The next day, as usual, we followed the Imperial Army to the door of the First Spine, and then headed for the road to the east.

After a day of rest, Logan was largely healed and joined us.

In the Sunset Continent, I'm used to the action of three people, and even only two people in the doll hallway (although that memory is problematic). But since I arrived at the Sky City Golem Tower, there were basically seven or eight people adventuring together, and now it has been reduced to four people, and I am a little nervous.

"According to our usual tactics. On the way, Denio began to explain the battle plan again, "I will contain the enemy in front, and you will attack from a distance, remember not to accidentally injure me when the time comes." ”

"Can you get hurt by mistake, you have ghost steps, you go through monsters at every turn, and then monsters come at us. Amy joked, "You're the monster you kill the most every time!"

"I'm up front, too. Logan said slowly, "I can fight in close combat." ”

Well, I'm well aware of this, although this guy doesn't have any decisive ultimate, his melee ability is not boasting.

"That's it! It's a pity that Nicole let Yaksha run away despite seeing it, otherwise we'd have more information. ”

"......" I didn't say a word.

I'm still wondering how I'm going to behave like I've seen Yaksha before.

In a few moments, we stepped into the legendary "purgatory".

Although ahead is a passage similar to the Polar Day and the outer perimeter of the temple.

When you step into this ancient complex, you will find that this place is different from the places you have been before.

Because, hot.

It's not that it's hot, it's that the ground is constantly releasing heat that wraps around the area.

I don't know about the ecology of the Celestial Veil, but this is probably where he dissipates heat.

We couldn't help but sweat in the heat, but luckily the cold air emanating from Logan's body cooled down, so the three of us continued to walk around him.

I only heard an eerie roar from ahead.

A creature lay on the ground not far away with its back to us.

It has dark black skin and silver hair that extends back like a hedgehog, but not very long, and no other parts of its body.

Moreover, there are several curved horns sticking out of the middle of the silver hair, which extend all the way to the top of the back!

"Watch the ...... ahead" Danio silently turned on the ghost step and asked quietly, "Nicole, did you encounter this before?"

"It's not. "I thought about it for a while and found that there were differences between this guy and Ophelia's description, mainly the color of the skin and the color of the hair, Ophelia was talking about red hair and brown skin.

But there is no doubt that it is a four-legged creature.

"But it's like. "Therefore, I added.

"Then don't talk nonsense!" Amy pulled out her laser gun, "Laser—"

The monster heard the movement and turned back suddenly!

It had a distorted face, a fang sticking out of each side of its mouth, and a pair of lightning-shaped horns on its head!

It roared, but instead of rushing over, it jumped deeper!

“Bazooka！”

Amy fires the laser cannon, but the monster easily dodges the laser's attack, and then runs away without a trace in an instant!

"Ran away!" Amy aired, "This monster is a lot smarter than the other monsters, if it was a goblin, it would have rushed straight over!"

"It's quite in line with Nicole's description, this kind of monster will run away when it is outnumbered. Danio calmly analyzed.

......

I have to thank him for his analysis, if the monster showed fearless bravery, "the monster that attacked me and Logan escaped" would not make sense, and Amy nodded again and again after analyzing it so carefully, and was even more convinced that it was the monster that attacked us.

But why is it different from Ophelia's description?

"Anyway, we haven't entered purgatory yet, and we don't know the habits and attacks of these monsters, so we still have to be careful. "Since it doesn't dare to stand up to the four of us, this monster must be gregarious, and we need to be prepared to face a horde of enemies." Moreover, it is extremely powerful in jumping, and it may attack us from a great height. ”

"It's up to me to observe the situation in high places, sharpshooters' eyesight is not covered!"

...... Not necessarily, but luckily my eyesight is pretty good, and I helped her observe her surroundings.

Speaking of which, after coming to the Arad continent, my eyesight has actually improved a lot, probably because this body is Nicole's, and her eyesight is good.

Going deeper, the walls become more intact with frescoes on them.

The painting depicts a GBL dressed in white, praying to a blonde woman standing on a cloud.

