Illuminated by the light of white magic, the bald owner walked up to Gordon and Sigrid. He was a monk. Perhaps the word monk is too casual, to be precise, he is a warrior monk.

Warrior monks, like priests, are clergy who have a strong faith. However, priests are required to spread the faith, manage churches, and teach believers, and warrior monks are basically not required to do these things. They usually live a life of misery and loneliness in remote monasteries, sharpening their will and their faith in the gods through penance.

In addition to self-cultivation, warrior monks also participate in some social activities and are not isolated from the world. In particular, some warrior monks of the Church of Good God will carry out some activities to slay demons and eliminate demons and promote justice.

Moreover, there is another important difference between the warrior monks of this world and the monks that Gordon is known to him on earth: the warrior monks do not need to have bald heads.

The reason why the extremely tall warrior monk in front of him, dressed in a pale blue coarse linen robe and barefoot, had a bald head was not because he had to do it as a warrior monk, but because he had made a spiritual vow to the gods.

The so-called spiritual oath is a swear made by a warrior monk in front of the gods to show his inner steadfastness and piety. The most common vow is the vow of poverty, in which the practitioner lives in poverty with coarse tea, light food, and short linen clothes. In addition to this, there are the oath of whipping, the oath of pure desire, the oath of silence, and so on.

In this respect, the warrior monks are more similar to those Hindus on earth. However, the happy sons and daughters of Ah San still have strange vows such as walking backwards all their lives and not cutting their nails for the rest of their lives. The warrior monks can't compare to it in any way.

The warrior monk in front of him had apparently made some kind of "hairless oath", not only did he have a large bald head, but even his eyebrows were completely shaved. And Gordon was able to see with the help of magical light. The other person's face appears to be coated with some kind of clear coating similar to wax, which completely seals the pores and prevents the hair from growing again.

"I just don't know if all the hair on this big man's body is shaved......" Gordon thought with a bad taste. Then he immediately realized that it seemed extremely inappropriate for him to come up with such thoughts. As a normal man, it's understandable to imagine if a cute girl is all naked. How does this kind of big man take care of his body, just thinking about it makes me feel disgusting......

"Mr. Mage, your assumption is correct. This tragedy in front of us. It is indeed an evil and strange creature, the consequences of which it causes. ”

"I'm sorry, you're ......" Gordon kept his distance from the other and was ready to fight at any moment.

In such dangerous ancient ruins. Suddenly, a familiar guy popped up to talk. In this case, as a mage who is cautious by nature, he will naturally remain wary.

The tall and strong warrior monk in front of him is not a character to be messed with at first glance, and it can be seen from his strong muscles and thick bones that this is a guy who has completely sharpened his body into a fighter jet. Although the warrior monks do not use any weapons, they do not wear any protective armor other than a cloth robe. But only with both fists and flesh. The same can burst out with powerful combat power.

And for the caster, an elite warrior monk. It's more difficult to deal with than a high-ranking warrior.

Thanks to the penance practiced throughout the year, the warrior monks will have a good resistance to magic. Coupled with his agile skills and speed like the wind, he is simply a mage nemesis.

This kind of innate restraint in the profession made Gordon have to be cautious about the warrior monk in front of him.

Seeing Gordon's question, the tall warrior monk suddenly said, "Ah, I'm sorry, Mr. Mage, and this knight's lady, I was too focused on tracking down monsters and neglected basic etiquette. ”

He raised his arms, clenched his fists together, and bowed to Gordon, "I am the warrior monk of Haim, Clevisy of Maple Creek. ”

The name of the warrior monk is slightly different from that of ordinary people, Clevisy is the name, and Maple Creek, is the name of the monastery of this warrior monk. However, it is usually enough to call it "Clevissy", and you don't need to use your full name.

Haim's main priesthood is to guard, and he is one of the famous gods of good. So Gordon was a little relieved and less wary.

The gray-white metal gloves worn by Krevisi were painted with the image of a vigilant eye, looming with divine power. This further indicates his status as a Heim warrior monk. After all, there are very few people in this world who are favored by two gods at the same time like Renus, and can use weapons to disguise themselves as holy warriors of the other faction. Usually, based on the weaponry used by a clergyman, it is possible to roughly judge the good and evil camps of the opponent.

However, out of an abundance of caution, Gordon quietly used a "Detect Faction" spell on Clevissy.

Judging from the magical aura fed back from Klevissy's body, this is indeed a genuine, orderly and kind camp Heim warrior monk.

