At those words, the entire room instantly fell deathly silent.
Even Hana Ye looked shocked. She raised her head to stare at Lin En in utter disbelief, clearly never having expected him to admit his identity so openly before so many people.
This... this...
"Guards!!"
One of the clerics roared.
The Exorcists around them, already poised for battle, all drew their weapons and surrounded Lin En in an instant. At a single command, they would swarm him and hack him to pieces.
Yet Lin En's expression remained unchanged. A faint smile lingered at the corner of his mouth as he stood there, showing not the slightest panic at their reaction.
But for a moment...
Not one of them dared step forward. No one dared strike the first blow.
The atmosphere in the room nearly froze solid.
"What's wrong?"
Instead, Lin En spread his hands with a smile, sweeping his gaze around the room and breaking the eerie silence.
"I've already admitted I'm that monster. Shouldn't you hurry up and suppress me? Throw every powerful weapon and technique you have at me?"
"Why aren't you attacking?"
Anthony's expression darkened as he met his gaze from across the room.
For a moment, he could not fathom what this young man was up to. He was far too calm-so calm that Anthony found it almost absurd and incomprehensible.
"You're admitting it?"
"That's right."
The corners of Lin En's mouth lifted slightly.
He raised his head and smiled at Anthony in the seat of honor, then lightly tapped his own temple.
"Because of your stupidity."
At those words, the two clerics beside Anthony shot to their feet and glared at him. Divine light of their Sequences was already stirring around their bodies, and they were clearly about to attack.
But Anthony stopped them. Keeping