Thud——

A muffled, heavy sound echoed from inside the Royal Opera House.

This was the first echo scan emitted by Forte, who realized something had happened.

However, Ciel had already successfully linked up with her “enforcers.” Even if Forte scanned them, he wouldn’t dare to come alone.

At this moment, inside the private prayer room of the Archbishop’s residence of the Church of the Savior Goddess, Ciel, Tara, Eleanor, and Percy were gathered.

Eleanor paced back and forth in the prayer room, feeling uneasy. She could feel the terrifying screams expanding in her mind. These all proved what horrifying events were unfolding outside.

She finally couldn’t bear it and stopped in front of Ciel, saying, “Your Excellency Ciel, are you sure the Saintess has been placed in a safe location?”

“I am sure.”

“Causing such chaos within Ansu City… can this truly disrupt the plans of the Church of the God of Order and Forte?”

Eleanor couldn’t help but continue to press, her voice hoarse, “How will this massive event be resolved?”

Eleanor indeed believed in and assisted the young girl named Ciel because of the divine servant on Amy’s back. She agreed to help her facilitate the reunification of the Church of the Savior Goddess and the Divine Advent Church, and even helped promote a certain cigarette product…

But the further things went, the more Eleanor felt that something wasn’t right… The Church of the God of Order, which the young girl had said wanted to expel the Church of the Savior Goddess, had actually started promoting that red cigarette simultaneously.

The Church of the Savior Goddess was responsible for promoting it to the common people, while the Church of the God of Order was responsible for promoting it to the middle and upper classes. In just over ten days, they had turned that new product into a new trend that everyone in Ansu City knew about.

It wasn’t that no transcendents had tested the red cigarette, but a professor from the Pharos Medical Association had directly published a statement in the newspaper saying it contained no harmful ingredients. Even the Redemption Society had not expressed any opinion on this product.

A few low-level transcendents who had discovered some clues attempted to speak out about the potential dangers of the red cigarette, but they were apprehended and interrogated by the young girl, in conjunction with the two major churches, for questioning… This was what led to the rampant spread of the red cigarette.

Although Eleanor harbored doubts, she had to continue doing as the young girl wished—this young girl named Ciel could control the high-ranking officials of the Church of the God of Order, the Divine Advent Church, and the Pharos Medical Association. The influence behind this was not something Eleanor could resist alone.

Even knowing she had stepped onto a pirate ship, Eleanor had to forge ahead blindly.

The events that had just occurred, however, did make Eleanor doubt whether her actions were truly correct—this shook her faith slightly.

“Are you questioning Lord Ciel?”

Tara slowly looked up from behind Ciel, addressing Eleanor, her tone leaving no room for pleasantries.

“Tara…”

Eleanor took a deep breath, then looked up at Percy and said, “Percy, don’t you have anything to say?”

Any Tier 4 could see that this was a massive ritual. The core of the ritual was that strange red cigarette, and the West District… perhaps even the entire Ansu City, was the venue for the ritual.

“I trust Teacher Tara’s judgment.”

Percy slightly bowed towards Tara and said, “Lord Ciel’s actions must have their reasons.”

These two—one unconditionally believed in Ciel, and the other unconditionally believed in Tara. Basically, whatever Ciel said, they would do, no matter what it was.

So no matter what Eleanor asked them, she wouldn’t get an answer.

Finally, Eleanor wasn’t entirely willing to give up, and she turned her gaze towards Ciel, hoping that this young girl, who was deep in thought with her eyes closed, could give her an answer.

Feeling Eleanor’s gaze, Ciel slowly opened her eyes and looked at Eleanor before her.

Resolve the subsequent impact?

Resolve what subsequent impact?

Ciel hadn’t even considered this question.

What impact could there be once everyone was dead?

“Eleanor, you just need to consider the smooth progress of the plan. You don’t need to consider the subsequent impact.”

Ciel slowly spoke and continued:

“You can think of all this as a nightmare you can wake up from…”

A nightmare you can wake up from…

Eleanor remembered the scepter and sacred contract the young girl had brought over twenty days ago. She finally managed to suppress her inner tension.

“Then what… do you need me to do next?”

Eleanor looked at Ciel before her and asked.

“Wait.”

Ciel shook her head and said, “Wait for the resistance forces in the West District to emerge.”

After speaking, Ciel turned to look at Tara and asked, “Where are the potions, Tara?”

Besides killing transcendents, digesting potions was also a way to gain Fate Points.

And Ciel already had a plan for potion digestion.

This was very likely to become Ciel’s strongest save file.

Tara took out three bottles of potion and placed them before Ciel.

Tier 1 “Poison Master,” Tier 2 “Plaguebringer.”

And the Tier 3 “Source of Cholera,” perfectly digested, with a digestion level comparable to “Subverter.”

…

“Roar——!”

In the rainy night, countless terrifying grotesque figures, covered in bloody mycelium, on all fours, were chasing a young girl’s figure.

Terrifying howls erupted from their mouths. It was hard to imagine that just minutes ago, these were still thinking, normally functioning “people.”

At this moment, the monsters in the narrow alley, like a tide, surged towards the young girl. The exhausted young girl, having tripped over a raised stone and fallen to the ground, no longer had the strength to get up.

She turned back in despair and looked at the horrifying bloody figures. Her face showed an expression of hopelessness.

Who was that red-haired young girl, exactly…?

All of this must have been her doing…

Why did she seem to know her? Why… did she do such horrifying things…?

What kind of influence did she have, to actually bypass the oversight of so many large organizations and spread such a pathogen within Ansu City… and even gain the support of several major organizations.

This young girl, who had fallen onto the wet stone floor, was Princess Vitalis.

At this moment, she was completely desperate. She closed her eyes, waiting for death to arrive.