Chapter 467: Betrayer
Nisir stared at O'Hara before him, utterly unable to believe what he was seeing.
Perhaps because of his personality, Nisir was not an elder who commanded respect at first sight, but everyone who met him could tell that he was certainly no fool.
In fact, when Nisir noticed something unusual about Smoot, he had already guessed part of what was happening.
And when Simon began actively cooperating, Nisir fully understood what Smoot intended.
After all, as a deacon of the Sanctuary, Nisir knew its situation perfectly well.
But precisely because he understood it so well, O'Hara's "betrayal" shocked him all the more.
"Why?"
Ignoring the sounds of fighting outside the room, Nisir looked at O'Hara's beautiful face and asked in a strained, dry voice.
Nisir could not understand it.
O'Hara was one of the Sanctuary's three grand deacons.
Apart from Smoot, its sole Holy Knight, she was one of the most respected and powerful people in the Sanctuary.
Glory, power.
O'Hara lacked neither.
Yet despite that, she had chosen to betray the Sanctuary.
Nisir truly could not think of a reason for her betrayal.
There was simply nothing to gain from it.
"Why?"
"Do you know about the Sanctuary forty years ago?"
O'Hara chuckled softly and answered with a question.
"The Sanctuary forty years ago?"
"That incident?"
Nisir froze, then quickly recalled something.
A bitter smile appeared on his face.
He had begun to guess O'Hara's purpose.
"Believe me, Lei bears the Sanctuary no ill will. That really was an accident!"
"Lei is someone who enjoys staying on her own turf and doing what she likes. You have nothing to worry about. Look, we've lived in peace for forty years! There hasn't been a single conflict, and we've even worked together..."
"Worked together?"
"You call being forced