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(Sario: If it weren't for bringing along a newcomer, who would come to a place full of Holy Light like this!)

After fumbling around for a while, Lainey finally learned the basics of using the Purification Holy Seal. She turned off the detection of dark energy within it, and the Holy Seal stopped its incessant blinking.

Once her evolution was complete, Lainey got up and left, not wanting to occupy the Ice Heart Lotus Platform any longer than necessary.

She returned to her everyday duties and living quarters—Tianyuan City's First Hospital.

Like any other day, Lainey made her rounds of the hospital, then took some greenhanded nuns by the hand to teach them how to wield the Power of Holy Light before she began her own training.

She silently harnessed her own Power of Holy Light.

The elemental particles of light around her seemed like little elves, constantly dancing around her.

After the evolution, both her abilities 'Absolute Shining Barrier' and 'Walking in Holy Light' had improved quite noticeably.

She stretched out her hand, her palm bathed in a milky Holy Light, within which a palm-sized Holy Seal became visible.

When she held the Holy Seal, Lainey could clearly feel that both her sensitivity to light elemental particles and her command over them had risen substantially.

Clearly, the Holy Seal could also amplify her own power.

It was like an Epic Treasure, perfectly fit for her, able to improve alongside her own advancements.

"Inside the Holy Seal, there are still many powers waiting for me to discover."

Suddenly, Lainey's expression became fixed, and in the next moment, it turned grave as she stared unblinkingly at the Holy Seal before her.

After a while,

The Holy Seal flickered slightly.

"The Holy Seal just flickered a moment ago, that wasn't an illusion, it's a warning from the Seal!"

Lainey quickly checked and confirmed that what the Holy Seal detected was not dark energy but contamination.

However, within the bounds of Miracle Territory, there should be no drifting Red Mist, and the hospital is located in Tianyuan City's old district, a more central area. How could there be contamination here?

Lainey's expression grew more solemn. She was no longer an ignorant girl, and as the person in charge of the hospital's nun squadron, she was privy to many secrets.

The presence of contamination equalled a major problem.

It might be a wild goose chase, but it could not be ignored. She would rather it be a wild goose chase.

Lainey used her mind seed to contact her Lord directly, reporting the situation.

"Okay, okay, I got it. I'll have Isloa and Lu Liu take charge, you assist them in locating the source of the contamination."

Mu Yuan soon thought of the Faceless Ones, something he heard about in the Great War Zone.

Could it be the Faceless Ones?

That wasn't certain, as the Monster Overlord's probing methods were not limited to just the Faceless Ones.

If it was indeed the Faceless Ones, it would be troublesome. The sentries outside hadn't noticed anything, which was quite normal.

Even a professional Rakshasa would only be able to find them in a short time if they knew for certain of the Faceless Ones' existence.

"No matter what, we must take this seriously, but we can't cause a big disturbance, at least not overtly," he said.

"Other than that, Tianyuan City should continue to operate as usual."

He couldn't possibly lock down the entire city over this.

Especially today, when Gemstone Grand Duke is officially visiting Tianyuan City as per their agreement, and as the Lord, Mu Yuan would personally welcome him. Mu Yuan entrusted the matter of the suspected danger to Lu Liu and others, believing they could handle it.

...

Flap flap~!

A Red-Eyed Black Crow flapped its wings, landing. Its feathers elongated, and Black Feathers fluttered and transformed into the appearance of Sophia in the blink of an eye.

"I only have this one permanent incarnation left in the city; I've not detected anything unusual so far."

Lu Liu Dao, "I have found something. I contacted the public security team directly, and it turns out that three people have gone missing, the earliest one four days ago. The public security team treated it as a trivial matter and did not report it, that's my negligence. I will confess my fault to the Lord."

The projection of Isloa appeared, "If people are missing, then there's a 99% chance this is not accidental and could be the Faceless Ones the Lord spoke of... If it is the Faceless Ones..."

She paused, "I have already activated all the inconspicuous detection methods and ordered the Mage Tower to hover, but... if the enemy has perfect erosion and disguise abilities like the Faceless Ones, then even the Mage Tower will struggle to detect them."

One-on-one, certainly possible.

But to find an imposter among the tens of thousands of Territory Citizens of Tianyuan City, that was impossible.

"First of all, we need to narrow down the search area," she said.

Lainey brought out the Holy Seal, upon which, a dim light flickered, the frequency higher than at first.

...

The three of them quickly got busy.

Lainey organized the nuns and kept detecting with the Holy Seal.

Isloa, based on the clues provided by Lainey, gradually ruled out one area after another.

Lu Liu, from behind the scenes, deployed elite units of the defense legion to each checkpoint and summoned ten Fearless War Commanders, just in case.

Beyond the three of them, Tianyuan Powerhouses like Seventeen, Xie Yi, Xi Liu also arrived in the main urban area, ready to take action at any moment.

At roughly the same time, a carriage drawn by two Silver Pegasi slowly descended and entered the urban district of Tianyuan City.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

The visitor was none other than Gemstone Grand Duke.

Gemstone Grand Duke was no stranger to Tianyuan City; his Legendary Realm subordinates had traveled back and forth to Tianyuan City numerous times, but it was his first personal visit to the city.

The land here was vast, with Tianyuan City being the only settlement within thousands of miles.

Tianyuan City had carved out its own territory for survival beneath the claws of the Monster Overlord, relying solely on its own strength.