The goddesses attempted to gain my salvation.

“I am a tutor at the magic academy, and my name is Veranika. He is my companion.”

"This is proof from the Vatican."

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When Nancy rushed into the corridor, she found Ryan holding a head and looking around.

"Who are you?!"

"What do you want to do!"

Ryan didn't answer.

He was sensing the residual magic on the corpse.

The ominous premonition I had earlier has come true.

The entire church was massacred; no one was spared.

An elderly priest, a middle-aged nun, and those lively, energetic children...

An uncontrollable rage surged within Ryan.

But now that things have come to this, all Ryan can do is follow the clues and investigate to find out who the real culprit is.

The only lucky thing was that Ryan got there first and took Orina's information.

The old priest's death was not caused by magic, but by being bitten by an external object.

The children on the ground, now corpses, are naturally the culprits.

According to Ryan, the children's deaths were not caused by what appeared to be sharp weapons, but by the effects of magic.

The types of magic remaining on the corpses of these children are not the traditional seven basic attributes.

Therefore, there is only one possibility.

The person who massacred the An'i Church was, like himself, a dual-attribute mage...

Ryan clearly remembered that when he and Veranica left yesterday, the children were still lively and energetic.

In less than a day, it became like this, highly decomposed, like a walking corpse.

So, what kind of dual-attribute magic could have such a terrifying effect?

Ryan knew very little about dual-attribute magic; the only thing he could be considered familiar with was the Radiant Flame within his own body.

Seeing that Ryan did not respond, Nancy drew a rapier from the waist of a guard on one side and held it directly to Ryan's neck.

Upon feeling the cold touch of steel on his neck, Ryan paused in his movements and glanced at Nancy.

"Do not move."

"Stand up slowly."

"Then, answer my question."

Nancy's threat naturally had no effect on Ryan.

Ryan lowered his head and let out a long breath.

The next moment!

In Nancy's eyes, the whole world has changed!

The world is collapsing!

The earth is shaking!

The entire sky was shrouded in a layer of red mist.

A giant eyeball gazes at itself from the sky.

An indescribable pressure made it hard for her to breathe.

Nancy lost her footing and stumbled to the ground, her rapier clattering to the floor.

But just as Nancy was about to scream, the world returned to normal once again.

She was still inside the Anhe Church.

Everything I had seen before, including that suffocating pressure, seemed as if it had never happened.

The surrounding guards stared at Nancy with utter astonishment. They couldn't understand why their lord, who had been perfectly fine just moments before, had suddenly sat down on the ground and thrown away his sword.

Nancy realized that she had just been hit by light magic.

One's senses were affected.

At the same time, Nancy also realized something.

That is, if Ryan had wanted to kill him just now, he would have been beheaded long ago.

Absolute power is more persuasive than any words.

Nancy understood that the man in front of her was most likely not the murderer.

At the same time, the guards outside led Veranika into the corridor.

Veronica was speechless with shock at the sight before her, her fists clenched and her eyes burning with rage.

The guard standing nearby quickly introduced Nancy to him.

"Lord City Lord, we have misunderstood."

"This person is actually a tutor at the magic academy."

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Half an hour later, in the grove outside the church, Veronica had completely explained her identity to Nancy.

Nancy, on the other hand, very frankly apologized to Ryan.

"So you are from the Magic Academy. I was rude earlier."

Nancy didn't want to know why a magic academy instructor would be here as a traveler.

However, this is not important.

The important thing is that the Vatican's people have arrived.

With representatives from the Vatican present, many things become much easier to handle.

“You all saw what happened in the church just now.”

"What I really wanted to ask was, do you have any clues about this matter?"

Clues?

Of course there are, and many.

In Ryan's eyes, this matter was so simple that it required almost no further thought.

The An'i Church was just a small church marginalized by the Vatican, with no power, influence, or money.

No one would offend the Vatican over such a small place.

If there really was some reason that could drive someone to massacre the entire church...

That's Orina, who used to live here.

Those past materials, children's drawings, and a wealth of supporting records.

These items not only record Olina's childhood but also serve as evidence of her legitimacy in entering the Papacy.

Continuing along this line of thought, it's not difficult to arrive at a conclusion.

Those who took action were people within the Vatican.

The old priest and these poor children were victims of internal power struggles within the Vatican.

What a regrettable conclusion...

Chapter 190 Enemy or Friend?

Now, the old priest and everyone in the church are dead.

This means that Ryan's plan to have them as witnesses at the Vatican has completely fallen through.

At the same time, this also illustrates another point.

The enemy has begun their operation; Ryan needs to speed things up.

Currently, the only people who can serve as witnesses are the priests in the Lavala City Church.

Fortunately, according to Ryan, the city of Lavala has not changed its priests for thirty years.

In other words, the current priest of the Lavala City Church is the same person who signed the chastity test certificate for Olina.

Ryan expressed his regret for the old priest and the events at the Anhe Church.

However, he had more important things to do.

If the previous speculation is true, then the forces within the Papacy that oppose Orina might also take action against the priests of Lavala.

Ryan needs to get to his destination as soon as possible.

On one side is Freya, who has just arrived at Moon Bay Port and has not yet begun treatment.

On one hand, the situation is becoming increasingly dire...

Ryan felt a slight headache.

Just then, a guard came to Nancy's side and whispered something to her.

Then, Nancy looked at Ryan and Veronica.

"The priests of Lavala have arrived at the scene."

"Since you are both members of the Vatican, why don't you go over and say hello?"

Ryan's eyes lit up.

After exchanging a glance with Veranika, Veranika immediately understood Ryan's thoughts.

"Alright, Lord Nancy, please lead the way for us."