The devil?
He did not believe such a thing existed in this world.
However, in the medieval Light Continent, there were many who believed in the existence of the devil, and judging from Tonnies' reaction, he believed it too.
The people from the church arrived as promised.
There was no need to elaborate on the complicated process of exorcism, but in the end, the church's exorcism was useless.
Even the cruel murders did not stop during the exorcism period. It was just slightly reduced.
What was the point of that? The killings did not stop! Similar to a critically ill patient who did not receive any treatment, the process of death was only delayed.
The people from the church were also helpless. In the end, the only solution they could come up with was to move the entire village. They did not have any good ideas against the devil.
Move the entire village? Give up on the fertile land? Give up on the land that they had accumulated for generations?
The people of Marco Village found it hard to accept, but they had no choice.
However, things took a turn for the worse.
Just as Marco Village was about to move, the same thing happened in the three neighboring villages.
On top of that, the incident continued to escalate.
Things had escalated to this point, and Grand Duke Ferdinand was finally alerted! After all, population was precious in this era.
Even someone as wealthy as Grand Duke Ferdinand could not afford to lose the population of a few villages, which meant that a large part of the fertile land would be wasted.
Of course, according to Grand Duke Ferdinand's style, he would trust the people around him when it came to such a troublesome matter.
The facts proved that the people around Grand Duke Ferdinand were quite capable, and one of them happened to be on good terms with the red-robed bishop of the church.
Through this relationship, they were granted access to some of the church's secret documents.
After all, in order to eliminate the enemy, one must first know who the enemy was. What other place would have a better collection of books than the church? Who else would be more knowledgeable than the people of the church?
Such words sounded ridiculous in modern times, but in that era, it was a very logical thing.
The miraculous thing was that they really found the answer in the secret documents of the church.
The answer was … the Santos Demon!
Marco Village was the Santos Demon's hometown! During the demon's last moments, he went through all kinds of hardships and tried his best to answer the question of his hometown. He even buried himself in a mysterious place in his hometown.
However, how could the demon have the feeling of being unable to leave his hometown? The reason why he answered that it was related to a certain secret!
Rumor had it that this secret would resurrect Santos Demon completely and return to its peak state.
Therefore, when he buried himself, he didn't really bury himself. Instead, he used the last of his strength to seal himself in ice.
Every hundred years or so, his soul would awaken and find a possessor to collect some things for him in preparation for his resurrection.
These things included fresh blood, livers, and even human fear.
Tang Ling was baffled by what he heard. It was obvious that he did not believe a word of it, but he believed that the truth was always hidden under the stories.
He grabbed Tonnies' arm in fear and said with a pale face, "What kind of devil is the Santos Demon? Why haven't I heard of him in any of the stories? Will he, will he come to me? "
Tonnies patted Tang Ling's shoulder and said, "No, I won't! The Santos Demon hasn't been resurrected. At least, I've never heard of such a thing. "
"As for who he is? This is a secret. Even Archduke Ferdinand of that era had no way of knowing everything about him. "
This was very strange. Had it been erased by someone? Or had it been sealed by someone else? Was it because the key information pointed to the truth of the incident?
Tang Ling remained calm as he started to outline the whole incident in his heart bit by bit.
It seemed like Tonnies was not done with his story.
After confirming that the culprit was the Santos Demon, things became easier to handle.
In short, the Santos Demon was also involved in some of the church's secrets. As a matter of fact, the church had been searching for the Santos Demon's burial place all year round.
If it were not for the incident at Marco Village, they would not have been able to confirm that Marco Village was the Santos Demon's hometown.
After all, everything about the Santos Demon was a mystery. Even the church's information on him was not complete.
How could they suppress the Santos Demon? First, they had to find out who the possessor was! They had to stop the possessor from committing evil and collect the things needed for the Santos Demon's resurrection.
Second, they had to find a mysterious tribe and move the tribe to Marco Village. Only when the tribe stayed in Marco Village for a long time could they suppress the Santos Demon.
It sounded like there was a direction, but it was not as simple as it seemed.
However, the matter had alerted the higher-ups of the church and Grand Duke Ferdinand himself. The higher-ups of the church were always efficient and convenient when it came to handling matters.
Soon enough, the possessor was found.
