Hyper-Dimensional Player

Chapter 969: Chapter 20: Chief Divine Favored! (Part 2)

"Why haven’t you surrendered yet?"

As these words were spoken, Duncan had already led the Golden Guards to breach the second gate of the mansion. With a clay golem stepping out, several knights of the Golden Legion raised their shields to block, and in the next second, long spears pierced out, instantly riddling the golem with holes.

The knights of the Golden Legion worked seamlessly, quickly dispatching the golem defenders within the mansion.

"There’s undead!"

"It’s Skeleton Guards!" came a startled shout.

On the other side of the corridor, the warning voice of Shadow Dancer-Kevin rang out: "There are magic traps here! Be careful!"

There was nothing more to say once the undead appeared.

The faction known as the Hand of Holy Coin followed closely behind Duncan, chanting prayers to dispel the undead creatures around them, while on the other side, Painful Church followers attempted to break through, only to be shot back by a barrage of arrows.

The silhouette of the Mother of Great Bliss swiftly approached Feiqi-Silvertongue in the front. After the Golden Legion knights broke into the backyard, she raised her hand and cast a spell.

—Dimensional Lock!

A wide barrier glowing green sealed off teleportation spells in all directions, while behind her, several priests of the Joyful Order simultaneously cast spells, and streams of green rays fell upon Feiqi-Silvertongue and the mages he had hired.

—Dimensional Anchor!

Lierla, Goddess of Joy, possessed the Domain of ’Travel’, allowing even the most mediocre Joyful Priest to wield one or two spells to restrict teleportation.

Feiqi-Silvertongue’s only chance of escape was to teleport away immediately without hesitation.

But that would mean he completely abandoned all his foundations in Sel Gant.

Just a moment of hesitation, and Feiqi-Silvertongue found he no longer had any chance to escape.

"Master!"

"The inner doors can’t hold them for long!" said a servant dressed as an assassin.

Duncan’s advance was simply too fast.

Even though he had secretly made arrangements while constructing the mansion, designing it internally like a fortress, it couldn’t withstand the fierce assault of the mid-to-high-tier knights of the Golden Legion. Especially those bodyguards, advisors, and assassins he had hired at great expense; the moment they saw it was the main force of the Divine Church attacking, they promptly threw down their weapons in surrender, or directly fled.

It’s not worth risking your life for a bit of money.

Who knows what major crime the employer committed.

Even the Great Matriarch is here!

Boom!

Clad in heavy armor, Duncan charged forward with brute force, knocking down the enchanted door in front of him. In truth, the door was not broken; it was just a section of the wall that collapsed.

The design of the magic-locked magical door could only stop thieves, but there was nothing they could do against someone who used force to tear down the wall.

Feiqi-Silvertongue’s expression changed rapidly.

He gripped his magic staff tightly, a glimmer of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes, but then he hesitated again.

Hesitation leads to defeat.

Watching the wolves-like knights of the Golden Legion storm into the inner courtyard, he sighed, quietly setting down his staff, and said in a deep voice, "Lay down your arms and surrender."

With those words,

the elegantly dressed old man gestured to the servants around him to make way, addressing Duncan as he broke through the door, "Lord Duncan-Starfall!"

"I am the secret agent of the Necromancy School’s chief of the Sel Red Robe Mage Council."

"I request diplomatic immunity!"

This was a self-revelation.

Seeing Duncan’s expression remain unchanged, Feiqi-Silvertongue quickly added, "I know where the Painful Church and Poison Plague Church members are hiding, along with their detailed intel!"

Only then did the murderous intent in Duncan’s eyes slightly recede: "Disarm them."

"Hand them over to the Great Matriarch for custody."

Feiqi-Silvertongue’s quick surrender had its own support. He managed the trade of magic marvels between the Red Robe Mage and the Wealthy Council. As long as the Church did not intend to completely break with the Red Robe Mages, at least his life would be spared.

As long as he kept his life, he could endure the rest. The Necromancy School’s chief would at most punish him slightly.

However, the next time he saw Feiqi-Silvertongue again, he would most likely not be alive.

After capturing Feiqi-Silvertongue’s mansion, Duncan and his party killed more than ten members of the Painful Church, while on the right side of the mansion, several figures broke through, but as soon as they crossed the walls, a group of ambushing archers appeared ahead.

Fire!

A rain of arrows filled the sky, mixed with several enchanted arrows from magic archers.

Whoosh.

Blood splattered.

—Domination of Pain-Malaxes (Six-Star Silver Gray).

The chief Divine Favored of Lavita and the Painful Church’s judge.

He was a tall and slightly stooped middle-aged man, his skin covered with glowing scar scarabs (the "Pain Mark" bestowed by Lavita). After praying for divine power, a faint red glow enveloped his scars. This man wielded a thorny long whip coated with strong acid, possessing both warrior and priest abilities.

Clang clang clang!

Apart from the enchanted arrows of the magic archers, the other arrows and crossbows that struck his body made a sound akin to metal clashing.

"It’s armored skin."

"He might also have legendary damage reduction abilities."

The scar scarabs on Domination of Pain-Malaxes glowed faintly with divine power, as he reached out to grab the head of a dying church member.

In the next second.

Centered around his figure, within a radius of several dozen meters, all church members let out screams of agony akin to those in the throes of death.

—"Resonance of Pain!"

—"Extreme Agony!"