Chapter 365: Another Hidden Path
"When the Church was under surprise attack by the devils 18 years ago, this was the path where Aldrey and Irene passed. The devils ambushed them, forcing them to escape further south toward the Everlasting Silent Forest."
"Why were they in the southern region of the church? Their territory is in the northern direction," Aldrian asked.
"From our investigation, it seems their envoys were meeting here, though we don’t know the reason. The devils somehow found out, allowing them to intercept the meeting," Arthur said as they continued inspecting the room.
Aldrian pondered for a moment before a he thought something.
"Did Father and Mother choose this place just to meet because it’s remote from the north?" He facepalmed inwardly. That was the only reason that popped into his mind when he heard about their envoy’s meeting. He could only imagine his parents coming up with some fabricated excuse just to move here and meet each other.
How did the devils sniff them out? He suspected it must have been from his mother’s side, when her own retainer fell under the control of one of the Seven Devils of Annihilation.
"And we also found out why the devils managed to infiltrate the Church’s territory so easily and it was because of Cardinal Carsius’ help. That’s how thousands of devils were able to enter without much problem. All this time, they blended in with civilians using their own methods, making it impossible for us to detect them."
Aldrian nodded. That was the same method the devils had used to infiltrate other territories.
"I already know how they infiltrate. They’ve been using the same method all along, and it’s true that Cardinal Carsius has been helping them," Aldrian said.
Arthur nodded. "Yes, we’ve gathered information from both the Doria Empire and the Vindas Empire, and they confirmed the same thing."
Aldrian only smiled inwardly. Of course, they had the same information, because they got it from him.