Don't confiscate my citizenship

It was the same as before in the principal's office.

He can briefly experience the illusion firsthand.

It seems that we are almost at the point where we need to make the next choice.

Ranchi walks on the road.

He simply looked around.

The residents were all looking at him in confusion, their eyes wary of him as a foreign traveling merchant.

"Is that hostility, or fear...?"

Thalia muttered to herself in confusion.

“Probably both.”

Lanci also discovered what the information given by the Mirror of Tiberius meant.

"That doesn't make sense. You're not the Pope of Saint Polante now. With your current appearance, it's impossible for ordinary people to see through your disguise, right?"

Talia was sure that even a great demon like her could not see through the disguise of the ninth-level Black Sun Lord.

Unless Hei Riqing reveals himself, no one will be able to recognize him.

"That only shows that the situation in this town is such that they are simply afraid of a strange traveling merchant."

Lanci gave the answer.

This is strange.

If individual residents were afraid of traveling merchants, that would be an explanation.

At the moment, the town seemed to be in a state where every resident would look at him, a traveling merchant, in a similar way.

【You realize something is wrong.】

[Your instinctive vigilance from having experienced many battles makes it impossible for you to ignore this. 】

[You decide to stay in this town for a while longer to find out the reason for this uncomfortable feeling.]

[Although most residents are wary of you, there are some who are not so evasive and some shops are willing to trade with you.]

[Soon, you used your affinity and communication skills to find out where the mayor was, the church in Lilm Town.]

The new runes of the Mirror of Tiberius appeared on the streets that Ranci saw.

Only Lanqi can see it.

[You go to the church and meet the mayor.]

It's like ripples in a dream.

Lanqi blinked, and what he saw again was no longer the street, but rays of sunlight pouring in through the window frames, rendering the interior of the church flickering through the colorful stained glass.

The cross in the middle and the images of gods on the towering walls are in the mysterious light and shadow, as are the clear water carvings on the steps and floor tiles.

The craftsmen's masonry makes every detail extremely exquisite, and it may have withstood the vicissitudes of life.

There was also an elderly man in the church whose eyes showed undisguised vigilance.

[You met the elderly mayor, and sincerely showed him your high-end goods and financial resources and expressed your intention to trade. You really want to purchase the rare herbs that are unique to this town.]

After a conversation that was so brief that it was almost skipped, the old mayor looked at the young businessman in front of him with a hint of surprise and apology in his eyes.

It was their luck that such a senior businessman registered with the Shengshi Chamber of Commerce could come to a small place like theirs, and it would be rude of them to treat him as a suspicious small businessman.

The old mayor gladly invited Hei Riqing to sit down and showed great interest in the deal he proposed.

During the conversation, Hei Riqing inadvertently brought up his identity as a mercenary during the war years, expressing the possibility that he also had enough strength to solve the problems of the small town.

When the old mayor heard this, his originally kind face suddenly became solemn.

"Mr. Randall, how strong are you?"

the old mayor asked urgently.

"Everything below level seven can be handled."

Randall was the alias of the traveling merchant Lanclos after he infiltrated the Horning Empire.

"That's it..."

The old mayor sighed, looking like he had found a savior, but also a little worried.

"I think you have noticed everyone's vigilance towards you when you came to our town, but please believe us, we have no intention of offending you. We are just suffering..."

[The old mayor believed in your ability and also felt your sincerity, and began to reveal his current situation to you.]

"An evil creature has recently appeared in the central and southern parts of the Honing Empire. They are good at forgery and can perfectly disguise themselves as humans. They can even replace the people around them. Many victims have appeared in nearby city-states. Some wealthy businessmen, dignitaries, and even civilians were all wiped out overnight. The residents of the town are very worried that they will come to our town next."

The old mayor spoke with a sad face.

"How could this happen? Is this evil creature very powerful?"

【You continue to ask questions.】

[This incident sounds like a serious problem. From the fear of the old mayor and the panic of the residents, it can be seen that the evil creatures have already endangered the residents of the Horning Empire on a large scale. Moreover, the news is gradually becoming uncontrollable, and the danger is beginning to ferment.]

"According to the target's intelligence, those evil creatures are strong and weak, and some may be hiding among us... Because that war brought too much harm to the people of the Horning Empire, many strong men died on the battlefield. Now in a small town like ours, the strongest is only a young knight of the second rank."

