It was an old man.

Judging from the back, he is already very old, with his back bent, and his gray hair looks a little unkempt. Maybe it's because he hasn't taken a bath for a long time, but he can smell a sour smell coming from him from a distance. And judging from the priest's robe worn by the other party, this should be one of the members of the Temple of the Goddess of Water.

Seeing the figure in front of them, everyone stopped, and they cautiously clenched their weapons and looked at each other. But the man in the blue robe did not react to the crowd that appeared behind him, instead, he just lowered his head, trembling incessantly, and making a "click" sound, as if he was eating something. And this strange scene is even more disturbing. Jenn and Nadia glanced at each other, and then Nadia took a half-step forward, watching the figure in front of her warily. Then she bowed before asking.

"Hello, is it the priest of the Temple of Water? We are representatives of the Templar Order........."

“…………………”

However, in the face of Nadia's words, the old man did not say a word, just leaned back to them, not knowing what he was doing. Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but exchange an uneasy look. They're not rookies, and they've seen similar situations not once or twice, which generally doesn't bode well. Jenn, on the other hand, narrowed his eyes, grasped the hilt of the sword in his hand, and looked at the old man carefully, the corners of his mouth slightly curled, revealing a smile.

"Lord Priest?"

Seeing that the other party did not respond, Nadia couldn't help but raise her voice, and then she took a few steps forward. Came behind the old man, and was about to say something more. At this moment, the old man suddenly turned his head and glared at her. Then he roared and jumped up from the ground.

"Lord Priest!?"

After seeing the old man in front of him clearly, everyone was surprised, only to see that at this moment, the upper half of the old man's body was dripping with blood everywhere, the robe on his chest had been completely torn, and the ribs inside had penetrated the flesh and skin. In the body of this old priest, there is a human head with blurred flesh and blood that is gradually being chewed and broken!

And at this moment, behind him, they also saw a mutilated corpse, although they couldn't recognize the identity of the other party, but it could be seen that it should also be a priest.

"Meat......... Meat ........."

Looking at Nadia in front of him, the old priest roared angrily and stretched out his hand to grab the target in front of him. In the face of the old priest's attack, Nadia also hurriedly drew her sword and retreated. Facing his outstretched hands, he slashed at them. I saw the divine flame erupt in an instant, spinning and rushing towards the target in front of me. In the face of Nadia's attack, the old priest shouted, and then he raised the Holy Emblem in his hand. Then there was a flash of brilliance, and a water-blue holy shield appeared in front of the old man, blocking Nadia's attack.

"Water Shield!?"

See this scene. Nadia and the rest of the priesthood couldn't help but scream, they had thought that the old priest had been transformed into something like those monsters. But after seeing the Holy Shield in front of him, he was puzzled. It's okay to say that this is some kind of spell that will be passively triggered when it senses an attack, but as a priest. They all knew very well that no matter which temple the Holy Shield Technique was actively activated, that is, the other party did not use this magic unconsciously, but consciously responded after sensing the danger.

But weren't those monsters before the monsters that had lost their minds and fought completely by instinct?

For a while, they were also full of doubts.

Nadia and the others were undecided, but Jenn didn't bother to care so much, the moment Nadia retreated, he swung his sword forward, and the Sword of the Shadow Moon easily split the Water Shield in two, and slashed straight at the old man's chest with a cold whistling sound. In the face of Jenn's attack, the old priest took two steps back, and then he raised the emblem again, and then a holy light erupted from it, turning into an arrow and stabbing Jenn in the chest.

"Arrow of Light!"

Seeing this scene, Nadia's face changed even more, and then she hurriedly looked at Jenn and called out loudly.

"Mr. Jenn, please stop, he is still a believer in the goddess, he has not become a monster!!"

"I never knew that the Goddess of Water would have this form when she advanced to the Goddess of Water, could it be that he was a deep diver?"

Jenn scoffed at Nadia's words, but he still turned over, dodged the other party's arrow of light, and then put his sword back into its sheath, and stood by with his hands folded to watch the show. Sensing that Jenn had stopped attacking, the old man did not make any further moves, but instead turned his head to look here and there, and let out a muffled roar from his mouth, as if the beast was warning the intruder to leave his territory.

"Waiter of the Goddess of Water!!"

Nadia shouted loudly, although she herself was absolutely embarrassed to say this in the face of such an inhuman monster in front of her, but the fact that the other party was able to use the Shield of Water and the Arrow of Light showed that the divine power bestowed on him by the goddess had not disappeared - there was only one possibility among the believers, that is, the goddess had not given up her favor for him. Although Nadia didn't understand why the Goddess of Water was so interested in a depraved believer who had been transformed into a monster, she had to keep talking.

