Landing in a strange land, I no longer have the hesitation and anxiety I once had, I have traveled too many places in the past few years, from the scorching African desert to the icy Arctic Circle, from the rough ocean to the endless Gobi, everywhere is the same for me, full of dangers and challenges, and what I want to do is to do my best to survive.

Coming out of the airport, the Holy See's car came to pick us up, this country that has just been baptized by war, even the air is filled with the smell of gunsmoke, I carried my suitcase, followed the goddess and stood on the side of the road, Colombo is the main city of Sri Lanka, the war did not wreak havoc here, it retains the appearance of a city.

But I could see that every civilian who walked by had a wariness in his eyes, and whether or not the fighting was spreading around, as long as the gunshots rang out, a sense of security became a luxury.

A black Toyota stopped in front of us, the window pulled down to reveal a young face.

"Hello, are you here for the Templar Order? I mean, Slote asked me to pick you up, yes, yes, he asked me to come. I don't know if I was swayed by Thea's peerless countenance, but the young monk not only stuttered but also blushed.

"It's me, why didn't Slote come?" If it was usual, Xia would have stepped forward to tease him, but today she was not that interested.

"I'm sorry, but he wants to protect the archbishop and can't leave." Thea's cold appearance made the young monk quickly return to normal.

"Take us to the hospital!" Xia said expressionlessly, opened the door and got into the car, I put the trunk in the trunk, and sat in the passenger seat.

When I was in the Middle East, I was overshadowed by blood pupils, and since then I don't just get into other people's cars, the reason why I sit in the co-pilot is to monitor this little guy who looks like he is only seventeen or eighteen years old, as long as he has any abnormality, even if there is no weapon, I can kill him in an instant.

The car came out of the airport and drove slowly towards the road, the airport is still some distance from the city, I prepared a map of Sri Lanka when I came, and I studied the map on the plane without doing anything else, and several roads around the airport were in my mind, just to prevent the pick-up person from playing tricks.

"Is that old man Odin still alive?" I was bouncing back and forth between my fingers with the knife that Artemis had given me, no way, none of the weapons could be brought on the plane, only this delicate knife was hauled in as a work of art.

"That's our archbishop, please don't call him old man." The young monk was not pleased with my title.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, I just got used to it." I apologized to him, but I did it on purpose, these religious fanatics don't allow anything degrading to religion, I just wanted to test his reaction, and it turned out well.

"The archbishop has been rescued, but he hasn't gotten through the danger yet." Hearing my apology, the monk's face softened.

"Is he awake then?" The goddess in the back seat asked suddenly.

"Not yet, the doctor said it would be at least forty-eight hours before I woke up." The monk sighed softly, apparently worried about Odin's safety.

"Don't worry, he has God's blessing, and he won't die so easily." I said lightly, mainly to comfort Thea behind me, but the monk seemed happy to hear my words.

The car did not deviate from the route, until I drove to the best hospital in the city center, my vigilance all the way was relaxed, the car stopped at the entrance of the hospital, I got out of the car and looked around, after making sure it was safe, I went to the trunk and took out the suitcase.

The entire hospital has been isolated by the Holy See, and no idle people are allowed to enter and exit, and a large number of Holy See guards are around, and anyone who enters and exits must have a pass to verify their identity, and the security level is comparable to that of presidents of various countries.

The Templar Order was scattered around the entrances and exits, and I met the people of the Inquisition in black robes at the door, still mysterious, like wizards hidden in the dark, with terrifying powers that even I couldn't see.

In addition to this, there are a large number of military and police stationed in the streets, I even see the shadow of armored vehicles, and military control has been imposed near the hospital, this is the power of the Holy See, even the Sri Lankan government has to give a little face.

Under the guidance of the young monk, we went to the intensive care unit on the third floor, and in the corridor there were three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, all of whom were papal guards who had arrived from Rome after receiving the news, and they looked at me with a wary look in their eyes, probably smelling something unusual about me.

If it weren't for the goddess with me, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to come upstairs, her popularity in the Holy See has always been very high, and there are many people who know her, and along the way, people keep greeting her.

Outside the ward, Slote and two Templar warriors stood guard at the door, and when I saw him, I couldn't help but think of Yuli who died in Angola.

"Thea, you're here!" When Slote saw us, he walked a few steps briskly to meet us.

"Well, is Uncle Odin okay? I'm going to see him. Xia said with a grim expression.

"Come with me!" Slote didn't talk nonsense, he knew the relationship between Thea and Odin, and everyone could harm him, but Thea wouldn't.

When I came to the door of the ward, Xia went in alone, I didn't follow, and through the glass window, I clearly saw Odin lying on the bed with a pale face with an oxygen mask, with a lot of tubes inserted in his body, looking like he might lose his breath at any time.

I sighed softly and turned to look at Slote, who was much more haggard than the last time I had met, with a stubble on his face that hadn't been shaven in at least a week, his messy hair uncombed, and his clothes still stained with blood, not at all like the high-spirited deputy head of the Templar Order, who had not left the hospital since Odin's assassination.

"Are you alright?" I hesitated, I wanted to comfort me, but I thought it was unnecessary, Slote was not a recruit and knew what to do and what not to do.

"I'm fine, thank you for coming to help." Whether or not I'm here for the sake of it, at least my presence has reassured Slote.

"Don't thank me, she's here, can I not come?" I glanced through the window at Thea, who was standing in front of the room.

"Hehe, the goddess is not wrong." Slote smiled bitterly, probably not smiling for a long time, the muscles on his face were very stiff, and his smile was ugly.

"Are you praising her or praising me? Okay, find a room, take a shower, clean yourself up, get a good night's sleep and change your clothes, can't you smell the stench on yourself? I fanned the front of my nose with a look of disgust.

"I ......" Slote was about to say something, but I interrupted: "Are you still not at ease when I come, I promise not to leave the ward until you come back." ”