Chapter 650
Everyone was taken aback by Connor Lint’s unexpected confession of falling into a beauty trap, but what came next was even more startling.
The Demon King had planned to raid the imperial mausoleum to bolster their ranks of Death Knights. And to infiltrate the imperial palace, they needed Connor Lint’s assistance.
Lint offered his help to the Demon King. However, when they reached the mausoleum, they found all the sarcophagi empty. They then turned to the Imperial National Cemetery, only to discover that all the bodies had been swapped.
It became evident that the Empire was working on something sinister involving the undead.
After replenishing the Death Knights from the underground tomb beneath the main temple of the Order of the Holy Knights, the Demon King cautioned Lint that probing any further would be perilous, and advised him to cease his investigations before vanishing.
Heinrich could only stare wide-eyed at Connor Lint after his revelation.
“That... was you guys...?”
Ellen, Heinrich, Louise, and Ludwig had been swept into an investigation of an event... An event where the true culprit remained unknown. That incident had revealed the flow of major events and led to an unexpected truth, resulting in them tracing everything back to Archbishop Rowen.
Heinrich was left speechless upon discovering that the incident at the Tomb of the Saints had been orchestrated by Connor Lint and the Demon King. While he had harbored some suspicions about the Demon King, learning that Connor Lint had also been involved was nothing short of shocking.
“I-I mean... yeah, it definitely wasn’t a good thing to do, but... I thought it was necessary. I don’t regret it,” declared Connor Lint, although he still looked slightly guilty.
He then turned to Kaier. “Kaier, that jerk is indeed at the root of all this, but he hasn’t just sat back and done nothing. He tried to make a difference. Now that he has acted like this, it’s clear things didn’t go as he planned. Even reaching out to the Allied Forces... he must have had his reasons.”
“Is that really so...” Kaiser mumbled doubtfully.