I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means - Chapter 804

Chapter 804: Chapter 500: Who is the Leader of the Demon Believers?

“Benfica?”

“Who is that?”

Hozia looked at Lis with a puzzled expression, as if he had never heard the name.

Lis smiled, shook his head, and whispered softly,

“Angela, trouble you.”

“Oh~”

A soft voice emanated from the room, and Cendelle and Felix were somewhat astonished to find a white Little Bat suddenly appearing on Lis’s shoulder.

No!

Not right!

It wasn’t that the white Little Bat suddenly appeared on Lis’s shoulder; rather, it had always been there, but the two had subconsciously ignored its presence.

What was going on?

Although they were shocked, they did not show it and quietly stayed aside.

Angela lazily stood up, supporting herself on her tiny wings, looking at Hozia with a trace of smokiness in her eyes.

The white Little Bat gently fluttered her wings, and a thick bloodlight suddenly surrounded Hozia’s body.

“What?”

Hozia looked at the bloodlight surrounding him with some alarm, and for some reason, the intense, pure bloody brilliance gave him a very bad feeling.

His body instinctively retreated; being a Gold-level Warrior, Hozia was quite confident in his strength.

Although the people in front of him seemed very mysterious and seemed to know his secret, it was still most important to flee for his life first.

Just as Hozia was preparing to run, he found that the bloodlight followed him closely like a bone maggot.

Hozia kept trying to dodge, but the bloodlight instantly entered his body.

“Hmm?”

Hozia felt a surge within him, as the usually calm energy suddenly turned violent, like an awakened Abyss beast, emitting a dangerous and evil aura.

As his chest heaved, a terrifying black airflow burst forth from within him. The airflow, like a living entity, hovered and twined around his body, carrying an aura of corruption and destruction. Within the airflow were vaguely visible twisted faces and sharp claws, as if demons from the depths of Hell had crept out, exuding a greed for life and blood, eagerly seeking new prey.

Hozia tried his best to control the surging Demon Power within him, barely maintaining his consciousness, his eyes bloodshot as he glared fiercely at Lis and the Little Bat on his shoulder.

Why… the power left behind by Lord Benfica… how could it be so easily triggered by this man?

That bloodlight just now… what was it?

Indeed!

Lis watched as Hozia, increasingly tainted by the Demon Power, began to resemble an Abyss Demon more and more. His condition was just like that of the Mage they had encountered before.

During his confrontation with the former Gold-level Mage, Lis had noticed the Demon Power within him, similar to that of the Legendary Vampire, Benfica, whom he had once seen.

Angela also confirmed to Lis that it was indeed the Demon Power originating from Benfica.

The Legendary Vampire Benfica had left quite an impression on Lis, having nearly defeated him at one point.

However, ultimately with the help of Lord Burns, Lis had managed to take down Benfica.

The Destruction of the Elf Court, the Demon Prince Demogorgon had undoubtedly prepared and laid the groundwork for a long time, and Benfica was a part of it.

His subordinates, several Golden-level Vampires, controlled most of the Elf Slave trade in the underworld of Bolin Kingdom, using this method to obtain sufficient Elf Blood for the Abyss Ritual.

Looking back, Benfica’s subordinates probably included not just those Golden-level Vampires, but also some high-ranking officials in Bolin Kingdom who were covertly coordinating with Benfica’s plans.

This was entirely possible, and as long as those people had accepted Benfica’s Demon Power, they were completely under his control and essentially immune to betrayal.

The leader of the Acot City City Guard Army, Hozia, who stood before him was clearly one of them, and even his strength as a Golden Rank Warrior might have stemmed from the power bestowed by Benfica.

However, now it couldn’t just be that his soul was completely tainted by Demon Power, he was still of use!

Now it seems, the number of the Fallen among the upper echelons of Bolin Kingdom was definitely not limited to just Hozia.

The recent Gold-level Mage, though far weaker than Lis, didn’t have a fundamental difference in Soul Strength.

Even with Lis’s current research on soul magic, it was difficult to bypass the seals to obtain the desired information.

But the soul of this Gold-level Warrior before him was a different matter altogether, completely at his manipulation.

Felix, standing aside, also saw Hozia exploding with Demon Power, his expression immediately becoming extremely grim.

The Church of the Gods generally did not directly intervene in the direct rule of the Human Kingdoms, but nonetheless, he understood, if even the leader of the Royal Capital’s City Guard was a follower of an Abyss Demon, just how dire could the situation in the entire Royal Capital be?

The key point was, the Church had not detected any anomaly beforehand, completely deceived by appearances.

God knows what these followers of the Abyss Demons had been doing in this city during this time.

This was exceedingly hard for Felix to accept, his eyes looking at Hozia as if he wanted to tear him limb from limb.

However, this man was, after all, discovered by Sage Lis; even if he was furious, he couldn’t overstep and act on his behalf.