This time, I won't be the devil.

Although Ivan didn't understand the principle behind it, he didn't doubt the masked demon's words at all.

After all, the Demon King is such a great existence that even a human like him is fascinated by him. So there must be countless people within the demon clan who want to resurrect the Demon King.

All of this is due to the foolish hero who was deceived by the ruler and destroyed the Demon King.

So Ivan decided that he would complete the ritual and use the hero's ex-lover as a sacrifice.

After making up his mind, Ivan quickly reached a cooperation with the Return Sect, and found several captives from the Demon King City who were as desperate about the human world as he was, and together they founded the Demon King Sect.

Unlike the Return Sect, which anyone can join, members of the Demon King Sect must undergo strict ideological examinations, and Ivan has only accepted 100 members so far.

The next thing to be solved is how to sneak into Bondolim.

Ivan quickly found a trading partner. His family was a big businessman in the Free City and had an in-depth understanding of the Hayek Consortium.

After some investigation, he came to the consortium office responsible for business in the labyrinth city and the surrounding areas of Bondolim.

"Long time no see, Ivan."

"I've kept the gold coin you gave me all that year. It was my original bargaining chip, and luckily, I haven't lost it yet."

Sherlock, the head of the market development department, is the blond boy whose mother was sold into a brothel whom he met on the cruise ship.

Ivan explained his plan to Sherlock, and in order to gain the other party's trust, he was willing to burn his life again to demonstrate his strength.

"This time, I'll be your bargaining chip..."

With Sherlock's assistance, Ivan and the cultists successfully sneaked into Bondolm's sewers.

Everything was going well until the idol suddenly disappeared.

And now, Ivan had to meet an acquaintance of his again.

"Long time no see, Ivan." Frey said.

Chapter 61: The Law of Silence (5K)

"It's only been less than four months, not that long," Ivan said.

"It seems you still remember me."

During the time in the courtroom, in order to prevent the prisoners from colluding privately, they were imprisoned separately and their words and actions were monitored. They only gathered together for classes and when the Demon King was criticized. They just got to know each other and did not communicate much.

"You actually have such strength, you are really hiding your true strength."

"Same here. I didn't expect you to be able to build an organization like the Demon King Cult in such a short time."

"Let me make it clear first, even if I die here, the ceremony can still be held as usual." Ivan explained the reason why he dared to go to the meeting alone.

This was to threaten Frey so that he wouldn't act rashly.

"Although it is a bit sad to not be trusted, your caution is a good thing for the long-term development of our Demon King Cult."

At this time, Frey had confirmed through shadow perception that there were no other cultists within a five-kilometer radius.

【Name: Evan Michael】

[Race: Human]

【Level: 15】

[Soul Strength: 2.2]

[Occupation: Cult Leader]

[Attribute panel: Strength 9.4, Endurance 20.5, Agility 11.2, Magic 3.4]

Compared to when they parted, Ivan's level increased by 5, and his soul strength increased by 1.1. As an ordinary person, he was able to make such great progress, which was obviously helped by the gods.

But because his level had not reached level 30, Frey had no way of judging by his special job which evil god had blessed him.

According to the known information, he should be the God of Joy, but considering that he looks frail but has unusually high endurance, it seems that he is influenced by the Mother Goddess of Fertility.

What is certain at the moment is that Ivan’s own combat power is not that strong, at least he cannot pose any threat to Frey.

What we need to be wary of are the special abilities and props he may possess. For now, it is better to gain his trust and continue to gather intelligence.

"How did you find Sherlock and get our location from him?" Ivan asked.

"While handling a special commission, I met Director Sherlock. You should have heard about this matter."

After establishing the Demon King Cult, Ivan began to pay attention to the current situation of the captives.

Their activities were originally concentrated near the border, mainly around the labyrinth city, so they had naturally heard rumors about Frey.

"With your ability, you can live a wealthy life. Why do you want to join us?" Ivan asked tentatively.

"Didn't I make it very clear in my letter?"

"I want you to say it yourself."

Frey raised his voice and said as if taking an oath:

"Because I have witnessed the greatness of the Demon King and wholeheartedly approve of his thoughts and actions. The Demon King's ideals are my ideals!"

In Ivan's opinion, there was not a trace of falsehood in Frey's words.

He knew the Demon King's actions and words by heart exactly, and his understanding of the Demon King was second only to Ivan.

Although this man's understanding of the Demon King's thoughts is still superficial and far from Ivan's level, his enthusiasm is still worthy of recognition.

If he really came to surrender, Ivan could make him the second-in-command of the Demon King Cult.

