"Although this isn't the question I wanted to ask." Ash squatted down and asked curiously, "But why is my nickname the Undying Gospel?"

"Because you escaped from Dead City," Diluge replied. "The Honorable Seat ordered that if we encounter the Undead Ash, we can immediately abandon the task and flee."

"But I wasn't the only one who escaped."

"I'm not really sure, but everyone seems to think that you brought the others out of Dead City, and we haven't been able to catch you, plus you were once considered the First Gospel, so they now call you the Undying Gospel."

Igula said, "Alright, let's get to the main topic—"

"So what are their nicknames?" Ash asked.

Diluge thought for a moment, "Ghost Knight Harvey, Mad Fire Qikara, Traitor Star Gwen, Ya Sha Jin, and..." she glanced at Igula.

Ash laughed, "What, is his nickname really awful?"

"No, Igula... Mr. Bokin's nickname is, Gospel Keeper Igula."

Gwen turned her head to hide her mouth, Qikara immediately covered his mouth, but laughter seemed to leak from the corners of his eyes; even the usually stony-faced Black Crow Harvey couldn't help but bite his thumb, showing a slight smile; only Igula and Black Crow seemed unreactive.

Ash's face immediately fell.

Damn, he's called the Undying Gospel, and Igula is called the Gospel Keeper, isn't that saying Igula is raising him!? Although that's been the case recently, it's practically equating him to a pet!

"This is the Mercury Wooden Horse sowing discord." Igula's words seemed rational, but his voice was filled with a musical laugh, stretching the words, "You wouldn't mind, would you?"

"Of course not, the Mercury Wooden Horse has such a shallow understanding. In my heart, we're already like father and son. I've always considered myself your dad." Ash patted Igula's shoulder.

Because the Blood Moon doesn't have the context for father-son jokes, Igula took a second to untangle Ash's logic, but before he could start cursing, Ash had already backed away, reprimanding, "We're in the middle of an interrogation, everyone be serious, stop talking about all this nonsense. Igula, it's your turn!"

"You...!" Igula gritted his teeth with hatred, too lazy to argue with him, squatted down, and pressed Diluge's head, "I could forcefully search your memory, but the price would be some mental issues later, like an inability to relieve yourself normally. But if you answer my questions truthfully, we might consider letting you go. Of course, you could try lying in front of the Spiritual Sanctuary."

"We believers of The Gods of Four Pillars aren't that steadfast," Diluge quickly said, "Ask away."

"Why is the Four Pillars God Sect surrounding the Silent Spiral?" Igula asked. "Is it really because the Silent Spiral can help summon the Pillar God for the Four Pillars God Sect?"

"This kind of strategic decision is beyond a small fry like me," Diluge paused, "but I feel like that's not it."

"Oh?"

"We've been surrounding the Silent Spiral and fighting the Qinri Alliance for half a month, but over the past few days, the battles haven't been intense, we were just making sure the Qinri Alliance couldn't occupy the Silent Spiral. But three days ago, the Honorable Seat spared no expense to annihilate the nearby Qinri Alliance and immediately started building this fortress to prepare for the Qinri Alliance's counterattack."

At this point, a patrolling believer of The Gods of Four Pillars passed by along the city wall. However, with just a glance from Igula, the patrol acted as if they saw nothing and walked past directly.

Igula: "Did something happen three days ago?"

Diluge shook her head, "I don't remember anything special... If you must say, there was a small earthquake that night, but since there was no fighting at that time, it felt a bit strange. But it's common for an Earth Mage to cause an earthquake; it might have been caused by the Qinri Alliance."

"What happened after you surrounded the Silent Spiral?"

This time, Diluge was silent for a long while, her face showing fear and hesitation. But ultimately she confessed, "Honorable Oleva took a group of people down."

"Oleva?" Ya Sha Jin immediately said, "Legendary Mage 'Destroyer of Pope' Oleva? As the highest combat power, he isn't standing by on the surface?"

Ash glanced surprisingly at Black Crow, not understanding why he was so agitated. Hearing this news, Igula's eyes reflected a peculiar light.

"I saw him go down with my own eyes," Diluge said earnestly, "and as he went down, he also issued an Honorable Seat order that we must defend this fortress to the death, not allow the Qinri Alliance to retake the Silent Spiral, and everyone must accept the command of the four bishops on the surface."

"To boost morale, he also opened up the reserves for lavish rewards, feasting the entire army. Ordinary Mages are rewarded at least one Technique Spirit, and Two-winged Mages even two or three Technique Spirits, as for silver coins, they are countless."

Everyone looked at each other, and Igula asked again, "When will Oleva leave the Silent Spiral?"

"I don't know," Diluge said helplessly, "but it shouldn't be more than a month."

"Why?"

"If Honorable Oleva doesn't appear for a month, the Qinri Alliance will definitely suspect something and send a Hosted God to attack the fortress; we wouldn't be able to stop them," Diluge thought for a moment, "It might even be just half a month."

This was a very simple reasoning, and everyone nodded silently. However, the news wasn't favorable for those who had traveled so far to come here.

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