My dear witch, please turn evil according to the script!

Chapter 390 I don't think so; he's just neglecting his duties.

"Finished talking? So quickly?"

The Demon King glanced at Roland with amusement: "I thought you'd be chatting with that girl Kalia face-to-face for a while before you were done."

"No, she's not a child anymore... at least not most of the time. She's just worried about my safety."

"Besides, this thing belongs to Lord Caesar, right? Without it, it would be inconvenient for him to contact his subordinates, wouldn't it?"

Hearing Roland's reply, the Demon King scoffed: "You just said you'd use this to contact Kalia and the others? You never even considered returning it, did you?"

Upon hearing this, Caesar quickly chimed in, "No problem, no problem. I have plenty of spare communicators. This one can be given to Lord Roland. It won't affect my work."

"Hey, did you hear me?" The Demon King gave Roland a disapproving look, then waved for everyone else in the temple to leave.

Caesar, Octavian, and Dracula also sprang into action, leading the two Great Demons of the Heart-Beating Demon King's Court, who had been temporarily subdued, away from the Covenant Temple.

After everyone had left, the Demon King slowly spoke: "What you just saw is almost all of Enwa's remaining high-end combat force."

"Excluding Caesar, Dracula, and Octavian, there are a total of five great demons."

"Of course, the Blood Demon Royal Court also has a Blood Demon Prince who remains in charge, as well as the heads of several other major families in Enwa City, who are all at the ninth-ring legendary level."

"Including Caesar and his group, there are more than ten of them. There's also the demon army at the front lines."

"In terms of legendary-level combat power alone, the demon race currently surpasses humanity... Do you know what happened in the Papal City?"

As the Demon King finished speaking, he suddenly turned to look at Roland.

Roland shook his head: "I don't know, what happened? But Cardinal Clark did mention that he might request help from the Empire later."

"Heh, it seems the Vatican has done a good job of hiding it, at least it has kept it from the human forces."

"You, as the Grand Duke of the Empire, don't even know this."

“Although the information obtained by the demons was not complete, I took a look at the intelligence transmission records in the temple when you went out to deal with Wilmai.”

"There is a great deal of reliable intelligence indicating that the Vatican has been steadily shrinking its power since June 1029."

"A large number of powerful individuals who were originally dispatched abroad have been urgently recalled."

“Even the regional archbishops of several important towns, such as Isfar, have been recalled to Papal City.”

"If that archbishop had stayed in Isfar, perhaps the catastrophe wouldn't have escalated to that extent... Roland, do you know what that means?"

"A disaster is occurring in Papal City that requires the Holy See to exert its full strength."

"In the past six months, all the saints who were active outside have returned to the Papal City. The twelve saints have gathered in the Papal City... This is a sight that has never been seen even when the Holy See was founded."

"In addition, among the 36 cardinals who have the power to decide the saints and the papacy, the six cardinals with the strength of nine-ring legends or above, excluding Clark and one other person, have all returned to the Papal City in the past few days."

"The remaining 30 cardinals at the eighth rank are still out there maintaining the daily operations of the Holy See."

"But in reality, according to the investigation by the Demon King's Court, almost all the powerful figures of the Papacy in the various dioceses within the Federation of Nations have been transferred away."

“Even the Apostolic Temples, which each country has only one of, are deserted, with only a few priests and pastors of extraordinary rank remaining.”

"That's why the Demon King's Court of Heart-Beating thought of enacting legislation to expel the Holy See, and that's why they dared to use the power of the runes to control the high-ranking officials of the Federation of Nations."

Roland frowned upon hearing this: "What exactly happened that would make the Vatican take this so seriously?"

As one of the strongest forces on the continent without a doubt, has it really come to the point where it has to make choices in order to protect one side?

The Demon King shook his head: "I don't know, but it's not important. At least the Holy See hasn't asked for help from outside."

"This shows that these shameless guys at least have the ability to cover their tracks."

"The key point is that the Demon King's Court seems to have seized the opportunity that the Holy See is unable to extricate itself, and really intends to take this opportunity to bring the Federation of Nations under the control of the demon race."

"Unfortunately, his wishful thinking fell through. That princess was indeed a huge variable. Not only was she fast, but she also had many confidants around her, making it difficult to silence her."

"In short, to prevent the war from starting, in addition to seizing power, we must also ensure that we have an absolute advantage in combat strength."

"And most importantly, get Neve out of all the control she's exerted."

Roland sighed. "I suddenly don't feel like staying in Enva anymore. If what you just said about the Vatican is true."

"Really, have I ever lied to you?" The Demon King chuckled playfully, leaning back and stretching as she elegantly crossed her legs. "Mmm... the real physical experience is just different."

