"I suppose you want to find His Excellency Loren Turin because he came here for the purpose of his visit?"

The roar of the "corpse monster" could be heard in the distance, a heart-shaking roar that made Edward have to clench his sword to the hilt of his sword to calm himself down a little.

Even the Church of the Holy Cross is spying on the Nine-Pointed Star Grail...... Of course, this is not surprising, is it? After all, it is the "pious" bishop in front of him who spreads the Holy Blood Elixir to the civilian area and completes the blood sacrifice!

Depending on the identity of the other party, there are also people who are willing to die for him with a wave of their hand - why does he have to risk the danger and deign to run to this place full of monsters that could kill him at any time?

And with only one guard knight?

For the time being, let's fool around and pretend you don't know.

While keeping the three people behind him calm, the indifferent Edward negotiated with the bishop.

The elf who was stopped behind by the Night's Watch paid no attention to the weak "Lord Bishop", and focused entirely on the heavily armed knight, a voice constantly telling the war dancer that the knight was dangerous.

She had a hunch that the knight was also watching her every move, and the blood-dripping sword in his hand would turn into a roar of death at any moment!

The Holy Cross teaches us to rely on it wholeheartedly and not to play with our own wisdom. ”

Farnesis took a half-step forward and sighed softly, "Don't play with your cleverness—do you understand the meaning of that, Mr. Edward?"

The night watchman's face turned cold, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"There is nothing surprising in this, for in the presence of the Holy Cross we are all naked, unsecreted children, and that self-righteous wisdom is like a child's joke in his presence. Farnesis shook his head:

"Just as I know very well that you have just lied—you know very well where His Excellency Loren Turin has gone, and for what purpose, and that the reason why you are pretending to be confused is only to stall for time. ”

"Why do you ask me if you know everything?" said Edward coldly, "Since we have nothing to hide from in front of the Holy Cross, you must know what I am thinking." ”

"Because the Holy Cross gives people the opportunity to atone for their sins. ”

With a pious smile, Fanecis's eyes grew colder: "We are all lowly beings with great sins, but if we can be honest with the Holy Cross, we will receive his mercy." On the contrary, if it is a stubborn person......

...... He also needs to atone for his sins!"

Edward swallowed hard.

"Do you want to fight?" said the spear-wielding war dancer in a low voice, his face heavy, "You'd better make your decision quickly, knight...... I'm afraid it's very difficult!

I may not be his opponent!"

"Calm down, we're still negotiating. The night watchman lowered his voice: "The identity of the other party is not ordinary, it will be very troublesome to really kill him, he can't just bring a guard, there may be an ambush around!"

"There was no one around. ”

"What did you say?"

"There was no one around, even... Not even monsters, if anything, at least their footsteps could be heard. Lia's face was pale, and her voice was still faintly trembling:

"Probably...... It's all gone!"

This time it was not only Edward, but Vera, who was originally unconvinced, also showed a shocked expression, and the little wizard who clenched his teeth did his best to keep his hands from shaking, and pointed his arrow at the knight's cheek.

"Please stand back a bit, Lord Fanesis. The deep voice of the guard knight came from under the helmet: "They are not ordinary mercenaries, especially the female elves with spears, they are probably the war dancers of the Ancient Wood Forest.

If you do it, you may stain your robe. ”

"Don't worry about me, they're just lost kids, they don't know what they're doing, they're just killing their friends. Fanecis smiled indifferently, and did not shy away from the people opposite him when he answered:

"Besides, if the Holy Cross requires my dedication, how can you stop it?"

The knight bowed slightly.

"Y-What you just said... Kill your friends... What do you mean?!"

Ain, who had a trilling voice, suddenly let go of his bow and arrows, and looked at Fanesis at a loss: "Loren, Loren, will he be in danger?!"

"Don't fall for him, fool!" The female elf quickly turned her head and glared at Ain: "He's lying to you, aren't you humans the best at playing this kind of trick?!"

"Deception, trick?" Farnesis laughed, his expression helpless as if he were looking at a few ignorant children:

"So, you don't really understand the Holy Grail of the Nine-Pointed Star...... What exactly?"

"Maybe you can tell us?" As he continued to whirlwind, Edward's right hand clenched the hilt of his sword as well—the other party had already seen through his trick, and it probably wouldn't be long before he could do so.

"The Cauldron of Gold, the Key to Truth, the Infinite Wisdom, the Miracle of Heaven...... These are just rumors made up by blasphemers.

The Nine-Pointed Star Holy Grail is a key to open the 'Gates of Hell' and a medium for the evil gods to descend!"

.............................. Walking on the corpses torn by the blade and the thick plasma on the ground, Loren put away the blade and continued to follow Asriel deeper into the sewers.

The strong smell of corpses, the dark corridors, the plasma under the feet, and the stumps and broken arms that are slightly revealed in the "Firefly Curse" from time to time, and the hideous corpses, make the atmosphere a little depressing.

What awaits ahead is something completely unknown, and it is also the first time that Loren has ventured into the opponent's territory without knowing the enemy at all.

The enemy has already discovered him, maybe just ahead, right in any place.

The feeling made him sick more than fear and surprise.

"Can you ask a little question?" The young man with his hands crossed behind him suddenly raised his head, his scarlet eyes blinking, "When did you start being curious about the Nine-Pointed Star Holy Grail?"

"Same as you. ”

"Huh?"

"I didn't really have any plans for the Holy Grail at first, but one guy seemed to be particularly curious about it, but he was always secretive and unwilling to tell the truth. ”

Loren smiled playfully: "Just like you said, we humans are naturally keen to hunt for bright poisonous mushrooms, even if we know that they are dangerous, we still flock to them. ”

"Of course, it's not just because of that, but more importantly, I can feel that you've been afraid of something all the time - Asrael, you're good at disguising, but only this time, you're not good enough. ”

"Because this time, he was really scared. ”

The sound from the darkness made both of them stop, and Loren's face even showed a somewhat knowing expression.

Ariel Corona – It's her voice.

"Asrael, Asrael, why don't you tell your dear Loren directly, what are you afraid of?"

The girl's voice floated between the corridors, and it was impossible to tell where it came from, as if it came from the ceiling of the corridors.

Asriel didn't reply, his delicate face covered in frost, his scarlet eyes exploring around.

"Don't waste your efforts, this vampire body you occupy hasn't grown enough to spot me. The girl suddenly paused "Huh": "Hmm~ It's almost a hundred years away, right?"

"It's ridiculous, Asrael, you used to play tricks on people, but you had to rely on an inferior body to walk, and if I were you, I would probably have waited any longer, right?"

The smiling girl changed her words: "No, I'm afraid the real reason why you chose to leave is not the vampire, but the dear Lord Loren Turin...... Asrael, Asrael, why you were the first to meet him, I'm jealous. ”

Silently looking at the boy who had never spoken, the black-haired wizard's expression was suspicious—although Asrael told him that he already knew Ariel's identity, he didn't make it clear.

It seems that these two people don't just know each other...... There may be more entanglements than you think.

Ariel, dressed in a moon-white dress, walked out of the darkness with bare soles of her feet, her hands crossed in front of her, and she walked out of the darkness with graceful steps, with a smile on her bloodless face:

"Long time no see, Asrael. ”

The young man's scarlet eyes flickered slightly, the corners of his slightly twitched mouth were hooked slightly, and his little head was tilted:

"yes, long time no see, impostor!"