Chapter 230: Achievement Unlocked: Fame Emerges and a New Star Rises!

After being reminded by Isabella, Lolth felt her head spin again.

She had tried very hard to maintain a low profile, but ultimately, she still attracted considerable attention.

The only thing she could be thankful for was that she had used the false name “Kululu,” hoping to confuse the Great Sage named Patricia.

But then she remembered that Kululu was also in Hillenbrand Town, which made Lolth somewhat less pleased.

“I should have said I was Doyle Candice from the beginning—”

Lolth felt deeply regretful about this decision.

Nevertheless, she still believed that the situation wasn’t as dire as Isabella imagined.

Even though she knew this was the location of the torture tower and numerous captives were gathered here, without concrete evidence, the other forces of the Holy Alliance would likely view this as merely a coincidence and a facility for the Demon Army to hold prisoners.

The Church of Light would certainly make significant efforts to keep news about the Divine Artifact concealed… Lolth trusted in the largest church on this continent’s ability to control the narrative.

That Patricia wouldn’t simply reveal herself, and besides, she might not have noticed anything suspicious.

So ultimately, what they needed to address was likely the Church of Light’s actions directed at the Divine Artifact, as well as the typical “rescue” or “deal with traitors” operations.

These were challenging, but also anticipated. Furthermore, this portion of the pressure would undoubtedly fall on several other legions and the Demon King Castle. If the sky falls, there will be someone tall enough to hold it up, so Lolth considered the problem manageable.

If circumstances truly deteriorated, she could simply flee—if they actually arrived with several legendary heroes, as an Elite Level succubus, there was no way she could fight; retreating to the Demon King Castle was also a quite reasonable option, wasn’t it?

Even if they came for Hillenbrand Town, for the captives, or for the Light Artifact, they certainly wouldn’t be coming specifically for her.

With these thoughts, Lolth felt more at ease.

“Don’t worry excessively, it’s not a significant problem… If any powerful invaders do arrive, there’s no need to fight to the death.”

Saying this to Isabella, she also appeared to agree with Isabella’s special training at the police station.

“I understand—my requirement for them has always been to delay and report as swiftly as possible.”

Isabella responded quite appropriately.

However, all of Lolth’s assumptions were ultimately predicated on the fact that the Holy Alliance had only noticed “Hillenbrand Town” and had not paid attention to “Interrogation Department” and “Lolth.”

She failed to realize that her high reputation within the Demon Army had already reached the Holy Alliance.

There was no need for any Demon Army spies; it was simply because the soldiers on the front line frequently discussed stories of Lolth, who primarily gained her fame through Doyle and the Demon King, saying things like “Interrogation Department Lord Lolth cleverly seized the West,” “Great Master Lolth easily captured the remaining troops,” “Without Lolthlinda, there would be no great victory in the West,” and “A legendary powerful individual was charmed by Lord Lolth and devoted to the Abyss,” accompanied by the laughter of the Abyssal Demons and their cheers of “Demon King is invincible, Lord Lolth is unmatched.” Anyone who wasn’t foolish could notice the name of this demon race that had suddenly appeared with such frequency.

Especially when the formidable figure of the Illusion Demon King laughed coldly before the South Sotua commander and the Dwarf King, declaring, “Everything you do falls within Master Lolth’s plan,” which substantially increased the Holy Alliance’s attention to Lolth.

Although several incidents made the Holy Alliance suspect there might be a traitor.

But how the traitor was corrupted deserved consideration.

The Demon Army must have a traitor leader!

After some investigation, Lolth, Interrogation Department, succubus, highly favored by the Demon King… Case closed.

The entire continent had realized that the Demon Army, which previously fought mindlessly, suddenly appeared to have become clever and was now employing tactics, even planting spies, which must be connected to the succubus that had been frequently mentioned during the same period by the demon race.

The scheme was definitely devised by a cunning succubus, and the information was extracted by that succubus tempting the captives. The traitors were probably also turned by the succubus!

Everything made sense now.

Particularly since the Church of Light and the Great Sage seemed to have encountered setbacks in the territory where the succubus was holding the captives, all the powers and high-ranking officials almost immediately recognized the existence of “Lolth.”

Naturally, most of the powers didn’t truly regard Lolth as a threat comparable to a legionnaire leader and didn’t significantly elevate her strategic importance.

After all, she was merely the head of the Interrogation Department, similar to those active Little Devils… Although she could influence certain aspects of the battle, she was not a decisive factor in determining victory or defeat.

In the eyes of these powers, they simply hadn’t been aware of the existence of succubi before, which explained why they fell into the trap and suffered losses, as they were secretly plotted against.

With slight caution, the outcome would certainly be quite different.

Moreover, the most crucial factor in this world is invariably advanced combat power.

This succubus wasn’t skilled at direct combat, so even with epic and legendary strength, she wasn’t to be feared.

Besides, the information indicated that this individual seemed to be just an “Elite Level” succubus—probably useless except for her intellect, tactics, and charm.

But regardless, they needed to investigate the spy, and this succubus needed to be observed closely.

Different powerful groups had altered their strategies regarding Lolth, this newly emerged presence.

Although most strategies still involved “keeping watch” and “staying alert,” which weren’t very significant, there were indeed a few groups that had taken concrete action.

Within the Holy Lieto Empire, a segment of the Church of Light, the remaining two Grand Knight leaders, each red-robed bishop, Privy Council bishop, and the powerful nobles of the empire were discussing everything that had transpired in “Hillenbrand Town.”

“The Light Artifact was thrown into the demon race’s Hillenbrand Town by the Lady of Light?”

“You can’t claim that the Lady of Light threw it—after all, she nearly retrieved it, but simply couldn’t!”

“I’ve heard that place belongs to a rather unusual succubus… But how did the succubus prevent the staff from returning?”

“It’s difficult to say… but we should dispatch someone to investigate.”

“Are there any spies currently capable of handling the task?”

“Those sent forth must be prepared to be sacrificed…”

Such conversations continuously occurred in the hidden chambers of towns and churches throughout the Holy Lieto Empire.

The ultimate outcome was that the covert powers of various bishops and nobles began to move against one another, with countless spies all targeting the New West Line, and even… Hillenbrand Town!