Chapter 82

Otherwise, even if the nobles rebelled, the Holy See wouldn't interfere too much.

On the periphery, a large number of Royal Capital citizens were watching and discussing, not knowing what exactly had happened.

"Viscount Hoffman, you are accused of colluding with demons and leading this Demon God invasion together with Viscount Miles. Please come with us to the Holy See for investigation. If you insist on resisting, we will have no choice but to offend you!"

In front of that squad of Temple Knights, a judge from the Inquisition said loudly.

A Duke's heir, before formally inheriting the title, even if they hold the family's power, is generally a Viscount.

But the comprehensive strength they control is naturally at the Duke level.

"What, colluding with demons?"

"Was this Demon God invasion actually orchestrated by them? Why would they do such a thing?"

"Old Duke Hoffman is a man of high virtue and prestige; I never expected his heir to collude with demons."

"....."

As soon as the judge's voice fell, the surrounding citizens all became agitated.

The discussion grew even louder.

"Hmph, if you want to condemn someone, you can always find a pretext. Let's see who dares to touch me today!"

Hoffman said coldly.

Although his expression was cold, he was very panicked inside.

He never expected that after they had planned for so long and clearly kept themselves clean, they would still be found out!

This plan was created by Miles and was seamless; even if it failed, it wouldn't implicate them.

It wasn't that they hadn't considered that demons might be captured.

But according to their understanding, even if demons were captured, there was no risk.

They communicated directly with the Demon God; what would ordinary demons know? Even if they did, they wouldn't talk at all.

"What should we do? The Temple Knights have come directly to us."

"Same here. I've already notified the legends in my family. We can't let them take us away; otherwise, once we enter the Inquisition and they bring in a mental-type mage, we definitely won't be able to hold out."

"....."

It wasn't just him who was panicked.

In the group of Silver-grade villains, the other Duke heirs were also very panicked.

Because they were afraid that if they fled the Royal Capital and returned to their own territories, they would be hard to catch.

Bishop Feilun directly dispatched several Temple Knight squads, cooperating with several judges from the Inquisition, to simultaneously block the places where these Duke heirs lived.

The Royal Capital was a no-fly zone; airships couldn't fly, and unauthorized mages weren't allowed to fly into the sky.

They had nowhere to escape.

"Since that's the case, then excuse us."

The judge raised his hand, preparing to have the Temple Knights launch a forced attack.

"Wait."

At this moment, a figure suddenly descended from the sky.

The powerful aura made the citizens watching from afar retreat one after another!

This was a legend of the Hoffman family!

"Judge Hender, why is this?"

As soon as the Hoffman family legend landed, he stood in front and said.

"Elmer, let me answer that question for you."

As soon as the legend's voice fell, an old man wearing Holy See robes appeared in the sky.

Seeing this old man, Hoffman's heart sank completely.

This time, the Holy See was playing for real; even the legend of his family...

probably couldn't protect him!

Holy See Headquarters.

Before long, squads of Temple Knights escorted the Duke heirs back to headquarters.

Following behind these Temple Knights were a large number of curious citizens.

And...

the personnel sent by these noble families to protest.

Not only that, but other nobles throughout the Royal Capital also came to show their support.

These nobles collectively protested the Holy See's actions.

The nobles of this world possessed certain privileges; especially the great nobles, even if they committed crimes, they were rarely executed directly.

"Elton, our only hope lies with you. Make the protest as loud as possible; the louder, the better! Mobilize more nobles to come and protest!"

In the villain group, although the Duke heirs had been captured, they were still struggling.

These nobles who came to protest were all mobilized by a Bronze-grade villain they had instructed.

Nobles had a habit of banding together, especially when struggling against royal authority.

Occasionally, they even dared to confront the Holy See, just like now.

Of course, this confrontation wasn't about fighting, but banding together to exert pressure.

Several old Dukes from Duke families also arrived at the Holy See headquarters with a large number of people.

Under their agitation, many citizens who didn't know the truth also began to clamor.

"Without substantive evidence, just based on the framing of demons, you want to execute the heirs of Duke families? Where is the law? Where is justice?"

"Let us pray together and let the Goddess preside over justice; we cannot let the people of the Holy See do whatever they want!"

"The old Dukes have made great contributions to the Kingdom; is this how you treat their heirs, making the white-haired send off the black-haired?"

"......"

Outside the Holy See, the protesting crowd grew larger and larger.

"Bishop, three Duke heirs and two Marquis heirs have been captured and brought to justice. However, the number of protesters outside is increasing, already reaching nearly a million; I'm afraid that if we handle this forcibly, it will bring very unfavorable consequences."

In the cathedral, a member of the clergy said to Bishop Feilun.

Bishop Feilun pondered for a moment and subconsciously looked at Su Mo.

"Then give them the evidence."

Su Mo said indifferently.

There was actually still plenty of evidence.

These villains had indeed done a seamless job.

However, Su Mo had helped them restore quite a bit of evidence.

For instance, the magic array from which the succubi emerged had been reinforced and restored by the succubi themselves.

Furthermore, as a Demon God, it was too easy for Su Mo to manufacture some evidence.

The locations of this evidence were all already in the mind of that demon.

The people of the Holy See had basically already obtained it.

And so.

After more and more people gathered in the Temple Square, Su Mo appeared.

"Count of Moshi Territory!"

When they saw Su Mo, the voices of the citizens participating in the protest subconsciously lowered.

In the square, for a moment, everything went quiet.

This shows how high Su Mo's prestige was in the hearts of these citizens.

This time, Su Mo's act of turning the tide had already spread throughout the Royal Capital, further increasing his prestige.

"Oh no, he's out!"

As soon as they saw Su Mo come out, the expressions of the few captured villains changed.

They had originally thought it was a protagonist within the Holy See dealing with them, but now, they discovered it didn't seem to be the case!

The one dealing with them was probably not another protagonist!

But Su Mo, whom they regarded as a thorn in their side! ===== CHAPTER 83 =====