This time, I won't be the devil.

After all, even loyal humans know that they have to hide their edge and strength from the rulers, let alone the demons who have their own ulterior motives. They naturally would not honestly record their cards in the documents or reveal them to Frey, the temporary demon king.

If you think about it carefully, those guys in the Demon King Cult who regard the Demon King as the savior of mankind can be said to be very much in line with the interests of the God of Joy. If the masked clowns knew about this, they would probably be happy to contact them.

In addition, humans do not understand the Three Pillars of Deity and the Demon King, so they can just make up a lie like holding a ceremony to resurrect the Demon King to fool these cultists.

But since the end of the Final War, the demons who signed the surrender treaty have been strictly restricted in their activities. This group of emerging demon king followers should not have the opportunity to come into contact with the demons.

And even if the guys from the Demon King Cult really got the guidance of the Masked Clown, with their weak strength, they would not be able to hold a large-scale demon ceremony in the territory of the Seven Gods, let alone destroy the Wall of the Wind God.

After all, the existence of the clown is currently just the delirium uttered by the old man Santiago in a state of mental disorder, and its credibility is still questionable.

But as cautious as Frey was, he decided to take action on the premise that the Wall of Wind God could be destroyed.

The next morning, Frey went to the city department responsible for monitoring the weather.

Because the Terra Federation had suffered from a sea-crossing attack by the demons, they invented an early warning detector that could operate in the ocean. The detector could sense the flow of magic power in space.

After peace, this detector was converted into a weather monitoring device to prevent extreme weather from causing damage to coastal areas.

As a federally built city, Bondolm also installed this monitoring system.

Since the holy war had not yet ended when the island was built, the Federation also placed monitors around the thunderstorm zone, the maritime boundary between humans and demons.

But it was already working hours, but when Frey arrived here, there was no one inside.

After dialing the staff's magic communicator, a voice like someone who had just woken up came from the other end.

After asking, Frey learned that since Bondolium was protected by the Wall of the Wind God, climate monitoring was completely unnecessary and it had become normal for monitors to slack off.

After being called by Frey with the authority to investigate the case, the monitor with employee number 1379 casually opened the data display.

"Everything is normal within 100 nautical miles around the city."

"What about the thunderstorm area?"

After switching the display to the detector in the thunderstorm area, various data began to fluctuate violently.

After watching for a while, the monitor replied:

"The thunderstorm area has now formed a Category 15 typhoon, which is not uncommon in that area."

“Is there a possibility that the typhoon will hit the city?”

"Almost nothing. The typhoon is currently moving towards the Demon Territory."

"So if the typhoon changes direction and heads towards Bondolim, when will it land?"

"Why are you asking that? Not to mention how unlikely the typhoon is to change direction, even if it did, with the protection of the Wind God, the typhoon wouldn't hit this island at all."

"You're not good at studying, so you can't calculate it, right?"

Facing Frey's ridicule, the monitor immediately retorted:

"Although I did slack off at work, I'm still a graduate of the Meteorology Department of the Federal National University, and my grades were among the best. If I didn't have a poor family background, I wouldn't have been assigned to such a hopeless position..."

After that, in order to show his strength, the monitor picked up the calculator and started calculating quickly.

Frey had already asked the mayor about the monitor's background in advance, and said this to stimulate him so that he would show his real ability in the work.

After the calculation was completed, the monitor said:

"Today is the 17th. If the typhoon changes direction immediately and moves in a straight line, it will not approach the sea near the island until the early morning of the 21st."

"Please keep a close eye on any typhoons that may hit the island in the next few days. If you find anything unusual, report it to me immediately."

The monitor was naturally unwilling to work overtime this unexpectedly. In order to make him willingly serve, Frey offered him some benefits:

"I'll ask the mayor to give you 10 times the overtime pay."

"And if you can handle this matter successfully, then you will be considered to have made a contribution to the investigation, and you might even be able to be transferred back to the Federation."

Under the other party's grateful gaze, Frey left the monitoring station.

The earliest time for the typhoon to make landfall is the early morning of the 21st, which is after the Fengling Festival ends.

Combining all the currently known information and assuming the most serious scenario, Frey came to the following conclusions:

After coming into contact with the Masked Clown, this group of cultists mastered some means that could disrupt the festival and even render the Wind God's Wall ineffective.

If a storm happens to hit the island when it loses the protection of the Wall of Wind, it will inevitably cause huge chaos and casualties.

It seems that this incident is much more serious than Frey expected.

Frey had to admit that he had underestimated this group of cultists.

When he first heard the teachings of the Demon King Cult, he thought it was ridiculous.

In his opinion, it was foolish enough to pin the hope of saving mankind on the Demon King, not to mention that Hakimi was a "fake" created by him and did not exist.

This matter is as abstract as a group of people taking your joke seriously and worshipping it as if it were a golden saying.

But if you really put yourself in the shoes of these cultists, their thoughts are not difficult to understand.

