Baron Cullen

These vengeful demons resemble people who have been skinned alive.

His muscles were exposed, and black pus oozed from every corner of his body, making him look extremely gruesome.

Karen, who was at the very front, showed no intention of dodging.

He drew his enchanted longsword and immediately used the special combat skill "Soaring Dragon" to charge into the horde of vengeful demons ahead.

His entire being resembled a surging dragon shadow. After a flash of sword light, several vengeful demons collapsed with a thud, then dissipated into thick black smoke.

Serena quickly unwrapped the cloth covering the sacred artifact, then raised it and infused it with the divine power within her.

In an instant, a dazzling golden light burst forth from the top of the sacred artifact!

The light was like a sacred and inviolable supreme realm, and all the vengeful demons that tried to rush up let out a mournful roar the moment they touched the golden light.

Immediately afterwards, large amounts of black smoke billowed from the bodies of the vengeful demons, which quickly melted away completely, like ice and snow meeting the sun.

The two worked together in an orderly fashion, continuously eliminating the vengeful demons blocking their path, until they finally reached the barrier outside the church.

At this moment, the people who were fighting hard also noticed them.

"Karen?!" Fiona was somewhat surprised, but still hurriedly said, "Come here quickly!"

Karen nodded, and led Serena and a group of monks to speed up, successfully arriving beside Fiona.

"What brings you here?" Fiona asked, turning around after easily slicing through two vengeful demons with her sword in one hand. "I heard from Bright that you went to hunt down Vaughn, who had mutated into a werewolf. How's the situation there?"

"The situation is not optimistic." Karen's face was serious. "Commander Vaughn has completely changed, and his strength has now reached the sixth rank."

Although Vice-Commanders Bright and Sherman, together with Vice-Commander Lamont, have temporarily restrained Commander Vaughn, but…

"I understand, but the most urgent task right now is to resolve the problems with the church." Fiona nodded.

She immediately understood the meaning behind Karen's words.

Vaughn has just mutated into a werewolf and is not yet familiar with his body and strength.

Once it adapts, Bright and his two companions, along with other Order Keepers and members of the chapter, will be in danger.

At this moment, Serena also came over: "Chief Fiona, when I followed Lord Karen to the warband, there was nothing unusual near the church."

Why have such a large number of vengeful demons appeared in such a short time?

As a saintess of the Imperial City's Holy See, she had already undergone training in various churches throughout the empire before coming to the City of No Breath.

During this process, he participated in many hunting incidents of heretics, so he was naturally no stranger to the existence of vengeful demons.

"I don't know either." Fiona looked at the horde of vengeful spirits that continued to approach the church in the distance. "Half an hour ago, President Donald and I suddenly sensed an extremely evil aura at the Mage Association and discovered that the aura came from the church."

When we arrived, the place was already surrounded by hordes of vengeful spirits, and the church doors had been breached.

After that, I was in charge of clearing away the vengeful spirits around the church, while President Donald led your church's monks to storm the church and set up the protective barrier.

Then you all came over.

At that moment, Donald also came over.

He first nodded to Karen, then his eyes flickered when he saw the sacred artifact in Serena's hand: "The sacred artifact Rasmias! So it has always been in your possession, Saintess..."

In that case, there's no need to worry about it being taken away by that mysterious person who stormed the church.

Upon hearing this, Karen pressed further, "President, when you led the church members inside to activate the barrier, did you encounter that mysterious person?"

"No, and I've thoroughly searched the church's interior, but I haven't found anything unusual." Donald shook his head, then looked around at the increasing number of vengeful demons, his brow furrowed. "The problem now is that we can't kill all of these vengeful demons."

Leader Fiona and I had already eliminated most of them, but soon new hordes of vengeful demons appeared.

Therefore, I suspect that someone has set up a summoning circle nearby to continuously replenish the number of vengeful demons.

To completely suppress this place, we must first confirm whether such a magic array exists in the vicinity, and then destroy it.

"In that case, I'll go find it!" Serena said immediately, without a trace of fear in her eyes. "As a saintess, it is my duty to protect the church."

"No, Your Excellency, please allow me to refuse your proposal." Fiona shook her head. "It is too dangerous for you to act alone, and the other party's target is very likely the holy artifact in your possession."

Once you encounter that mysterious person, it's tantamount to handing over the sacred artifact.

After she finished speaking, everyone agreed that Fiona's words made sense.

Karen was about to offer to go find the magic circle, but after exchanging a glance with Donald, Fiona spoke first, saying, "I'm the most suitable person to go find the magic circle."

Originally, I needed to clear out the vengeful spirits near the church and couldn't get away, but now that you two have arrived, you can fill in for me.

Although there were many vengeful demons, each of them was only at the first level in strength. In addition, with the holy artifact in the hands of the Holy Maiden, they were not difficult to deal with.

Even if I encountered that mysterious person during my search for the magic circle, I was able to escape unscathed, despite being no match for him.

Having said that, Fiona took her knife and walked towards the direction where the most vengeful demons were gathered.

She took a few steps, then suddenly turned back to look at Karen first, and then turned to Donald: "If I'm not back in half an hour, you should prepare to break out and evacuate."

Even if the vengeful spirits near the church cannot be eliminated, the sacred artifacts must not be damaged in any way.

"By then... Chairman Donald, you know what to do."

Donald nodded seriously, "Don't worry, I understand."

Fiona turned to leave.

But just then, a muffled sound came from deep within the church.

It looked like something had been broken.

Immediately afterwards, a figure slowly walked out of the church, clutching the lifeless corpse of a monk tightly in his hand.

The figure, dressed in a long black robe and wearing a hood, stood unreservedly at the church entrance.

The next moment, a chilling voice came from inside the hood:

"No need to look anymore, I'm already here."

The hood covered most of the man's face, revealing only his pale chin and thin black lips.

"Who are you?" Fiona immediately stepped in front of the crowd, holding a knife.

Upon hearing this, the man stopped and slowly raised his head.

Beneath the hood was the face of a middle-aged man.

He had regular features, even handsome, but his skin was excessively pale, almost bloodless.

But his eyes were long and narrow, with a pitch-black depth, and his vertically elongated pupils were blood-red.

"Let me introduce myself..." the man said slowly, his voice gentle yet incredibly cold. "I am the president of the Mystic Society."

You can call me... Dominic Tsepesh.