It's not the protagonist, what does it matter if you are trapped in the Shura field

Chapter 617 The Actions of the Sun God Cult

A small tavern in the north of Baigang Town.

Affected by the heavy rain, Marin listened to the sound of rain outside in the empty hall and drank alone in silence.

"Things have been really bad lately."

He looked at the rain outside the door and complained. Almost at the same time, Luo Wei, covered in rain, came in from outside and pulled off his cloak, shaking it in the open space in front of the door.

Draping his cloak over the seat next to him, Rowe sat down and looked at Marin with a questioning expression.

"How about it?"

“What else could happen?” Marin said dejectedly. “I got a severe scolding.”

They weren't qualified to participate in the communication meetings between them and their liaisons, so they didn't criticize him; they just waited for him to make the contact before coming here to find him.

"We've done everything we could—"

Marin put down his glass and spread his hands.

"Lately, the Knights have been like flies following us around. Every time we make a fuss, they find out right after us. It's really weird."

"Sometimes I even suspect that there might be a spy among us."

He leaned closer, lowered his voice, and whispered mysteriously, covering his mouth with his hand.

"Have you reported this to your superiors?" Luo Wei asked.

“How could I possibly report this…!” Marin looked at him with an expression that said he was too young. “If this kind of thing is reported, we’re all finished. I trust the people I’ve recruited, and I’ve investigated everyone’s background, including yours.”

“You investigated me?” Rowe looked at him.

“These things are inevitable,” Marin waved his hand and took a sip of his drink. “I’m telling you this not because you saved my life, but because this time the operation is being carried out separately, so even if there are problems, they definitely won’t be related to me.”

"really."

Seeing his confident demeanor, Luo Wei quickly realized the reason for his worried expression.

Because the mission they were given this time was to complete it at any cost, which was equivalent to telling them that if they encountered the enemy, there was only one way to go: to fight to the death, and that their wives and children would be taken care of.

“To be honest, I didn’t want to drag you into this,” Marin said with a wry smile. “Before I received this mission, I thought back to when I was in this situation…”

Marin began to talk about his own story.

Rowe wasn't really interested in listening. It wasn't some story about the second son of a decent family in a territory who couldn't inherit the throne and then tried to rise to the top as a knight through his own efforts, which led to a tale of laughter and tears.

Their mission this time was to open a portal in White Harbor and await instructions to assist with certain matters.

The missions of the others are unknown, but Luo Wei guesses they should be similar, perhaps only the locations are different.

"Hmm... I didn't know you had such a past."

"Right?" Marin took a sip of his drink with a self-deprecating laugh. "I've always been very high-spirited, even now that I've seen that there are always people better than me, ha... It's a pity that this time I'm afraid I'll have to face a life-or-death situation."

After watching him finish his story, his face full of regret, fueled by alcohol, Luo Wei leaned down from the table and moved closer.

"Well, if that's the case—"

His eyes held a certain meaning as he reminded him:
"Should we pull off one last big heist?"

……

A day later, a torrential downpour began.

In Lucas's military camp, Tulas Horis looked at the adventurers' guild schedule presented by the knight and nodded and smiled with satisfaction.

"It seems that His Highness's subordinates are quite efficient."

Lucas sat coldly in the main seat, propping his cheek up with one hand, watching him.

"The Cardinal Archbishop is a high-ranking member of the Church of the Sun God, so why would he be afraid of a mere village branch of an Adventurers' Guild?"

“Heh…that’s different,” Tulas chuckled, gripping his scepter. “I keep them around so they can provide me with assistance. Your Highness wouldn’t be satisfied with just defeating the Fifth Princess, would you?”

He then put away the scroll and handed it to the Divine Punishment Knight standing to the side.

“All preparations are complete. Your Highness only needs to wait patiently—” he sneered. “With just a little maneuvering, taking over such a human town will be a matter of moments.”

That night.

