Chapter 12: The Verdict
Inside the office on the third floor of the madhouse, a flying insect flew in through the window. Baha caught it with his sharp eagle talons, then released it. The insect was completely unharmed. It landed on Bubu Wang's nose. In his sleep, Bubu Wang subconsciously swiped his dog paw across his nose, then changed his sleeping position on the cool mat, lying on his back and snoring loudly.
"Bai Ye, thank you for this."
The old Director spoke from across the desk. Every wrinkle on his face seemed to radiate a sense of heartache.
"No need to thank me. This is all what I should do."
Su Xiao spoke without raising his head, using a loupe to examine the quality of the Soul Crystal Core he had just acquired. After confirming one was fine, he took another from the wooden box.
Earlier, the old Director had left a note in the storage cabinet of the Merchant Alliance Bank. In short, aside from the resources in that cabinet, if Su Xiao went to rescue him and his family, the old Director was willing to reward him afterward with a key to a safe deposit box at the Golden Bank, which contained 75 Soul Crystal Cores and valuables worth 40,000 Soul Coins.
Although Su Xiao had previously obtained a fortune of several hundred thousand Soul Coins in Arcane Eternal Star, that was a special case. In a Rank 9 world, earning 100,000 to 150,000 Soul Coins from a single world progress was considered a good harvest. Of course, this 100,000 to 150,000 Soul Coins was the amount held after opening treasure chests and selling off unwanted equipment and supplies.
100,000 to 150,000 was a good harvest, 150,000 to 300,000 was a bountiful haul, and 300,000 to 500,000 was a massive profit.
Su Xiao estimated that if he didn't encounter the Apocalypse Sisters who had advanced to Rank 9, his earnings from fighting in a Rank 9 world would be around 200,000 Soul Coins per world progress. If he cooperated with Kaisa to reap benefits, the income could reach about 500,000 Soul Coins.
Don't think this amount of Soul Coins is a lot. Su Xiao's [Basic Passive: Spirit Toughness] and [Basic Passive: Blood Awakening] both required massive amounts of Soul Coins.
The latter, in particular, not only greatly benefited blood-type blade techniques and blood-type abilities but also triggered a Deterrent Fear Effect that was a solid group battle technique. On a superhuman cold weapon battlefield, triggering this effect would cause a sharp drop in enemy morale. If Su Xiao triggered this ability several times, the enemy forces would experience large-scale routs.
Besides these two abilities, the newly mastered late-stage core passive [Basic Passive: Swift Shadow] was also eagerly awaiting nourishment. This ability increased body speed, raised the damage tier of melee weapons, and increased True Damage. Of course, such a powerful ability came with an exorbitant upgrade cost that made one question life.
This made Su Xiao look forward to the upcoming Devourer Battle Royale even more. If everything went smoothly, the Devourer team would be formed soon. Then, he could have them guard the two Simple-Minded miners and head to a resource-rich Rank 8 world.
Su Xiao placed the Soul Crystal Core in his hand back into the wooden box. The agreement was 75 Soul Crystal Cores plus valuables worth 40,000 Soul Coins. Currently, the old Director had brought out 69 Soul Crystal Cores and valuables worth about 30,000 Soul Coins.
According to the old Director, there was actually more, but part of it had been seized by Vice Director Yexinge's people.
Su Xiao neither confirmed nor denied this. The current gains were already quite good. Moreover, dealing with Vice Director Yexinge later would require the old Director's assistance.
"Bai Ye, Yexinge won't let us off."
The old Director's face darkened. He had nearly died this time. In the past, he would have retaliated, but unfortunately, he had now lost his power.
"Don't misunderstand. Yexinge won't let you and your family off. He can't do anything to me, just as I can't do anything to him."
Su Xiao put away the gains on the table and continued:
"Yexinge's political skills surpass mine. I'm only good at fighting and killing. There's no way I can outmaneuver him. When I lose, I'll either go to the Sun Church or the Hunter Department."
Hearing this, the old Director across from him felt a shadow of gloom settle over his heart again. He had been the Director of the madhouse for so many years and had seen too much life and death. He himself was no longer afraid of death, but he feared for his wife, daughter, son-in-law, and his precious granddaughter and grandson.
"Hunter Department? You have connections there?"
"Yeah, I eliminated the Abyss Spawn on the third floor of the dungeon and gave the credit to Tessa."