It was someone that no one had expected — the village chief of Marco Village! Not only did he become the possessor of evil, but even his four strong and outstanding sons, two kind-hearted daughters, and a capable son-in-law were all bewitched by him and became his accomplices.
In his house, the villagers found dried human livers and some mysterious bottles with the devil's mark on them. It was said that the bottles contained the fear of humans and some other messy things. It had been more than a hundred years, so Tonnies did not know much about it.
The evidence was solid and indisputable.
The village chief and his family were burned at the stake, but unfortunately, one of his son-in-law escaped and took his two grandsons and one grandchild with him.
The most unfortunate thing was that no matter how hard the villagers interrogated them, they could not find out where the Santos Demon was buried in Marco Village.
"It's obvious that everything that's happening now is a hidden danger from a hundred years ago." Tonnies was furious.
It seemed like he believed in the Santos Demon incident without a doubt.
As he spoke, he unknowingly poured his heart out and his words were laced with strong personal emotions.
Tang Ling was not affected by Tonnies' personal emotions. Instead, he was thinking about some subtle things.
In short, that was how the village chief was dealt with.
Due to the hidden danger, searching for the mysterious tribe became the top priority. It was then that Grand Duke Ferdinand showed his good luck again.
He had been adventuring around the world, and after he heard about the characteristics of the mysterious tribe, he finally remembered that he had been to an island when he was young. He had befriended a friendly tribe, and it happened to be the mysterious tribe.
Naturally, Grand Duke Ferdinand brought his men to invite the people from that mysterious tribe.
However, it was said that the process was a little complicated. The mysterious tribe that rejected the invitation at first was invited a few times before they reluctantly sent 20 of their tribesmen out of the island and followed Grand Duke Ferdinand to his fief.
However, it was not unconditional. The mysterious tribe wanted to hide their identity in order to avoid provoking a powerful enemy.
Therefore, Grand Duke Ferdinand spent quite a lot of effort to move the surrounding villages away. He also selected one or at most two families from the surrounding villages and moved them to the place where the village was located.
In this way, since everyone came from different places, the identity of the mysterious tribe's clansman was naturally hidden.
After everything was done, everyone realized that the disaster had stopped.
After the execution of the village chief and his family, there were no more killings. Ever since the mysterious tribe moved to the island, time had been peaceful.
Everything could have gone on forever, but the hidden danger from a hundred years ago still came into play.
"The descendants of the mysterious tribe should be all dead," Tonnies looked a little dispirited as he told Tang Ling the shocking news.
Tang Ling pretended to be shocked and scared, but before he could ask, Tonnies said, "I've already broken the rules. I don't know why I'm telling you so much. In short, don't ask me why I know about this. All you need to know is the result.
The whole process should have taken a decade. We are the ones who didn't know about it … "Tonnies rubbed his face and scratched his head in frustration.
His blonde hair was messy, and together with his disappointed expression, he looked very dispirited.
Tang Ling kept quiet and did not ask any questions.
Tonnies stood up excitedly and continued, "You should have guessed what happened after that. The descendant left behind by the possessor had secretly developed very well! They snuck into the old site of Marco Village and dug a cave on a mountain near the village.
Oh, a cave with a horrible stench! How many people were woken up that night? Then, the Santos Demon's body and the secret about its possession were moved away.
"They want to possess the Santos Demon! Do you know? This time, they are determined to do it!
"After that night, do you need me to tell you what happened? Look at your farm. How much damage did you lose? Did herds of sheep and cows die? Did a lot of people die too?!
"You weren't supposed to know about all this. You were supposed to be like all the other commoners. You heard some rumors about a vampire count or a monster, and you chose to hide in your house at night, shivering in fear.
"I'm sorry. You don't know how much pressure I've been under! As a knight, I have to exorcise evil and protect this land for my master.
"Tell me what you saw. Maybe you saw one of the descendants of the possessor, and I'll find him. Perhaps, you will see a new possessor … In short, everything you see is very, very important. "
Tonnies was very excited when he said that. He walked up and grabbed Tang Ling's arm again.
Tang Ling's gaze was calm, but his body was tense as he got into a fighting stance.
Bang! The iron door of the cell automatically closed at this moment.
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