And this time, the trap his father-in-law had set for him was truly devious and vicious.
If he had really fallen into it...
They would have eliminated their two greatest threats in Clockwork City in a single day. They either held their hand or went straight for the kill.
And the only factor they had probably failed to account for was Jiu.
Under normal circumstances, even if her side learned that Ophiel had been attacked, coordinating a response would still have taken time. But how could they have anticipated that Jiu's personal friendship with Ophiel would lead her to bypass every procedure and rush straight here without stopping?
Otherwise, their plot really would have succeeded.
Lin En did not linger. He quickly notified Mogans and the Church's bishops, telling them to send people to seal off the area.
He immediately took Hana Ye and Glass Lamp back to the Grand Cathedral within the city.
At least for now...
This cathedral could still be considered the safest place in Clockwork City.
"Activate every barrier! Put the Church on emergency footing and impose martial law throughout the city! Until further notice, no one is to set foot here without my orders!"
Lin En issued his orders the moment he returned.
After what had happened to Ophiel, the emergency council formed by the bishops should have taken charge according to the order of succession. But as a Divine Chosen, he naturally assumed supreme authority over the Clockwork City Church in these extraordinary circumstances.
No one dared question him.
Soon, under Lin En's direct orders, every ward in the Grand Cathedral had been fully activated, and its defensive mechanisms had entered wartime mode.
And it was not just the barriers. He summoned large numbers of clerics, establishing layer upon layer of defenses both