Of course, Ivan would not trust Frey so easily. Before accepting him into the church, he would conduct sufficient tests.

After greeting each other, Frey and Ivan raised their hands at the same time to prove to each other that they had no weapons in their hands, and then they slightly shortened the distance between each other.

Frey opened the sack and pulled out the tied-up Stella.

Because his strength far exceeds that of a normal human, he can now even lift a girl as easily as picking up a kitten.

"Hmm... Hmm... Hmm!" Stella, with her mouth blocked, made the same sound as a Roman emperor.

"You've caused us a lot of trouble by doing this at this critical juncture." Ivan said somewhat dissatisfiedly.

"If I don't do this, how can I prove my awareness? Besides, everyone's attention is on her now, which is actually beneficial to our actions."

After listening to Frey's explanation, Ivan also took out a pair of handcuffs and leg cuffs from his sack and threw them to Frey.

"I can't trust you completely yet. These were originally used to restrain the sacrifice. Wear them before going to the base."

The shackles were made of enchanted mithril and were extremely strong. Even if Frey could force them open with his strength, his muscles would be severely damaged and he would temporarily lose the ability to move.

Doing so did indeed block Frey's ability to launch a sneak attack using physical means, but that was all.

While being shackled, Frey calmly gestured to Stella.

After putting on heavy shackles, Frey dragged Stella and paced behind Ivan.

Along the way, the damp and foul smell kept penetrating into my nose, and bursts of water sounds came from the crisscrossing sewage pipes above my head.

After walking for more than ten minutes and reaching the place where the pipes intersected, Ivan knocked on the wall regularly, and the sound echoed in the sewer.

After a while, the stone bricks on the ground were lifted up, and a secret passage appeared. At the end of the secret passage was a huge underground cave, and the top of the rock wall was covered with stalactites.

“There’s actually a place like this in the sewer.”

"When the artificial island was first built, with the influx of a large number of immigrants, the order on the island was very chaotic. At that time, a group of people dug this hole under the sewer to use it as a hiding place for contraband goods. My father used to do business with them."

Walking into the underground cave, I saw twenty men in black robes kneeling on the edge of a huge circular altar.

The altar was engraved with rust-colored inscriptions, and in the center of the altar, Midori, the sacrifice, was kneeling there.

She has flaxen hair and fairly regular facial features, but they are not stunning, just a village beauty.

This kind of girl would look very pretty if she smiled, but at this moment, Midori looked like her personality had been drained out of her. Her face was lifeless and she just stared blankly into the void. In addition, she was covered in dirt, which made her look very embarrassed.

Seeing Ivan return, the cultists stood up and saluted.

"Now, can you please explain this ceremony to me? I need to be sure that you are truly capable of resurrecting the Demon King before I officially join the sect."

"Okay, but to ensure you don't disrupt the ceremony after you find out, I'll have to put you through this for the next two days."

Ivan pointed to a pile of chains in the corner of the room. It seemed that shackles alone were not enough. They had to completely restrict Frey's movements before the ceremony was completed.

Considering that the levels of these cultists are all below level 10, it is understandable that they are so afraid of Frey, a dangerous person.

The cultists searched Frey and took his luggage and weapons.

After tying Frey to the wall with chains, Ivan began to tell him in detail about his experiences and the ideas of the Demon King Cult.

"So, what skills did you acquire, and how do they relate to this ceremony?" Frey asked after hearing the story.

"Since you want to know so much, I'll let you experience it yourself."

Ivan stretched out his hand, a painful expression on his face, and his throat began to move.

This skill was obviously of the spiritual type, but Frey was not worried. He had already prepared a small mechanism that could allow him to consume the bottle of [Blessing of the Saint] at any time.

Stella looked at Frey, who signaled her not to take action.

He had roughly guessed what this skill was.

At the same time, Ivan opened his mouth and emitted a sound wave that was unrecognizable to human ears towards Frey.

Although he could not hear any sound, Frey felt a silent roar in his mind. The huge noise interfered with his nerves and deprived him of the ability to organize language.

"The Law of Silence."

After the skill was activated, Frey tried to open his mouth, but no sound came out.

"I heard you're a magician, so I did this just in case."

After depriving Frey of his ability to chant magic, Ivan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking he was safe.

Frey also breathed a sigh of relief, and he sighed silently in his heart:

Isn't this the silencing technique?

Unlike the unrecorded special skill [Return], Frey was no stranger to [Law of Silence].

He had tried to use this skill when he fought against the hero.

[Law of Silence]: Level A

Skill Effect: Releases a mental attack, depriving the target unit of the ability to organize language.