The atmosphere in the temple was unusually serious.

After the battle, the corpses were taken outside the door to be cremated, and since there was nothing particularly good to do, all they could do was put the corpses together and then release the sacred flame to burn them completely. And staring at the flames in front of them, the faces of Qiao Sen and the other priests were terrifying. It can be said that they were the ones who were most angry about this attack, because Qiao Sen and the others found the bodies of many priests in these corpses, and several of them were colleagues he once knew. This made Qiao Sen even more angry, knowing that even the souls of people possessed by demons would be defiled, that is, even if their bodies were purified, there was no way for the souls of these people to go to heaven, and they could only "enjoy" eternal pain in hell. Of course, for a high-level demon like Jenn, it is naturally a warm welcome, after all, one more cannon fodder in the lower realm is counted as one, especially this kind of depraved Holy Spirit, which is the object that everyone is rushing to want.

But for a paladin like Josson......... That's not good news.

The thought that he had killed his colleagues and the people in need of protection with his own hands, and finally couldn't let them go to the kingdom of God to serve the gods, made Qiao Sen angry. Because of this, Qiao Sen stood in front of the fire at this moment, and his cold face also frightened many people, so that no one dared to go over to talk to him. Most of the other clergy were in the same mood, and only a few priests chanted requiem hymns, which was nothing more than comfort.

However, the others also had their own things to do, and the mages gathered and discussed in low voices for a long time. In the end, it was concluded that this was a special kind of evil spirit possession, but even these high-level mages. It is impossible to figure out how these demons possess them. In general, it is difficult for evil spirits to possess a priesthood on a large scale. Because first of all, it requires that the person who has mastered the body himself accept the existence of evil spirits, and it is enough to say that one or two clergy have fallen and accepted the possession of evil spirits. But at the moment, these hundreds of evil spirits possessed cannot be said to be an exception. However, these mages discussed for a long time, and they could not find any precedent in history, although the mages did keep a lot of records, but they did not have a problem with this strange evil spirit.

On the contrary, Carter and other honored nobles did not have so many concerns, and most of these people were adventurers in their predecessors. I've long been accustomed to the life that is ushered in, and if you die, you're dead, and there aren't so many twists and turns. But for them, it's not without trouble.

"Whew, these monsters are weird."

After taking a sip of the hot tea in the cup, Carter sat down on the chair opposite Jenn and couldn't help but smash his mouth.

"I've lived for so many years and I've never seen anything like this......... But you say, how many such monsters are there? The priests checked. The inside of the temple should be clean, and then what? Looking at the way they looked, it seemed that they were planning to form a team and go out to find that girl, in this kind of cold and snowy situation. Will we really be able to find a little girl? It's not a small city, and those monsters .........."

At this, Carter shook his head. But he was not wrong. None of these strange monsters are repeated, and they are also the most troublesome for adventurers. The other monsters are all groups of people. After a few fights, you almost know the characteristics of the other party. But these monsters are simply so diverse that they can't be distinguished at all. There's everything. This made Carter scratch his head, although he had been mentally prepared before he came, but now it seems that the situation is probably worse than he imagined.

"Don't worry, Mr. Carter."

Compared with Carter, Jenn was still so leisurely, he first took out a silver knife, cut off a piece of apple pie and put it in his mouth, swallowed it, and then looked at Carter in front of him with a smile.

"I don't think the Templar will let us look around like headless flies, Ice City is not a small place, even if we do a rough look through the whole city, it will take five or six days, and if we have to go door to door to find people, it won't take a month, frankly, not to mention that we don't have enough supplies for a month. Even if we had enough supplies for a month, could the Templar really let us stay here for a month? ”

"This ......... That's right. ”

Hearing Jenn's answer, Carter was stunned for a moment, and then turned the corner. Indeed, their supplies were only enough for half a month, it took two days to reach the Ice City, and it would take two days to leave, so there were only a few days left. And the people of the Templar Order are also human beings, and it is impossible to starve themselves here to death just to find someone. Coupled with the fact that they would go out on adventures, according to the usual situation, they would deliberately set aside a part for backup, and the materials themselves could show that the Templar Order was confident that they would be able to find the girl in half a month or even less, otherwise, let them make it together like headless flies, wouldn't the result be obvious?

