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Chapter 144 - 60 You Are Not Martin!

Chapter 144: Chapter 60 You Are Not Martin!

Although Green Field was buzzing with the voices of the public at the time, Li Yu’s voice still clearly reached every person present.

All were startled by this sudden, loud voice—some even subconsciously knelt to the ground.

However, when they realized that the voice came from Li Yu, some of the zealots of the Silver Moon Church boldly chose to curse back loudly.

If it hadn’t been for the previous miracle of limb regeneration, they might have still felt some awe for the ceaseless miraculous methods of Li Yu, but having witnessed an even more incredible display of power, the believers in the crowd felt protected by their goddess, and their fear of the unknown seemed much diminished.

Li Yu did not pay attention to those hostile slurs, nor did he offer further defense.

All he wanted was to draw the crowd’s attention.

After all, no matter how much those guys shouted, they could not overcome the loudspeaker’s volume.

Li Yu continued, "The miracle of limb regeneration was indeed spectacular, but it was just a trick. Once exposed, it’s no different from any other trick."

As soon as he said this, more curses were hurled at him, and there were even angry believers who picked up stones from the ground and threw them at Li Yu!

But Li Yu was now standing next to Ireya, and as a stone whizzed past his own scalp, Miss Rabbit’s face immediately turned dark.

Without her needing to give the order, the nearby militia immediately subdued the assailants, and it took the capture of seven or eight more people before the crowd’s rioting was halted.

However, the hostile gazes didn’t decrease; if anything, they increased.

Their eyes, fiery with anger towards Li Yu, also held no good will toward Ireya, who gave her protection.

This time, Miss Rabbit was a victim of circumstances, caught in the crossfire.

But she stood firm against the pressure, not withdrawing the militia maintaining order outside, and even had the archers on the walls ready, just in case.

Afterward, she glanced at Adelle with a complex expression, then turned her gaze back to Li Yu and sighed.

"You’d better have a way to prove that the Silver Moon Church used disreputable means, otherwise I don’t know how to wrap this up today."

Li Yu replied, "I’m about to show you."

Upon finishing, he pulled an ultraviolet pen from his pocket and shone it on his right hand.

By now, the sun had completely set and the sky had darkened, with torches being lit nearby.

Li Yu raised his right hand high, allowing the people to clearly see his right hand emitting a strange blue light under the night sky.

"The stuff I poured into the copper basin earlier was actually a special dye. This dye is colorless and transparent under normal conditions, but under the illumination of this Holy Artifact in my hand, it will emit a pale blue glow.

"Earlier, you should have all seen me dip my right hand into the copper basin, coating it with this special dye, so now my palm has turned this color.

"Afterward, I touched Martin’s left arm with this same hand, Captain Thomas, as well as the left chest, right rib, and back of two guards under his command. Consequently, these parts of their bodies should also retain this dye."

Li Yu paused, then addressed the Squire Knight, "Captain Thomas, may I see your left chest?"

The Squire Knight did not hesitate and stood directly in front of Li Yu, who shone the ultraviolet pen on him and indeed saw a blue handprint on the Armor covering Thomas’s left chest.

Subsequently, Li Yu used the ultraviolet pen to check the other two guards and saw the same blue handprints on the corresponding parts of their bodies.

Next, Li Yu brought out the copper basin and randomly selected a few people to demonstrate on the spot.

The people touched by the invisible ink in the copper basin, without exception, all showed a ghostly blue color under the UV pen light.

Finally, Li Yu approached Martin and said to him, "Are you ready? It’s your turn next."

By now, the crowd had gradually understood what Li Yu was planning to do, and the nearby cursing had quieted down a bit.

Even those from the Silver Moon Church who had been cursing Li Yu focused their gaze on Martin.

The latter’s eyes were frantically flickering, yet he hesitated to take off his robe and suddenly turned to flee down the hillside.

A murmur of surprise rose from the crowd.

However, the Squire Knight at the side was prepared, having drawn his sword to block Martin’s path.

As for Li Yu, he quickly retreated to the side of a guard, reached out to pull the guard’s sword from its scabbard, and threw it in front of Martin.

The latter, being in a state of high tension, caught the flying sword instinctively.

Then he saw Captain Thomas advancing towards him with large strides.

Adelle was momentarily stunned to see Li Yu throw a sword, unsure of the meaning behind the action, but the Female Priest quickly realized the implications, her expression dramatically changing as she hurriedly warned, "Don’t catch it!"

But her warning was a little too late.

Martin himself vaguely realized that he should not have caught the sword, but seeing the Squire Knight’s blade descending upon him, he instinctively grabbed the only weapon in his hand.

After that, some mercenaries in the crowd who were also familiar with swordplay let out sounds of realization.

Martin, as a veteran soldier who had served the Figrola family for many years with notable swordsmanship, had almost become a Squire Knight. But now, it seemed his swordsmanship could not even be described as pitiful.

He was indistinguishable from a beginner; had Thomas not been merciful, the brief interchange would have been enough for Martin to have been "killed" several times over.

Having tested his opponent’s mettle, Thomas wasted no further time, flicking Martin’s sword away and kicking him to the ground before stripping off his clothes.

Li Yu brought the UV pen close, but found no trace of the blue gleam left by the invisible ink on Martin’s body.

"You’re not Martin. Your swordsmanship is too poor. Who are you really?" the Squire Knight asked sternly.

The man’s face was ashen, but he still bit his lip and did not respond.

Li Yu then asked, "Who asked you to hide in the Holy Coffin? If you answer this question, I will pay you three hundred Gold Coins and send a squad to escort you out of the western territories."

The man on the ground was clearly different from Martin and not a fanatic of the Silver Moon Church.

It wasn’t that the Silver Moon Church was overly confident; it was mainly because Martin had no siblings, and finding someone who resembled him within six days was not easy—let alone finding someone who was also a fanatic like him. Hence, the Silver Moon Church had to settle for the next best thing.

They found someone who looked similar enough to get through this ordeal.

As for how to deal with him afterwards, that was another issue. However, since Adelle had caused such a stir by performing a miracle today, as the person involved, he was unlikely to die too soon.

At least his life was not in danger in the short term, but that could change over time.

Therefore, Li Yu’s proposition evidently tempted him.