Quite a few people used similar secret techniques to evade the ritual's effects.
In his "field of vision," bubbles began appearing one after another at incredible speed throughout the enormous barrier spanning a radius of ten miles.
Those who had used secret techniques were all inside those bubbles.
There were quite a few of them.
But compared with the entire crowd drawn here by the "Demon King Execution Ritual," they were merely an insignificant minority.
Even so, that small group could not be ignored.
With nothing more than a slight press of his lips, the Holy Church agents mingling among the crowd immediately understood the locations of each bubble. Then, in groups of three, they silently approached.
They did not make contact, merely observing and recording from a distance.
Though the Holy Church appeared to be doing nothing, it had actually begun moving long ago.
The entire area within a ten-mile radius was already filled with the Holy Church's watchful eyes.
Now, they made perfect use of the barrier's side effects to mark dangerous individuals who could not otherwise be identified and monitor them from every angle.
However, his actions did not escape the notice of certain people.
The moment Professor Sylph deployed "Area Prohibition," she immediately discovered that they had been targeted—though in truth, they had been watched all along. This time, there were simply more watchers.
"So that's it. The barrier has that function too."
Professor Sylph said in realization, but she made no move.
Let them watch if they wanted. It wasn't as though she could stop people from looking, could she?
She did not care.
Hephaestus, however, let out a cry of relief from inside the living room.
"Good thing I didn't go."
She patted her pounding chest, picked up a piece of fruit, and