"It's just a pity... our previous plans can't come true."

"The previous plan?" Roland looked at the Demon King: "What plan?"

"Have you forgotten your armor modification plan?" The Demon King turned his head and raised an eyebrow. "Didn't I say before that if your armor was completed, I would transfer my soul into it and become your weapon spirit?"

Roland: "...I thought you'd given up on this plan after Professor Russell made you the prosthetic body. Do you remember?"

"Of course~~~ Don't you think it's interesting?" The Demon King winked at Roland, looking eager to try it out. Roland sighed and didn't continue the Demon King's words: "Forget it, you should just enjoy your new body."

"Also... I have a question for you."

"Regarding the Immortal God of War."

“I briefly sensed the power of that rune stone, but… that power, once activated, can theoretically continue indefinitely. Logically speaking, that war god could keep the rune stone’s power activated indefinitely without you finding any opening.”

The Demon King was somewhat surprised by this, but he quickly gave his answer: "Roland, every gift comes at a price."

“That military genius isn’t stupid. If he really can keep using the power of the runes for his own purposes, just like you said, we definitely won’t be able to find any flaws in him.”

"In any case, why not give it a try yourself?"

“I just assigned a fog-clearing team to your command. During your stay in Enva, take them with you on your mission.”

As soon as the Demon King finished speaking, a piercing buzzing sound rang out.

"Oh dear, it seems the timing is perfect. Let's go!"

……

Five minutes later, even with the alarm blaring, Roland still didn't rush to the squad's base.

Because his purpose for this trip was different; it wasn't simply to solve a problem, but to observe it.

As for resolving the fog... the information revealed by the King of Carrion has already shown that Roland possesses this ability.

He just needs a little development.

With Cellina and Polycia by his side, Roland slowly walked to the squad's encampment, where he saw a squad of royal soldiers with worried and anxious expressions.

Well, a gargoyle captain, a lich vice-captain, two werewolves, and eight green orcs who don't look very smart but are very big.

"Boss, when is the new boss arriving? Five minutes have passed already, and if we don't hurry, the fog will start to spread!"

"Yeah, boss, why don't we just ignore him? He's probably scared, that's why he's not coming!"

"That's right, that's right. In the end, he's just a young master from the royal court who was parachuted in. He probably has some kind of background to come here and get some prestige."

"Ha, I don't think so. That guy might just be neglecting his duties. After all, the appointment was just made tonight, and it's already past midnight. This pampered young master is probably already asleep. A mere police alarm won't wake him up."

Listening to the noisy discussion among his subordinates, the captain and vice-captain, who knew some of the inside story, shook their heads helplessly.

The new temporary leader is indeed someone with a very powerful background.

Even a powerful figure like the Gargoyle Lord needed to personally convey a message to him, instructing him to be cautious and to unconditionally obey all of that person's orders. He even issued an incomprehensible order to all members of the Mist Disposal Force.

The next occurrence of the fog phenomenon can only be handled by the Thorn Squad belonging to Cologne; other teams are prohibited from interfering.

Besides this order, their squad had another order.

No independent action is permitted until the new commander arrives.

Squad leader Colon remained silent, but his chest, made of hard stone, was heaving violently.

He didn't understand why the Gargoyle Lord would give such an order.

It is important to understand that once a fog disaster occurs, if it is not stopped in time, the fog will spread rapidly, and at that time, the stabilizer alone will not be able to control the situation!

But... as a soldier, as a member of the Gargoyle King's Court, he had no choice but to obey orders.

He even had to stop his subordinates from making noise, even though he just wanted to let them make noise, and the new leader who had not yet appeared.

But when the gargoyle Kron looked up at his vice-captain, the lich Reinitz, he noticed that the other man looked somewhat frightened and flustered.

Even the previously noisy subordinates stopped making noise.

Cologne turned around abruptly, and there stood behind him with a smile, a gray-haired blood demon dressed in an old white hooded robe.

Standing beside him were two terrifyingly powerful "Great Demons".

Although no one present was quite sure whether the two unfamiliar women were powerful beings at the level of the Great Demon Clan.

But the terrifying aura and the respectful posture of standing behind the equally unfamiliar blood demon were enough to make the scene unconsciously quiet down.

The next moment, Cologne breathed a sigh of relief.

Because the lord did not show any displeasure, but only looked at him with a kind yet authoritative smile and said, "Begin the operation. Don't worry about our presence."

"Go find the fog, and then stop the disaster according to your methods."

"Don't worry about failure, I will solve the problems you can't solve."

(End of this chapter)