The 12 paladins of the Temple of Light had arrived, which caused an uproar amongst the crowd.
"It's the 12 paladins!"
"They're here! There must be some treasures here."
Some of them turned to look at Darryl with deep respect in their eyes. The Temple of Light had the leading position in the entire Roland Continent. However, the 12 paladins remained calm and collected when faced with the crowd's adoration. They had been sent there by the Temple of Light to investigate the tremors from Mount Rochsor.
The 12 paladins furrowed their brows when they saw the scene before them; they could tell that the crowd was divided into two groups—they could smell the trouble in the air.
A proud figure stood on the stone pillar on the side with a smaller number of people. Who else could it be if not Saint Lord Darryl? It looked like the other group was besieging him. The 12 paladins glanced at each other with fury in their eyes.
"Your Excellencies! Darren colluded with the Blood Hand Organization, and their existence poses a threat to the entire Roland Continent," Karum said. Then he pointed at Yuri and said, "And that woman pretended to be the Goddess of Light. I implore you to join forces with us to wipe out those sinners."
The crowd around him nodded in agreement, and their eyes flashed with fury when they looked at Darryl. No matter how strong he was, he was still no match for the 12 paladins.
The 12 paladins' expressions changed drastically as soon as Karum had finished speaking. They glared at him. 'Does that guy have a death wish? How dare he lay a finger on His Excellency Saint Lord?'
Sensing their fury, Karum's heart tightened, and his brain became foggy. 'Did I say something wrong? That can't be it. Half a month ago, the story of the fake Goddess of Light spread in the six principalities, and the 12 paladins even captured that woman standing beside Darren…'
He tried to speak to them again. "Your Excellencies, Darren is truly heinous. He must—"
"Shut up!" The Pegasus Paladin could not hold in his anger anymore. He did not wait for Karum to finish speaking before walking over and slapping him. That would teach him a lesson for calling Darryl heinous.
The slap landed heavily on his cheek, and it immediately became swollen. Karum's hand quickly shot up to hold his cheek. Everyone gasped when it happened and then stared mutely at the Pegasus Paladin.
They did not understand what was going on and found no problem with what Karum had said. Why did Pegasus Paladin slap him and not Darryl?
"Your Excellency! Don't you think Darren deserves to die for colluding with the Blood Hand Organization and instigating his woman to pretend to be the Goddess of Light?" Karum asked with tears in his eyes.
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