However, after casting the spell, there was still a little accident. Gordon thought that he would be able to complete this camp detection unknowingly, but who knew that after the spell acted on the other party, although it succeeded, it burst out with a flash of light visible to the naked eye.

The warrior monk said to Gordon with a stern expression: "Mr. Mage, although I can understand your caution, it is not a friendly act to quietly use detection spells on others. ”

"I'm sorry, Mr. Clevissy. However, your magic resistance can't help but be impressive. ”

"Your spellcasting abilities are impressive. The fact that you were able to cast a spell on me shows that you are a great mage. ”

After this small spell confrontation, the distance between the two people has narrowed a little. Together with Sigrid, the three of them continue to explore the horrific scene left behind by the carnal of last night.

Clevisy knelt in front of a female corpse, stretched out her cold metal fist gloves, and pressed against her opponent's round and towering chest. He didn't have any intention of desecrating corpses, but he was using the unique abilities of a warrior monk. To sense the movement of the life source energy in the corpse.

Because of the harsh physical training and spiritual cultivation, the warrior monk's use of energy is much stronger than that of most physical combat classes. Except for those who are beginners. Almost every warrior monk uses "qi" to strengthen their offensive and defensive abilities, to monitor their surroundings.

Because of the characteristics of their professions, the warrior monks have a very metaphysical saying about the special ability they have mastered, qi, which is probably the spirit, potential, nature, world, universe, and things that make people unaware of it. But in the eyes of a mage like Gordon. "Qi" is actually the source energy of life. It's just that because it is a special way of using source energy developed by the warrior monks, it cannot be explained and learned with clear theoretical knowledge, so it seems very mysterious.

However, compared to other physical combat classes. The "qi" of the warrior monk is indeed a great advantage. Because only the warrior monk can take the initiative to use the source energy without the power of awakening.

Gordon saw that inside Clevissy's metal gloves, clouds of white energy slowly oozed out. Then converge into a line. Seep into the corpse.

As non-experts in autopsies, Gordon and Sigrid could only wait quietly for the warrior monk to finish the qiē.

After about ten minutes, Clevisy withdrew his hand.

He said in a rough and deep voice: "The life source energy in this woman's body, at the moment when it reached its most vigorous and active, was suddenly completely withdrawn. That's why she died. ”

Although the warrior monk confirmed his speculation, Gordon was not at all happy. Because the truth of the matter is still hidden in the darkness, which makes people unpredictable.

"It seems that it did it." The warrior monk sighed. The voice trembled a little.

The female knight asked, "Your Excellency the warrior monk, do you know who the murderer is?" Can you tell us the truth? Maybe we can help. ”

Gordon sighed secretly. Sigrid has a warm-hearted heart and a sense of justice, although it is a good thing. However, his main purpose was not to come to Mt. Vusula to hunt down some mysterious monster. It was not a wise choice to delay business in order to help this warrior monk.

But Clevisy seems to be an honest man. After Sigrid asked, he told everything he knew.

"It's a long story, Mr. Mage, and Miss Knight......"

"I'm Gordon, she's Sigrid, just call us by name."

"Alright then, Mr. Gordon, and Miss Sigrid." The warrior monk nodded and said, "I am a warrior monk of Maple Creek Monastery in the Dagger Valley, but I haven't set foot in Ferreton in the past twenty years. I spent twenty years in the desert across the sea for one goal......"

Dagger Valley is located in the province of Green Gorge, northwest of Ferredon. It was indeed not an easy task for this warrior monk to travel across the entire empire and across the oceans to the desert regions of the southern continent for a full twenty years.

"Back then, all the warrior monks of Haim in the entire province of Green Gorge, including Maple Creek Monastery, formed a group of warrior monks called the Fist of Vigilance. Its purpose is to respond to Haim's call to eliminate the dangerous creatures of the ancient ruins that are entrenched along the Evergreen River in the province of Green Gorge. A qiē progressed very smoothly. No matter how powerful and dangerous the creatures hiding in the depths of darkness are, they will be killed one by one under the iron fist and divine power of our warrior monks. But in the end, we were met with a truly terrifying enemy. ”

Clevisy pulled out a stone slab from the old cloth bag around his waist. Looking at its material and color, it seems to be quite ancient, at least thousands of years old.

"This is a stone tablet we found from the ruins of the enemy dwelling. Mr. Gordon, you should be able to read the text. ”

The writing on the slate is imprinted in silver, but due to age, it has lost most of its luster and appears dull and black. However, the integrity of these Nesser scripts is still well preserved.

It seems that the terrifying enemy in the mouth of the warrior monk is another scourge left behind by the Magic Empire of Netherduran...... Why do I say "again"?