"You killed that thing?!"
The old Director looked at Su Xiao in astonishment, then shook his head with a bitter smile. Now was not the time to focus on this.
"That old fox who trained me and Yexinge advocated for non-superhumans to manage the Twilight Madhouse. That's why me and Yexinge, who have no superhuman potential, have our current positions. Being the Director here means knowing too many secrets. Just like now, even though I'm on the verge of a desperate struggle, I'm not actually dangerous. That old fox really had foresight."
The old Director sighed, implying that he could no longer do anything else.
"Bai Ye, isn't there any way for you?"
"What way could a reckless person like me have?"
As Su Xiao spoke, he took out the [Mysterious Eye]. He refused to believe he couldn't figure this thing out.
"If you really have a good plan, even if it means putting myself in danger, I won't hesitate."
Just as the old Director made his statement, click, the Mysterious Eye in Su Xiao's hand stopped. He looked up, a faint blue light faintly visible in the center of his eyes, and asked the old Director, "Really? Even if it means putting yourself in danger, that's fine?"
"Yes."
As the old Director spoke, the corner of his eye twitched involuntarily. He felt that this time, he might have chosen a rather formidable successor for the Director position.
"Old Director."
Su Xiao spoke in a casual tone, picking up four miniature sculptures on the table. These were the old Director's collection, representing the Dawn God Cult, Sun God Cult, Golden God Cult, and Dark God Cult.
"Tell me, which faction does the Council most want to expel from the Alliance?"
As Su Xiao spoke, he lined up the four miniature sculptures representing the Dawn God Cult, Sun God Cult, Golden God Cult, and Dark God Cult on the table.
"From the current situation, it's the Golden God Cult."
The old Director picked up the miniature sculpture representing the Golden God Cult.
"Not really. The Golden God Cult, at most, touched the interests of the four Grand Councilors and took a few bites. With so many years of cooperation, a complete fallout is unlikely. Your involvement in this matter is purely bad luck, coupled with Yexinge's strong connections in the Council."
Hearing this, the old Director could only sigh and nod in agreement.
"The Dark God Cult is the real problem the Council has always wanted to deal with."
As Su Xiao spoke, he picked up the miniature sculpture representing the Dark God Cult. More precisely, this was the image of an Abyss Spawn. The concept of believing in the Abyss was rather vague.
"You mean, dragging the Dark God Cult into this?"
"No, making them take the blame."
Su Xiao took a document from the drawer. It contained the oral account of the Lion King and the testimonies of two gang members under the Black Snake.
The kidnapping of the old Director involved six people, including the Black Snake. Four were dead, and two were locked up on the third floor of the dungeon. This was both to detain them and to prevent these two gang members from being assassinated by the enemy.
After Su Xiao briefly explained the plan, the old Director grew more and more alarmed, but the gloom between his brows gradually dissipated. The old Director felt that the success rate of this plan was not low.
First, they would manipulate the kidnapping of the old Director. Don't forget Vice Director Yexinge's current position. He was not a Council official; he had always been the Vice Director of the madhouse.
That meant, whether a few days ago or at this very moment, Vice Director Yexinge had the authority to enter the third floor of the dungeon, meet the Lion King, and even conspire with him.
Vice Director Yexinge had chosen the former member of the Ghost Gang, the Black Snake, as the tool to eliminate the old Director. It seemed like a good choice, but it had flaws.
Now that the old Director was free, even though he no longer held a position, he was still a former high-ranking member of the Alliance. If he personally reported the kidnapping to the Council, the Council could not ignore it.
If the old Director, when reporting to the Council, brought the Lion King and the two Ghost Gang members in a prison cart, and at the Council, the Lion King and the two Ghost Gang members all admitted that Vice Director Yexinge had conspired with them to kidnap the old Director, then things would be different.
But don't think this was an advantage. This was a trap set by Vice Director Yexinge. If this situation occurred, the most likely outcome was a counterattack, and the matter would end inconclusively. Su Xiao would also be temporarily suspended for Privately bringing dangerous criminals out of the dungeon's third floor. At that point, it would mean he had lost this confrontation.
No matter how this matter developed, as long as it followed the normal procedures of the Council, the ultimate losers would be Su Xiao and the old Director. In this matter, Vice Director Yexinge could simply say: 'The people handling this are all my men. How can you win?'
