There was a dead silence in the Ice City.

In the light of the fire, everyone could see the overturned carriage, the dining table, the open door, the black hole, and the broken glass. All of this foreshadows the suffering that the city has suffered before. But other than that, there were no footprints on the thick snow, and there were no monsters.

This is not normal.

Needless to say, the others understand this, anyway, there should be either corpses or monsters here. Unfortunately, there was nothing here, everything seemed so peaceful, and if it weren't for the messy scene in front of them, which revealed to the crowd what was likely to happen, they would even think they had entered a ruin that was already uninhabited.

Could it be that those monsters are also afraid of the cold, so there is no way to haunt such a place?

Everyone exchanged glances with each other, and it was not for nothing that this idea was not absent. It's early winter, the coldest start of the year, not to mention that the Ice City is located on top of a high mountain, and it's much colder than the rest of the world. Snow is accumulated all year round even in the summer, but it is even worse in the winter. Fortunately, the team composed of three investigation teams was strong enough, and the cold did not affect them, plus the protection of the Divine Wing Banner, so they were able to move forward in this environment easily. If those monsters had to be confined to the depths of the earth because of the cold climate, that would be good news for them.

As a city of believers, there are naturally many temples here, at least everyone can see the real god Thom. The temple of Revini, the goddess of water, and Amunla, the god of the sun. Among them, the temple of the true god Thom is the closest to them, followed by the temple of the goddess of water, Revinie. And the temple of the sun god Amunla, who was the farthest away from them, was almost at the top of the mountain. Unless it wasn't necessary, the crowd clearly didn't plan to go there.

"What are we going to do next?"

Carter wiped the snowflakes from his face, then looked at Jossen and asked. Jenn had no interest in any of the, and after handing everything over to the Chauson Paladin, he went back to the carriage to enjoy the warm stove and hot tea, to which the crowd had nothing to say except shaking their heads and sighing.

"Let's go to the Temple of the True Eye for a rest first, and then we'll see how it goes."

As he spoke, Jossen looked behind him and shouted loudly.

"Nadia. Nadia! ”

"Yes, Master Jossen, I'm here!!"

Hearing Jossen's greeting, Nadia, who was originally marching among the paladins, also hurriedly trotted all the way over. As she passed by Jenn's carriage, her expression was a little complicated, but Nadia only glanced at the figure inside, and then immediately withdrew her gaze, and then came to Jossen.

"We now go to the True Eye. You lead the way. ”

"Yes, Master Johnson."

Hearing Jossen's order, Nadia nodded. This is also the rule of every temple, and Jossen is the paladin of the sun god Amunla. If he wants to enter the Temple of the True Eye, he will need Thom's paladin to lead the way. Of course, this doesn't make any practical sense. More just a habit. However, the paladin is a symbol of rigidity, so it is not surprising that even if he is dying, he will do things in a straightforward manner.

The temple of the True Eye is not far away. But to be careful, everyone walked very slowly. Follow by Jyossen's side. Nadia looked at the dark silhouette of the temple in front of her, and involuntarily glanced at the beautiful carriage that exuded magic not far away.

For Nadia, the trip to Casalans with Jenn and Elise had a big impact on her. Until then, she was nothing more than a paladin who didn't ask about the world. But after all she had been through, Nadia found that her mind had changed. Her unwavering stance began to waver, and the desperation of Casalands' humanity to abandon their faith in favor of the evil gods dealt a considerable blow to Nadia. She wanted to convince herself that the other party was just forced, but Jenn and Elise were simply dismissive of this, in fact, Nadia herself knew that everything else could be pretended, but faith could not be pretended. If you don't have enough faith power, then the evil gods won't come -- although Nadia is reluctant to say that, she has to admit that the ways of the cultists are not much different from those of the Templar Order, except for blood and evil.

