In Terra, she is a hunter and a bad woman.

"Thank you."

Maria tilted her head, her tone so calm that it didn't sound like she had just encountered a life-or-death crisis.

that's the truth.

There was no way this bullet would have killed Maria.

Even if it hit her, the force it carried would not be enough to penetrate Maria's body.

It's unlikely to even leave a mark on the skin.

only……

"If this thing wants to kill you...it's easy."

Maria blinked, her tone calm.

This made Raynay's face beside her look a little stiff.

But I have to admit that what Maria said was indeed right.

If she was the one who opened the box just now, then she would definitely have been in trouble.

and……

"This thing is aimed at my chest, but...if it were you."

Maria said this and turned her head.

Because of the height difference, you can see that the center of Rayna's eyebrows corresponds exactly to Maria's chest.

This bullet is aimed at taking Rayna's life!

Someone wants to kill Rayna!

"..."

There was silence between the two people in the room.

But even faster, Raynay figured it out herself.

"This is definitely not the behavior of the Sarkaz..."

The girl whispered, took a few steps forward, and began to observe the contents of the box.

It was a simple mechanical device that looked very rough, and its internal workings were not complicated. After opening the box, you just had to activate the mechanism to lift and shoot.

The structure is not complicated and the craftsmanship requirements are not high. It really seems like something that the Sarkaz could make.

only……

"They have no motivation to do so."

Perhaps because she had not faced this crisis directly just now, Raynay maintained a rare strong composure.

It only took her a few seconds to realize that this was definitely not done by the Sarkaz.

At least, it wasn't Theresa's doing.

It is actually common for the Sarkaz and the Laterans to be hostile to each other and even kill each other.

But the problem is that the situation and conditions are different now.

"At best, I'm just a candidate for Pope... Even if I die, there's still Vlad, a pro-war figure, who will step up. This won't be a substantial loss for Lateran. In fact, if Vlad comes to power, he might even implement a tough strategy against the Sarkaz, which might make their situation even more difficult."

"This is clearly not in the Sarkaz's best interests... The Demon King should be aware of this. She would never do such a thing."

"Besides, he deliberately put on an act to approach me just to kill me... I don't think I'm worth that."

When Raynay said this, she also frowned and looked at Maria beside her.

Maria also knew what the other party was thinking. After nodding slightly, she also stroked the gift box in front of her.

"This thing was given to you by Theresa... It was prepared by the Demon King. Logically, no one except a few people whom the Demon King trusts should have access to it."

And judging from the time, Theresa and Theresis should still be in the same place at this point in time.

Theresis will not frame Theresia yet.

And Tracy wouldn't do that, and it's even less likely that anyone else would.

That is to say, at least during the period when the gift was given, the contents inside should be normal.

"only……"

Maria whispered, stroking the box again.

"After you got the box, did you take it back directly?"

Maria asked.

After being stunned for a few moments, Raynay finally reacted.

"No... After I got the box, I had to contact the Demon King, so I gave it to someone else and asked them to return it..."

Rayna's voice grew more serious as she spoke.

This means... there are undercover agents like Vlad in their camp!

"Want to check it out?"

Maria tilted her head slightly, her expression calm.

Rayna also had the same idea.

But when she turned to look at Maria and was about to entrust her with the task, she suppressed her emotions.

"No...I can't find it yet."

"Ok?"

"It's just a possibility...but perhaps this is their purpose."

Rayna took a deep breath, sat aside, and rubbed her eyebrows silently.

Her thoughts were temporarily drawn away from herself, allowing her to observe the situation comprehensively.

"I can't show any abnormality... In fact, there can't be any problems. The fact that the Demon King gave me a gift in his personal capacity was witnessed by everyone in this city. If there is a problem with the gift the Demon King gave me... no matter what others speculate, at the very least, the reputation of the Sarkaz will definitely be damaged."

"If I investigate at this time, whether I consider it positively or negatively, it will greatly affect our subsequent meetings."

"This clearly goes against the original intention of this activity."

"...In fact, they had actually anticipated this...After all, at this critical moment, as a competitor, I died. Vlad would definitely be the one who would be most suspected."

"Perhaps, he knew I would be fine. Perhaps he knew we had already begun attacking the people he had deployed, so he dared to launch the attack without hesitation... His purpose was not to kill me, but to injure the 'hands' around me... to facilitate his subsequent actions."

"If we start an investigation now, they'll definitely find a way to leak it... Rather than letting the initiative fall into the hands of the enemy, it's better to do nothing from the beginning!"

