However, at this moment, the commander of Xiya City had no time to think about the dozen or so Holy City Guard soldiers killed outside the city.
Because all his attention had been drawn by the last words those men had spoken.
"Searching for Nalant's whereabouts and reporting them to the gods' armies—what does that mean?"
The commander of Xiya City could not help looking toward his other subordinate captains, wondering if he had heard wrong.
"Commander, could those people all have been deathsworn deliberately released by the gods' legions to sow discord?" One captain met his gaze and spoke in shock at once. Clearly, what they had heard earlier had not been an illusion.
At this moment, another captain said, "I don't think so. These invaders are always incomparably arrogant. There's no need at all for them to use such a trick on us."
"And didn't you see those people really died? Who would willingly use their own life to complete a lie like this?"
Hearing his subordinates' words, the commander of Xiya City was left with only silence.
Because what this latter subordinate had said was indeed very thorough.
First of all, those men's behavior earlier had not looked fake at all.
Secondly, even if it had been faked, what need would there have been?
To sow discord between them and the high priest?
But even so, these invaders' hands were stained with the blood of the civilians of their Flame Continent.
Even if resentment toward the high priest arose in their hearts, it would absolutely not affect their will to resist the gods' legions.
Therefore, it was very obvious that there was no need for the gods' legions to suddenly stage such an inexplicable plan to sow discord.
In that case, it meant their Flame High Priest