"You won't let anyone go. Who are you? What do you want?"
Subaru Natsuki suddenly became intelligent and realized the information revealed in the other person's words.
"They don't even recognize us. How pathetic. We are followers of the Witch Cult."
The person who was preparing to kill Subaru Natsuki couldn't help but speak up.
"Witch Cult?"
Subaru's mind raced as he recalled what Ram had once said: that the Witch Cult was a bunch of lunatics, lunatics who worshipped witches.
Their appearance here... could it be that they've set their sights on Emilia?
Silver-haired half-elf, witch-like appearance, they're definitely going to do something to Emilia.
The injured Subaru Natsuki, with strength he didn't know he had, grabbed a handful of sand and threw it, then got up and made a flying collision.
After knocking the person away, Subaru Natsuki took off running, intending to return to the manor to deliver the news to Emilia.
"Useless! He actually got away! Chase after him!"
The three witch cult members continued their pursuit.
Unleashing his potential, Subaru Natsuki moved with incredible speed, managing to shake off his pursuers and rush straight into the manor.
"Oh no! He's entered the manor."
The Witch Cult followers who were chasing Subaru exclaimed in surprise, a hint of fear appearing in their eyes.
"Yes, he ran into the manor. You're all so lazy!"
The High Priest of Sloth stood behind the three, his gaze both gentle and mad.
The three followers of the Witch Cult instantly knelt on the ground, trembling all over.
"My lord, please forgive our laziness."
"Forgive me?"
The High Priest of Sloth spoke in a calm tone, gently stroking the heads of the three.
Click! Click! Click!
Three heads were crushed like rotten watermelons. The Sloth High Priest gnawed on his fingers, muttering to himself with a crazed look in his eyes.
"Sloth is unforgivable; the brain is trembling!"
Subaru Natsuki, who had fled into the manor, burst through the main gate and fell into the hall.
"The Witch Cult has appeared, and their target is likely Emilia!"
The heart-wrenching screams woke everyone up.
Ram and Rem, who were cleaning the mansion, rushed to the hall immediately.
"The Witch Cult, huh? They're really slow!"
Hao Yun stepped out of the mansion and began searching with his divine sense.
You're injured!
Emilia knelt before Subaru and hurriedly used healing magic to treat his wounds.
"The Witch Cult is really persistent. Daughter, send a distress signal to Roswaal."
Parker hovered in the hall, his expression very serious.
"No need. You all guard the manor. I'll take care of the Witch Cult members."
Standing at the entrance of the mansion, Hao Yun rushed out after saying those words, heading straight for the person with the strongest energy reaction.
Parker watched Hao Yun's departing figure, muttering to himself.
"That's really reckless, but with his strength, he should have no problem dealing with a high priest."
Ram quickly returned to the second floor and used special communication methods to send a message to Roswaal.
After healing Subaru's back wound, Emilia stood up and said to Rem.
"Rem, you guard the manor, I'm going to help Hao Yun."
"Don't go!"
Subaru Natsuki grasped Emilia's hand, his eyes pleading.
"No, Hao Yun has helped me so many times. The Witch Cult is targeting me. I must go out and help."
Emilia's answer was firm. Subaru Natsuki bit his lip and slowly let go of her hand. He finally realized the difference between himself and Hao Yun.
Watching Emilia's departing figure, Subaru gritted his teeth, got up, and followed her.
He has the ability to die and be reborn. If an accident occurs, he will not die. If Emilia dies, he can start over.
Chapter 265 Sloth
"You are the High Priest of Sloth?"
Hao Yun, who rushed out of the manor, easily found the one with the strongest energy reaction.
"Huh? Someone actually delivered themselves to my doorstep. But you're right, I am lazy, and my brain is trembling!"
He was frantically chewing on his fingers, looking like a mental patient.
"Madmen can't be communicated with, go to hell!"
Hao Yun was too lazy to waste his breath. He was worried that he would be infected by communicating with someone with such a mental problem.
Taking advantage of his physical strength, Hao Yun burst forth instantly, appearing before Sloth as if by teleportation.
"So fast!"
Sloth exclaimed in surprise, then said with a ferocious expression.
"Unfortunately, I have love, I have love!"
An invisible hand is activated, and unseen arms embrace each other, protecting sloth within.
Hao Yun's punch felt like hitting cotton.
"Rules, huh? They really are strange powers of rules."
Hao Yun muttered something, dodging the invisible hand reaching for him, and kicked out with his leg.
The High Priest of Sloth was kicked away like a ball, rolling dozens of meters before coming to a stop.
"Strong! Very strong! But you will still die, because I have love!"
His listless expression froze, and his hands groped around on his body.
"Where is my Gospel? It's gone! How did it disappear?"
"You're looking for this?"
Hao Yun waved the gospel book in his hand, his lips curving upwards in a smile.
When Hao Yun made his move, his target was the Gospels; otherwise, Sloth would not have been able to defend against Hao Yun's attack.
"Give it back to me! Give it back to me now!"
Sloth's eyes began to bloodshot, and his expression became even more frantic.
Hao Yun ignored him, casually flipped open the Gospels, and found it blank, with nothing inside.
"I really don't understand what the use of this blank book is."
Hao Yun closed the Gospel and tossed it aside.
Here you go, catch it!
Sloth's gaze was fixed on the Gospels, and when the Gospels slipped from his grasp, he rushed over without a second thought.
Before Hao Yun could catch the Gospel, he kicked Hao Yun and slammed him into the ground.
"I'll help you!"
Emilia, who had rushed from the manor, arrived at the battlefield. Looking at the Sloth High Priest being brutally beaten, she felt that her presence might have been somewhat superfluous.
"You're here. Wait for me a minute, this guy can take a beating."
Hao Yun spoke while punching the air repeatedly.
"Hao Yun, don't you think there are a lot of people around?"
While Hao Yun was beating Sloth, a large number of Witch Cult followers arrived at the scene, and Emilia was now surrounded by more than a dozen people.
Hao Yun glanced around. Ha! Only thirty-odd people? Not enough for him to beat up. Even if…
Hmm... There seem to be quite a lot of people here now.
Countless cult followers of the Witch Cult emerged from the ground and surrounded Hao Yun and Emilia.
"Friend, can you handle so many people? If not, I'm going to run away with my daughter."
Puck hovered in the air, manipulating the ice blades to protect Emilia.
"It should be okay, but why don't you run first? Damn it, there are more and more people, this doesn't make sense!"
There were at least three to five hundred Witch Cult followers gathered around.
“Parker, I’ve heard that very few people join the Witch Cult, but this situation doesn’t seem to match the rumors.”
Parker was also having a headache at this point. Logically speaking, given the kingdom's strong crackdown on the Witch Cult, the Witch Cult shouldn't have so many people.
“Friend, why don’t we retreat? As long as we get back to the manor, we should be able to hold out until Roswaal brings back reinforcements.”
"You go first, I'll cover the rear."
While speaking, Hao Yun's hands never stopped moving, and his laziness was successfully broken.
"What laziness!"
A woman stepped forward from the crowd, her demeanor as frantic as that of the dead Sloth.
Hao Yun clicked his tongue, almost forgetting that Sloth could be resurrected by using his fingers, that is, by using followers of the Witch Cult.