Chapter 247: Wavering Faith
Over the mountains, Kassandra was already in sight.
As the largest city in the Casalans region, Kassandra naturally has considerable influence in this area, where the people have worshipped the sun god Amunla for generations, and even among the ruling class, there is no shortage of devout believers, and the boundary between religion and politics seems to be not so clear here, and because of this, it is not for nothing that Casalans is nicknamed "Little Seth".
The most striking building in Kassandra is the church, a sprawling city with more than 50 churches dedicated to the sun god Amunla, with pure white spires rising high above the city, looking like a heavenly capital wrapped in divine decorations.
But in Jenn's eyes, this is nothing, although Kassandra is famous for many churches, but when it comes to churches, it still belongs to the capital of the Holy Country "Seth", where every brick and tile is paved with pure white marble, and the Holy Country Seth gathers all the beliefs of the Nine Saints, and there are church spires almost everywhere as far as the eye can see, densely packed as if it is the land of God's presence, compared to it, Kassandra is just a copycat.
But now the city has lost its former prosperity, and the whole city is immersed in a dead silence under the sun. Jenn could even see goods and wagons scattered haphazardly in the streets, as well as buildings burning with smoke, and even some distance from the city, he could smell the slightly sweet smell of corruption wafting in the wind.
"My lords, that's Kassandra."
Calvin, who was in charge of leading the way, said with some trepidation, his eyes widening. Looking at the city in front of him, the same expression of disbelief was revealed on his face. But it's no wonder. After all, Kassandra is already a heavenly existence for a thug like Calvin who is messing around the streets. He had been to Kassandra a few times. Calvin was impressed by the city's bustling city at the time. And now, seeing the largest and most bustling city in the Casalands region look like it's dying, it's no wonder Calvin was upset.
However, compared to Calvin, Nadia's expression was a little dazed, she had hardly slept well last night, and in addition to the inexplicable nightmare, Elise's problems also made her quite distressed.
What is Kindness? What is Justice? Could it be that all life is already divided into the camp of good and evil from the moment of birth? What is right is always right, and what is wrong is always wrong? What about humans? There are good people among mankind. But there are bad guys, but what about these crazy monsters? Why doesn't their own Evil Slash work on them, does the gods think these terrible monsters aren't evil? But didn't they also attack humans, why...............
This series of questions made Nadia dizzy, and she couldn't sleep well all night, so she wasn't in good spirits until now, but Jenn didn't care about that, he just glanced at the paladin, who was a little sluggish, and then withdrew his gaze.
Actually, what did Elise do last night. Jenn was clear. But he didn't care, although Elise was loyal to him, but after all, she was a person with her own independent thoughts, and the paladins and vampires were originally enemies. Convincing Elise to accept Nadia is just as much a fantasy as persuading the elves and the dark elves to give up their hatred and reconcile with each other.
Elise is almost as well-behaved as a little daughter-in-law in front of Jenn, so that many times people will lose sight of her true identity - she is a half-vampire. It is a resident of a dark regional world, and at the same time, a people of darkness. For Elise. Evil is also one of her natures, and the reason why it is in front of Jenn. She will always be that respectful, in addition to Jenn's brainwashing is effective enough, the obedience and worship of the strong are also one of the reasons. But this doesn't mean that Elise will really change her ways. The questions she asked Nadia were not only venting her resentment, but also vaguely shaking Nadia's faith.
If it were on Earth, then Nadia's belief in justice and goodness would probably be so easily shaken. In fact, when Jenn first came here, he didn't understand why the paladins seemed to fall so easily, but after he looked closely, he realized the problem.
In fact, on the earth, philosophers and thinkers have discussed the concept of justice and evil many times, and everyone has their own righteousness in their hearts, so they can judge and decide according to their own values. Although this decision is likely to be affected in various ways, as long as it is made, it is theirs. And if you find a mistake, it's easy to correct it.
But not in the Klein Continent, because here, good and evil are not a vague dividing line in the realm of ideas, but a certainty with a clear ruler!
That is to say, in this world, it is not possible to say "what I think is righteous is righteous", but "what you think is just", and then "what the gods also think is just", and then it is just!
And many paladins have fallen, because of such collisions, they think that they are doing the right thing, or that they should not have done such a thing. However, the characterization of the gods is completely opposite to the conclusion they have reached, which will naturally make those paladins feel confused, knowing that the gods and divine powers of this world are not ethereal, but real. Therefore, people's belief in gods is much higher and purer than that of people on earth. In this case, the clash of values between the two sides will naturally confuse the paladins and eventually either lose faith in themselves or abandon their gods, thus completely depraying.
That's why Nadia is particularly confused now, she thinks that those monsters attacking humans are naturally evil. But the Light presented a completely different vision before her eyes, that Nadia considered the target of the enemy, but not the enemy of the gods she believed in.
