A "lair" hidden in the dense fog of the border, which may have been operating peacefully for many years - out of sight of the entire civilized world, and even in the blind spot of the Church of the Four Gods, the Annihilation Cultists have created a "Veil Colony" that can survive in the "Eternal Veil" for a long time, this news instantly shocked everyone present!

"We've been looking for the lairs of those cultists for years......" Banster's voice was hoarse and gloomy, and the black-robed old man's expression was extremely serious, "Of the three main cult groups, the Last Followers are discontinuous 'freaks' in the timeline, and the Sun Followers are a group that has been sheltered by the Black Sun outside the dimension of reality, and only the Cultists are annihilated...... They must theoretically have one or more nests in the real world, but we haven't been able to find them for years......"

"I didn't expect it to hide in that kind of place," Helena nodded, "but that would explain why they were able to escape the Church's hunt for so many years—if the Annihilation did find a way to survive in the Eternal Veil for a long time, they would have taken a big step ahead of us." ”

As she spoke, she turned her gaze to Lu on the other side, "How do you think those cultists survived on the border?" ”

"The 'Holy Land' doesn't have to be built by them on their own," Luan shook his head, "The development of technology is not achieved overnight, and even if the Annihilation Cultists have more forbidden knowledge in their hands, they can't create this kind of shelter far beyond our imagination out of thin air - after all, we have all dealt with them, and everyone knows how capable those heretics are." I suspect even more that they have found some kind of naturally occurring 'heritage' in the fog...... After all, it's the border, and anything can happen. ”

When he said this, he suddenly stopped, raised his head and turned his gaze to Duncan, with a serious expression: "Listening to what you just said, it seems that you haven't found the specific location of this 'lair' yet?" So how do you know for sure it......"

"As I said, I've captured one of their ships—it's currently on its way back to the Holy Land under my orders, and it's going to be a few days away," Duncan said casually, "and judging by its current course, its destination should be somewhere hidden on the southeastern border, not too far from here...... The Lost will soon depart to join the ship before it enters the Veil, what about you? Interested in joining in the fun? ”

Several popes looked at each other when they heard this.

From Duncan's first two sentences, they were aware of the strange and dangerous side of the ghost captain, but thankfully, this dangerous force was now on the side of "their own people".

All they have to think about is how to respond to the invitation.

"South-East Frontier...... There's a fleet of the Church of the Dead right over there," Frem said suddenly, then glanced at Helena again, "The Tide seems to be around there too?" They should all be able to catch up. ”

"Yes, the Deep Sea Church can send the nearest fleet over," Helena nodded immediately, looking at Duncan, "It's our responsibility to eradicate the cultists' lair—and we know what to do with the 'pollution' they leave behind." ”

A few eyes fell on Banster, but the black-robed old man didn't have any change in expression, just nodded with a stiff face: "I will send the 'Rest' and 'No Rest' over, they are cutting-edge warships with powerful firepower." ”

The Pope and the Bishops nodded their heads when they heard this, as if they approved of Banster's arrangement, but Duncan's attention couldn't help but focus on the unique ship naming style of the Church of Death, and he couldn't help but speak after holding back for a long time: "Sounds like ...... Is it a sister ship? Pretty chic name......"

"Many of the Church of the Dead's mighty warships are sisterhoods—and that has to do with our faith," Banst explained with a serious face, "and we believe that there are 'two sides' to everything on earth, just as life and death are opposed. ”

Duncan felt that the old man in the black robe opposite didn't seem to notice his strong desire to complain—but he felt that the topic could end there.

Because he was afraid that something like the "Nine Clans Elimination" would pop up on the opposite side later......

"Then this matter is settled," he nodded, pulling the topic back on track with some stiffness, "I will let the Lost Country take your fleet to the 'rendezvous site', but I would like to warn you in advance, it has been some time since I 'captured' the ship, and the cultists who remained in the 'Holy Land' must have been aware of this matter, and they must have been prepared for it - or they have already evacuated, or they have set up an attack in the nearby seas, and maybe even the Holy Land itself has a strong combat capability, these risks or variables, You have to think ahead. ”

"Risks and variables have always been an essential part of eradicating evil and filth," said Banster, grimacing, "Our warriors are used to it. ”

"Okay, then I'll tell you about the information I've gotten from those Annihilation Cultists in the last ......."

