?"
"According to the survivors of the Imperial Palace at the time, the [Blood Bishop] sought revenge for the dead. He seemed to believe that the culprit behind the Great Smog was... the one on the Throne."
Ikanser replied cautiously.
"We haven't found any information about him, so why is he so certain? And even willing to launch an attack on the Imperial Palace for the sake of innocent people?"
Horamick said.
"I don't know."
Try asking "2-111".
"Ask it," Horamick said, "Whether there's an organization behind [the Blood Bishop] providing him with information and his true purpose for breaking into the Imperial Palace."
Ah?
Ikanser looked around. The meeting room was not only filled with members of the Church of Steam, but also with colleagues from two other Church. He felt a surge of fear, as if he was about to lose face in front of everyone.
"Yes"
But he couldn't disobey the Archbishop's orders, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and accept them, picking up the Magic Mirror Arrodes and proceeding with the increasingly familiar process.
When the Magic Mirror began to steam, he asked:
"Your Excellency Arrodes, my question is, is there someone providing information to the [Blood Bishop]?"
On the two Silver Mirror, which seemed to have eyes, the water shimmered and quickly formed a picture:
Luther was on the verge of death, standing on a street in the East Borough shrouded in thick smog. A stunningly beautiful woman in a white robe stood opposite him, surrounded by a terrifying black iron-colored Fog.
"It's the Demoness of Despair of Sequence 4, the direct culprit behind this Great Smog."
Someone whispered.
The Demoness of Despair, her face filled with terror, stared at a figure behind Luther. She tried to escape, but was immediately covered in blood and died.
"To be able to easily kill a Sequence 4 Demoness, the opponent must be at least Sequence 3 powerhouse."
Archbishop Valentinus commented.
The image quickly disappeared, Ikanser immediately tensed up, awaiting the interrogation that was about to begin.
Suddenly, a line of bright red words appeared on the mirror:
Do you know what it feels like to be ignored by someone you care about?
Arrodes' question wasn't sharp enough.
Ikanser was surprised but also relieved, and immediately nodded, "I know."
Congratulations, you got it right.
Weak, white characters appeared on the mirror surface.
Above the Gray Fog.
After the transaction is completed, the real highlight, the free exchange session, is about to begin.
"Mr. Temperance, I want to know more about what's behind the Great Smog event."
[Justice] Audrey immediately looked at Luther and said, "What price do you want me to pay?"
No need for a penalty.
Luther chuckled, "I just don't know where you want to start?"
"I'm not sure about the information gap between us, so perhaps I should first tell you what I know, and then you can add to it?"
"OK."
Luther remained noncommittal.
The other members present became extremely interested; The Hanged Man, The Magician, and even the newly joined Moon all secretly pricked up their ears. Even Klein wanted to hear the inside story he didn't know.
"It all started when the Demoness Trissy Cheek met Prince Edessak."
"Wrong."
[Justice] began to narrate, but Luther immediately retorted, "Trissy was specially assigned to Edessak after the Demoness Sect communicated with the Royal Family."