The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　No matter how one's appearance changes, it cannot conceal one's thoughts.

　Whether they are replaced by "Phantom Demons," "Amiro Worms," ​​"Shape-shifting Demons," or "Brain-eating Demons," none of them can escape the scrutiny of the "Goddess of the Mind's Eye."

　Unless they also possess a second consciousness, hiding the demonic consciousness behind their thoughts.

　The two "shrewd goddesses" worked together to eliminate the hidden scourges within the management team with extremely efficient methods.

　In just fifteen minutes, nearly ten people had been discovered.

　Despite the outcome, Tiger showed no joy whatsoever.

　Unlike those parasitized by the "Brain Fluid Demon," those replaced by the "Phantom Demon," "Amilo Worm," "Shape-shifting Demon," and "Brain-eating Demon" are beyond saving.

　Every time a person is diagnosed, it means that person has died.

　And those who died were all people he knew very well.

　Two or three of them were even veterans who had been there since the city's founding, and I had drunk with them just a couple of days ago.

　However, that's how things are; the dead cannot be brought back to life, so we can only grieve in moderation.

　Tiger managed to maintain a semblance of calm and continued driving the carriage forward.

　From the City Lord's Mansion to the West City Government Building, it takes about an hour by carriage along the main road; if the speed is slowed down, it takes even longer.

　If they take ten people every fifteen minutes, by the time they reach the government building, they can probably find out about fifty people.

　"In that case, there will be too many people."

　"Dark spoke up."

　"The number of people replaced by the demons is much higher than expected. If this continues, it will become too obvious. If we are unlucky enough to encounter a tough opponent that the city guards cannot arrest, we will be exposed even more directly."

　"Let's change our strategy. Mark them first, but don't capture them."

　He wasn't soliciting opinions; he was issuing orders directly.

　Upon hearing this, Tiger immediately sent out the order through the communication stone in his hand, and the carriages on the road finally stopped disappearing.

　Meanwhile, the two "Goddesses of the Mind" continue to generate reports.

　"Sixth from the right, green carriage, lizard emblem."

　"Directly behind, the lilac emblem, on both of them."

　"A black carriage with a lion's head emblem, and a maid inside."

　"A brown carriage, a banana emblem, and the carriage owner."

　……

　Halfway there, Tiger's expression finally became increasingly unpleasant.

　He could immediately identify the owners of each carriage mentioned in the report simply by reading their insignia, thus revealing who had been tricked.

　Suddenly, he cracked his whip, and the horse neighed and pulled the carriage faster.

　The horse's neighing instantly snapped him out of his daze, and he quickly tried to calm it down and slow it down.

　Dak poked his head out of the carriage, frowning, and asked, "Uncle Tiger, what happened?"

　"It's nothing," Tiger said in a deep voice. "I just found out that an old friend had his brain eaten by demons, and I almost lost my temper."

　Dak fell silent for a moment.

　After a long pause, he finally spoke: "Uncle Tiger, although what has already happened cannot be changed, we can do our best to prevent such things from happening again in the future. Stay calm and don't give yourself away."

　Tiger said, "I know, but I just can't control it."

　Dark said, "I have a feeling that a major battle is about to take place."

　He said no more and returned to the carriage.

　The more management teams are replaced by the demons, the greater the danger.

　Once these people are brought together, a major war is bound to break out.

　However, since they have chosen this approach, they must bear the corresponding risks.

　After returning to the carriage, Dak quickly began to think about how to mitigate the risks.

　After a moment, he said to Tiger, "Using the process of elimination, first make a list of people we trust, then assign tasks to them... We need to try to keep them separated..."

　……

　The West City Government Building.

　Lord Montilfali arrived first and took charge of the situation inside the building.

　She was well aware that she was not qualified to be a leader; a "Sun Warrior" could be a general, but not a commander.

　But since she built this city of freedom, she can only sit in the position of city lord.

　Under such circumstances, the reason she was able to manage this city of freedom to such an extent was actually due to the old team that had followed her from the very beginning.

　However, the establishment of the City of Freedom was not smooth. The monsters that roamed the demon territory posed a natural danger, and the humans who did not want to see this city fall also made frequent moves.

　Her original team has been gradually depleted over the past decade, with half of them already gone.

　Therefore, every elder who remains today holds a very important place in her heart.

　And it is precisely because we cherish them that we feel even more sorrowful upon hearing of their deaths.

　As more and more names were mentioned, the rift in her heart grew wider and wider.

　At some point, she suddenly realized that she had been deceiving herself all this time.

　She wasn't without a solution; if she had sought help from St. Mary's Academy and the Duke's Mansion earlier, she could have mitigated the damage before things escalated to this point.

　But when she discovered that some of the management had been replaced by the demons, the situation had already become quite serious, to the point that she could hardly face it.

