Xiwalka's expression matched his voice.
Panicked and terrified.
In fact, it was not just Xiwalka.
The tent seemed as though someone had pressed pause.
Every Demon Hunter froze in that instant.
"Black Calamity"!
Every Demon Hunter present had lived through the Black Calamity.
Although the Plague had not truly claimed their lives due to their formidable strength, they had witnessed far too many others die at its hands.
No one wanted to go through that again.
But these battle-hardened Demon Hunters quickly came back to their senses.
They looked at Qin Ran.
Qin Ran had been the only one who remained calm just now.
It was as if everything had been within his expectations. In a sense, it truly had been.
Yet no one could have guessed that.
"Chika Bay, to the north... is it the Temple of the War God now?"
Qin Ran murmured to himself.
Everyone present immediately tensed.
They had all thought of something.
That was right!
It was too much of a coincidence!
After the southern councilors of the Silent Night Secret Society discovered a trace of something suspicious, Chika Bay vanished from the map. Then the Demon Hunters found those constructs in the north, followed by the Temple of the War God's Plague.
Taken separately, perhaps none of it meant anything.
But placed together now...
"Was it Him?"
Edson asked in a low voice.
"Mm."
"Most likely."
Qin Ran did not give a definitive answer. He looked at the still-shaken Xiwalka and said, "Calm down, Xiwalka. Tell us everything you know."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Xiwalka took a deep breath and nodded.
Once the camp had gradually gotten on the right track, Xiwalka's burden had lightened considerably.
He had more time to spend with Aili.
Of course, more importantly, as relations with the Temple of