The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

"Is it Dekan?"

Mir was the first to be puzzled.

"wrong!!"

Mier quickly realized that it was not Dekan who had done it!

Since her watch face showed no signs of turning again, it was clear that Dekan had not used a spatial portal to teleport to the palace a second time to launch a surprise attack!

Instead, someone took advantage of the moment when the commander of the First Army Group was at the front line and the capital was lacking a key ninth-tier expert to attack the Imperial Palace!

Although the Empire's Abyss Mage Pritzker's overall survey capabilities are not as good as the Kingdom Federation's Astrologer Sheen, Pritzker's ability to directly survey and see through disguises within a smaller area is far superior to Sheen's.

If Pritzker were still within the Empire, no madman would dare to invade the capital!

In an instant, Mir arrived using the detection magic.

Beneath the bustling capital, a terrifying undercurrent has already begun to stir.

Their original whereabouts seemed to have been concealed by some unknown means, until they were fully revealed when they made their move.

Outside the palace castle, a large number of figures dressed in black robes were still silently approaching.

As if protected by darkness, they swiftly stormed into the palace!

The exact location of the earth-shattering explosion was the palace where the Empress usually resided!

The terrifying magical fluctuations that emanated from time to time filled Mia with dread.

Who dared to challenge the Empress to a life-or-death duel?

Logically speaking, Mier wouldn't be worried about Icardinos losing in a one-on-one duel.

But at this moment, an ominous sense of dread welled up in Mir's heart.

Mier was all too familiar with the strange magical fluctuations of the attackers!

"Icardinos!"

Mia had no time to think about anything else; she leaped out of the window and rushed towards the palace...

……

Meanwhile, on the other side...

The Wilderness Temple in the northern part of the Empire.

In the dim and cold secret chamber, corpses littered the floor, and blood stained the black temple floor tiles. The strongest priest was still desperately protecting the half-dragon girl.

The half-dragon girl trembled, looking extremely pitiful.

The seemingly harmless red-haired half-dragon girl was actually inwardly sneering.

"I'll make good use of these stupid Calamity cultists."

Although Dekan couldn't understand for a moment why this large and powerful group of Calamity followers, apart from the seventh-level leader, had such poor fighting ability among the other believers.

However, given a good opportunity to launch a sneak attack, Dekan could easily defeat the Imperial Army by commanding this group of Calamities!

Dekan had also considered whether he should continue pretending to be a hostage and infiltrate the Imperial Army.

However, infiltrating the Imperial Army's forces obviously caused a lot of trouble.

Even if this female officer seems to be quite upright, he will definitely be suspected, questioned, and investigated for a long time.

More importantly, infiltrating the Imperial Army would restrict freedom and waste a lot of time.

It's better to have a group of fanatical believers who are willing to risk their lives for you.

However, just as Dekan was about to take action to eliminate the opponent's strongest combat force, the eighth-rank female officer.

Suddenly, an Imperial soldier who had been cut down on the ground silently crawled to a position very close to Dekan.

Then, as if resurrected, he pounced on Dekan and rescued him from the host's side!

"I※!"

Dekan almost cursed aloud. How could some stupid Imperial soldier risk his life to rescue hostages and interrupt his perfect opportunity for a sneak attack!

Even more deadly was the soldier's extraordinary strength. While grabbing Dekan, he also perfectly locked Dekan's wrist, preventing him from recklessly using magic cards.

Otherwise, it is very likely to be blocked by a vibration.

and.

You're taking advantage of me!

Just as Dekan was filled with shock and anger.

"Don't speak. If you infiltrate the Imperial Army with me, the capital will be in big trouble."

The Imperial soldier whispered the words almost imperceptibly into Dekan's ear, then feigned serious injury and collapsed to the ground again.

Dekan was stunned for a moment.

That familiar voice...

Dekan immediately knew who this Imperial soldier was, even though the man's face was perfectly disguised.

Excuse me? Mr.Cray? Why are you here?

Dekan could understand why Clay, a bishop-level fighter and a top intelligence agent of the Kingdom Federation, would be present in any location related to the war.

For example, fighting on the front lines, infiltrating enemy camps, or preparing to make a big splash in the capital, etc.

Even if we assume that Clay infiltrated the Cult of Calamity to play a bigger game, Dekan wouldn't be surprised.

But why would this guy go to some remote corner of the empire disguised as a minor soldier to apprehend cultists?

Are you playing horror games here again?!

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343 Dekan and Clay compete for Best Actor

Inside the secret chamber of the temple.

The metal objects clashed together, sending sparks flying, and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder, like that of a foundry.

The battle situation became chaotic again due to a minor incident where a brave soldier risked his life to save a hostage girl.

"Give me back my Lord!!"

After the half-dragon girl was taken away, the officiant of this absurd festival of the Church of Calamity went mad and rushed toward the direction where the half-dragon girl had been tackled.

The other soldiers, of course, would not allow the presiding priest, who was the leader of the enemy, to get his way, and together they blocked the cultists.

"..."

Dekan desperately wanted to pull Clay up from the ground and have him punch the leader of the Calamity to death.

But clearly, Klay cannot reveal his true strength.

Moreover, given Clay's current injuries, it seems too unbelievable that he could fight another match.

Unfortunately, Dekan also cannot make reckless moves.

Otherwise, cards with overly distinctive personal characteristics would instantly reveal their true identities.

Then we'll have to resort to some tricks.

Although they didn't know what the "upheaval in the capital" that Clay was referring to was, according to Clay's instructions, the best option now was to really pretend to be a pitiful girl who had been kidnapped by the Cult of Calamity and used as a sacrifice, and infiltrate the Imperial Army.

After quickly analyzing the current situation, Dekan immediately determined the character and acting style that best suited the context and stance.

Although Dekan has seen many types of pitiful girls crying.

But at this moment, the most suitable person is undoubtedly his weakest, most pitiful, and helpless little apprentice, Eve!

Then.

Inside the secret room...

The half-dragon girl was so frightened that tears were about to fall.

But she was still trembling all over, and with all her might, she dragged the seriously wounded imperial soldier who had just saved her away, and staggered backward toward the imperial army's camp.

"Well done, young lady!"

The half-dragon girl's performance clearly drew approving glances from many Imperial soldiers, and soon soldiers came to her aid and the wounded.

This is De's performance secrets—

The reasonable contrast further highlights the character's inner qualities of perseverance, courage, and kindness!

After handing the wounded soldier over to other soldiers responsible for looking after the wounded, the half-dragon girl knelt on the ground as if her legs had gone limp.

She seemed to have lost all strength to go on.

Actually, her eyes had already lost their sparkle since earlier, and it seemed like she had twisted her ankle.

She was just holding on, wanting to repay the soldier who saved her.

Moreover, continuing to flee would kill the soldier.

Because the most powerful high priest of the Calamity Cult is getting closer and closer to her!

No matter which direction the girl went, the high priest would relentlessly attack her, oblivious to her own pain.

"Lord!! What should I do! Please answer me!!!"

The high priest roared in slurred speech, filled with confusion and resentment. He couldn't understand why the Lord of Calamity would save the Imperial Army and head towards the enemy camp!

From the beginning, he had been somewhat unable to understand the Lord of Calamity's behavior.

But he dared not question the Lord of Calamity, who was so real and so close at hand.

Even though this half-dragon girl was completely different from the Lord of Calamity that the priest had originally imagined.