Chapter 140: The Truth

When Silas woke up, he felt himself being held by a pair of strong arms, his head pillowed on a somewhat hard, protruding chest.

Looking up, the first thing that met his eyes was a close-fitting black streamlined leather armor, and the dark, dense scales in the gaps of the leather armor.

"Your Holiness Pope, you're awake?" a happy female voice came.

Silas nodded slightly. When he saw Helles's posture holding him, his old face immediately flushed red. "Put me down!"

Helles stopped and put Silas down. "That was really dangerous just now!"

Bernice said with a smile, "Fortunately, we had Lupo's guidance."

Silas moved his body, looked at the dark surroundings, and found himself near the streets in the northern part of the city.

"That's right! Logan is still trapped in the Holy Blood Cathedral to cover for me now," Silas suddenly remembered.

Marx, beside him, immediately said, "That's not necessary. All current actions were discussed with Mr. Logan beforehand."

"Discussed beforehand?" Silas was taken aback.

Marx nodded. "Yes, but let's talk on the way. We need to rush to the monastery in the northern part of the city as soon as possible. Ada Newton is in danger now!"

Hearing this, Silas was greatly alarmed and, without a word, rushed out directly.

Adeline immediately said, "We have a carriage here. Let's go by carriage!"

After the group boarded the carriage, Helles drove it forward rapidly.

On the way.

"What exactly is going on? Explain clearly," Silas asked seriously.

Marx explained, "The cause of the matter stems from the last incident with the Green Flame Brotherhood. When Master Jeros was about to leave, he instructed the captain to pay a little attention to Bishop Ron. After that, the captain has been secretly observing the situation. And on that night, when you encountered the man in black, the familiar monitoring Bishop Ron had its head blown off by mystical means, causing all the recorded information inside to be erased."

"Master Jeros!?" Silas looked surprised.

Adeline said in a low voice, "I met Jeros once before I came. He told me that Ron was indeed not quite right. During the ghost ship incident, it was he who vaguely prevented Jeros from conducting an in-depth investigation and diverted attention to the Twin Alliance. After arriving at the Green Flame Brotherhood, he interfered several times and finally forcibly had him urgently transferred away."

Silas frowned and asked, "So, you all saw the actions that night?"

"Yes, the captain's familiars are spread throughout the entire Bayne City at night. Otherwise, how do you think such a large city can be managed by only three Night Watchers?"

Silas understood, then immediately asked, "Then after I fainted that day, who exactly was it that injured the man in black?"

Speaking of this, Marx said with a strange expression, "It can't be considered injuring. That day, after you fainted, Ada Newton came looking for you. And that man in black, after glancing at Ada Newton, seemed to go mad, directly gouged out his own eyes, turned, and ran."

Swish!

The moment he heard this news, it was as if a crucial node in Silas's mind had been cleared. Many things instantly became incredibly clear.

"So that's how it is. That person from the Jizhou Research Institute did indeed commit suicide. Because when he gave Ada something with evil intentions, he triggered something and saw something he shouldn't have seen. That's why he said he was guilty and gouged out his own eyes and heart. His posture at that time wasn't arranged by others; he knelt down himself!"

"And that rapist, and Ada's extraordinary kindness, understanding, and tolerance..." At this moment, Silas completely realized that the warm and kind older sister beside him was actually a transcendent existence that he couldn't understand at all!

Marx continued, "Afterward, we investigated Ada Newton's background in detail and found that she seemed to have suddenly appeared five years ago. Two years ago, she took advantage of the chaos to sneak into Bayne City and completely erased all her past. At the same time, that strange kindness she exuded, and that temperament that made it impossible for people to feel hostile towards her, had completely surpassed the limits of ordinary people."

"After conducting a detailed investigation and examining a large number of documents, the captain determined that a more advanced existence was attached to Ada Newton. However, that existence was still in a passive dormant state. Without sufficient Spirit Vision to see It, it wouldn't pose a threat. This also explained Ron's strange actions at the time, and why he didn't dare to make a move on you for more than three months afterward."

Adeline and the other two beside him looked astonished. They had all met Ada but had never sensed anything unusual.

Silas was silent for a few seconds, then asked, "So what's the situation now?"

"About a month ago, Father Harold, a missionary from the Radiant Church, met with Bishop Ron. In the following month, the two maintained close contact and interaction. At the same time, we discovered that the Axeman accompanying them had disappeared," Marx's face looked unwell as he said this.

Adeline immediately said in a deep voice, "Displacement technique!?"

Marx nodded. "Correct."

"What is a displacement technique? Teacher," Bernice asked curiously.

Adeline explained, "That is one of the secret arts of the Radiant Church. The core of the displacement technique is displacement, or rather, exchange – one thing for another. Through sacrifice, using a person's life as a bargaining chip, one exchanges it with a higher existence for what one needs."

Marx said, "The two should have reached a deal. That's why Harold would use his companion's life to heal Ron's eyes."

"The price for this is Ada. And the reason is that they need a pure Holy Virgin to offer to the Sanctuary Elders for procreation, right?" Silas recalled the records about the Radiant Church in his mind.

The Holy Virgin had always been a very malicious custom.

The Sanctuary Elders were the core of the Radiant Church, each possessing forms and powers far beyond ordinary people. To allow their power to continue, they needed to offer beautiful, pure, and kind virgins from time to time. By having relations with these women and producing offspring, the seeds of their power could be continued.

It was precisely this disgusting method that allowed the Radiant Church, which did not have Holy Grail dungeons, to possess a status and territory almost on par with the three major churches.

Marx said, "According to our recent observations, Ada Newton's power is in a completely passive state. Under normal circumstances, she is no different from an ordinary person. As long as one can resist her aura and temperament, and one's Spirit Vision doesn't see things it shouldn't, abducting her can be said to be extremely easy."

Snap!

Silas clenched his fists, his face darkening. "They really timed it well. First, put me under house arrest, let me recover from my injuries, and after I come out, once they confirm Ada has been abducted by people from the Radiant Church, they'll directly make a move on me."

Marx said, "I had Bobby protect Ada over there. I hope we can make it in time."

Fifteen minutes later, when Silas arrived at the monastery, before he could even enter, Marx discovered the heavily injured Bobby lying on the ground.

"Bobby!" Seeing this, Marx hurriedly rushed over, then took out a blood-red syringe from his hand and injected it into Bobby's thigh.

Cough, cough…

As the blood was injected, Bobby coughed up two mouthfuls of blood and struggled to open his eyes.

"Sorry!" His pale little face was full of apology.

Silas clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. "Where did those three bastards go?"

"I don't know, but they left a message saying you'd better not pursue them, or they won't be polite," Bobby said weakly.

Adeline bent down, a soft light flickering in her hand, controlling Bobby's injuries. "It's mainly internal organ damage, not a big problem. The blood vial has stabilized the injuries; there's no life-threatening danger."

A cold breath escaped from between Silas's teeth, and his wide eyes gradually ignited with two clusters of eerie blue ghost fire. "You bitches!"

Instantly, a terrifying cold aura gradually emanated.

This startled all four of them.

Because everyone, including Helles, had never seen Silas so furious.