Chapter 317

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Chapter 317: Provocation

"Bishop Ricardo, please maintain order at the scene and help everyone evacuate in an orderly manner. Also, take care of the follow-up work. There are still traces of undead power at the location, and I will handle that!" Celica said loudly.

"Okay!" Ricardo was overjoyed to see how considerate Celica was.

Soon, everyone started to take action.

Karoso advanced to the top eight, which was expected; the other unfinished matches would be held three days later.

With such a big incident occurring, there was no way to continue the matches tomorrow as if nothing happened.

Not only were the official matches stopped, but the knights’ draft tournament also came to a halt.

In no time, major newspapers began updating their headlines.

The Death Knight appeared in Laria, and this is a big deal!

Even with Ricardo’s speech and live performance, it will still cause quite a stir in public opinion.

……

In the afternoon, Celica took Karoso and Aileen to a house.

Since she needed to investigate the church in Laria, Celica decided not to rely on the local forces this time; everything would depend on her and the two people she brought.

With Aileen and Karoso, it was clear that Celica could only trust these two for now.

Aileen is a princess of the Pande Empire with a strong sense of justice, while Karoso can at least call upon Alita, who is an Eight-tier Card Maker. If she uses all her skills, she could be as powerful as a master.

"Wah wah wah…."

As soon as Karoso entered the house, he heard the sound of crying.

He and Aileen looked in the direction of the sound, and there sat a girl in a Nature Mage robe, covering her face and crying.

Judging by her equipment, she seemed to be a typical adventurer.

"Don’t cry. Your boyfriend is a Death Knight, and no one can save him," Celica said helplessly. "Now tell me, what bad things has he done? Who turned him into a Death Knight?"

"You are talking nonsense!" the girl exclaimed, dropping her hands in anger. "He is not a Death Knight; he is a true knight!"

The girl had a long braid and some freckles on her face. She had an above-average appearance and the charm of a friendly neighbor girl.

However, from her sitting posture, it was clear that she had been on real adventures.

Even though she simply sat there, she was like a female tiger ready to pounce.

"He used the Death Knight’s Mark of the Divine Favor in front of everyone, using an undead card," Celica said seriously. "You were there too, and he desecrated the undead present. These facts cannot be mistaken!"

"That isn’t true! He is not a Death Knight; someone must have influenced him to turn him into a Death Knight!" The girl clenched her fists. "The enemy was clearly targeting your church; you all did nothing and let that Death Knight escape!"

"Paul, Paul is also a victim!"

"Not only did you fail to dispel the tainted spirit inside him, but you also purified him directly. You do not deserve to be the greatest church on the continent!"

The girl lost her boyfriend; the greatest sorrow is the death of the heart, and she did not care whether he was a cardinal or not.

"This is not Bishop Celica’s fault; she wanted to protect your boyfriend. It was another cardinal who took action," Karoso explained for Celica.

"You are all in this together; don’t think I don’t know!" the girl gritted her teeth and said.

"No, we are not in this together. On the contrary, we want to investigate why another cardinal wanted to kill him," Karoso said. "If you want his soul to find peace, it’s best to tell us everything…"

"I don’t believe you!" The girl shook her head firmly. "You just want to pin the blame of being a Death Knight on him, so your church can escape responsibility!"

"You may not believe the church, but you can believe me," Aileen stepped forward. "I vow in the name of knights to find the truth!"

"In the name of knights? Where are the knights in this country?" The girl became even angrier at this. "If this match were fair, if it were normal, how could Paul end up like this?"

"A knight? Don’t make me laugh!"

"A noble forced Paul to say he used despicable means, then that noble became a knight admired by everyone, and Paul became the one who was forgiven!"

"The Kingdom of Knights is just a joke!"

Aileen’s face changed from pale to flushed.

After seeing so many knight jokes, she didn’t know how to argue back.

"I am the princess of the empire." Aileen took out a knight certificate, which clearly had ‘Aileen Isht’ written on it. This surname is unique to the Pande Empire and also belongs to the Knight King.

"I swear by the name of the Knight King that I will help you uncover the truth," Aileen stated solemnly.

"I don’t believe you!" the girl turned her head away.

"If you don’t believe it, then fine," Karoso said. "How could a good person become a Death Knight? There must be a big conspiracy behind this."

"The cardinal was anxious to silence everyone, and there was something strange about him."

"The visiting cardinal did not believe, and neither did the princess who swore in the name of the Knight King; who else could she trust?"

"In my opinion, she just does not want to get into any trouble."

"I am not!" the girl screamed. "I am not afraid of you, I am not afraid of the church!"

"Then why are you afraid to help us with the investigation?" Karoso said. "If we don’t investigate, this case will be labeled right away!"

"How he became a Death Knight, whether he was used, we know nothing. The real killer who caused his death will remain free, laughing at him, laughing at you."

The girl opened her mouth slightly.

Yes, I don’t trust these people at all; who else can I trust?

For a moment, the girl couldn’t help but feel sad.

She had seen how dark the Knight Tournament was, and how disgusting the Law Enforcers of this country could be.

Originally, her boyfriend believed in the Aurora Goddess, and she had a good feeling about the church. She thought that without the church’s balance, this country would be doomed.

Now that the cardinal had killed her boyfriend with his own hands, she felt despair towards the church as well.

But now, she really could only trust the few people in front of her.

"What do you want to know…" The girl had been through so many dungeons and had witnessed countless lives and deaths.

She felt a little lonely, a bit sad, but didn’t completely lose her sanity.

"Can you tell us about his training?" Karoso asked quickly upon seeing her expression.

"He… just went to school like normal and became a fourth-tier," the girl thought for a moment and said.

"What about before that? Did he come from a scholarly family or meet a good teacher? How did he pass the entrance exam?" Karoso said, "I checked his background; he is from the countryside, so it should be very hard for him to get in."

"How did you find the information?" Aileen paused for a moment, "We have been together all this time, and you didn’t check the records."

Karoso quietly took out a book, "The Top 128, it has information on everyone, except for the two of us."