Chapter 1812 Conspiracy [3]

Chapter 1812 Conspiracy [3]

"I want to speak to the Temple Master."

Karlen barely acknowledged it.

This happened while he was being rushed back to his room after they teleported back.

"Hey, did you hear me? I need to speak to the Temple Master."

"I understand, but now is not the time. I must inform the Temple Master of the attack. He is not at the temple at the moment, and for now, it is better for you to remain in your room. Please be patient for a little while. I am sure he will grant you an audience when the situation is calmer."

It was a small attack that barely affected anything, but it felt more like a warning shot than anything else.

It may not have been any real harm towards the three tournament representatives, but the fact that they were targeted at all meant that someone knew about the temples' plans and wanted to interfere.

Karlen's rushed attitude didn't come from the fact that Damien was almost harmed.

It came from the fact that there was a leak inside the temple.

And since Damien was a new member, he obviously couldn't avoid suspicion.

Karlen told him to be patient and wait in his room, but it was more like he was kept confined there.

He was unable to leave without alerting the guards that surrounded the perimeter, and if he tried to sneak past them, he would only be giving into suspicions of his betrayal.

For his own convenience and for the temple's sake, it became a better option for him to remain "safe" inside of his room.

Damien didn't like it at all.

When he told Karlen he wanted to meet the Temple Master, he meant immediately.

However, as he remained confined, time passed and passed without a word.

Karlen would swing by daily with updates. It seemed that a few people in the temple had been taken away for questioning. The suspicion on Damien was low, but he was still required to remain confined for now.

The other two representatives had been attacked multiple times. Rather than fear of him being a traitor, they imprisoned him out of fear of having to find someone else to do his job in such a short amount of time.

Damien really wanted to break out, but he chose to be civil one more time.

This was the second strike. If he experienced something like this even one more time, he would stop considering others at all.

"I see."

Damien didn't show any outward reaction.

"Temple Master, I am not someone who easily lets go of my prey. Please keep me informed about the progress of the investigation. If possible, I would like to interrogate the assassins personally."

"I understand. If it is possible, then I will allow it. We can speak in more detail once we have apprehended them."

"You're not going to make me wait until the tournament is over, are you?"

"Haha, I will be at the temple more frequently now that there are only some days left before the event. If you wish to see me, I will gladly accommodate you."

Damien nodded. Standing up and thanking the Temple Master, he prepared himself to leave.

He already got what he wanted, and it wasn't anything that the Temple Master said.

No, it was only one sentence.

"This is good wine."

It was definitely good wine, but that's not all it was.

No, the concoction Damien served the Temple Master was specifically created to probe people. When the liquid entered their bodies, it would provide Damien with information about their physical condition, talents, and even concrete power level while he was within a certain proximity.

Through that wine, Damien could finally confirm the thought that had been nagging him in the back of his mind since the beginning.

'The Temple Master...' he thought as he left the room.

He didn't have any reason to suspect the man. If anything, he had more of a reason to suspect Karlen, who directly caused interferences that forced Damien to spend two weeks locked in the temple.

But, before he tested the Temple's Right Hand, he needed to test its Master.

His process was justified by the results.

'That guy is being controlled.'

The condition that he described for the Dragon Lord, the curse that controlled his every word and action until the moment he died, was the very same condition that he was suffering from.

Damien had been thinking for a long time that there was a larger conspiracy at play than what he was being led to believe.

And if even the Earth Temple Master and an Area Lord had been controlled by the true mastermind behind everything...

'...then I'm being confronted with a much larger enemy than I originally expected.'