On the rain-soaked streets of Baigang Town, several teleportation lights shone from dark corners.

Several knights wearing raincoats emerged from inside, glanced around to ensure the safety of the surroundings, and took out magic wedges that they had prepared beforehand, generating stakes that were driven into the hidden open ground.

Half an hour later, Tulas emerged from the same portal with the Divine Punishment Knights. He looked at the undefended street with a blank smile, then suspiciously glanced at the surrounding high ground where they might be able to observe them—

Nothing at all.

He gripped the scepter, his expression turning cold, and said, "Let's begin."

The Divine Punishment Knights scattered like afterimages in the heavy rain, while on the rooftop that Tulas had just scouted, a slender girl with white hair and a white dress looked down below as if from a dream.

On the streets of the old western district.

Qilu carried out her patrol duties as usual, and the continuous heavy rain did not dampen her spirits.

But the thought of having to perform her duties under such conditions still made her want to complain a bit. As an adventurer, she would rather go to the ruins outside the city to hunt monsters than have to guard against what might happen in the city every day.

Sigh, why is patrolling assigned to adventurers instead of guards...?

As she was thinking this, several figures swept past in the alley behind her, but she didn't notice them.

Another adventurer who was traveling with her then asked, "How did that quest to banish the Sandman go?"

“We didn’t find it at all…” Cirri adjusted the short sword at her waist. “There haven’t been any sightings lately either. Maybe they just left on their own because they got bored.”

"Really? I wonder when this rain will stop."

Ciruli didn't understand much about the current situation; it was nothing more than a dispute between the prince and the princess. But the heavy rain had wreaked havoc on White Harbor Town, turning the streets into rushing streams.

The two walked along the street to the northern part of the town, where it was closer to the city walls and more heavily guarded. However, as soon as they turned a corner, they saw several knights gathered under the eaves of the wall not far away, and three corpses lying on the ground.

"What happened?" Kiruri quickly caught up and asked.

The knights looked like they had just finished a battle and were turning around; one of them was slightly injured. "These three are lurking around here, I don't know what they're doing," one of the knights explained. "We called out to them, and they just drew their swords and attacked."

"Draw your sword directly?"

Ciruri and her companion exchanged a glance. Was it really necessary to go to such lengths just because someone had called them? Unless…

Unless they absolutely do something they don't want the Knights to know.

However, the knights didn't find any traces at the scene. It seemed that they destroyed the evidence in some way as soon as they were exposed. The three corpses were nothing special, but the more Qilu looked at one of them, the more familiar it seemed. It was as if she had seen it somewhere before, and recently.

“Things like this happen from time to time lately,” the Knight explained. “We’re always a step too late, like someone’s tipping them off. This time we finally caught them.”

"Huh? Is that so?"

Another adventurer responded to the knight's words.

Cirri stared at the corpse for a long time before finally remembering where she had seen it before—in the goblin's... lair!
This man was one of the three men who appeared after the earth dragon was defeated in the lair! Now he lies here as a corpse.

Because she remembered this incident so well, she recognized him even without him saying a word.

Then could it be that...!
She thought of the increasingly widespread rumors that the heavy rain was a deliberate act by the Fifth Princess to resist the army outside the city. Some even suggested that it would be better to let the outside army occupy the town as soon as possible. Of course, Qiluli wouldn't think that way, since an attack on the city would undoubtedly be a disaster for the town as well. But right now...

This……

If these people are indeed the Fifth Princess's subordinates, then the story of the rain disaster becomes truly credible; otherwise, why would they keep it a secret from the Knights when they are clearly in the city?
Cirulli's expression became complicated. She didn't know whether she should tell the Knights about these things. If it were her personality, she would have told them long ago. But Miss Mary insisted that she not interfere in this matter. She had already told Miss Mary that the magician was a war spy, so why did Miss Mary also...!
She even told him information about the guild, which made Cirrus feel increasingly frustrated.

