The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

Her voice was like that of a puppet devoid of any emotion.

The Nightmare Bishop seems to have figured out that Morion wants to head towards the Kingdom of Philowen.

"what happened?"

Morion frowned.

He had only heard from the Nightmare Bishop that the Church of Resurrection might take action regarding the Heroic Sacrifice.

However, the fact that the Nightmare Bishop personally came and warned Morion not to go clearly indicates that, according to the information the Nightmare Bishop currently possesses, this Hero Festival is extremely dangerous.

"I might not be able to protect you this time."

"The Nightmare Bishop said softly."

She believed Morion had fully grasped the risks.

"I won't leave."

Morion answered with unexpected firmness.

There was a moment of silence between the two.

"For whom?"

"My sister, and... my friends."

Morion remained silent for a long while before answering.

"I understand."

After the Nightmare Bishop finished speaking, he released Morion.

When Morion turned around, there was no one around.

He looked at the open space with a complicated expression.

To this day, he still hasn't figured out how to face the Nightmare Bishop.

That ill-fated relationship that began in the territory with the Nightmare Bishop.

It's far more complicated than it seems to the world.

That was a story of a brilliant count who, instead of facing death, decided to sacrifice himself to save his people, family, and friends, bearing the blame alone.

There's just no one to tell.

"Dekan, it would be wonderful if you could one day eradicate the Church of Resurrection, but unfortunately, all I can do is secure the Nightmare Bishop's help... it's far from enough..."

......

Two days later, on the morning.

Today has finally arrived, the day when they will set off for the Kingdom of Philowen in the south to participate in the Hero Festival held every five years!

This time, Dekan will participate in the main competition as a player from the Kingdom of Norton, and will also participate in other types of activities as a guest.

He was already eagerly anticipating it.

"Let's set off with style!"

Dekan shouldered his bag and left the dormitory early.

He originally intended to wait for Cornelia at her door.

Who knew that Cornelia had the same idea.

The two met on their way to each other's dormitories.

Meanwhile, Cat Teacher was perched on Cornelia's shoulder, lazily waving to Dekan.

After leaving the dormitory, they soon encountered Chloeux, Mia, Alice and others on campus.

"Let's call the three idols, and then our team will be complete!"

Alice walked at the front of the group with a beaming smile and said.

However, she discovered...

The others seemed to fall silent.

"what happened?"

Aren't you all getting along well with the idol group?

Alice turned around and said in confusion.

Chloeux's forehead began to sweat, and Dekan's expression became somewhat unnatural, while Mier pretended not to hear anything and looked into the distance.

......

Several tens of minutes later.

On the outskirts of the capital, accompanied by the sound of clattering drums, a war chariot pulled by two magical beasts flashing with azure lightning galloped across the wilderness.

This is the Thunder Beast Chariot that His Majesty the King lent to Dekan and his team when the Beautiful Minds team went to the Kingdom of Landil in the central region to participate in the seventh-tier team exam.

They first had to travel by chariot to the southern kingdoms closest to the Kingdom of Norton.

Subsequently, due to the convenience of the southern countries, once they reached the southern territory, they could transfer to the magic-powered rail vehicles that were exclusive to the southern countries.

At that time, it will only take three more days to reach the Kingdom of Philov.

On the chariot.

Princess Alice still couldn't understand why the atmosphere among these people was so tense.

It's as if an invisible wall separates the three members of the idol group from the members of the Beautiful Minds team.

Alice sensed that Mier seemed to know something, but Mier kept pretending not to know.

This journey will take several more days.

If everyone stays in this atmosphere and doesn't say a word, it's going to be really uncomfortable!

As the leader, Alice believes she should break this deadlock!

So she coughed lightly twice, looked at everyone, and asked:

"Is there anywhere you'd like to go after this competition? Let's all have a great time, and it'll all be on me!"

Alice said this to lighten the mood.

"Ugh."

Dekan sighed.

Alice may be the only unaware person present at the moment.

They completely failed to understand how awkward it was for several people to be sharing such a small space on the bus.

However, this was Dekan's lament.

It seemed to remind Alice of many things.

She had a sudden realization.

"I get it, Dekan! It must be something like the plot from those novels and storybooks you told me about, right?! In this kind of big competition, there will always be a villain causing trouble. What's that called again? It's called the 'Scene-Breaking Law'!"

In an instant, Alice imagined a series of scenarios where the tournament would suddenly turn into a free-for-all.

I felt a little nervous, but at the same time, I couldn't help but feel excited.

It turns out she was just too optimistic.

Not careful at all.

No one knows what dangers lie behind this hero's sacrifice!

As expected, these combat personnel are quite composed.

Everyone looked at Alice, speechless.

actually not.

Everyone really wants to travel seriously.

It was just really embarrassing.

Alice scratched her head, seemingly doubting her own judgment, and looked at Dekan, asking:

"What's wrong, Dekan? Are you worried that the Church of Resurrection or the Tribulations might cause trouble this time?"

"We cannot rule out this possibility, but the probability is close to zero."

Dekan explained helplessly.

The location for this Hero Festival is in the heart of the Kingdom Federation.

In addition to the ninth-tier astrologer Sheen, many eighth-tier powerhouses will also gather.

Even security measures were at the highest level.

It is safer than the capital of the Kingdom of Norton.

A rational analysis suggests that the Church of Resurrection should never have attempted to storm the enemy base this time.

Once the astrologers detect that the bishops are gathering in large numbers in the Kingdom of Philowen, more eighth- or even ninth-rank bishops will arrive in advance to prepare for rapid support.

However, prevention is always Dekan's principle.

He did indeed consider the possible moves of the Church of Resurrection.

He felt that Alice's warning earlier was actually quite correct, and it was necessary to raise the passengers' awareness of potential dangers.

So Dekan took out a piece of paper, laid it on the window, and began to analyze the potential crisis for everyone.

"First of all, this analysis has nothing to do with my personal intentions..."

What he then explained was entirely from his perspective as one of the world's top counter-terrorism experts, and from the viewpoint of a terrorist leader, he planned the possible strategies for the Church of Resurrection.

In fact, Dekan had considered that there were only two feasible plans for the Resurrection Church.

Alternatively, they could send a bishop to cause trouble in secret, similar to how Fahim planned to secretly massacre the city during the seventh-tier team assessment.

Back then, it would have been very troublesome if they hadn't found Fahim.

Therefore, we must be prepared for this situation.