The villain queen eavesdropped on my inner thoughts and won't let me lie down?

In the end, seventeen followers of the War Goddess were killed, while the Empire suffered five serious injuries and over twenty minor injuries.

These injuries could all be quickly healed with magic.

Only the mental trauma suffered by Roger could not be soothed in a short time.

In addition, three piggies were killed by the AOE attacks of the fanatical believers during the battle, enraging the citizens, who strongly condemned the War Goddess's followers for their lack of martial morality.

Although those followers of the War Goddess would never surrender, even in death, the city defense army's mages extracted a lot of useful information by squeezing their memories.

Firstly, there were not many War Goddess followers lurking in the city anymore, but the most powerful War Priest, Josdar, was still at large and had not participated in their actions.

Secondly, they obtained Josdar's facial appearance, but it could not be confirmed whether he was disguised.

Finally, they learned that Josdar had entered the City of Mysteries from the North Camp, seemingly to find the "Wise One" who helped the Eternal Night Empress plan the false flag operation of the Restoration Army.

Hearing the information reported by the adjutant, Roger fell into thought.

The Wise One who planned the false flag operation of the Restoration Army for the Empress, isn't that the Empress herself?

If a High Priest Josdar could target the Empress, he would have turned the auxiliary orcish khaganate into a great orcish empire long ago, instead of the scattered tribal form it is now, not to mention causing chaos in the City of Mysteries.

So, the one Josdar is looking for in the city is definitely not the Eternal Night Empress.

It is a target within the scope of his ability to confront.

Roger thought about the various characteristics of magic and divine magic, as well as the surveillance footage he had reviewed, which often only had images and no sound...

If someone used divination to trace back to the time when the Eternal Night Empress chatted with me, wouldn't they blame me, an innocent tree hole?

I didn't say anything!

I just gave a lot of platitudes, this false flag operation of the Restoration Army really has nothing to do with me!

But this is quite possible.

Although the Eternal Night Empress is not one of the gods, she must have means to prevent divination and obscure her own fate.

Otherwise, with the amount of hatred she attracts, wouldn't meteorites be aimed directly at her wherever she goes?

And targeting Roger Charles, this good-for-nothing young master, Josdar should indeed be full of confidence and have already started planning to hunt me...

Roger suddenly stood up.

He remembered something the servants in the mansion reported: yesterday, their family's teleportation array broke down.

So, he took a carriage home from the North Camp.

And the magic array he repaired with five thousand gold coins was heavily fortified, so it shouldn't have had problems in such a short time.

In other words, Josdar is already taking action against me?

"Sir, is there a problem?" the adjutant asked with concern.

Although the city defense army has not caught Josdar yet, successfully identifying the mastermind behind the Blood Night of the City of Mysteries and killing a large wave of War Goddess followers is definitely a great achievement.

But why doesn't Lord Dio seem happy? Why is his face getting worse?

Roger took a deep breath and told himself to calm down.

Isn't it a good thing that someone is targeting me?

The sooner I die, the sooner I'll be reborn!

It's just that I became nervous for a moment because of my instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

Thinking calmly, although Josdar is smart and ruthless, he is not omniscient.

At least, he doesn't know the relationship between Roger and Dio's identities.

Damaging the teleportation array is obviously aimed at Roger's arrangement to read in the Great Library.

Also, this Josdar doesn't dare to enter the Great Library, nor does he dare to directly cause chaos in the Charles Mansion, so his frontal combat power is limited.

So, he can only damage the teleportation array and attack me on the road, playing dirty.

It just so happens that I have been active as Dio, so Josdar should have waited in vain all night last night.

"Review the search records of the streets near the Great Library last night, review the search records of the route from the Great Library to the Charles Mansion, and call all the soldiers who participated in the search in that area!"

Roger felt that he had grasped the key information.

Soon, everyone discovered a contradictory piece of information.

The owner of a small restaurant was found dead at home at night.

And the city defense army that scouted that area said that the restaurant was open until the early hours of the morning.

Then a mage used divination to verify: "The spell shows that the restaurant owner mainly serves breakfast and lunch and does not open at night, so the person the city defense army saw was..."

"War Priest Josdar! He has the ability to disguise! He can even disguise himself as someone else! I'm afraid the restaurant owner's sudden death is also related to him!"

Roger spat out a mouthful of foul air fiercely.

An enemy who can change his appearance and personality will be very, very troublesome.

But at least, he has caught Josdar's tail and confirmed that he is still in the city.

The mage used divination to identify the eyewitnesses during that time period and then searched their memories.

Soon, Josdar's movements were pieced together.

After he appeared near the Second National Welfare Institute, he disappeared without a trace!

"It seems that he is hiding in the Second National Welfare Institute at this moment!"

"Your subordinate will take people to search it!" A group of subordinates howled excitedly.

Lord Dio is simply amazing!

Based on the unrelated information provided by the believers, he actually used reasoning + magic in such a short time to directly find out where that elusive Josdar was hiding!

Who would have thought that Josdar would dare to hide in the welfare institute in the downtown area? Who wouldn't go to search for fanatical believers in remote and chaotic places?

"Wait, there are many innocent people there, especially vulnerable children, don't act rashly! I need to think more carefully..."

Roger had a feeling that he had missed something.

This Josdar is planning carefully and will definitely not choose a target casually.

So, he requested all the information about the Second National Welfare Institute again...

