While Han Shuo and Emily were leading Belinda towards the Dark Mantle base, a flying insect the size of a housefly that had been circling the hotel was following Han Shuo and Emily from afar.
The Demonslayer Edge suddenly flashed and pierced a flying insect with its sharp tip, bringing it to Han Shuo's palm. Upon closer inspection, Han Shuo discovered that this flying insect had the same appearance as the golem that Belinda had released. They were both forged from metal armor, the only difference being that one was extremely large while the other was extremely small.
Magical yuan circulated in his palm and Han Shuo's thumb and index finger squeezed tightly. A crisp crack rang out as the flying insect was crushed. Han Shuo's eyes narrowed as he discovered that there was an extremely small magical matrix within the stomach of the crushed flying insect. There was a faintly discernible existence of magical elements within.
"This Calamity Church is a bit miraculous alright, to be able to set up a magical matrix within such a small flying insect golem!" Han Shuo couldn't help but sigh emotionally as he put away the flying insect golem.
Nodding, Emily was very much in agreement with Han Shuo's words. She said with lingering fear, "The Calamity Church is the most evil of all churches. They have all sorts of evil magic and secret arts within them. Look at this golem that looks like an evil god today. If we could mass produce them, then our Empire's cavalry wouldn't even have the slightest chance of resisting the charge of these armored golems. "
As expected of someone who'd been influenced by the Dark Mantle, Emily's first thought was still the safety of the Empire. She didn't consider what benefits these golems could bring her.
"I'll take care of these flying insect golems first so that they don't follow us all the way to the Dark Mantle base. It'll be bad if we're discovered." Han Shuo activated the Demonslayer Edge and used his mind to control it to charge into the center of the flying insect golems, destroying all of them in the blink of an eye.
After the small golems were destroyed, Han Shuo and Emily didn't linger and returned to the Dark Mantle base in the dead of the night.
In the secret room that Han Shuo had stayed in two days ago, Han Shuo had placed Belinda on a chair and had Emily tie her to the chair with ropes.
The unconscious Belinda's hands and feet were tied to the chair and she couldn't feel anything at all. She was at Emily's mercy. When Emily had tied her up, she couldn't help but look at the veil covering Belinda's face. She asked in confusion, "Why does this girl keep her face veiled? Is there something wrong with her?"
Shrugging his shoulders, Han Shuo smiled and said, "There are only three possibilities for a woman to wear a veil on her face. Either she's too beautiful and is afraid that her appearance will put her in danger, or it's because of the special customs of some races, or there's a flaw on her face that she doesn't want others to see.
I'm also very curious which one this woman belongs to, but she's our prisoner now. I think you can take off her veil and take a look. "
Emily couldn't help but glare at her when she heard Han Shuo's words. She spoke in a strange tone, "Oh, I didn't know that you know so much about veils and whether women wear them or not!"
Han Shuo laughed involuntarily and hastened to explain, "This has nothing to do with me. It's because I received Clarendon's memories that I know about this."
Snorting lightly, Emily didn't say anything else. She reached out and grabbed the veil covering Belinda's face, slowly pulling it down.
The unconscious Belinda's completely unconcealed features were gradually revealed. Slender crescent brows lined her smooth forehead, and long eyelashes covered her tightly shut eyes. With Emily's actions, Belinda's tall and straight nose was slowly revealed. Her skin was fair and clear, and she was a stunning silhouette no matter how one looked at it.
It was a pity that when the veil was completely removed, Han Shuo and Emily suddenly saw a dark blue birthmark on Belinda's left cheek. This dark blue birthmark appeared on Belinda's left cheek, making her originally beautiful face look a bit sinister and frightening.
"You guessed correctly, she does have a natural defect. If it wasn't for this dark blue birthmark, this woman would be a great beauty through and through. What a pity! " Emily looked Belinda up and down and spoke to Han Shuo with some regret after pulling down Belinda's veil.