Looks a little weird.

"What's on this?" I asked, but I didn't expect anyone else to answer.

Danio shook his head: "I don't know. But these frescoes may have been painted by exiled believers. ”

Probably, there was no GBL religion in ancient times, and these murals of course appeared later.

I suddenly remembered Ophelia's description of the Yakshas.

"Legend has it that the Yaksha is a product of Venus, the god of beauty, who was a former member of the GBL religion and was exiled to purgatory to atone for their sins. During this time, they desecrated the majesty of the god of beauty and were transformed into such monsters. ”

"That's right, the woman in this painting should be Venus, the goddess of beauty!" I shouted in a sudden realization, "Ophelia once said that the exiled GBL cultists desecrated the majesty of Venus, the goddess of beauty, and became monsters!"

"What kind of blasphemy is exactly?" Amy was a little curious.

"I don't know...... Ophelia didn't mention it. ”

I've heard the name Venus, the god of beauty, mainly from the mouth of the owner of a West Coast grocery store named "Lorien".

"May you be blessed with Venus!"

This guy used to be a magician, and I heard that she used magic to turn her pet dog into a small dragon. Later, she opened a grocery store, selling some magical items, and by the way, she conveyed tasks to the magic guild.

She often considers herself "the most beautiful woman on the West Coast" and says narcissistic things at every turn.

I'm afraid that the "blessing" is actually because she thinks she has been favored.

However, does this goddess of beauty, Venus, exist, and does it look like the ground depicted on this mural?

"Be careful!" said Danio, pointing ahead, "There's a cultist!"

The other two and I stared vigilantly ahead, only to see a GBL cultist walking slowly towards us a dozen meters away!

"Prepare to meet the enemy!" I activated my magic shield, "I wonder if there are any accomplices elsewhere." ”

However, the cultist also noticed us, and as soon as he saw us, he burst out laughing: "Hahahaha, you are also here to worship the goddess!"

"Huh?" I was speechless, not knowing what to say, not knowing if I was going to attack right now.

Danio asked tentatively, "Are you a believer in the GBL Sect?"

"I am the great god of beauty, the faithful servant of Lord Venus!"

......

"The Heavenly Veil Behemoth has been occupied by Lotus, you should go and take refuge!"

"Take refuge?hahaha, Lord Venus will protect his followers!"

Although this sounds crazy, it can also be preliminarily judged that he is not hostile.

Then we must not dare to attack.

"You're just in time, help me get the Holy Grail!

After the disciple finished speaking, he turned and went into the depths of purgatory.

I muttered helplessly, "At first, we said we were here to worship, and now we have become his thugs......"

"But it's not okay to let him walk in alone, although he is not mentally normal, but he is not our enemy. You can't see death without help. Amy shrugged her shoulders and withdrew her heavy weapon.

We followed in the footsteps of this congregation and listened to his "sermons" along the way.

From his commentary, which was mixed with maniacal laughter, we also learned some information.

They were formerly GBL believers, and after being exiled here, they were guided by Venus, the goddess of beauty, to worship a sacred object called the "Holy Grail".

The surrounding murals were indeed painted by them.

When we asked how the Yaksha came to be, he said the same thing as Ophelia.

"They blasphemed Venus, the god of beauty, and they were punished!"

What kind of blasphemy law exactly? He didn't say.

"It turns out that there aren't many yakshas, but recently they have suddenly become more numerous, hahaha, otherwise what do I want you to do?"

"So you're asking us to help clean up the Yakshas?"

"Of course, they don't have to live anyway if they blaspheme the goddess!"

In short, we can only escort him all the way and take him to refuge after destroying all the Yakshas.

I guess Ophelia will also feel relieved to see the living believers.

"Hahahahaha, here, here!"

I only heard this cultist suddenly laugh wildly, and from behind the surrounding buildings, four or five yakshatras jumped out in an instant!

They are, as described by Ophelia, with brown skin, but not much hair.

I guess there are many varieties of yakshas, and the most important thing now is to destroy monsters, not study their appearance!

"Let's fight!"