Chapter 24: Feylan Empire

In the bustling capital city, people came and went in an endless stream.

He did not feel any murderous aura from the Royal Family.

After leaving the Feylan Family, Edward had come to this city.

A smile appeared on his face as he looked at the bustling buildings.

Duke Ják had already been convinced by him. With the present situation, there were only two choices.

One was to obediently accept the Royal Family’s punishment, and the worst outcome would be becoming their prisoner!

Of course, casualties were inevitable.

The other was to fight back and overthrow the Royal Family’s rule. That would require Edward to take action.

He took out a transparent glass bottle containing the cursed ghost he had experimented with. When the white mist was released, it entered the cathedral under Edward’s control.

The cathedral was very eye-catching. It was located in the southwest of the city center.

It was a tall, pointy building. The overall color scheme was mainly gold with some accents of white.

Under the sunlight, the cathedral appeared holy and solemn.

Edward used Night Stealth and turned into a shadow, silently wandering around the city.

As the Archbishop, he usually prayed and preached in the hall of the cathedral.

When Edward was training in the capital, he had the honor of meeting the Archbishop in the cathedral.

He was a white-haired old man with a kind expression. His face was brimming with a gentle and approachable smile.

Now that he thought about it, he realized that everyone in the cathedral was the same in terms of expression.

In the hall of the cathedral, many missionaries in elegant robes were bustling about.

As an elderly Archbishop, he was sitting on the stage with a smile on his face as he prayed.

The building inside the cathedral had several carved stone pillars as support. The shadows that shone down were perfect for his infiltration.

There was something calming about the Archbishop’s voice. All those who had come to pray were addicted to the sound.

This affected even Edward.

But now that Edward had obtained supernatural powers, he found something abnormal in this voice. This was the influence of mysterious power.

There was definitely something wrong with the Archbishop!

After a few minutes, the prayer ended.

Under everyone’s respectful gazes, the Archbishop left the hall.

Edward naturally followed him stealthily.

Soon, the Archbishop opened a secret door behind the cathedral.

It was a secret door that led to the basement!

Edward felt the various dark elements coming from inside.

This Archbishop was not a good person either, judging from the various dark energies that excited his origin source of curses.

They walked all the way to the basement where the dim candlelight illuminated the dark room.

A red magic formation was carved on the marble floor. On it was a corpse that had been dead for a long time. The dried blood dyed the magic formation red.

He seemed to be holding some mysterious ritual.

The Archbishop held a bowl of water and muttered something to the ritual ground before downing the water in the bowl.

Edward could clearly feel a mysterious power exerting on the ordinary water, and it was the magic formation that exerted that power!

Edward was in the shadows of the corner, watching this quietly.

“System, compare the formation array to the system database!”

[System prompt: Scanning the formation array of the ritual and matching it with the database. 10 seconds needed…]

[System prompt: Analysis completed, relevant information has been found. Simplified translation: Name: Sacrificial Ritual Formation. Condition: Initial mastery of wizard formations. Effect: By transacting human lives with the Outer Gods, one can obtain the supernatural power of a wizard.]

Edward looked thoughtfully at the reveling Archbishop.

“System, analyze the Archbishop’s data!”

[Name: Archbishop]

[Strength: Silver Knight (Apprentice Wizard)]

[Spiritual Power: 3]

It did not seem like much. He was just a lucky person who was born with strong spiritual power.

He had obtained a formation diagram by chance, but it seemed like he was still affected by an unknown existence.

Edward understood and did not hide his existence as he emerged from the shadows.

The Archbishop, who had extraordinary spiritual power, instantly turned his head to look at the corner with a shocked expression.

“Who are you? How do you possess this legendary power?!”

“Soldiers! Soldiers!”

There were a few knights guarding the entrance of the basement, but they did not appear under the Archbishop’s command.

They had been killed by the cursed ghost that Edward had controlled.

Edward shook his head. The truth was too different from what he had imagined.

Here in the Empire, he had prepared against this Archbishop for an entire month, but he did not expect this to be just a lucky ordinary person!

Edward was too cautious.

He activated his spiritual power as black tentacles reached out from the shadows and wrapped around the Archbishop who had a terrified gaze.

His aged body turned into a bloody mist.

Now, the cursed ghost also floated down as his body gradually turned transparent.

In the end, he was unable to withstand the power of the curse.

Edward retracted the power of the curse from his body, and the ghost’s eyes turned back to dullness before being put back into the glass bottle.

The ghost had to undergo a second maintenance. Otherwise, it could not be sold anymore.

The next day, everyone in the capital fell into shock and panic.

The cathedral in the center of the city was attacked. Not even the remains of the respected Archbishop could be found.

The whole shocking news had reached King Levi.

The present King of Levi felt a deep chill in his tired body after hearing this.

All the people in the cathedral were dead. No one survived. There was not even a single wound on their body.

What’s more, this had happened in the capital!

No matter who the perpetrator was, it was too terrifying.

Currently, not only did he have to think about how to punish the Feylan Family, he also had to deal with the rumors that had been spread.

He was truly mentally and physically exhausted.

By the time he finished dealing with the aftermath of the cathedral massacre, it was already midnight when he dragged his exhausted body back to his room.

At that moment, he saw a rectangular box on the table and a sealed letter.

He should have asked his knight to open it, but instead, he opened the box himself.

It was a shining white bone.

King Levi felt as if his heart had been grabbed by something. Fear instantly overwhelmed him, and even his breathing became rough.

Then, he opened the letter!