The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

Chapter 1687 475: Another Major Event Is Coming (Part 2)

"How can they treat our hero like this?!"

"What right does the Judicial Court have to doubt her? I think they are the real heretics! Where were they when Chaos bullied us?"

"Shameless scum! When Chaos came, they hid like rats in holes, and once Chaos left, they started flaunting their power!"

The discontent towards the Judicial Court had long been simmering in people's hearts; their apparent gentleness and humility were merely enduring humiliation.

Although these guys in black robes indeed brought them food, where did that grain come from?

Moreover, every time before they ate, they'd have to listen to those long-winded sermons given by the theologians from the Holy City, which was really annoying.

Not to mention they never brought it up!

The more they spoke those high-sounding reasons, the more people couldn't help but think—where were you before?

"If Saint Sis is really omnipotent, where was He when Twilight City was besieged? In the end, didn't we still rely on Princess Erin's sword and the Salvation Army's cannon!"

A ragged poor man couldn't help but complain, and his complaint immediately drew a chorus of oppressed agreement.

There were others who echoed him.

"...I think it's because they can't defeat Chaos themselves, so they slander those who have fought Chaos as clowns!"

"Makes sense!"

Actually, it didn't make sense.

But the emotion had already sufficed.

Watching the increasingly agitated crowd, the middle-aged man who spoke the truth quietly slipped through, turning into an unnoticed alley.

The alley was dark, as if it were a different world from the bustling street.

The Executors of the Judicial Court hadn't come, not because they couldn't see this, but because they were simply overwhelmed.

Similar things were happening at every porridge distribution site in Twilight City.

People initially just discussed the Holy Light that shone on the Twilight City Cathedral during the day, but it gradually turned into claiming that the Judicial Court were the true desecrators.

Lord Himenes probably didn't expect.

Their attempt to bribe the citizens of Twilight City with looted carrots inadvertently became a weapon for the Salvation Army to attack them.

In that unknown twilight, in this invisible war, Holy Maiden Carian had already won a round...

...

In the Twilight City Cathedral, candlelight flickered in a large prayer room temporarily used as an office, casting shadows on the mural of "Saints Save the World."

Grand Referee Himenes was sitting behind the desk, a massive map of the Twilight Province spread out before him, marked with red ink indicating villages that had just been "purified."

His brow was furrowed as if pondering his next move.

"Knock, knock."

A respectful knock sounded from behind him.

"Come in," Himenes didn't look up, his indifferent gaze seemed still absorbed in the contemplation of the sacred mission.

The door opened, and a middle-aged man dressed in priestly robes walked in. His face was kind and scholarly, more akin to a scholar than a Judger.

His name was Martin, one of the theologians who came with the Judicial Court to this remote area, responsible mainly for conducting ideological correction and preaching in the community.

However, at this moment, this Pope's personal missionary had a faint shadow of concern on his face.

"Your Excellency, Grand Referee."

Martin bowed and spoke with a hint of weariness in his voice, slowly saying.

"We've encountered some resistance in our work at the porridge distribution sites, and a blasphemous rumor is spreading among the citizens..."

Himenes finally looked up from the map, a flicker of impatience in his cloudy eyes, but he still forced himself to speak.

"Speak."

Martin nodded slightly and reported truthfully.

"The citizens are saying... that you used the Divine Artifact 'Judgment Cross' in the Cathedral to put Princess Erin on trial, but Saint Sis refused to harm this hero. Now, many secretly call her the 'Holy Light-protected Knight,' and her prestige is even higher than before."

"Bang!"

Himenes slammed the table fiercely, the thick oak tabletop producing a loud bang, causing the flames on the candle stand to dance wildly.

Martin stared at him in shock, witnessing the astonishing fury brewing within his frail frame, his voice resonating with the murderous solemnity of a gavel in the Judicial Court.

"Absurd! I clearly ordered the news to be sealed off! Those in the church are either ours or the King's, how did the news get out—"

Halfway through speaking, Himenes abruptly stopped, his cloudy pupils narrowing slightly.

So that's how it is.

It's Erin's scheme...

This seemingly innocent girl was more cunning than he had imagined, scheming against him from the moment she stepped into the church!

This woman... cannot be underestimated!

Seeing his superior in a rage, Martin's face bore deep concern.

He knew that speaking up at this moment was very risky, but as a servant of Saint Sis, he still decided to take the risk to alleviate the worries of the Holy Light.

"Your Excellency, rumors are like water, they cannot be stopped. Moreover... don't you find it strange?"

His voice was calm, attempting to soothe Himenes's anger while steering the topic to more noteworthy matters.

"This rumor spread too quickly, capturing every detail precisely, while only preserving the part advantageous to Erin. It has cast her as a hero under divine protection yet persecuted by the world, while portraying us... as the true villains without discernment."