Chapter 36: The Church
The grey-robed man, who had received the cuckoo's communication, hurried to the church of Vortagen, of course, before he changed his clothes and used his official status in Vortagan to meet Father Puran.
Haze Bruttu, the commercial affairs officer of the city of Fotagen, that's what he was official.
After informing the people of the church of his identity, Haze was invited to wait in a side hall of the church. The size of the church in Fotagen was relatively small, so the side hall was not very consistent, but Haze had no complaints about such treatment, and he knew that such hospitality was normal for the Rupert family and the church, and there was nothing to complain about.
Moreover, Haze did not intend to wait here, he knew very well that if Arnold had arrived at the church by now, then Father Puran and the members of the Snowren Mission must be with Arnold, so that Father Puran would not come to see him immediately, but would deliberately delay the time to avoid finding out about Arnold's affairs in the church. Of course, it may be that the other party understood when he knew that Arnold had come to the church, and the Rupert family had already known about it, so that Father Puran and the others would definitely discuss countermeasures immediately, and they would not come to see him immediately.
In this way, Haze will have a lot of time.
Although the church is guarded by the archangel Yerald, the church of Fotagan is too small and the divine power in it is not sufficient, and although the holy aura makes Haze a little disgusted, it is not enough to stop him from doing something.
Haze got up, and then entered the Phantom Realm, an ability that Black Sheep cultists usually acquire after believing in Mana Blancy and receiving the power bestowed by demons. Mana Branci is a kind of demon who is very good at disguise and self-concealment, and as their followers, the phantom state of the Black Sheep cultists also has a similar effect, after entering the phantom state, Haze can sneak into the surrounding environment, unless he has extraordinary perception ability, otherwise he is generally undetectable. This hand is also Haze's specialty, and he usually relies on this ability to lurk in the Blackstone Palace to spy on Ackerman.
Haze, who had lurked in the walls, walked silently, and although he had not been to the church much, he was quite familiar with the architecture of the building, and it was not long before he found the room where Father Puran usually stayed.
"Love is long-suffering and kind, love is not envy, love is not boasting, it is not arrogant, it is not shy, it does not seek its own good, it is not quick to anger, it does not count the evils of men, it does not delight in unrighteousness, but it delights in the truth, it bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things, and it never endures. β
In the worship room, Father Puran knelt in front of the icon, clutching the emblem on his chest, and prayed very reverently. Fearing that he would be discovered, Haze did not dare to enter the chapel directly, but only lurked in the walls, carefully observing the movement in the chapel room. Obviously, there was no one else in the worship room but Father Puran, not to mention Arnold, not even those in the Snowren Mission.
This made Haze quite puzzled, this was not quite what he expected.
Hasn't Arnold yet arrived at church?
This was the most likely scenario Haase could think of at the moment, and just in case, he decided to check it out with the Snowren Mission, who lived in the Vortagan Church.
Because of Father Watt's relationship, the Snowren mission chose to live in the Vortagan Church, although the church is not very large, only a small chapel in Vortagan City, but it can accommodate so many people.
The church of Vortagan is strange, this church is just a small church in the diocese of Vortagen, and the presiding officer is only Father Puran. However, because there is only one major city in the Vortagan Territory, and almost all the population of the territory is gathered here, this church in the Vortagan City is also the general church of the Vortagan Territory, which is small in scale but has a relatively high status.
Haze walked around the church, but could not find Father Watt, although he knew the structure of the church in Vortagen, but he did not know where Father Watt lived, so it took a long time for Haase to find his goal.
As time passed, Hazer felt that something was wrong, and he carefully recalled the scene he had seen in the church, Father Puran had been staying in the worship room, and had not even taken the initiative to remind Father Puran, and the people of the Snowren mission had not seen it, which made Haase have to be suspicious, and he carefully recalled everything that had just happened, trying to find some doubts from it.
And he soon thought that the biggest suspicion was the cuckoo's report, he completely subconsciously believed the news from his subordinates, and came to the church, and the strange movement in the church was obviously problematic.
He suddenly realized that he was probably deceived.
"It's really interesting to be able to make the body enter a state of nothingness, and even the walls can move freely, like a ghost. Mana Branci is annoying, but it's not useless. β
Just as Haze was thinking about what was going on, a female voice suddenly came to his head, which shocked Haze, until now, he had not been spotted when he entered the phantom state, and this time, he was not only discovered, but also in the church - God knows how Father Puran would react if he knew that there was a demon believer in his church, maybe he would immediately activate the holy power in the church and burn Haze to ashes.