"But I look at the Jossen Paladin............... Hey, forget it. ”

As he spoke, Carter glanced at Josson, who was standing at the gate. After cleaning the temple hall, the people used it as their stronghold. And those mages and priests also arranged all kinds of protective circles and guardian spells in various corners of the temple, at least they didn't have to worry about being attacked by those monsters. Of course, they only sealed off the temple hall itself, and as for the other buildings and rooms, everyone didn't have time to search them, and they didn't have the energy to do so. Just take those chairs and tables and block the door.

However, to everyone's relief, after destroying those monsters, Nadia also rekindled the flame of the True Eye, making it finally a little more comfortable. Although it is said that when he is in the wilderness, he is also protected by the Divine Wing Banner, but except for Jenn, who enjoys life in a warm and comfortable carriage every day, everyone else is outside blowing the northwest wind. It was a good thing for them to be able to rest in a sheltered building right now.

Carter didn't have any particular opinion about Jenn's words, after all, he was right. So Carter quickly put his worries behind him, anyway, the Templar Order did the matter, and he and the others were hired mercenaries, as long as they were obedient, and other things, let the group of rigid paladins worry about it.

Thinking of this, Carter didn't say much, but stared at the apple pie on the plate in front of Jenn's eyes with glowing eyes.

"Forget it, we'll talk about that later......... By the way, boy, your pie looks pretty tasty........."

"If Mr. Carter wants it, I can ask Alice to prepare one for you, it won't take much time."

"Aha......... That's embarrassing..............."

After the cremation of the bodies, everyone began to rest on the spot. Due to the previous battle, the atmosphere was very solemn at this time, especially for Jossen and the other paladins, who were almost like a vigil. The others obviously sensed this, so the adventurers didn't drink and chat as they usually do, but talked cautiously in low voices, and the mages were silent, not knowing what they were thinking.

"Hey..............."

Looking through the broken windows and looking at the dark city outside, Nadia couldn't help but sigh softly. Deep down, she was also extremely emotional, she had only checked the Holy Seat of the temple before, and all signs indicated that this was a lively temple a few months ago. But now, everything is over, the once-glorious temple is in tatters, and the city has suffered an unprecedented disaster.

Why is there so much pain in this world?

Nadia couldn't understand why this was happening, and once again she felt how powerless she was alone. As a paladin, she was supposed to show the glory and splendor of the gods to the people and protect them from the threat of evil. But why, is the power of the gods so weak here? The Ice City is a place for pilgrims, and Nadia once followed her teacher here, and she was impressed by the devotion and perseverance of the city's worshippers. In Nadia's view, shouldn't such a holy city, such a group of devout believers, be protected by the gods they believe in?

Why, then, did they suffer such a tragic fate like this, not only was it shrouded in darkness, but the whole city was plunged into the abyss of death, and even their own souls would fall into hell forever from which they could not be liberated.

If it had been before, then Nadia could still convince herself that all this was just a test given by the gods. But now, there are more and more questions in her heart. If this is really a trial of the gods, then why sacrifice the believers of a city? What is the difference between such behavior and those evil demon kings?

"Miss Nadia?"

At this moment, suddenly a voice came from her ear, which immediately startled Nadia. She turned around and looked with wide eyes at the sound, and then Nadia saw Jenn standing behind her, smiling at her.

"What are you doing? Vigil? Miss Nadia. ”

"Ah......... Mr. Jenn ........."

Hearing Jenn's words, Nadia's face flushed slightly, she originally thought that the other party had forgotten about herself a long time ago, after all, the two of them hadn't talked much along the way. But I didn't expect that Jenn still remembered himself now, which made Nadia a little excited. And that's not all...............

Thinking of this, Nadia raised her head and looked at Jenn in front of her, but deep down, there was a faint expectation.

She had a hunch that the answers to the problems that were bothering her might be found in Jenn. (To be continued......)