Kaye led the group out of the church that had been turned into a slaughterhouse, and at the gate, she turned and ordered, "Everyone, something important has happened here, we must go to the branch center where the Doctors' Association is stationed, to investigate and report the situation. Caution must be taken along the way, and I suspect that the perpetrators of the tragedy here have not yet left the Old Town. ”

"That's right! We need to go to the zoning center right now! No matter how stupid that old fool is that Kyreus, he wouldn't have made such a big mistake! Something must have changed! Makaf swore and then pointed to the last two of the physicians' team and ordered, "Kern, Longfu! The two of you go back the same way and go to Shangcheng to find the city lord for support, and remember to inform the headquarters, go quickly! ”

The two nodded, and trotted all the way in the direction of the blockade entrance. Yorick looked at the backs of the two leaving, suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, and proposed, "Two VIPs, do we really want to go to the zoning center?" There must have been a lot of murderers who could kill more than 400 sick people in this church in one night, and the patrol team that was supposed to appear did not report the situation. The situation in the zoning center is likely to be the same here, so for the safety of the two of you, please go back to the city first. ”

"Captain Yorick! This is just our speculation, after all, only the bodies of the patients have been found here, which can only prove their death. We are not sure about the situation of the patrol and the center, and it would not be good if we returned to the center of the city like this and reported this unverified speculation to the higher-ups, in case a joke was made. Kaye replied dissatisfied.

"But he's right, Master Kaye. We are too few to deal with a mob of little power, and it will be difficult for us to defend ourselves in the presence of large groups of enemies. Another guard spoke, this one with darker skin and a cheeky face.

"Shut up! Darrin! Kaye pushed his glasses, "It's my decision!" Don't forget, I'm your employer, and as a mercenary, you have to fulfill your agreement! ”

"That's true, but the agreement also states that we have an obligation to stop you from doing anything dangerous and from approaching the danger zone." Walker, another mercenary guard, also did not support Kaye's plan.

"Hmph, can you prove that the destination of our trip is a dangerous place?" Kaye glared at the two of them dissatisfied, then turned to look at Makaf and asked, "Mr. Makaf, you just said that you came to the old city yesterday, so did you go to the temporary headquarters in the center of the city?" ”

"Of course! During this time, I have been going back and forth between the temporary branch in the lockdown area and the association's headquarters in the upper city, and yesterday was no exception! Makaff replied loudly, "I can vouch for my personality that when I left the branch yesterday, everything was still business as usual, and nothing unusual happened!" ”

"Well, until last night, it was a safe place. In other words, the situation of the branch is undecided, and our contract also states that we have the responsibility to escort me on a reconnaissance mission, right? The corners of Kaye's mouth curled.

"Uh, this... Darren and Walker looked at each other, nodded and agreed to Kaye's plan.

"Uh, I'm sorry, Lord Makaf." Yorick bowed, "When did you leave yesterday?" Also, is there anything special happening along the way? ”

"Late afternoon, what's wrong?" Makaf looked at Yorick, who was restless, "Also, I had a good trip yesterday. From departure to return, we didn't meet any nomads who tried to get close to us as usual. ”

"Wanderer?" Yorick frowned.

"It is the Diao people who do not obey the management of the branch, and we kindly help them, risking infection to treat and care for those patients. But not everyone appreciates it, some guys have escaped from the city district, and we don't have enough manpower, so we have to give up. Hmph, these bastards have attacked our supply team and stolen a lot of medicine and food. A few times I tried to attack a doctor like me, even if we had guards, well, that's why you were going to do it. ”

"Did you arrive here at this point yesterday?" Yorick asked uneasily.

"yes, what's going on?" Makaf was already a little impatient, "Alright, if you have anything to say, we don't have much time to spend here, Captain!" ”

"I beg your pardon!" Yorick bowed, "Two distinguished guests, I suspect that the murderers may have attacked yesterday, they wiped out most of the vagrants, attacked the church at night, and maybe even captured the branch!" Please leave now, it's too dangerous! ”

"Enough!" Markaf interrupted Yorick, "Damn, how could Hank arrange for a coward like you to come over and be the head of the guard?!" If you don't want to go, then go back to your camp, just go back and I'll praise you with your boss for your good knowledge along the way!" ”

"Let's go!" Makaf waved his hand and led the members of the Medical Association towards the city branch. Kaye and the two mercenaries followed the opposing team, leaving Yorick's team standing in front of the church.