The old mayor continued to answer.

【You are silent about this.】

[In that war, many powerful men of the Horning Empire died at the hands of the Saint Polante Alliance and the demons.]

[Although the instigators of the war were the vampires, most people are still unaware of this fact.]

[In their view, the Holy Spirit Religious State is the executioner, and the people of the Horning Empire are the victims, that's all.]

"Do you have more detailed information about that evil creature?"

[You still can't let go of any living being that needs help. ]

"Demon."

The old mayor came closer and spoke firmly, his voice tinged with fear.

"The capital of Horning, Saint Trik, has sent strong vampires to help us. They may arrive in Hansabek Province in the next few days. However, there are only a few vampires. They will definitely check the city-states first and then our remote town. Once the demons appear in our town, our fate will be..."

The old mayor's voice gradually became hoarse, and the wrinkles on his face were wrinkled, and it seemed that he dared not to speak anymore.

"...?"

[In this church, the young man's eyes are filled with confusion.]

[This familiar word echoes in your ears, Demon, it originated from the Horning Empire, it was the product of the Horning Empire's test field more than 30 years ago, and it was also the last means of self-rescue for the Horning Empire. ]

[However, many years have passed, and no one knows this fact. ]

Lanqi was in this church and was confused for a moment.

Ever since the teenage Lancros underwent transformation at the Horning Empire's testing ground, his time has forever stopped at that moment.

This acquired forbidden product created by the transformation surgery in the experimental field of the Horning Empire is called a demon. Only many years ago, there was a group of successful experimenters. This group of troops was ordered to sneak into the demon world, learn the inherited knowledge of the demons, and seek opportunities to fight against the blood clan.

They are neither demons nor humans.

The mortality rate of demon transformation surgery is extremely high, and one must go through countless tortures before there is a glimmer of hope for success. To some extent, it is equivalent to abandoning one's own race and turning oneself into a monster. As a negative effect, not only do they not have the longevity of true demons, but their lifespan is also greatly shortened compared to humans.

Perhaps for Lanclos, being able to live to his forties was already a miracle. He might have to endure unimaginable pain every moment, relying entirely on the tenacity of his soul to resist death while dragging this body that was about to collapse at any time.

This secret is only known by the few comrades of Lanclos who are still alive, such as Queen Keshia.

"That's impossible. How could a demon appear in the Horning Empire?"

Talia also realized that something was wrong, and her heart began to pound.

The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became. The more frightened she became, the angrier she became. The angrier she became, the more frightened she became.

The acquired taboo product of "Demon" should have been erased by the times and buried in history long ago.

Except for the Blood Moon Destruction World, no information related to "demons" has ever appeared in the history of any other shadow world, nor has it been passed down among the demons. This shows that demons must have become extinct in later generations, and the methods of their transformation were certainly destroyed in the era of the Blood Moon Destruction World.

Based on her experience in Pariah, the flower capital of the Person Kingdom, if the Senate could no longer suppress the news and one or two berserk curse-chanting demons emerged, it meant that the whole city might be full of potential berserk curse-chanting demons.

So that night, the Flower City Incident suddenly broke out, which almost overturned the entire Persen Kingdom.

In the Honing Empire, there are not just one or two problems with demons now, and even this small border town is afraid of the demons.

Maybe something has been brewing invisibly to a critical point.

The sudden drop in the tide made Talia feel like she was in a nightmare.

"Before the masters of the blood clan come to help us, could you please help us check out the demons and protect our safety?"

The old mayor looked at Hei Riqing who was disguised as a traveling merchant and asked.

On the contrary, the vampires would help them hunt demons, giving them a lot of sense of security.

Such strong human beings who are capable of fighting against demons are rare in such remote places as theirs.

At this point, the issue of the Mirror of Tiberius also surfaced on the rose window of the church.

[Faced with the requests for help from the townspeople of the Horning Empire, what will you choose next:]

【A. Turn a blind eye】

[B. Torturing the Townspeople]

【C. Accept the commission】

[D. Personal intervention]

[Life remaining: 3 days, 11 hours, 51 minutes]

[You have become much weaker again.]

Chapter 786 Black Sun Tyrant Blessing Moment

"Hmm? How come there is an option to torture the townspeople? Did Lanclos really think of this back then?"

After reading it, Talia hummed in confusion.