This hall looks ordinary, like the warehouses that can be found everywhere in the West Gate City, and if a few merchant-looking guys push a cart carrying goods in and out of it, of course, there is nothing suspicious.

It's just that this group of people has been replaced by black-robed people who feel sneaky at a glance, and the big leader of the Blood Sail Gang with a dignified expression, which is not so normal.

Not to mention the fact that there were people who recognized their identities from the tattoos on the arms of the men in black - these guys most likely belonged to the Bane Church.

So Penny redoubled his attention, especially the Serion gang leader.

If this person is really a minion of the Black Hand Tyrant, it can only show that the eyes of the Archbishop of Qajar are too problematic to regard such a famous cult believer who is not in line with Tyr as an alliance of 'justice'.

Of course, it is not surprising that while the servants of the good gods have some simple ways of discerning friend from foe, by magic or by some other means, it is clear that these methods are deeply flawed.

Especially when dealing with veteran hostile church spies.

The way Bishop Qajar is now looking for allies will make it worthless for the followers of the evil gods to disguise themselves and blend in.

At this time, Selion in the center of the warehouse raised his hand, and a mysterious figure appeared in the palm of his hand, and flashing lines appeared on the surrounding wooden pillars, emitting a dazzling light.

The power of magic surged in the middle of it, startling the wizard who was hiding not far behind, and looking at Selion's gaze filled with fear.

In his perception, the power emanating from the runes on the surrounding wooden pillars was extremely weak, and the arcane power that Selion had induced was much more powerful than the highest level of six-ring spells that Penny could now cast.

And the power released by the gang leader himself at this time shocked Penny even more.

This is a terrifyingly powerful arcane spellcaster.

Although he knew that there were many existences in the world who could hide his ability to cast spells under his prying eyes, it could be said responsibly that this number was by no means large enough to be seen everywhere, and with Penny's current eyesight, there were not many arcane spellcasters who could hide from him.

Selion in front of him is clearly such a guy, and by revealing a shadow of that methodology when he pulls mana, Penny can judge that this guy's strength is very terrifying.

During this period of study, although there has not been much progress in spell-casting ability-according to the little old man Helast, his current spell-casting skills, it would be a waste of time to spend more time contacting, but due to the daily study of the decipherment of the methodology, the understanding of methodology, the lifeblood of high-level mages, has increased.

In the past, with the arcane power induced by Selien, Penny could only judge the fact that 'this person is very powerful', but it is difficult to have a definitive conclusion on how powerful it is, but now, Penny can judge that this guy who is extremely low-key at the alliance meeting is likely to have reached the limit of universal magic, and as for whether he has the ability to cast legendary spells, Penny still can't judge.

This was very terrifying, and the wizard who was covered in cold sweat began to be one hundred and twenty times vigilant and careful about this temporary 'ally' at this time.

The purpose of such a guy's participation in the plan to enter Ximen City is definitely not as simple as supporting justice or occupying a few territories.

And what made him feel even more strange was that when this Selien cast a spell, he felt a faint sense of familiarity, and he couldn't tell where this feeling came from, because he had never seen this person cast a spell before, but the way he cast a spell made Penny feel familiar.

Of course, this feeling was very strange, but Penny couldn't find the root cause of it, so he could only pay closer attention to the man's actions.

Lannie bit her lip, her face covered in sweat, and the chanting of the black-clad people came from the center of the warehouse, a sound that clearly made her feel doubly uncomfortable.

Bane's will was strong and oppressive, and it would not feel good for those who had once shrouded in this light to feel this power again.

But when a portal appeared in front of Selion, these dark whispers came to an end, and Selion walked into the light-filled portal, and after a while he walked out of it, and walked out of the warehouse with a few men in black, and the powerful concealment ability allowed Penny to deceive the eyes of these people without being exposed, and while the portal made of light had not disappeared, he pulled Serra and got into it.

He really wanted to know what was hidden inside.

