Chapter 280: Shock Therapy
The Sloth Devil—Aldrian had already seen her within the memories of the Lust Devil and the Envy Devil. A beautiful woman with extraordinary talent in summoning techniques, necromancy was also one of her fortes. From what he understood, she was a master of summoning techniques, as she preferred to make her summons or those under her control do the work for her.
As people called her—the Sloth Devil—she was too lazy to do anything on her own. To compensate for this weakness, she maximized her talent in summoning techniques and even necromancy. With those skills, she could accomplish tasks without needing to move around like others. She simply ordered her summons to do her bidding.
However, many people unfamiliar with her will misunderstand the Sloth Devil as being ’weak’ among the Seven Deadly Sins because of her lazy nature. Such thinking is fatal to those who truly know her. She is called the ’One-Man Army’ for a reason.
If Commander Marcus was actually killed by the Sloth Devil and turned into an undead by her, then all his strangeness could be explained. However, the problem remains that even though he has a suspect in mind, it still does not resolve the issue with the Flamecrest family. He lacks solid proof to completely exonerate the Flamecrest family from involvement in Commander Marcus becoming a devil.
All of his strong conjectures remained in his mind with no physical proof whatsoever. If he wanted to resolve the issue with the Flamecrest family, he would need to present his findings and let the Flamecrest family explain them to the public. Alternatively, they could simplify matters by involving the imperial family for support.
"Isn’t the princess of this empire, currently in the Flamecrest family mansion?" With her presence here, perhaps he could do something about the situation and even compel the imperial family to act according to his plans.
He looked at Kroz and Jil, who were gazing at Commander Marcus’s corpse with sorrowful expressions. Aldrian approached them and asked,
"What kind of person was Commander Marcus?"
Kroz looked at Aldrian and sighed.
"He was a powerful cultivator with high integrity. He was also very disciplined but remained close to his men, like us. He never judged someone based on their cultivation or special abilities, and his loyalty to the Flamecrest family, especially to Young Master Aldrey, was unmistakable."
"That’s why, when this guy said he saw Commander Marcus turn into a devil, I couldn’t believe it. There’s no way someone like him could be swayed to become a devil," Kroz said, gesturing toward Jil.