By the time Bishop Atanis sensed something was wrong and walked briskly from the stacks to the hall, the clergy in St. Lauren's Cathedral were already more than half unconscious. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"What's going on?! Could it be that there is a cultist attack?! ”

With a glance, he could only see the priests and priests who were slumped all over the place, although he was old, the old priest's reaction was still fast, he immediately condensed a ball of holy flame blows in his hand, and put a layer of divine protection on himself, and the mantra technique was also ready in an instant, ready to be sent out at any time.

At the same time, Atanis began to analyze the myriad possibilities that could lead to this situation - such as the cultists preparing to hold a large sacrifice in the remote part of the Northlands and were raiding at this time, or having his own enemies from his adventures now returning for revenge, or the sudden and violent plague that unwittingly infected most of the knight priests, but all of these possibilities were vetoed by himself.

- It's ridiculous, with that artificial intelligence named No. 3 present, the entire main city of Moldavia is like an impregnable wall, not a single fly can penetrate into it, how can the cultists have the ability to break through the opponent's defenses without a word? Not to mention the enemies who have no such thing at all and the plague that has no wind at all.

So what's going on?

Although he thought about it a lot, in fact, only a moment had passed, and noticing the slight noise in front of the door, Bishop Atanis immediately looked up vigilantly and looked ahead.

He suddenly felt a darkness in front of him.

As if the light had disappeared, in the hallway of the church's prayer hall, three people were standing, and the tall man in the middle had taken all the attention in an instant, and an infinite shadow was growing on him, covering the entire hall.

Slightly stunned, the old priest shook his head, he got rid of this illusion, and then, Atanis saw the figure in front of him clearly, his eyes widened, and then immediately eliminated the holy flame in his hand.

"Joshua?! You're awake! ”

The old priest opened his hands, he took two steps forward, stared at the tall man in surprise, and said, "My child, may the gods bless you, you woke up so soon!" ”

And Joshua, who also noticed Atanis, also walked forward quickly, gave the white-haired old man in front of him a hug, and said with a smile: "Yes, Lord Bishop, thanks to you, I have woken up. ”

"No, I'm ashamed that I'm helpless about your coma...... You should be thankful for Ying and Rin, these two children have been taking care of you for the last few days. ”

The two parted, and Atanis nodded and smiled kindly at the embarrassed young girl, and then the old man looked around the hall, and he couldn't help but wonder, "But what is going on?" Joshua, why are they all unconscious? ”

The old priest did not suspect that it was the warrior who made the move, although the other party had this strength, he had no reason to do such a thing - and there were no injuries on the bodies of the unconscious personnel, as if they had seen something terrible and were directly stunned.

“…… It's a long story......"

Sighing, Joshua also turned his head to look at the clergy who were slumped all over the ground, and said helplessly to Atanis: "Fortunately, you don't seem to feel anything, otherwise it will be a big trouble, it is inconvenient to talk here, let's find a place where no one is there and talk in detail first." ”

"No problem, but ......"

Clapping his hands, the fluctuation of the holy light was transmitted, and the white-haired priest called a few people to deal with this large number of unconscious people turned his head to look at Joshua again, his eyes swept over, and he couldn't help frowning: "Joshua, are you cursed by something?" Why do I feel a thick shadow lurking in your body? ”

"That's exactly what I'm going to talk to you about."

Before the other members of the church came to the hall to deal with the unconscious creatures, they walked up the stone spiral staircase to the second floor of the church, and along the uninhabited corridor, Atanis found an empty room that was not used, and the group took a few chairs in this room and sat down face to face.

Atanis didn't ask Joshua and the others where they had gone and what they had done before, so they had been in a coma until now, these things the white-haired old priest didn't care about at all, after all, even if he knew, some things would not help, but only increase his troubles, this is the life experience of an elder.

He was interested now in what kind of explanation Joshua would give him.

And the warrior naturally does not hide anything, but tells the truth about his condition.

"Breath of Chaos?"

After hearing what Joshua said, Atanis frowned, he crossed his hands and clenched his hands, and muttered to himself in confusion: "You have many resentments of dead monsters wrapped around your body, I know this, it will indeed bring a great mental burden to those who see you for the first time, but will the aura of chaos expand this burden?" ”

- And to the point that even strong-willed priests and knights can't bear it? This was particularly surprising to the old pastor.

"That's true." Sitting in a hardwood chair, Joshua replied, "I don't understand the relationship, but it is the truth, anyone who sees me for the first time will be affected by the aura of chaos, and the resentment that resides in me will rob their minds, and lead to a coma - those comatose knights and priests have fallen because of this. ”

"This situation can't go on anymore and I need to fix it as soon as possible." He added one more sentence.

"Indeed."

Taking a deep breath, Bishop Atanis nodded in agreement: "If everything is as you said, then it must be resolved as soon as possible, after all, you are different from others, you are the lord of a place, and there are often festivals or sacrifices that need you to preside, at that time, ......"