The answer was that Su Xiao had never intended for this Council verdict to be completed. During the Lion King and the two Ghost Gang members' testimony at the Council, they would suddenly mention that the kidnapping of the old Director was done by Vice Director Yexinge in collaboration with members of the Dark God Cult.
It was easy to imagine that as soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the Council would laugh. This mudslinging was as childish as a game.
But what if, at this critical moment, Vice Director Yexinge suddenly died in the Council chamber? From another perspective, one could say that the Dark God Cult's Conspiracy had been exposed, and they had secretly killed Vice Director Yexinge on the spot.
The Dark God Cult often summoned Abyss Spawns and various strange, bizarre creatures. The Council had always tolerated this, but this time, it had reached the point of 'unbearable.' If they didn't avenge the Vice Director, where would the Alliance's authority be?
If the current situation was because the Golden God Cult had stolen a few bites of the Council's cake, and the Council was unhappy and ready to throw a few punches at the Golden God Cult, then after those punches, their anger would subside.
In contrast, the Dark God Cult had never just been about stealing a few bites of cake. These guys simply flipped the table and ran. When the Council cursed and cleaned up, these guys would pop up again and snatch the delicious food scattered on the ground.
It wasn't that the Dark God Cult didn't want to sit at the table and eat properly, but their belief in the Abyss meant the Council would never let them sit at the table. They could only seize benefits and get full by making others uncomfortable.
Needless to say, if given the chance, who should be dealt with first: the Golden God Cult, which had stolen a few bites of cake and had poor table manners, or the Dark God Cult, which flipped the table every time?
As for the evidence that Vice Director Yexinge was killed by the Dark God Cult, such matters would naturally be investigated by the Hunter Unit. No one was more professional than them. Given Tessa's disgust and hatred for the Dark God Cult, upon hearing that this matter was suspected to be the work of the Dark God Cult, she could directly ignore the word 'suspected.' If there was no evidence, Tessa would create evidence. Striking hard at a faction like the Dark God Cult, which harmed others without benefiting itself, was the top priority.
At that point, who would be the first to step up? The answer was definitely the Golden God Cult. Originally, the Golden God Cult was ready to take this beating, but upon learning it wasn't about them, they would put in the most effort, hammering the Dark God Cult branches within the Alliance to death.
At that point, the Golden God Cult, the Hunter Unit, all the military departments under the Council, the Twilight Madhouse, and the Sun God Cult would all join forces to brutally attack the Dark God Cult branches within the Alliance.
After hearing this plan, the old Director inwardly gasped. But there was one most critical issue: how to make Vice Director Yexinge suddenly die in the Council chamber?
"You do this."
"Me? Strangle that guy in front of everyone in the Council?"
The old Director found it somewhat ridiculous. If they couldn't make Vice Director Yexinge suddenly die in the Council chamber, this plan was just empty talk.
"You just need to see him. You don't need to do it yourself."
Su Xiao placed a small metal canister on the table. This was the means to eliminate Vice Director Yexinge. Seeing that Su Xiao wasn't going to elaborate further, the old Director stood up and walked out of the office.
"Amu."
Su Xiao called out. Amu, who was wiping a small antique clock, put down his beloved item on the windowsill where Baha was, and followed the old Director out of the office to protect him.
If the old Director went to the Council to file a complaint, he naturally couldn't use the madhouse's communication lines, as that would leave a handle. But once the old Director finished complaining to the Council, the madhouse could take some action. After all, the old Director was the former Director here.
Inside the office, Su Xiao checked the time, then woke up the sleeping Bubu Wang. He walked into the bedroom and used the Demon Teleportation Array to travel from Kusu City to the winery in Sotuo City, where the old Director had been imprisoned.
This way, Su Xiao and Bubu Wang shook off all surveillance. As for the winery, the probability of the enemy monitoring it was too low. No one would expect Su Xiao to set up Node 1 of the Demon Space Array here. Moments later, Bubu Wang drove the vehicle, with Su Xiao in the passenger seat, heading straight for the Holy Capital.
When the sky was just beginning to lighten, Su Xiao was already in a hotel room on the backstreet of the Holy Capital. He looked at the purchase contract on the table, signed it, and bought a warehouse in District 3 of the backstreet.