　Therefore, the measures she took were not actually the best she could do; she was deceiving herself and unwilling to admit that the situation had developed to that extent.

　If it weren't for the sudden appearance of Dak and the others, she might have continued to suffer for another ten days or half a month.

　She is not a qualified city lord.

　That's what she's always thought.

　……

　But now is definitely not the time to be sentimental.

　Suna Montilfali rose from her seat, vivid images of the wartime events flashing through her mind.

　We've reached a dead end; it's time to draw our swords.

　She took a deep breath, picked up the list of trusted individuals, and began to deploy her resources rapidly.

　……

　Another half hour passed.

　Outside the West City Government Building, horse-drawn carriages were neatly parked, and hundreds of people disembarked and entered the building.

　Some of the managers who were already waiting in the building greeted the visitors with smiles and guided them in different directions.

　These guides are all people on a trust list.

　Among those guided in the same direction are both trustworthy individuals and those identified as demons.

　But those waiting inside the room were cleverly separated by the arrangement of their seats.

　The emergency meeting, originally scheduled to be held in a large auditorium, was divided into five parts, each with a clearly stated theme. These were indeed different themes, and those brought in were mostly relevant personnel whose topics were aligned with those themes.

　In addition, the tense atmosphere in the city during this period was visible to the naked eye, and everyone was well aware of it.

　This meeting was again an "emergency meeting".

　Once one adopts the principle of "acting expediently in times of emergency," it easily increases one's psychological resilience.

　Therefore, although such an arrangement still aroused some suspicion, no major problems arose.

　……

　Another half hour passed.

　Under the city lord's forced summons, almost all the management personnel who could come were present.

　Meanwhile, Dak and his group of five entered the building under Tiger's guidance and changed into clothing to avoid being recognized.

　……

　[Refreshing later]

　Among those guided in the same direction are both trustworthy individuals and those identified as demons.

　But those waiting inside the room were cleverly separated by the arrangement of their seats.

　The emergency meeting, originally scheduled to be held in a large auditorium, was divided into five parts, each with a clearly stated theme. These were indeed different themes, and those brought in were mostly relevant personnel whose topics were aligned with those themes.

　In addition, the tense atmosphere in the city during this period was visible to the naked eye, and everyone was well aware of it.

　This meeting was again an "emergency meeting".

　Once one adopts the principle of "acting expediently in times of emergency," it easily increases one's psychological resilience.

　Therefore, although such an arrangement still aroused some suspicion, no major problems arose.

　This meeting was again an "emergency meeting".

　Once one adopts the principle of "acting expediently in times of emergency," it easily increases one's psychological resilience.

　Therefore, although such an arrangement still aroused some suspicion, no major problems arose.

　This meeting was again an "emergency meeting".

　Once one adopts the approach of "acting expediently in times of emergency," it easily increases one's psychological resilience.

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　Let's start here.

　A few minutes later, Dak and his men appeared in front of the first conference room on the edge.

　But they did not push the door open and entered; they merely concealed their presence and stood outside the door.

　The two "goddesses of the mind" silently opened their third eye.

　Ultimate move – "Mind's Eye"!

　The "Goddess of the Mind's Eyes" gaze instantly pierced through the door and walls, landing on the person inside.

　There were fewer than a hundred people in this meeting room. Half of them had been identified as demons by the "Goddess of the Mind's Eye" on their way there, while the other half had not yet been fully tested.

　But since these people have gathered together, they are easily identifiable.

　The two "Goddesses of the Mind" each held a temporary seating chart, which they quickly sketched out according to the seats. Within just a few minutes, they had basically identified all the hidden demons.

　The reason it is described as "basic" rather than "all" is that, naturally, before a thorough investigation, it is impossible to determine whether the demons have used any other methods besides "Phantom Demons," "Amiro Worms," ​​"Shape-shifting Demons," "Brain-eating Demons," and "Brain Fluid Demons."

　But even if we can't be completely sure, this is the best we can do for now.

　Dak took the two seating charts from the "Goddess of the Mind's Eye" and then compared them.

　Only after discovering that the markings on the two seating charts were identical was he able to hand one of them to Tiger.

　Tiger glanced at it and was deeply shocked.

　"Let go of your emotions after this is over."

　Dark said calmly, then turned and headed to the second nearby conference room.

　"continue!"

　When they arrived at the door of the second conference room, the "Goddess of the Mind" had already obtained the seating chart for this conference room.

　The second meeting room had more people than the first. Moreover, those confirmed as demons only comprised a small fraction of the room, meaning the "Goddess of the Mind's Eye" would have an even greater workload.

　In practice, it only takes a few more minutes.

　Soon, the testing in the second conference room was also completed.

　Dak handed one of the seating charts to Tiger, then walked around the central auditorium to the next meeting room, and then the one after that.

　The statistics were finally completed in four smaller meeting rooms, taking nearly thirty minutes.