"Cirri, what's wrong?"

“It’s nothing,” she said, standing still, clenching her fists and gritting her teeth. “I suddenly remembered something. Why don’t you and the Knights report the situation here to the guild?”

After saying that, she tightened the drawstring on her hood, turned around, and ran into the heavy rain.

The sky is clouded over.

The rumble of thunder seemed to foreshadow something about to happen, casting a gloomy and uneasy atmosphere over the city.

Cirulli had followed the man named Marin and knew the approximate location of their hideout. Now, regardless of whether what she thought was true or not, she at least needed to find out what was going on.

After a flash of lightning and a clap of thunder, she arrived at an abandoned warehouse. Its layered design made it seem as if it was concealing something, but when she cut it open with her dagger, she found only salt and wheat.

After searching around without finding anything, just as she was thinking of leaving, she suddenly heard footsteps outside.

"Oh dear? Whose mouse has sneaked in?"

Just as she was about to take cover, Qiluli's eyes widened in surprise. She hadn't expected the other person to spot her first. She glanced at the not-so-high wall, then strode up and barely managed to grab the slippery eaves in the rain.

A figure in black robes was already waiting there.

Wha...what?
Just as she turned around, the back of her collar was grabbed forcefully and she was thrown off, landing straight in the middle of the street.

"Woo!"

The fall to the ground caused her to let out a painful whimper. As soon as she raised her head, she saw the group of people who had approached her earlier walking up to her. Beneath their slightly holy white robes were golden armor.

"Hmm... this outfit, you're an adventurer?" Tulas asked gently, looking at the adventurer girl lying at his feet.

Kiruri gritted her teeth, trying to get out of this situation.

"Don't worry, the Adventurers' Guild can help me. I won't go looking for trouble with them."

"But since we've run into this, there's nothing we can do about it."

In an instant, Kiruri saw a sudden burst of golden light, and the gentle-looking man in front of her suddenly slammed the scepter in his hand down at her.

boom! !

The earth was engulfed in golden tremors, and Cirri was thrown back by the impact, but strangely, she didn't feel like she had been hit.

Where she had just been standing, a golden thunderclap resounded within a ten-meter radius, the shockwave causing surrounding buildings to collapse. Qi Luli watched as a low building crumbled down on her.

"...!"

She swore she had never seen such power.

She was completely paralyzed by the electric current, unable to move even a little finger.

At that moment, she was thinking about why she hadn't been smashed to pieces in the attack just now.

"You really know how to cause trouble for people."

A chilling voice came from not far away, and then a magic circle blocked her way. Qi Luli watched as the low building crashed into the magic circle with a loud bang.

At that moment, she was lifted up from the ground.

When her gaze unconsciously fell on the other person's face, the familiar scene made her eyes widen slightly.

"!!"

Luo Wei glanced coldly behind him, then chanted a water barrier and waved his staff to dodge the falling boulders.

He had no intention of saving the guy, but since he had just been with Zheng Malin, he had no choice but to save him.

His face darkened.

I should have never arranged that scene in the first place.

Marin, who was hiding in the shadows, saw him turn around and quietly gave him a thumbs up.

At the same time, Tulas, who had ordered the Divine Punishment Knights to give chase, noticed another commotion. A group of people were closing in on them along the street, and the leader was none other than the Fifth Princess of Lion's Garden.

"Give up the resistance! You're surrounded!" Lovely shouted, pointing at them.

As if she had anticipated their actions, the Fifth Princess spoke with a very firm tone.

Tulas turned around and gave a low laugh.

"Surround them? With just the people of you—"

Then, with a low growl, one by one, illusory vengeful spirits rose from the ground in the rain, and in the blink of an eye, their numbers far outnumbered those brought by the Fifth Princess.

Tulas's eyes darkened as he said, "It's more accurate to say that you've come at the perfect time."

(End of this chapter)