The armored iron snake was lying across the middle of the road, dividing the road into two parts: on one side were the demon hunters holding spiked swords, and on the other side were the warriors in original sin armor hiding under the rain.
Lorenzo stood between the two, his eyes moving back and forth, finally landing on Arthur.
"The Queen's orders?"
Lorenzo had anticipated this, but he did not expect that everything would happen so quickly, and that the queen's order would be issued at this time.
"Have you reached an agreement with the new sect? To divide my interests?"
Lorenzo spoke calmly, but everyone could hear the rage hidden beneath his voice, and his hand gripping the folding knife turned white from the force.
"So I hope to have a good talk with you. After all, our previous cooperation was very pleasant, wasn't it?" Arthur said, "The Purge Agency has not abandoned you, but..."
"Is it just an order from your superiors that makes you feel embarrassed?"
"Yes, after all, our Purge Agency is actually controlled by Queen Victoria, but for a long time, she did not interfere with our actions."
Arthur's meaning was very simple. Now that the mysterious Queen Victoria had taken back power, she wanted to decide these matters personally. Lorenzo didn't know what kind of interests the new sect had used to impress her and make that noble being issue orders.
Take a deep breath and let the cold air fill your lungs to cool down your burning body.
"What if I refuse? Will you kill me?"
"No, I will just control you. If possible, I don't want to see that ending... Although you have done many evil things, at least... at least you look a little bit like a good person, Lorenzo, you still have a human heart, not a pure monster, so this is why I chose to talk to you instead of capturing you directly."
Although he hated this detective, it had to be said that after spending so much time together, Arthur felt that Lorenzo was a good person. He thought he was a monster, but he had a human heart, and for some strange reasons, he fought with the hateful demon.
Lorenzo lowered his voice. There were only him and Arthur nearby. Anthony and the witcher were perhaps afraid of the ones in the original sin armor behind the rain curtain, so they just stood there quietly, waiting for the result.
"The new sect..."
Lorenzo was about to tell Arthur about the new sect, but suddenly he was speechless. He looked at Arthur and understood everything.
"So their actions just now were also with your tacit approval? If they could subdue me, you wouldn't show up, and if they failed, you would mediate."
This is Old Dunling, the home ground of the Purge Agency. Any action of the new cult group cannot be hidden from the sight of the Purge Agency, let alone directly using the secret blood on the streets.
"You don't trust me anymore, do you, Arthur?"
"I still believe in you, Lorenzo, but I am not representing an individual now, but the entire Purge Agency."
Arthur said slowly.
"The new cult has received reliable information. Based on the remaining information, they have deduced the approximate nature of the false Holy Grail. You have been corrupted and are extremely dangerous. Even if they do not participate, I hope to have a good talk with you about how to contain the false Holy Grail in your body."