Wizard Earl

Having received the potion from Margaret, Elena, whose condition was not ideal, immediately began treating herself in the red brick house. Margaret, who was alone with her, showed no impatience. She found a clean spot in the red brick house, sat down, closed her eyes, and waited for Elena to recover.

Perhaps the potion Margaret brought was exceptionally effective, quickly bringing Elena's injuries under control. In any case, Elena didn't keep Margaret waiting long; Margaret had only rested for an hour when she discovered Elena had appeared beside her.

At this moment, apart from her pale face and a hint of weakness, Elena was not much different from usual.

Margaret and Elena exchanged a glance. Margaret could clearly sense how terrible Elena's physical condition was...

Under Margaret's gaze, Elena gave a wry smile, then said to Margaret with a hint of apology, "I'm sorry."

Although Elena didn't say why she was apologizing, there was no doubt that Margaret understood everything perfectly. She shook her head and whispered, "It's alright, it's normal!"

As a wizard, when she is seriously injured and extremely weak, she will undoubtedly become very sensitive and suspicious. Margaret has experienced this feeling many times in the past. However, at such times, she could still rely on Connor Ferguson, while Elena could only rely on herself now. Thinking of this, the resentment that had just risen in Margaret's heart towards Elena not only vanished, but she also felt a little more pity for her "sister".

Although neither explicitly stated it, this conversation dispelled the misunderstanding between Margaret and Elena. They began a new topic, and after a moment's hesitation, Margaret decided to ask Elena, "Jovich...did he really betray the Church?"

Since the incident, although Margaret, who escaped with her life, was with Connor, her mind was always on the Storm Church. She couldn't understand why Jovich, the Punisher who held a high position in the church, would betray the church he had served his whole life and willingly become a spy for the Secret Society to harm his colleagues in the Storm Church. And how was this related to Conte, the number three figure in the Secret Society who had been dead for more than ten years?

This question, which had been troubling Margaret for so long, made her uneasy. That's why, even though she knew it wasn't a question she should know, she still mustered the courage to ask Elena.

Upon hearing Margaret's question, a solemn expression appeared on Elena's pale face. She hesitated for a long time without uttering a word. Seeing this, Margaret felt a little regretful, but still tactfully continued, "I was being nosy. This matter concerns the Church's Divine Punisher; it's not something I should know."

"Sigh... Actually, it wouldn't hurt to tell Margaret. Anyway, it won't be long before everyone who needs to know will find out." After Margaret finished speaking, Elena sighed and said somewhat helplessly.

After speaking, Elena looked at Margaret and carefully chose her words, saying, "Jovic could be considered a mole within the Secret Society, but you could also say he isn't."

"What does this mean?"

After hearing Elena's words clearly, Margaret was taken aback. After thinking for a moment, she said with some confusion:

Faced with Margaret's questioning again, Elena finally stopped keeping her in suspense and calmly said, "The real Jovic is long dead. Now it's Conte, the third-in-command of the Secret Society, who has taken over Jovic's body and is impersonating him!"

Although she had anticipated that this would be incredibly unbelievable, Margaret was still utterly stunned when she heard the truth from Elena's mouth. It took her a long time to recover from the shock…

A full minute later, Margaret finally processed the news from her surprise, but she still seemed somewhat incredulous and cast another questioning glance at Elena, who was standing right next to her.

Elena wasn't surprised by Margaret's astonishment. When she discovered the truth, she was even more shocked than Margaret was now. However, meeting Margaret's gaze, a bitter smile reappeared on Elena's cold and beautiful face. She then nodded, indicating that Margaret was right. The current Church Punisher, Jovich, was actually Conte, the third-ranking figure in the Secret Society, in disguise!

Although Elena confirmed it again, Margaret still found it hard to believe that this was the truth. If someone else had said these words instead of her trusted sister Elena saying them to her face, Margaret would have thought they were joking...

Killing Jovic and impersonating him to become a second-level wizard of the Storm Church sounds easy, but in reality, it's incredibly difficult!

As the Punisher of the Storm Church, Jovic is stationed on the continent of Hoy, not at the church headquarters, St. Antis Church. However, because he is responsible for all matters related to the Storm Church's missionary work and expansion of power on the continent of Hoy, he is a typical "regional governor" of the Storm Church. He is like a local emperor on the continent of Hoy and has very close ties with the church headquarters.

So, even assuming we disregard how Conte managed to kill Jovic, a fellow level-two wizard, the mere fact that Conte could kill Jovic without the Storm Church noticing is practically impossible. Every official wizard in the Storm Church leaves a crystal ball connected to their soul within the Church of Saint Antis. Upon their death and the destruction of their soul, this crystal ball shatters. This has been the case without exception over the years…

Furthermore, the continent of Hoy is not as peaceful as the headquarters of the Church of Storms. It is a chaotic place with various forces intertwined. As the Punisher of God, Jovich often needs to deal with things, and sometimes he inevitably has to fight with others. So how can a dark wizard like Conte cast traditional ice magic of the Church of Storms without being noticed by others, just like Jovich?