"I am Nadia, the messenger of the True Eye, and we are the Templars! We're here to find a little girl, and the oracle wants us to get her out of here, do you know where that little girl is? ”

"Little girl......... Little girl ........."

Hearing Nadia's inquiry, the old man muttered and repeated, his head shaking in pain, as if remembering something. Immediately after, the old man raised his head again, and a pair of bright red, bloodshot eyes erupted with terrifying rage.

"No!! The Holy Maiden is mine!! Only I can protect her, the Holy Maiden is the only hope in our world! Only I can protect her, you devils. Liars, cultists. Don't want to take the Holy Maiden from my hand. Her Highness is mine, given to me by the Almighty God. ............ to the world"

As he spoke, the old man raised his hands, and at this moment, in his hand, the holy emblem burst out with dazzling brilliance. And seeing this scene, Nadia's face changed even more, this is the flame of punishment, and it is also the most terrible killing move of all the priests, he can obtain the terrible power of holiness to destroy everything by burning his own life. At this moment, Nadia's heart was only in chaos, and the appearance of the Flame of Punishment could make her sure that the other party was indeed favored by the gods. But why? The other party has obviously become like this, why hasn't the goddess of water given up on his divine affection?

Before Nadia could think anything more, a dark light suddenly appeared in front of her.

The Sword of the Shadow Moon stepped forward, bringing up a dark shadow like ink, and it easily swept over the old priest's body, and the next moment, the originally roaring divine fire suddenly disappeared, and the old priest's rickety body shook twice. It split in two from his waist and fell to the ground with blood spraying, and his internal organs, which had lost the restraint of his flesh, spilled out of it, and scattered all over the ground with a suffocating stench.

And behind him. Jenn stood there quietly, glancing back at the old bishop's corpse, and snorted coldly. Then the sword flicked over, and a stain of bright red blood dripped from the blade. Scattered on the ground. Then Jenn put his sword back into its sheath, then turned his head to look at Nadia. And perceiving Jenn's gaze. Nadia's face was visibly ugly.

"Mr. Jenn, how can you do this, he ........."

"I don't care if he's really Revinie's god or not, but I'm not going to die. If you want to die for this, please do your own thing, but don't involve me. ”

In the face of Nadia's words, Jenn just shrugged his shoulders and looked unconcerned. Hearing his answer, Nadia's face first changed, and then she sighed helplessly. It's not like she hasn't traveled with Jenn, so she naturally knows that the other party's stinky temper is like this.

"But how can we find that girl without him............"

"No need to look for it."

In response to Nadia's inquiry, Jenn waved his hand. Then he turned his head and looked at the stalactite pillars beside him.

"You must have heard us, young lady, could you please come out and see us?"

Hearing Jenn's words, everyone was stunned. Then they immediately turned their heads and looked that way. Sure enough, as soon as Jenn's words fell, he saw a "rustling" sound in the stalactite pillars, and then, a petite figure slowly walked out of it.

It was a girl.

She was about fourteen or fifteen years old, dressed in a gray clergyman's robe, with long water-blue hair draped over her shoulders, and her petite and delicate face was gray and dusty, perhaps because she had fled or for some other reason. She stood there barefoot, quietly.

But the most eye-catching thing is the girl's eyes.

Because her eyes ............... It's closed.

The girl turned her head and tilted her head in the direction of the old priest's death, and then a trace of sadness appeared on her face. Then, she asked softly.

"Grandpa Dellett is dead, right?"

“……… Yes, kid. ”

Hearing the girl's answer, Nadia also put away her weapon, and then walked in front of her, and at this time the others also gathered around, observing the little girl curiously. After all, she was the target of this mission for themselves and others, and now that they had finally achieved their goal, they also wanted to see what the value of this little girl was that they could risk coming to rescue her. But it's a pity that it's disappointing, at least on the surface, there's nothing strange about this girl, and she doesn't have wings or a halo on her head as others think, no matter how you look at it, she's an ordinary little girl.

However, it doesn't seem so ordinary.

"What's wrong with your eyes? Was it any injury? ”

Looking at the girl's closed eyes, Nadia couldn't help but ask worriedly. But hearing Nadia's inquiry, the girl shook her head.

"No, this sister, I was born like this........."

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Nadia and the others behind her were stunned, and then, they turned their heads and looked at each other, and they both saw the confusion and confusion in each other's eyes.

Of course, they knew what it meant, and on the Klein continent, a child born with a disability represented only one thing -- and that was the outcast.

And what the Templar Order asked them to find was actually an outcast? (To be continued......)