This mysterious Selion aroused his suspicion and curiosity, and with the cover of the Key of Isil Aaron, he was able to ignore many dangers, and carried the Dimensional Teleportation Gem in his arms, which increased his confidence and gave him the ability to delve into this unknown portal.

Surprisingly, there were no traps inside, and the mage's sensitive instincts for the plane also let Penny know that this place was still in Feren and not far from Simon, which was a real surprise to him.

In front of him was a corridor with some monsters standing in it - for the average reckless adventurer, these monsters were undoubtedly very powerful, but for Pan Diesel, these monsters were a bit not enough, the mage attached a string of spells to Lanny, and the black knight screamed and waved his giant sword and rushed over, and with the spells released by the wizard, this large chain of monsters quickly turned into corpses and waste.

The wizard used concealed spells to purge the signals that might be sent out, in order not to alarm Selien, who had just walked a short distance, which was not difficult for him to do now, and the more advanced spell cracking ability allowed him to do all this with ease.

At the end of this short corridor was a secret room without a door, and as soon as he approached, a moaning sound was heard, and the wizard raised an eyebrow, and a light spell illuminated the dark room.

A naked middle-aged man was lying in a corner of this secret room, several thick iron chains nailed to the wall at the end wrapped around his neck and limbs, this person did not have a piece of flesh and skin intact, it was obvious that he had endured countless tortures, a right arm was amputated at the elbow, the testicles were castrated, and a huge incision on the stomach seemed to have been thrown aside but not properly stitched, and maggots had grown at the fracture, making Lannie vomit directly.

The man, who was not far from death from all angles, seemed to hear the sound of vomiting, turned half of his face, which had been peeled off, and opened two pale eyes—the lower half of which had been cut off, and when he moved his eyeballs, the scabbed incision immediately burst out of the bloody pus.

"Rohm?" To Penny's surprise, Lanny seemed to know the poor fellow, and after some careful identification, she covered her nose and frowned: "Kia Rohm, why are you here?

The wizard raised an eyebrow, and the tone seemed to be Lanny's old acquaintance in the Moon Sea.

“...... Through the blood from the blindfold, he seemed to recognize the face of the woman who had been carefully observing herself and standing up straight, the skinned half of her face oozed a trace of disgusting mucus, and if the skin was intact, you could probably see a distorted or angry expression: "You...... You have turned your back on the grace of the Lord, and you are in the company of those traitors?"

He struggled angrily, the chains on his body ping-pong, and more pus and mucus flowed from the wound.

"Traitor, what kind of traitor do you mean?" Lanny's brows furrowed even tighter, with a look of disapproval: "Although I am no longer in his charge, but I have not yet formed a group to fight against him, is there something wrong with your stubborn brain?"

"Oh...... Yes, you killed the guards. The guy named Kia Rohm looked down the corridor behind him, rolled his eyes and gasped: "You're not in the same group as them......"

"Who is that guy?" Penny asked, frowning, "a wizard with a scar on his face." ”

The current mage no longer believes that Selion could be a simple gang leader.

To be able to imprison such a guy who may be the bishop of the Bane Church, Selion's identity must not be simple.

"He?" Penny's question seemed to instantly make this Kia Rohm excited, and he was covered in blood like **: "He's a shameless rogue robber." ”

This accusation amused Penny, but he couldn't laugh at it, although they belong to the dark forces that Pheren traditionally defined, but the Bane Church has always been known for its observance, and the kings of many countries are even potential believers of Bane, and they do have a rather dismissive attitude towards hooligans and robbers who disrupt the social order.

"Hooligans and robbers, can you be clearer?" the wizard continued.

"You know what you want to do with so many things?" Rohm closed his intact upper eyelids, and there was a clear sense of alarm in his tone.

"Oh, poor Rom, you're almost hanging up, what are you doing so much?" Lanny raised her eyebrows, although she didn't care much about what the mage was doing, but she was still willing to give a little help: "Say what interests us, I'll give you a good time, look at your poor appearance now, I guess my lord doesn't care about you anymore, perhaps, according to my lord's rules......"

