Soul of Burning Steel

When Bishop Atanis noticed something was wrong and walked quickly from the library to the hall, the clergy in St. Laurent's Cathedral had been in a coma.

"What's going on?! Could it be that a cultist attacked?!"

Sweeping through, only the pastors and priests collapsed everywhere. Although he was old, the old pastor’s response was still swift. He immediately condensed a holy flame blow in his hand, giving himself a layer of sacred shelter. Power Word Slaying is also ready in an instant, and can be issued at any time.

At the same time, Atanis also began to analyze the countless possible causes of this situation-for example, the cultists are preparing to hold a large sacrifice in the remote place of the North, at this time, they are raiding, and for example, when they had their own adventures in the past. The enemies he had forged now came back for revenge. For example, the sudden and severe plague unknowingly infected most of the knight priests now all attacked, but these may all be vetoed by him himself.

——It is ridiculous. There is the artificial intelligence named No. 3, and the entire main city of Moldavia is like a copper wall and an iron wall. A fly can't infiltrate it. The cultist's ability is silent and silent. Break through the opponent's defense? Not to mention the enemy who has nothing like this at all and the plague that is completely silent.

What is going on?

Although I thought about it a lot, in fact, time only passed for a moment. Noting the slight noise in front of the door, Bishop Atanis immediately raised his head on alert and looked forward.

He suddenly felt dark in front of him.

As if the light was concealed, three people stood in the doorway of the prayer hall of the church, and the tall man in the middle robbed all his attention in an instant. Infinite shadows were growing from him, covering the entire hall.

For a moment, the old priest shook his head. He got rid of this illusion. Afterwards, Atanis saw the figure in front of him clearly, his eyes widened, and he immediately eliminated the sacred flame in his hand.

"Joshua?! You are awake!"

The old priest opened his hands and took two steps forward, staring at the tall man in surprise, "My child, may the gods bless you, you woke up so soon!"

And Joshua, who also noticed Atanis, quickly stepped forward and gave the white-haired old man a hug. He smiled and said, "Yes, Lord Bishop, thanks to you, I am already awake."

"No, I'm at a loss for your coma, it's really shameful... You should be more grateful to Ying and Rin, these two children have been taking care of you in recent days."

The two separated. Atanis nodded and showed a kind smile to the embarrassed young girl. Then the old man looked around the whole hall and he couldn't help wondering: "But what is going on? Joshua, why are they all in a coma? ?"

The old priest did not doubt that it was a fighter who made the shot. Although the opponent has such strength, he has no reason to do such a thing-and the comatose personnel did not have any injuries. They seemed to have seen something terrifying and were directly shocked. .

"...This is a long story..."

After sighing, Joshua also turned to look at the collapsed clergy, and said helplessly to Atanis: "Fortunately, you don't seem to feel anything, otherwise the trouble will be big. It's not convenient to talk here. Let's look for it first. Let’s talk in detail in a place where no one is there."

"No problem, but..."

After clapping his hands, the fluctuations of the holy light spread out, and the white-haired priest who called a few people to deal with this large swarm of unconscious people turned his head and looked at Joshua himself, his eyes swept over, and he couldn't help frowning. "Joshua, are you cursed by something? Why do I feel a thick shadow lurking in your body?"

"This is exactly what I plan to talk to you."

Before the people from other churches came to the lobby to deal with these unconscious guys, everyone walked up the stone spiral staircase to the second floor of the church, and proceeded along the unmanned corridor. Atanis found an unused one. In the empty room, a group of people took a few chairs and sat down face to face in this room.

Atanis didn’t ask Joshua and the others where they did what they did before, and they stayed in a coma until now. The old white-haired pastor didn’t want to care about these things. After all, even if he knew something, he didn’t help, but only increased. Worries, this is the life experience of being an elder.

What he is interested now is what kind of explanation Joshua will give him.

Naturally, the soldier would not conceal something, but truthfully tell the truth about his own situation.

"Breath of Chaos?"

After hearing what Joshua said, Atanis frowned. He clasped his hands and murmured suspiciously: "Your body is entwined with the resentment of many dead monsters. I know this. It does. It will bring a great spiritual burden to people who meet you for the first time, but will the chaotic breath amplify this burden?"

——And expanded to the point that even the determined priests and knights can't bear it? This surprised the old priest in particular.

"It's true." Sitting on a hardwood chair, Joshua replied, "I can't understand the relationship, but this is the truth. Anyone who sees me for the first time will be affected by the breath of chaos. I was robbed of my mind by the resentment lodged in my body, which led to a coma-all the knights and priests who were in a coma fell because of it."

"This situation cannot continue. I need to resolve it as soon as possible." He added another sentence.

"indeed."

Taking a deep breath, Bishop Atanis nodded in sympathy: "If everything is as you said, then it must be resolved as soon as possible. After all, you are different from others, you are the lord of the same place, and there are often festivals. You need to preside over the celebrations or sacrificial activities of the People’s Republic of China. At that time..."