Taking Bubu Wang with him, Su Xiao left the hotel and headed straight for the purchased warehouse. When he arrived inside, he found Silver Mask already waiting. In this several hundred square meter warehouse was an armored prison cart. Moreover, this prison cart had been specially enlarged, and the paint representing the madhouse's emblem on it was still wet.
After confirming everything was fine, Su Xiao began laying down the Demon Clan's teleportation array on the ground. The reason for setting this up was both for convenience in traveling from the base camp in Kusu City to the Holy Capital in the future and to deny Vice Director Yexinge any opportunity.
The night before, the old Director had already filed a complaint with the Council. The Council's initial attitude was that such matters should be handled by the Tribunal. However, upon learning that the case involved the dangerous criminal Lion King and the Ghost Gang, the Council had to change its stance and decided to adjudicate the matter at eight o'clock the next morning. The old Director and Vice Director Yexinge both had to be present.
Without even thinking, Su Xiao could be sure that if he drove the Lion King and the other two prisoners from the madhouse in Kusu City all the way to the Holy Capital, they would be ambushed along the way. The Lion King and the other two, bound in heavy shackles, would be killed with over 90% probability. In that case, Su Xiao's side would be at a disadvantage.
But now, Su Xiao first teleported from his bedroom in the madhouse to Sotuo City using the teleportation array, then went straight from Sotuo City to the Holy Capital. He set up Node 2 of the Demon Space Array in the Holy Capital and prepared the prison cart. No matter how ruthless Vice Director Yexinge was, he wouldn't dare to attack this prison cart heading to the Council in a place like the Holy Capital.
Su Xiao and Bubu Wang stood on the space array and activated it.
Boom!
A dull sound spread. Silver Mask instinctively stepped back half a step, silently deciding never to use that space array unless absolutely necessary. Even from this distance, the spatial fluctuation caused by the space array—no, it should be called a spatial shockwave—made Silver Mask's face tingle.
With a bang, Su Xiao and Bubu Wang appeared in the bedroom on the third floor of the madhouse. Su Xiao's expression was normal. Bubu Wang just took a few steps sideways, stood against the wall to keep from falling, his abdomen heaving a few times before he caught his breath.
Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!
Urgent knocking came from the door. It was Erin, who was waiting in the outer office. Today, she was also to represent the madhouse at the Council, after all, Erin was the Vice Director.
"Director Bai Ye, what were you doing just now?"
"Nothing."
Su Xiao didn't say much. He left the office and headed for the third floor of the dungeon.
Half an hour later, under the guard of Dray, Veronica, and a few orderlies, the Lion King and the other two, bound in shackles, walked into the office. Given the Lion King's height, even this raised office ceiling was a bit low for him.
Soon, Su Xiao, Bubu Wang, Baha, Veronica, Dray, and finally Vice Director Erin, all stood on the Demon Teleportation Array. Among them, Erin said:
"Director, I suddenly remembered an urgent matter. How about I don't go? You, sir, can fully represent the madhouse."
"..."
Su Xiao didn't speak. Seeing this, Erin could only take a deep breath. Her ominous premonition was growing stronger.
"Stand steady. It's about to start. You might feel like you're in a high-speed spin cycle of a washing machine for a bit, but don't mind it. It's all an illusion."
As Baha shouted, Su Xiao activated the teleportation array.
Boom!
The group disappeared. When they reappeared, they were in the warehouse on the backstreet of the Holy Capital.
Su Xiao, Bubu Wang, and Baha stood steadily on the teleportation array. A few meters diagonally above, a bewildered Veronica was riding on a chandelier, hugging the lamp post connected to the ceiling.
A few meters from the teleportation array, Erin was bent over, one hand against the wall, the other covering her mouth. One of her high heels was hanging on Veronica's collar, and the other fell above Su Xiao, who caught it just in time.
Su Xiao tossed Erin's high heel back to her and looked at the Lion King, who was squatting and vomiting, and the two Ghost Gang members who had passed out, with filth oozing from their mouths.
"Boss, where's Dray?"
Baha looked around.
"I'm... I'm here. Give me a hand. I'm stuck."
Following the sound, Dray was in a full split position, having slid under the car.
Besides the people present, there was also a strange man with only his upper body left, his waist severed with jagged edges, and his organs spilling out.
His aura seemed like a Space System. Thinking about it, Vice Director Yexinge's side had investigated that Su Xiao planned to use a teleportation array to reach the Holy Capital and had sent someone to intercept him specifically.
