80. Church personnel
"Is this it?" A red-haired middle-aged man in silver-white armor stood in front of the spatial door of the sealed ruins, and spoke with an indifferent expression.
The person he questioned was the current head of the camp, and he was also the branch leader of the Mercenary Guild of the Ancient Tower Fortress.
"Yes." But the fat man didn't care about the other party's gaze that didn't fall on him.
In addition to the lack of his own strength, a bigger part of the reason is because he knows the character of the person in front of him.
One of the twenty-four paladins of the Church of War, a blood wolf. Jik.
His strength is not high, but he is the most famous paladin in the War Church.
Because in the eyes of Jik, there are only tasks.
Everything else was out of his mind.
He was as cold as a killing machine, with little personal emotion. Because of this, he became the most unique paladin in the War Church.
Many of the people around him who had already recognized Jike's identity couldn't help but shudder, and their eyes looking at him were full of fear.
It's not respect, it's fear, fear.
In fact, no one would have expected that the people of the War Church would come so quickly, and that they would be led by Jik.
"I'm sorry, I'm late." A slightly flirtatious voice soon sounded, slightly turning into an atmosphere of silence and fear outside the space door, "Ji Keqing, you're walking too fast, so wait for me." ”
"The devil's trail has been identified, and it's none of your business here." Jike said in a deep voice without looking back.
"That's not going to work." Apparently the leader of the Church of Light, he spoke, "We are the recorders, the arbiters. You know. ”
Jike glanced at the fat man who was a little dazed, and then did not speak again, but walked into the space door very simply.
Soon, Jike's figure completely disappeared in front of everyone.
And the knights of the War Knights who followed Jike also quickly rushed in, ignoring the others around them.
When all the knights of the War Knights entered the ruin space gate, the young man from the Holy Light Church greeted the fat man president with a smile, and then entered the space gate with a dozen members of the white light shadow.
After a slight feeling of weightlessness, the young man found himself in a new space.
"Is this the remnant of No. 9527?" The young man let out an exclamation at first, and then his gaze fell on the few people in the ruins.
Two young women, as well as a little girl.
They were standing beside Jike at the moment.
However, unlike the trembling situation when ordinary people see Jike, one of the two girls in front of him did not have the slightest fear when facing Jike, but on the contrary, he showed some familiarity. And under her guidance, the other young woman and the little girl did not show any fear.
The young priest of the Holy Light Church looked at the scene in front of him, and his eyes involuntarily emitted a faint light.
[Eye of the Peeper].
This is the secret art of the Church of the Light, a magic that only high-ranking priests and bishops can learn.
And the only function of this magic art is to see through all the disguises of transformation.
"A half-elf?" The young priest let out a low murmur and walked briskly forward.
"Uncle Jike, why are you here so soon?"
As he walked up to Jik's side, the young priest heard the young woman who had shown familiarity with Jik say this.
"It's ...... Chloe? The young priest glanced at the woman and felt something familiar.
"Hello, Uncle Belson." Chloe spoke politely to the priest of the Church of Light.
"How do you ...... I understand. Belson seemed a little curious about Chloe's presence, but he quickly figured it out, "I didn't expect to see you here." It seems that this time the action will be easy. ”
"Nope." To Belson's surprise, Chloe said with a solemn face, "I thought it was just an ancient ruin, but I didn't expect it to be a seal seal." And not yet the general existence of the seal, but ...... The Demon King of the Abyss. ”
"Demon King!" Jike and Belson's faces changed suddenly.
The two of them glanced at each other, clearly not expecting the situation to be worse than they had expected.
"A demon lord has appeared in Acala City, and now there is another demon lord who has broken the seal...... Belson said in a deep voice, "It seems that the man named Arthas did not say it casually, but it is likely that he really has some information that we don't have." ”
"But he's not here." Jike's response was very cold.
After all, dealing with demons has always been the preserve of the War Church.
But now, there is a person who is unknown to the War Church who also has this kind of extremely specialized knowledge, and does not need to rely on the cooperation of the Holy Light Church like the War Church, so he has the ability to track demons independently, which naturally does not make Jike happy.