Yorick looked at the departing procession, anxious. In the church, he found a large number of strange traces resembling footprints. These traces vary in shape, and a few still retain human features. He didn't know what was left behind, but the amount was enough to terrify him. Coupled with the information he had just received from talking to the physician Makaf, he was even more frightened. After all, it is not difficult to kill all the seriously ill patients in one night, but it is quite terrifying to be able to kill the branch of the elite soldier at the same time.

If it was really as he thought, the group that left just now was afraid that they would die. In that case, his guilt would be greater, after all, there was a very good alchemist in it, and the status and power of the Alchemy Association were much greater than that of the Physician Association.

Yorick stamped his foot heavily to embolden himself, and then ordered the whole team to hurry away from the Physicians' Guild. Vasilis and the others could only obey their fate, and reluctantly ran in the direction of the other party's advance.

After only ten minutes of pursuit, the team spotted Makaf and the others. Yorick looked from afar and saw that the other man seemed to be talking around something.

"Lord Kaye, Lord Makaf. Please forgive me for being late... What are you? Yorick hurried forward to greet him, then glancing at what was surrounded by the crowd.

It was a corpse, and judging by its swollen and deformed body, it was clear that it was a 'Magician' patient. She clutched a dead tree with both hands, as if to keep it from being pulled away by something behind her. She had obvious wounds on her body, and it was not difficult to guess that it was the place where the crystals were originally formed.

"It's the same as the corpse in the church... Mr. Makaf, it seems that the murderers murdered the patients for the sake of the crystals produced in their bodies. Kaye ignored Yorick and explained his point to Makaff after examining the body.

"That's true, Ms. Kaye. I also think that the other party's purpose is this, but what is the use of that crystal? Your Alchemist Association has been researching for almost a thousand years, right? Is there anything precious about this kind of thing that will explode at any time? ”

"I don't know, this disease is originally a rare disease. Cases are quite rare, and the association is not like your medical association, so we don't spend too much time and energy researching a rare disease. Kaye shook his head, then continued, "Since there are victims here, it proves that something must have happened to the patrol." We've got to hurry up and get in touch with the branch as soon as possible! ”

"Yes," Makaf nodded, then turned to Yorick, "Alright, Captain, since you intend to do your duty, please let you and your men get out of the way." ”

"Yes! Excellency. Yorick withdrew his gaze from the corpse, suppressed the panic in his heart, and walked at the front of the line with a group of old and weak recruits.

"Open the insurance for me! Straighten the gun! Listen to my orders and shoot again, got it?! Yorick ordered as he walked.

"Yes! Sir! Vasilis and his party replied loudly.

The group walked cautiously towards the front with unpleasant steps. It was surprisingly quiet along the way, and it wasn't long before Canny picked up a whistle near the Society's temporary branch.

The bright white whistle was stained with a large amount of blood, and he quickly handed it to Yorick, who in turn handed it to Makaf.

Makaf recognized the family crest embossed on it at a glance, proving that the owner of the whistle was a member of the city lord's guard. And this kind of whistle is usually equipped by patrol members to warn them.

"Oops," Makaff sniffed, "Ms. Kaye, something has indeed happened to the patrol. Tsk, we've got to pick up the pace. ”

The crowd quickened their pace, and after about fifteen minutes, the group arrived at the branch of the association.

Before he could enter the gate, Makaf knew that something was wrong, and the soldiers who had been stationed at the gate in turn were gone. The gate was ajar, and the horses that had been used to seal it were left aside.

"Ms. Kaye, I implore you to think twice," Daren nervously raised his shield and held his sword, pleading with the alchemist guarding behind him, "The situation of the guild branch has obviously changed, I suggest that you evacuate immediately!" Over here.... ”

Before Daeron could finish speaking, he found himself speechless. The sounds around him also faded away, neither the sound of the wind nor the sound of dead leaves brushed on the ground by the wind.

Anxious, he quickly slapped the shield with his sword, but no matter how hard he tried, he didn't make a sound. Fortunately, Walker's actions were noticed by the people next to him, and the seasoned mercenary immediately used gestures to alert everyone.