The battle was soon over.

Without the support of the priests, the Church warriors could no longer resist the attacks of the Spirit Warriors, and without the protection of their divine powers, they had no way to fight the enemies of the Immortal God. In fact, when they saw the most powerful knight in their minds flying upside down in front of them, turning into meat sauce, the last of these church warriors immediately dissipated, and what remained was nothing more than a one-sided slaughter.

"Alright, that's it. ”

After another church warrior screamed and screamed, Yuren gave the order, and the geist warriors who heard the order immediately put away their weapons. Right now, all around them, there were mutilated corpses, and the only exception was a trembling maiden, her white robe had been stained red with blood, and she was now trembling and half-sitting on the ground, staring blankly at everything in front of her.

"Don't kill me............ Don't kill me........."

"What's going on?"

Seeing this girl, Yulian frowned slightly, and then raised his eyes to look at Judy.

"I think you may need to relax, Your Excellency. ”

In the face of Yulian's inquiry, Judy's answer did not seem to change at all.

"This girl doesn't look bad, does she? It's not as good as us, but it'......... Your Excellency, accumulating too much is not good for your health. ”

"I don't remember a time when I needed you to care about my private life. ”

"It's our responsibility as subordinates. ”

Judy's answer elicited a chuckle from the Spirit Warriors behind her, and it was clear that they didn't seem to object to it.

"And, anyway, it's a lackey of the church............"

As she spoke, Judy glanced at the girl, and inside the pitch-black helmet, there was a red light.

"I think she's pretty clean. ”

For Judy's statement, Yulian is not surprised at all, these spirit warriors have never had a good impression of the Church of Holy Grace, and the reason is very simple, in fact, the necromancer who made the souls of these young girls into geysms was originally the archbishop of the Holy Grace Church, he recruited these girls in the name of the church, and brutally killed them, and at the same time used evil spells and magic to bind their souls, binding them to this world forever. If there is a reason for Yulian's stance on the hostile behavior of the Church of Divine Grace, then the hostility of these wandering warriors towards the Church of Divine Grace is purely a personal grudge, and for them, the people in the Church of Divine Grace are enemies. Because of this, they will never miss an opportunity to humiliate and destroy the Church of Holy Grace.

"Good intentions. ”

Although he understood what Judy meant, Yulian shook his head.

"I understand your feelings, but ............ I think you'll remember my rules, too. ”

“............”

Judy was slightly stunned when she heard Yulian's rhetorical question, and then she immediately sensed the problem, let out a long sigh, and then turned over the giant sword in her hand again.

"So ..............."

"Wait. ”

However, just as Judy raised his sword to try to make up for his mistake, Yulian waved his hand slightly, and then he raised his head and swept the mountain in front of him, narrowing his eyes slightly. Then he turned and walked in front of the girl, half-crouched down, and looked at her. And sensing that someone was approaching, the girl was frightened and stepped back, she looked at the man in front of her in fear, although she didn't know what was going to happen, but the girl knew very well that it was definitely not a good thing for herself.

"Don't kill me, please, don't ..............."

Looking at the young man in front of her, the girl didn't know what to say at all, in fact, although she had joined the Church of Holy Grace for a long time, most of the time, she still stayed in the church to practice, and rarely went out to participate in battles. It was her fifth time out of the fight, and for this girl, she never imagined that her companion would be killed so easily in front of her eyes. Although there were casualties in the previous battles, they were the result of the hard work of both sides, but now? What she saw was that her companion was grabbed like a defenseless rag doll, and then slammed to the ground, shattered. This huge difference in strength brought her heart to the brink of collapse, she no longer had the fighting spirit, and she didn't even know what she was supposed to do. She was overwhelmed by great fear, and in an instant, everything the Church had taught her was gone, and all that remained was the human instinct to survive.

Especially when Deed's corpse appeared in front of her eyes, the girl couldn't believe her eyes at all, the originally strong and trustworthy body, but at this moment, it was as if it had been smashed by something, completely broken and shattered, and even through the wound, you could clearly see the connection between bone and flesh, the broken white bone and bright red, blood-soaked muscles were continuously connected, torn, and formed a tragic shape.

"Please keep your head up, miss. ”

Perhaps it was Yulian's gentle voice that soothed the girl's mood, she raised her head tremblingly, staring at the young man in front of her, the girl gritted her teeth and tried not to shake herself, but her body trembled so much that she could only stare at Youlian's face, she didn't dare to look around at all, she was afraid to see her companion, to see her companion's corpse, the girl only felt that her brain was blank at the moment, she didn't even know how she held the other party's hand, and then stood up. And when she came back to her senses, she found herself standing in front of the young man, scrutinized by those dark eyes.

This is a delicate girl.

