This Holy Knight is So Despicable!
Chapter 144 - 136: The Harbor, Flesh, and Grocery Store

Chapter 144: Chapter 136: The Harbor, Flesh, and Grocery Store

The waitresses in the hall were busy tidying up as Lette took Lilith and left the tavern.

The two hadn’t walked far down the street when they ducked into a store being renovated.

"Did news come after Emily was taken?"

"Rather than being arrested, she was more like temporarily invited to the police station.

The police know she’s connected to you and has a distinguished identity, so they didn’t dare do much to her.

But Emily has appeared at crime scenes more than once, acting suspiciously. This time, she even had brief contact with the killer.

The police station had no choice but to first invite her to sit inside.

And she was asked to write a letter to call you to bail her out."

Lette took the letter Lilith handed over, glanced through it, and finally raised an eyebrow.

"Getting smarter, I see. She knows how to use code words now."

According to what Emily mentioned in the letter, she had captured the so-called fog serial killer.

Unfortunately, the person used a secret technique to escape in the end.

But as the person left, they mumbled something to themselves.

Death is nothing but a lie.

Although it’s difficult to directly link that sentence to The Liar Demon, in such circumstances, no clue can be overlooked.

"Well, at least it’s not a total loss, commendable. Let’s go, let’s bring her back."

Lette closed the door of the general store with Lilith and headed toward the guard station up on the hill, along the slippery road.

Kedrus Harbor City is a typical coastal city, with the city sloping from south to north, rising higher as you move away from the harbor.

The City Lord Mansion is located at the southernmost end, surrounded by the most prosperous district. The residents there are either wealthy or noble.

People call it Upper City.

The area where Lette and his group temporarily settled and opened a shop is not far from the cargo port and the fishing port.

Being close to the sea, even without fog, the sea breeze mixed with a fishy smell often keeps the place damp, making it less habitable than Upper City.

Residents here are mostly merchants, fishermen, or laborers at the docks who earn their living through hard labor.

People call it Lower City.

Though it’s one city, it’s divided into Upper and Lower Cities, with the dividing line being a street called Lusen Avenue.

The headquarters of the Autonomous Guard Team, responsible for the security of the entire harbor city, is situated on Lusen Avenue.

Lette and Lilith made their way up to Lusen Avenue, where pedestrians hurried along like startled birds.

The myriad abnormal events following last month’s thick fog have overwhelmed the city, instilling fear among its people.

Those who had the means have long left. The bustling coastal port has emptied by half in just a month’s time.

The busiest place on Lusen Avenue is naturally the main building of the Autonomous Guard Bureau.

A once patrol-oriented minor institution, it has now transformed into the final psychological defense line for the people of the harbor city.

Opening the door of the guard bureau, Lette and Lilith walked in confidently.

The director, Babylon, who was arranging work, noticed them immediately and ran over with a broad smile.

"Sir Wright, Miss Lilith! Greetings!"

Lette and Lilith smiled back, as they were old acquaintances with the director of the guard bureau.

The day after receiving the letter in Holy City, Lette traveled with Lilith and Emily, joining the homeward-bound convoy of Sea Clan.

The Sea Clan first arrived at a nearby fishing port near Holy City, then transferred to pre-arranged ships heading downstream, reaching the coast in no time.

After parting ways with the Sea Clan, Lette, with the two girls, boarded a tourist sea vessel intending to travel to Kedrus Harbor City by water.

However, due to frequent strange incidents in Kedrus, the travel itinerary was suddenly altered, and the trip to Kedrus Harbor was canceled.

Reluctantly, Lette’s group disembarked, purchased a carriage, and finally made their way to the location.

The journey was quite a series of twists and turns.

But upon entering Kedrus Harbor City, Lette silently thought it was fortunate that he came to take a look himself.

This city is too bizarre.

It’s filled everywhere with twisted and irrational phenomena, almost like a collection of abnormalities.

Reasonably, there’s no way a city this size with so few people could exhibit so many oddities.

And it wasn’t until half a month ago, everything was normal until a fog rolled through and suddenly it all sprang up like dandelions along a wall.

It’s like being in a mere county town where, no matter how impressive, you couldn’t possibly have eight out of ten positions in a national competition.

Wouldn’t the county magistrate’s family ancestral grave burst with delight?

Things that deviate must surely involve demons, although what kind of demonic nature it is requires some investigation.

For convenience, Lette’s identity here is that of a noble from the First Empire. With Lilith around, arranging documents and identity verifications is a piece of cake.

Simultaneously, this noble excels in commerce and has a close relationship with the Sea Clan.

In such a remote coastal city like Kedrus, a titled noble like Lette is highly regarded. Having connections with the Sea Clan, he’s revered as an honored guest by the City Lord.

Most importantly, he’s especially wealthy!

Due to the fog issue, many people have left the harbor city. Some stores are being sold at a significantly lowered price.

On his first day here, Lette spent lavishly, buying three shopfronts and sent a generous gift to the City Lord Mansion.

All at once, Lette became a sought-after figure in the city.

Crucially, his arrival and actions had a stabilizing effect. They greatly alleviated the atmosphere of panic.

