【Mental Strengthening Technique】A relatively low-level divine technique mastered by the clergy of the Church of the Lord of Radiance.

In terms of level, this [Heart Strengthening Technique] was rated as a level 0 divine skill by the Church of the Lord of Hundreds of Millions of Radiances.

It is the same as the sorcery-like art learned by apprentice-level wizards, and is not at the official level.

But this is not to say that such magic is useless.

At certain moments, this divine technique that strengthens the human heart can help many people overcome negative feelings.

Now, for example, under the light of the white light, Al felt that the fear in his heart had subsided a lot.

Although I still feel afraid of the Snake Forest Mansion, it is not as strong as before.

Turning his head and looking at the old gun, whose expression had soothed, Al knew that the old gun was in the same situation as himself.

Taking a deep breath, Al looked at the crowd who had all quieted down and rested, and took out a book to flip through it.

This book, of course, is the textbook of surgical medicine at Solangjoya University.

Although in front of Lancer and the others, Al was unable to turn on [Focus] to quickly memorize the knowledge in the book.

But he could have looked at the knowledge that he had memorized, but had not yet understood and digested.

Al's actions caught everyone's attention.

However, the old gun obviously knew Al's thoughts and intentions for a long time, so he glanced at Al, smiled and didn't say anything.

However, Lancer and the others, who were new to Eyre, obviously did not know that Al's goal was to apply for Solangjoya University.

So when they saw the book in Al's hand, especially when they saw that the book was a textbook at Solangjoya University.

Whether it was Lancer, or Ailian, and the others, they all fell into a small surprise.

In their opinion, it is a great thing that someone in a remote town like Linshan can be literate.

And it was even more remarkable to be able to find an old textbook of Solangjoya University graduates to study.

Therefore, Al's act of reading a book made the church people, including Lancer, have some subtle changes to El.

Of course, this change is only due to the fact that Al is so motivated and knows words.

From the bottom of their hearts, they didn't think that Al could really be admitted to Solangjoya University.

Like everyone in Linshan Town who knows what El thinks.

No one was optimistic that Al would be admitted to the largest and most authoritative comprehensive university in the Holy Sword Empire.

After all, Solangjoya University's annual enrollment of only a thousand students makes the students recruited must be the elite of the empire.

As for the little hunters who are trying to make progress in a remote town......

Including Lancer, they felt that not saying something negative to Al was already the greatest support.

Perhaps Al was lucky enough to get into a third-rate university and get a chance to live in the city.

But wanting to be a student at Solangjoya University, in the eyes of Lancer and others, is just a beautiful dream of a teenager.

After resting for about twenty minutes, Lancer was the first to stand up and said, "Everyone pack up their things, let's move on."

Since there are spirits raging in the Snake Forest Mansion, it is even more important to enter and complete the task before the sun goes down.

Otherwise, if we are still inside after the sun goes down, it will be really dangerous.

Therefore, on the premise of ensuring combat effectiveness, we must rush to the Snake Forest Mansion as soon as possible. ”

Hearing Lancer's words, everyone stood up, sorted out their equipment a little, and set off under the guidance of the hunter.

As in the order just now, the old gun was in front, Al was behind, and Lancer and the others were standing in the middle.

Seven people lined up in a long snake formation and quickly marched in the direction of the Snake Forest Mansion.

And just as Al and the others set off, a small green snake slowly crawled out of the canopy on the edge of the camp.

At this time, the yellow eyes of the little green snake stared at the direction where Al and the others were gone.

A hint of humanity swirled in the little green snake's eyes, but it quickly dissipated.

At the same time, in the Snake Forest Mansion, in a tightly enclosed, extremely dark room.

The floor of the room was painted with intricate witchcraft arrays, and a large number of white candles were lit.

A figure in a black robe slowly rose from the ground.

In the light of the candles, the figure in a black robe revealed the appearance of an ordinary-looking middle-aged man.

He looked like an ordinary passer-by on the street, very inconspicuous.

But only his eyes were the same as the little green snake just now, with yellow vertical pupils.

It looks like a pair of snake eyes, which makes people feel chills all over their bodies when they look at it.

He is none other than the high-level wizard apprentice who Lancer and the others have tracked down thousands of miles to capture, the snake demon!

"Shhh...... They really found it, so it's okay, in this Snake Forest Mansion, let them die without a place to be buried!"

Muttering to himself, the snake demon took out a crystal ball that shimmered with spiritual light from his bosom.

Looking at the crystal ball, he made a "hiss" sound again and said with a smile: "They can't think of it at all."

How terrible the spirits in this Snake Forest Mansion are, if it weren't for this kind of witchcraft in my hand, I would have died a long time ago.

But that's fine, anyway, I have this [Soul Heart] and I won't be attacked by spirits.

Let them die at the hands of the spirits in this mansion.

It can be regarded as a good home for the doglegs of these mongrel gods. ”

With another "hiss" laugh, the snake demon turned and walked out of the room, disappearing into the darkness of the Snake Forest Mansion.

