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  What kind of evil is it that can commit such a cruel crime?

  Standing in front of the ruins, looking at the broken body of the old bishop, Rox's face was as cold as ice. Not just him, but also the holy knights standing beside him, each with a heavy expression and gritted teeth. They were all seasoned warriors who had experienced countless hardships and difficulties, swinging their long swords to defeat countless enemies. However, even so, facing this hellish scene in front of them still made them feel indescribably angry.

  I've lost count!!

  Clutching his fists, Roxas bit down on his lip. Ever since the patrol team he had sent out earlier went missing, he had strengthened the search and reconnaissance in that area. But now it seemed that his defensive measures were completely useless. Those evil underground dwellers had somehow managed to sneak past his defenses undetected all the way to their rear base, thoroughly destroying it. And they themselves had been completely unaware of it until they returned from patrol and discovered the carnage here. No matter what, this was simply unacceptable.

  "Sir, we've found the trail of those evil people. Let's set out immediately and eliminate them to avenge the old bishop!!!"

  "Sir!! Please give us your orders! As long as we can eliminate these bastards, even if it means sacrificing our own lives, we won't bat an eyelid!!"

  The knights standing beside Rox now shouted in unison, their eyes wide with uncontrollable anger. But this was no surprise, for since arriving in the Dark Territory, they had not suffered a single setback, aside from some initial difficulties due to unfamiliarity with their surroundings. Even the monsters lurking deep within the Dark Territory were met with nothing but death before the knights' holy light and conviction, and their string of uninterrupted victories had begun to make them feel invincible.

  In fact, just before they returned from this patrol, they were still leisurely discussing how to bring back the corpses of these underground demons, so that people could see their achievements in eliminating evil. Who would have thought that reality would come so quickly, and give them a hard slap in the face, swelling their faces.

  "Shut up, all of you!!!"

  Rox's roar was like thunder, echoing in the mine, and when others heard his voice, they suddenly tensed up and closed their mouths. They secretly looked at Rox, only to find that the Holy Knight's eyes were bloodshot, staring at them with a fierce gaze. His eyes swept over them like an invisible blade, easily piercing through their bodies, making their hearts shrink in fear.

  "…You go to the battlefield, bury the bodies, they died in the fight against evil, we must let their souls rest! Do you understand? Go quickly!! Also, send someone to inform Bishop Bosen that our supply camp was raided by the Dark People and needs support."

  "Older brother!"

  Upon hearing this, everyone's faces changed. Bishop Bosen was the commander-in-chief of this operation. As the high priest of the Temple of War God, he had never gotten along with the Holy Knight Captain. This time was no exception. If it weren't for Bishop Bosen intentionally making things difficult, how could Holy Knight Captain Locks possibly lead a group of holy knights to do reconnaissance work? That's the Holy Knight Captain, the commander of all holy knights in the Temple of War God, yet he was assigned to do reconnaissance work and clear out the surroundings of some dark region. If Locks had stayed at the supply camp in the rear at that time, perhaps things wouldn't have turned out so badly.

  Now, Rox is going to report this matter to Archbishop Bossen, and those holy knights, no matter how brainless they are, can already imagine what kind of situation he will face next.

  "Sir! This is not your responsibility at all! You have repeatedly requested the higher-ups to dispatch personnel to reinforce the defense of the supply depot. It was that old fool Bosen who said 'the threat from the Dark Territory is negligible, and deploying too many personnel would be a waste of resources' and rejected your request. This is not your fault!"

  But upon hearing his subordinates' discontent, Roxas's expression turned icy as he waved his hand dismissively.

  "Anyway, things have developed to this point, and it's pointless to discuss the previous troubles now. In fact, we failed to defend the supply base and caused the death of Archbishop Alexei, which is an inescapable responsibility. Now that things have come to this pass, we can only do what we should do."

  At this point, Roxas's expression turned stern once again.

  "Alright, no more nonsense, go and do what you're supposed to do! Got it?!!"

  "That is."

