Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the assassin glanced at Duke, who was wrapped inside the sphere, then turned and left, vanishing in the blink of an eye.
It was not that he feared the people coming to reinforce them; he simply could not afford to be trapped here.
If this dragged on too long, even he might find it difficult to leave this place.
Although the Light Church had declined, its foundations still remained. It could not be underestimated.
Very soon, Knight Henry rushed in with a large group of people. They happened to witness the assassin vanish and leave, as well as the state of the hall.
A strange sphere of yellow sand and suddenly erected thick walls of yellow sand had transformed the place completely.
Duke's mental power remained spread out, monitoring the movements around him. He did not immediately dismiss the fortress formed from yellow sand, lest the assassin return.
After a while, when Knight Henry and his men had completely surrounded him, Duke confirmed that the assassin was no longer nearby before revealing himself.
"Mr. Duke!" Knight Henry was somewhat surprised. He had assumed the sphere contained an enemy, never expecting it to be Duke.
Duke explained the situation in a few words. Combining his account with the scene before them, Knight Henry believed him.
The yellow sand surrounding the Light God Statue had not yet been withdrawn. Duke was worried that the assassin might still be lurking in the shadows and could appear at any moment to take whatever was inside the statue once the sand was removed.
He could tell that the assassin had not truly come for him. His real purpose should have been to obtain the item within the statue.
The other party had deliberately chosen a day when neither the