Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 619 An Enraged Monris, Elena Disappears

With a gloomy face, Monris returned to the city lord's mansion.

The crowd came forward to greet them.

"Lord City Lord, how is it?"

"Has that shadow mage been captured?"

"Is that shadow mage a dark elf?"

"..."

Monris did not answer any of the numerous questions, his face expressionless and his mood unpredictable.

After a moment, he asked, "How is Miss Celia?"

Everyone looked at each other.

Finally, one of the most convincing holy priests stepped forward.

“This is not good, Lord Monris.” He looked at Celia, who was still frozen on the bed, and said, “That shadow mage is very powerful. After succeeding, he used his weapon to inject the power of death into Celia’s body.”

Monris's expression kept changing, and no one knew what he was thinking.

After a moment, he said, "Do everything you can to save her. Miss Celia is a benefactor of Watchtower City. We cannot stand by and watch her be assassinated."

"We'll do our best."

The freezing not only prevented treatment but also exploration; apart from Celia herself, no one outside knew the condition of her body.

Celia froze herself to block out the outside world and protect herself, using the life magic of the puppet to heal herself.

Because she needed to deal with the "Deadwood," Celia didn't want to be disturbed by others.

With such a thick layer of ice, unless broken by force, these holy priests, who were not particularly skilled in combat to begin with, were basically helpless against Celia's ice seal.

Even non-holy priests dared not move rashly, for fear of accidentally causing the seriously injured Celia to die.

As Monris left the room, he paused for a moment, then said to the person inside, "Butler, come out for a moment."

The butler, surprised, went outside.

Monris didn't speak, he just kept walking until he came to a secluded room.

“What do you think about this?” Monris asked.

The butler thought for a moment and said, "That person seems to be a Dark Elf, but not quite. It's like someone else is trying to frame the Dark Elf."

The butler hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "I don't know if I should say it."

"A dead tree, right?"

The butler nodded.

Snapped!
Monris smashed the table in the room to pieces with a single punch.

"What are they trying to do?! Doing this in Watchtower City, are they trying to drive Celia away?"

The butler hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's not impossible. What Miss Celia did within the Elven territory caused... their prestige to decline significantly. In the past two days, they have also found a way to deal with it. Before the promotion, Celia... may have been an unstable factor for them."

Monris looked at the butler and asked, "What stance do you think the Watchtower should take?"

Monris's butler, who had been with him since childhood, was Monris's right-hand man. When making decisions, Monris would often habitually refer to his butler's opinion and see if it was similar to his own before making a decision.

The butler sighed: "We don't know how 'they' will treat it, but since they haven't notified us, it means they don't want us to get involved. In my opinion, we should just treat it as a dark elf, since we don't know the details."

Monris's expression shifted, and after a long while, he left with his hands behind his back.

As the lord of a major city second only to the royal city, Monris naturally knew about the Elf Royal Court's secret weapon, the organization "Deadwood." He even knew about Deadwood's stronghold in Watchtower City, but because it was a secret organization directly under the Elf King, he turned a blind eye to that stronghold and did not intend to interfere, only sending people to keep an eye on it secretly.

However, this suddenly appearing fifth-tier assassin was not one of the people in the stronghold. He hadn't even received any news about this, indicating that even within the royal court, only a few people knew about it. It's even possible that only a handful of people, along with the shadow mage who was the assassin, knew, while others had no way of knowing.

In this situation, he naturally couldn't react immediately.

Unless the assassin is targeting him, or he receives advance warning and takes precautions, it is unlikely that the assassin will succeed.

However, the reason why shadow mages are assassins is that they are impossible to guard against. They are extremely good at assassination and escape. As long as they are determined to escape, unless you have something or a spell that specifically counters shadow mages, it will be difficult to stop them, even if you are a level higher.

Of course, Monris is not incapable of stopping the other party.

But after realizing the other person's identity, he hesitated for a moment, and that moment allowed the other person to escape successfully.

Not long after, scouts outside the Deadwood stronghold reported that a Deadwood member, suspected to be a dark elf, had entered the stronghold.

Monris confirmed that the person who entered was indeed the fifth-tier mage.

What was initially uncertain is now completely certain.

"It seems that the only way to quell public anger is to kill some dark elves."

Monris shook his head helplessly.

Faced with this situation, Celia will most likely leave immediately. At that time, those who haven't had a chance to enjoy Celia's purification will probably riot.

The anti-dark elf movement is likely to reach its peak.

Even if the Elven Royal Court had no intention of eradicating the Dark Elves, these local nobles and city lords would still set an example.

At least some of the dark elf strongholds in the area should be excavated.

Besides setting an example, Monris also needs to do one more thing.

Do everything you can to heal Celia.

This serves as an implicit opposition to the actions of the Elven royal family.

"Speaking of which, did Elena know that she and Celia were coming here?"

Monris frowned.

After careful recollection, it seems that she disappeared without a trace after the very beginning.

But given her status, it would be a waste for her to exist as a medium to guide assassins.

So, where did Elena go?
Monris walked and pondered.

Just as he was about to send someone to investigate Elena's whereabouts, Cantia came to his door.

"Lord Monris, have you seen Elena?"

Monris looked up, surprised, at Cantia, who was protecting Elena closely. "Isn't Elder Cantia always with her? Why..."

Candya said with frustration, "After the riot, she rushed over to check on Miss Celia's injuries. When I went in to look for her, she was gone. The mark I added to her had disappeared."

Monris's curiosity only grew.

But he shook his head: "I'm sorry, I don't know where Miss Elena went either."

"I beg Your Excellency Monris for your help. Elena's safety is of utmost importance."

Monris thought to himself that the Elven Court had disregarded his reputation and had openly assassinated Celia in full view of everyone without informing him, causing chaos in the City of Watchers. He couldn't help but snort inwardly.

This elven royal court is utterly corrupt; perhaps this Miss Elena can…

Monris's eyes flashed, and he made some plans in his mind.

"Okay, I'll help you look for it."

(End of this chapter)