Chapter 165: The Monster

With great difficulty, Hu Feng finally pulled the heartbroken Bailier away. Sad as she was, in front of outsiders like Randolph, Bailier showed no abnormalities; she acted generously and appropriately, quickly wiping away her tears. Only her somewhat messy steps revealed the sadness and unease in her heart.

“Lord Hu Feng, you must help me, save my poor father!”

After returning to the room, Bailier could no longer hold back; she spoke while crawling on the ground in front of Hu Feng. Hu Feng did not agree immediately, and she refused to get up no matter what was said.

“Bailier, don’t worry, let me think, there will be a way!”

Recalling Bailier’s father’s bloody eyes, Hu Feng sighed secretly and made up his mind to save him. Although he didn’t know why the old man had suddenly suffered such torture, his intuition told him that things might be far from as simple as originally thought. Saving him without alerting the higher-ups of Glory Castle this time would not be easy.

He could completely sneak in secretly, put the old man into the Prime Realm, and then leave quickly. But doing so would inevitably cause a sensation; Glory Castle was full of Strongers, and perhaps carelessness would lead to being detected by a Demi-god Stronger. At that time, not only would his true identity be exposed, but it would also affect the ongoing Saintess nurturing plan, and all previous efforts would be wasted.

Whether it was the neither-male-nor- female Great Divine Official Moss, or Prinhus, who held the Doom Blade and guarded the Holy Bead, both made him deeply wary!

“Lord, don’t you want to obtain the method to refine the Crystal World?”

Bailier remained kneeling; after hesitating for a while, she looked up, summoned her courage, and said, “Save my father, and after returning to Crystal City, I will tell you everything and personally help you refine the treasure that is the Crystal World!”

To save her dying father, Bailier risked everything, willing to pay any price, her tearful eyes red. This girl who used to be strong and decisive looked pitiful at this moment, no different from an ordinary helpless girl.

“Bailier, I will definitely save your father, and I need the method to refine the Crystal World, but not at this time. I, Hu Feng, disdain to use such means to achieve my goal, and will not take advantage of someone’s precarious situation at a time like this.” Hu Feng spoke decisively, holding Bailier’s soft hands and personally pulling her up.

“Thank you, Lord, as long as my father can be saved, Bailier will definitely keep her promise. Lord, when will we make our move?”

Bailier bowed in gratitude again, but gratitude was gratitude; she clearly didn’t believe Hu Feng’s words about not taking advantage of her. Through the contact of these past few days, her impression of Hu Feng had improved a lot, but a Great Demon Head was still a Great Demon Head; it would be good enough if he didn’t kick someone when they were down, so not taking advantage of the situation was clearly impossible.

Seeing that she didn’t believe him, Hu Feng had no choice but to shake his head helplessly. There was no way around it; sometimes, telling the truth made people not believe you instead!

“Direct action is the last resort when there is really no other way; if we can avoid acting, we will not act!”

Hu Feng paused, pondered for a moment, and then continued, “How about this, I will go find that sissy Moss. He gave me a mission last time, to go to Fallen City and save the nun who was captured. At that time, I didn’t agree. This time, I will accept this mission and personally make the trip to the distant Fallen City. I will take the opportunity to make a request to him, to bring your father as a guide, saying that your father is familiar with the complicated situation there.”

Thinking it over carefully, Hu Feng came up with a helpless plan; if possible, he really didn’t want to see that neither-male-nor-female guy Moss.

“Thank you, Lord!”

Bailier sincerely bowed again; this time, she truly felt Hu Feng’s sincerity.

Gloomy and evil, Fallen City, known as the City of Sin, was the most dangerous place on the Wasteland, gathering all kinds of vicious criminals. Although Hu Feng was powerful, if his identity as a Judgement Divine Official was exposed there, he would definitely never return, and if caught, he would be worse off than dead. For him to accept this dangerous mission for her sake was enough to show his sincerity.

“Bailier, you go to the Prime Realm to rest first, and wait for my news!”

Hu Feng put Bailier into the Prime Realm, pondered for a while, and ordered someone to summon Randolph, the Commander of the Glory Knights, to understand the specific situation. Soon, the devout Randolph appeared before him. After breaking through to the Holy Step, along with the increase in strength, his status and prestige among the Glory Knights also grew higher.

“Randolph, has anything happened in Glory Castle since I left last time?”

Hu Feng spoke slowly, weighing his words as he spoke, “I went to see that Heretic and discovered something very bad. Yes, that evil old fellow deserves to die, but who was so bold as to violate the laws within the sacred Glory Castle and implement such torture, gouging out someone’s eyes alive? Do they think all the Judgement Divine Officials in Glory Castle don’t exist? Are they not afraid of Great Divine Official Moss finding out?”

Hu Feng’s voice grew harsher and harsher; every Judgement Divine Official had the duty to inspect whether the local Faith-guarding Knights and Monasteries had violated regulations, with the power to execute first and report later. He really couldn’t think of anyone who would dare to be so bold and unscrupulously violate the laws of the Divine Court and the Monastery.