The City Lord was grateful, and the chief was even more so.

"Mr. Wright, you’re finally here! Please, would you quickly take your lady associate back with you?"

"Ah? What happened? She’s been detained and still doesn’t behave?"

The director put on a bitter smile: "How dare we arrest your companion? We merely invited her here for a cup of tea and to rest in my office.

But Miss Emily, she actually... actually..."

Lette grew intrigued: "What did she actually do?"

"She actually went to lecture those imprisoned inmates, chanting all sorts of weird slogans and saying strange things, talking about some kind of ideological cleansing?

The strangest part is, she... insists on having the prisoners clean the cells and expand the entrance.

The inmates were terrified!"

Lette’s old face blushed: "Where is she? Take me to her!"

"Certainly! This way, please!"

The director, as if seeing a savior, led Lette and Lilith upstairs.

Currently, Emily had been persuaded back to the director’s office, although she was still restlessly chatting with the guard, annoying them greatly.

Upon seeing Lette and Lilith arrive, she immediately settled down.

"You... are really something."

"Ahem, Master Lette! You’re finally here!"

Emily rushed over, getting caught by Lette’s outstretched hand before redirecting herself to Lilith nearby.

Per her original setup, Emily was Lette’s female companion.

After all, Lette was a wealthy and powerful young nobleman, so having an accompanying beauty was quite normal.

And this companion was not only beautiful and classy but also a powerful mage.

This added greatly to Lette’s noble standing.

As for Lilith, she was nominally Lette’s distant cousin.

Inter-marriage within the nobility was commonplace, so any slight flirtatious gestures between them wouldn’t raise suspicions.

"Mr. Director, I’m truly sorry for the trouble."

"It’s no trouble! Miss Emily’s passion and righteousness in wanting to solve Kedrus’s issues are our utmost honor."

"After I take her home, I will certainly discipline her strictly!"

"We deeply appreciate it!"

Lette shot a stern glance at Emily, who worked hard to produce a pitiful look.

"I’ll deal with you at home! Now, come with me!"

"Oh..."

The trio left the guard bureau and returned to the renovated general store.

As the door closed, Lette slapped the counter with a bang.

"Emily, you’ve got some nerve! You went to the jail to preach to prisoners?

What kind of ideology do you think you’re promoting? Isn’t this misleading people?"

Emily hid behind Lilith, flashing a flattering smile: "No, I just... wanted to try your approach.

What if, by chance, it succeeded?"

"Do you have the hardware for that? Or the software? You... never mind, forget it."

Lette pulled a chair over and sat down: "Let’s talk, you found that murderer?"

"I didn’t just find him, I caught him! But! He just vanished into thin air and escaped!"

Emily recounted in detail how she investigated, searched, and captured the killer.

"After I rescued that girl, the murderer tried to turn back and attack me. But I subdued him with an Ice Roar and then trapped him with an Ice Cage.

Just as I was about to bring him in, he disappeared.

Then the arriving guards found me.

You’d said not to clash with them, so I had no choice but to submit."

Lette listened and furrowed his brows, pondering before asking: "You said he disappeared, did he vanish in a swoosh, or a sloooow swoosh?"

"...What’s the difference?"

Lilith rolled her eyes: "Listening to you two communicate is really exhausting. Lette means did the murderer vanish instantly or gradually."

"Gradually vanished! He faded slowly. I reached for him and grabbed empty air. But I’m sure he escaped. After he vanished, I could still sense his presence.

It was just the thick fog obscured my Insight Skill, failing to catch him."

Lette nodded slightly: "Then it wasn’t instant teleportation or any spatial jump technique.

Looks like my initial assumption was correct.

The Liar Demon intends to sink the entire harbor into the Gap of Dreams."

Emily tilted her head: "Why, what’s in it for him?"

"Bringing things from the dream realm into the present world requires great costs.

But if it’s reversed, immersing worldly entities into the dreamscape, the energy released from turning the tangible into the intangible would be vast.

If The Liar Demon succeeds, he’ll receive immensely massive feedback from dream energy.

He might use this energy to unseal the base of Dragon Island."

Emily was now even more puzzled: "But hasn’t Dragon Island already disappeared? Could it be that they’ve already been dragged into the dream realm by The Liar Demon?"

Lette pondered, analyzing: "In my deduction, it’s not yet the case.

The conditions for dragging worldly entities into the dream realm are extremely strict, generally impossible to achieve.

The Liar Demon only has an advantage due to the concept of lies, which theoretically makes it possible.

Even for a small human harbor city, he’s been plotting for this long without success.

A terrifying place like Dragon Island... if he could just engulf it into the dream realm with a mere fog, he wouldn’t be racking his brains to unseal it.

He’s playing dominoes right now!

Align pieces from small to large. With precise calculations, toppling the first piece can trigger a chain reaction, eventually toppling the largest one.

The abnormal events within the harbor city are his lined-up dominoes.

We need to find a way to dismantle his conspiracy and force him out of hiding!

For instance, establishing our own domino chain."

Lilith turned to look at him: "You don’t mean your Blood and Flesh God Sect, do you?"