This dying man was the Space System superhuman responsible for this spatial interception. Suffice it to say, daring to intercept a Demon Teleportation Array took some courage.
"What the hell is this?"
After saying this, the Space System man lost his life. To his death, he couldn't understand why anyone would use such a violent teleportation array.
"The teleportation was relatively stable."
As soon as Su Xiao finished speaking, Veronica, who had been riding the chandelier, fell down and sat there bewildered.
After a brief rest, the group, including Silver Mask who had been waiting in the warehouse, got into the car. In the back compartment of the prison cart, Su Xiao sat opposite Erin, who was staring at him with a resentful gaze.
"Something wrong?"
"No."
Erin took a small sip of a potion and let out a long sigh.
The vehicle drove smoothly, arriving at the main entrance of the Council building at 7:30 in the morning.
This place was an open space paved with large stone slabs, with only a central pool as decoration. Looking ahead was the majestic Council building, dozens of meters high, with imposing yet simple steps in front.
Su Xiao, Bubu Wang, and Baha entered through the main entrance, while Erin, Dray, Veronica, and Silver Mask escorted the Lion King and the other two through the side entrance. During this time, no one from either side could privately see the Lion King and the other two. This was why Su Xiao had brought Erin. As the Vice Director of the madhouse, as long as she disagreed, even the Council's people couldn't do anything.
After climbing the steps, Su Xiao entered the main entrance and first arrived at the hall. There were already many Alliance dignitaries here. The matter involving the old Director and Vice Director Yexinge affected the interests of many people.
Ignoring them, Su Xiao headed straight for the Grand Council Hall. When he walked in, he found that at least one-third of the Alliance's high-ranking members were present to observe this verdict. Additionally, several representatives from the Golden God Cult were also there.
Passing through the observation seats, Su Xiao arrived at the council table, which was at least six meters wide, and took his seat as the Director of the madhouse. Tessa was in the neighboring seat. Seeing Su Xiao arrive, Tessa didn't greet him or anything; she just pretended not to see him and trimmed her nails. Cooperation between them was something they knew privately; it couldn't be put on display.
At the head of the table sat a Grand Councilor. This Grand Councilor, with a thick head of graying hair, was leaning back and dozing. Behind his seat stood a man and a woman wearing silver masks. Their silver masks were very similar to Silver Mask's, only more elongated.
The person presiding over this verdict was not the Grand Councilor present but a temporarily assigned Holy Capital judge. At this moment, the Holy Capital judge was flipping through the statements of both sides, looking somewhat troubled.
"Bai Ye, the situation is unfavorable for us."
The old Director took the seat to Su Xiao's left. This time, the Council had deployed multiple strong individuals, making it difficult to act here.
"That guy across the table is Yexinge."
The old Director pointed to Vice Director Yexinge across the table, a man with deep-set eyes and a stern, somewhat ruthless aura.
"Ahem!"
Tessa, in the seat to Su Xiao's right, coughed dryly, meaning that she, the leader of the Hunter Unit, was still here, so don't conspire in front of her.
With the Holy Capital judge's words of 'silence,' the verdict began. Before long, it devolved into the old Director slinging mud, while Vice Director Yexinge across the table watched coldly.
"If you have solid evidence, bring it out. Wasting your breath here is useless."
Vice Director Yexinge spoke with slight impatience. No matter how you looked at it, this verdict was a waste of time for the old Director and Su Xiao. The outcome of the verdict was already predetermined.
When the Lion King and the two Ghost Gang members were brought up, Vice Director Yexinge frowned. According to the plan, these three dangerous criminals shouldn't have been able to attend. Clearly, his subordinates had failed.
The Lion King first spoke about the secret dealings between him and Vice Director Yexinge, then the details of their transactions. However, there was one point: everything the Lion King said lacked actual evidence. This caused everyone present to treat it like a story. Just as the Lion King was about to finish his statement, he said one last thing:
"Among the participants in this matter, besides Vice Director Yexinge, there were also members of the Dark God Cult supporting him. They had long been in collusion, plotting to release my cellmate, Hatred."
Hearing this, the people present were silent for a moment, then burst into laughter. This mudslinging was like children fighting and blaming each other.
