novelraw Chapter 89: Restrain Yourself, Mr. Lin Wei! Killing the Grand Commander of the Retribution Knights Will Bring Trouble!
Chapter 89: Restrain Yourself, Mr. Lin Wei! Killing the Grand Commander of the Retribution Knights Will Bring Trouble!
Chapter 89: Restrain Yourself, Mr. Lin Wei! Killing the Grand Commander of the Retribution Knights Will Bring Trouble!
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“Your church’s priest is inside Duke Ous’ manor?”
Lin Wei had suspected something was amiss the moment he discovered a large number of Retribution Knights—along with their captain—paying a midnight visit to Duke Ous’ estate. But hearing the truth spoken aloud still left him momentarily stunned.
This was anything but ordinary.
At a time when the front lines suffered from missing supplies and the nobles were eager to reclaim control of logistics, the mighty Grand Commander of the Retribution Knights personally appearing at the duke’s manor in the dead of night couldn’t possibly be for a casual chat over tea.
Were he in the nobles’ position, Lin Wei would have seized the chance to lead a force against the Academy of Magic and destroy their reserves.
Yet in the end, it wasn’t the nobles attacking the Imperial Capital’s Academy, but the Evil God Cultists.
And the implications of that ran far deeper than they appeared on the surface.
“So Duke Ous didn’t collude with demons, but with the Evil God Cult instead?”“Then what about the Grand Commander of the Retribution Knights? Why would he lead so many Retribution Knights to a midnight rendezvous… Could he have sensed some looming danger?”
No matter how Lin Wei looked at it, something felt fundamentally wrong—strangely out of place.
He pressed his hand down gently, and the holy light gathered at his wounded arm flared once more.
The searing brilliance felt as if it were boiling his very blood—a deadly poison to anyone tainted by the Evil God’s cult.
“What is the priest after?”
“I don’t know… I really don’t!!!”
It felt as if his organs were bleeding beneath the relentless burn of Lin Wei’s holy light.
The Evil God cultist howled in utter despair, already feeling the suffocating shroud of death closing in.
“It seems your usefulness ends here,” Lin Wei said coolly.
Even under such excruciating torment, the cultist still refused to reveal anything substantial. Clearly, his knowledge was limited at best.
“Since you at least tried to answer, I’ll give you three seconds to run for your life.”
The searing holy light vanished abruptly as Lin Wei’s words fell.
The cultist, who had just been drowning in despair, stared at him in disbelief.
He’s… actually letting me go?
“Thank you for sparing my life!” the cultist blurted, turning to flee as fast as he could.
But before he could even reach the door, his body was engulfed once more by a blazing surge of holy light.
This time, there was no drawn-out agony. The scorching radiance consumed him in an instant, reducing his very being to nothingness.
All that remained was a pile of ashes—the only proof he had ever existed.
“I did say three seconds to escape,” Lin Wei remarked flatly. “Tsk… you wasted it yourself.”
The fate of a weak little ant was hardly worth a second thought.
Lin Wei slowly turned his gaze forward. Pressed trembling against the wall was Montoya—the man who had previously shielded the cultists with his own body.
Not long before, that burst of holy light hadn’t affected those who worshipped Alicia all that much.
But now, as Montoya met Lin Wei’s frigid gaze, a chill crept up from his heels and froze him to the core.
“It was all Duke Ous’ orders! I had nothing to do with it!” Montoya blurted, his knees buckling as he dropped to the floor, desperate to prove his worth. The instinct to survive instantly drowned out any shred of noble dignity.
“I was forced into this! I can identify everyone involved—I’m a noble, my testimony matters, even the Royal Council would have to listen to me! I can ensure he’s punished, I can serve the Holy See… Please, believe me!”
Lin Wei regarded him thoughtfully. “You certainly know how to kneel quickly.”
He couldn’t help but think: nobles truly were infamous for bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
Their spines were as soft as wax—ready to bend at the slightest threat. Still, Montoya wasn’t wrong: as a noble, his testimony against Duke Ous would carry significant weight.
After all, he was a direct witness to everything that had happened.
“In that case…”
Lin Wei nodded as if considering the offer—then reached out and smashed Montoya’s head with a single slap.
