It was a face without features, or rather, its features were completely veiled within the sanguine mist.

A spine-chilling sensation crawled up Luo Yan's heart.

Though he had not made eye contact with the Faceless Man, he could still feel the triumphant gaze hidden behind the mist, watching him.

Novel...

That was His name.

He heard the low whispers within the mist.

"You cannot escape..."

Escape?

"Which eye of yours saw me escaping!"

Luo Yan raised an eyebrow, responding rudely without hesitation.

"This is called a strategic retreat!"

The whispers in the void fell silent for a few seconds, then let out a soft laugh, uttering the words that made Luo Yan's skin crawl.

"I really wasn't wrong about you..."

"You are an interesting fellow."

"I will definitely have you."

...

The White Mist enveloping Mist Town was stained red by beams of crimson light.

Seeing the large nets that appeared out of nowhere on the streets, the members of the Trident Knights stationed at "Youlin Rest" all showed astonished expressions.

"What is this thing?!"

Looking up at the sky outside the window, Alex stared dumbfounded at the giant net covering the dome, mumbling to himself.

"Those are spirits of Chaos! Don't listen to that guy's mumbling!"

The armed Priest pulled out his warhammer, chanting a spell while shouting at the people around him, "Gather around me!"

As his words fell, a sacred light emerged from midair, enveloping the entire inn.

He was not the only one chanting; other Priests in the group were doing the same.

Bathed in the sacred light, Alex felt his groggy brain becoming much clearer, and the whispering voices around his ears swiftly vanished.

It seemed that the Chaotic spirits were not all-powerful after all; they were still of a kind that Holy Light could dispel.

Discovering this sanctuary protected by Holy Light, many people who had yet to be eroded by Chaotic Power ran in from the street.

Among them were adventurers, merchants, employees of the adventurer guild, and mercenary guards...

The inn's lobby, already crammed, became even more crowded, with people even standing on the old staircase.

The frightened people exchanged fearful glances, whispering anxiously among themselves.

"Saint Sis above..."

"The spirits of Chaos... how did they appear here?!"

"Could it be that Hell and Chaos have conspired together?"

"Such things have never happened before! Now I need you all to shut up and listen to me!"

Interrupting the murmured conversations, the deputy commander of the knights looked out at the increasingly ominous mist and spoke with a serious tone.

"The sacred Barrier won't hold for long, we have to leave here quickly!"

The armed Priest casting with his hammer turned his head to look at him.

"What about Knight Commander Mel?"

Glancing at the unsettled faces in the lobby, the deputy commander of the knights clenched his teeth and finally made a decision.

"I will take a few brothers to find him! The rest of you follow Charles, escort the adventurers and civilians to evacuate!"

The adventurers didn't actually need an escort, but there were many others here who were ordinary civilians.

Like the innkeeper, and the chefs, as well as the waitstaff, and so on...

The knights of the Trident Knights had a duty to protect the subjects of Duke Campbell and to guard the devotees of Saint Sis.

Even though this place was not Duke Campbell's territory, and its believers were not particularly devout.

The armed Priest named Charis nodded, patted the deputy commander's shoulder with a "take care," then turned to look sternly at the throng of inn guests and the merchants and adventurers who had run in for refuge.

"You have seen the situation here; it's not a place where we can continue to stay. We plan to evacuate from here before things get worse! At least leave the fourth layer of the labyrinth! I won't force all of you to follow us, and in fact, we can't guarantee everyone's safety, but if you are willing to trust us, then follow us!"

No one wanted to stay any longer.

Although the innkeeper was reluctant to leave his establishment, seeing that everyone was planning to depart, he also made the painful decision.

He hoped that once everything was over, his shop would still be there...

The group split up.

The deputy commander led ten knights to the center of the town, while the armed Priest Charis headed with the others towards the nearest city gate.

The gate guards had already fled, those who hadn't managed to escape were now wrapped up in crimson eggs.

This was simply a catastrophe...

Alex couldn't help thinking to himself.

As the group arrived at the gate of the town's wall, he suddenly saw a familiar figure standing at the gate.

"Luoluo?!"

That's not right—

That face was clearly the one from the wanted poster.

It wasn't just him who noticed; all the members of the knights, including Charis, instinctively laid hands on their weapons, staring down the man at the gate as if facing a formidable enemy.

"Are you Miranda?!" Charis was the first to break the silence, stepping forward with his warhammer, his eyes locked onto him.

"Miranda?"

Luo Yan couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"You still haven't realized you've been played?"

Charis kept a tight gaze on him.

"What do you mean..."

Luo Yan spoke with a calm expression.

"The charges on the wanted poster are all fake; that guy called Miranda is the original Madman, and your Knight Commander is the second one."

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