Oval cheeks, a high nose bridge, rosy lips, slender crescent brows, and a pair of starry eyes that shone like sapphires. She also had fair and clear skin, and a lithe and graceful figure. These were all characteristics that a beauty should have. It was a pity that the dark blue birthmark on her left cheek was too eye-catching. Anyone who saw it would focus most of their attention on it. This immediately formed a strong contrast and completely destroyed a beauty.
"Alright, I've woken her up." Han Shuo's expression was the same as usual, and he didn't particularly care about this woman's beauty or ugliness. He walked behind the chair and placed a hand on the back of her neck, squeezing the tendons there with a bit of force. He then patted her right cheek and called out, "You're awake."
Belinda's skin was smooth and silky. When Han Shuo had woken her up, it was quite comfortable to the touch when he pinched her smooth skin. It was as if he was touching expensive silk.
Belinda's long eyelashes fluttered a few times when she heard Han Shuo's actions. Her clear, starry eyes opened and she first looked around in confusion, then looked at Emily and Han Shuo with surprise.
The confusion in her eyes immediately faded as Belinda quickly recognized the situation she was in. A cold light flashed through her clear eyes, but her voice was still soft and threatening, "Who are you to dare capture me? Our Calamity Church will not let you off. You will regret what you've done today!"
"You don't need to worry about that. Just what is your Calamity Church's purpose in appearing in Valen City this time? Apart from assassinating Clark, what other schemes do you have?" Emily looked coldly at Belinda and interrogated her.
"Do you think I'll tell you? I think you're wasting your efforts." Belinda looked disdainfully at Emily and said mockingly.
Belinda suddenly thought of something when she saw the veil in Emily's hand. Her gentle voice became sharp for the first time as she glared angrily at Emily with a bit of panic. She said loudly, "You'll pay the price for taking off my veil!"
Han Shuo watched for a while and walked up to Belinda with a bit of impatience. He said in a cold voice, "Tell me your objective this time or I'll leave a large mark on your tender right cheek."
Belinda's expression changed when she heard these words and then she giggled loudly, "You'll pay the price!"
Belinda's ruddy face suddenly paled, and her body stiffened in an extremely short amount of time. Even her breathing became very slow. When she closed her eyes, she seemed to have fainted again, and all the functions of her body seemed to enter a dormant state.
Han Shuo, who'd been prepared to torture a confession, was flabbergasted. He smiled wryly at Emily and said, "She seems to have taken some kind of medicine and suddenly fainted again. This method of fainting through medicine is a bit troublesome. What do you think we should do?"
Emily came over and cast a dark magic into Belinda's body. Emily then closed her eyes and thought for a bit. She could only shake her head and sigh lowly, "The Calamity Church is a bit difficult to deal with alright. She's fainted so suddenly. No amount of torture will work if we don't wake her up."
"What do you think we should do?" Han Shuo spread out his hands and retreated, speaking helplessly to Emily.
After thinking for a bit, Emily responded, "I'll first report this matter to the higher-ups and see what decision they make. In addition, notify the Forest Troll that the siege equipment that can be sold to merchants seems to have been secretly transported to Valen City. I need to go out and see if I can find any concrete evidence. "
"Then, what should I do?" Han Shuo asked.
"Heh heh, there's nothing for you to do for now. Do whatever you want. I'll notify you immediately if anything happens. "Emily looked at Han Shuo with a smile.
Nodding, Han Shuo said, "That's fine as well. I'll stay in this secret room and start studying advanced necromancy magic. In addition, I'll see if I can find a way to wake this Belinda up and get some information out of her. "
Emily was about to leave when she suddenly thought of something and turned back to glare at Han Shuo. "That's up to you. But behave yourself and don't take advantage of my absence to eat Belinda!"
"Eh, I'm not the type of person to take advantage of others when they're down, don't worry!" Han Shuo smiled wryly.
"Hmph, you're still denying it? How would I have fallen for you if you weren't this type of person?" Emily glared fiercely at Han Shuo and then thought of something. She chuckled, "However, that dark blue birthmark on Belinda's face will probably affect your mood. I don't think I have anything to worry about."
After saying that, Emily seemed to be a little pleased with herself. She chuckled and left the place at ease.
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