Chapter 42: The Evil Descends (6)
The group who had left to confirm the situation of the troubled village returned to the estate. They reported everything they had seen and experienced, and the estate descended into chaos.
They reported that a demon had occupied the village, and not just any demon—it was Ashetiaar, the Demon of Oppression. It was a demon with a name known well enough to be recorded in history books. A being whose descent alone would cause the entire continent to tremble had appeared in the village under the estate’s jurisdiction.
The guard commander clutched his stomach, claiming severe pain, while Lord Barcan buried his face in his hands. The lord wondered why such a trial had come to his small estate. He wanted to curse even the gods in his despair.
However, amidst this misfortune, there was a sliver of luck—the Inquisitor of the Sun God had successfully defeated the demon and banished it back to Hell.
Those who had left on the mission bore some injuries from the aftershocks of the battle, but miraculously, none of them had died.
Of course, the corrupted village had been completely destroyed, resulting in the loss of more than a hundred lives. However, considering the alternative of sacrificing countless lives to defeat the demon, losing one village seemed like a minimal cost. Had the demon chosen to move beyond the village and wreak havoc on the world, the toll would have easily reached thousands.
With the news of the named demon’s descent and her defeat, the estate was abuzz with rumors. News spread quickly, and Lord Barcan began pondering how to deal with the aftermath.
Meanwhile, the individuals at the center of the rumors were gathered in the Sun God’s church within the estate.
“It’s quite noisy out there,” Ketal remarked.
“It’s no small matter,” Aquaz replied. “The lord must have a headache trying to sort all this out.”
The room they were in was a simple, austere chamber—likely a place where the nuns usually rested. In the modest room sat the Inquisitor of the Sun God and a barbarian who didn’t believe in gods.