Chapter 908: Dawnbreaker Guild Base Camp

This scene shocked everyone present.

In the hallway, the few Holy See officials who had been surrounding the true Archbishop Andrew to report on security issues all hung their jaws open, standing frozen in place.

They looked at the charred, foaming-at-the-mouth "Andrew" on the ground, then stiffly turned their heads to look at the unharmed "Andrew" holding a cross opposite them.

The air was filled with a pungent burnt smell.

The aftermath of the Law of Thunder was still crawling across the carpet, crackling.

This commotion also alarmed the royal guards not far away at the end of the corridor.

"What is going on?!"

"There's an assassin! Protect Lord Archbishop!"

Accompanied by the clashing of armor, a fully armed team of Level 60 Holy Knights drew their longswords and rushed over.

Zhou Huai watched the rushing guards and secretly broke into a cold sweat.

He thought to himself that fortunately he had quick eyes and fast hands.

Otherwise, if two identical archbishops stared at each other wide-eyed, his infiltration plan would be exposed on the spot.

He recalled what a wise man had once said.

Whoever ruins his character design, he will ruin them back.

Of course, that wise man was none other than himself.

Watching the guards charge close, Zhou Huai instantly channeled his inner actor.

His face sank, and he heavily slammed the sterling silver cross in his hand against the ground, producing a muffled thud.

Zhou Huai looked at the arriving guards, pointed at the unconscious true Archbishop Andrew on the ground, and sternly shouted:

"This person actually dared to use dark sorcery to impersonate me within the Holy Palace. How utterly audacious!"

"He must be a spy sent by some evil organization, attempting to subvert the security of our Holy City!"

"Catch him for me, immediately throw him into the Inquisition's dungeon, interrogate him strictly, and subject him to severe torture!"

Zhou Huai swept his gaze over the guards: "I want to know who his mastermind is!"

Several Holy Knights looked at the charred figure on the ground, then looked at Zhou Huai opposite them.

Although they wondered why the assassin on the ground had clothes and a cross identical to the archbishop's, how could they dare hesitate?

The pressure emanating from the one opposite them was definitely genuine archbishop level!

"Yes, Lord Andrew!"

The knight captain acknowledged the order, waved his hand, and two knights stepped forward directly, hoisting the unconscious true Andrew and walking quickly toward the dungeon.

The surrounding Holy See officials were even more drenched in sweat, their legs turning weak.

They had clearly just been talking to this "Lord Andrew", yet the next second, this lord had been electrocuted into charcoal.

And that Lord Andrew opposite… whether real or not, that instantaneous burst of golden divine thunder just now was truly terrifying in strength!

With such terrifying strength, who else could it be besides the archbishop?

Several officials looked at each other in dismay, wiping cold sweat repeatedly, and hurriedly bowed in salute.

"Lord… Lord Andrew's Divine Might!"

"We won't disturb Your Lordship in handling official business any longer, we take our leave first!"

Zhou Huai waved his hand: "You guys go ahead, I'll look around a bit more. Who knows, there might still be scumbags impersonating others in this Holy Palace."

He looked deep into the corridor: "I'm going to catch them one by one."

After those officials walked far away, Zhou Huai finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He thought it was fortunate that his infiltration had been very successful.

As long as he acted righteous enough, the ones feeling guilty would be others.

Without idle people disturbing him, Zhou Huai followed the coordinates fed back by the Parasite, crossed the cloister, and came to the Holy Palace's back garden.

Calling it a back garden, but when Zhou Huai stood at the entrance, his eyes couldn't help but narrow.

After all, this used to be the former Holy Lord's exclusive territory.

Ordinary people didn't dare to come in at all; just the outer perimeter was covered with layers of golden Restrictions.

The Restrictions intertwined to form a high-dimensional defense network, and any unauthorized life form that approached would suffer devastating blows.

Zhou Huai did not force his way through; he took out a leaf emitting a soft glow from his embrace.

