Soul of Burning Steel

Compared with the fiery discussion atmosphere in the church on the surface, the atmosphere under the church and in the dungeon is extremely silent.

The dazzling gray-white holy light emitted from Artanis' fingertips, and the mold and black blood that were illuminated were like traces of water under the scorching sun, which were completely evaporated and purified in an instant, and a strong holy breath surrounded the old bishop's side, A small sanctuary was formed.

On the side, Joshua used battle energy to burn the chaotic monsters transformed by the cultists. Amidst the shrill screams, those twisted and disgusting monsters were ignited into nothingness bit by bit by the flames containing the power of order.

Purifying the dungeon didn't take long for the two of them. After a few minutes, they purified the cell hall.

"Cultists, it's really unsettling...Let's leave the rest to other people to practice."

Stretching his wrists and walking towards the exit, Artanis scanned the other areas of the dungeon and couldn't help but sighed: "Obviously the weather around Moldavia can be regarded as good weather, even the evil tide of the year before last did not cause much harm , how could someone fall into the arms of the evil god?"

There was a hint of doubt in his voice. You must know that ordinary people will become cult members, most of which are because they cannot survive.

The most important reason why there are so many cults in the human settlements in the west is that there was a severe drought forty years ago, and the crops in the entire Xishan area generally failed, even with the help of mages. To pay taxes as usual, in desperation, these poor people either committed suicide or fell into the arms of various cults, and have been in trouble ever since.

Wars and natural disasters are the soil for the development of cults, but apart from the great demon tide the year before last, there were no natural disasters in the Northland. Logically speaking, there should not be so many cult members.

"Reasons can be found at any time. As long as desires are not satisfied, chaos will continue to spread."

Standing on the right side of the old bishop with his hands behind his back, Joshua looked nonchalant, raised his head slightly, and recalled: "Our place is not bad, but the Far South is now the hardest hit area where cults are rampant. You I also know that because of the dragon disaster, the entire coastal area and southern forests have now fallen, and the three major armies of the kingdom guard the central front and the Nanling Fortress with nothing to do. There are still hundreds of thousands of people who have not escaped from the occupied area. Good breeding ground."

In Joshua's memory, since the mad dragon would not attack the existence of the same side of chaos, the occupied areas in the far south of the previous life were basically full of villages controlled by cultists, and they lured them to refugees in batches with the temptation of safety and food. The brainwashed fanatics acted as spies and sneaked into the defense line of the Royal Army to wait for an opportunity to destroy them.

In the early days of the second version, players from the Far South were tasked with fighting all kinds of cultists and detecting their disguises. Some even did the opposite, disguised as cultists, and sneaked into villages in occupied areas to search for enemies. party information.

"Recently, the situation in the south is really not good."

Following the topic Joshua raised, Artanis also remembered some information sent by the church, and he said with some concern while walking: "The five-color dragon clan has not sent a large-scale dragon beast army for two weeks. They are attacking, and the Holy Mountain side speculates that they intend to gather enough troops, and then attack the central defense line in one fell swoop, completely occupying the Far South Kingdom."

If the Far South Kingdom really fell, then the Holy Mountain would not be able to survive alone, and this was what the old bishop was worried about. No matter how powerful Pope Igor was, he would not be able to stop the attack of the entire five-color dragon clan.

"So they came to the Empire..."

The appearances of Robzek and Saya immediately appeared in Joshua's mind, and he recalled the performance of the church group in the imperial capital—obviously, they did have special missions.

Sacred Mountain is now joining forces with the Far South Kingdom to fight against the dragon disaster, and they must also suffer from the current situation... Maybe the church mission came to the imperial capital to negotiate assistance?

However, the empire has just finished its final battle with the orcs. Whether it is the five legions directly under the emperor or other troops, they have worked hard for a long time. It is unlikely that they will cross half of the continent to fight the dragon beasts. They should also know this. Through the news of the alliance between the empire and the Far South forces.

And just as the warrior was thinking about these things, footsteps sounded at the entrance of the dungeon.

In a quiet place, the voice will be very clear, and Joshua can easily hear that there are three people who came, so he can know without guessing, it must be Ying, Rin and Loranda.