Yulian looked at the girl carefully, and then came to the conclusion that she was one of the three priests, and the only one who had not been killed. Her appearance is not outstanding, but she is very delicate, her white skin and thin body show that this girl has not experienced too many battles, and at this moment her eyes are blank, and her whole body is trembling. Yulian reached out and pressed the other person's shoulder, but just this action made the girl reflexively pull back, and the confusion and fear in her eyes were obvious.

"Please, don't kill me, please........."

"I'm not going to kill you. ”

Yuren said, spreading his hands and smiling gracefully at what he did best.

"The battle is over, Miss, you are no longer our enemy............ Or do you still want to fight us?"

“............！！”

Hearing this, the girl hurriedly shook her head desperately, what are you kidding, she doesn't want to die, she doesn't want to die in such a ghost place!!

"Good. ”

Noticing the girl's reaction, Yuren smiled, and then he turned around and gave the order to Judy.

"Take her down, 'take care' of her, don't let her get hurt. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency. ”

Hearing this order, Judy replied with a chuckle, and then she walked up to the maiden and led her away from the battlefield. And until this time, the mercenaries who were originally standing in the distance saw that the battle was over, and they also hurriedly walked over, but when they saw the priest, everyone was stunned, and their eyes suddenly showed a little puzzlement when they looked at Youlian. The mercenaries are not some kind of church warriors, and they are also very aware of the current situation, although Yulian actually dared to provoke the church, and the murder was beyond the expectations of all the mercenaries, but after all, they have all been killed now, and the dead will not speak. So the mercenaries weren't worried, but right now, why did this lord still have a chance to live?

It's no wonder that these mercenaries have such thoughts, since Yulian took out his sword, these experienced adventurers have known that it is going to be bad, but if Yulian can really kill the other party, then it will be great. Anyway, he is just a mercenary, if all the people on the side of the Church of Divine Grace are dead, then after leaving the Twilight Forest, no one will know what these mercenaries have to do with him, let alone know that they have met with the knights of the Church of Holy Grace, and in this way, in the end, even if the church wants to find trouble, it will be looking for this young noble lord, not them. But now, this young man has left a living mouth, this time the trouble is big, the other party has seen them, and must have seen their signs clearly, in case this lord takes the other party out, and if this woman says this in front of others, then wouldn't the Blue Feather mercenary group also have bad luck? These mercenaries don't want to make trouble with the Church of Holy Grace.

Of course, after all, these mercenaries really don't have the guts to accuse Yuren, after all, Yuren and his black-armored warriors are the center of gravity in this battle, and these mercenaries are just watching the excitement from the sidelines - then again, knight-level battles are not something these guys can participate in. Therefore, in the face of Yu Lian's actions, they can only complain in their hearts, but they can't do better practical actions. It's not just a matter of stance, no matter how cautious you are, it's never too cautious to face an existence that can raise your head and kill the Holy Grace Knight.

However, Yulian obviously didn't mean to answer the mercenaries' questions, he just waited for Judy and the others to clean up the battlefield, and then immediately led them to continue to move forward, walking towards the depths of the mountain range in front of him.

The air began to change.

It was not just because of the change in altitude and temperature difference, in fact, when everyone entered the ravine between the mountainside along the mountain road, they felt the air around them suddenly sink, as if they had broken into some invisible gelatinous object, and felt that it was difficult to walk, even the birdsong that had been heard from time to time in the forest was now completely inaudible, pitch black, and the tall mountain wall was like a barrier, dividing the inner and outer worlds, turning them into different parts.

The concentration of mana is getting higher and higher.

It also means that everyone is getting closer and closer to their destination.

"My lord, where are we going?"

The old mercenary glanced at his subordinates, walked to Yulian's side with some uneasiness, and asked.

"Something doesn't seem right here, we ..............."

"Don't worry, you won't waste too much time. ”

However, before the old mercenary could finish his words, he was interrupted by Yu Lian, who just waved his hand casually.

"And the next battle is not something you can meddle in, so you don't have to worry about anything. ”

Hearing this, the old mercenary smiled bitterly, since you don't need our help, then why are you still taking us with you? You know, this question has been thinking about it long ago, and he definitely doesn't believe that this young noble lord is only willing to lead himself and others, just needs the mercenary's adventure experience in the forest. If they were able to play some role in the first few days, then what about the next days? These low-level swordsmen can't even survive a round in front of those high-level aliens, so the responsibility of pathfinding falls entirely on these black-armored warriors, and all they can do is do trivial work such as cleaning up the camp. The old mercenary didn't believe that the other party would leave himself and others because of such work. No matter how you look at it, these mercenaries are just a burden, and in such a dangerous place, a burden means danger. Moreover, the young aristocrat in front of him is definitely not the kind of existence that is full of kindness and likes to help others. From the confrontation with the Church of Divine Grace, the old mercenary could tell that this young nobleman was not only ruthless, but also handled things cleanly - the latter seemed to be lacking in talent for now, but the mere fact that they dared to kill the knights of the Church of Divine Grace was enough to confirm that these fellows were not good men and women.

