Chapter 969 - Hiding and Plague
Chapter 969 Hiding and Plague
Vindicator Athera’s room was to the left of the training grounds in the Holy Light Chapel. It was a simple wooden house.
As Greem stepped into the wooden house under Totti’s lead, Vindicator Athera was battling vigorously against the massive pile of documents on his table. Athera lifted his head at the sound and looked at the two with his crusty and dark-circled eyes. He stared at them in confusion for quite a while until his eyes finally regained focus.
Athera was a Second Grade Silver Knight!
Even though working a desk for so many years had caused his Physique to drop and a belly to appear, the holy light power he radiated was undoubtedly that of a Second Grade.
“Report! O’ respected Sir Vindicator Athera, trainee knight Totti…” the young trainee knight stood straight, saluted, and started reporting in a loud voice.
Unfortunately, he was stopped by the impatient officer before he could finish.
“Alright, alright. Totti, you come here at least three times a day. I’m already done listening to all your boring greetings, even if you aren’t. Also, remember to praise the Holy Light first the next time you open your mouth!”
The reason Greem had fought with such wanton abandon and recklessness in Hakans was that no one there could pose a threat to his life. Greem was more than confident in escaping even if multiple Third Grades had surrounded him.
It was this confidence that made him decide to take the risk and maximize his profits in the shortest amount of time possible!
Upon hearing all the scattered pieces of news today, Greem managed to piece them together to obtain a conclusion that sent chills down his spine.
The reason the Fourth Grade Holy Knight had so suddenly appeared in the north was likely to hunt him down.
Greem had only managed to avoid the blade of the Fourth Grade Holy Knight by sheer coincidence. The pursuit of the adept hunters after his departure of Hakans was what made Greem flee for over five hundred kilometers in a completely different direction.
Who knew if his pursuers had stayed in the north? If they had hesitated even slightly and remained in that region, they might just have run into that Fourth Grade Holy Knight.
The adepts might have always looked down upon warriors and knights, but they still had to pay their due respects to high-grade powerhouses. Otherwise, they would not even know how they died!
He had gotten a firm grasp of the situation in Haisas. The one who had fallen into the hands of the Holy Knights was none other than the Witch Rena, who had hired him for protection. The most crucial things on this trip–the materials for repairing the magical array–had also fallen into the hands of the holy knights.
Even Greem had to scratch his head in this situation.
He had to conduct a rescue operation! The question was how to save, and what to save!
If Greem could only choose one of the two, he would undoubtedly retrieve the magical array materials.
It was pretty simple. Greem could only return to the World of Adepts if he sent the materials and resources back to the witch’s tower and helped them fix the teleportation array. As for Rena? He would give it a try if the conditions allowed for it. If it were too much of a risk, then he would treat her as dead!
The current priority was figuring out the situation inside the Holy Light Chapel, the location of Rena’s imprisonment, and where the materials had been stored. Greem could only remain in hiding until he obtained more specific information.
However, passively lying in wait forever was not his personality!
He had to attempt his rescue before the Holy Knight arrived at Haisas. Otherwise, once the Holy Knight arrived in Haisas, the higher-ups would most assuredly hand the materials over to him. When that happened, Greem would never dare to rob a Fourth Grade Holy Knight, even if he had the courage of ten thousand bears!
Time was of the essence. He had no time to slowly infiltrate and make his way into the inner circles of the knights. As such, Greem immediately started his operation the night he arrived at Haisas.
Spirit of Pestilence Remi had already been released before they entered the city!
The Spirit of Pestilence was completely different from before. Its Third Grade powers gave it the ability to defend itself. The resonance between their souls allowed it to maintain a subtle and mysterious connection even with hundreds of kilometers between them.
Greem only needed to have a thought in his mind, and an order would be transmitted to Remi, who was hiding outside the city.
Thus, a sudden and abrupt plague immediately ravaged the outskirts of Haisas City!
In a single night, thousands of infected patients appeared in the dozen towns and villages around Haisas. Their symptoms were all the same, and their sickness was so incredibly infectious that the holy knights of Haisas were quickly alerted.