  Seeing the look on Rox's face, the Holy Knights knew that their superior had made up his mind and there was no room for redemption. They could only respond weakly and then reluctantly dispersed to take care of cleaning up the ruins and collecting the bodies. Only one Holy Knight remained standing in place until everyone else had left, and then he walked forward to Rox's side, curiously opening his mouth to ask.

  "Sir, is this matter really so troublesome? Although it's indeed our problem, but in the rear..."

  "No, it's not that simple."

  He glanced at his deputy, shook his head and stared at the corpse of the old bishop in front of him, his face becoming increasingly gloomy.

  "What happens later is none of our business, those political disputes are for others to deal with. What I'm worried about is what's in front of us... You know, this group that came to raid the base isn't simple... Do you think they broke into the base easily?"

  "This………"

  Upon hearing this, the deputy officer was stunned for a moment before quickly responding.

  "It's probably because of their numerical superiority, after all this is a dark region and those dark dwellers are likely lurking in the shadows. After figuring out our activity range and time, they took advantage of when most of our troops left to explore and launched a massive attack on our base with a large number of people. After all, we're not familiar with this place, who knows if there are secret passages or something..."

  "So why can't we see the corpses of those dark creatures?"

  "This... was probably taken away by them? They even swept away all the supplies in the entire stronghold, so it's not surprising that they took the corpses too."

  "Do others think so too?"

  "It is..."

  Although he felt that Rox had some ulterior motive, the deputy still nodded stiffly. Seeing Rox's eyes, he had already vaguely sensed that something was not quite right, but what exactly was not quite right, he couldn't figure out.

  Looking at the deputy officer's bewildered expression, Rox sighed deeply in his heart, and then he stretched out his hand to point at the battlefield in front of him.

  "Indeed, at first glance it seemed as if our base had been subjected to a large-scale attack and was breached due to being overpowered, but that's not the case."

  "You mean..."

  "Look."

  As he spoke, Roxas turned around and pointed forward.

  "If you observe carefully, it can be found that among the corpses on the battlefield, some are outside the stronghold, while others are inside the stronghold but in positions outside the main gate of the stronghold. This shows that at the beginning, the defenders of the stronghold launched a frontal attack against the enemy, and only when they found themselves unable to resist did they hastily retreat, unfortunately without being able to escape back into the stronghold before being killed outside."

  "Launch a direct attack on the opponent?"

  Upon hearing this, the deputy officer was also stunned. This is not surprising, although some are hindsight, but from the losses suffered by the outpost below, those dark people who came to attack were exceptionally powerful. The defense of the outpost was simply no match for them, and they even dared to attempt an attack... ... Is this intended to announce that they have a special suicidal skill?

  "And I checked the distress signal in the outpost, it's very complete, no signs of damage. But it wasn't activated, what do you think that means?"

  "This..."

  "Aleks, the Bishop of Circumcision, is a very cautious person. I've chatted with him several times and feel at ease when he's in charge of managing the stronghold. However, even he didn't choose to seek help during the first wave of attacks, which can only mean one thing: the enemy's strength isn't strong, or at least doesn't seem that way. Perhaps Bishop Aleks even took it as a normal harassment action by the Dark People against the stronghold, so he didn't immediately seek help but instead ordered the guards to launch an attack on the enemy - because he believed that with his stronghold's power, they could eliminate the enemy."

  At this point, Roxas suddenly waved his hand.

  "But he miscalculated, as evident from the battlefield before us. The guards he sent out were dealt a crushing blow, catching the old bishop off guard. He hastily recalled the remaining men, trying to preserve his living forces. However, in the end, he failed, and the enemy thoroughly annihilated all living forces within the stronghold. I believe the old bishop was probably also caught and unable to escape... But it's strange... Even so, given Alex Bishop's cautious nature, he wouldn't have sent everyone out to fight; surely he would have left some people behind in the stronghold as a precaution..."

  "Adult! Adult!!!"

  Just then, suddenly, a shout came from the stronghold. Rox raised his head and looked in the direction of the sound, only to see a Holy Knight running towards him with a pale face.

  "No, it's no good... in the base... there are corpses... and also..."

  "Calm down!!!"

  Looking at the pale face of the Holy Knight, Roxas scolded him in a stern tone while casting a subtle glance at the deputy officer beside him.

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