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

　"So, is there a result yet?" Dark asked.

　"Not at the moment," Ellie shook her head.

　Dak then lowered his head and carefully reviewed the information he had just recorded, and asked...

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　"What about information about that evil god?"

　"When the Holy Church's forces arrived, all the files had been destroyed." "Weren't there corpses?"

　"The souls of those cultists were also completely devoured, leaving nothing behind." "In other words, whether they had sentience or not, they must have acquired a portion of sentience after devouring the souls of the cultists."

　Dac stopped writing and sighed.

　"This is really difficult."

　……

Chapter 1379 Darkdemon and the Survivors of the Evil God (4k)

　Evil god.

　Even the remains of an evil god summoned through a cruel and twisted ritual are not ordinary.

　—Especially given that they knew nothing about the evil god's background, the fact that the Holy Church approached the Valkyrie and Royal factions indicates that they were temporarily...

　The whereabouts of that evil god are still unknown.

　More importantly, this happened late last night. This means that the "evil god" has been missing for more than twelve hours.

　For a full twelve hours, anything could happen to that "evil god".

　Unlike the "Third Demon King," who is more likely to choose to "hibernate" and hide after reincarnation.

　The vanished evil god was a clearly existing scourge.

　Therefore, after confirming the authenticity of this information, Alvitt immediately adjusted the deployment, ordering "Scorpio" Chris to personally lead the investigation and search, while temporarily suspending the search for the "Demon King".

　This decision was made based on existing intelligence.

　However, the Holy Church and the royal faction were unaware of the situation of the "Third Demon King," and simply assumed that the "Third Demon King" had returned from the underworld.

　However, the failure of many investigative methods led the Holy Church and the royal faction to gradually doubt the authenticity of the "Third Demon King's" return from the underworld.

　After all, the methods they used were all proven in wartime and were among the many ways to pinpoint the location of the "Demon King".

　Moreover, many of these methods have been upgraded over the past decade, so theoretically they should be able to find the "immortal demon king" more accurately and more easily.

　But the reality is quite the opposite.

　After a thorough search proved ineffective, they were forced to make a presumption.

　The first possibility is that the projection in the crystal ball is fake. The second possibility is that the "Demon King" is not within the kingdom's borders.

　If the first possibility is true, then the person who created that projection must be an extremely skilled individual. After all, they could even perfectly replicate a scene from the underworld.

　And what was the purpose of someone with such abilities deliberately creating that projection?

　If the reason for this is not clarified, they will also find it difficult to feel at ease. If it is the second possibility, then the "Demon King" is not only not in the territory, but also very likely possesses extraordinary abilities, rendering their investigation ineffective.

　Such extraordinary methods must have come from the underworld. This also means that the "Demon King" has become even more troublesome! Moreover...

　This applies only to the Holy Church.

　They weren't actually sure where the original Demon King had gone. The reason they held the "Demon King Execution Ritual" was originally to get rid of the blame for the Demon King's escape.

　As a result, the original Demon King has not yet been found, but the artificial Demon King has returned from the underworld.

　If this got out, it would be incredibly ironic. Therefore, in the eyes of the Holy Church, there are actually two Demon Kings currently existing. They certainly couldn't reveal this information. That would be handing a weapon to their rivals!

　Therefore, in the eyes of the Holy Church, this is not the first time such a situation has occurred.

　If they simply couldn't find the "Demon King who returned from the Underworld," they could still withstand that kind of pressure.

　After all, they had already lost a "Demon King" and had not yet found it.

　However, the original "Demon King" did not cause any trouble, which gradually numbed their minds as time went by. They were no longer overly concerned about the "Demon King's disappearance."

　The reason why they have taken such a large-scale action, both overt and covert, is mainly because public opinion has been stirred up, and they have no choice but to set an example.

　Simply put, the people's beliefs are their foundation and something they must protect.

　Everything else is secondary.

　But now, because of the appearance of the "evil god," they are finally in a completely untenable predicament.

　“This can’t go on.” “We have to do something.” “But… what can we do?” From then on, the Holy Church went completely astray.

　When the public has already sensed something is wrong, it means the situation is truly dire.

　However, in the current context, ordinary people have nowhere to escape. Even if disaster strikes, they can only grit their teeth and endure it.

　The peace and stability of the past decade or so is something that was once a dream come true. But ten years is far too short a time.

　Is it already over before we've even started enjoying it?

　Unrest and unease took root in people's hearts. But the internal workings of the kingdom remained stable.

　Overall, apart from seeing more Holy Church personnel and members of the Kingdom Knights on the road, daily life hasn't changed much.

　Not to mention, this was inside St. Marian Academy, which was already isolated from the outside world.

　After learning the intelligence, Dak did not give any instructions to the faction's internal command system from a distance.

　At this point, it is extremely dangerous for an outsider to instruct an expert. Those sent to search for the "evil god" all faced immense danger to their lives.

　If there's even the slightest possibility of communication with the "Demon King," then there's absolutely no possibility of communication with the "Evil God."

　Only those who are physically present at the scene are qualified to make deployments in the most urgent moments.

　Therefore, Dark chose to continue waiting for intelligence to arrive…

　And so they waited, and the entire month of November passed.

　Tuesday, December 1st.

　As soon as the calendar was turned

　In the chapter, Dark received information from Ellie.

　—Someone has died.

　The deceased were an extremely innocent, ordinary family.

　They are located two cities away from the cult base where the "evil god" was summoned.

　No one knows how the tentacles of that "evil god" reached there. The witness was a goat milk deliveryman.

