The group who had left to confirm the situation of the troubled village returned to the estate. They reported everything they had seen and experienced, and the estate descended into chaos.0

They reported that a demon had occupied the village, and not just any demon—it was Ashetiaar, the Demon of Oppression. It was a demon with a name known well enough to be recorded in history books. A being whose descent alone would cause the entire continent to tremble had appeared in the village under the estate’s jurisdiction.0

The guard commander clutched his stomach, claiming severe pain, while Lord Barcan buried his face in his hands. The lord wondered why such a trial had come to his small estate. He wanted to curse even the gods in his despair.0

However, amidst this misfortune, there was a sliver of luck—the Inquisitor of the Sun God had successfully defeated the demon and banished it back to Hell.0

Those who had left on the mission bore some injuries from the aftershocks of the battle, but miraculously, none of them had died.0

Of course, the corrupted village had been completely destroyed, resulting in the loss of more than a hundred lives. However, considering the alternative of sacrificing countless lives to defeat the demon, losing one village seemed like a minimal cost....0