Chapter 46: The Radiant Great Array
Sivis was extremely nervous.
If the Holy See got even some partial clues about Werner's whereabouts, they would sooner or later find his territory. And since it involved the disappearance of a saintess, they would definitely report it to their superiors and file it.
Currently, it was just Vikalina, a Silver - rank, leading a group of Knight Order members who were close to Silver - rank in the search and rescue.
Searching like looking for a needle in a haystack, there was no need to send out powerful ones.
Once Werner's location was made clear, it was possible that even a Cardinal of the Diamond - rank would be mobilized!
Sivis's territory would shatter at the touch of such a powerful being!
Tick - tock~ Tick - tock~
Accompanied by the chimes of the wall - clock in the tavern.
A member of the Knight Order spoke up.
"No trace has been found yet, but Minnet City is the largest city in the vicinity. If the saintess was hijacked by bandits and reduced to a slave, she would most likely be brought here for sale."
"We have another task - to set up a formation."
"Set up a formation?" Sivis's pupils shrank slightly.
The Knight Order member gave a mysterious smile: "This formation spans multiple countries. It can suppress all evil and also protect the minds of the Holy See personnel. Once the formation is completed, it has the power to transform the world, but..."
"This formation is not yet completely perfected."
He said in a low - voice: "If it weren't for the sign of corruption showing in the saintess's soul lamp, this formation would not have been activated until a year or two later. Now it has to be advanced."
"With the suppression of the formation, it should be able to stabilize the saintess's mind."
"Hey! Hey! Hey!"
"I heard that Werner has an extremely beautiful figure."
"I wonder what she will look like when she corrupts?"
"Must be very alluring."
"Corruption?" Sivis was shocked in his heart, remembering that he had fed Werner a secret potion before leaving his territory.
Physiologically speaking, Werner has a plump and perfect figure, with a strong level of female hormones in her body. Although she restrains her desires in the identity of a saintess, she has accumulated a large amount of instinctive impulses.
Coupled with the stimulation of a large amount of potions...
Tsk - tsk - tsk.
Sivis was a bit afraid to think further.
It had been half a day since he arrived in Minnet City, rescued Reina, and followed the Knight Order to the hotel. What was Werner like at this moment...
The alluring posture of Werner when she left flashed through his mind: a flushed face, a struggling figure, a sweaty body, and blurred eyes...
She was extremely eager for the arrival of Sivis, the Demon Lord.
His Adam's apple couldn't help but roll, and he quickly raised his glass and gulped down the strong liquor.
This was not a fantasy!
It was the truth!
Werner had been certified by the Holy See personnel as being on the verge of corruption!
If it weren't for the need to deal with the Blood Plague on Reina first, Sivis would have been eager to return to his territory immediately...
The members of the Knight Order didn't notice his oddness and continued, "If the formation had been completed, the Blood Servant this time would probably have been suppressed and killed as soon as it appeared, and your family wouldn't have been affected by the disaster..."
As he talked and communicated, he didn't seem to be worried about the safety of the saintess.
Sivis knew -
The important members of the Holy See were all bound to soul lamps. This was a technology bestowed by the gods. For someone like the saintess Werner, the soul lamp could even sense whether her mind was corrupting.
And the lower - level soul lamps could also play the surrounding images for 5 seconds when the bound member died.
The saintess must be okay for now. Besides, these members of the Knight Order just wanted to muddle through their days in the first place, so naturally, they didn't care whether this search and rescue would be successful or not.
Sivis exchanged pleasantries with the other party for a long time. As soon as the members of the Knight Order left, the smile on his face disappeared instantly.
He sat at the wine table, sipping the wine in the cup, with thoughts surging in his mind.
The members of the Knight Order were very secretive about the so - called "setting up of the great formation" and didn't reveal any useful information.
But Sivis, as a time - traveler, knew it clearly.
Why were only a group of Silver Knights sent to set up such an important formation? Because this formation was a major move of the Holy See spanning multiple kingdoms, and Minnet City was just a corner of the great formation.
The Holy See wouldn't use powerful people to set up the formation but would mobilize the lower - level members stationed in various places to complete it.
The fact that the people setting up the formation were not powerful didn't mean that the formation was not powerful.
"This formation should be... the Radiant Great Array."
Sivis let out a sigh.
In the original work, a year after the outbreak of the Bloody Catastrophe, the Holy See completed the "Radiant Great Array", which could suppress all demons, purify the mind, eliminate negative emotions, and enhance the fighting will of the True God camp.
Once this formation was completed, the strength of all demons within the coverage area would be greatly weakened. Demons below the Silver - level would be so weak that they couldn't even defeat an adult man.
Once the formation was activated, Sivis's territory would be destroyed instantly - all of his subordinates were demons below the Silver - level. At that time, even ordinary villagers could flatten his territory!
Don't forget, the bounty on his territory was still posted in the Adventurer Association!
After the formation was completed, there would definitely be no shortage of some money - seeking adventurers coming to attack.
Thinking of this, even Sivis, who had an extremely strong psychological quality, broke out in cold sweat on his forehead.