This made Nadia very distressed. Coupled with the one that Elise pushed behind her back, the current paladin girl is almost like walking on a tightrope on a cliff. Swinging from side to side, not knowing what to do.
Looking at Nadia with a confused expression. Jenn shook his head slightly, then withdrew his gaze to look at Elise beside him. Sensing Jenn's gaze, Elise couldn't help but shrink her body, but on the surface, she still pretended not to know anything, looking at her appearance, if Jenn didn't ask, she wouldn't have spoken.
On the other side, Enoa was smiling at the amusing scene in front of her, saying nothing.
"Alright. How do we get into the city next? ”
For the tearing behavior behind him, Jenn directly treated it as if he didn't see it, anyway, this kind of thing is not once or twice, and he won't get involved in it. Elise's problem is to go back and clean her up, now the important thing is Kassandra, Jenn can be sure that there must be something wrong with this. As a demon, he had already keenly felt the incomparably familiar aura coming from Kassandraine.........
That's the taste of the netherworld.
Jenn was not surprised by this, the demons had always liked to appreciate human suffering, and now the whole of Casalanth had become a plague zone. In this case, all kinds of demons will definitely take advantage of the opportunity to appear. I just don't know if these guys are the initiators, or if they plan to take advantage of this opportunity to get a piece of the pie.
Jenn was now almost certain that the plague was man-made, and that the perpetrator was his own cutie. Because only she has the means to create this virus out of thin air, which is very similar to the one in her memory. The scientific civilization of the Klein continent is not well developed. Naturally, there is no cell virus research. And in this case, the only one who can create this virus is his own cutie.
Merely...............
Thinking of this, Jenn glanced at Kassandra in front of him again. It's a long way from the cutie dungeon, and the last time he was in contact with Clariss. The other party had also told him that Her Royal Highness the princess had almost nothing to do all day except to hide in her turtle shell and roll around, and Jenn really couldn't believe it. That cute little guy would have spent so much effort to come here and make trouble.
It's just that there is a lot of trouble in front of Jenn now, although they came to Kassandra's gate smoothly along the way, but they found that Kassandra's heavy gate at this time had been completely closed, and there was no intention of opening it at all, and there was no trace of soldiers on the city wall, thinking that those soldiers themselves were finished.
"I'm in trouble now........."
Calvin frowned and stared at the huge gate in front of him, which was nearly six meters high, and it was erected high, rejecting the prying eyes of outsiders, and sealing the city with danger and evil. But now, if they want to enter the city, they must cross the gate.
But how do you get in?
Calvin reached out and scratched his head, hesitated for a moment before looking at the others.
"That......... Ladies and gentlemen, why don't we go the other way? ”
"Is there another way into Kassandra?"
Hearing Calvin's words, Enoa blinked and asked curiously.
"Yes, dear young lady. We can access Kassandra through the sewer outside Guò, which is a bit more difficult to walk, but it is better than the secret ................"
"Sewer ........."
Hearing this, Nadia frowned, as a woman who loves cleanliness, of course she is not willing to move forward in the filth and stench, but now it seems that there is no other way.
"There's no need for that."
But before Nadia could say anything more, Jenn interrupted her, narrowed his eyes at the gate in front of him, snorted coldly, and then stretched out his right hand and drew the long sword at his waist.
"It's not like playing a game, and you have to run around to find props and gems to open the door when you enter the scene............... Since this door is blocking our way, then just open it. ”
"You mean ..............."
Nadia was stunned for a moment when she heard Jenn's words, but the next moment, when she saw the light on the sword in Jenn's hand, she realized what Jenn wanted to do.
"Wait, don't ............!!!"
However, before Nadia could finish speaking, Jenn had already raised his sword and swung it forward.
Whistling, a cold and biting cold wind erupted from the sword body at this moment, and everyone could even see the embodied azure aura roaring forward like a beast solidified into some kind of entity, slamming headlong into the heavy steel door in front of them. With a loud "boom", the seemingly impregnable city gate began to shake, and the next moment countless icicles burst out on the door panel like blooming flowers, and the sharp ice edges turned into the sharp teeth of beasts, tearing the steel plate in front of them, making a tooth-aching "squeak" sound. Immediately after, I saw that the steel door in front of me began to twist and shatter, and the cracks stretched out rapidly, and even the city walls on both sides were shrouded in the power of this ice, wrapped in snow-white ice.
In the blink of an eye, they saw Jenn swing his sword forward, and then a series of ice flowers erupted from the surface of the steel gate, and then the huge iron gate shattered and cracked as if it had been smashed by something, and flew upside down.
And when Jenn put his sword back into its sheath, there was no longer any obstacle in front of him. (To be continued......)