But what he didn't see was after he walked out of this room.

In the corner of this room, a doll made of white ceramics walked out of the corner step by step.

Against the backdrop of candlelight, this white porcelain doll seemed to have a strange smile on its face.

At this time, Al and the others quickly shuttled through the forest, and as time passed, they were about to come to the Snake Forest Mansion.

The old spear wields his hunting knife and slashes a venomous snake that pounces out of the grass.

Bento walked out of the dense woods and came to an overgrown clearing.

Wielding a hunting knife and cutting through knee-high weeds, the group immediately saw the dilapidated stone slabs hidden beneath the weeds.

The old gun's face was slightly solemn, and he whispered to Lancer behind him: "Lord Lancer, this is the road to the Snake Forest Mansion.

As long as you follow the stone path under the weeds, you will be able to reach the destination of this trip, which is the Snake Forest Mansion. ”

When Lancer heard the old gun's words, his eyes lit up slightly, and he nodded at Dylan and the others behind him.

Suddenly, Dylan, Casa, and Flor, the three high-ranking knights, quickly stood in front of Lancer and Elaine.

As for Ailian, she stepped back slightly, standing half behind Lancer's right hand as a response.

Seeing that the five Lancers had already formed a battle formation, El and the old gun simply retreated and stood behind Ailian.

"Old Gun, Al, please let the two of you continue to lead the way, after all, there is still some way to go. ”

Hearing Lancer's words, Old Lance and Al nodded together, guiding Dylan and the other three knights forward.

It didn't take long for a mansion with mottled walls, overgrown with weeds, and even creepers crawling half of the walls to appear in front of me.

Al looked at the unrecognizable fence that had been destroyed by time.

The words "Snake Forest" are vaguely written on it in the lingua franca of the Holy Sword Empire, an alphabetic language similar to English.

At this time, Lancer turned his head and said to Al and Old Gun, "Al, Old Gun, you two can go.

If we haven't returned to Linshan Town tomorrow morning, then we should have returned to the embrace of the Lord of Billions of Radiance.

If you can, please report back to the church in detail once things turn out like that.

This cross is bathed in holy radiance, so let's give it to the two of you as a token. ”

With that, Lancer took off the silver cross from his neck and handed it to the old gun.

The old gun looked at it in his hand, then turned around and hung it around Al's neck.

Then the old gun looked at Lancer and whispered, "Lord Lancer, please rest assured.

If things do turn out like that, I'll definitely bring it to me. ”

Nodding, Lancer said, "That's fine, then I wish you all a smooth journey, and may the Lord of Billions of Radiances bless you......"

Before the word "you" could be spoken, a "hiss" laughter came from the direction of the Snake Forest Mansion.

Hearing this laughter, Lancer jerked his head away, looking in the direction from which the voice had come from.

Immediately, Lancer saw a man in a black robe who couldn't see his face clearly, standing at the gate of the Snake Forest Mansion and looking at him.

"Snake demon, you wicked sorcerer, damned heretic, today you will not escape the glorious punishment of our lord!"

"Hiss...... The radiance of our lord, the one who is sealed in the radiant heaven?"

This time, without waiting for Lancer to speak, Kasa took the lead in whispering to the snake demon, "How dare you speak up!

The splendor of our Lord will not be defiled by such unclean people as you, and I, Kasa, hereby swear that I will burn you at the stake!"

Kasa was a fanatic, so when this Lord of Billions of Radiances was humiliated, he reacted very violently.

If in normal times, Lancer was still able to suppress Casa as a member of the church.

Then the current Casa is an existence that Lancer can never suppress and cannot suppress.

You know, even people in the church don't always have a positive opinion of fanatics.

Looking at Casa, the snake demon looked at Lancer again, and "hissed" again, "Lancer, you actually brought a fanatic?"

The perfect smile appeared on Lancer's face, and it was clear to those who knew Lancer well.

The more perfect the smile on Lancer's face, the angrier he became.

I saw him take out a half-meter-long gorgeous cross from behind his waist and hold it in his hand.

He smiled and said, "Fanatic believers are also believers of our lord, and it is normal for me to bring a fanatical believer."

Don't talk about this nonsense today, let's wait until you defeat us and talk slowly. ”

After speaking, Lancer raised the ornate cross in his hand and shouted, "Thor Cerlon!"

As Lancer chanted the incantation, the ornate cross in his hand emitted a fierce white light, entwining towards the snake demon.

However, at this moment, the snake demon suddenly showed a smile that had succeeded in his conspiracy.

I only heard him "hiss" in that characteristic voice: "Do you think you are really standing outside the Snake Forest Mansion?"

You know, what spirits are best at is to confuse humans with illusions. ”

As the snake demon's words fell, the five Lancers, even El and Old Spear, saw the scenery in front of them change rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, the seven of them came from standing outside the Snake Forest Mansion to the hall inside the Snake Forest Mansion.

Al and Old Gun, who were already far away from the Snake Forest Mansion, were standing right inside the gate of the Snake Forest Mansion.

The two of them are only a line away from the door!