Imagine for a moment that when Joshua appeared on the stage, all the people who saw him went into a coma-this would undoubtedly cause panic. You should know that even the relatively determined clergy were paralyzed without resistance. In a ball, it is no surprise that ordinary people are scared of heart disease.

"So what solution does the Church of the Seven Gods have to solve this problem?"

Qiao Xiu asked straightforwardly. He seemed to have expected the situation in the future, so he couldn't wait to solve it: "Even if it can't be completely eliminated, it should be able to cover it up."

"It's impossible to get rid of."

He shook his head decisively, but the old bishop’s voice was a little hesitant. He seemed to be a little uncertain, and his fingers kept tapping on the handrail: "I said last time, this kind of resentment before death is difficult to eliminate, the symptoms If it’s lighter, I can still try it, but if it’s yours, it’s impossible to erase it unless His Majesty the Pope takes the shot himself or is blessed by the gods. What’s more, there is still a chaotic atmosphere entangled now, compared to the previous ones. The situation is more complicated."

After a short pause, Atanis seemed to have made up his mind. He raised his head and looked directly at Joshua's eyes and said: "However, because this mental pressure requires one condition, that is to look directly at you, so there is still a chance."

"What do you mean?"

Sensing keenly the dawn of the problem being solved, Qiao Xiu asked immediately. At the same time, he also thought of a possibility.

"The meaning is, if you cover your face, or use some kind of magic to cover your true face, then this kind of pressure will be reduced a lot."

Briefly explaining several possible solutions, Bishop Atanis seems to have carefully considered: "The dragon's dragon power can also cause widespread panic, but when they transform into human form and come to live in the human world, the dragon Power won’t work. This is because ordinary people don’t see their true face, and your situation is similar to that of a giant dragon. According to this idea, the solution is the same."

"Wear a helmet, or a face mask, or use some kind of illusion to change your appearance, or even become the same face. As long as people can't see your true face, then this problem can be temporarily solved.

Having said this, the old priest stood up, with a subtle smile on his mouth, looking at Joshua who was also standing up, Atanis said in a low voice: "Now, I happen to have a magic that satisfies the requirements— —Or it’s a magical item."

What a coincidence? The soldier was a little surprised, but after a little thought, he didn't think it was weird. Enchanting equipment that can cause illusion effects is originally the easiest to make of all magic items. In addition, no matter what forces will occasionally do things that need to be hidden, it is not surprising that the church has magic equipment that changes appearance.

In fact, if Joshua wants to buy it, relying on his status as the lord of Moldavia, he can easily buy a variety of high-quality illusion enchanting equipment, but since the old bishop has it, there is no need for him to collect it hard. .

"Don't worry about it."

The subtle smile spread on his face, it seemed that something good had been thought of, the wrinkles on the white-haired old priest's face seemed to disappear. He smiled and said, "Before helping you solve the problem, Joshua, you have to help too. I'm a favor—in a way, I'm also doing yourself a favor."

"As long as I can finish it, then it's not a problem."

In this regard, Joshua did not hesitate to agree. Bishop Atanis helped him a lot, and has always looked after the safety of the main city for him. As one of the leaders of the Church of the Seven Gods in the North, he also If you don't fight for power with yourself, if the old priest really has any trouble, the soldier will definitely help.

"Perhaps you have heard the number 3."

With Joshua’s promise, the smile on the old priest’s face became even greater: "Recently, cultists and demon priests have often sneaked into the city with the intention of carrying out sabotage operations, but because of Miss 3, they were all arrested and sent to me. ."

Nodded, Joshua said that he knew about it, and Bishop Atanis went on to say: "These cultists sneaked into the city, they must have no good intentions. Now there are a steady stream of cultists coming from outside the city. , But we don’t know their purpose so far. As a result, the church and city guards will behave passively. We don’t even know which areas should be protected.

"Didn't you ask?"

Frowning, Joshua was a little confused: "Although this is a bit of a damage to the reputation of the church, as far as I know—"

"——The church will not be merciful and tolerant to cultists~www.novelmtl.com~ We will use torture and even magic to torture them and spit out everything we want to know."

Interrupting the warrior, Bishop Atanis shook his head. There was some regret on his old face: "But it is a pity that these cultists are unexpectedly firm, and even the psychology of the several knights who have been executed is out of mind. There is a problem, but they still don't let go. There are only 19 of the 27 cultists and demon worshippers left, but we still don't know their purpose.

"……I understand."

Having roughly understood what the old bishop meant, Joshua guessed what the other party wanted him to help with. With a smile on his mouth, he shook his head and said with emotion: "My lord, you are really..."

"Speaking carefully, this is not an evil thing either."

Atanis also smiled and said, he looked very happy: "Let a lord of the domain go and see the cultists who are going to destroy his domain-is this evil? In any case, it is the most normal. What a thing!"

The two looked at each other, and then both laughed, leaving only the silent young girls looking at each other in silence, and then they all showed helpless smiles.