“Screeech!”
Just then, a sharp, ear-piercing shriek suddenly erupted from the succubus's mouth, causing Avia's magic rope to tremble.
Sensing that the magic rope around her neck was showing signs of slipping off, the succubus Aretha immediately turned into a cloud of pink smoke and broke free.
Abyss magic power gushed out, and in the blink of an eye, she had escaped from the cathedral.
By this time, those Black Mages had all been incapacitated by Tyr and Sevira, their Magic Circles shattered by the two of them.
Since their Magic Circles were not condensed in vital areas like the heart, there was no need to worry about them dying from magic power backlash.
“Mayor Carlo, take all these people back and notify the citizens of Caslant. We want them to see these Black Mages sent to the gallows with their own eyes.”
Tyr had not killed these Black Mages directly precisely for this reason.
Hanging these people in full view of the public would, on one hand, dispel the fear in the hearts of Caslant's citizens and serve to reassure the public.
On the other hand, it was also to flex House Callis's muscles to the world, making people remember the strength of House Callis.
“Yes, yes.”
At this moment, Carlo was still dazed. He had originally been ready to give up completely.
He had thought that Tyr would be just like usual today, returning directly to the mansion after accompanying his sister on her stroll.
But he hadn't expected that near dusk, Tyr would suddenly order the carriage to detour, not only finding those Black Mages who were harming Caslant but also completely subduing them.
Carlo slipped his hand into his pocket and pinched his thigh hard to ensure this wasn't a dream born from his constant yearning day and night.
“Hiss~”
After feeling the very real pain, Carlo was finally certain that all of this was real, and a visible look of joy crept onto his old face.
“Go wake them up.”
Tyr sheathed his sword and pointed at those unconscious citizens of Caslant.
When the Holy Power erupted earlier, it had completely cleared the black magic inside them. Their minds were no longer suppressed by black magic now.
“Yes, yes, of course.”
Carlo called his driver forward to wake up the unconscious citizens one by one.
“Wh-where is this?”
The citizens waking up from their comas saw where they currently were, and fear involuntarily welled up in their hearts.
“Oh, fellow citizens, do not panic! The evil Black Mages who brought you here have been eliminated by the young master and young lady of House Callis.”
“Take a deep breath. You are safe now.”
Sensing the citizens' fear, Carlo spoke up to comfort them.
Carlo had done quite well in his position as mayor, and the citizens of Caslant trusted him.
When they saw that Carlo was also here, most of the fear in their hearts instantly dissipated.
Tap, tap, tap...
Just then, a sudden sound of footsteps came from outside the cathedral.
The door of the abandoned cathedral was pushed open, and a squad of armored knights walked in.
“Respected Young Master Callis, I am Hyde Beck, the captain of the third squad of the City Defense Knight Order.”
A knight wearing armor that was clearly more ornate than the others came up to Tyr and spoke in a respectful tone.
“Where is your commander?”
Tyr glanced at them. He remembered that he had clearly sent a message to the commander of the City Defense Knight Order, telling them to bring people over.
As it turned out, neither the commander nor the deputy commander had come, and only a squad captain had arrived?
“Well, the commander... the commander has some business and couldn't get away?”
Feeling Tyr's gaze, Hyde felt his scalp go numb.
“Business?”
Tyr's tone was very calm, but to Hyde's ears, it sounded chilling.
Previously, because Tyr had not investigated the Abyss demons at all and had instead been playing around the city, many members of the City Defense Knight Order thought that the one who came this time was just a useless young master.
But now, standing in front of Tyr, Hyde realized that was not the case at all.
“Yes... it was Bishop Coos of the Temple. He temporarily called the commander and deputy commander over.”
Hyde's voice was a bit stuttery as he braced himself to explain that the commander had just been about to bring people over, only to be called away by Bishop Coos of the Temple.
“No wonder.”
Tyr chuckled. He had wondered how the commander of the City Defense Knight Order could possibly dare to offend someone from House Callis. It turned out he had found someone to back him up.
“Those few are the Black Mages from this Abyss demon incident. Take your men and escort them back.”
Tyr pointed his finger at the Black Mages whose hamstrings and tendons had been severed, who were currently groaning incessantly on the ground.
“And those citizens over there, they were all lured here by the Black Mages. I'll hand them over to you as well.”
“Yes, my Lord.”
Although Tyr did not pursue the matter of the City Defense Knight Order further, Hyde still felt an oppressive atmosphere, like the calm before a storm.
Now hearing Tyr tell them to take the people and leave, he hurriedly led his subordinates to tie up all the Black Mages.
After finishing everything, they didn't dare to stay any longer. After respectfully bidding farewell to Tyr, they left the abandoned cathedral with the lured citizens and the involved Black Mages.
“Boss, is Elys in trouble this time?”
After leaving the abandoned cathedral, a knight beside Hyde asked with an excited look on his face.
Elys was the commander of the Caslant City Defense Knight Order.
Hyde raised his hand and lightly smacked him on the head.
“Don't try to guess the lord's thoughts.”
“Tsk, Elys suppresses us everywhere in the knight order. I really hope he gets kicked straight out of the knight order.”
The knight curled his lips and said, clearly having harbored a long-standing grudge against that commander of the City Defense Knight Order.
Generally speaking, the City Defense Knight Orders of main cities were the private reserves of nobles. Although they were never highly valued, they were at least officially registered, regular knight orders.
But the City Defense Knight Orders in these small cities were different, and they didn't have enough noble children to fill their ranks.
Therefore, in the City Defense Knight Orders of these small cities, in addition to nobles, some commoners with decent swordsmanship would also join.
But despite this, the power of the knight order was still firmly grasped in the hands of noble children, and the commoners who joined would often receive all kinds of unfair treatment.
Hyde was also a commoner. As could be seen from the fact that he had a surname, his family was definitely considered very well-off among commoners.
But after joining the City Defense Knight Order, he was still pushed to the fringes, and all kinds of dirty and exhausting work would be thrown his way.
In the third squad he was responsible for, the members had also all joined the City Defense Knight Order as commoners.
Listening to his team member's words, Hyde was not as optimistic as him.
Over the years, he had fully experienced the nobles' contempt for commoners.
Even if that lord really wanted to punish Elys, he wouldn't gain any benefits from it.
After all, he was just a commoner.
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