Witch, Fireball and the Evil God of Steam-Chapter 930 - 197: The Church Garden Murder Case

The murder of the leader of the Word of God Sect plummeted the already tense atmosphere in the church to a freezing point. By dusk, all sect leaders, including Pope Carlo, had gathered, each with a grave expression.

"The cause of death has been investigated; the fatal injury is a cutting wound located on the chest."

The report from the high-tier priest struck a heavy blow to everyone's heart, and combined with the circumstances they gathered from the scene, the terrifying atmosphere instantly spread among the crowd.

According to the binders from the Word of God Sect downstairs, no sounds resembling battle emanated from the room. When they sensed something amiss and went to check the attic, Darrant was already murdered. He sat at the table, his expression could only be described as horrifying. When the binder attempted to move Darrant to investigate further, the sight of the severed section terrified him.

"It's an assassin sent by the Empire…"

Someone among the sect leaders murmured, "This is the second one."

"It's the choir…this is their method!"

"I always said nosebleeds were a bad omen!"

The whispers among the crowd left Carlo unable to speak; these people did not know about Solaris's murder at the border or that the choir embedded around him were tactics he deployed to incite war. Yet, unexpectedly, after Darrant's murder, the incident turned against him.

Now, these sect leaders in fear were nothing but a disorderly mob. If war broke out, they would be of no use whatsoever.

Furthermore, with Darrant's death, the trump card Julius had placed on Ave-Margaret was effectively nullified.

Throughout the afternoon, bad news came one after another.

Many clergy members within the church witnessed the frivolous bishop mentioned by the binders. One crucial clue drew Carlo's attention.

Though the nun held by the bishop was veiled and hooded to hide her face, they noticed she had unusually white hair. Additionally, following the bishop was a young girl with dual-colored eyes and pigtails, rare traits in the Far West.

White hair and red eyes matched a group in the Empire known as the "Northern Clan," and a few years ago, the notorious Lindong Witch was the descendant of the Northern Clan. Carlo thought instantly of how she had been hunting Empire officials since leaving the Empire and joining Eclipse.

That was an opponent beyond Julius's control.

Darrant's murder…reeked of Eclipse's style.

Infiltrating the victim's residence and killing the deceased without any surrounding awareness, the crime scenes were always highly "creative." This reminded Carlo of Julius's past angry rant about the Lindong Witch, where he mentioned the witch's partner—Rowena, adept in cutting magic and a notorious fugitive of the Empire and the Astrologer's Guild.

Considering Darrant's death due to a cutting wound, Carlo could almost confirm the heterochromatic-eyed, twintail girl mentioned by the binders was indeed Rowena, the true murderer behind Darrant's death!

While other sect leaders debated, Carlo was undergoing a mental storm.

Yet, he couldn't share his deductions with the fearful sect leaders.

Because whether Lindong or Rowena, they were genuine followers of the Evil God, and Eclipse was a terrifying organization the Empire couldn't handle even at its peak.

This fundamentally differed from the civilians labeled as Evil God's Followers simply for resisting the Church Court.

If anyone met an organizational member like Darrant alone, their fate was to be brutally murdered.

Carlo looked at the gradually darkening sky outside the cathedral, sensing that this was destined to be a terrifying night where any of them could encounter the two murderers lurking in the Crown of Dawn Cathedral at any time and place. Perhaps the next crime scene would be even more chilling than Darrant's.

"This place is not suitable for long stays!"

The sect leaders concluded amid their discussions, some stood up to leave. The specific identity of the murderer was no longer important to them. What truly mattered was distancing themselves from this troublesome place before the next murder occurred.

"If you leave just like this, you'll be falling right into the assassins' scheme!"

Carlo quickly said.

He couldn't possibly allow these people to leave because he knew their attitude towards participation had always been ambivalent. If they left, they might publicly announce their sect's refusal to join the warfare to avoid following in Darrant's footsteps.

Such an action would shatter the coalition he painstakingly assembled.

"Even Darrant was murdered, what else do you want to say now?"

The person stopped by Carlo raised his voice, opposing him, and the elder glared around suspiciously, "He mentioned Ave-Margaret in the meeting, and the next day, he was murdered. How can this be a mere coincidence? I now suspect the murderer of Darrant is hiding among this crowd!"

Upon hearing this, the other sect leaders' faces changed.

The thought made them terrified as they recalled Darrant's nosebleed incident during the meeting, which now seemed almost like a harbinger of death!