Mark watched Sino and Christina leave, not understanding why they would entrust such important information to him.
"No wonder the atmosphere in the Crimson Knight Order has felt strange lately; it turns out there's a traitor within the Crimson Knight Order."
Mark immediately took this information to the Red-haired middle-aged uncle.
"Mark, why are you here?"
"I have some very important information that I received from Christina."
"Information from Christina?"
Mark recounted the entire incident to the Red-haired middle-aged uncle.
"We can't determine the veracity of this information yet; we need to investigate it thoroughly. It's possible this information was deliberately given to us to sow discord within our ranks."
"You're right, I didn't consider it carefully enough!"
The next night, the two followed a member of The Order.
The member of The Order also noticed them but didn't make a fuss, leading them to a secret base of The Order.
"Master, I feel like something is wrong. Continuing to follow might be dangerous."
"The truth is right before us. Are you planning to give up now?" the Red-haired middle-aged uncle Shishiko Kouren said.
Mark hesitated, unsure whether to continue. The person had entered an underground chamber hidden in the shadows.
"Mark, if you're scared, leave first! I'll go in alone!" Shishiko Kouren said.
"Master… I'm not scared! I'll go too!"
The two entered the underground passage that the person had just entered.
The passage was pitch black.
As they walked, it suddenly opened up.
There was a large underground chamber here.
The moment they entered the room, a stone door suddenly appeared on the path they came from, blocking their retreat.
The several doors ahead also all closed.
Red smoke began to fill the entire underground chamber.
"Mark, you were right!" Shishiko Kouren felt a little regretful.
The red mist was undoubtedly poisonous gas.
Mark turned to look at the stone door and noticed a part of the wall that was a bit unusual.
His intuition told him there was definitely a problem there.
He rushed over without hesitation and punched the wall.
The wall collapsed directly, revealing a secret passage inside.
This was a hidden exit.
Mark and Shishiko Kouren immediately ran towards the passage.
Before long, the two returned to the surface.
Over a dozen Magic Swordsmen had already appeared here.
Three of them were First-Rank Children of Diabolos.
The others were Children of Diabolos.
Shishiko Kouren could call out each of their names; everyone on the list Mark had shown him was present.
"While I don't know how you found this place, some secrets, once known, can only lead to death," the First-Class Children of Diabolos, Hacksaw, said.
His name was Hacksaw, a very clever fellow and a member of the Loki faction of the Diabolos Cult.
Loki disliked Olba himself and ordered him to enter the Midgar Kingdom, make contact with Princess Alice, and if he did well, he would be made a Knight of the Round Table.
Because of the situation in the Oriana Kingdom, The Order planned to go into hiding.
They began to act discreetly, not daring to be too high-profile in their actions.
But facing these two who had found their base, they certainly couldn't be allowed to leave.
Shishiko Kouren took the initiative, swinging his magic sword towards Hacksaw.
Hacksaw also parried with his sword; the two were evenly matched, neither gaining an advantage.
The other two First-Rank Children of Diabolos, codenamed Bat and Nightingale, simultaneously attacked Mark.
Facing the attacks of the two First-Rank Children of Diabolos, Mark seemed to be struggling.
On a tree not far away, Nu watched the battle from her perch.
Originally, the task of observing The Order's movements was for ordinary members of Shadow Garden, but she suddenly wanted to come and see what was happening herself.
Mark was once her fiancé.
Originally, after graduating from the Midgar Magic Swordsman Academy, she was supposed to marry Mark.
But the appearance of Demon Possession ruined her life.
She was sent by her family to the Holy Church, and Mark knew about it but remained indifferent.
She held no grudge against Mark, but she also didn't feel any particular affection for him.
After all, it was Shadow Garden that saved her in her most desperate time.
That man had no relation to her.
Now she knew the whole truth and had become a being of great power, while this man still knew nothing, still striving to understand the truth of the world.
She was merely curious to watch, and would only watch, doing nothing extra.
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