　When he knocked on the family's gate and no one answered, he suddenly smelled a bloody odor. He tried pushing it open, and the unlocked iron gate swung open.

　As he heard a creaking sound, he saw the mangled body parts scattered haphazardly in the yard.

　The deliveryman's screams alerted the entire neighborhood.

　The residents of the community rushed out and witnessed the despairing scene that resembled hell.

　The first person summoned to the scene was a knight from the Kingdom who happened to be patrolling near that neighborhood.

　Church members, having received intelligence from their informant, rushed to the scene. Under the watchful eyes of the kingdom's knights, the local church members quickly cordoned off the area and summoned the church's mage, a priest.

　Priest is just a profession, and it does not conflict with the identity of a mage.

　Upon arriving at the scene, the priest solemnly summoned magic cards to analyze the environment, then took out tools to collect blood, hair, meat scraps, and other samples for further testing.

　Due to the special circumstances of the time, although the city is quite far from the location where the evil god was summoned, neither the Knights nor the Church have lowered their guard.

　Such bizarre and brutal cases are rare in peacetime, which inevitably makes people think the worst.

　Unexpectedly, this test actually detected "defiled divinity"! As soon as the result came out, the corresponding information immediately reached the ears of the three forces through various channels.

　Then the three parties immediately sent people to conduct a further investigation of the crime scene.

　As a result, they managed to find a crucial clue among the blood and flesh on the ground: one body was missing!

　The bodies of four of the five members of the family were torn to pieces and mixed together, many of the body parts were crushed into minced meat, making it impossible to distinguish who was who. The chaotic state did not seem to be intentional, but rather that the "evil god" was inherently so ferocious.

　The cult members who summoned it before all met the same fate. Under these circumstances, discovering that even one body is missing is extremely difficult.

　But no matter how difficult it was, they finally had some clues, and everyone was very excited.

　They have been waiting for this moment for a long time.

　"Evil God" is still a god after all. If it truly remains hidden, there's really no good way to deal with it here.

　Therefore, although it is cruel, what they have been waiting for is the moment when the "evil god" will harm people.

　Preventing large-scale disasters through the sacrifice of a few is commonplace for those who have survived war. Young people today may not immediately accept this approach, but the older generation made such a choice without hesitation.

　But that "evil god" was also strange, as it didn't start hurting anyone until this very moment.

　Generally speaking, "evil gods" are perceived as crazy, bloodthirsty, and irrational. After escaping from the cult's base, they should kill anyone they encounter, leaving a trail of bloodshed.

　The Holy Church personnel who arrived later were naturally able to follow the bloody trail and eventually eliminate and purify it.

　However, that "evil god" was not like that at all.

　Because of this incident, all parties have concluded that the "evil god" possesses a certain degree of intelligence, making it even more troublesome than normal.

　Therefore, when they discovered that one of the five family members' bodies was missing from the stones, they immediately began to make connections based on the premise that the family possessed intelligence.

　It's not a simple assumption that the missing body parts were eaten by the "evil god".

　"So, what about information on the survivors?"

　Dark stood in the dormitory room, with Ellie sitting in front of him, connecting with Aisha.

　When Dark asked, Ellie immediately looked up at the white wall and projected a picture onto it.

　Information about the survivor was immediately displayed via projection.

　He was a young man who, in terms of appearance, was extremely ordinary. If one had to find anything distinctive about him, it would probably be the hint of sinister intent between his brows.

　"Brangus, he seems like an ordinary guy, maybe with some gangster background. Let me see."

　"Sure enough, he belongs to the local gang Black Seal Group and is a full-time thug for the Black Seal Group."

　“He had four family members, but they have been confirmed dead.”

　"Apart from this, there are no other significant features."

　"There's nothing particularly special about it at the moment."

　"If he's just a person like that, why would the evil god choose him?" Dark asked curiously.

　Ellie communicated with Ashe and quickly projected new information. It was the result of the maids of "Scorpio Palace" analyzing all the intelligence on Blangus.

　They investigated everything from Blangers' ancestry for eighteen generations to all the interpersonal relationships they could find in the surrounding area.

　Ultimately, the conclusion was that this person was just an ordinary person. Dark thought for a moment, then said, "Let's set aside for now what's so special about Blangos. Now that we have a target, finding him shouldn't be difficult, right?"

　Ash's voice came from the projection: "Finding him was not difficult at all. We found his hair on the pillow in his bedroom, and then had someone cast a red thread curse on him, which easily pinpointed his location."

　Dark asked, "And then?"

　Now that the location has been pinpointed, why haven't they found him?

　Ashe said, "But just as we were about to find him, the red thread broke. The exact reason is unknown, but it is speculated that the evil god intervened."

　Dark asked, "Didn't you see a fortune teller?"

　Ash said, "We've looked, but we didn't get any results from the divination." Dark asked, "So what's the next plan?"

　After a moment's hesitation, Ashe said, "We're going to call it quits." Dark frowned and asked, "Why?"

　Aisha said, "This is His Majesty the Duke's will."

　Dark's brow relaxed slightly, and he immediately said, "It's good to stop; this matter is far too dangerous. What about the Holy Church and the Royal Family?"

　Aisha said, "The Holy Church is still investigating. They are deeply involved and can no longer extricate themselves. The royal family, on the other hand, has turned to a wait-and-see approach, reasoning that they believe the evil god poses a low threat and there is no need to make a big fuss."

　"What do you mean by 'low threat level'?" Darke couldn't hold back any longer.

　Ashe said, "It's probably because the evil god didn't go on a killing spree after it was summoned."

　Dark asked, "Who made the judgment?" Ash replied, "Earl Jeffrey."