"Owner."

Sure enough, a crisp voice sounded, and the figure of the silver-haired girl quickly appeared in the soldier's field of vision. After seeing Joshua, Yingying quickly stepped forward, and she happily hugged the soldier's right hand, and then raised her head to report: "Luo Mr. Landa said he has something to do with you, and I feel like I have something to do!"

"It's not a good thing to have something, don't be so happy just because you think you can kill someone."

Letting the girl hug his right hand, Rin silently walked to his side. Joshua shook his head with a smile. He also found that since returning from the world of Ilgna, Hotaru's character has undergone some slight changes. Even if the silver-haired girl wants to be used, she rarely expresses her expectation so directly, but now, she can express her expectation in a hearty tone.

—Feels like... growing up?

Indeed, as a divine machine, Rin was imbued with the knowledge of the previous generation of earls and old housekeepers as early as the beginning of its manufacture. His personality is a little more familiar than Yingying, and he can tell it in his daily dealings with people and things.

As for Hotaru, she lost to Rin in the synchronization rate experiment at the beginning, so she was not trained as a weapon for the next generation of Radcliffe's head. When Joshua signed the contract with her, the silver-haired girl's His character is like a blank sheet of paper, and he even looks a little 'cold' because he doesn't know how to express it.

But in the past two years, Ying has been living with soldiers and communicating with people in the main city. Ying has gradually learned various communication skills—for example, she is holding Joshua's arm and acting like a baby. It is absolutely impossible.

"Loranda, you don't look very well."

Turning his head, Joshua looked at the paladin who was walking slowly, he did look a little tired.

"Of course, after all, I only rested for half a day before starting to work hard again."

Laughing wryly, he teased himself. Lolanda actually knew that he was in a bad state, not just because of the all-night interrogation last night, but also because of the battle in the world of Ilgna. For him, that The battle was still a bit too hard.

After all, the paladin is not Joshua, he has the treatment from the Azure Orb and the Father of Nature, and he can recover quickly.

"Speaking of which, Lolanda, I met your friend from the church in the imperial capital."

Since he was thinking about the purpose of the church mission before, after seeing the paladins, Joshua quickly remembered this matter: "They look very familiar with you, and they can tell at a glance that I have been in contact with you."

"...Really, who is it?"

Lolanda originally wanted to tell Joshua and Artanis the information about the new batch of cultists, but after hearing what the soldiers said, he insisted on holding back the question, and then asked curiously: "My comrade-in-arms subordinate As for the Knights of the Holy Grail, they should still be stationed in the Plaguelands, and they should not be in the imperial capital."

"The leader of the Freedom Hammer Knights, Robzek, and the big nun of Grandon Monastery, Saya."

Simply speaking the full names of the two people, Joshua keenly noticed the change in Lolanda's expression, and he couldn't help frowning: "Why did your face become uglier? Don't these two people belong to you?" friend?"

"No...they're my friends."

Compared to before, Lolanda's complexion has indeed become uglier, but this is not because of exhaustion, but because of other deeper reasons: "But, this is impossible... Even if the entire Holy Grail Knights come out Even the imperial capital is more likely than their coming..."

Narrowing his eyes slightly, Joshua did not continue speaking, waiting for the paladin to explain.

After thinking for a while under the watchful eyes of the soldiers and Artanis, Lolanda frowned and said in a low voice: "Captain Robzek is a friend of my mentor. He is usually in charge of my training, and also teaches I use the mysteries of Warhammer, and Saya... she is similar to my sister, and she has been taking care of me since I entered the church..."

After finishing speaking, the paladin raised his head, with only doubts and worries in his blue eyes: "But two years ago, they went to the Abyss of Anos with the Second Battle Brothers of Grandon for a five-year stint. The garrison mission, logically speaking, they will never come back now, unless there is something big wrong with the Abyss of Anos!"

I owe three chapters, well, my fault, it's really Calvin, I really don't know how to write the foreshadowing, I just can't write it because it's the imprint of the next dungeon, my head is getting big... I owe three chapters this month I will definitely make it up, I don't believe that every time I say that I want to add more updates, I always get stuck...