Absolutely not to be burned at the stake

"The vice-captain is here! The vice-captain is here!"

As soon as they saw Tevis enter the mine, the guards, who had been anxiously watching, quickly gathered around him.

"What happened?"

Seeing his subordinates' tense faces, Tyvis inquired about the situation. Then, looking at the two miners who were tied up and barely breathing, his heart sank.

"Old John's antidote? Not holy water?"

Upon seeing the herbal packet handed to him by Tyvis, Sandy's face, which had been full of hope, instantly darkened.

Tevis's face was also very pale. He said in a deep voice, "Go and brew the medicine quickly. Drink a bowl of it, and use the rest to clean the wound."

Sandy, who was about to speak, hesitated for a moment when he saw Tyvis's gloomy face, and then looked at his subordinates and the miners who were watching them nervously. He finally said nothing, took the herbal medicine packet, and ordered, "Go and brew the medicine quickly. You'll feel better after taking it."

Soon, the medicine was ready, and all the injured people drank a large bowl of it. Their wounds were also cleaned with the medicine.

The two miners who had fallen ill were also given a large bowl of medicine.

"Alright, everyone, get into the mine." Seeing that everyone had taken the medicine, Tyvis ordered with a stern face.

Under Tevis's tyranny, all the miners except for two dying, ailing miners were forced back into the mine.

Seeing that all the miners had entered the cave, Sandy approached Tevis, scratching his arm as he nervously whispered, "Vice-Captain, judging from the situation, I'm afraid Old John's potion might not be reliable."

Seeing the pleading look on their faces and remembering their usual attentiveness, Tyvis thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Tonight, I'll try to get you some holy water."

Seeing Tevez nod, Sandy simply said, "Vice-captain, I'm afraid tonight won't be easy. How about... noon..."

Thavis pondered for a moment, then said, "Come out early during your lunch break, and I'll make the arrangements."

"Thank you, Vice Captain." Sandy finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Inside the church, after leading the morning prayers, Li Wei watched Nathan diligently cleaning the sanctuary after the prayers and was quite pleased.

With this little guy around, he can save a lot of trouble.

Otherwise, cleaning this sanctuary alone, which can accommodate hundreds of people, would take him a great deal of time.

And there's also the daily change of clothes, and three meals a day...

Now, he doesn't need to worry about it much anymore.

Even because of Nathan's presence, he could cultivate in peace during the day.

Now that coffee is no longer an aid, he will have to spend more time and energy working on building his third spell model and officially advancing to the first tier of divine magician.

After giving Nathan some instructions, Levi returned to his room to practice "Cleansing Technique".

However, back in his room, standing at the window and looking at the two large trees at the church entrance, Li Wei couldn't help but frown slightly.

The events of this morning still shocked him.

Although they were quite far apart, and the night vision goggles didn't provide a very clear view, he was still able to clearly confirm...

A strange creature killed one of the guards while he was still conscious.

The guard was killed in just a few minutes without any resistance or even a sound; moreover, he clearly saw the strange, inhuman creature pressed against the guard.

Then, through the night vision goggles, the shadow of the guard became fainter and fainter, but the shadow of the strange creature became clearer and clearer.

Finally, the shadow released the guard, even resting on the tree branch for a few minutes until it returned to its initial dim appearance. Then, ignoring the other guard twenty or thirty meters away, it drifted away again and disappeared.

Then, just before dawn, another guard woke up and discovered that his companion was lifeless. He then carried his companion's body and hurriedly left before the sky was fully light.

Li Wei wasn't sure what that shadowy figure that had silently killed a guard was, but he was certain it wasn't human...

At least, even though it was dark, a normal human being, with their eyesight, should have been able to see some traces of the other person as they left, provided they focused their attention.

But the truth is that, apart from a faint shadow that was far inferior to that of a normal person in the night vision goggles, the other party was not visible.

There is not a trace of it in normal vision.

At that moment, he suppressed the urge to pull out his powerful 3,000-lumen flashlight and shine it over...

He was merely an apprentice divine mage now, surrounded by powerful enemies, and he could no longer afford to provoke such a strange and terrifying being.

Moreover, the fact that a member of the guard who was monitoring them was killed silently might... also have an unspeakable deterrent effect on Fogg and the others.

Just as Li Wei had expected, the atmosphere in the town hall’s spacious and warm mayor’s office was extremely cold. No matter how the flames in the fireplace flickered, they could not add any more warmth to the office.

Sitting at his desk, Fogg stared at Barton across from him with a grave and gloomy expression: "Not a trace at all?"

"I sent people to check, but there were no traces at all, not even any obvious signs of fighting or struggle."

"Moreover, another night watchman, who was only twenty or thirty meters away, didn't hear a sound or react at all."

Barton frowned, looking at Fogg, and said, "I know my man very well. Even if he's asleep, if a fight breaks out, we can definitely detect it from less than thirty meters away."

Fogg's face grew increasingly grim.

"What kind of magic can suffocate a person without any ability to struggle, while they are still fully conscious?" Barton asked, staring at Fogg.

Fogg slowly shook his head: "I've never heard of such a spell..."

"Unless..." Fogg gritted his teeth, "unless some special potion was used, or rather, the fifth-order spell 'Immobilization Spell' plus... plus the seventh-order spell 'Vacuum Spell'."

"This...how is this possible? A seventh-order spell? Even if Hansen himself were to do it, it would be impossible. Only a high-level Grandmaster could use such a spell," Barton snorted.

Fogg said coldly, "So...it's possible that some special potion was added. After all...the alchemists of the Alchemy Court can always concoct some potions with strange and unusual effects."

Hearing Fogg's words, Barton's face grew even more grim. "You mean to say that Hansen really did it himself?"

"It's hard to say... It could be that Levi. If it were Hansen, he would probably have already come knocking on our door by now."

A hint of apprehension flashed in Fogg's small eyes: "That Li Wei is also quite strange, who knows... he might have some strange tricks up his sleeve."

"Li Wei..."

Barton was somewhat incredulous, but then he remembered that on Sunday, the other party had killed an evil spirit with a single word.

But Patton felt it wasn't entirely impossible.

As Fogg said, the people of the Alchemy Court always manage to come up with some strange and unusual things.

Thinking of this, Barton frowned and said, "Is there still no news from Lord Fox? If only he were here. With him, he would definitely be able to see some problems. And what kind of person is that Levi? Only mages like them can roughly figure it out."

"I've tried my best to follow up... but I haven't received a reply yet."

Fogg took a deep breath and said, "The situation isn't good right now. I'll send another message to urge them on. No matter what, we need Fox to come and oversee things as soon as possible. Otherwise, our plans might be in trouble."

"Hmm...we should urge them as soon as possible."

Barton nodded repeatedly. Hansen, that old bastard, was a genuine mid-level divine mage. Although his strength was almost halved once he left the church in Shadow Town, he was still not someone they could easily deal with.

That's enough for now. But then Barton suddenly remembered something else. "Oh right, what about... the church over there...?"

"Forget it... At first, we could say that we sent people to guard the church because Hansen was in seclusion. Now that it has been discovered, sending more people... would be tantamount to directly breaking off relations."

Fogg shook his head coldly. "Let's wait for Lord Fox to arrive before we discuss this further."