In the days that followed, something similar happened in several different taverns, which were located in several different towns on the border between the aristocratic and merchant factions. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

As the word of mouth of the adventurers spread, the news soon spread, and the more it spread, the more bizarre it became.

Rumors began to circulate from "Zhang San bought a painting of a tiger," and it would not be long before they became "Zhang San killed a tiger," or "Zhang San was eaten by a tiger." -- ordinary things will most likely be spread bizarrely, and peaceful things will most likely be spread strangely.

So, what if it's already a dangerous and scary thing?

Anyway, within a few days, an atmosphere of panic filled the long border, and a large number of cautious adventurers left, leaving behind or rushing to the brave or reckless and ambitious adventurers. Civilians could not leave, so they had to be more cautious, many of them would lock their doors during the day, and as for those villages, they simply organized militia patrols to patrol day and night, hoping to stop those crazy and dangerous cultists in this way and protect their own safety.

But these practices did not have much effect, and about ten days later, another incident of cult sacrifice occurred.

This time the trouble was even worse than the previous ones, because this time the cultists had only almost completed the entire sacrifice, and if it weren't for the quick arrival of a ranger who believed in the god of justice, the demon who had received the sacrifice would have even extended half of its claws to summon the door.

Fortunately, that ranger's skills were strong, and the arrows were as fast as lightning, and he shot through the four nodes of the sacrificial circle in one go, so that the summoning gate could not be completed. No matter how much the demon roared, it couldn't really rush over, but instead lost a claw under the siege of the clergy of the Church of the God of Law who arrived later, and I don't know whether it was a gain or a loss for it.

This time the news was supposed to be kept secret, but I don't know what's going on, and it quickly spread again. Many adventurers rushed to the village and saw with their own eyes the traces of the demon's summoning.

Although the clergy of the Church of the God of Law have completely banished the breath of the abyss, the traces of sulfur left by the demon's summoning and the bloodstains left by the killings in the village all tell people what terrible things have happened here.

Especially in the small square in the center of the village, the large area of ground that even if it was covered with new dirt, there was still the smell of blood, which was even more terrifying.

Some of the less daring adventurers quietly left, discovering that they were not so bold and did not have that much confidence in themselves. In the face of a terrifying cult that easily wiped out an entire village, they felt that it was better not to be tough with this kind of guy.

If you want to make money, you can make money anywhere, and you don't have to joke with your life.

Others, who had different ideas, gathered and thought that maybe this was a good opportunity.

Although the demons are terrifying, they can really benefit from sacrificing to the demons.

Unlike these adventurers, the lords, magistrates, and good churches of the gods everywhere are a little overwhelmed. They had already put out twelve points of strength to try to track down the whereabouts of that mysterious cult organization, but they couldn't find even more valuable clues.

It was as if the strange cult had wings, and every time it disappeared, even the most powerful rangers could not track them.

Every time they retreated, there were clear footprints, horseshoe prints, and rut marks. But all of these traces often disappear about a mile or two after leaving the village, and even the smell disappears. It's like -- this group of people really flew away.

However, even if a man could fly away, a horse would not be able to fly away. Even if a horse can grow wings and fly away, it won't be the whole carriage that can fly away!

Bounty orders were soon plastered in every town, and the bounty was constantly increasing. Correspondingly, the atmosphere became more and more tense, with all the soldiers clutching their weapons all day, and the adventurers were equally nervous and cautious, drawing their swords at the slightest disagreement.

Some discerning lords and magistrates began to worry, knowing that this was not a good situation. Over time, it is likely to cause large-scale panic and even a wave of refugees, and it may also provoke a violent conflict.

But...... If they can't catch that group of weird cultists, they can't do anything about it.

Gradually, these news spread more and more, and finally even reached the ears of the exploration team who were sleeping in the barren mountains and mountains in the northern part of the Gold Coin Federation.

"Have you heard? there's something big going on in the south!" said to Hops mysteriously at lunch, "It's horrible!"

Hopps chewed on the carrot, looked at him with some confusion, and asked vaguely, "Got to war?"

"It's much more terrifying than fighting!"

"It's scarier than fighting?" ”

"How can you be joking!" Fei La looked left and right, lowered her voice, and said, "On the border between the merchant faction and the aristocratic faction, there is a cult organization that is engaged in sacrifice, and it has been carried out several times!"

Hopes was stunned for a moment, hurriedly ate the carrot in three or two bites, drank a large mouthful of vegetable soup to calm down, and then asked what was going on.

In fact, Ferra didn't know the specific situation very clearly, he just got the news from a casual conversation with the team guys who delivered the vegetables. But in front of his friends, of course, he won't say things like "Actually, I don't know", but rely on his imagination to make up for it and talk about things with a nose and eyes.

Although many of his statements are quite bizarre, if compared with the facts, they are really not too far off. Because the convoy guy who told him about it was outrageous, it was certainly impossible for Ferra to accept that he had summoned a terrifying demon, with a head as big as a mountain, poisonous smoke and flames spewing out of his nose, and countless poisonous insects flying out of his mouth, and hundreds of knights and paladins joining forces to drive it back into the abyss—he was not a fool of all despite his strength. The result is positive and positive, but it is closer to reality.

It is for this reason that what he says is more realistic. Hopps went back to talk to Ruby, and the old Jianghu Ruby pondered for a moment, and felt as if it might be ...... It's really a possibility.

So Ruby was a little worried, and specially asked the adventurers who escorted the caravan to transport supplies to them, and inquired carefully.

After asking, he finally put his mind at ease.

"Don't worry, it doesn't have much to do with us. Upon his return, he said to Hopps with a sense of relief, "The cult sacrifice is concentrated on the border between the two powers, and it has not spread northward." We're in the northernmost part of the merchant faction right now, and those cultists can't get by. ”

Hoppes breathed a sigh of relief, but instead of being relieved, he still asked with some concern, "So...... Have the cultists been caught, have their organizations been eliminated?"

"Not yet. ”

"I always feel terrible......"

"yes!" Ruby sighed and shook his head, "I hope our work is over soon, I really want to go back to the Republic as soon as possible, only there is really safety!" )