Compared to those laughing, Vice Director Yexinge suddenly felt uneasy. He whispered to his trusted aide behind his seat. A few seconds later, the several subordinates Vice Director Yexinge had brought all came behind him, vigilantly scanning their surroundings.
Su Xiao began silently counting. [Nie Oxygen] had already been released, waiting for [Qie Ge Cells] to react with it. As for where Vice Director Yexinge had come into contact with [Qie Ge Cells], that went without saying—it was on the [Doom Stone Statue].
Adding the [Doom Stone Statue] to the plan wasn't really to use its misfortune to make Vice Director Yexinge die from bad luck; that possibility was too low. Instead, it was to use the [Doom Stone Statue]'s misfortune effect to ensure Vice Director Yexinge couldn't escape the [Qie Ge Cells].
The actual situation was indeed like this. Vice Director Yexinge not only touched the [Doom Stone Statue] with his hand but was also hit on the arm by the statue. The wound and fracture had mostly healed due to secret medicine.
[Qie Ge Cells] couldn't really be considered cells in the true sense. In essence, they were harmless and posed no threat. In danger perception, they felt similar to dust. Once they entered a living organism, they would integrate into the organism's cells, existing for about ten days before dying from natural metabolism. During this time, they had no harmful effects.
Within these ten days, once [Qie Ge Cells] absorbed [Nie Oxygen] through the human body, they would undergo a mutation-like wild fission. First, they would fuse with the human cells, breaking the restrictions within the human cells and completely shutting down the inhibition of cell regeneration.
This was a terrifying situation. Uncontrolled regeneration equaled proliferation. In less than a minute, the target affected by [Qie Ge Cells] + [Nie Oxygen] would grow into a huge ball of rotten flesh. This was even if the target was a superhuman. Su Xiao had once used this move against the Blazing Sun Lord in the World of Paintings, and with the Blazing Sun Lord's strength, he died on the spot.
In short, [Qie Ge Cells] and [Nie Oxygen] were harmless individually, but when combined, they were lethal.
Snap~
Su Xiao closed the pocket watch in his hand. Across from him, Vice Director Yexinge suddenly stood up with a whoosh, exclaiming in shock and anger:
"You!"
Bang!
Blood and flesh splattered everywhere. Vice Director Yexinge was evenly distributed over the surrounding few meters. The council hall suddenly fell into a silence so deep you could hear a pin drop.
Suddenly, Tessa in the neighboring seat grabbed Su Xiao's arm with one hand, leaning in close, staring at him with a fierce gaze.
"You did this."
Tessa's tone was not questioning but affirmative.
"Evidence?"
Su Xiao pulled a cigarette from Tessa's pocket and lit one for himself. Tessa slowly sat back in her seat, then took out a cigarette and lit it as well.
In the deathly silent council hall, the old Director sat with his eyes wide open. He suddenly stood up and shouted angrily:
"The Dark God Cult is silencing witnesses!!"
The old Director's shout echoed through the vast hall. After a few seconds of silence, several representatives from the Golden God Cult stood up. The burly man leading them slammed the council table with a bang and said righteously:
"The Dark God Cult has gone too far! We need to make them pay!!"
As the representative of the Golden God Cult, the burly man was seemingly furious. In reality, he was silently thanking the Dark God Cult in his heart. After all, the Golden God Cult was supposed to take this beating, but now it had fallen on the Dark God Cult.
"Tessa."
The Grand Councilor at the head spoke. Tessa leaped across the table to the other side, observed Vice Director Yexinge's bloodstained seat for a moment, then pulled a long, thin black insect from the shattered flesh and blood.
Tessa's mental fortitude was, of course, strong. She could lie to the Grand Councilor calmly. She placed the long, thin black insect into a glass bottle filled with a bright white solution. The next second, the black insect turned into black mist.
"From the looks of it, it's very similar to the methods of the Dark God Cult."
Tessa barely suppressed a smile as she said this seriously.
The Grand Councilor at the head stood up and left under the protection of his guards. Seeing this, the Alliance high-ranking members in the hall understood the current situation. Soon, the Council issued a decree to punish the Dark God Cult.
At 9:00 AM that day, the Golden God Cult, the Hunter Unit, all military departments under the Council, and the Twilight Madhouse all mobilized, beginning to brutally attack the Dark God Cult branches across the Alliance. Before 10:00 AM, the Sun God Cult joined in. Around 12:00 PM, the Dawn God Cult also joined.