From the city wall, the five hundred-strong Holy Crusaders First Knights looked like a slug, slowly crawling backward along the seven- or eight-meter-wide safety passage.
Simon, whose name had been called, was now leading a group of his men with stern faces to hold the rear. Listening to the constant sounds of friction and roars coming from the woods, many Holy Crusaders felt that their old brains might be a little malfunctioning.
Jerry, another of Motley's men, was assigned to be the first to lead a team into the city walls for security checks. [ Zhongde ] on the wall immediately shook his head.
"The old man still suspects us."
[ Gill's Cuisine ] nearby said:
"It's normal to have doubts. Let's proceed with Plan B."
The city gate of White Wax Town slowly opened, but only a crack was opened, barely allowing one person to pass through.
Jerry's men, with resentful eyes, had no choice but to squeeze in one by one.
Whenever a new Holy Crusaders entered the city gate, he would immediately be guided by two masked men in white coats to a makeshift house behind the city wall.
There were more than a dozen such row houses, each housing a group of seemingly very professional-looking inspectors.
They cautiously surrounded the Holy Crusaders soldiers, as if each one were an infected person carrying the Corpse Poison.
During this time, one of them kept telling the Holy Crusaders soldiers about the pain of mutating into Blood Corpse, saying that if they were infected, they could be given a quick death as long as they confessed honestly. However, if they concealed their infection, not only would the mutation process be extremely painful, but they would also be chopped into mincemeat by axemen after becoming Blood Corpse.
While intimidating the soldiers, several others would demand that the Holy Crusaders soldiers lay down their weapons and remove their armor under the pretext of checking their bodies, so that they could examine their abdomens, backs, and other areas.
Once the examination is complete, the storyteller will begin asking a few simple questions, ostensibly to confirm mental sanity.
At the same time, he would continuously tick off the answers on the paper in front of him.
The last question on the questionnaire was: the second half of the phrase "stained with sin".
There is no reward for answering incorrectly, and there is a penalty for answering correctly.
The punishment is that the questioner pulls a lever, and the Stained Ones has already removed their equipment, falls into a suddenly opened hidden door beneath them. Inside, several elite Soul Returner wielding massive shields are ready to crush the fallen person like a ping-pong ball.
Jerry, the platoon leader of the Knights, entered the gates of White Wax Town sandwiched between his own troops.
Because he was riding Hoofed Beast, he was escorted out separately by two men in white coats as soon as he entered the city gate.
"You're the commander of this team, right?"
Jerry, perched on the Hoofed Beast's back, nodded:
"I am."
"Your Excellency, the Bishop says that you and other officers can use a more advanced security screening room."
People in high positions love preferential treatment, and when Jerry heard about the VIP lane that would speed up security checks, a look of arrogance immediately appeared on his face.
He dismounted from the Hoofed Beast, straightened his Hoofed Beast, and casually handed the reins to a security guard beside him.
"Take good care of my Hoofed Beast."
After saying that, he turned to look at the two men in white coats who had fairly well-proportioned figures:
"Lead the way."
The two men in white coats exchanged a glance, nodded, and then led Jerry in another direction.
The two men were indeed Duolin and Aoda, and they took Jerry away not for any so-called security check, but simply to separate an officer and his soldiers, and to make it easier to arrest him if anything went wrong.
To capture a Holy Crusaders squad leader without causing a major disturbance, the only option is to deploy Duolin and Aoda, currently the two strongest fighters.
Upon arriving at a fairly spacious room, the security guard in the white coat seemed relieved and casually brought Jerry a chair.
"Please rest for a moment, and then we will take you to the city wall to find Bishop Duolin. That way, Lord Motley will feel at ease entering the city after seeing you."
Jerry was somewhat puzzled upon hearing this:
"Isn't there a security check required?"
The white-coat's movements and tone were much more casual.
"Those are all prepared for ordinary Holy Crusaders; a squad leader like you certainly won't get infected."
Jerry's expression froze for a moment, then a surge of anger rushed to his face. He abruptly stood up and angrily questioned:
You guys tricked me?!
"Sir, we didn't!"
Wearing a mask, Duolin feigned innocence:
Security checks do exist, you just don't need them.
These words only made Jerry angrier:
"You look down on me? Why shouldn't I need it? In every battle, haven't I been at the forefront?"
Um?
Duolin had been trying to maintain a casual posture, suddenly froze.
What happened?
This isn't what we agreed on. Most Stained Ones would accept this situation readily, so why is this squad leader so angry?
He also said that he was always at the forefront.
Could it be that...?
Duolin gave Aoda a wink, and the tax officer in protective gear immediately approached the squad leader and whispered in his ear:
"Stained with sin..."
"Dye your mother!"
Jerry suddenly stood up and shoved Aoda, who was approaching him, causing him to stumble.
"What nonsense are you spouting? Where's Duolin? Take me to him!"
The real Duolin paused for a moment, then roughly grasped the current situation.
Because Motley wasn't sure if the people in the city were his own, he sent a non- Stained Ones squad leader as the vanguard?!
That old man is really cunning!
The two true high-ranking officials of White Wax Town exchanged a glance, feeling utterly incredibly unlucky...
When she was Pure Ones, she was treated as a traitor and pinned to the ground by the Son of God; when she disguised herself as Stained Ones, she was discovered by the Pure Ones.
Although Squad Leader Jerry is a Pure Ones, he has a terrible temper and looks like a live volcano about to explode...
But there was no way to explain further at this critical juncture. The two apologized profusely, carefully examined the squad leader's body to confirm that he truly had no wounds, and then returned his armor and weapons to him amidst his disdainful snort.
"Lord Jerry, this way, we'll take you up to the city walls to see Bishop Duolin and Tax Collector Aoda."
The real Duolin practically forced a smile as he uttered those words. The two of them led Jerry up the city wall and met [ Zhongde ], who was in disguise, at [ Gill's Cuisine ].
[ Zhongde ] didn't know why the two of them looked unwell, but for now everything was still going according to plan.
He looked at Jerry and said seriously:
"You trust us now, don't you? Please inform your subordinates immediately, otherwise Lord Motley won't be able to rest easy."
"Good."
Jerry agreed, then changed the subject:
"Bishop Duolin, there's something I need to tell you before that."
[ Zhongde ] turned his head in confusion:
"Speaking."
Jerry pointed to the two security guards behind him who looked rather strange:
"I'm reporting these two people for dereliction of duty and trying to evade security checks on me."