So, what is the purpose of them taking themselves and others with them?

"Is Captain Claude alright?"

And just when the old mercenary was thinking hard, he didn't expect Yu Lian to suddenly ask himself an extremely strange question, which made the old mercenary stunned for a moment, and then he answered.

"Captain Claude.........? He had already died of the plague fifty years earlier. ”

“........................ What about Deputy Head Sophia?"

"This............ She died in the Momiji War 45 years ago............"

“......... So......... Kasos?"

"Master Kasos is still alive. ”

Finally, the old mercenary still mentioned a living name.

"Now Lord Kasos is the head of the Blue Feather Council, and he is also the head of the Blue Feather Mercenary Regiment............ He's ninety years old now............"

Speaking of this, the old mercenary looked at the young nobleman in front of him with some curiosity, and was secretly a little surprised in his heart, he didn't look very old, where did he hear about this? You know, the three people he mentioned were the previous leader and deputy head of the Blue Feather Mercenary Group, and in fact, they had all been dead for many years, except for old mercenaries like himself, few people could remember their names, and this young nobleman was not a member of the Blue Feather Mercenary Group, where did he know about it?

"Kasos is alive. ”

Hearing the old mercenary's answer, the corners of Yu Lian's mouth turned up slightly.

It's really worthy of being a natural escape, no wonder he can live so long, it seems that even if it is the shadow of death, it is not easy to catch him.

"Your Excellency, do you know Captain Kasos?"

Although he knew that this was impossible, after hesitating for a moment, the old mercenary still asked.

"Let's just say that. ”

But in the face of the old mercenary's question, Yulian shrugged his shoulders and did not answer it positively. On the contrary, he asks another question.

"The current base camp of the Blue Feather Mercenary Group is in ........."

"Kael'thas in the City of Life. ”

"I see. ”

Hearing the old mercenary's answer, Yulian pondered for a moment before speaking.

"Well, I have something for you. ”

"My lord, please. ”

The old mercenary hurriedly lowered his head and listened intently to Yulian's words, he knew that this was most likely the only chance for himself and the others to live.

"When you leave the Twilight Forest, I want you to go back and inform Kathos that he will come to me in the Twilight Forest............ All you have to do is tell him that a man named Yuren is waiting for him there, and I think he'll understand what you mean. ”

"I hear you, my dear sir, and I will convey your words to Master Kasos as they are. ”

After getting the old mercenary's answer, Yulian smiled a little, and he didn't say anything more, but turned and walked to the back of the group. There, the young priest was in the middle of the two geist warriors, trembling forward, her face was pale, and her breathing was a little rapid, although at the moment, the shadow of death had left her, but after seeing such a shocking killing with her own eyes, it was obviously a very difficult thing for such a young girl to accept.

"You seem to be a little nervous?"

And when Yulian's voice sounded again, the girl trembled involuntarily, and then she hurriedly raised her head and looked at the man in front of her with a frightened gaze.

"I............ I ............"

"Well, don't be so nervous, Miss Pastor. ”

Facing the girl's pale face, Yulian smiled and reached out and handed out a water bag.

"Drink some water, relax, we won't hurt you, we won't kill you, so you don't have to be so scared now. ”

“..................”

Hearing Yulian's words, the girl was obviously still a little skeptical, but she still reached out and took the water bag, and then began to gulp the water. And after a few sips of the cold, clear spring water, the girl seemed to relax, and the eyes that looked at Yulian again were no longer so fearful.

"Looks like you've calmed down, that's good. ”

Watching the girl's expression change, Yulian smiled and nodded, and then he asked.

"So, may I ask your name?"

"My name is Winnie......... is the temple priest of the Church of Holy Grace. ”

Although the girl's breathing was still a little short, she was obviously able to answer the question calmly.

"Temple priest of the Church of Grace?"

Yuren repeated her answer, then narrowed her eyes slightly.

"So, why did you come to the Twilight Forest?"

"Because, because of the instructions of the archbishop. ”

The girl's hands gripped her blood-stained robes tightly and hung her head.

"The archbishop said that the temple was going to send a search party to investigate the anomalies in the Twilight Forest, so I was chosen to join them........."

The church is still moving so fast, it's no wonder that their temples are everywhere, presumably it is the rumors of the appearance of xenomorphs in those villages and towns in the Zack family's territory that arouse the suspicion of the temple, so they will come to find the source under such a guise.

"I see, miss. ”

Thinking of this, Yu Lian nodded.

"Although I know your intentions, it cannot be denied that you are still intruders, and as members of the Church, it is a grave crime for you to trespass into my territory to search and investigate without reporting to me, the lord of the Twilight Forest. ”

"But, I don't know ..............."

