Even if he had not anticipated it, Austin had still informed him in advance, allowing him to prepare.
"I'll go first."
Sabrina spoke calmly, then led her people into the sealed chamber. From beginning to end, she had shown little interest in today's affair. This was not a good assignment at all; she had simply been sent to clean up the Holy Church's mess.
If she did well, it would not benefit her much. If she did poorly, she would unquestionably take the blame.
If she had not been representing the Holy Church, she would have gladly handed the entire matter over to Dark—at least Professor Kazel and Professor Harvey, whom Dark had brought with him, were genuinely reliable.
But since she was here, she had to go first.
The Holy Church members who had come with her were all experts who had participated in sealing the Demon King's soul.
Their sole purpose in coming here was to make that "Demon King" disappear completely—regardless of the method.
And when it came to dealing with the "Demon King," King Austin clearly placed greater trust in these experienced experts.
Dark's side was merely an alternative.
In order to lure him in, Dark had deliberately leaked a tiny bit of information related to "Demon King Aleister." But it seemed that this had not drawn enough of Austin's attention.
Perhaps the chain of evidence behind that information was insufficient. It truly did not seem all that convincing.
No normal person would likely imagine that the Holy Church had completely fabricated the Demon King Execution Ceremony. The so-called Demon King's true body had actually escaped long ago. The "Demon King" sent to the underworld during the execution ceremony had instead been an artificial creation reconstructed by the Holy Church from the Demon King's body.
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