Lannie swept Kea Rom's body up and down: "At this point, I didn't answer your prayers, are you a loser who was abandoned in the struggle?"

"I'm not a loser!" made Kia Rohm shiver with a convulsion, causing Lannie and Penny to look at each other, knowing that this might be why this Bane's priest was being held here.

Bane's creed is unique among the evil gods - this god respects loyalty, tradition, and law, but is extremely resistant to the bright side of some societies, and it is not for nothing that he is called an evil god, which has caused the struggle between them to never be severed in their tight organizational system.

Struggle within the order is tolerated and even promoted, and of course some Bane have used extra-order means, which in some cases are not sanctioned by the evil gods, and the clergy who use such means will lose their charism, but at some point, the situation will be accommodated.

In other words, the reason for Kea Rohm's loss of Bane's patronage is that the person who kept him here did not violate Bane's will - or rather, the 'traitor' was more valuable and higher in the eyes of the black tyrant than Kea Rohm, and it was not against the rules to find a chance to reconcile the low-status guys.

So it is normal for Kiarom to be abandoned.

"They're all traitors!" the poor outcast still cried out, "I, I'm the bishop of the church at Simon, the ...... That pirate leader has usurped my position in the open, and I—I don't believe that the divine light of my lord will shine on a pirate leader, ah!"

The last scream came from the greatsword that Lannie had stabbed into his thigh, the blade of which did not break the skin, but the blood flowed out - even if it was only a light touch, it was not something that Roma's festering skin could withstand: "Don't go upside down, make it clear what we want to know." ”

"So that guy named Selion now controls Simon's Bahn church?" the wizard gave Lanny a look and stopped her from moving, the poor creature was dying, and he was tormenting like this, and if he was really dead, then a lot of information that the wizard was interested in would be taken to the ground.

"Why do you care so much about such a thing?" Rohm opened his eyes, and the doubts and the last remaining lucidity made him ask rhetorically, "Are you his enemies?"

"Yes, yes. The wizard nodded.

Knowing that Selion may have something to do with the Bane Church, then Penny will not believe in this temporary 'ally', after driving the vampires out of the Dragon Coast, if the Tyre Church is in power, maybe he can still order clear soup for Penny, if Bane's believers are in power, then Penny will not even be able to share the scum, and he must beware of more open guns and hidden arrows.

And the vague sense of familiarity that Selion gave Penny when casting spells made the wizard even more confused and wary.

In addition to the vampires, the righteous camp, there is also more Bane's power, "Hahaha, great, great, great, if you want to kill him, you must kill him!" The abandoned Bane priest excitedly pulled the chains and laughed loudly: "Whatever you want to know, I will tell you!"

...... Knowing the information he wanted, the wizard remained frown until he left the warehouse for a while, and even forgot to cast a spell in a secluded place to return to the mage's tower, until he was hit the back by Lannie a few times.

"It turns out that the Blood Sail turned out to be the mercenary army that the Bann Church had gathered in the waters south of Sambia to collect some remnants of the Assassin organization 'Flame Dagger', ready to take advantage of the next disturbance to enter the West Gate. Penny muttered to himself, "I didn't expect to be usurped by that wizard named Selion." ”

In the past decade, the Flame Dagger has been a bloody organization in the Dragon's Coast, but it was eventually uprooted by a group of Simon nobles - more likely because they offended the Night Mask for something and were forced to leave Simon, a group of exiled nobles from Cormier, an organization of exiled nobles from Cormier full of skilled assassins, and now the return of the bloody vests is a big threat to Simon's various forces.

What's more, their leader has also been determined to be an extremely dangerous guy.