He knew that this was the butterfly effect caused by his time - traveling. In the original work, the saintess Werner should have escaped and gone into seclusion after communicating with Vikalina. However, because she was trapped in his territory, she was "truly missing", which led to the Holy See taking drastic measures.
In addition, Sivis used special means to keep Werner, making this saintess on the verge of "corruption", which prompted the Holy See to set up a sub - formation of the Radiant Great Array in Minnet City in advance.
After all...
"In the original work, the Radiant Great Array should have started its experiment at the current time point."
"But it was set up in the Holy City of the Holy See."
"Now... it has come to our remote little place."
Sivis felt that the wine in the cup was a bit bitter.
"Is this the number - one force on the continent? I just wanted to take a small advantage and transform a guardian, but they actually want to destroy my territory?" His eyes were full of chagrin, but he had to force himself to calm down.
He opened the system panel and his eyes fell on the cooldown countdown of "Search for New Demons". A resolute look flashed in his eyes - there must be a Silver - level demon in the territory to hold the fort.
Even if the Goblin and Stone Demon had their potential enhanced, they were still far from enough.
The most straightforward way was to search for and incorporate Silver - rank demons through the system. However, he needed to break through to the Silver stage first before he could search for Silver - rank demons.
As extraordinary creatures, the number of Silver - rank demons in their clans was inherently scarce. That is to say, the number of demons that could be subdued by the system alone was probably not enough.
Sivis needed to find demons on his own.
"The formation arrangement will take at most a month. The time is too tight..." He gritted his teeth, and his fingertips turned white from the force.
Sivis estimated that, based on the cooldown time of the system's search function, he could subdue at most three to four rounds of demons.
"If I consider the issue of territory expansion, I still need to search for dozens of Silver - rank demons by myself."
It wasn't that he was still thinking about expansion in the face of such a crisis. The Blood Cataclysm had come early, and the Radiant Great Array had also come early. The whole world was on the verge of chaos.
The dependents left behind by other Evil Gods, the various ambitious people on the continent, and the expansion plans that the Holy See itself was about to launch...
If Sivis couldn't become stronger quickly, there was a high probability that one day he would die inexplicably along with his territory!
For now, at least he had a clear goal to worry about: resisting adventurers and the Holy See's investigations.
If his strength wasn't sufficient in a while, he would be in a precarious situation all the time.
Fortunately, Sivis wasn't desperate either.
"Compared to in the game, it seems that I've found a new way."
He noticed that the extraordinary evil power in his body was still growing. After careful thought...
Sivis guessed that this might stem from his "good deeds". He had promised his former employees to establish a territory and hire them as his subjects. Relying on his past reputation, he had attracted many people to sincerely join him.
"Maybe I should make some more arrangements in the city, gain the recognition of as many people as possible, recruit commoners and transform them into my subjects. After all, I'm still the last member of the Daister family, and I can act under this name..." He murmured to himself, gradually sorting out his thoughts.
As Sivis thought, he got up and walked towards Reina's room upstairs.
As he passed the hotel lobby, he caught a glimpse of the children who had been foraging earlier running into the members of the Knight Order he had conversed with before.
The children stepped back in fear, but the young knight wore a scowl on his face. "What do you mean? You come to beg at the church gate, implying that you still can't make it under the blessing of the gods? How dare you!" He angrily grasped the hilt of the sword at his waist.
The great True God is extremely merciful. How could one see people in such hardship near his church? You should die far away.
This is my dereliction of duty!
Seeing that the knight was about to draw his sword, Sivis's pupils suddenly shrank. Seriously? The people of this Holy See are a bit too inhumane, right??
Just as he was about to intervene, he saw Vikalina suddenly rush forward quickly and stand in front of the children.
The knight was taken aback for a moment, sneered, released his hand, and left with a flick of his sleeve.
Vikalina turned around and squatted down, softly soothing the frightened children. The female knight didn't know what she was saying at the moment. She didn't seem to care at all as she took the somewhat dirty little hands of these children and walked towards the hotel.
Sivis didn't stop his steps and had already walked into the room.
He trusted Vikalina very much and was sure that she could handle these children properly.
However...
Sivis didn't see that Vikalina had also spotted his figure.
"Sivis·Daister..."
The female knight's expression was cold, and the disappointment in her heart deepened.
She was certain that when Sivis was in the hotel lobby just now, he must have also noticed those hungry children but remained indifferent all the time. If the other party were just an ordinary passer - by, that would be fine, but he happened to possess pure the power of holy light ——
Vikalina only felt that her expectations had been dashed again, and she was disheartened.
After settling the children, she walked out of the hotel and headed in the direction of the former site of the Daister family.
Even though she determined that Sivis・Daister was not someone with the same ideals, the fact that he possessed pure holy light was undeniable.
She had to understand Sivis's personality and way of dealing with things in order to consider whether to recommend him to the Holy See.
"What if he is really that kind of extremely vicious noble?" Vikalina frowned and murmured.
The purer the holy light one possesses, the higher one can rise in the Holy See. If Sivis is more sinister and vicious than those utilitarian members of the Knight Order around her...
She didn't dare to think deeply and unconsciously clenched the hilt of her sword.
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