Imagine for a moment that when Joshua appeared, all the people who saw him would be in a widespread coma - this would undoubtedly cause panic, and even the relatively determined clergy would be paralyzed without resistance, and it would not be surprising that ordinary people would be frightened out of their hearts and minds.

"So what is the solution to this kind of problem in the Church of the Seven Gods?"

Joshua asked bluntly, he seemed to have anticipated the situation in the future, so he couldn't wait to solve it: "Even if it can't be completely removed, it should be able to cover it up." ”

"It is impossible to get rid of it."

Shaking his head decisively, the old bishop's voice had a hint of hesitation, he seemed to be a little unsure, and his fingers kept tapping on the armrest: "I said last time, this kind of resentment before death is difficult to eliminate, if the symptoms are mild, I can still try, but if it is to your level, unless His Majesty the Pope personally takes action, or it is blessed by the gods, it is basically impossible to erase it, not to mention that there is still a chaotic aura entangled, which is more complicated than before." ”

After a pause, Atanis seemed to have made up his mind, he raised his head, looked directly into Joshua's eyes and said, "However, since this kind of mental pressure requires one condition, that is, to look directly at you, so there is still a hint of a turnaround. ”

"What do you mean?"

Sensing the dawn of a solution to the problem, Joshua immediately asked, and at the same time, he also thought of a possibility.

"Meaning, if you cover your face, or use some kind of spell to cover your true face, then the oppressive force will be much less."

Briefly explaining the possible solutions, Bishop Atanis seems to have thought it through: "The dragon's dragon power can also cause widespread panic, but when they take on human form and come to live in the human world, the dragon's power will not work, because ordinary people don't see their true faces, and your situation is similar to that of the dragon, according to this idea, the solution is the same." ”

"Wear a helmet, or a face mask, or use some kind of illusion to change your appearance, or even change your face to the exact same, as long as people can't see your true face, then it can solve the problem for a while.

At this point, the old priest stood up, with a subtle smile on his lips, and looked at Joshua, who was also standing up, and Atanis said in a deep voice, "Now, I happen to have a magic item that satisfies the requirements. ”

Such a coincidence? The warrior was a little surprised, but after a little thought, he didn't find it strange. Enchanted equipment that can inflict illusion effects is the easiest of all magic items to make, and it is not surprising that the church has magical equipment that changes appearance due to the fact that no matter what the force will occasionally do something that requires concealment.

In fact, if Joshua wanted to buy it, relying on his status as the lord of Moldavia, he could easily buy all kinds of high-quality illusion enchantment equipment, but since the old bishop had it, then he didn't need to work hard to collect it.

"Don't be in such a hurry."

A subtle smile spread on his face, as if he had thought of something good, and the wrinkles on the white-haired old priest's face seemed to have melted, and he said with a smile: "Before I help you solve the problem, Joshua, you have to do me a favor too—in a way, a favor for yourself." ”

"As long as I can do it, then it's not a problem."

In this regard, Joshua agreed without hesitation, Bishop Atanis helped him a lot, and has always taken care of the safety of the main city for him, as one of the leaders of the entire Northland Church of the Seven, he does not compete with himself for power, if the old priest really has any trouble, the warriors will definitely help.

"Maybe you've heard what Number 3 said."

After receiving Joshua's promise, the smile on the old priest's face was even worse: "Recently, cultists and demon worshippers have often infiltrated the city with the intention of carrying out sabotage operations, but because of Miss No. 3, they were all caught and sent to me. ”

Nodding, Joshua said he knew about it, and Bishop Atanis continued: "These cultists have infiltrated the city, they must have bad intentions, and now there is a steady stream of cultists from outside the city, but we still don't know their purpose, so the church and the city guards are very passive, and we don't even know which areas to focus on. ”

"Didn't you ask?"

Frowning, Joshua was a little puzzled: "Although it is a bit of a damage to the reputation of the church to say this, as far as I know-"

"The Church will not show the slightest mercy or tolerance to the cultists, and we will use torture and even magic to torture them and vomit out everything we want to know."

Interrupting the warrior's words, Bishop Atanis shook his head, his old face had some regret: "But unfortunately, these cultists are unexpectedly strong-willed, and even the psychology of the knights who executed them has a little problem, but they still don't let go, there are only nineteen of the twenty-seven cultists and demon sacrificers left, but we still don't know anything about their purpose." ”

“…… I get it. ”

Roughly understanding what the old bishop meant, Joshua guessed what the other party wanted him to help, he held back a smile on the corner of his mouth, shook his head and sighed: "Lord Bishop, you are really ......"

"In all seriousness, it's not an evil thing."

Atanis said with a smile as well, looking very happy: "Let a lord of a realm go and see the cultists who are going to destroy his realm - is this evil?" Anyway, it's the most normal thing! ”

The two looked at each other, and then both laughed, leaving only the speechless teenagers and girls on the side to look at each other silently, and then they all showed helpless smiles.