This was a leaf of the origin sacred tree, containing the original will of the woman who split from the sacred tree.

He closed his eyes and carefully confirmed it using the leaf's Law fluctuations.

Soon, he sensed a faint yet identical aura inside the Restrictions.

That's right, Mother should be in this back garden.

Moreover, the Parasite signals inside those Ancient Remnant Clan members were also densely clustered within it.

Zhou Huai flipped his wrist, and a heavy chain exuding a dark golden faint light appeared in his hand.

It was precisely the ultimate Divine Artifact of The Seventh World, the abyssal nether chain!

This Divine Artifact could ignore and restrain all high-dimensional Formations and energy Seals.

Zhou Huai grasped the nether chain and casually waved it forward.

"Crack!"

Accompanied by a shattering sound, the outer golden Restrictions, which were enough to withstand the full-strength blow of an SSS-Rank Expert, were easily torn open into a large hole before the abyssal nether chain.

Zhou Huai put away the nether chain and stepped inside.

The moment he stepped in, the scene before his eyes suddenly opened up.

Calling it a back garden, its vastness was comparable to a huge forest park.

Towering ancient trees reached into the clouds, their crowns intertwining to block the sky, every single leaf flowing with sacred runes.

The ground was covered with exotic flowers and plants emitting Demonic Energy fluctuations.

Clear streams meandered through the forest, the bottoms paved with high-tier light magic cores, emitting a soft halo.

The air was filled with extremely rich light elements; an ordinary person taking a single breath could instantly prolong their life by ten years.

However, this forest was filled with a bizarre dead silence.

Zhou Huai activated the Void Omniscience vision, sweeping his gaze across the surroundings.

He saw quite a few gardeners dressed in coarse linen clothes, trimming flowers and plants.

On the surface, these gardeners were ordinary, but in Zhou Huai's perception, they all had his Parasites inside them.

They were basically all Ancient Remnant Clan members in disguise.

This was the core stronghold of the Dawnbreaker Guild in the Holy City.

The moment Zhou Huai stepped into the forest, the movements of those busy gardeners paused simultaneously.

They turned their heads and saw that the person walking in was "Andrew" holding a cross, all revealing expressions of surprise.

Although Andrew was the Archbishop of the Holy See and held a lofty status,

this was the Forbidden Land of the Holy Lord, and Andrew had never come to the back garden before.

Why would he suddenly come over today?

Moreover, why didn't the absolute Restrictions on the outer perimeter trigger an alarm? Did he come in by forcibly breaking open the Restrictions?

Several closest gardeners exchanged glances, killing intent flashing deep in their eyes.

On the surface, they immediately put down their shears and bowed to Zhou Huai one after another.

"Lord Andrew, why are you here?"

An old gardener leading the way asked with a hunchback: "Does Lord Andrew have any instructions?"

Zhou Huai looked at these poorly acting fellows and sneered.

"Stop pretending."

He casually threw the sterling silver cross aside.

"Did you really think I wouldn't know what identities you have?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding atmosphere instantly froze.

Those Ancient Remnant Clan members who had originally lowered their heads all changed expression.

Their hunched bodies suddenly straightened, and killing intent surged forth.

Dozens of powerful auras instantly locked onto Zhou Huai.

The old gardener's eyes turned pitch-black as ink, staring fixedly at Zhou Huai as everyone exchanged glances with each other.

They were all hesitating whether to tear off their masks and have a fight with this archbishop.

After all, this was their base camp, and once exposed, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Since Lord Archbishop is hell-bent on courting death…" The old gardener's voice turned gloomy, his hands transforming into black sharp claws.

As a result, the next second, they heard Zhou Huai suddenly shout loudly.

"Attention!"

Hmm?

While everyone was puzzled, they saw the leading Ancient Remnant Clan member take the lead to stand straight.

The others also involuntarily moved, standing in a row.