Baron Cullen

Serena looked at the two of them, her delicate face remaining perfectly calm.

Before she arrived, she had already treated several seriously wounded members of the warband, and her hands were stained with a lot of blood.

Upon seeing Serena, Lamont looked at Karen with a puzzled expression: "And who is this...?"

"Miss Serena Cavens, the Holy Maiden of the Imperial Capital," Karen introduced briefly. "I am the one who borrowed the sacred artifact from Her Majesty the Holy Maiden."

Lamont was also somewhat surprised upon hearing this.

He was naturally aware that there was such a person as the Holy Maiden in the Imperial Palace.

However, he never expected that someone of such high status, even within the Holy See, would appear in such a remote border town as Absolute Breath City.

"Your Excellency, Vice-Commander of the Chapter, there's no need for such formalities." Serena noticed that Lamont seemed about to rise and bow, and quickly stopped him. "Your injuries are quite serious. Please allow me to provide you with some basic emergency treatment."

Seeing this, Karen felt a pang of guilt: "Your Excellency, I'm so sorry to have troubled you..."

"Your Excellency, it is my duty," Serena replied with her signature gentle smile.

She seems to have returned to her former saintly appearance.

She crouched down beside Lamont, her hands hovering over the wound on his chest, and then a dazzling golden light burst forth.

Lamont groaned, cold sweat beading on his forehead, but the wound began to heal at a visible speed.

The fractured right arm also made a faint cracking sound, as the bones rejoined under divine intervention.

"Your injuries are stable for now." Serena withdrew her hands. "But you still need to rest for a while, and it's best to avoid any more intense battles."

Her face was somewhat pale.

Treating so many people in a row has obviously consumed a lot of extraordinary elements and physical strength.

Lamont stood up, leaning against the wall, and said respectfully, "Thank you very much for your treatment, Your Excellency, but I have no time to rest now."

Seeing this, Serena knew she couldn't persuade her otherwise, so she stopped talking.

She then turned to Karen beside her and asked, "Your Excellency, given the current situation..."

Karen understood what Serena meant.

He pondered for a moment, then said, "Your Excellency, although it's somewhat troublesome, could you please contact the Church and send some people to help treat the wounded?"

Serena nodded: "Yes, but as you saw with your own eyes before, the Church doesn't have much tolerance left to mobilize. I can only do my best."

"Thank you for your help!" Karen nodded to her. "If anything happens, you can send someone to let me know at any time."

After saying that, he looked at Lamont and said, "Vice Commander, if nothing unexpected happens, the Commander should have left the city through the South Gate."

Therefore, I need you to immediately gather the brothers who are still able to fight and wait for me outside the south gate.

"Where are you going?" Lamont asked.

"I'm going to the Order Keeper branch." Karen explained his plan. "The leader was already a Tier 5 warrior, and now that he's mutated into a werewolf, his strength will only increase."

So I need to request support. If I can persuade Ms. Fiona to help, that would be the best outcome.

At the very least, the deputy leaders should personally lead the teams.

Lamont nodded: "No problem, see you outside the south gate later!"

After saying that, the three of them walked out of the medical room one after another and began their respective work.

...

After leaving the chapter's base, Karen immediately headed towards the Order of the Legion's branch.

The streets were in chaos.

The commotion at the warband's base has already alerted the surrounding residents.

Many people leaned out of their windows to look out, and screamed in terror when they saw the corpses and bloodstains on the ground.

Some people tried to get closer to investigate, but were stopped by the remaining members of the battle group who were still able to stand.

"Don't come any closer! It's dangerous here!"

"Go and inform the Knights immediately!"

The various shouts mixed together, making the street even more chaotic.

Karen squeezed through the crowd and rushed to the Order Keeper's branch as fast as she could.

As soon as he entered the hall, he was met with puzzled looks from several colleagues who were discussing the mission.

He didn't have time to explain and went straight to the outside of Fiona's office.

I knocked on the door twice, but there was no response from inside.

The leader is not here?

Karen was quite anxious.

Just as he was about to try knocking on the door again, a familiar voice came from behind him: "The boss went to the Mage Association to see the president."

He turned around and saw that it was the deputy leader, Bright.

"Look at you, what's the matter that's so urgent?" Bright noticed Karen's anxiety.

"Warband Leader Vaughn has gone out of control!" Karen reported quickly. "He's under the werewolf curse. He suddenly went berserk at the camp, killing seven people and seriously injuring more than a dozen."

They've already stormed out of the city through the south gate. The warband's vice-commander, Lamont Kenny, is organizing a manpower pursuit. I've come specifically to request the Order Keepers' support.

"Out of control? Vaughn is a fifth-tier warrior, even he..." Bright frowned, his face darkening. "What's his condition now? Has he completely transformed into a werewolf?"

Although this news was like a bolt from the blue for him.

But as the deputy leader of the Order Keepers, he quickly entered a state of war preparedness.

"Not yet, but it's very close." Karen analyzed based on what she had seen before, "After he rushed out of the warband's camp, he didn't continue killing, but ran straight out of the city."

I think he might still have some sense left.

Moreover, I had already gone to the church to obtain the help of Saint Serena before that, and she is now healing the wounded at the chapter's base with the holy relics.

"If we can successfully control Commander Vaughn, perhaps we can use the power of the artifact to suppress the curse within him."

"I understand. The situation is urgent. Let's talk as we walk." Bright immediately gestured for Karen to follow. "The leader just went to the association not long ago and probably won't be back for a while."

Martha hasn't been in good shape lately, and she probably won't be of much help to Vaughn.

Sherman has been working at the Arcane Society's infiltrated strongholds in the city recently, and he'll probably be back soon.

Currently, there are three teams that can still be mobilized within the branch, including your seventh squad.

"With Sherman and me leading the team, plus that guy Lamont... we should be able to stop Vaughn."

As they spoke, the two entered the hall.

There is a small bronze bell here.

Normally no one touches this thing, but in an emergency, this bell can be rung to quickly gather everyone in the branch.

Dangdang Dangdang!

The urgent chimes echoed throughout the branch.

All the members of the Order Keeper were taken aback. Although they felt strange, they quickly put down what they were doing and rushed to the hall.

A short while later, Karen saw a dozen or so colleagues gathered there.

They were fully armed, and included warriors, mages, and even wizards.

Although everyone was confused about what was going on, they all felt a chill when they saw Bright's serious face next to Karen.

Clearly, something important has happened.

The four teammates from the seventh squad were also among them.

"Karen," Jack approached, lowering his voice, "What exactly happened?"

"The Warband's Grand Master Vaughn has been cursed and turned into a werewolf."