To prepare for the upcoming purge, Adam dispatched Shadow Ninjas a few days ago to gather evidence of the Royal Nobles' crimes.
Just yesterday, the energy of Adam's jade pendant officially ran out. The five zodiac patterns of tiger, rabbit, snake, horse, and dog dimmed, and that profound, mysterious feeling vanished with it.
However, the ability to summon the Shadow Legion remained, and all seven zodiacs in the book were maintained at their third stage.
Adam could be said to have benefited from misfortune; the shattering of the dragon pendant significantly increased his strength, and his mood brightened.
"Immortal and indestructible, but not very strong."
Adam opened his grimoire, and below the ability on the first page was the introduction to the Shadow Legion.
[Shadow Legion: The most loyal hounds in the dark night, mastering various weapon transformations. They were once appointed as the personal guards of the Queen of the Night. To protect their master, they overcame their characteristic of turning to ash when exposed to sunlight.]
Adam took the white paper and looked, good heavens!
Not a single one of them had a "clean" record!
"Count Goethe used his position as a Magic Knight to shelter thieves in the Orca Squad's jurisdiction, splitting the profits fifty-fifty afterward."
"Baron Tim once led a group of attendants disguised as thieves to slaughter extensively in Puji Village, committing all sorts of evil."
"Om, as the captain of the Kira clan's guards, traded magic tools with the Diamond Kingdom, using his status as a Royal Noble attendant to bully ordinary citizens, and even injured members of the Mantis Squad who tried to stop him..."
"Viscount Elma smuggled..."
This densely written page was a list Adam had the Shadow Legion help Fana compile, selecting some unforgivable individuals from among the deeply sinful Royal Nobles.
After sifting through a thick stack of documents for a long time, they finally came up with these 30 names.
"I really have to thank His Majesty the King for his righteous act of destroying his own family."
Most of these incriminating evidences were provided by the King, and the Shadow Legion went to verify them. Now, Shadow Ninjas are hidden in the shadows of these Royal Nobles, and as soon as Adam gives the order, these people will become headless knights.
"These chickens should be enough..."
Once Adam exposes the Shadow Legion among the Royal Nobles, it will be like a Sword of Damocles hanging over their heads, ready to fall at any moment.
This extremely powerful deterrent will make the sinful individuals restrain themselves, but Adam will become even more dangerous.
No one wants their interests to be touched, and a sword placed over their heads.
They cannot openly punish Adam, but secretly, they will surely be like poisonous snakes. As soon as Adam shows a weakness, they will swarm him and bite the "enemy" to death.
"Things are getting interesting..."
Meanwhile, Asta and Xiao Hei, who were helping the citizens, were tricked by members of the Magic Council into the Judgment Cathedral. Dahm, the Council President, acted dishonorably, intending to punish Asta prematurely.
Even the little girl Mary was brought along to force Asta to confess to the crimes... "What are you doing?"
The dragon claw firmly pressed down on the person in a green robe who had been sneaking around behind Adam.
Xiao Shui jumped from the dragon's head onto the green-robed person's face. The surrounding citizens also surrounded this person; how dare he attack the savior, this fellow must be tired of living.
"I am from the Magic Council, what are you doing?"
The attendant, pinned to the ground by Xiao Lan (Little Blue), was scared. He immediately announced his identity, intending to drive away these commoners and Xiao Shui, who was standing on his face.
Upon hearing the name of the Magic Council, the citizens immediately took a step back, but seeing the Sea God and the Divine Dragon still standing there, they did not immediately retreat.
"Lord Xiao Shui, please let him go!"
Although the citizens did not know what exactly the Magic Council was, anything associated with Royal Nobles made them keep their distance.
If it weren't for Xiao Shui and Xiao Lan (Little Blue) having saved them, these fellows would have run away long ago.
Adam turned back with a look of surprise. He had originally intended to just leave. Such a small fry could be taught a lesson by Xiao Shui and Xiao Lan (Little Blue).
After all, with his reputation, it was normal for someone to try to ambush or monitor him.
But Adam didn't expect it to be someone from the Magic Council. Wasn't the trial supposed to start three days later?
Adam was preparing to unleash a wave of "King's Wrath" to shock the entire Clover Royal Nobles.
A Shadow Ninja suddenly appeared and handed a piece of paper to Adam. Not being able to speak really caused delays.
"Good! I don't go looking for them, and they take an inch and demand a mile."
The paper stated that Asta and Xiao Hei had been captured, which was undoubtedly a disregard for Adam. A group of pampered individuals, who ran faster than anyone during the war, all bounced back as soon as the conflict ended.
"Xiao Shui, bring him with you. We're going to the Magic Council!"
Adam and his group marched grandly towards the Magic Council. The surrounding citizens didn't even dare to breathe heavily. They neither dared to follow nor wanted to flee immediately.
They just knew that something big was about to happen... at the Magic Council.
"Filthy commoners, why don't they just die."
"Look at those horns, I heard they are a symbol of a demon."
The surrounding Royal Nobles discussed animatedly, but the King was too terrified to breathe. He had been suddenly summoned by Dahm and knew nothing.
Ever since being contracted by Adam, as soon as he returned to the palace, he would summon the Magic Emperor and tell him to kill Adam.
But as soon as this treasonous thought appeared in his mind, his whole body felt as if it were being burned by fire, and his soul was in a place of extreme cold. This feeling of unbearable pain instantly made him completely submit.
The King could now only pray to Adam not to involve him in this matter.
"Boy, do you choose for the Magic Knight to be punished, or do you choose to die?"
Dahm approached Asta and began to threaten him.
"The demon has been eliminated, and everyone was possessed by elves, completely unable to control themselves. No one committed any crime at all."
Asta retorted loudly.
"If there are no demons, then everyone will have to be punished in order."
Dahm revealed a sinister smile. He waved to the attendant on his right, and Mary, who had been arrested earlier, was brought up.
"What are you going to do?"
Asta looked at Dahm in disbelief. This fellow was actually using a child to threaten him.
The Magic Council, which dared not arrest Royal Nobles, could only arrest this little girl, Mary.
An orphan + commoner + no one to support her identity, she was the perfect scapegoat.
"Punishment!"
Dahm raised his right hand, and a green light wave shot directly towards Mary. With a "bang," before Asta could use his demon power, a green figure flew in from outside the door. He directly blocked the energy light wave, and with a scream of "Ah," this fellow immediately fainted.
Dahm was going for the kill!
The scene instantly became silent. Adam walked in unhurriedly, and the entire hall held its breath. The Royal Nobles who had just been cursing Asta and Xiao Hei were completely terrified. They never expected this devil to come.
They had accepted Dahm's invitation to attend the trial in advance precisely to avoid Adam.
The Royal Nobles had heard some rumors. Adam, who was previously rumored to be a devil, was now revered as a savior by the citizens.
Lord Nozel, who stood firm against the Royal Family, and the person who used his magic to awe the world at the Star Festival... These events were like huge stones pressing down on the Royal Nobles, preventing them from looking up.
"Do not let heroes bleed and shed tears!"