The Return of the God of War [The Protector] Chapter 3444

Chapter 3444 The Esoteric Guild As A Scapegoat Floyd turned around only to see Levi standing behind him for who knows how long. He quickly greeted Levi to mask the guilt he was feeling. “Oh? You know Evie's technique too?” asked Levi. “Uh... Evie taught it to me! She taught Mrs. Garrison and the others her technique too in hopes that everyone can grow more powerful. That way, we can help you!” Floyd instantly came up with an excuse. “That's great! Practice to perfect it!” Levi nodded in approval. “Evie's technique truly suits you guys, unlike my basic technique!” With a final smile, Levi patted Floyd on the shoulder and departed. Tailing Levi's diminishing silhouette with his eye, Floyd let go of the breath he was holding and started panting for air. I can't keep doing this! It feels as though I'm treading on thin ice every day. How long am I supposed to live like this? Please let this torture end soon... Floyd could not wait to introduce Gloria to everyone else. He wanted her to be a part of the family as soon as possible. Unbeknownst to him, the girl he was desperately pining over was plotting scheme after scheme. On the other side, the social connections possessed by the Holy Guild were as remarkable as ever, for they managed to contact the shadow guards. “Where have you brought the Three Sages of North Pavilion to the other day?” the representatives of the Holy Guild interrogated. The shadow guards merely gave a tight-lipped smile in response. “Surely you are well versed with our principles. We won't reveal who our employers are...” they stalled. “But one thing we can tell you: the Three Sages of North Pavilion are dead!” declared the shadow guards. Those from the Holy Guild were taken aback by the news. “Wait, what? They're dead? Then why would someone hire you to save them? We intended to kill the Three Sages as well. That means we shared the same goal...” The shadow guards shook their heads. “That's a question we don't know the answer to.” “Who on earth hired you? Whatever price they offered, we'll give you ten folds!” Someone from the Holy Guild began to bargain. To their dismay, the shadow guards proceeded to shake their heads. “That's against our principles! Not to mention, we don't know who hired us either. We only know that the method they used to contact us was very clumsy, unlike those from the Ecclesiastic Order...” Upon hearing that piece of information, the crowd was shocked. “What did you say? Unlike those from the Ecclesiastic Order?” “Yeah! That's our hunch! After all, many from the Ecclesiastic Order know our existence. If they want to find us, they'll cross Gerton! But whoever hired us didn't know about Gerton...” The men from the Holy Guild immediately passed the news to Solocus. “Not from the Ecclesiastic Order? Were my suspicions wrong?” Solocus hesitated. “Could it be that it wasn't someone among us after all, but rather an external force?” Doubt crept into Solocus' mind. “It's possible! Perhaps the other party is trying to confuse us by leading us to think it was someone among us!” “That would explain why we couldn't find anything when we kept investigating within the Ecclesiastic Order these few days!” “I was just starting to wonder if we were mistaken. It's impossible that we couldn't find anyone at all. Furthermore, what had happened didn't seem like something one or two people could pull off. I say there's more to it!” “Now that you mention it, it does seem more and more likely that an external force is behind everything! They must have counted on us turning against each other!” More and more people started to analyze the situation so that they could contribute to the discussion. Solocus was puzzled. “External forces? We've already familiarized ourselves with the few powerful factions apart from us. Everyone we know is already a part of this whole ordeal! Who else could be the mastermind behind all of this?” he questioned. “Oh, wait! I just remembered one that we might have overlooked!” someone piped up. “In the past, this guild was considered a legendary existence along with us: the Esoteric Guild!” When the name of the guild was mentioned, an uproar broke out amongst the crowd. “After the spiritual energy revival, the Esoteric Guild and we showed up together. Ever since then, there is no news regarding the Esoteric Guild anymore. Don't you guys find it weird?” “How did we forget the existence of such a powerful guild? We didn't even mention it as an option! This serves as proof of how clever they are in hiding themselves!” The crowd started to analyze the situation. After a moment of pondering, a chill crept up their spines as a terrifying realization hit them. How could such an enormous guild make themselves invisible? How is it possible that no one dared to mention them? “I bet it was the Esoteric Guild that was behind all this!” “Agreed! If such a powerful force is behind everything, then everything else fits into the picture.”