After that, Nadia began to consciously face some things that she had only faced with the sword before, but the result was more and more confusion. True, Thom teaches them to see through the truth behind everything, but is the truth really that important? Nadia had caught a thief who was killing and robbing in an alley, a helpless maid and her master, and in every sense of the word, it was an outright crime. But in fact, the man's family was ruined because of the maid's master, and his son accidentally bumped into the scene of the maid's private meeting with the nobleman, and was then killed by the other party. Then, in order to kill the people, they made a fire and killed the man's wife -- just a pariah, anyway, and no one would investigate why she died in the fire. And the man who finally escaped his life was angry and launched his revenge plan, and it succeeded.

So, is what he is doing righteously?

Nadia didn't know, she felt like she didn't have an answer in her heart. All she knew was a satisfied smile as she watched the man hang from the gallows, not the fear and remorse of death. And in front of him, the maid he killed was only a five-year-old child, but she was crying out in pain, for him, his mother was his everything. In the eyes of the five-year-old, the man on the gallows was just a cruel murderer, and he would not accept any other explanation.

What is the justice, fairness, and truth in this?

This kind of trouble has haunted Nadia more than once, and she feels as if she has reached a dead end. If she doesn't know anything, then she will only be proud that she has captured a murderer with her own hands, and like other paladins, she thinks that she is only doing her part for a righteous cause. But now Nadia is beginning to wonder if she really did the right thing to do. The law was used to protect the nobility, and the commoners had no way to confront them. The Templars could not stand up to the ruling class, they could not change the status quo. In order to protect the commoners, they inevitably had to confront the nobles in many cases. But at this time, the temple would always give in, and Nadia had seen the disappointment and despair in the eyes of the civilians more than once. It was painful for her, and she hadn't protested to the temple, but it didn't work. In the end, Nadia had no choice but to give up, and in order to avoid it all, she participated in the mission.

But what Nadia didn't expect was that she actually reunited with Jenn again, although the two sides didn't say a few words, but every time she saw Jenn, Nadia couldn't help but think of that experience. She didn't know what attitude she should have towards this young man. You must know that before that, she could be said to have been immersed in a beautiful dream, if it wasn't for Jenn cruelly piercing her dream, then Nadia wouldn't have to wake up to face this cruel reality.

But Nadia knows that she will always have to face this reality.

The Temple of the True Eyes is already at hand.

In the light of the fire, the whole temple gate was closed, and it was pitch black inside, which was not a good sign, and everyone drove the carriage up the steps. Jenn also stepped out of the carriage. With the hilt of his sword and Carter, Joson stood together, and they looked at each other, then Joson nodded at Nadia.

Seeing Jossen's movements, Nadia took a deep breath, then she turned to look at the door, then closed her eyes.

"Great Lord, true eyes, your devotees are here humbly praying, we have come here, for the sake of truth and justice, everything is on that long road of seeking, we stop for a moment, just to be able to obtain your permission."

With that, Nadia reached out and pushed open the closed door in front of her.

"Whew!"

An icy cold wind whistled through the door, and the next moment, only a series of noisy screams were heard, and then countless tentacles suddenly burst out of the darkness and rushed towards Nadia.

"It's ............!"

Seeing this scene, Nadia was also surprised, but as a son of a god, her reaction was naturally dissatisfied, but in an instant, she saw Nadia clenching the long sword, and then swung forward vigorously, and soon, the silver-white light flashed, and then she saw those tentacles split in two and break apart. The attacked tentacles squeaked and retracted, once again blending into the darkness.

"These damn monsters dare to invade the temple!!"

Watching these tentacles retreat, Nadia was angry, only to see her take half a step forward, step into the gate, and then raise her long sword and shout loudly.

"The way of truth is in my heart, and in the name of the word I call upon the splendor of truth!"

With Nadia's roar, only to hear the sound of "whew", the next moment, white fire suddenly burst out from the candlesticks and crystal chandeliers in the temple, shining with bright and dazzling light, dispelling the darkness. At the same time, Carter, Josson, and others rushed to Nadia's side.

But when they saw everything in front of them clearly under the divine light, everyone couldn't help but be stunned.

What is it? (To be continued......)