The snow is getting heavier.

Nadia lowered her mask, the cold mask shielding the wind and snow raging outside, but it couldn't calm Nadia's inner impatience. It had only been before that she had learned about Fukat from the scouts who had returned. As Jenn had expected, almost instantly, Nadia linked the matter to the cultists, and she was almost certain that it was the Soros family behind it. Whatever the situation may be, the current situation is not good. So after greeting Oldman, Nadia set off with a group of paladins in the direction of Fukart.

According to Nadia's idea, she naturally wanted to be able to get to Fukat as quickly as possible. Helplessly, the weather is not beautiful, and the snowstorm does not mean to subside, but it is getting bigger and bigger, which also causes Nadia and them to slow down, otherwise in such a vast snowfield, a mistake may occur if you are not careful, and at that time, it will be a big trouble.

"How far are we from Fuquat?"

Thinking of this, Nadia couldn't help but bite her lip, and then asked. Maybe it's because of this sudden blizzard that Nadia always feels a little uneasy, as if something bad is about to happen. Although she thinks that there should be no problems on James's side, after all, she has been fighting side by side with him for a long time, and she has a deep understanding of the "cunning" Nadia of that half-elf. Generally speaking, it's okay if he doesn't stumble on others, but if others stumble on him, it's basically a dead end. But for some reason, the closer she got to Fukat this time, the faster Nadia felt her heart beat. It's as if you've felt something unsettling.

Hearing Nadia's inquiry, a local militiaman beside her looked around. Then I mentally estimated the time.

"About half an hour to go......"

"It's too slow!!"

Hearing this answer, Nadia couldn't help but hold the horsewhip in her hand. In fact, Jenn and they set off in the early morning, and it was already early afternoon when they arrived at Fuqat, although after that Jenn sent someone to report back to Tagus quickly, but this back and forth also delayed a lot of time, and it was already afternoon when Nadia and the others learned about the situation. But Nadia was very cautious about Jenn's information, so she took the paladins to set off as fast as possible and rushed to Fukart. Although it was not very dark, this blizzard was a real headache. Fortunately, the paladins are a group of guys who are not invaded by the cold and heat, otherwise freezing alone would be enough to freeze them half to death, not to mention any combat effectiveness. It's just that the militia who led them the way -- but with the priest by his side, a blessing technique will not kill anyone.

Although she felt impatient, Nadia could only move forward as fast as she could, and the snowflakes and the wind blew past her ears, like some kind of ghostly wail. This made Nadia's heart skip a beat, as if it was some bad omen.

Although Nadia would love to be able to teleport to Fukat by teleporting, it is a pity that she is a paladin. Not a mage. So even though she was in a hurry, it took the whole team quite a bit of time to get to Fukart.

The town was still quiet at the moment, but Nadia didn't care about it, she had already learned about it from the scouts before. Knowing that the other militia should be at the granary. Therefore, he did not hesitate to rush over with the paladins in the direction of the grain depot. And just as they arrived in front of the grain depot, suddenly, a voice sounded.

"Who is it?"

"I'm Nadia of the Temple of the True Eye!"

Inquiries are heard. Nadia also hurriedly replied. Hearing her answer, the other party paused for a moment. Then the closed door in front of him slowly opened a crack, and then a soldier poked his head out with a pale face. After seeing the group of paladins in front of him, he let out a long breath.

"Nine Saints, you are finally here! To be honest, we're under a lot of pressure........."

"Now is not the time to say that."

Under the leadership of the other party, Nadia led the other priests into the granary, and found that there were about a dozen people in the entire granary as the scout had said before, and at this moment they were all holding their weapons tightly and sitting by the bonfire. And Nadia suddenly frowned after quickly glancing at the person in front of her.

"What about Mr. James?"

"Report to Nadia Paladin, Lord James went to track down the monsters he called the 'Red Mist Demon' and hasn't heard back since........."

"Red Mist Demon?"

Hearing this, Nadia was slightly taken aback.

"You just let him go? Is there no one to stop him? That's a pretty powerful monster! ”

"But, Lord James says he has a way to deal with it, and ........."

“……… That's what I said........."