Then he stared closely at one piece of information: Imperial Right Chancellor Angelina inspects the Second National Welfare Institute.

He instantly felt a chill down his spine.

It seems that Josdar deliberately waited at the Second National Welfare Institute, first controlling Angelina and then targeting Roger, to wipe out the Charles family in one fell swoop?

This person is really terrifying, I must get rid of him as soon as possible!

ps Sorry, the last chapter wrote some unpleasant plots. I just got carried away and thought of some past news. The core is to shape the unscrupulousness of fanatical believers, and there is absolutely no whitewashing.

Now that I think about it, I don't actually need to add so much extra information, and no one will have doubts about directly killing this suicide bomber, right...

I will adjust it as soon as I can modify it.

Add another 4K as an apology.

ps2. Bounty Progress (8/38)

Chapter 57: Your Majesty, Fire at Me

Because of insufficient information, Roger obviously overestimated Josdar's planning ability and treated many lucky factors as the other party's ability.

For example, Josdar just randomly chose the Second National Welfare Institute, wanting to use the reverse thinking of hiding in plain sight.

He had actually given up continuing to target Roger and just wanted to escape the City of Mysteries after the limelight passed.

As a result, it seemed that destiny had its own arrangements, and Angelina's inspection target happened to be there, running into him.

Fate is wonderful.

Creating a fateful intersection.

Now that Roger has deduced Josdar's whereabouts, analyzing Josdar's choices at that time gives the feeling that the other party had planned everything.

He is also inclined to be steady in most cases and subconsciously raises the enemy's level of danger to the highest.

And such a dangerous enemy, of course, must be eliminated with the most comprehensive layout, steadily, and not let him take the initiative.

Roger informed the Nine-Blade Dancer Ariel of the possible hiding place of War Priest Josdar and asked her to secretly inquire about Angelina's condition from the guards around Angelina.

Hearing that her protection target had been exposed to the War Goddess's senior shepherd, Ariel's expression also became serious.

Legendary powerhouses have their own secret ways of communicating. Without alarming Angelina, Ariel confirmed that the Right Chancellor was still at work and did not show any abnormalities.

The two guards said that they did not find any suspicious targets appearing during the inspection of the Second National Welfare Institute.

"The two legends did not know that Josdar was nearby at the time, so their vigilance was not very high, and they may have missed information."

Ariel breathed a sigh of relief, but not completely.

"Thank you, Miss Ariel." Roger asked her to step down temporarily.

"If needed, I am always ready to serve."

Ariel was very polite, and her cyan eyes did not hide her admiration for the chief of the city defense guard.

In her opinion, Lord Dio is quite extraordinary. He not only disregards his own safety for the country but is also exceptionally capable and unbelievably smart.

He can use the most basic combination of spells to find information that others have overlooked and then accomplish things that even legendary-level divination spells cannot do.

His grasp of the enemy's actions and the situation is also beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Especially his bizarre brain circuit, which can always come up with strange ideas that ordinary imperial people cannot think of.

Whether it was the Saint Taibella Pig Farm or the pig parade, both achieved excellent results in striking against the War Goddess and her church.

Now that he attaches so much importance to this Josdar, it is obvious that he is not a simple character either.

Since Angelina is also involved, Ariel is willing to cooperate with Roger.

She believes that this lord has the ability to lead everyone to the most satisfactory ending.

Simon Haya, Ahh'Dun, and the officers of the city defense army are also patiently waiting for Roger's order.

In a short time, Roger has established sufficient prestige in the hearts of these people.

After all, after Roger joined, the city defense army quickly took a 17:0 lead in the original helpless and passive situation.

If you don't hug such a great leg, are you going to throw yourself away?

If you don't even know how to lie down and win, then you are not qualified to mess around in a place like the City of Mysteries, where dragons and tigers are hidden.

The young master Roger, who just wants to lie down, feels quite helpless about the trusting gazes, including those of the legendary powerhouse.

MD, why is all the pressure on me? I really don't know if I can carry this wave!

You are the seniors, shouldn't you give me some advice?

But when it comes to Angelina and the death omen above my head, the plot kill, even if my head is big, I can't avoid the problem of Josdar.

Roger began to fully analyze the current situation:

[First of all, Josdar is a patient, experienced, and persistent hunter. Sister looks safe now, but she may have already been cast with a divine spell, waiting for me to appear to activate it.]

[Sister looks safe, but she is already a hostage, and even the entire welfare institute and surrounding areas are Josdar's hostages!]

[Whether it is using these hostages to threaten the empire or to attack me, who should be unprepared, are all highly feasible plans...]

[And my advantage is that because of the thinking of the transmigrator, I use means other than magic to break through the gods' information shielding and know Josdar's purpose and possible layout direction.]

[Then the key to breaking the situation is not to be led by the nose by the enemy, but to let me choose the battlefield and find external help...]

A trace of helplessness flashed in Roger's eyes.

Otherwise, even though it is a different historical direction, will Josdar's killing of Roger still come, and can't this fate be avoided?

Does this world have so-called suppression, plot kills, and destiny?

It turns out that at the fork in the road of life, the road ahead is not right and wrong, but bad and worse.

Even so, there are always some things he must do. He can't watch Angelina just die like this, and he can't watch Josdar succeed smoothly.

It's just that he wanted to get rid of the identity of Dio, but he didn't expect that under the guidance of the situation, he would have to return to Roger at this time...

A complete action plan gradually formed in his mind.