Universe Infinite Canteen

The truth is simpler than Malu imagined. Goethe admitted that she was the one who spread the recent rumors in the city, but she certainly wouldn't do anything to increase her strength.

The reason why she had to do this was because she was forced to do so. A big shot found her.

Goethe didn't know who the big shot was because the other party contacted her through an intermediary, but Goethe obviously knew the risks of doing so, so when the knights of the Paladin found her.

She didn't hesitate for too long and told everything.

Hearing this, Malu could actually guess who the mastermind behind the scenes was. After Levi killed the Shrike, the most anxious person was Martin, the leader of the Paladin.

As the actual ruler of the Paladin, Levi was already very strong. The only difference between him and Martin was reputation or qualifications.

With the merit of getting rid of the Shrike, Martin lost the only weapon that could suppress Levi. During this period, he could be said to be losing ground in the Paladin.

If he still wants to keep his position as the leader, he must do something, so it is a natural choice to make a fuss about the death of Shrike.

After all, Levi chose to wash the ground with missiles, and then he couldn't find the body of Shrike, so he could only use her weapon as proof.

Although the church accepted this statement, it does not mean that this statement is flawless.

However, even if it is known that Martin is the mastermind behind the scenes, it is still not easy to prove this point. Martin is also a mature politician, and he has been the leader of the Paladin Order for decades.

He must be very good at doing such things and will not leave too many handles.

Wait... Levi should also know this, but he still has to check. It seems that he intends to use this incident to eliminate some of Martin's remaining forces.

After realizing that this matter is just a political struggle within the Paladin Order, Malu lost the last bit of interest.

No wonder Levi didn't even let him take the witch with him. He probably arranged the things later. Malu's trip was probably just a formality.

Therefore, when Goethe told Malu the name and address of the middleman, Malu was a little uninterested. He didn't leave in a hurry, but went to the window and looked down.

The celebration had already begun at this time, and the parade occupied the street. Even in such a lively and cheerful festival, the team still seemed to be in order.

The floats and musicians walked in the front, and there was also a team of majestic knights, followed by the people, some holding plastic flowers in their hands, and some holding photos of the prophet Yongyi.

Yongyi in the photo lowered his eyes, with a faint smile on his face, looking full of compassion for the world, and the believers were calling his name, and some even shed tears.

Malu looked at all this with interest, and at this moment, the ground suddenly shook, and the shoemaker's two-story building also shook.

Goethe's voice stopped abruptly, and it sounded again after a moment, wondering, "Is it an earthquake?"

"No," Malu replied, "It's an explosion."

"Explosion?" Goethe was a little surprised.

Then she walked to the window and saw black smoke rising from the southwest.

"Is that... the Holy Light Theater?" Goethe exclaimed. As the largest theater in the city, Goethe was not unfamiliar with it, and it was also a branch venue for the celebration today.

It was specially used to entertain the administrative officials in the city. Unexpectedly, there was an explosion there, and it was obviously not the only place where the explosion occurred. After that, there were three more tremors on the ground.

Depending on the distance of the explosion, the tremors were large and small. The closest one was only two streets away from the shoemaker's shop.

The parade crowd also panicked and began to flee in all directions.

Has it started?

Malu observed Goethe's expression. The shock on her face did not seem to be disguised. Like most ordinary people living in this city, she did not expect an attack at all.

"Who, who is so brave that he dares to attack the Temple City?"

"Don't you know? Haven't you been spreading the news that the Shrike is not dead and will come back for revenge?"

"Ah?" Goethe was dumbfounded, "But that's just... fake news."

"Well, things are unpredictable."

Goethe seemed to have thought of something, his face changed, and he suddenly threw himself on Malu, grabbed his hand and said in horror, "Sir Knight, please believe me, I am not an accomplice of those fallen witches."

"Yeah, I didn't say you are."

However, Malu's casual comfort did not make Goethe feel at ease. She seemed to have made up her mind, suddenly closed the door, and then knelt in front of Malu and begged, "Please save me no matter what!"

Goethe obviously realized the seriousness of the problem. She had just spread the lie that the Shrike was not dead, and then the fallen witches attacked the Temple City.

If she wasn't considered an accomplice of the fallen witches, Goethe herself wouldn't believe it, and the worst thing was that more than one person knew about it.

Especially the big shot who asked her to spread the rumor, in order to clear himself of the matter, he would probably kill her immediately after the incident.

In other words, Goethe's current situation was already very dangerous, and the female intelligence dealer realized this, so she begged Malu to save her.

In addition, she also recognized Malu's identity from his armor. He was a master and a high-ranking member of the Paladin Order. If he was willing to come forward to vouch for her, she might still have a chance of survival.

Goethe not only donated all the savings he had accumulated over the years as an intelligence dealer, but even offered himself as well, volunteering to be Malu's lover.

"Don't worry," Malu said, "maybe things are not as bad as you think."

Although Malu was not optimistic about the Witch Alliance and could not see how they could turn the tables, it was hard to say how the situation would develop next.

Goethe misunderstood Malu's words, thinking that he simply did not want to deal with her trouble, but she regarded Malu as her life-saving straw, holding him tightly in her hand and secretly determined to stay with Malu from now on.

Even if this is the worst result, at least there is someone who can prove that she had no connection with the fallen witches during and after the attack.

Malu was still observing the crowd on the street. The knights in front of the team reacted quickly and maintained order with the police in the city soon after the attack.

Their knight armor also played a big role, calming down the panicked people around them. In addition, Malu saw a number of war horses taking off from the direction of the giant tower and flying towards the explosion point.

Levi obviously had a corresponding plan for the attack. The number of fallen witches who could sneak into the Temple City would not be too many. The Order Church was on its own territory, and its military strength far exceeded that of the Witch Alliance.

A simple terrorist attack was meaningless. It might be fun to slaughter civilians, but it would not help the final victory. Once the knights of the Paladin arrived, there would be no suspense about the outcome.

So what would be the real purpose of the Witch Alliance?

Malu was still thinking about this question. The second round of explosions had already broken out in the city, and this time the attack seemed to include the Witch House.