The bald man stepped into the front hall and walked toward the crowd.
As if he carried a silencing spell with him, the chattering townspeople fell quiet in an instant.
He Xi even noticed that several townspeople were so nervous that they had softened their breathing.
Were these people really that afraid of him?
As the Baron's trusted subordinate, he had an adventure level of 44, so he was clearly quite capable.
What He Xi had not expected was that the townspeople now seemed even more afraid of Oleg than they had been of the Baron during his procession.
The townspeople automatically made way, and Oleg walked straight up to He Xi and the other two.
His gaze was fierce, and his tone was even colder.
"Outsiders, you are spies of the devil."
"You planned last night's attack."
"Hey! What nonsense are you talking about?"
Anya immediately glared at him. "We're spies? If it weren't for us, the church last night..."
Before she could finish, He Xi pressed her down with one hand.
"Did you forget? That was something that hadn't happened."
"We stayed in the church all night yesterday, precisely to prevent those Vampires from attacking us."
"The church has the protection of a Holy Relic. It needs you guarding it?"
"Since it was our first time in this town, we did not understand the situation with the Holy Relic. But we stayed inside the church all night and never even went out. We truly know nothing about the attack outside."
Father Press immediately added, "Lord Oleg, Mr. He Xi and the others truly never left the church last night. I can testify to that."
"Not going out does not mean they had nothing to do with it. Baron Lord's suspicion is reasonable."
"The day before they arrived, the