In the name of the true god

A dozen minutes ago, at 7:25 p.m.

Inside the Wangdu Heavy Prison, the Special Prison Building, and the Heretic Prison.

The cells on all four sides were tightly closed, except for one iron door on the south side which was wide open.

The priests who had been transferred to assist in the 'fake transfer' had all been withdrawn, and the seven priests who were originally stationed in the prison were now gathered in front of this cell to interrogate Keanu Archer, the fourth-order entangled wizard who was temporarily imprisoned there.

Chambers, a deacon of the Holy Church of Wind and deputy warden of the Royal Capital Heavy Prison, paced back and forth in front of the cell door, holding a whip covered with tiny barbs. "I'll give you one more chance. Tell me the names of the other two escaped heretics, and where you are hiding."

Five days after his arrest, Keanu Archer, who has suffered torture and is covered in wounds, has remained silent and indifferent.

Having led his kind into hiding for so many years, he was well aware that as a fourth-order "heretic," he would surely die if arrested.

Fortunately in misfortune.

At least two of their companions escaped.

The other three arrested companions were also tough guys who did not yield to the church and revealed any clues.

"Not going to talk?" Deputy Warden Chambers sneered. "So eager to die?"

"Heh..." Keanu Archer scoffed dismissively.

Speaking out means death, not speaking out also means death.

What difference does it make if it's a few days earlier or later?

Deputy Warden Chambers had anticipated Keanu Archer's attitude, and casually lashed him with his whip before turning to Connor and Cole Sanders: "You two have been on watch all day, go and get some rest."

"It's okay, I can still manage." Connor wanted to stay.

He keenly sensed that something was amiss today.

The interrogation of a fourth-order "heretic" cannot be taken lightly, but in the past few days, only three or four priests were on duty at the same time.

Why are all the priests stationed at the prison here today?

Is it really just to get an answer?

Deputy Warden Chambers' interrogation tactics were rather perfunctory, clearly just going through the motions.

What exactly do they want to do?

"Let's go, you'll have to come back for the shift change tomorrow," Deputy Warden Chambers said, gesturing with his chin.

With his graying hair, Cole Sanders obediently replied, "Yes. Connor, let's go."

"...Alright." Seeing that his theology teacher had no objections, Connor had no choice but to follow him out of the heresy ward. "Teacher, does Deacon Chambers have any other plans?"

"Heh, you figured it out?" Cole Sanders, his back hunched, slowly climbed the stairs.

"So, they really do have other plans."

"That's enough for you to know. Asking too many questions will only make things difficult for you," Cole Sanders cautioned.

Connor understood.

He was caught between the royalists and the church faction while in prison, and neither side trusted him enough.

Just as Jude relayed yesterday, Melanie suspects the prison break was orchestrated by the church. In his opinion, this possibility is indeed very high.

The fact that he, as a priest, was completely unaware of this shows that he had never been integrated into the inner circle of priests.

only……

What exactly is Chambers up to behind my back?

Could it be that they are still unwilling to give up and want to transfer the "heretics" imprisoned in the capital's heavy prison to the church temple as soon as possible?

Inside the heretical prison area.

A cleric, with keen insight, brought Chambers a chair.

Chambers tossed the whip aside, sat down with his legs crossed, maintaining a distance of three or four meters from Keanu Archer: "Are you sure you won't tell me anything?"

Keanu Archer, his hands and feet bound by shackles, knelt silently in the dark cell, staring at Chambers.

"Let me ask you a question," Chambers said with a half-smile. "Since we can't get any information out of you, why haven't we just executed you?"

"I have no idea."

"You're not young anymore; you should know Edmund, who was publicly executed twenty-one years ago, right?"

"What's wrong?"

"Guess why they publicly executed him back then? Logically speaking, wouldn't killing such a dangerous person and then displaying his body in public still deter other heretics?"

Keanu Archer immediately realized: "You're trying to lure my companions to rescue me?"

"Smart." Chambers clapped his hands politely, the applause particularly jarring in the empty heresy ward. "Your life is spared so that your companions can be wiped out in one fell swoop."

Keanu Archer snorted again and shook his head slightly to himself.

My situation is completely different from Edmund's back then.

Who was Edmund?

His public execution will inevitably attract hundreds of implicated wizards and resonance sorcerers to come to his rescue.

But what about yourself?

Currently, only two of their companions remain on the run.

They've been by his side for years; they're not reckless. How could they be so foolish as to try and break into the prison with just the two of them?

The church's attempt to lure them into revealing themselves is doomed to fail!

"I guess you're thinking that your companions have the most basic judgment. If they have the means to rescue them, they will definitely show themselves without hesitation. But if they don't have the ability to rescue them, they certainly won't be willing to throw themselves into the fire and seek their own death," Chambers said, revealing Keanu Archer's thoughts perfectly.

Keanu Archer was initially surprised, but then scoffed without batting an eye: "Since you know this trick won't work, why waste your time? Just kill me."

Chambers reached into his inner pocket: "Alas... it's a pity I'm too kind; I've never been able to bring myself to kill anyone."

talking.

He threw a bunch of keys at Keanu Archer's feet.

Keanu Archer looked down.

This set of keys... seems capable of unlocking the shackles that bind me...

"you……"

"I'll give you a chance. If you can escape, consider yourself lucky. If you can't, don't blame me for being ruthless if I kill you." Chambers sat there smugly.

Keanu Archer didn't think the priest would be so kind, but he also couldn't understand his purpose for doing so for the time being.

Just to fool yourself?

How dare you?

Toying with a fourth-tier entanglement wizard?!

Five days ago, he braved a hail of bullets to kill a priest and severely injure two others!

or……

They wanted to let him out to secretly monitor his whereabouts, and then capture him together once he reunited with his two companions.

do not care!

Since doing nothing is the same as dying anyway, we might as well grant his wish for now and maybe we can even take a couple of people down with us!

Keanu Archer steeled himself, twisted his body, grabbed the key, and unlocked the shackles himself.

Chambers and the other four priests just watched with smiles on their faces, without doing anything to stop them.

"throat."

"throat."

"Smack."

"Smack."

One by one, the shackles were unlocked and hung down to the ground.

Keanu Archer, who had only eaten a little food and drunk a little water in the past five days, struggled to his feet, grinned at them, and said, "Whatever your motives... I guarantee that giving me the key will be the decision you'll regret the most."