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"When the commander calls a meeting, it's always best to arrive as early as possible. Nothing can be delayed, or things won't be done well."

Milair nodded:

"Lord Baal is right."

"Lord Baal is getting more and more preachy."

Just then, a gentle voice with a smile came from beside Baal.

It was a woman dressed in a white robe, with long golden hair that fell past her shoulders to her chest. When she smiled, her eyes narrowed into slits, and she wore a priest's hat with a cross on her head.

Hathaway, the second in line of the Knights, is a priest.

He is also one of the two young geniuses most likely to become a fifth-order knight.

Based on Milair's observations during her time in Kanriel, the three upper-level fourth-tier knights do not get along well with each other, and there is even a sense of antagonism between them.

Especially Hathaway, who was second in line, and Barr, who was first in line, have become irreconcilable enemies.

"However, I can understand Lord Baal. After all, he is getting older and it is understandable that he likes to preach."

Hathaway had a smile on her face, but her words were full of aggression.

"Hathaway, you're right, haha."

Balkan chuckled twice, a shadowy glint in his eyes.

Barr took a step back, and Hathaway stopped pressing the issue, thus ending the conversation.

Everything remained peaceful after that, with deputy commanders coming and taking their seats one after another.

The last person to arrive was a young man wearing heavy robes.

He wore layer upon layer of robes, from long to short to standard to ornate, making him look like a bird with colorful feathers.

With a carefree smile on his face, he suddenly appeared in the third seat at the last second of the thirty minutes.

"Wuhu! Arrived precisely at the last minute!"

The young man raised his hands high, completely disregarding the stares of so many people present.

However, there were indeed no strange looks from anyone; everyone already knew the temperament of this third-ranked player who was skilled in teleportation magic.

Apart from Barr, who was in first place.

"Peggy, you're doing this again. Don't you know everyone is waiting for you?"

"Barr said in a deep voice."

His round-framed eyes swept over the man named Peggy, whose young face was gloomy.

"Excuse me, Your Excellency, I have something to attend to."

Peggy seemed unfazed by Barr's questioning and explained with a grin.

Barr's expression grew even more gloomy:

"It's that same excuse again—"

"Alright, let's begin the meeting."

A majestic voice came from behind the curtain in front of the round table, interrupting Baal's voice.

"Master Captain."

As the chairs moved, the ten deputy commanders stood up in unison and bowed to the curtain behind the round table.

"Well, sit down."

The voice spoke.

The deputy leaders took their seats again.

At this moment, there was no light magic in the room, only a few candles lit on the round table. The flickering warm light illuminated the faces of the ten vice-captains, each with a different style and demeanor.

The ten people sitting in the room now are the true pillars of the Knights of Kanriel, and the source of their confidence.

"There are three things to discuss in today's meeting."

The voice from behind the curtain spoke.

"The first thing, Hathaway, you tell me."

Upon hearing this, Hathaway, dressed as a pastor, stood up, first bowing to the curtain, then smilingly looking at the people around the round table, and said:

"Recently, according to feedback from the reconnaissance team, signs of a riot have been detected in the Demon Bat Cave."

As Hathaway finished speaking, everyone's eyes narrowed.

The Demon Bat Cave is the lair of the Demon Bats.

As for Kanriel, the demon bats usually only probe him. Although they send a squad of demon bats to attack Kanriel every two or three days, there are basically no high-level demon bats, and even second-level ones are rare.

But there are exceptions.

That is, every four or five years, a riot will occur in the Demon Bat Cave.

This means a siege in the true sense.

At that time, many high-ranking demon bats will appear and launch a full-scale attack on Kanriel.

"How could this be? It's only been two years since the last Demon Bat uprising."

A woman whose body was completely covered by a long robe spoke.

She is the fourth in line of the Knights, a professional berserker.

He is the person in charge of the recent construction of the historical archives.

"The specific reasons are still unclear, but it can be basically confirmed that there was a riot."

Hathaway began.

Everyone's faces turned grave upon hearing this. The city of Kanriel had been in turmoil lately, with disappearances continuing unresolved. If the Demon Bats were to launch an attack now, the Knights would be short-handed.

"I know why."

At that moment, Peggy, dressed in a colorful, heavy robe, raised her hand and then stood up abruptly under everyone's gaze.

"The bats are attacking now because they know that Kanriel is going through a lot of trouble lately, and those beasts want to take advantage of the situation."

After saying that, before anyone could object, Peggy continued:

"But how could those beasts know that Kanriel is going through a turbulent time? They were shot down every time they didn't even get close to the city walls."

"So, it must be because someone told them."

“There is a traitor among us, there is a traitor among us, my friends.”

After Peggy finished speaking, she looked at everyone with a grin.

Milair's heart skipped a beat; she felt that Peggy wasn't just talking about the bats, but more like the missing persons case.

The "we" here may not represent Kanriel, but rather the Knights.

Chapter 133 The Truth Behind the Disappearance Case (Exclusive)

The people present reacted in various ways upon hearing Peggy's words.

Milair paid particular attention to the expressions of the people involved in the missing persons investigation.

Besides her and Peggy, there are three others left: fifth pick, Lundlor; sixth pick, Rose; and tenth pick, Dorian.

Lundlor's expression remained as cold as ice, while Rose wore a playful smile as an arrow twirled deftly between her fingers.

A flicker of panic crossed Dorian's face, who was tenth in the draft.

That fleeting moment of panic was so brief that Milair even wondered if he had misread it.

She was quite impressed with the young tenth-ranked leader, because according to the information she had received, most of the ten deputy leaders present were from noble families, and some, even if they were not nobles, had a certain amount of power behind them.

Of the ten, besides herself, the only one who was truly from a commoner background was this young man named Dorian.

It is said that Dorian was a genius discovered by the Knights. When he applied to join the Knights, he was only 16 years old and was already a third-tier hunter.

He then broke through to the fourth rank at the young age of 21, breaking the record for the youngest fourth rank member of the Knights of Kanriel.

He is a true genius.

Keep in mind that this was without much resource allocation. Now that he has become the vice leader, he has received significantly more resources than before, and everyone believes that it is only a matter of time before he is promoted to the fifth rank.

Could it be him?

Milair subtly adjusted his posture to better observe Dorian's expression.

"You mean, there's someone committing adultery in Kanriel?"

Barr's expression behind his round-framed glasses was sinister and terrifying.

“Indeed, too many things have happened in the city recently. I have reason to suspect that there are spies planted by demons in the city. Commander, I request to launch a large-scale purge to eliminate the hidden dangers.”

Great cleaning.

Upon hearing this word, everyone's expressions subtly changed again.

The Great Purge is a systematic approach used by the Kingdom of Dorant to investigate traitors. It relies on a series of methods, including prophetic magic, memory-reading skills, time-travel skills, and monster aura identification, to investigate everyone in the city one by one.

The advantage of this method is its extensive and effective investigation. However, the disadvantages are also obvious: there will always be some wrongful convictions and miscarriages of justice, and it can easily create panic, leading to a lack of cohesion among the city's residents.

Therefore, large-scale purges are generally not used unless in the most critical situations.

"I object."

Hathaway raised her hand slightly above her head:

"It's too early to launch a major purge. We can't find a reason to explain the motives for the purge to the people. After all, it's impossible to expose our observation of the riot in the Demon Bat Cave right now."

No, we do.

Baal also stood up, his expression gloomy:

“We can use the investigation of the missing persons case as a pretext to launch a major purge. This will not only help us identify traitors, but also solve the missing persons case in one fell swoop.”

"be opposed to."

Peggy grinned and raised her hand high above her head: