It seems that Betsy still has a long way to go to become a qualified nobleman, of course, considering her unchanging mercenary habits, she will probably have to walk this road for a lifetime. After the topic of Ji Ji passed, everyone was afraid that this thing would pop up again, so they quickly focused the topic on the cultists.

Actually, to be honest, Hao Ren wasn't interested in the Returning Sect's sphere of influence or the religious situation in the world or anything like that - he was just here to catch that brain monster. But now that Ophora hadn't arrived, Betsy was in high spirits again, and he followed suit.

"Where's the lair of the Returning Sect?" Hao Ren asked curiously.

Betsy casually pointed to the map: "You can't guess...... It is in the mountains further west of the parish of Beinz. It is beyond the Poisonous Plains, the sacred mountain of the werewolf tribal state. ”

Lily was stunned: "...... Next to the Blood Lake?! ”

"That's right, next to the Blood Lake, but deeper into that mountain range, it's already in the territory of the werewolf tribal country, hidden in the mountains. The cascading peaks there are natural barriers and camouflage, and the werewolf tribal state attaches great importance to the 'sacred mountain' and forbids outsiders to approach it at will, so we never thought that those cultists would hide in that mountain. They had dug tunnels underground and built a mountain fortress under the noses of werewolves and the church. ”

Itzhax stretched out his hand and gestured to the area on the map that represented Beintz's Blood Lake (now known as Beintz's Crystal Mine): "So the landlord's shot that day almost knocked out the cultist's lair?" ”

"But that's just the point," Becky said, spreading her hands, "or life is always better than stories." Look at this dramatization. The cultists know that the most dangerous place is the safest place, and they have an eye for it within the church. Some of the members were even high-ranking monks of the Radiant Sect, so they were well aware of the various arrangements of the diocese. This allows them to hide unharmed under the nose of the church. ”

The cult's headquarters being tucked away next to the Diocese of Beinz may sound ridiculous at first, but when you think about it, it turns out that it is incredibly clever: the Diocese of Beinz is a special place in the world, it is inaccessible, the desperate situation of poisonous plains and twisted territories hinders transportation, although it is a large parish, it is difficult to monitor due to various natural hazards, and the proximity to the werewolf tribal state makes the Radiant Cult a little constrained in its activities. Those who return to the cult only need to take advantage of these conveniences. Hiding in a place that is difficult for the church to notice according to common sense is tantamount to avoiding the possibility of discovery in the first place.

And considering that the Returning Sect also had an inexplicable connection to the goddess, Hao Ren suspected that the cultists were hiding next to the Blood Lake for more than just to hide it—the sacredness of the Blood Lake itself was also one of the reasons.

Although the Huiyao Sect was reluctant to admit it, Hao Ren and the others knew very well that the Huiyao Sect and the Return Sect actually worshipped the same god, and the holy land and foundation of the former were also the pillars of the latter's faith.

Lily probably didn't think it was so complicated, she was quite surprised when she heard that the cultists were hiding next to the blood lake: "It's a pity, if the landlord's shot was more powerful, it would have been nothing-those cultists didn't know if they were scared out of the psychological shadow at that time." ”

Hao Ren glanced at Lily: "Don't make trouble." At that time, if that shot really missed, your fellow werewolves in this world would be extinct. ”

Lily thought about it too, stuck out her tongue and didn't say anything.

At this moment, everyone suddenly heard the sound of cars and horses coming from the courtyard outside. Then a servant sent a message outside the door: "Mistress, Your Excellency the Marshal is visiting. ”

Betsy stood up happily, "Lord Obrah is here!" Let's hurry up and ......."

When the group reached the courtyard, they saw a group of knights in bright armor and a group of monks in gray cloth robes waiting in front of the corridor. At the head of the group were Ovra and the bearded dervishe: neither had seen him in days. Ofra looked even more heroic than when they met before, and it seemed that the battle with the cultists had made the marshal even more energetic. And the beard doesn't look the same, and the robe on his body seems to be a little more shabby. And the beard is more messy than before.

As soon as Hao Ren saw his old acquaintance, he ran forward to say hello, and then introduced the Nangong couple who came with him for the first time. The bearded man smiled and bowed slightly: "Congratulations, a family reunion is better than anything else." ”

"How's it going on your end?" Hao Ren looked his beard up and down, "Are you still used to life after returning to your hometown?" ”

"It's the same everywhere, the glory of the goddess is everywhere," the bearded man still looked serious, "as long as the goddess survives under the grace of the goddess, there is no difference between the mountains and the distant land." ”

After everyone greeted each other, Hao Rencai nodded to Ophra with a stern expression: "I probably heard about the situation from Betsy, how is the situation of the 'front line' now?" ”

Ophra turned and pointed to the large carriage behind him: "Let's leave for the Mage Tower, and I'll tell you more about it on the way." ”

After the group got into the carriage and there were no idle people around, Ophra explained the situation on the front line of the battle in detail: "The Church Knights and the Royal Knights have surrounded the Western Mountains, and His Majesty the King has also obtained cooperation with the Werewolf Tribal State through diplomatic channels, and the Tribal State has helped block all the large and small mountain roads in the mountains, and the cultists have been unable to fly. In the past two days, several battles have broken out in the western mountain range, but the knights took the lead at the beginning, and the time to encircle the mountain range was very early, so the cultists in the mountain haven't had time to gather their forces or ask for help, I don't think they can make a climate. ”

Aufra was very confident when he said these words, his face was full of the demeanor of a victorious general, and Hao Ren quickly confirmed it when he saw this situation: "You haven't gone too deep, have you?" ”

"Don't worry, I'll take your warnings to me," Opra smiled and nodded, "And some of the soldiers do have frequent hallucinations or nightmares after entering the mountain, so we have drawn a rough map of the telepathic force field distribution based on the location of these soldiers' hallucinations, so that we can prevent anyone from entering the monster's psychic range." ”

The bearded man next to him added a few words: "His Majesty the Pope has used the Detective Divine Technique to cover the entire mountain range, but there is an area in the hinterland of the mountain range that cannot be penetrated by divine magic, and we suspect that the evil demon is hiding in a place where divine magic cannot reach." ”

Vivien had been listening quietly with her chin on her chin when she suddenly asked curiously, "Why didn't that brain monster run away?" Didn't move the place either? Its psychic ability is far away, and if you move your direction in the mountains, won't it cause you a lot of trouble? ”

Obrah also had a solemn look on her face after hearing this, obviously this question was not only for Vivien to think of: "This is indeed very strange, we have imagined what to do if the monster runs away when the situation is not good or takes the initiative to attack with its own mental power, but it has been two days since the mountain range has been surrounded, and the monster has never moved, and the energy distribution of the entire mountain area has not changed...... Don't know what it's thinking. ”

Itzax asked in a deep voice, "Are you sure it's the cultist's lair?" Confirm that the brain monster is in the mountains? ”

"Of course I do, otherwise I won't have notified you to come," Ophra nodded vigorously, "The Pope's magic won't go wrong, he confirmed that there is an impenetrable energy field deep in the mountain, and there is no other explanation for this except the power of the monster." ”

"Is there something that traps it...... Or is there something wrong with that brain monster, and it can't move for the time being? Vivien frowned and looked at Hao Ren, "What do you think?" ”

"You can only figure it out until you get there," Hao Ren smacked his lips, "I have a bad premonition...... The Brain Monster is not a fool, it is still stuck in one place in this situation, there must be a problem. ”

Everyone bowed their heads and thought about their own thoughts, and after a while, the procession came to the mage tower located on the north side of the royal city. The marvellous tower, broken and suspended in mid-air, still shone as brightly as the last time it had been seen, and it was even brighter, and a striking flicker of light could be seen in the cracks in the space above the tower, and the entire tower emitted a soft humming sound. A large number of temporary magical facilities can be seen around the Mage Tower, which are some quadrangular prisms several meters high, which are maintained by some mage apprentices. They are the ones that provide extra energy for the mage towers: these days there are a constant stream of high-ranking monks and knights traveling from the royal capital to the diocese of Beinz, and the mage tower with its large teleportation array is at full power and needs an extra supply of energy to withstand those loads.

The group did not stop at the royal capital, and after greeting the vice president of the Mage Association, they went directly to the diocese of Beinz via the Guò teleporter. (To be continued......)