After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

"I heard it! I heard the oracle of the goddess! Everyone, take action! Suppress the evil and exterminate the heretics!"

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa——”

The crowd surrounding the dark alley erupted in high-pitched roars like war cries, and then rushed into the area in front of them, beginning a reckless act of destruction.

The equipment provided by the church unleashed its full power. In just a few minutes, numerous buildings were reduced to ruins. The sky-high flames illuminated every alleyway, creating a chilling contrast with the setting sunset.

They had marched here in a swagger from the ruins of the church where they were stationed, and now they had made such a big noise that a large number of local residents were naturally attracted here, and even formed a larger circle outside their encirclement.

Discussions arose.

"What are those lunatics doing? Setting fire to the alley? Won't they burn down the houses next door too? My house is just one block away!"

"Who said they weren't? Seeing them dressed so well, I thought they were going to fight the undead, but they ended up causing trouble in the city. They're only causing trouble for Lord Aize, right?!"

"But, since it's a dark alley, it's fine if it burns. There aren't any decent people in there."

"Fuck it, what were you doing before? My cousin is on patrol. He's already caught all the criminals in this alley. Why are you burning it now? What were you doing before?!"

……

……

The discussions gradually turned into cursing, and the cursing slowly turned into riots, and the crowd began to become restless.

At this moment, the members of the Pure White Saint Sect have changed from their previous kind and humble attitude when they preached.

In the midst of extreme religious fanaticism, the believers responsible for external vigilance raised their weapons towards the people:

"We are here in the name of the Goddess to eliminate heretics and demons. What are you heretics doing here? Are you trying to protect the demons?"

"Get out of here now! Otherwise, I'll arrest you and treat you as heretics! Do you want to be burned at the stake?!"

"Don't waste your time talking to them! They've rejected instruction and salvation. They've failed the test! Just burn them and this alley down with them!"

For a whole week, the believers suffered from the local residents' cold stares, ridicule, contempt, and even direct physical violence while preaching.

But due to the oracle and Rosaline's instructions, they had no choice but to make useless persuasion again and again with a kind attitude, and even had to face their blasphemous speeches with a smile.

Because the goddess—Rosaline—believed that they were worthy of being saved.

No matter how many doubts and complaints the believers have, they must keep them to themselves.

Now, the oracle has turned around, clearly authorizing them to deal with the problem with the most direct violent means, and even allowing the killing of all those who resist.

What does this mean?

This means that the goddess has given up on the people here.

The anger that had been suppressed for many days, mixed with devout faith, completely erupted.

Large-scale bloody conflict is imminent.

crunch--

The sound of an old wooden door opening suddenly rang out at this moment, and one of the buildings surrounded by the Jihad Army was opened from the inside.

A figure walked out.

He was wearing civilian clothes, had a rather thin figure, and wore an ordinary fur hat with the brim pulled down so low that his face was almost invisible.

In this dark alley that has almost become a deserted city after many rounds of clearing, searching and arrests, this is the first living person discovered by the Jihad Army.

Dozens of members of the Crusade immediately surrounded them, pointing their enchanted weapons at each other.

"Stop! What are you doing!?"

"Of course he's a heretic, a traitor! Kill him!"

Several irritable believers didn't even have the patience to ask questions. They raised their weapons, aimed at the opponent's vital points, and stabbed directly.

"Tsk——"

The other party made a very unhappy sound, and then his thin figure began to move at an extremely fast speed.

Several members of the Jihad Army only felt that the other party's figure disappeared from their sight. Before they could react, they felt a dull pain in their neck or jaw.

He grunted a few times, fell to the ground unconscious, and threw his weapon aside.

This made the other jihadists suddenly nervous:

"This guy is a demon! And a very high-level demon! Together, surround him and kill him!"

"Bullshit, you are a demon, your whole family is a demon."

A familiar voice rang out in the form of a curse.

While stopping the actions of the Jihad members, it also made Rosaline, who had not yet come to her senses, raise her head suddenly.

Amidst hundreds of surprised gazes, the "demon" took off his hat, revealing his iconic black pupils, black hair, and the facial features of the brave Aize.

"The undead are about to attack the city, what are you bastards doing here? Are you trying to drag everyone in the city to die with you? Disband now!"

Chapter 128 The Brave Man and the Oracle

During the two years he served as a hero, Aize almost seamlessly grew from a confused student from another world to a top general and commander. Starting from Gerlos, he achieved a series of almost impossible victories.

These already incredible achievements were further exaggerated by the church's propaganda department and widely publicized as symbols of the miracles of the Supreme God Realm.

Therefore, among the believers of most churches, Aize's image is much higher than Rosaline's.

Even within the Pure White Saint Sect, which reveres the latter as the direct incarnation of the goddess, Aize's image and reputation are at least on par with hers.

Therefore, even if everyone is told through faith that Aize is hanging out with the succubus, there are still many people who doubt and do not believe it.

But with the oracle in hand, we had no choice but to obey it.

Therefore, from the time they gathered to the time they set out until now, almost every member of the sect has tacitly agreed not to talk about this matter at all, so as to avoid any bugs in the doctrines they believe in.

Anyway, we just need to wipe out the heretics and demons. Why would Lord Aize be in a place like this? Right?

In this context, Aize took off his disguise and showed his appearance directly to everyone present, including believers and civilians. The impact it brought was quite explosive.

The two groups of people, who were just furious and seemed like they would break out into a bloody conflict at any moment, stopped their actions at the same time and fell into a strange silence.

Even Rosaline, the instigator of all this, lost consciousness for a moment and almost fell to the ground when she saw Aize coming out.

Fortunately, several believers including Jane reacted quickly and rushed over to support him.

Then return to peace again.

Thousands of people seemed to be engraved into the photo, not daring to move even a little.

