Great! I'm surrounded by villains!-Chapter 404 - 223: Memory Vault

Duan Mingyuan had always advocated for solving problems at their source.

And from the information he had gathered so far, the source pointed to the "Void Demon" mentioned by the Ashen Church, a space where the enmity between the church and the wizards interplayed with the demon’s scheming.

However, from another aspect, the Ashen Church was also the civilization closest to the Void Demon.

The initial concept of the "Cocoon" among humans originated from the destroyed Ashen Empire, whose survivors believed that the demon had destroyed their homeland, thus giving birth to the concept of the Void Demon.

For devout believers of the Sun King, the only thing that could instill fear in them was the darkness that even the Sun King’s light could not illuminate.

The Iron Blood Bishop, kneeling on the ground, could only glare at Duan Mingyuan, but in reality, he hadn’t realized what had just happened.

Before his Inherent Barrier shattered and the gem imbued with the Sun King’s power broke, his consciousness had experienced a brief void.

The heretic in front of him, however, seemed quite at ease.

Even during the bloody battle on the Wizard Star, he had witnessed such power.

"Since you don’t wish to speak, I won’t force you," Mingyuan said.

Duan Mingyuan was very considerate towards the Iron Blood Bishop, who was said to be a veteran of the wars on Wizard Star, and the recent activation of the Inherent Barrier must have significantly drained his mental strength.

However, faced with Duan Mingyuan’s consideration, the Iron Blood Bishop felt an ominous premonition rising within him. ƒгeewёbnovel.com

He recognized that look.

It was the kind of mercy shown towards prey that could not fight back.

It was similar to how he always gently treated those about to be tied to the stakes because he knew that they would face the searing of fierce flames.

"Stop him!" the Iron Blood Bishop bellowed.

His initially hesitant guards finally snapped to attention, took up their weapons, and charged forward without looking back.

But in the next moment, their steps involuntarily halted.

The Iron Blood Bishop looked at his guards, who paused like marionettes, witnessing a bizarre scene he had never seen before.

Their bodies were displaced.

The more he tried to move forward, the more apparent the displacement became.

The upper half of their bodies bending forward seemed to embed into another space, while their lower halves were caught in the reality of the present world.

This was... an Inherent Barrier.

At that moment, the Iron Blood Bishop finally understood everything.

They were still within the Inherent Barrier constructed by Duan Mingyuan, which was much more silent compared to other oppressive barriers, so much so that its presence was unnoticeable before one was struck by it.

"As long as you stay in your places, you will be safe," Duan Mingyuan kindly warned the guards.

This was an Inherent Barrier he had set up based on tips from A Mirror, and after his recent specialized training in Conscious Space and the Reverse World, he had deepened his understanding of the concept of "space."

He could now vaguely foresee where objects torn apart by the reconstructed space eventually ended up.

"Why are you all looking at me like that?"

The way people looked at him added to his stress. He couldn’t understand why everyone gazed at him like they were looking at a deranged killer, Fu Ling included. She unconsciously stepped back several paces, as if afraid that Duan Mingyuan might impulsively kill her along with the others.

Duan Mingyuan couldn’t help but soulfully question Fu Ling, "Do I appear to be the kind of murderer who would burn them alive just because we disagree?"

Fu Ling subconsciously nodded her head, but she immediately realized something was not right and hastily shook her head.

Her mind was a scrambled mess.

Duan Mingyuan was clearly no ordinary person; a normal person wouldn’t dare to attack the Judgment Chief of the Ashen Church, let alone shatter a ruby infused with Scorching Sun Power.

This gem was a symbol of status, and even within the Ashen Church, only a select few were qualified to possess such a gem.

When she witnessed the Iron Blood Bishop fall to the ground, her mind was consumed with thoughts of whether there was any possibility of reconciliation.

All her thoughts hit a dead end, as her brilliant mind couldn’t conceive of any scenario where an attack on the Judgment Chief could be reconciled with the Ashen Church.

Thinking of the worst, this could very likely escalate to a war between the Ashen Church and the Mandala Consortium.

The carefully calculated plan of the Witch Council was so effortlessly realized by Duan Mingyuan.

Thus, Fu Ling’s mind crashed.

She suddenly remembered she hadn’t had time to drink her papaya yogurt today; maybe she should return to her room and have a chilled cup of papaya yogurt to calm her nerves.

Yet on the other hand, Fu Ling’s nod had caused Duan Mingyuan a great deal of distress.

There was nothing more lethal than doubt coming from a teammate.

This forced him to explain his plan to both the Iron Blood Bishop and Fu Ling, "The bishop is a person who doesn’t like to communicate, which is fine. Given his age, he might not remember events from many years ago accurately, so I was just planning to simply check his memory bank. No one will be burnt at the stake, and no one will be fatally injured. Once I find the information I need, the believers will help him back to his room to rest."

Duan Mingyuan considered himself a person who respected the elderly and cherished the young, and he even kindly reassured the Iron Blood Bishop, "Don’t worry; the whole process won’t cause any pain."

"How dare you..."

The explosive outcry, filled with shock and anger, came to a sudden halt as the Iron Blood Bishop’s vision blurred, with fragments of memories flashing before his eyes one after another.

These were the highest level secrets for the Ashen Church.

He wanted to stop the other party, to warn him of the consequences of probing these secrets.

This could trigger a war, just as their actions towards the Wizard Star had done previously.

The fleets of the Ashen Church would aim their cannon at Blue Star, and then—

"No, you won’t."

A voice, demonic in nature, suddenly emerged in the Iron Blood Bishop’s mind; Duan Mingyuan had not only invaded his memory but also seemed to have understood his thoughts.

"Because there is nothing you need on Blue Star."

The demon in his mind had an epiphany, which meant that the memories stored in his mind had brought enlightenment to the demon.

This man, who had been through countless battlefields and cleared numerous opponents for the Church, felt fear for the first time.

This fear did not stem from failure.

It was from someone prying open his memory, exposing all those memories that should have been buried.

The whole process lasted only a minute, yet it felt like several centuries of torment.

During this time, he attempted every counterspell he knew, but they all failed in front of the demon.

As the fleeting scenes from his memory faded, the bishop once again met Duan Mingyuan’s eyes.

The latter offered him a polite smile, "Judgment Chief, thank you for your cooperation."

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