On Joble Street, Elizabeth walked home with a smile on her face.

From the girl's brisk steps and the gentle humming in her mouth, you can clearly feel that she is in a good mood now.

"Mrs. Goethe doesn't seem to be in a good mood today, it must be that Brandt's condition has deteriorated again, what a poor child. ”

Elisabeth thought about what had happened in the afternoon at Mrs. Goethe's house, and her otherwise happy mood was instantly lowered.

The girl's heart was quite emotional, the world was far more difficult than she imagined, even the middle-class Mrs. Goethe's family, under the invasion of illness, could only be helpless.

"Little Brant is only twelve years old this year, I heard about the illness last year, but I didn't expect it to be so serious, I hope it doesn't worsen!"

"Mrs. Goethe is still so helpful, and today's harvest is not bad, those broken furniture are worth three zloty......s!

The more Elizabeth thought about it, the more frightened she became, she stretched out her left hand and gently touched the place where the money bag was placed on her chest, felt the zloty in the money bag, and a smile appeared on her face again, and a breath grew out of her mouth.

After a while, the innocent girl forgot all the bad thoughts just now.

Just when she was thinking about how to go to the pharmacy owner tomorrow, so as to save some money to buy some good ingredients and make up for Andu, she inadvertently found an abnormality on the street out of the corner of her eye.

Pedestrians on the streets are hurrying as if they want to get away from Jobble Street, which is the only way to get to MacDonald.

"What's going on, what's going on?"

Elizabeth suddenly felt a little worried.

"Andu can't get out of bed at this time, it can't be a fire, right?"

Fires are all too frequent in the city of Halma, especially in cold and dry weather like the one now.

In particular, when poor families cannot afford coal for heating, there are no less than a dozen cases of fires caused by the use of charcoal to make fires every year.

The more she thought about it, the more frightened Elizabeth became, urged by her terrible thoughts, and her steps became faster and faster, gradually turning into a trot, and finally into a wild run.

......

"Roy, the blockade has been completed, and the surrounding residents have also inquired, it is indeed what happened around two o'clock in the afternoon. ”

"The nearby residents also said that they suddenly felt some fatigue at that time, and at the same time, a large number of dead rats were found in the surrounding area, and the situation has been notified to the nearby summoner association, and it should be there in a while. ”

A probationary priest looked respectfully at Roy in front of him and reported briefly.

"Well, a few of the infected patients didn't show anything unusual, did they?"

Roy was still wearing the white robe, clean and without a trace of dust, and his calm gaze looked like he had just arrived here.

"At the moment, there is no big problem, but this incident may involve evil forces, so the church means to wait and see first, and isolate several infected people first, so as not to cause a depravity. ”

Roy's face didn't fluctuate, he just said lightly.

"If it was really the Fallen Forces that appeared, then they would have been mutated by now. ”

"This, maybe that's what the Bishop is worried about. The trainee priest was nervous and somewhat reluctant to explain.

"Well, since it's isolation, don't treat people as degenerates, the Light won't abandon its own children. ”

"Yes, Lord Priest!"

The young probationary priest looked at Roy, who was not very tall in front of him, with a look of adoration, and his voice was even a little broken because of excitement.

Roy didn't embarrass the young apprentice priest in front of him, waved his hand casually, and turned his gaze to the locust tree that had changed.

At first glance, the locust tree at this time does not seem to be much different from before.

But if you get closer and look closely, you can clearly find that the tree is already covered with subtle dark golden runes, and the ground within ten meters of the surrounding area is even more painted with strange array runes, tightly wrapping the black locust tree in the middle.

Roy reaffirmed that there was nothing wrong with the rune array, and slowly walked towards the mutated locust tree.

Seeing this scene, the surrounding church staff who were putting the finishing touches on it stopped their work and set their eyes in the direction of Roy's sacrifice.

Their eyes were full of curiosity and puzzlement, and at the same time there was a hint of anticipation.

Roy didn't stop his slow pace until he walked less than a meter in front of the locust tree, and the white priest's robe suddenly began to shake without wind!

His originally slightly drooping eyes lifted slightly, the pupils in his eyes had turned golden, and his right hand with three milky white rings slowly poked out.

As he whispered in his mouth, the ring above his right index finger suddenly bloomed with a dazzling white light, quickly condensing in the air, turning into a white body of light like substance.

"Purifying Light!"

The previous probationary pastor, Walkley, looked at the scene in front of him, and his emotions became excited again, and he couldn't help but cry out under his voice while standing on the side of the road.

Roy didn't observe too much, his right hand suddenly stretched forward again, and the white light suddenly flew out with Roy's movements, hitting the black locust tree trunk straight away!

As soon as the white light body hit the body of the locust tree, it immediately made a piercing "zila" sound, but in the blink of an eye, it completely merged into the mutated locust tree, and only a faint white light appeared on the surface of the trunk.

The originally calm mutant locust tree began to tremble slightly, and the trunk of the tree emitted a faint halo at the same time as the dark golden rune array on the ground, and then countless subtle pale golden rays of light went straight to the trunk of the black locust tree, firmly fixing it in the center.

Roy looked at the scene in front of him, and his tense face also relaxed a little.

But just when his mind was relaxed, a sudden change occurred!

The faint white light that surrounded the surface of the tree suddenly dimmed, but it took only a few breaths to completely disappear.

At the same time, a large amount of pale golden light shot out by the rune array began to surge wildly, slamming into the mutant locust tree!