Hearing this, the girl raised her head in fear, and she clutched the hem of her clothes with both hands, and pleaded in a low voice.

"I really don't know............ His Excellency Deed, he said that our temple does not need to report to the lord, we only need to report our whereabouts to the archbishop..............."

"I believe it's not your fault, miss. ”

Yulian interrupted the girl's self-justification, his smile still so soft.

"But rest assured, I repeat, the battle is over, I will not hurt you again, I swear by my honor......... Rest assured, miss, this is still guaranteed. ”

"Thank you............ Dear Sir. ”

Hearing Yu Lian's answer, the girl was obviously much more relaxed, and she even barely showed a smile, but at this moment, Yu Lian had already owed her very gracefully, and then turned around and left, and returned to the mercenaries.

"Guys, I think you can stop here. ”

Then, Yulian stretched out his hand to stop the mercenary who was about to continue on his way.

"I want to explain to you that the next battle will be very dangerous, and with your strength, it will be difficult to protect yourself from it, so I hope you can stay here and wait for the battle to end......... I think you know what to do, don't you?"

"Of course, my lord. ”

Hearing this, the old mercenary immediately stepped forward and responded.

"We will remain here as your lord ordered, and wait for your triumphant return. ”

What are you kidding, what else can you do at this time except to be obedient? Run? Without Yu Lian's help, what hell can these low-level guys run to? So, although everyone is unwilling to accept Yu Lian's order, they can only accept it. As for the old mercenary, his thoughts had completely changed in the conversation just now. Since the other party can casually say the name of the patriarch of his mercenary group, then he must not be an ordinary person, with his strength, there is no need to buy these boring interpersonal relationships to deceive himself, then it means that the young nobleman in front of him is very likely to have some kind of connection with the Blue Feather mercenary group, and because of this, his attitude has changed one hundred and eighty degrees, and he turned around and immediately ordered his subordinates to rest on the spot.

After receiving a satisfactory answer, Yulian stopped talking and continued with the geist warriors, but this time, he also brought the young priest with him.

"I need your strength in the next battle, miss. ”

Yuren's attitude was not like that of a captive, but of a guest he had invited.

"I hope you can help me...... Would you like to?"

"Of course, I will do my best, dear sir. ”

Although the girl was still a little anxious about her fate and future, Yuren's inquiry was something she had to answer, and Yuren, who received a satisfactory answer, smiled meaningfully, and then continued to lead the spirit warriors towards the depths.

The light grew fainter and weaker, and the thick darkness became the new master of the place, but as he turned the corner in front of him, Yuren stopped, looked at the three dark, bottomless caverns in front of him, narrowed his eyes, stretched his fingers, and then grasped the hilt of his sword at the back of his waist.

"Miss Pastor, could you please come up front and perform a light spell? It's hard to see anything in such darkness. ”

"Of course there is no problem. ”

Hearing Yulian's words, the young priest did not hesitate at all, she came to a place not far from Yulian's body, and whispered something, and then, a white, dazzling brilliance emanated from the girl's palm, diluting the heavy darkness around her. And at this moment, Yu Lian, who was originally standing not far from the girl's side, suddenly took two steps back, intentionally or unintentionally. And at the same time......... Shadows flickered.

And at the same time as the light burst out, a huge, pitch-black snake head suddenly appeared from the cave, it opened its big mouth, and bit the girl's upper body with one bite.

And in the face of this sudden attack, the girl didn't have time to react at all, she didn't even have time to scream, she had already become the food of the giant snake's mouth. Remaining outside, the pair of slender and beautiful long legs reflexively twitched for a moment, and then there was no sound at all, this is the last thing the girl can do, the only resistance, her body was bitten in the mouth by the giant snake, shaking like a tattered doll, yellow, fishy liquid dripping from between the legs, accompanied by the twitching of the legs. Then, the serpent raised its head, and with a low swallowing sound, the girl's body disappeared completely.

At the same time, Yuren just stared blankly at the stone wall next to him, as if studying something incomprehensible, until the girl's body was swallowed, and Judy walked up to him and coughed softly.

"Your Excellency, you have lost your mind. ”

"Oh?"

Hearing Judy's words, Yulian was stunned for a moment, as if he had just come back to his senses, he took his eyes off the stone wall, looked at the giant snake in front of him, and shrugged his shoulders.

"It's too bad I'm actually distracted in the middle of the fight............ The poor young lady............ What a bloody lesson. ”

As Yu Lian spoke, the pitch-black sword reappeared in his hand, emitting a soul brilliance that seemed to be absent.

"Well, then, folks, since the pastor is ............ Forget it, since the priest sacrificed herself to bring out this nasty fellow for us, we can't let her sacrifice go to waste.........

As he spoke, Yulian stretched out his hand and flipped it, pointing his sword forward.

"Attack!"

(To be continued)