There are two sides to everything. The Grand Arcanists of the Magic Empire, with their astonishing intelligence and arcane power, have created a glorious civilization, but they have also left irreparable scars on this world.

Judging from the records of the stone tablet in Clevissy's hand, the ruin he is talking about was once the room of a certain great Arcanist of Nether.

The warrior monk took out another stone slab from his cloth bag. He pointed to the pattern on it. To Gordon and Sigrid, he said, "This is what that creature looks like. Its official name is unknown, but we do call it the 'Seven Sins.' ”

on the slate, with simple and clear lines. An extremely ugly monster is drawn. It has a disgusting coelenterate-like body with numerous tentacles growing on it. Among them, on top of the seven thickest tentacles, human faces with different expressions and expressions grow.

Such a twisted, disgusting, and completely contrary creature of the laws of nature can only be born with the power of the arcane combined with the madness of the mage.

"According to the information found by the Warrior Monks in the ruins, this Seven Sins is an artificial creature created by a grand arcanist of the Magic Empire. The Grand Arcanist wanted to study the desires and emotions of intelligent beings. Whether it can be transformed into tangible source energy, that's why the Seven Sins were created. This monster is able to absorb the seven desires and negative emotions of greed, lust, gluttony, jealousy, laziness, arrogance, and anger. Transform into its own nutrients to grow. ”

"Seven deadly sins? If you put it in the game, such a monster setting is quite emotional! Gordon said secretly, "Still, the appearance of this monster. Seems a little familiar......"

He remembered. During the battle against the pirate Bellamy, he seems to have seen a similar monster.

The guy was disguised as a vulture, and as Bellamy's pet, he followed the pirate. In fact, it was a parasitic creature that attached itself to Bellamy's body and absorbed his spiritual energy for a living.

However, the monster was very cunning and fled the battlefield in time, only to be wounded by Gordon. He remembered the direction the monster had last flown to. It's Mount Waisula.

Could it be that the so-called Seven Sins are to blame? This warrior monk came to Mount Wesula to pursue it?

Although Gordon already had a rough inference in mind. However, out of politeness, he did not interject, and quietly listened to Clevissy's story.

Twenty years ago, the battle of the Warrior Monks of Clevisy to exterminate the Seven Sins was finally lost. The warrior monk group poured out, and a total of seventy-eight warrior monks were dispatched. However, the power of the Seven Sins is superior. In that battle, it killed almost all of the Vigilant Fist Warrior Monks, including the Commander and the two Deputy Leaders, as well as the four Elders. Clevisy is the only survivor.

The Seven Sins are cunning, powerful, and, most importantly, capable of manipulating the minds of intelligent beings, amplifying desires and negativity. This kind of power is even more powerful than that of legendary mind mages, and even warrior monks who are proficient in magical resistance and have honed their minds to be extremely tenacious.

However, although the Fist of Vigilance was almost wiped out, it also beat the Seven Sins to the point of death. The seven human faces that grew on its tentacles, which were the key to the seven sins manipulating the seven desires and negative emotions, were all shattered by the iron fists of the warrior monks.

The Seven Blames left the ruins and fled south, across the Sea of Stars, and finally into the desert of the Southern Continent. And in order to avenge the companions of the Vigilant Fist, in order to fulfill his duty, Clevisy also dragged his seriously injured body, crossed the sea in the south, and came to the desert area.

Fortunately, his body was exceptionally strong due to his rigorous cultivation and training, and he was not overwhelmed by injuries and fatigue from the journey.

With the warrior monk's unique "qi sense" ability, Clevisy pursues the Seven Sins Monster. And the Seven Sins also rely on their cunning and parasitic abilities to hide everywhere.

"I have been wandering the deserts of the Mulland Empire for twenty years, just to catch that monster that twists and sins, and should not be stored in the world. But it wasn't until the beginning of this year that I learned that that guy had actually left the Southern Continent a long time ago and hid in the Sea of Stars. I've been deceived by that damn thing for a whole decade! ”

What Clevisy is referring to is the ten years that the Seven Sins Monster transformed into a vulture and hid in the Bellamy Pirates.

Although I was deceived once, I wasted ten years. However, in this long pursuit, the warrior monk still held the initiative. Because the injuries suffered by the Seven Sins back then were too severe, they lost almost all their abilities, and they couldn't fight against the warrior monks at all.