……

Sunlight poured softly into the room through the window, and the air was filled with the rich smell of plaster, mixed with the refreshing smell of incense.

Ted Lear stood in front of the window, looking thoughtfully out of the window.

From this vantage point, he could see the massive College Ark moored along the city-state's shoreline, as well as the steep "shore" on the edge of the Firebearer's Sanctuary in the other direction.

From time to time, you can still see citizens rushing to the pier in the streets, people running together to see the majestic church ships, the celebration flags that hung between the buildings this morning are still fluttering in the sunshine, and the colored paper flowers that blow from nowhere are hovering in the wind and flying out of the windows and disappearing into the clear sky in the distance.

People don't know the details of this particular "gathering", they don't know what the spokesmen of the gods are going to discuss when they come together, and no one knows what happened to the "Fifth Ark", and they don't know that His Holiness has actually left the Ark and gone to the ghost ship that has been feared and vigilant by the world for a century—things that are too far away from their lives for most ordinary people.

“…… Ignorance is sometimes a blessing. ”

Ted Lear withdrew his gaze from the street and whispered to himself.

Almost immediately, a voice came from the bed not far away: "But if your students are so 'lucky', they are not so lucky for the teacher." ”

The corners of Ted Lear's mouth twitched suddenly, and he turned his head to look at Taran El Scholar who was lying on the bed: "A herniated disc in the lumbar spine doesn't affect you to say cool things, right?" ”

"Yes, I have a herniated lumbar disc, not a vocal cord ......"

“…… You're going to have hemorrhoids next time, and I'll be sure to eat all three Gulf Spicy Burritos in fifteen minutes in front of you! ”

"Blessed Lachem, as a venerable keeper of truth—can't you be more gentle?" Taran El squirmed on the bed and changed positions, but grinned back in place, "I'm all like this......"

Ted Lear did not respond to the university scholar who was confined to bed because of lumbar spondylosis, and who was so bored that he could only find himself to amuse, and after a moment of silence, he looked out the window again: "I don't know what they will talk about today." ”

Taran El looked up at the friend who had come to visit him, "You're the Keeper of Truth—you really don't know anything about it?" ”

"The Ark of Pilgrimage operates independently of the city-state system, and you don't know it," Ted Lear shook his head, "Some things, once spread outside the Ark, are pollution to the whole world—if the Truth Keeper gets too close to the ordinary people, he will naturally only be able to stay away from the core secrets." ”

“…… That's right," Taran El thought for a moment and sighed, "so you're the 'big guy' who can only come and accompany me when the bosses are discussing things......"

Ted Lille was noncommittal, and his silence apparently made a certain scholar even more bored - Taran El was silent for only half a minute, and then suddenly said: "Seriously, do you think His Holiness will fight the 'captain' on that ship......"

"What do you think? Why don't I wait for Mr. Lune to come back and relay these questions of yours to him, so that he can answer you personally? ”

Taran El shrugged, finally silent.

At this moment, a somewhat hurried footsteps suddenly came from the hallway, interrupting the "cordial and warm conversation" between the scholar and the keeper.

There was a knock on the door, accompanied by a young man's somewhat nervous and hurried voice: "Teacher, there is a situation......

Taran El heard the voice of his student, and before Ted could speak, he said, "Come in." ”

The door to the room was pushed open, and a reckless young apprentice walked in with a large pile of paper tapes.

But as soon as he was about to speak, he saw the Truth Keeper standing in the room, and immediately stood there nervously, and suddenly forgot to speak.

It was Ted Lille who broke the silence first: "Your teacher is wrestling with his lumbar disc, so if it's just something wrong with academics, just ask me." ”

Taran El strained himself to sit up from the bed, grinning as he looked at the nervous young apprentice standing in the middle of the room, "Joshua, calm down—what's wrong?" ”

"Oh...... Oh! The young apprentice finally reacted, quickly bent down and saluted the Truth Keeper, and then hurried to his teacher's bed, "Teacher, something is wrong at the Sea Research Station, they received a signal from the center of that 'luminary' ......"

As he spoke, he handed the large piece of paper with the waveform in his hand to Taran Ayr.

"This signal...... Very similar to the signal from the luminaries during the previous extinguishing of the sun......"

(End of chapter)