That day.
Jerry Collins, Arnold Nielsen, and the other members of the Iron and Blood Cross Order gathered early on the open-air terrace at the top of the villa.
Before long, they saw the white clouds in the distant sky parting. A speck of incandescent flame appeared beneath them, hurtling toward them.
The flame cleaved through the sea of clouds. The spectacle was so magnificent that Jerry, Arnold, and the others were deeply shaken.
Soon, the flame grew larger and clearer.
An enormous Flame Spear appeared before their eyes.
The Flame Spear tore across the sky, descending as it approached the villa, until it finally landed on the open-air terrace.
It set nothing alight and caused no damage. The flames that formed the spear dispersed, then reassembled into a human figure.
Jerry saw a man with a high nose bridge, deep-set eyes, and blue irises walking toward him.
The man looked almost middle-aged. He strode over and said in Intisian, "Have you found our enemies?"
Jerry bowed his head deeply and said respectfully, "Your esteemed Excellency Tony Dawn, we have made some discoveries."
"We suspect the enemy is the Rose School, and we have located their hideout."
Tony Dawn, a War Bishop of the Iron and Blood Cross Order, nodded. "How did you discover this?"
"We recently recruited a new member, William Wilfoss."
"He conducted a detailed investigation and eventually heard some rumors in a bar."
"Recently, people have seen ghosts in the Rest Cemetery, as well as corpses crawling out of their graves."
"After investigating, he concluded that those ghosts and corpses were probably being controlled."
"In addition, some unfamiliar faces have been seen moving around the Rest Cemetery. Based on Mr William's descriptions, they have the physical features of people from the Southern Continent."
"Putting these clues together,