"If Selion is not a member of Bane, then there is nothing wrong with using force, and the precepts of the Church will not be in charge of those who do not believe in Bane. Lanny frowned: "But according to the dead ghost Rom, that Selion obviously came to seize power openly with a large number of sacrifices, but he himself did not receive the edict of the Central Church in advance, which is more surprising, that is, that Selion gave Bann a multiple-choice question at an abrupt time, and won Bane's favor." ”

"This shows that he has a special value to Bane. Penny whispered, "His spell-casting ability has the potential to surpass the Yuanwai Rim, what a terrible guy." ”

"There is such a thing. Lannie's eyebrows tightened: "No, this is not enough, even a character like Lord Manson, after losing power, is still treated coldly by my lord without hesitation, just a legendary spellcaster, it is impossible to get special attention from my lord, unless he has a special status." ”

"Special status?" the wizard raised an eyebrow.

"It has the potential to bring great benefits to my Lord. Lanny lowered her head, sighed slightly, and shook her head.

"You're feeling a little down?" the wizard asked, trying.

Her lips squirmed, and she spoke a little stiffly: "When I was in the Moon Sea, Rom was one of the teachers who taught me divine arts, and I also did a few internship missions with him, he served as the bishop of a region at this age, and everyone thought that he had a bright future, but now he died like this, without Bane's favor, it was really worthless, hehe." ”

At the end of her speech, she let out a somewhat nervous laugh, but her face quickly turned pale in this burst of laughter, and the wizard saw that her body trembled slightly, and sensed the emotions in her heart, and his fingers took her right shoulder, and sat down on a bluestone under the corner: "Calm down, don't be afraid." ”

She bit her lip tightly, her pale face revealed the iron blue of fear, the droplets in the lower half of her eyelids seemed to fall out at any time, her body did not calm down because of the wizard's comfort, her hands trembled and grabbed the wizard's neckline, and her throat kept making a sound similar to whimpering, like a little beast that was extremely surprised, and her originally heroic face looked extremely weak under this weakness and fear, and it seemed that the innate arrogance had also been swept away.

"You don't have to believe in anything to live. The wizard touched her hair, knowing deep that she was worried about something, and when he came to this world, he understood very well the importance of faith to the people of Faeren, and if the gods of faith did not respond for a long time, the depression caused to the wandering believers like Lanny could be imagined.

"You...... Of course you don't believe it. She shivered for a while, her body seemed to warm up a little more, wiped her eyes, felt as if revealing an unseemly weakness, and turned her head to the other side: "Also...... Nor is there anything ...... It's just a detachment from a church that doesn't fit right...... I...... Nothing to regret. ”

"What does it feel like to believe in a god?" Penny could easily sense her lack of confidence and cowardice in these words, and instead of comforting, he asked rhetorically.

"Well, when I was in the Moon Sea, I wielded a sword for him. The wizard's words made her eyes flash a few traces of recourse and confusion, and her nervous body began to soften, and she fell on the mage's body, and the two eyes passed the wizard's face, and looked at the sky blankly: "It was a good time, no matter how miserable the enemy died, there would be no disgusting feeling in my heart, as if all the negative feelings were cleared by him for me, and I fought for him, so naturally I didn't feel anything wrong, I took them all apart like a toy, and ...... to pieces."

She muttered, "But now, when someone dies at my hands, I feel sick and sick to my stomach, and no one bears these things for me anymore......"

She shook her head and propped up her body lonely: "You are right, people don't necessarily have to have faith to live, but without a pillar, more pressure will press on the ** and the heart, making you feel that you may collapse at any time...... Rom, he, he died so miserably......"

Her eyes widened as she looked at her hands, and her tone became scrambled again.

"Don't think about it. Penny pressed her down on the bluestone slab and stopped her almost frantic movements: "Leave it all to me." ”

"I'll leave it to you......" Lannie was shocked, her scattered and confused gaze gradually condensed, and then became a little angry, turning her head away from the wizard's focused gaze: "Hmph, it seems that there are messengers of other gods waiting for your words?"

The wizard suddenly remembered Lannie's original intention of leaving the Mage Tower, and quickly shook his head: "She is different from you, she is very religious, and it is impossible for her to have anything to do with me." ”

He explained with some humility.

"So I should thank you for this humble possession?" she blinked, her tone tinging with banter.

(To be continued)