"I think his tracking ability should be limited." Belsen pondered for a moment before speaking, "He knew that there was a demon in the ancient tower territory, but he didn't know exactly where, so he didn't appear here. Otherwise, with the strength that the other party showed in Akara City, I don't think the other side will back down. ”
Jike was silent.
"What are you talking about, Uncle Jack, Uncle Belson." Chloe happens to be everywhere to show her presence.
Jik was silent, but Belsen was quick to tell the story of what had happened in Acala City.
"I see, no wonder Uncle Jack and Uncle Belson were able to come here so quickly." Chloe nodded, "Much faster than we expected." …… But speaking of the name Levy......"
Chloe glanced at Susan, but saw that the other party was also suspicious.
"What's going on?" Jike was keenly aware of the problem.
Soon, Susan told her about Levy's rescue.
But unlike what Susan and Chloe had imagined, both Jike and Belson showed a look of solemnity. Especially the latter, Chloe had never seen Belson look like this.
"If this Lévi is really the 'mentor' of Acala City, then there is a good chance that Arthas should be here as well." Belson spoke.
This time, Jik was noncommittal.
But before they could discuss it any more, there was a violent shaking throughout the ruins.
Immediately after, thunderous explosions rang out one after another.
And with each explosion, the vibration in the ruins became stronger and closer.
So much so that everyone standing between the initial altars felt a strong sense of shaking.
However, the explosion and shaking came suddenly, but it disappeared quickly.
But in the blink of an eye, everything was back to its original state.
If it weren't for the obvious number of stones falling from the dome on the ground, almost everyone would have subconsciously thought that it was just an illusion.
"This is ......" Jike glanced at the ground, his expression was extremely solemn, "The space is unstable?" ”
"Get out of here." Belson whispered to Chloe and the others, "This place is now taken over by our church. ”
"But my dad ......," Anna never spoke.
This comes from her upbringing and etiquette, but it doesn't mean that she really doesn't understand anything. Especially when it comes to this kind of thing related to Su Yan, it is naturally impossible for Anna not to say anything.
"If your dad is still alive, we'll get him out." Belsen spoke, gesturing to Chloe, who quickly understood and left with Anna and Susan, who were powerless to resist despite Anna's displeasure.
After everyone had left, Jike glanced at Belson and said in a deep voice, "You are really kind. ”
"Do you want to tell her the truth?" Belson's face also looked extraordinarily solemn, not at all frivolous as before, "She's still so young." ”
"Hmph." Jike snorted coldly, "If her father can survive under this fluctuation of power, then I really have to doubt the strength of the other party." A mere mercenary of the platinum rank is not capable of doing this. ”
"Maybe it's Arthas?" Belson spoke.
"Then you tell me, how did the man named Arthas get here?" Jike asked rhetorically.
Naturally, there was no answer, and Belson just shrugged helplessly.
"It's better to say that I'm curious about the strength of that guy named Levi right now." Belson was silent for a moment before he spoke, "I think you should be clear about the situation just now, right?" That's clearly a force that has gone beyond the limit. And...... To put it mildly, if there is really a demon king sealed here, I don't think we can handle it with our strength. ”
Jik didn't speak, but he clearly admitted the facts at hand.
Even if he has obtained the power of awakening, but in the face of a demon king, Jike still does not have the confidence to dare to say that he can defeat the other party.
And Levi, who was able to escape from the Demon King's hands and even rescue Chloe and others, may be able to deceive Chloe and Susan and others, who know nothing about power, but he definitely can't deceive Jike and Belson. Especially after the violent vibration just now, which had even completely caused the spatial fluctuations of the entire ruins, they would not think that Levi was just a platinum-rank mercenary.
……
And at this moment, on the second layer of the ruins, Su Yan didn't know that the people from the War Church and the Holy Light Church were coming so quickly.
He had just had an encounter with O'Hara.
It was his strongest shot since he entered this ruin.
And the reason, of course, is the black heavy sword in his hand!