Chapter 358 - Chapter 358: Chapter 338: Civil War! The Battle Begins! (1/2)

Chapter 358: Chapter 338: Civil War! The Battle Begins!

In the narrow dark alleys of Fein City, moonlight filtered through the stained walls, casting a hazy silver glow, while the air was filled with the scent of damp earth and faint sounds of bustle from the distant streets.

At the end of the alley, two figures met stealthily in the dim light.

One of them was tall, dressed in a black trench coat with the brim of his hat pulled low, covering half his face and leaving only a pair of sharp eyes twinkling in the night, revealing an aura of utter coldness.

That was the Chief of Police for Fein City, a Daybreaker of the Dawn Church named Mormir.

The other, a thin man in a dark jacket with hands in pockets, stood in the shadows. His eyes betrayed a mix of tension and anticipation. He looked around nervously, alert to any movement nearby.

The distance between the two was neither too close nor too far, just enough to maintain a relatively safe range.

Chief Mormir in the trench coat took an envelope and several Gold Coins from his pocket and pushed them gently forward; the slender man nervously reached out, nodding slightly.

Finally making up his mind, the slender man snatched the envelope, quickly shoved it into his jacket, a flash of smugness crossing his face before reverting to a tense expression.

Chief Mormir in the trench coat merely nodded slightly, satisfied with the outcome of the transaction.

“Go to Black Gold City in Ahornblatt Province and deliver this letter to the editor-in-chief of the ‘Sincerity Newspaper’ there. They’ll know what to do with it,” he said.

A breeze swept by, causing the streetlight at the entrance of the alley to flicker briefly, casting intersecting shadows of the two men.

In a brief flash of light, they exchanged glances, and the deal was silently concluded in the dark, leaving behind two figures that slowly walked away and an empty, quiet alley.

By now, Mormir had joined the Black Tide.

Black Tide.

It was an intelligence organization created by Darren, and one of the external organizations belonging to the Fischer family and Dawn Church, taking in numerous illegal extraordinaries. Although its outward slogan was to gather intelligence for profit, in reality, like Aldrich’s “Black Eyes,” it was a familial intelligence service.

The many illegal extraordinaries within Black Tide believed that the “Tide Master” was just an old dog, unaware that the true mastermind behind it was Darren Fischer.

After communicating with Darren, Mormir decided to join Black Tide and assist Darren.

The first thing he did after joining Black Tide was to spread rumors.

Darren had many dirty secrets deep inside, especially when dealing with enemies, one cunning plot after another would secretly emerge.

He knew very well that the most despicable bastard in the Fischer family was himself!

A month later, many rumors spread across cities in the northern provinces of Cyart, alleging that the “Wrathful Angel” of the Jones family and the “Wasteland Beast” of the Frosac family had already chosen sides, deciding with the Romann and Fischer families. Furthermore, these four noble families were rumored to soon join forces to head south and eradicate the evil cultists manipulating the Adley Royal Family!

These half-true, half-false rumors were propagated by Black Tide and the Dagger Brotherhood. Despite the two families’ continuous neutrality and wait-and-see attitude, many people in the northern provinces of Cyart were persuaded that the four families were truly uniting.

Other rumors had convinced a great number of True Gods Church followers that the mainstream Salvation Church and Tempest Church in Cyart would support the Fischer and Romann families.

In fact, the stance of the churches at this time was critical.

If both the Tempest Church and Salvation Church sided with any party, it would grant that side a tremendous advantage, with public opinion swiftly tilting completely in their favor.

However, the Tempest Church and Salvation Church had completely differing viewpoints.

Bishop Zane of the Tempest Church and others had decided to accept the proposition of the Romann and Fischer families to go to the Cyart Royal Capital to investigate the causes and consequences firsthand.

On the other hand, the Salvation Church declared they had significant evidence of the Romann family’s collusion with heretics, insisting they must be eradicated immediately, along with the Fischer family.

In reality, the Fischer family and the other noble families were all well aware that each one of their “Extraordinary nobility” families had its own dirty secrets.

Beyond that, there was another, more important matter.

The True Gods Churches of today were no longer the “Hand of God”; they had become … secular forces with their own wills and interests!