This obviously made Aize very unhappy:

"You don't understand me, do you need me to say it again? The undead are about to attack the city, so disperse right here and get the hell out of here! You're a bunch of disgraceful people!"

The scolding from the brave Aize, who was called the "incarnation of the god of war" in the doctrine, made the dozens of believers who were closest to him and still holding weapons tremble.

But they looked at each other, at a loss.

Aize's expression became even uglier. He took a deep breath and prepared to raise his voice even more.

At this moment, Jane, who had confirmed that Rosaline was fine, walked in front of the crowd and bowed gently:

"Lord Aize, Lady Rosalin, and all members of the sect, following the oracle of the Lady Goddess, are currently purging the city of heretics and demons. But what are you doing here? This is a dark alley, right? Why did you come out of that door?"

A bunch of questions that adults wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask were asked from a child in the most direct and unconcealed way.

This caused a commotion among the believers, and their gazes focused on Aize became increasingly sharp.

In response, Aize just sneered:

"I'm the supreme commander of this city now. What am I doing here? Do I need to report to you? I've already tolerated you running amok in this city these days. Now you're taking advantage of me, aren't you?"

"No, I wouldn't. Your status and your contributions to the Supreme God Realm and the humanity of this world are all witnessed by everyone. I have no intention of pushing any further."

The little girl said this with an expressionless face and unusual calmness.

The tone, content and word choice did not sound like something a child who was just over ten years old could say, and it was also very different from his usual way of speaking.

This made Aize frown, and also made the believers who lived with him day and night show surprised expressions.

"However, we cannot accept your request. The goddess recently sent down an oracle, saying that heretics who have betrayed humanity are lurking in the dark alleys, even mingling with corrupt and filthy succubi."

"The goddess's oracle is never wrong. So, before we leave, Lord Aize, could you please explain why you are here at such an important moment? And what is behind that door?"

Unafraid of the brave man's anger and pressure, he went straight to the heart of the matter.

This seemed to catch Aize off guard, and for a moment he showed a look of panic.

He even subconsciously glanced at the broken door behind him that he had walked out of.

Then he turned around and roared even more angrily:

"So! Why should I report to you? Who the hell are you? Are you worthy?"

"As the executor of the Goddess's will, the judge of the heretical demons, and humanity's staunchest defender, I believe I have the qualifications."

"Oh, defenders? How dare you say that! When the undead attacked these past few days, why didn't you defenders come to fight against the foreign enemies? Among those bleeding, wounded and killed on the city walls, why wasn't there a single member of your sect?!"

"That's because we have more important duties to fulfill. This is also part of the goddess's oracle and test. So, Lord Aize, can you respond to the question?"

"I'm here on important matters related to city defense! It has nothing to do with you!"

"Since this is a city defense matter, then there's nothing shameful about it, right? Why are you in disguise?"

"you--"

The fierce confrontation with spit flying everywhere finally came to a temporary end when Aize was choked.

Everyone - including the onlookers - focused their attention on Aize's civilian attire, which was so ordinary that it couldn't be more ordinary.

Yes, why disguise yourself?

Such questions, even suspicions, began to take root in everyone's hearts.

Aize himself also seemed more and more uneasy because of this.

Jane smiled triumphantly, raised her chin, and gave no chance to continue pursuing:

"Lord Aize, you've led troops to clear out the dark alleys before, and you've also brought people to visit our sect. Each time, you were heavily armed, and each time you had a large entourage. But why did you choose to sneak in alone this time, disguised and infiltrated? You'd only do this if you were afraid of being seen, right?"

"And as you can see, almost all the human criminals in this dark alley have been arrested or even executed. The rest have been relocated and are under investigation. What else could you be doing here?"

"Come to think of it, with the threat of the undead army outside being so great, you still allocated so many manpower to deal with these insignificant criminals here. Why? Could it be all preparation for today? So that you can avoid being seen when you come here in disguise? Haha, that shouldn't be the case, right?"

A series of questions, each of which hit Aize's sore spots, made it impossible for him to give a reasonable explanation, let alone prove his innocence.

He even threw a bucket of dirty water.

Aize's goodwill actions to stabilize the situation and win the hearts of the people have been labeled as malicious and premeditated. This is an attempt to uproot the public support that Aize has built up over the past few days.

Although no one believes these lies at the moment, they have laid the groundwork.

As long as the believers rush into the room, drag out the succubus hiding inside and throw it in front of everyone, the situation will be reversed in an instant.

Even the whole city will be in trouble.

From the timing to the arrangement to the content, every step is carefully planned and every move is deadly, it is really ruthless.

It is almost certain that the Faceless King is possessed by the body of this little girl.

He was no longer manipulating things from behind through telepathy, but was directly and completely taking over her consciousness.

He openly jumped into the wolf trap because he was sure that Aize couldn't do anything to him.

Surgical examination was useless.

If he just went up and hit it with a knife, it might be possible to force it out, but there were many armed jihadists blocking the way in front, and with Aize's strength, he couldn't make a fatal blow.

If he took action in this situation, he would only confirm the crimes that the Faceless King had put on him.

Did that shameless bastard have this plan from the beginning? Was he waiting for the moment when he would be helpless and go find the succubus?

He is really an extremely disgusting person.

In any case, the situation seems to be a foregone conclusion.

Jane, or the Faceless King, clasped his hands together in a praying gesture and slowly took half a step forward.

Although the smugness in his eyes could no longer be suppressed, his tone and expression became sad due to his acting spirit:

"Lord Aize, the goddess is deeply saddened. She even offered her precious oracle to everyone present, hoping to expose your faults and help you return to the right path. But you show no remorse and even continue to make excuses. Do you truly deserve the goddess's mercy and grace?"

The mercy and grace of the goddess?