"Run, run away now, big brother of the Resurgence Church!"
Captain Durrkan moved happily on the street, taking quick steps with his short legs.
Now, throughout the city, wherever the crowd was dense, there was Captain Durrkan.
The pedestrians’ field of vision all seemed to be covered by Captain Durrkans' magical smiling face.
"Hehehe, I see you! Your background is very suspicious!"
Captain Durrkan continued to greet various people.
At first, ordinary citizens were a bit puzzled as to why Captain Durrkan's voice sounded so strange.
After thinking for a moment, they realized.
Captain Durrkan had a significant countermeasure effect against Resurgence Church members, so it was normal to set the voice to taunt them.
It seemed like they were diligently investigating every person as a Resurgence Church member.
As pedestrians passed by and met Captain Durrkan's gaze, they would feel a slight urge to punch it at first. But soon, that idea would dissipate.
Some even wanted to touch the doll. Its serious yet cute appearance seemed especially funny.
It was as if it was seriously trying to be funny; trying hard to bring joy to everyone.
This must also be a part of the festival's entertainment program.
After all, how could there be Resurgence Church members on the street?
Even if there were one or two hidden Resurgence Church members, in a city as large as Tristin, it was impossible for you to run into them just like that, right?
However…
Some people walking on the street became a bit stiff in their movements.
Despite the warm winter sun shining in the sky, for the hidden Resurgence Church members among the crowd, it felt like an icy night had descended in an instant.
Originally, they just wanted to see if the lord's press conference would have any impact on their plans.
But before they could see the lord's desperate move, deadly dolls covered the entire city!
It was already too late to run.
In the eyes of the Resurgence Church members, it seemed as if they were instantly dragged into a hopeless survival game!
Being spotted by the dolls would expose their identity, leading to capture.
The outcome might be scarier than death.
Anyone would be scared in that situation!
Now, all Resurgence Church members were convinced — Dekan had successfully extracted information through interrogation!
The fact that he could swiftly pry open the mouths of Resurgence Church members meant what?
It meant that the consequences of not confessing to Dekan was far more terrifying than facing the full retaliation of the Resurgence Church!
Resurgence Church members could hardly imagine what kind of treatment the two captured members had undergone.
The only thing certain was — even if it meant death, one must never fall into the hands of Dekan!
...
In Tristin City’s central park.
A girl was walking at a leisurely pace.
Her heart was beating irregularly, and the cold air felt like needles in her lungs.
She tried not to attract the attention of the pedestrians around her.
Soon, she would be able to leave this densely populated area in front of the magic screen.
Home would be temporarily safe.
However, at this very moment, the lord's voice echoed again on the screen, explaining the rules of the event:
"To commemorate Mr. Dekan's outstanding contribution to eradicating the Resurgence Church, we will pay tribute to Mr. Dekan with this event—"
"Join forces with Captain Durrkan! Uncover the hidden Resurgence Church members in the town!"
"We have invited many 'extras' to play the role of Resurgence Church members to cooperate with our festival performance."
"Once Captain Durrkan finds them, they will portray Resurgence Church members with exceptional acting skills and resist dramatically, even having high attack capabilities!"
"At this point, please be sure to notify nearby knights and law enforcement. After professional combat performance training, they will bring a fantastic performance to the citizens!"
"Citizens who recognize the 'extras' must keep a distance from the performers and avoid accidental injuries! Once the 'extras' are identified, all nearby citizens will be rewarded with a large number of participation points!"
"Please assist Captain Durrkan in completing his mission! Earn participation points and redeem rewards within the time limit!"
After hearing the lord's rule explanation, the Resurgence Church girl who was just about to leave felt her legs go weak and her knees became cold.
What kind of nefarious game was this?
Was there no way out at all?
Now, the enemies of the Resurgence Church members in the city were not only Captain Durrkans and the knights, the citizens of Tristin City were also their enemies!
Manipulating, enticing, inducing, and using the people to deal with the enemy, even the Resurgence Church would find it hard to pull off such a thing!
She felt a bit desperate and lost; her legs gradually became numb.
It seemed like countless eyes were gathering on her.
Trembling, she turned her face around.
She found that the residents all wore innocent smiles on their faces and were shouting excitedly.
"Maybe it's her!"
"Look at her expression! She's acting really well! She must be an actress!"
"Quick, bring a Captain Durrkan to her!"
Afterwards, a fast-running resident directly picked up a Captain Durrkan and wanted to bring it to the girl.
"Ah... No, don't come over!"
The girl was frightened, her face turning pale. With a scream, she ran wildly, covering her face without caring about anything.
The knights stationed nearby had already noticed the situation.
They predicted the girl's escape route, and in advance, threw out Captain Durrkans to successfully taunt the suspicious girl.
The taunt duration was more than enough.
Then the knights rushed forward and pressed the girl to the ground.
"No, let go of me!"
She cried out, struggling, and at the same time, pulled out a "Wind Slash" spell card.
Her target was not the group of knights but herself!
She knew she couldn't escape. She wanted to trigger the explosion from the “Spark of Annihilation” and sought for death.
That way, she might even involve some bystanders.
However, the knights produced a handkerchief from somewhere and covered her mouth and nose.
After that, the girl rolled her eyes.
Her limbs went limp on the ground, and she fainted.
The surrounding crowd watched in astonishment.
Was this the "exciting combat performance"?
Why did the behavior of these knights feel a bit off?
Normally, in such a situation, anyone witnessing this would call the police.
But calling the police also seemed to involve these knights.
Was there something wrong with this festival event?
The knights also noticed the disdainful looks from the citizens.
Awkwardly, they averted their gaze.
They didn't want to do it this way either.
But these Resurgence Church members who came to Tristin City to cause trouble likely had the "Spark of Annihilation" card on them.
They might self-destruct.
The most efficient and safe way to subdue them was the "one-hug, two-cover, three-knockout" method taught by Dekan.
Although efficient and safe, it seriously affected the image of the knight order.
Soon, the knights reached the citizens.
They distributed tokens representing point rewards to them.
The residents instantly stopped paying attention to the knights' strange behavior and quickly went with Captain Durrkan to find other targets...