Hearing this, Nadia had nothing to say, she was also very aware of Jenn's "strength", and knew that maybe these militiamen in front of her could only be caught in the face of the Red Mist Demon, but for that half-elf ranger, as long as the countermeasures were appropriate, the Red Mist Demon was not an enemy that was completely impossible to deal with. Thinking of this, Nadia was a little relieved, but she still hurriedly asked.

"In which direction did they leave? How long has you been away? ”

"This ......... It's a hillside from the south, and it's been a few hours of walking.........."

"I see."

After receiving the answer, Nadia nodded as well, and then she hurriedly turned around and gave orders to the paladins and priests behind her.

"The second team stays here, Dost, and you are in charge, make sure to ensure the safety of the grain depot and open the sacred barrier to avoid a possible attack. Also, a thorough test of the grain here is carried out using purification techniques to avoid any problems. The first squad is coming with me, ready to fight! ”

"Knock knock knock ............!!"

Before Nadia finished speaking, I saw a rush of footsteps outside, and then the door of the grain depot was pushed open with a "bang", and then I saw several young militiamen with panicked faces rushing in.

"You're finally here, Miss Nadia, go, help Lord James!!"

"What's going on!!"

Hearing this, Nadia's heart sank, and then she immediately asked. And under her inquiry, the scouts also hurriedly cheered up and explained to her everything that had happened before as quickly as possible. Nadia's face was already as cold as ice when she heard the cultists perform the ritual, and even Nadia's face changed dramatically when she heard that there was a monster with a bright red body wrapped in flames.

"Oh no, Fire Demon ............!!"

"Boom !!"

Almost at the same time, a deafening explosion sounded, interrupting Nadia's speech, and Nadia was stunned when she heard the explosion, and then she hurried out of the grain depot and looked in the direction of the explosion. I saw that under the hillside in the distance, a flame burst out, and it looked unusually bright in the dim sky. Seeing this scene, Nadia couldn't help but clench the long sword in her hand. As a paladin who has fought countless demons and monsters, Nadia certainly knows that the powerful Abyss Demon of the Fire Demon will cause violent explosions when it dies, and if one is not careful, it may die with it, could it be James.........

Thinking of this, Nadia no longer hesitated and hurriedly rushed towards the direction where the explosion occurred.

The entire valley was in shambles, and the blast wave of the fire demon's dying explosion had destroyed almost everything, leaving a clear scorched circular blast trail on the white snowfield. The surrounding trees were destroyed in the explosion, and even the flames could be seen burning with the help of their wreckage. A disgusting breath came to her face, but at this moment, Nadia didn't care about it. She gritted her teeth and stared at the scene in front of her, completely unsure of what to say. The Fire Demon's Incineration Explosion was enough to destroy everything within a few hundred meters, and if it weren't for being in the valley, I'm afraid the situation would have been even worse. Now it can be said that the entire valley was affected by the explosion, and nothing was spared.

No.

“……… James? ”

Nadia took a deep breath and called out, hoping that the annoying creature would come out of nowhere to greet her like she had done before, just like they had done with necromancers......... But this time, there was only silence that answered her.

"James ?!!"

Nadia walked briskly down the hill towards the depths of the valley, the poisonous mist and heat left over from the explosion of the fire demon were no problem for her, the burning trees next to her provided good enough lighting, and the other paladins followed Nadia down, and they immediately dispersed and began to search for the survivors—or the survivors they expected.

But the truth is that everyone knows that it's almost impossible.

Slowly walking towards the center of the explosion, Nadia's pace became slower and slower, she didn't want to believe this fact, but for Nadia, she didn't seem to have a choice.

At that moment, a faint flash of light flashed through Nadia's sight, and the paladin girl stopped and hurriedly looked there, and then, Nadia's eyes widened, and she almost trembled towards the faint flash, and then half-knelt on the ground and dug it out of the dirt.

Looking at the thing buried in the soil, Nadia gritted her teeth and lowered her head, and a series of crystal clear tears flowed down the girl's cheeks and dripped to the ground.

It was a charred and blackened bow that had been completely broken. (To be continued......)