"Your narcissism, your intelligence, and your level of losers are all on the same level!" Kester couldn't help but say this.

"Hahahaha, thank you for the compliment! Here, toast! Fink raised his glass to Kester, and drank the rest of the wine in one gulp.

"By the way, you said before that the ironback beetles around here have all disappeared, when did this start?" Kester asked casually.

"Looks like it started two years ago, right?" Fink thought for a moment and replied, "Except for the ironback beetle, there is nothing unusual about the rest of the demonic beasts near Lyle City, could it be that there is a kind of demonic beast that specializes in eating ironback beetles?" It doesn't make sense. ”

Kester didn't have a clue, after all, he wasn't an expert in studying insect monsters: "That's weird, could there be any monsters that scared away all the ironback beetles around here?" ”

Fink also shook his head: "How is it possible, there is no reason to scare only one kind of demonic beast, it is still possible for a high-level demonic beast to call them up." Suddenly, Fink's eyes widened as big as brass bells, and he turned to look at Kester, only to find that Kester had the same shocked expression as he was.

"Call! That's right, if there's any monster here that can summon so many ironback beetles, it's going to be—" Kester's expression was a little incredulous.

"Disaster! Difficult! Demon! Dragon! Fink struggled to spit out word by word.

"Should... Kester's smile was a little reluctant, "How could it be such a coincidence." ”

"Susan it's... Last Promotion... It was two years ago! Fink's face was a little ugly. Kester noticed that Fink used "it" here, apparently referring to the Calamity Dragon rather than Susan herself.

"Even if it's the Calamity Dragon, what does it want to do?" Kester only felt as if everything had gotten a lot weirder, but he quickly thought of a possibility, and his mouth instantly opened into an O-shape.

"What's wrong?" Fink asked, somewhat eagerly.

"Have you ever heard of blood sacrifice?"

"Blood Rites of the Shadow Church?" Fink seemed confused.

"That's right."

"What does that have to do with the ironback beetle?" Fink didn't figure it out this time.

"It's a big deal!"

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The Shadow Church is one of the three dark forces in Eswell, along with the Dark Hand and the Blood Demon Knights. In terms of strength alone, it may not be as good as the masterful Dark Hand, and in terms of notoriety, it is not as good as the notorious Blood Demon Knights, but in the evaluation given by the mercenary capital Locksell, it is far more harmful than the other two!

As a killer organization, the Dark Hand follows the principle of looking at all money, and its internal members are also more principled, so although its power is strong, the harm is at the end of the three. The Knights of the Blood Demon is the largest group of thieves in Acewell, and of the three, it has been established for the shortest time, and its members are like a swarm of locusts, grabbing wherever they go, and almost burning them all. Once the allied forces of the various clans joined forces to encircle and suppress it, it would be scattered into fragments and scattered among the people, and it would be almost impossible for any of the ancient seven clans to exterminate it on their own. But even a terrifying force like the Blood Demon Knights, which makes children cry at night, is still a few streets away from the Shadow Church in terms of harm. Because, the ultimate doctrine of the Shadow Church is to destroy all of Eswell. (Coke: Don't ask why, I don't know.) ）

The history of the Shadow Church is almost not under the mercenary guild, and its church secret books contain countless shadow forbidden spells that have been handed down since ancient times. In Kester's common sense, most of the things that go along with the word Shadow are not good things, and the Shadow Forbidden Art is one of the most notorious categories.

This blood ritual is a type of Shadow Forbidden Technique, and most people don't know much about it, only knowing that it has something to do with blood, but in fact, those who know the details know that it's a misunderstanding. For the Shadow Church, as long as it is alive, it can be used as nourishment for blood sacrifice. As long as there are enough nutrients to nourish the blood pool, the Blood Sacrifice can accomplish almost any destructive work, including killing people, breaking seals, and destroying everything in sight. Some bored people once calculated that in theory, as long as about one percent of Eswell's life was sacrificed, the energy obtained would be enough to kill a legendary hero like Siddle. If you are struck by the energy of about half of the creatures that sacrificed Eswell, even the Father will be doomed!

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"What's the connection?" Fink's tone was a little hurried.

"Do you think Susan's true identity can be hidden from the Shadow Church chasing destruction?" Kester asked rhetorically.

"Should... I can't hide it... Right? Fink's tone wasn't quite certain either.

"Indeed, the Calamity Demon Dragon may not have been powerful when it was born, and I think it is unlikely that even the Shadow Church will be able to find out its exact location." Kester said in a deep voice, "But after Susan's last promotion, it should have been 9th rank, right?" The Shadow Church should be able to feel its breath in general. After all, their pursuit was to destroy Acewell, how could they let go of such a peerless beast? ”

"It's... It shouldn't have been so coincidentally discovered by those crazy people, right? Isn't it too arbitrary to throw the pot on the head of the Shadow Church with only such a few clues? Fink's face was even more ugly, and he had to admit that what Kester said was very likely! Six hundred years ago, after the last time the fierce beast Flame Hell Tengu was born, the Shadow Church had invested nearly one-third of the Church's strength and snatched it from the hands of the Holy Knights of that generation! Although in the end, the leader of the Holy Knights used the Life Purge to kill the Flame Heavenly Dog with all his life force, but the negative luck that diffused lingered in the name of the Holy Knights for five hundred years! In five hundred years, the Holy Knights have not had a single powerhouse above the Heavenly Rank! Although the Calamity Dragon is the last of the four beasts, it is definitely the source of the Shadow Church's dreams! For the sake of the fierce beasts, they even dared to attack the Holy Knights, not to mention a branch of the Amethyst Goose!

After eliminating all impossibilities, the remaining answer, no matter how unbelievable, can only be the correct solution. After all, that's the best we can guess at the moment. Kester said slowly.

"But there's something else—" was the most inchilling thing Kester had ever heard Fink say today.

"But this is the most likely of the remaining things!" Kester's voice also sounded a little helpless: "I don't want Susan to be targeted by that group of crazy people if possible, but we must prepare as soon as possible." After all, it had been about ten days since Susan had advanced to the Heavenly Rank. It is impossible for the Heavenly Rank Calamity Demon Dragon to hide from the Shadow Church! If they're going to do something, it's the next time Susan's seal is loosened. ”

"Okay, I'll go back and prepare as soon as possible!" Fink took a deep breath and clenched his fists. At this moment, his squirming expression was swept away, and only a determined look remained: "Susan, I said I would protect you!" ”

"By the way, when was the last time Susan's seal was loosened?" Kester asked suddenly.

"That was five days ago, and there's not much time left for us!"