But none of this did any harm to the mutant locust tree, on the contrary, the black light on the trunk gradually became brighter and brighter!

The strange scene made the church personnel present feel like they were facing a great enemy, and they all put on a vigilant posture of preparing for battle.

"It's absorbing the power of the runes and the purifying light. ”

Roy had quickly withdrawn to the safe area when the mutation first appeared, and at this time, his expression was a little solemn, and he reminded the church people who were in a combat posture.

"But, Lord Sacrifice, isn't the Holy Light the natural enemy of this evil creature, and why is it able to absorb the power of the rune array and the Purifying Light?"

Trainee Priest Walkley couldn't help but ask.

"It's not a simple mutation, there may have been something going on here that we don't know yet, and judging by the fact that it can absorb the light of purification, the problem may be worse than I thought. ”

Speaking of which, Roy thought for a moment, and then continued with a heavy face.

"Everyone is prepared for the worst, the power of the rune array can only last for an hour at most. ”

Roy's deep voice was like a hammer in the strange situation in front of him, hitting everyone's nerves fiercely.

You must know that at present, there is only one sacrifice in the whole of Halma, and that is Roy.

His judgment almost declared the final outcome of this incident.

At this time, an elderly pastor suddenly noticed that there was a figure not far away, running quickly!

"Someone!"

The church personnel, who were already highly nervous, immediately looked in that direction vigilantly as if they were facing a great enemy.

But then they breathed a sigh of relief, and found that the person who had come was only a girl of twelve or thirteen years old.

At this time, the girl hadn't noticed anything strange here, and she was about to rush into the rune array area of the mutant locust tree!

"Stop her!"

Roy was the first to react and immediately shouted in a low voice.

At this time, the situation of the mutated locust tree has not yet been clarified, and it is unimaginable what will happen if the other party is allowed to rush in.

Two missionaries, who were not even probationary pastors, rushed at once and stopped the little girl in her path.

Elizabeth, because of her inner anxiety, rushed to a few meters in front of the two missionaries, only to notice that the other party was waiting for her.

Elizabeth stopped running, bent over and gasping for air, unable to utter a word for a long time.

The all-out running just now made the malnourished girl's lungs burn like fire, and her body in a shabby cotton jacket was already wet with sweat.

Elizabeth wasn't too flustered, her hot lungs stimulating her nerves and making her brain spin normally again.

"Who are you?"

She asked subconsciously.

The two missionaries looked at the girl in front of them, and one of them was tall and said with a serious face.

"There's something evil here, it's been sealed off, you can't go over. ”

"Evil, evil things ??".

Although Elizabeth is not very old, she still knows a little about evil things, and her little face instantly turned pale.

Then her eyes turned red and she muttered under her breath.

"No, no, how can there be evil things in MacDonald, didn't Halma's garrison say that there are more than three thousand, how can there be evil things, no, no......"

The two missionaries looked at the girl talking to themselves in bewilderment, and the tall missionary suddenly looked at her.

"Someone was indeed infected before, but fortunately, Lord Roy happened to be nearby, and he acted in time, and there were no casualties, so don't be afraid. ”

Elizabeth listened to the words of the tall preacher and immediately asked.

"Isn't anyone hurt? Andu's legs and feet are not good, he can't get out of bed, are you sure he's okay?"

The two missionaries were stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it carefully, the tall missionary said.

"Among the people infected this time, there are no people with bad legs and feet, and there is no one named Andu. ”

Elizabeth confirmed that Andu was not infected, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the boulder in her heart was put down.

By this time, Roy had already walked up to several people, and heard Elizabeth talking to the two missionaries, and spoke softly.

"If there's nothing to do, try to go out as little as possible lately, the locust trees here have mutated, if you live around here, remember to avoid it." ”

After speaking, he pointed to the mutant locust tree not far away, indicating that it was the area that needed to be kept away.

Elizabeth looked at the middle-aged pastor in front of her, nodded and said politely, "Thank you, Lord Reverend." ”

The previous probationary priest immediately reminded when he heard Walkley's words: "It's a sacrifice to the lord." ”

Elizabeth was puzzled and said, "Isn't there no sacrifice in Halma?"

Walkley said patiently: "Lord Roy is from Maras, the main city of the province, and he is passing by Halma to preach temporarily, and it is normal for you not to know. ”

When Elizabeth heard this, her expression immediately became solemn, and she stroked Roy's chest and said, "May the Holy Light shine on you." ”

Roy immediately returned the salute with his right hand on his chest, without the slightest condescension of the superior, and said reverently: "The Holy Light is with you." ”

It was only at this time that Elizabeth realized that there was already a crowd of church members around her.

Because she lived in a slum, Elizabeth usually had little opportunity to go to church, and life alone made Elizabeth tired.

She couldn't help but feel a little nervous, this was the first time she had seen so many church members so closely.

Among them even included the official priest and the big man such as the priest, and Elizabeth, who had calmed down, was a little overwhelmed for a while.

You must know that Elizabeth had only seen the church's probationary pastor at most, and as for the official pastor, it was not at all something that people like her could see.

Seeing that Elizabeth's mood had stabilized, Roy said to Walkley next to him.

"The blockade will continue, and when the Summoners Guild comes, we will carefully discuss how to deal with this evil tree next. ”

Elizabeth looked at the mutated and blackened locust tree not far away, and then looked at the Roy sacrifice in front of her, and subconsciously spoke.

"Aren't all trees afraid of fire?"