As Raynay spoke, she took a deep breath, her expression regained its composure, and looked at Maria.

We have to admit that Maria's appearance is indeed an unprecedented change.

At least, the other party would never have thought that there was someone on their side who could snatch bullets with his bare hands at close range!

I didn't expect that after facing such an attack, Raynay still had time to think calmly.

"So... you plan to suppress this matter for the time being?"

Maria tilted her head slightly, her eyes calm.

Rayna next to her also had a confused look on her face.

"You can suppress it... but, if you just deal with it like that, it's too passive."

Such an action is completely passive... They need to find a way to fight back.

At the very least, we must prevent the other party from taking advantage of any deviation in the communication between the Sarkaz and the Laterans to take action.

"The best way is to directly strengthen the exchanges between the Sarkaz and Lateran personnel."

"It's just... the problems between the two sides have been going on for a long time. Even if we want to strengthen it now..."

Rayna said, rubbing her brows with a distressed look on her face.

On the side, Maria looked at the distressed girl a few times and shook her head slightly.

"I might... have a decent solution..."

"Ok?"

……

At nightfall, everyone was still immersed in the afterglow of the historic event of the Sarkaz Demon King's visit to Lateran.

Cardinal Raynia suddenly issued a notice.

In order to strengthen the cooperative relationship with the Sarkaz, in the next few days, he and others will temporarily live in the Sarkaz camp!

She wants to tie her own safety to the safety of the Sarkaz group!

During this period, she swore in the name of the canon that she would have no other thoughts, only to better promote the peace conference between Lateran and Sarkaz...

Her words directly eliminated any legitimacy of attacking the Sarkaz camp in the name of 'Rainya'...

Because she has sworn an oath to the canon... This means that her next actions will be completely bound to the credibility of the canon!

She will not attack or commit any hostile acts against the Sarkaz camp!

This time, the hands and feet of those who were hiding in the dark were finally blocked.

Once someone tries to attack the Demon King, Raynay can directly initiate the Inquisition process... Those judges will be the most powerful secret investigators in Lateran!

Moreover, since Rayna had already sworn an oath to the Lateran Canon in advance, everyone would realize that someone inside Lateran was secretly obstructing this matter.

By then, even if the Sarkaz people don't care, the internal review of Lateran will definitely not care.

This meeting is no small matter... The Pope has already issued an order, and Rayna is in charge of everything here.

In other words, during this period of time, in this place, Raynay possessed authority no less than that of the Pope!

Any action that goes against Rayna's original intention is also against the Pope's order!

The Pope's Knight will never allow such a thing to happen, or rather, the existence of people who do such a thing!

……

“…Raina…”

Outside the city, inside the camp.

Vlad looked at the urgent report in his hand, his expression gradually becoming serious.

But after a moment, he raised his head again and looked at his men in front of him.

"Are you sure?"

"...It has been confirmed that Cardinal Raynia has entered the Sarkaz camp and swore an oath to the Holy Scripture in front of everyone."

"What about that Demon King? Did she agree to it?"

Vlad's tone quickened slightly, with a hint of annoyance.

"...The Demon King of the Sarkaz also came forward to accept it and swore an oath on his own behalf. They came with good intentions and would not attack Raynay, who represented the goodwill of Lateran, under any circumstances... Anyone who violated this would be blaspheming the Demon King."

In the Sarkaz culture, even though many lords of the royal court do not actually respect the Demon King that much, not many people dare to openly disobey the Demon King's words.

At most, it's just a perfunctory response.

Theresa gave the same response to Rayna, who had sworn an oath on the scriptures... In fact, this promise was even heavier.

Because Theresa also realized that there must be a reason why Raynay suddenly released such a message in the middle of the night... Although she didn't know the reason, she could openly give both parties equal response and respect.

The angel with a stern face meticulously passed on the inside information he had learned.

This made Vlad, who was wearing glasses, look uglier and uglier.

But he still endured it, and waited until he left before angrily punching the table in the camp!

"Idiot! Idiot! Pure idiot!"

Pacing, clenching fists, gritting teeth.

Vlad paced angrily beside his table, his body slightly hunched, like a demon transforming into a beast, roaring non-stop.

He obviously didn't expect that with Raynay's personality, she would actually do such a risky thing.

What made him even more irritated was that this move was indeed effective... Even those who were willing to secretly support him, work for him, and prepare to disrupt the peace talks with the Sarkaz now realized the turn of events.