Lis fell into silence for a moment, contemplating the utterly ash-covered remains of Count Pitry with a sigh.
He retracted the breath he held in his hand, and although Lis felt a tinge of regret, he had anticipated this before arriving.
The situation of Count Pitry had already led Lis to a number of deductions.
First and foremost, there was no doubt that Count Pitry was a member of the All Beast Church.
The wretched state in which he met his end was reminiscent of the kind of restrictions the Evil God Church would place on important subordinates, which caused them to self-destruct at the slightest risk of leaking secrets.
A slightly more sane extraordinary force wouldn't choose this method—just the secret-keeping restrictions that prevent any leaks at most.
Next, aside from Count Pitry, it was apparent that the All Beast Church had even higher-status individuals in Bright City, otherwise the demise of Count Pitry would have directly caused the collapse of the entire All Beast Church's arrangements in Bright City.
Count Pitry certainly had higher-ups, and it was very possible that one of them was a Kingdom Noble.
Even this Blood Sacrifice Chaos might have been orchestrated by this individual, who just didn't appear in the final battle and thus didn't expose their identity.
Lis recalled that after the Blood Sacrifice Chaos in Bright City in his previous life, the All Beast Church ceased causing trouble there.
Thus, Lis was unsure who this hidden mastermind was.
The prophetic insights gained from his rebirth weren't infallible; there were still many secrets unknown to Lis.
Considering this, Lis felt a headache coming on.
He had acquired a trace of the hidden mastermind's aura, but leveraging it to pinpoint their identity was a considerable task.
What's more, with Count Pitry's death, the hidden mastermind must have sensed it and would surely act.
Maybe they would bury themselves even deeper.
Lis conducted a thorough search of the Count Pitry Mansion from top to bottom but found no useful clues, so he had no choice but to give up and teleport away from the mansion.
Next, he would have Mora gather some intelligence about Pitry.
However, Lis's expectations were not high. After all, anyone cruel enough to place such a vicious restriction on their subordinates would likely be extremely careful in communicating, leaving no useful information behind.
After Lis's departure, the mansion returned to its usual state of calm, and nobody knew that its master had turned into a pile of ashes.
The servants in the mansion remained oblivious, thinking that their noble master had merely gone out for a bit, without arousing any suspicion.
Feis Street, in a hidden place,
The Divine Envoy could not contain the rage in his heart and slammed his hand hard on the table.
"...What happened now?"
Messiah, initially wanting to mock the Divine Envoy's temper, swallowed his words when he noticed the grim expression on his face, and spoke with a grave tone.
"One of my subordinates has just triggered the Blood Fire Restriction and has gone to serve My Lord."
The Divine Envoy's face darkened as if about to drip with water.
Count Pitry was one of his highest-ranking and most important pawns.
The fact that he triggered the Blood Fire Restriction indicated his true identity had been exposed.
The Divine Envoy had a lot of confidence in his subordinates; even without utmost loyalty, the Blood Fire Restriction would ensure their silence about the All Beast Church's affairs.
This meant the enemies had confirmed Count Pitry's identity and resorted to forceful measures, triggering the Blood Fire Restriction.
The Divine Envoy felt some relief—without the Blood Fire Restriction, he might have been exposed as well.
Although the tasks he had assigned to Count Pitry were complete, and his death would not impact subsequent plans.
But this incident undoubtedly cast a shadow in the Divine Envoy's heart.
Messiah resisted cursing.
He even felt the Divine Envoy was toxic; why did his plans always have such flaws?
Once could be an accident; twice must be his fault, right?
Could there really be someone so lucky, always targeting him in the shadows?
Thank God for Blood Fire Restriction, or else I would be leaving Bright City without looking back right now.
As he thought this, Messiah didn't believe in the notion that someone who triggered the Blood Fire Restriction would serve the Master of Ten Thousand Beasts. It was just a tale to fool those utterly foolish, as he didn't trust it at all.
He had witnessed firsthand the fate of those who triggered the Blood Fire Restriction, their bodies and souls consumed by malicious blood flames, leaving no chance of entering the Divine Country of the Master of Ten Thousand Beasts.
Only high-ranking members of the All Beast Church could use restrictions of such caliber, not just anyone.
At the very least, Messiah did not possess such power, but as a favored one of the Master of Ten Thousand Beasts, the Divine Envoy always had power bestowed by the Master of Ten Thousand Beasts.
"It's not a major issue; our preparations are almost complete, just waiting for Elvin and others to arrive in Bright City."
The Divine Envoy forced the words out, unsure if he was comforting Messiah or himself.
However, Messiah didn't want to sit idly by and said with a firm tone,
"I will report this matter to Elvin, asking him to hasten to Bright City."
"We must act quickly, ensuring the plan hasn't been discovered by the Judgement Flame."
The Divine Envoy initially wanted to reject Messiah's suggestion. After all, his standing in the All Beast Church was already precarious due to the failure of the Blood Sacrifice Chaos. Now with this new slip-up, one could imagine Elvin's opinion of him deteriorating further.