Chapter 24 (2/2)
Additionally, while the clergyman from the Church of Divine Grace failed to rescue Isabella and Nala, he managed to inform Cardinal Augustin of the Church of Divine Grace about their existence. Because of that, the portion of people in Interkam who believed in the prophecy formulated a plan to save this mother-daughter pair.
It wasn’t appropriate to rally the main forces of the Interkam Kingdom either, as the Interkam King at this point was still Seth the First, if he wanted to eliminate Isabella while she was outside of the palace, it was quite simple.
Both sides had their worries, Seth the First didn’t want any Saintress of Salvation, real or not, to be out of his reach, while Augustin’s group was worried that the Interkam Kingdom would become even more chaotic if Isabella and her daughter were to be exposed.
And so, Cardinal Augustin asked his good friend Chris to help rescue Isabella, while the group who were currently monitoring Isabella were those who supported Seth the First.
“There are currently four different forces in this place” Chris analyzed the situation.
“The first is the master of this place, Negary, the rational Evil Spirit. His power is the greatest here, including the Cauchy people, the unknown germs, as well as the crows under his control. For some unknown reason, he’s keeping Isabella and her daughter in this place, he’s the biggest obstacle”
“The second are Seth the First’s spies. There were quite a few experts among them, and their goal is to kill Isabella and her daughter, but when necessary, they would also become a force to help me go against Negary”
“Thirdly are the local mercenaries and merchants. They are a neutral party that could swing to any sides with enough benefits, but due to the existence of the germs, they could also instead become our enemies”
“And finally are us, Augustin would bring his men here soon, and my current mission is to gather enough information while keeping Isabella and her daughter safe” Chris was wondering about how to accomplish this.
“Saintress of salvation, huh…” recalling that strange but cheerful little girl, Chris was thinking rapidly. He briefly remembered the person he met in the great snowy mountain, touched the scar on his face, shook his head and continued to consider his plan.
“The members of the youth group are mostly Cauchy people. They definitely have contact with Negary, but I wonder what reactions they would have with my request. Will they reject me, chase me out, or send people to kill me?” Chris recalled the information he had.
The flock of almost a thousand crows was the biggest threat, if they really attacked him, he would have no way to survive. But from the information given by the Church of Divine Grace, Evil Spirits need constant subsistence.
It wouldn’t be easy for Negary to send out too many crows to attack him in Reystromia where so many people gather. If he did that, it would instead cause Reystromia to decline instead, an Evil Spirit that requires subsistence to exist would be unwilling to see this happen.
As for the threat of the germs and disease, Chris didn’t need to worry much as he had the [Respiratory Art]. As long as he periodically adjusted his body’s rhythm and expelled those germs out of his body, there would be no problem.
“The main problem now is the one who killed Bukittel”
Bukittel was the clergyman who came here at first. He had the Grace of God, so he wasn’t too much weaker than Chris, and he wasn’t killed by the crows. At the time, he had used a secret means of the Church of Divine Grace to send out the news that Isabella was here, and that he was being pursued by an unknown person.
Unfortunately, after sending that message out, Bukittel was never heard from again, the Church of Divine Grace had also used their own means to confirm that Bukittel was dead.
Chris’ expression turned serious as he stopped in the middle of an alleyway, the white ring he was wearing began to give off a unique rhythm within his perception.