In this situation, someone had infiltrated the magic knight squad headquarters, and of course, the captains had to bring out the highest level of vigilance.
If they hadn't not sensed any malice from the person who had infiltrated, they would have attacked directly. But even so, if the person in the shadows didn't reveal their identity, they wouldn't hold back any longer.
Of course, that person was also clear about this, so they had simply revealed their true appearance.
That was a handsome-looking young man, with his head of black hair tied into a neat high ponytail, and the broken hair on his forehead hanging over his eyes.
Although that face was very upright, his narrowed eyes and the smile that looked very fake blocked all outward emotions like a mask.
He was wearing a robe, and what everyone could see was the Black Bulls' emblem on the waist bag where he kept his grimoire.
"The captains all seem to be unmotivated, but that's not strange, since you don't even know what kind of existence your opponent is!"
Fuegoleon asked with a frown, "Just who are you?"
The young man said lightly, "My name is Nacht, and I'm also the vice-captain of the Black Bulls, although that's something that that guy Yami forced on me."
Everyone looked together at Drake, the only Black Bulls member present, and Drake spread out his hands, saying, "Captain Yami did say that there was a vice-captain, but this is also the first time that I've seen this person."
Drake hadn't told the truth, not counting what he had seen in the original story in his previous life, Drake had actually sensed this person's magic power long ago.
How long ago, you ask... he had sensed it as early as when Drake had just joined the Black Bulls.
When Drake had first stepped into the Black Bulls' base, he had sensed an abnormal magic power fluctuation in the shadows.
That magic power was very weak, and had almost completely merged with the shadows, and Drake had only discovered it by chance.
However, Drake had seen that Yami, who possessed dark magic, had no reaction to this, so he had guessed that it was this vice-captain's magic.
So although he had never met him, this vice-captain should have been constantly paying attention to the Black Bulls squad.
Jack, however, was looking at Nacht thoughtfully, saying, "I remember this face, you're the one who was following Yami, but your magic should be...!"
Nacht interrupted, saying, "That person is no longer here!"
At this time, a trace of "real" emotion had finally appeared on Nacht's face, becoming gloomy.
The corners of Jack's mouth twitched, he wasn't someone who had a strong curiosity in the first place, so he naturally wouldn't continue this topic.
As for the other captains, they wanted to know something else more than learning about someone else's past.
Although Jack's words couldn't prove anything, they had somewhat lessened the suspicion that Nacht was an enemy.
Fuegoleon said, "Since you're the vice-captain of the Black Bulls, then why have we never seen you?"
Nacht's face returned to calm, answering, "Because I've been infiltrating the Spade Kingdom to collect information!"
The family that Nacht had come from was very special, and although they were the same as ordinary nobles on the surface, they had a secret that was only passed down among the true successors.
This clan was a clan that had performed devil descent rituals, contracted with devils, and researched devil power for generations.
It could be said that when it came to understanding devils, Nacht, who had inherited all of his family's knowledge and forbidden arts, could be said to be one of the best in this world.
So, perhaps in order to escape that painful past, Nacht had actively gone to the Spade Kingdom, which also had traces of devils, to collect information.
Nozel said, "So Vangeance and Yami are now in the Spade Kingdom?"
Nacht didn't dislike Nozel's style of directly grasping the key points, saying, "That's right, the two of them have now been treated as sacrifices for the descent of the Tree of Qliphoth, and are now in the Spade Kingdom's royal capital."
Charlotte, strongly suppressing her worry for Yami, said, "The Tree of Qliphoth? What's that?"
Nacht explained to everyone, "The Tree of Qliphoth is a forbidden ritual used to open the Gate of the Underworld, connecting the underworld with the present world.
Yami and Vangeance are the core of the Tree of Qliphoth descent ritual, and are being treated as sacrifices, and are now in the Spade Kingdom's royal capital.
Starting from there, the gates to the seven layers of the underworld will be opened one by one as the Tree of Qliphoth spreads. Those seven layers are scattered with ten devils that match the Tree of Qliphoth.
The devils on the upper layers have the same strength as the Dark Triad, and the devils on the lower layers are even stronger. After Lucifero appears, this world will end!
And as a catalyst for the descent, Yami and Vangeance will die. In other words, those two are still alive before the ritual is completed... if it was a normal situation!"
The captains were slightly shocked by the detailed information that Nacht had, and then began to think about their next actions.
Not to mention stopping the devil descent that would lead to the world's destruction, Yami and Vangeance always had to be rescued.
But before that, everyone had noticed the abnormality in Nacht's information.
Fuegoleon looked at Nacht, saying, "What do you mean by a normal situation?"
Nacht said, "The information that I've collected about the Tree of Qliphoth is that it's activated with the Dark Triad as the core, and as long as they're defeated, the Tree of Qliphoth can be stopped."
Rill said subconsciously, "Then there's no problem, the Dark Triad have already been completely wiped out, right?"
After all, Rill was still young, and his thoughts hadn't been able to keep up. This question concerned the things that the captains had been avoiding talking about all along.
Marx's voice trembled, asking, "What you said before, the Wizard King being the mastermind behind the scenes... is that true?"
Everyone fell silent, in the end, this question couldn't be avoided after all, and they still had to face it.
Nacht pondered for several seconds, saying, "That's right, the one who's manipulating all of this is indeed the Wizard King Julius Novachrono, or to be more precise, it should be Lucius Zogratis.
Thanks to the Dark Triad being defeated, I was able to find the most confidential documents of the Spade Kingdom, and found a mysterious existence in the records about the Zogratis family.
And it ultimately proved the identity of our Wizard King, the eldest son of the Zogratis family, the host of the time devil... he was really hiding it deep!"
Nozel said coldly, "So that's why you think there might be an accident?"
Nacht nodded without denying it, saying, "That's right, there are very few records about this person Lucius, and besides time magic, it's still unclear what other abilities he has.
But I've seen him and the Dark Triad team up to revive the dead. And the revived person was a very troublesome person. I can't rule out the possibility that he can revive the Dark Triad as well.
And the Tree of Qliphoth descent ritual might also therefore have accidents that we don't know about.
If things go well, we'll have more time, but if things go badly, we might have to be prepared to fight devils. But no matter what, we still have at least seven days to prepare."
Marx said, "Then let's act immediately, gathering all of our combat power to break into the Spade Kingdom!"
"No!"
Nacht immediately refused, looking at everyone, saying, "The opponents that we'll be facing in this operation aren't just the Dark Triad, who might be revived, there's also the even more terrifying Lucius, and even the devils who have already appeared.
Although you've defeated the Dark Triad before, that doesn't mean that you can win this time as well. You have to know that after the Gate of the Underworld has been opened, they'll be able to release 100% of their devil power.
So before attacking, we must further strengthen the existing combat power. Especially..."
Drake continued, "It's Asta, right! His anti-magic power will definitely play a decisive role in this battle.
And when it comes to the effect of devil power, no one is more suitable to guide him than you, Vice-Captain!"
Nacht smiled, and a pair of black horns drilled out of his forehead, those were devil marks, representing his identity as a devil contractor.
Four black shadows drilled out from the shadows behind him, those were four black creatures wearing animal masks, and the magic power that they were releasing told everyone just what kind of existence they were.
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