“Lord, this…”

Randolph hesitated and stammered; after a while, under Hu Feng’s gaze, he finally spoke the truth, “Lord, you know that the last attack by the Fallen King brought huge shame and loss to Glory Castle. After learning the news, Bright Summit sent several severe Judgement Divine Officials who executed all the Commanders who failed to detect the situation in time and did not resist with all their might on the spot. It is said that even Great Divine Official Moss received severe condemnation and was recalled to Bright Summit to confess his sins. After returning from Bright Summit, Lord Moss he… he ordered all the prisoners related to that turmoil to be gathered up…”

Randolph looked around in panic as he spoke; although he knew there couldn’t be anyone near the villa where Hu Feng lived, out of fear of Great Divine Official Moss, he still instinctively felt a strong sense of unease. Within Glory Castle, Great Divine Official Moss was an Overlord whose word was law; discussing his affairs behind his back, if known to others, one would probably die without knowing how.

“Lord Moss personally gave the order?”

Hu Feng’s heart sank, realizing that things were even trickier than he had imagined.

Clearly, Moss, having received condemnation and pressure, vented his anger on all the suspects. Very unfortunately, Bailier’s father was regarded as a Heretic related to the Fallen King; whether he was really an accomplice of the Fallen King was not important. What was important was, without torturing him severely, how could Great Divine Official Moss vent his unprecedented anger?

“Lord, you… know that Heretic?”

Randolph was not a person who stirred up trouble, nor did he have any bad intentions toward Hu Feng. On the contrary, during the last escort of Candidate Saintess Cinia, the two had built a deep bond along the way.

The Fallen King’s sudden attack was a touchy subject that could not be mentioned for Great Divine Official Moss. Many people were implicated because of it, losing their heads or even being tied to the Burning Stake and burned to ashes, including many high-ranking Commanders and Divine Officials who were usually high and mighty. He really didn’t want to see Hu Feng get implicated, so he hinted a warning.

“I know him, of course I know him!”

Hu Feng’s words made Randolph, who had kindly reminded him, tremble with fear. Hu Feng changed his tone and continued, “That old fellow, I was the one who commanded you to capture him in the valley back then, how could I not know him. The old fellow indeed has a relationship with the Fallen King, but they were enemies, not so-called subordinates. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have led people to attack the Son of Fallen back then. I’m looking for him this time because Lord Moss arranged a dangerous mission for me, to infiltrate Fallen City to save the captured Nun, and I need to find a guide familiar with the situation.”

Hu Feng kept his composure and found a reasonable excuse, which made Randolph, who was sweating profusely, breathe a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to say something, a burst of rapid footsteps suddenly came from outside.

“Lord, Lord Hu Feng, Great Divine Official Moss invites you to the Saintess Hall immediately!”

A White-robed Priestess walked in as she spoke, followed by a team of fully armed Faith-guarding Knights; their expressions were cold, looking straight ahead. Unlike ordinary Glory Knights, their armor was embroidered with a falling leaf, which was the unique symbol of Great Divine Official Moss’s personal guards. Seeing their figures, the Glory Knights standing guard outside did not dare to stop them at all.

“Lord Hu Feng, you step back first, I’ll see what is going on!”

At the critical moment, Randolph stood up abruptly, preparing to help Hu Feng deal with the sudden change in front of him.

Although he had an instinctive fear of Great Divine Official Moss, since being transferred to be Hu Feng’s personal guard Commander, he only accepted Hu Feng’s orders. His firm faith made him adhere to a Knight’s principles, without any ambiguity at critical moments. Moreover, putting aside the relationship between superior and subordinate, he and Hu Feng had the experience of life and death together, and their friendship was extraordinary. Naturally, he could not stand idly by if Hu Feng had any problem.

“No, Randolph, it’s nothing serious. Divine Official Moss just wants to ask me about the recent situation, don’t worry!”

Hu Feng reached out to stop Randolph, his face calm, waiting quietly for the arrival of the White-robed Priestess and her group.

“Lord Hu Feng, Great Divine Official Moss has learned the news of your return and asks you to go over immediately to discuss an urgent matter!”

The White-robed Priestess holding a Magic Staff bowed, and the guards behind her stood respectfully outside the door, none daring to enter the room where Hu Feng was directly. They could look down on ordinary Glory Knights, but in front of a powerful Judgement Divine Official, no one dared to be presumptuous!

“Alright, lead the way!”

Hu Feng stood up and followed the White-robed Priestess quickly away without changing his expression.

Every time he met that neither-male-nor-female monster Moss, he felt a bit uneasy, fearing he would accidentally reveal a trace of clues in front of this powerful Demi-god Stronger. But this time, for some reason, the feeling of unease was particularly strong. He even felt a strong sense of danger. From the direction of the Saintess Hall, a powerful pressure faintly came, as if an unprecedented danger was hidden in the darkness.