According to the files obtained from Reynard, most of the captives rescued from the Demon King's Castle had a very difficult life afterwards.

Although they received ideological education from the Vatican, no matter how good the ideas are, they must be supported by material things.

When people are starving under the rule of the Holy See, their faith in the Holy See will naturally collapse when they recall the demon king who once showed kindness to them.

Based on their disappointment with the human camp and the principle of converts' fanaticism, it is not surprising that they turned into loyal believers of the Demon King.

If such a group of people were really used by the Masked Clown, it would inevitably cause huge destructive power.

Frey had originally planned to wait until the investigation had made some progress before considering whether to negotiate with the city government, but thanks to Stella's disappearance, he can now directly use the government's authority.

The safest approach at the moment is to wipe out all the cultists before the Fengling Festival on the 20th and not give them the opportunity to cause trouble.

But before that, Frey had one more thing to confirm.

On the afternoon of the 17th, after making preparations, he brought Didoris to the red-light district.

Looking at Frey, who was leading the way, Didoris asked:

"Why are you so skilled? It's like you've been here before."

"Don't underestimate the power of an intelligence expert."

In the [No Information Center] deep in the block, the gang boss was already waiting for them.

"Didn't I already say that the idol's disappearance has nothing to do with us?" The gangster boss with a mustache and a pipe in his mouth said impatiently.

In Bondolim, the scale of the underworld is not large. In order to survive, they have a certain degree of cooperation with the government and will not easily touch the government's bottom line.

Yesterday, Frey and the city government's investigation team conducted a simple investigation of the shops run by the underworld, but found no trace of Stella.

"According to our investigation, a group of cultists have infiltrated the city. They are very likely the murderers who kidnapped Stella. Are you aware of the existence of these cultists?"

"I don't know, I haven't heard of it."

Frey glanced at Didoris and confirmed that the words were true.

In other words, although he made a deal with Sherlock, he didn't know anything about the cultists.

This was also within Frey's expectations. Since Sherlock could become the head of the market development department, with his level of ability, even if he really colluded with the cultists, he would not easily reveal his tracks.

"Then, could you please explain the details of the transaction with Director Sherlock of the Hayek Consortium?"

"I don't recall ever having a transaction with such a person."

In response to this answer, Didoris signaled with her eyes:

"This is a lie."

"According to our investigation, at 2: a.m. yesterday morning, you were supposed to have received a briefcase from a man wearing a black coat and a bowler hat."

Seeing that Frey knew even such details, the gang leader realized that the matter had been exposed.

"That's true, but it's our gang's rule not to reveal our customers' information."

Seeing that the other party was still resisting, Frey continued:

"But using aphrodisiacs privately is against the city government's rules."

"If you still won't tell us, we'll conduct a full search..."

After some more negotiations, the gang boss finally confessed the content of the deal.

It wasn't that he was really afraid of Frey's threat, but because the content of the transaction did not contain any information that was unfavorable to him. He did not admit it just because he did not want to offend Sherlock.

But he would not completely fall out with the city government just to help Sherlock keep the secret. After weighing the pros and cons, he chose to confess.

"The commission I received was to deliver a batch of portable food to the garbage recycling alley, that's all."

Although he knew that these supplies were definitely not used for legitimate purposes, he did not directly obtain any information related to the cultists.

"Didn't he explain anything to you?"

"No, we gangsters do things as long as the money is enough. We won't ask about unnecessary matters."

After confirming with Tidoris that this was not a lie, Frey obtained the cargo list from the gang boss.

When we arrived at the garbage recycling alley, the food had already been taken away, and next to the garbage pile was a sewer manhole cover.

At this point, Frey was completely convinced that the cultists were hiding in the sewers, and judging from the amount of food, there were about 100 of them.

Chapter 58: Let go of the need to help others and respect the fate of others

According to the confession of the gang leader, because the amount of food distributed previously was insufficient, they had originally planned to distribute it again early this morning.

Now Frey understood the location of the cultists. Since the enemy was in the open and I was in the dark, it would not be difficult to kill them.

The first thing that comes to mind is to poison the food, but this cannot guarantee that all cultists will die from the poison at the same time.

If some of them die first, the remaining cultists may give up and hold the ceremony early.

Similarly, because the area of ​​the sewer is so large, even if poison or poison gas is used, it is impossible to eliminate it all at once.

In addition, these are a group of ruthless people who can set themselves on fire at any time. Even if they guard the drop point and catch the guys who come up to get supplies and interrogate them, they may not confess.

The biggest problem at the moment is that the process of the ceremony is still unclear, and it is impossible to determine the number of people and time required to launch the ceremony.

Worst case scenario, the ritual might already be prepared and only require a button or something to trigger it.

After much thought, Frey still couldn't find a way to completely eliminate all the cultists at once. He didn't think the cult leader would be stupid enough to gather all the members together.

Frey never bases the success of his plan on the enemy's mistakes and stupidity. Before taking action, he must find a contingency plan to deal with the worst case scenario.