Faith Theft! The Power of an External Incarnation

In the church hall, a group of mercenaries was waiting. At their head stood a middle-aged man with a lean, capable build, short hair, and no beard. He wore silver chainmail and a purple cloak hung behind him. His eyes shone brightly. He was Daxi Wen, captain of the Holy Feather Mercenary Group.

Lucio was in the hands of the mercenaries behind Daxi Wen, clearly already under control. Since they were on church grounds, the spearman had not suffered much for the time being.

"Deacon Matil," Daxi Wen said to the church deacon opposite him, "thank you for your cooperation this time. Please forgive us for the disturbance. Drinks are on me later—we'll have a proper round at the Vanilla Tavern."

Matil smiled. "It was no trouble at all. Captain Daxi Wen and the church go way back, so there's no need to be so courteous."

Daxi Wen nodded and glanced at Lucio, a slight frown appearing between his brows. Earlier, he had received a report from his men that the queen crystal of the Iron Pomegranate Bees had been stolen. His first reaction had been fury. Then, upon hearing that the audacious culprit was Lucio—the useless good-for-nothing everyone usually mocked—his fury had turned to astonishment.

The Holy Feather Mercenary Group was Gudan Town's most elite team. Now, someone had stolen their quest item and then swaggered off to the Mercenary Guild to turn in the mission before them. It was tantamount to slapping Holy Feather across the face in public.

When Lucio turned in the mission, many mercenaries had been present, and word of it had already spread like wildfire.

Although Lucio had first saved two of their members before taking the queen crystal, no matter what, they had to recover their honor. They intended to use this chance