“Go testify against Duke Ous in hell.”
“Ah, that felt good! I’ve been wanting to put these bastard nobles in their place for a long time!”
After splattering Montoya’s skull, Lin Wei felt his mood lighten considerably.
Truth be told, he’d wanted to deal with that arrogant fool ever since seeing him strut about earlier in the day. He’d even considered sneaking over at night to finish the job.
Unfortunately, Duke Ous had intervened, breaking his limbs and dragging him away—forcing Lin Wei to watch as Montoya escaped unscathed.
Could it be that fate had finally delivered Montoya into his hands, giving Lin Wei the perfect outlet for his frustrations?
“So… what exactly happened at Duke Ous’ manor?”
Now that his anger had been vented, Lin Wei felt a crystalline clarity settle over his mind.
Glancing at the bodies and pools of blood scattered across the floor, he snapped his fingers. The corpses gathered neatly into a pile in the corner—just in case the alchemists’ assistants woke up later and died of fright on the spot. Only then did he allow himself to continue pondering.
“A priest of the Evil God Cult hiding in the manor, and then inviting the Grand Commander of the Retribution Knights for a midnight ‘visit’… Were they planning an ambush to weaken the Holy See’s power?”
“Looks like Montoya was nothing but a scapegoat—the poor fool set up to take the fall. They’ll pin the crime of colluding with the Evil God Cult, attacking the Academy of Magic, and ambushing the Grand Commander of the Retribution Knights all on him.”
“Of course, dumping all that on a mere viscount will strain credibility. But with Duke Ous pulling the strings—and the current Pope, who’s a useless fool when it comes to manipulating public opinion—even if there are doubts, it won’t matter.”
“So… should I just sneak over and kill the Grand Commander of the Retribution Knights, Duke Ous, and the cult priest while I’m at it?”
The notion surged up in Lin Wei’s mind, making his blood race with excitement.
After all, since he’d already made his move tonight, what difference would one or two more corpses make?
“Besides, the Grand Commander of the Retribution Knights and that useless Pope are at odds anyway. If I take out the Grand Commander, it’ll actually relieve some pressure on the old man. That way, my Veya should have an easier time in the Holy See as well.”
“Just a few days ago, she came home in tears after being bullied by the nobles… Tsk, tsk, tsk. I have to admit, the idea’s tempting.”
Anyone daring to ambush the Grand Commander would need to be at least a level 70 powerhouse—no doubt that cult priest was one of them.
Three peak-tier experts clashing in the shadows, each out for blood—if he waited in the wings and struck at the perfect moment, he could wipe them all out at once.
No, no, no!
That was a terrible idea—he absolutely had to restrain himself.
Don’t lose your head, Lin Wei!
The Imperial Capital was far too close to the Holy See. If a battle broke out, it would be impossible to settle things quickly. And if the Pope himself decided to intervene, Lin Wei would be in real trouble.
After so much painstaking effort to remain hidden, he couldn’t let a moment of reckless impulse blow his cover. If he exposed himself now, his peaceful life with Veya would be over for good.
“Damn it, I’ll just let those dogs live… for now.”
Suppressing his violent urges, Lin Wei took a deep breath and sternly reminded himself of his priorities.
Boom!
Just as that thought settled, a deafening explosion of energy echoed from the distance.
Three overwhelmingly powerful auras erupted into existence.
In an instant, the entire sky was awash with dazzling light, and Lin Wei could just make out several colossal, indistinct figures looming over the horizon.
“Oh… it’s started, it’s started! They’re going all out, right from the start?”
He hadn’t expected the battle to break out so soon. Feeling the surge of raw power in the distance, Lin Wei’s blood began to race in anticipation as he gazed at the brilliant spectacle overhead.
At this point, even if he wanted to sneak over and ambush someone, it was already too late.
“What will the outcome be, I wonder?”
“Hm? Looks like a few members of the clergy are heading this way.”
As several figures sped toward the academy, Lin Wei glanced around to ensure he hadn’t missed anything.
With a casual snap of his fingers, his form shimmered and melted into the air, vanishing without a trace—leaving not a soul the wiser.