Ganuo flew through the tunnel. In this twisted and dark place, there was only a faint light to guide him forward. Just as his mind was shrouded in endless darkness, he didn't know where the light was. This secret passage had been built for a long time but was rarely visited by people, because for thousands of years, no one had ever forced a silver leaf priest of the Temple of Nature to flee the temple in such a miserable way, until today, until that person came here.
It had been raining a lot in the capital recently, so there were naturally potholes in the tunnel. Ganuo stepped in with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and his feet were already soaked. The dirty water splashed all over his always neat priest robe, but he was unaware. He did not dare to use magic, because he knew that not too far above his head, there must be many people tracking down his whereabouts.
The wizard named Honorio was said to be the most skilled saint in exploration in thousands of years, and Ganoro did not dare to take the risk of being discovered by him.
He even forgot about his own safety at this time. He just felt that if he was caught, his teacher Roland... would have died in vain.
Just twenty minutes ago, I was discussing the current situation with the teacher.
His thoughts unconsciously fell into memories.
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Priest Roland was in a very bad mood this morning. When Ganuo met him, he was just coming back from outside. He didn't know what happened, but Ganuo found that he had a strange emotion, not like anger or indignation, but like panic. He had never seen such an emotion on the face of his teacher who was always confident.
"You must set off immediately." This was the first sentence Priest Roland said after seeing him.
"What are you talking about?" Ganuo watched his teacher hurried into his office, took out a sealed box from the storage ring, and handed it to him, "What are you talking about... Is it those guys from the City of Gods again? Can't they sit still?"
"This morning, I was in routine contact with several friends, including your father, but no one was able to get through. There was a very strange voice on the other side of the communication array, and two of them asked who I was."
"Then my father..." Ganuo knew that many of the communications between Priest Roland and his old friends were private and exclusive magic arrays. Even if the other party did not answer the call himself, he should be an assistant who was very familiar with Roland, and there was no way he could not recognize who he was.
"Yes, your father... is likely in some kind of danger. My friends are all in danger, and I might be the next one." Roland pinched his brows with his fingers and squeezed hard.
"Father..." Ganuo clenched his fists, "You mean, the people of the City of God attacked our modern sect? Is that why my father is missing?"
"Yes, in the past two months, the conflict between us and the City of God has become increasingly serious. They are determined to take various actions against the Tower of China. But no one knows the true strength of the Tower of China now. Once the war breaks out, the entire continent will be devastated.
Most of the Shenlin Sect's troops are mysteriously missing, so they're naturally going to blame us."
"I always feel that Shencheng is the culprit for those people's disappearance. The timing is too coincidental." Ganuo said.
"We had thought that they might take extreme actions, but I didn't expect them to act so quickly and directly. So you have to go, and do one thing for me. Tell the Tower of China about the deployment of these temple troops."
"But, Lord Roland... We are from the Temple after all. If the Temple fights against the Tower of China, will you stand on the side of the Tower of China?"
"Listen, if there are different attitudes towards the coming of gods among the people of the present world, then I must be the most extreme one. I don't want him to appear in this world." When Roland said this, he subconsciously pursed his lips, letting Gallo feel his determination.
But Garo felt it was ridiculous that his teacher, a temple priest second only to several Golden Branch priests, was standing in the temple of nature and saying such "blasphemous" words.
"Think about the past history. In the recorded history, how many times has the God of Nature done things that benefited this continent? People believe in gods because they need a spiritual home, not because they become tools for God to attack others!" Roland said excitedly, even his breathing was a little hurried. "These guys in the God City are his accomplices. They will tie all the people from the Temple of Nature to his chariot and fight the enemy to the death. This is a terrible bad thing for everyone."
"If I go to the China Tower, what should I tell them?"
"You have to tell them that the real enemy is the City of Gods that instigated all this. The Saints of the City of Gods, led by Dominic, must be eliminated in order to stop this war.
Moreover, our people have discovered a secret these days. You can tell the people in the Tower of China that the power of these saints in the Divine City is closely connected with the God of Nature. Every time a saint in the Divine City is killed, a part of the power of the God of Nature will be consumed, which will slightly slow down the time for him to wake up. Therefore, no matter from which angle, they should be completely eliminated. "
"Okay, I understand. Lord Roland, I'll get ready and leave right away."
"There's nothing much to prepare. Let's go now." Roland took out a storage ring from his pocket. "Everything you need is in it. Let's go. As for the news about your father, I will definitely help you find out."
Ganuo walked to the door and turned back and said, "Okay, Lord Roland, then you yourself..."
"Don't worry about my affairs..." Roland had just said half of this sentence when he suddenly grabbed Ganor's shoulders and pulled him back.
Ganor felt a huge wave of magical power coming from outside the temple. However, before he could say anything, Roland took out a strange crystal. The crystal glowed, and countless silver lines were released from the middle.
In a few breaths, Ganuo was wrapped up by these silver threads. He felt a spatial force trying to pull him out of this world.
"They're coming, let's go!"
"teacher!"
Roland looked into his eyes and said, "I hope that in the future, humans will believe in nature, not the gods of nature."
"Blasphemer! Traitor!" A roar came from behind Roland, and the surging fighting spirit rushed towards him like a giant dragon across the room. A shield floated up on Roland's body, but the shield was still pierced and he was knocked out. The aftermath of the fighting spirit hit the ball of light where Ganor was, and he felt a tearing pain on his face.
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In the dim tunnel, Ganuo touched the scar on his face that had been healed by magic, gritted his teeth and ran away with all his might.