The bishop is unfathomable.

Boca stared in disbelief at the large, purplish-black bird that had emitted the sound of Levi.

This enormous raptor, which could even reach his chest when it was standing on the ground, was so large that it was hard to look away from it.

Not to mention the bird's unique coloration, as well as its sharp feathers, claws, and beak.

This cannot be a creature that exists in the real world.

Compared to Boca, Cervantes reacted faster, but still unsure of the answer, he tentatively asked, "Mr. Levi? Is this your contracted phantom beast?"

"No." Before Li Wei could answer, the young royal military policeman Leon shook his head and explained calmly, "This is not a phantom beast, but a high-level familiar."

"Am I right, Mr. Levi?"

Li Wei's laughter came from the falcon's mouth, and then he said, "That's right, it's a familiar."

"After all, Director Boca just came to my doorstep, so I sent my familiar to observe the scene."

"My familiar has the ability to see through concealment spells. I originally just intended to watch the show, but it ended up being of help instead."

Leon nodded, saying nothing more. He stood silently to the side, staring intently at Agna, who was pinned to the ground by Boca.

Whether Boca knew or not is another matter, but as a Royal Gendarmerie member, he knew very well how dangerous this guy named Agnar was.

For example... this guy clearly hadn't completely lost his fighting ability, but he chose to give up resisting.

No matter how I think about it, something just doesn't feel right.

Cervantes, as the proxy, was also well aware of this. After learning that the falcon was Livy's familiar, he didn't give it a second glance and stared intently at Agna.

Boca chatted with Levi, looking quite cheerful: "Mr. Levi, thank you for your help."

"The Supervisory Bureau owes you a favor."

"By the way, the ritual array has been found. Master Varg and Mr. Barney are destroying the core of the ritual, so the crisis is over."

Li Wei laughed: "Really? That's good. If there's nothing else, I'll recall my familiar. After all, I don't have much spiritual energy that I can control right now. Constantly using anything is exhausting."

"Please wait a moment, Mr. Levi," Leon abruptly interrupted the conversation. "If possible, please remain with our group until we send Agnar to prison and put him in restraints."

"As you can see, none of the three of us could see through his concealment spell, but you are different."

Cervantes nodded in agreement: "That's what I meant too. Mr. Levi, please hold on a little longer. You don't need to do anything, just let the familiar stand on Director Boca's shoulder, and we'll get back to the Bureau of Inspection as quickly as possible."

"Alright. Consider it a kind citizen helping out." Since he'd already put it that way, Li Wei naturally wouldn't refuse.

Hearing this, Agna sighed somewhat disappointedly: "Oh well, this is really boring. Fine, fine, I guess I'll just have to sit in jail for a while."

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"Vag, I have a feeling something's not right." Barney frowned as he looked at the ritual core in front of him, which had been planted with time bombs by the inspectors and was ready to be destroyed at any time.

Without a doubt, this is the core of the ritual found by working backward from Wag.

But as a cultist, he felt things were a bit too simplistic. Even the Son of the Sands wouldn't devise such a simple plan.

For example... where did the things on that empty altar go?

There were marks on the altar indicating that it had been compressed by a heavy object, which was likely a heavy container with four supports. It might have been a large cauldron or something else.

The problem is that this thing is gone.

Wag frowned as well: "I also feel something's not right. Although the structure of the ritual itself confirms that the core can only be located here."

"You noticed it too, there was something there, but it's gone now."

"Even when we came in, these cultists didn't put up much resistance. Even Bishop Agna was only focused on running away and had no intention of fighting."

"That's Agnar... the strongest bishop among the Sons of the Sands, the most promising successor to the next bishop."

"Most importantly, it's about his strength."

Barney nodded upon hearing this, but remained silent.

This is information known only to esoteric practitioners, or even just senior esoteric practitioners.

That person, Agnar, is actually a fifth-level being.

However, the energy level this guy displayed when he just escaped was at most the fourth level, extremely weak.

This is really not right.

But they could only keep this question to themselves, because this secret was known only to esoteric practitioners.

But as the two were talking, Karl approached and politely inquired, "Master Varg, is something wrong?"

Wag and Barney exchanged a glance, then said, "I'm not entirely sure. But something important is missing from the ceremony."

As he spoke, he pointed to the empty altar: "There used to be something there. Judging from the marks left on the altar, it was a very large and heavy thing."

"But now there's nothing here except for the esoteric clergy."

Karl continued, "I see... Does this affect the dispelling of the ritual?"

"I mean, is the core of the ritual definitely that pile of stones that's now surrounded by bombs?"

Wagner nodded: "To be honest, it doesn't matter. It's just that my gut feeling tells me things might not be over so quickly."

"For example, there are still a few questions that leave me puzzled."

"First, why was Beldor chosen as the location? Perhaps it was for the exposition, but if it really was for the exposition, why set up the ceremony so far in advance? Why did the Faceless Ones also appear in Beldor and even deliberately cause damage to attract attention?"

"Secondly, the number of the Children of the Sands is obviously much greater than the number of people brought by the Faceless Ones. How did they get in? Why is it that after so long, the followers of the Faceless Ones have been almost all captured, but the traces of the Children of the Sands are extremely hard to find? If we hadn't just happened to catch a key clue, we still wouldn't have been able to find this place."

"Third, why didn't they resist just now? This is the core of the ritual; its destruction means the ritual has failed. Their goal was to perform the ritual, so why didn't they put up any resistance when we came looking for them?"

"And one last question: did we find this place so easily because of our own efforts, or did Agnar deliberately reveal a flaw?"

"Did he lure us here to save himself, or does he have ulterior motives?"

After hearing Wag's question, Karl clapped his hands and then laughed: "I admit I was a bit judging Master Wag by his appearance. Your wisdom is as impressive as your looks."

"Please rest assured. The Royal Military Police will remember your questions and convey them to you."

"As for now, let's destroy the scene first."

"I understand your concerns, but the security checks on Beldor will not stop here."

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The prison under the supervision bureau.

Agnar, restrained by various psionic restraint devices, looked at Boca in front of him and Black, who was in charge of the jury, and laughed.

"You ask me how I managed to sneak into Beldor with so many men so quietly?"

"Haha, I'd be happy to answer, but do you really dare ask me this question?"

"You probably already know the answer in your heart, don't you? People with this kind of energy are few and far between in Beltorus."

"And those people are all your superiors."

"I dare you to ask, do you dare to investigate?"

After saying that, Agnar's smile became even more mocking. He stared at Boca, who was silent and seemingly suppressing his anger, and then sneered.

Then, under Boca's angry glare, Agnar closed his eyes and transferred his consciousness into another body.

Opening his eyes again, Agnar chuckled and turned to look at the cauldron beside him that shimmered with a yellowish-green color.

"Heh, thankfully the intelligence came in time. After learning that the Surveillance Bureau had found the ritual master, they notified me to transfer the sacred artifact."

"If this thing is discovered, things will get complicated. The ritual master will definitely be able to spot the problem."

"As for ritual arrays... ha, are rituals such inconvenient things?"

"That faceless man has given me a good idea."

"If you can fake your death to escape, so can I. As long as I'm officially arrested, I'll be safe in a sense."

"Now, all we have to do is wait."