Chapter 178: The Church's Concealment

After a detailed interrogation of Pete, Silas knocked him unconscious and turned to question that mediocre old mystic.

Under Silas's coercion, enticement, and pressure, the old man hurriedly answered the previous questions.

The answers from both were almost identical.

Very satisfied with the answers, Silas smiled, first destroyed this old man's spirit, and then cut off his head.

Afterward, he woke Pete up and entered a very bloody venting session.

About forty minutes later, Pete, no longer recognizable as human, died amidst weak wails, ending his perverted and sinful life.

Silas wiped the blood from his forehead, turned to look at the disgusting cave, "The aura of the God of Death, this thing can't be left here. Problems might arise in the future. But with my current abilities, I can't handle it…"

After pondering for a moment, Silas casually took out a fluffy textile that looked like a handkerchief. He injected spiritual energy into it and saw a soft moonlight flicker on it, transforming it into a fluffy little lamb with a pair of cute short horns.

Silas whispered to this lamb, truthfully recounting everything that had just happened and the situation here.

Then, with a flick of his hand, the little lamb transformed into a burst of silver moonlight and disappeared.

Turning around and shouldering Bieber's corpse, Silas descended the mountain in silence.

On the way down the mountain, Silas saw two soldiers still sleeping. He turned to look at Bieber on his shoulder, and Silas still killed these two men.

Halfway down the mountain, a ray of moonlight flashed, and that cute, chubby little white sheep appeared before Silas.

It opened its mouth, and Emilia's voice came from within.

"Silas, you did very well! Very, very well! This is extremely important intelligence and information. Rest there for tonight. I have already ordered Bishop Kilian to lead the Holy Sword Squad there overnight. They should be able to reach your location around nine o'clock tomorrow morning. At that time, you will meet with them to confirm the situation, and then you can safely proceed to the capital city."

Silas was amazed upon hearing this. "This speed is almost comparable to modern warfare on Earth."

After replying that he had received the message, Silas carried Bieber's corpse back to the foot of the mountain. When passing by a small stream, Silas thought for a moment and still cleaned his corpse, especially the heavy makeup on his face. He didn't want that pitiful father to see his son suffer such humiliation.

Late at night, an incredibly sorrowful cry faintly came from Cody's home.

The crying person was already trying hard to suppress their sobs, lest the neighbors hear, but… that kind of heart-wrenching pain and sorrow could not be suppressed.

Silas sat alone on a wooden stump outside, looking at the bright moon in the sky, his heart heavy and somewhat breathless.

"This world, isn't it a bit too unreasonable," Silas felt very unhappy in his heart.

But the next second, when he recalled all sorts of incidents on Earth, he exhaled. "As long as people exist, there is no such thing as fairness in this world."

With that, he stood up and returned to the inn to rest.

The graveyard in the dream.

Silas, in his human form, met Helles outside the temple.

Helles was somewhat excited because this was the first time she had seen the Lord's apostle in a dream.

"Where are you guys now?" Silas first inquired about their progress.

Helles said with a smile, "We've already left the Land of Night's Curtain. We expect to enter the territory of Guinness the day after tomorrow, and reach the capital city the day after that."

Silas nodded with satisfaction. "You've worked hard recently, rushing around."

"Hehe, it's not hard. Having the opportunity to spread the Lord's glory is the greatest honor and joy of my life," Helles said with a happy expression.

"Is Virginia still with you?" Silas suddenly thought of that chunibyo female knight.

Helles nodded. "Yes, I quite like her. She's straightforward, efficient in her work. Although she has some problems with naming things, her strength is decent."

"Then get along well!"

For Helles to make a true friend, let alone a chunibyo knight, Silas didn't care if she was even human.

The next morning, just as Silas woke up, he heard mournful music coming from outside.

Silas knew without looking that Cody's son was being buried.

Dong! Dong!

The heavy funeral bells made people's hearts heavy, while also casting a sacred aura over the funeral.

"Funeral bells?" In this ordinary bell sound, Silas sensed an extraordinary realm.

After a simple breakfast, Silas did not attend the funeral but hurried to the deep mountains, preparing to rendezvous with Bishop Kilian.

After all, that ticking time bomb in the deep mountains was much more important than the funeral.

At nine o'clock in the morning, when Silas arrived at yesterday's location, he found that it had not been discovered by other soldiers.

And several people were already standing in the cave.

These people all wore neat, pure white light armor, carried silver greatswords almost as tall as themselves on their backs, and wore streamlined helmets that only revealed their eyes and had wings on both sides.

"You arrived very punctually!" a middle-aged man in the same Holy Sword Squad attire walked over and said.

It was Bishop Kilian, one of the five bishops, a master-level swordsman.

Silas bowed in salute. "May the Goddess bless you, brave Bishop."

Kilian returned a slight bow and patted Silas's shoulder. "This matter was handled very well. I just took a brief look. There are indeed many strange things here. If left unchecked, an uncontrollable terrifying existence might appear."

"Do we need to destroy this magic circle?" Silas asked tentatively.

Kilian nodded. "Of course, the team members are inside collecting necessary information. After collection, it can be completely destroyed."

Silas nodded, took a step forward intending to look inside the cave again, but was stopped by Kilian. "Leave this to us. When do you plan to go to the capital?"

Silas stopped. "The Archbishop told me I can leave after confirming the situation with you."

"Hmm, the situation has been confirmed now. You should hurry to the capital! The situation there is very complicated. The sooner you go, the sooner you can get a clear picture of the situation there," Kilian advised with an experienced expression.

Silas nodded, glanced covertly at the cave, and then said with a smile, "Then if there's nothing else I need, I'll be going!"

"A smooth journey. The Goddess's light will illuminate the path ahead of you," Kilian blessed piously.

Walking down the mountain, Silas thought back to Kilian's obstruction just now.

"Indeed, the situation in Guinness is completely different from what it appears on the surface. There is definitely some major secret hidden here."

At the same time, Silas also thought of Jeros's advice to him.

"You can devote all your passion and energy to the Church, but do not give it your faith and trust."

Thinking of this, a glint shone in Silas's eyes. "Just wait. One day, I will uncover all your secrets!"