The Lich of Glory Knight Spirit: Moving towards Krimasha!
Chapter 197 - 18: Lich (2) (Large Chapter)_2

Chapter 197: Chapter 18: Lich (2) (Large Chapter)_2

Of course, there was a large group of Liches carrying Morca and quietly following behind.

...

A minister hurried out of Black Dragon Hall, clutching the document just signed by Cedric V.

"Summon all the troops immediately. Remember! All of them! Holy Knight Gray has confirmed to be a Lich. Now, we will launch a crusade against them in the name of the Holy Spirit!"

"Lich Gray usurped ecclesiastical authority. Starting today, no one is allowed to refer to ’Gray’ as ’Holy Knight Gray’ either verbally or in written correspondence. It must include ’Lich Gray’!"

"Supporting Lich Gray is classified as illegal behavior starting today!"

"Anyone defending Gray will have their property and all other rights stripped of Royal Family protection!"

"Send letters to all the kings on the continent! Have them state their stance immediately, whether they stand with the Holy Spirit or with the Lich!"

"Issue orders to post proclamations stating ’Gray is a Lich’ throughout all towns and villages in the Gustav Empire territory. Let everyone know this!"

"Allow civilians to organize their own crusade against Holy Knight Gray. If it reaches a certain scale, the organizers will be rewarded by His Majesty!"

The powerful national machinery of Gustav was set in motion, and the news rapidly spread through every corner of Black Dragon City, and even reached surrounding cities and neighboring countries!

*"Oh my God... he’s a Lich? I just received the flour he gave me..."*

"His Majesty the Emperor says it’s confirmed."*

*"How was it confirmed?"

"He didn’t say."*

*"So there’s no evidence, is there?"*

"Shh! That comment sounds like you’re defending Lich Gray. Haven’t you heard that ’anyone defending Gray will have their property and all other rights stripped of Royal Family protection’? Anyone could rob you or kill you."*

The person holding flour hurriedly covered their mouth.

*"As long as, as long as Lich Gray can stand before me and take off his helmet to prove he’s not a Lich, I’ll believe he’s not a Lich."*

"But yesterday, you said you wouldn’t believe he’s a Lich unless Gray stood before you and took off his helmet to prove he was a Lich."*

"No, the situation is different, isn’t it?"*

Public opinion was fermenting, moving from private discussions to open debates, increasingly unfavorable to Gray.

...

The debates within Holy Light continued.

*"Perhaps there’s still an opportunity; they don’t have evidence. The Lich Knight would never let them get evidence! In that scenario, maybe we can avoid some consequences..."*

*"But someone keeps fanning the flames. Are you willing to watch divine faith split and transform into a full-blown civil war? The Lich Knight won’t let them obtain proof that he is a Lich, but he also can’t produce evidence that he’s not one, unable to end the rumors, and unwilling to punish those who claim he’s a Lich!"*

*"Maybe we can change his Lich form to resemble his son’s... Although it’s difficult, it’s not impossible, is it?"*

*"You need to consider whether he would accept it."*

*"Why wouldn’t he accept it?"*

*"His initial goal was to walk in the sunlight as a Lich. Although he asked Hell for the chance to have children with his wife, and Hell granted his request, giving him a son, he never asked for a flesh-and-blood body. Don’t you understand? He has always hated deception and doesn’t want to live in it!"*

*"This is terrible... we’re utterly helpless."*

...

Discussions in the abyss also continued incessantly.

*"Divine faith is his greatest shield, but also his greatest weakness. He can’t compromise or make concessions; there’s no room for negotiation. This means Heaven has almost no room for maneuvering, forcing their faith into a corner. Regardless, this will mark Hell’s greatest victory over Heaven in millennia!"*

*"Don’t rejoice too soon. If Heaven plays some trick, turning the outcome favorable, they might simultaneously gain a true Lich Saint and pure divine faith."*

*"How could they achieve that?"*

*"It seems unlikely, but not impossible. Those vile humans often need salvation not from their poor lives but from their inferior intellects. They yearn for saviors but often end up burning them. Perhaps Heaven might exploit this and achieve another condition ’identity exposed but not persecuted by humans’."*

*"We should mobilize all Demon Envoys to further distort divine faith and incite human hatred for the Lich Knight, preventing Heaven from a comeback."*

*"Yes, if we block that path, we remain dominant! This result isn’t as perfect as we initially imagined, but it is undoubtedly the best choice right now!"*

The Demon Lord remained silent, deep in thought. Meanwhile, the other demons had already begun to act.

...

Gray and the Silver Moon Knight Order dashed towards Salted Fish Port without stopping. The entire Lich Council followed closely. Morca was almost shaken to pieces.

Time passed bit by bit, day after day.

Meanwhile, the situation snowballed, spreading beyond the Gustav Empire, encompassing the entire North and reaching the South. Even southern nobles started to hesitate.