Duru gripped the hilt of his sword, his whole body tense, apparently aware of the hostility that emanated from the silence around him.

If he just wanted to escape, Kormit knew it wouldn't be too much of a problem. He has his hammer...... And his spells, these people may not dare to do anything to him.

But what about after the escape?

The trust they have spent decades building up in these simple, hard-lived northerners is likely to crumble from here.

The priest swallowed, trying to calm down—the rune was not finished, and there might be a chance that everything could be undone.

"It's a prayer. He replied, "Give your most precious things to the gods in exchange for power or something." ”

"The most precious thing?" repeated Roger, frowning.

"Blood represents life, and life is the most precious thing to anyone, isn't it?" Kormit replied vaguely.

"Whose life?" Roger looked straight at him, not fooled at all.

Kormit fell silent again.

He's a pastor and he can't lie...... What's more, if he loses Roger's trust, he will only find it even harder.

"Your own life - or the life of someone who is very important to you. He met Roger's gaze and replied frankly, "Listen, I know what you're worried about, and that's what I'm worried about as well." It's a forbidden spell, and I don't want to see it happen more than you do. But in any case, this circle is not complete...... We can waste time in suspicion and jealousy of each other, or we can let go of these. Find them as soon as possible...... What do you think?"

Roger stared at him for a long time, then finally withdrew his gaze and nodded.

"We don't understand that. He said. "You could have deceived us that this was a necromancer's trick, but you didn't. If Mogi can be saved, I would like to praise the name of Nesses in prayer, Reverend. ”

Kormit breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that Roger might not really become a follower of Nesses, and that most of these words were for those around him—and they worked.

The air doesn't seem so heavy anymore. The crowd dispersed again, but it was all two or three people in a line.

"Each team has to be in the sight of the others, at least the other, if anything is found. Don't act rashly and don't shout anymore. The priest advised, "You are hunters...... I believe you have other ways of conveying your message. ”

"There's not much to hide. Roger stared at the flickering firelight. Tell Kormit, "We'll find them." ”

The priest licked his lips and flicked his hammer, feeling his palms slippery with sweat. He prayed heartily that Enoch hadn't really done anything stupid...... But it was a shocking scene that I had just seen not so long ago. But suddenly it came to mind again.

It was as if he had returned to that nightmare night. Standing in the middle of the countless flaming torches, he stared in astonishment at the blood-colored altar surrounded by the crowd, but he couldn't see the people holding the torches. Their faces were blurred, but they all had eyes that were hotter than flames, and they burned everything with scorching......

Did he stop them?...... Yes, he prevented. He kept reassuring himself that it was just a rare out-of-control frenzy, but that "comfort" might be called "deception."

It probably won't be the first time, and probably won't be the last.

Where he can't see. How many times has the same thing happened before he knew it?...... Why did it happen? What went wrong? Does anyone else know? Is this some kind of enemy conspiracy?......

"Your Excellency...... The Reverend'......"

Durrou's whispered call dragged him back to reality - that they had more pressing issues ahead of them.

Commie froze. His gaze unconsciously fell on the runes on the ground, and quickly moved away.

A clear sound caught his attention. Several people standing by the rune turned their heads in unison and looked not far away.

In the dim light, a little golden light bounced on the ground, making a series of crisp sounds.

Kormit's eyes widened in surprise. That seems to be ......

Duru chased after him, picked up the small piece of metal, and looked up at Kormit in amazement.

“...... Gold. He said, handing it to the pastor who came with him.

Kormit looked up at the top of the cavern with some speechlessness, holding the familiar pattern on the surface of the gold coin.

"There!" cried a sharp-eyed young man.

Another golden light fell from the darkness of the cave roof, jumping happily on the rock.

Kormit sent a ball of light flying high, faintly illuminating a dark entrance to the roof of the cave, and suddenly laughed and cried as he watched the other gold coins fall one after the other.

It's his gold coin......

"Kellian. He said, "He's up there." ”

“...... How did he get there?" asked Roger, "there are a few cracks here, but they are all dead ends, and none of them can lead to the top." ”

“...... Either way, he wouldn't run up for no reason. Kormit replied, "Is there a way for us to go up?"

If he knows how to levitate, that's not a problem...... But he had only become a priest a few years earlier, and had spent most of his time dealing with all kinds of people, and had learned only a handful of spells—and in that alone, Enoch was probably much better than he was.

Roger pondered for a moment and nodded.

"It's a little dangerous," he said...... "but you can try." ”

They brought with them a zipline with iron claws, but it was intended to be used on a cliff, not on a place like the top of a cave where it was difficult to judge distance and grasp. After several attempts, Iron Claw finally got stuck somewhere. Both Roger and Kormit's bodies were too heavy, and they could only watch with fear as a diminutive young man slowly climbed up, little by little.

When he suddenly fell from mid-air, everyone couldn't help but exclaim.

The young man, still clinging to the rope, was almost screaming - until his fall froze in mid-air, and his screaming did not stop until a few moments later.

The rope begins to move upwards...... It was as if someone had pulled him up. But the speed was so fast that you could almost see the sparks from the rope rubbing against the rock, and one wondered if it was a human who was pulling the rope.

Kormit was a little uneasy, and almost wanted to open his mouth to let him let go of the rope and jump off - if he was lucky, he would probably break his leg, and he would be able to heal that ......

But the young man has disappeared into the hole...... Then an exclamation floated down.

People looked at each other in fear and uneasiness - if there was some kind of danger that awaited the young man, they could do nothing.

After a few moments, the rope hung down again, and the young man's voice was shocked and excited: "You can come up!

As soon as Kormit poked his head out of the entrance, he saw Kellian crouching with his arms crossed and his face displeased.

Not only him, but everyone who went up squatted awkwardly. The passage here is too low for one to stand up straight.

Fletcher pulled the priest up, waved at Roger, who was still on the ground, and looked back at Kellian in surprise.

"How did you get up?" he asked curiously.

"Flew up. Kellian replied with a cold face.

“...... Did you find anything?" asked Kurmit.

"Probably. Kellian still had a cold face.

"Listen. "I suppose you didn't call us up to make us crouch here and guess the riddle, did you?"

"I didn't call you up!" Kellian glared at him angrily, unconsciously revealing a bit of childishness for a moment, "I dropped my money bag!"

Kormit blinked, speechless - maybe he should thank him for his gold?

"Did you see Maggie? is she still alive?" asked Fletcher eagerly.

"I saw a girl, but I don't know her name, and if she hadn't run away like a ghost when she saw me, and squeezed into a slit that I couldn't get into, maybe I could answer your question. Kellian's answer lingered.

“...... Where's that?" Fletcher grabbed him in surprise, "where is she?"

"How do I know where she is now!" Kellian frowned and broke free of his hand, "This place is like a hole made by a rat, and there are more than one rat scurrying around!"

"And where did you see her?" asked Fletcher, relentlessly, "take me there!

Kellian shrank back in disgust, apparently not wanting to get too close to him: "Do you give money? And I don't guarantee she's still there!"

"I give money. Kurmit said helplessly, "Take us there." ”

Kellian glanced at him and pursed the corners of his lips.

"Be careful. He said, "There's a mouse that can cast spells." ”

Kormit smiled wryly - Enoch was here, of course. When he finds himself cornered, it's hard to tell if he's going to be tied up or if he's going to do something even crazier.

Unhappily, Kellian pushed away the crowd and crawled to the other end of the passageway. Kormit gestured to Fletcher and stayed at the end.

The young man's archer didn't seem to need a torch—he suddenly realized.

For some reason, he didn't find it strange.

(To be continued......)