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George had been surveying his surroundings from his elevated position, remaining vigilant all along. He noticed that several people seemed to be approaching.

Their movements looked random, but they were actually forming a circle.

After all, as a guard, his foremost duty was to keep his master safe.

He was a veteran of countless battles and had helped Emperor Charles Stan escape innumerable crises.

His instincts told him there might be danger here.

With the courage born of great skill, he was running through various dangerous scenarios in his mind and considering how he would respond.

Of course, he had also considered that those men in black might pose no danger, but he still had to take precautions.

Meanwhile, two people were whispering in the shadows.

"Honored Bishop Dill, I just checked. Charles Stan and his attendant are upstairs!"

A man in black respectfully addressed the black-clad man at the front.

The other men in black had taken the visible route to sow confusion and draw attention, while he had observed from concealment. Their roles were clearly defined.

If George had heard the name Dill, he certainly would not have chosen to remain where he was and keep watch. He would have grabbed Charles Stan and fled for his life, regardless of everything else.

For no other reason than that Dill was a Red-robed Cardinal of the Holy See, an supreme expert at the peak of the saint realm. Even among the Eternal Day Empire's saint realm experts, his savage reputation was notorious. Many Saints privately called him the Blood-robed Cardinal.

To put it bluntly, he was the Red-robed Cardinal who did the "dirty work," shouldering the Holy See's sins and purging its enemies.

The meaning of his existence was slaughter.

Wrapped in a black robe, Dill ignored his subordinate's