Even though the Seven Sins parasitized Bellamy, using the desire for "gluttony" to manipulate the great pirate, and taking the opportunity to absorb life energy and repair his injuries, the effect was not significant. Ten years of hard work, ten years of accumulation, but he was also injured again by Gordon's two dissociation rays, and had to flee.

And Clevissy, after finding out that he had been deceived. He immediately left the Mulland Empire, followed all kinds of clues, and finally entered the Vesura.

"Twenty years. The sacrifice of seventy-seven brothers...... At such a great price, I will not let that evil creature survive in the world again! Clevisy clenched the metal gloves to a clatter.

It seems that this warrior monk has made up his mind to get to know the Seven Sins in the Waisula Mountains.

Judging from what happened to Gordon at the beginning, the condition of the Seven Guilty Monsters was not very good, and his strength was far from comparable to when he killed seventy-seven warrior monks in one fell swoop twenty years ago. If the Seven Sins at their peak state are comparable to a Legendary Mind School Archmage. Now, at most, it's equivalent to a mid-level mage with four or five rings.

With the strength of a warrior monk like Clevissy, there is no doubt that he will be able to defeat the Seven Sins with ease.

But. The premise is that he can find the cunning creature hidden in the mountains of Waisula. And judging from what happened last night, it is clear that the Seven Sins have recovered a little, and they already have the ability to manipulate these adventurers into mating activities and stimulate the instinctive desires of creatures. And then absorb the energy. Replenish yourself.

Gordon speculated that perhaps the monster had found something inside the ruins of Mount Waisula and was able to recover from his injuries quickly. After all, the Seven Sins are man-made magical creatures from the era of the Magic Empire of Netherduran, and in the mountains of Waisula, there are the remains of the Magic Empire. Compared to contemporaries like Gordon, the Seven Sins are obviously more able to dig out something valuable to themselves from the mountains.

If Clevisy doesn't hurry, in case the Seven Sins find something in the mountains. Or continue to control the adventurer and drain energy. Strengthen yourself, and things will become more and more tricky if you don't get things right.

However, it is Clevissy's fate to hunt down the Seven Sins, but it has nothing to do with Gordon. He still has what he needs to do and has to do.

"Mr. Clevissy, I admire your perseverance and perseverance, and I sincerely hope that you will find and kill that evil creature. But my companion and I may not be able to help. ”

The warrior monk bowed his head and said, "I can understand. Every adventurer who enters Mount Waisula has his own reasons, his own goals, and I can't ask you to help me pursue the Seven Sins for no reason. But there are some small things, and I think you two should be willing to help. ”

The warrior monks of Heim are not foolish people who will talk about it. Since Clevisy said it was a small matter, it certainly wouldn't be a big deal.

"If it doesn't affect my original plan, I'm willing to help as much as I can." Gordon said.

Clevisy took out a polished, round, black stone the size of an apple and carved with a cloud motif from the sack.

"This little thing is called 'Cloud Stone', and it is a special communication tool used by our warrior monks. If you find traces of the Seven Sins on your way, you can notify me with this stone. I'll be sure to get there as fast as I can. ”

The Cloud Stone is a telecommunication tool similar to a telecommunication brooch. However, the teleportation brooch relies on the power of the arcane, while the Cloud Stone uses the "qi" mastered by the warrior monk to communicate.

The user only needs to speak to the Cloud Stone, and the qi stored in the stone will transmit the language to the warrior monks in the communication range in a special way.

However, only a warrior monk who has mastered "qi" can sense and understand the message transmitted by the cloud stone. So the scope of application of this gadget is too narrow.

Clevisy wants to stay in the clearing, hoping to find more information about the Seven Sins from the corpse. Gordon had little interest in being a monster hunter, so he said goodbye to the warrior monk and continued with the female knight.

The roads in the mountains are intricate, and it's easy to get lost. Luckily, Gordon has a very detailed map, so there's no chance of Zài becoming a headless fly.

As for the rest of the adventurers, most of them just pick a random path to move forward, pinning their hopes on luck.

In order to avoid falling into the remaining magic traps of the year, and to save their bodies, Gordon and Sigrid did not rush away. However, because they have a detailed road map to move forward, the two of them are not slow to move forward. Along the way, they overtook one team after another of adventurers.

Although it is not known where in the mountains Rufa kidnapped Venia. However, with this momentum, Gordon believes that he will be able to get ahead of the other party soon. And since Rufa has snatched the Key of the Green Wind, then his destination must be the Wind Elemental Tower in the Red Zone.

So Gordon only needs to reach the Wind Elemental Tower before Rufa to be able to wait for the rabbit and catch the mage of the Arcane Federation. (To be continued......)