The thought of all the divine power in the church being used against him made Haze shudder. He immediately tried to escape, preparing to return to the side hall where he had been staying to return to his normal state, at least without revealing flaws, but as soon as he tried to move, he found that his body could not move, and it was really embedded in the wall.
"Heh, this is really ridiculous, your most proud ability, but you don't know its principle, aren't you afraid that when your ability gets out of control and kills yourself?"
"Who are you?" Haze asked, knowing that he couldn't run away, "It's someone from the church? No, it can't be, there isn't a woman in the church who speaks like you, and you don't speak like a clergyman." β
"Oh, you're a bit clever to be able to spot that. β
As the sound drifted through his head, Haze suddenly felt that the image in front of him flickered, and then his vision changed completely, before he was hiding in the wall, but he could see the scene outside through the wall, but this time, he changed back to his original perspective, and what he saw was really reflected in his naked eyes.
"Guess what you almost became?" Haze appeared in front of a girl with dazzling blond hair, and listening to her voice, Haze was sure that this was the person who had just spoken to him.
"Who are you?" Haze immediately raised his vigilance, and immediately touched the weapon he had hidden in his sleeve.
However, when he tried to reach out, he did not have his own arm and did not react, not even conscious. He subconsciously lowered his head, and what caught his eyes were the benches that were indeed starting to peel off because they were too old, and the pale floor of the church.
He was stunned for a moment, and then immediately reacted - his body no longer existed!
"Do you want to see what you look like now?" said the girl, smiling, but the lovely smile looked terrible in Haze's eyes.
"No need...... Haze pale, he tried to shake his head, his neck still turned, but the part below his neck was unconscious.
He was almost sure that he should only have one head left now, and that strange situation appeared on him, Haze felt scared when he thought about it, he was a member of the Black Sheep Society, but there were not many bloody and cruel evil rituals in the Black Sheep Society, otherwise they would not be able to hide so deep in the human world. Mana Blancy cares about how to use organizations like the Black Sheep Society to manipulate the situation between humans, so the Black Sheep Society members are not as tolerant of things that challenge the limits of human psychology as other cultists.
"It's a bit of a surprise, and I don't want to have a conversation with you like that, Mr. Brutus. β
Another slightly familiar voice reached Haze's ears, and he twisted his neck stiffly to see a well-dressed young man standing in the doorway looking at him. It was a strange feeling, even though he only had one head left, but he was still floating in the air, almost exactly where his head should be when he sat on the bench. And there are no obstacles at all in movements such as turning your head, and it seems that your body has not completely disappeared.
"You did it. Haze looked at the man, his voice a little bitter and helpless, "Mr. Arnold Svan Feglaf. β
"I won't shake your hand with you like that. Arnold walked straight in front of Haze and sat down on the bench across from him, "I have a lot of things to ask you, but looking at you like this, I think you have a lot of things to ask me, so please ask first, we still have plenty of time." β
"Did you collude with Puran and the people in Snowlon's territory?" his first question, but to the people in Snowlon's mission, "You just said that you have more time...... In other words, Puran won't come?"
"Your piety should be kept in the church, Monsieur Brutus. Arnold dusted off his shirt and didn't look at Haze, "Father Puran is a man who serves the gods, and you should be patient and not too impatient when he prays to the gods. β
Haase couldn't help but frown, he didn't understand Arnold's words, which may be why Arnold said thatβhe was deliberately avoiding an explicit answer to the question.
"Tell me, then, if I can recover. Haze sighed helplessly, "This way, it's better to die." β
"I'm also sorry about turning you into something like this, it was a complete accident and I didn't think of it beforehand. Arnold turned his gaze to Lily, "Because my lovely young lady was so interested in the abilities you used, she couldn't help but do a little experiment, so I accidentally turned you into this, of course, if I could, I would try to change you back." β
Listening to Arnold's standard aristocratic "accidental" apology tone, Haze couldn't help but get angry in his heart, but no matter how angry he was, the current Haze couldn't even stand up and choke Arnold's neck with his hand.
"Well, I hope so. Haze held back his anger and said sullenly, "So, can you tell me, how did you know I was going to be here? I don't believe that the cuckoo would know such confidential information, and even if you bribed him, you would not have been able to get this level of information." β
"I didn't know you were coming here, you didn't intend to be here, did you? Arnold said mercilessly, "Let me tell you straight, I don't know who is coming, but I just need to know a little bit, the person who comes here will definitely bring the information I want to know, and that's enough." β
Haze was stunned, and then understood what Arnold meant.
"And how did you buy the cuckoo?" Haze felt a deep sense of frustration, "He's not the kind of person who is greedy for life and death, or loves money. β
"This ......," Arnold smiled at Lily, who was sitting next to him, "it's a secret. β