There is a proverb in this world called "A sloth needs three needles." It is about a certain kind of animal called "sloth" that has slow reaction. Even if it is pricked with a needle, it will not scream "Ouch, it hurts" until the third needle is pricked...
Of course, the senior leaders of the Church of the Orc Gods could not be so slow, so after a few days, they had already reacted.
"The fourth one." The chief priest of the Church of the Sky-Swallowing Dog, the most distinguished figure in the entire Church of the Orcs and Gods, the old man who was honored as the "Crown of Glory" was not furious. His words were calm, but his eyes were sinister. But it made the legendary powerhouses in the conference room shudder.
"Fan, tell me." He said calmly, "You are in charge of intelligence. Four high-level priests died in a row, including one from the legendary realm. I think you must have some intelligence, right?"
The person he named was also a legendary strongman named Fawn Roger. He was born in the Bunny Clan. He was not particularly powerful in terms of force, but he had extraordinary attainments in reconnaissance and concealment. He had been in charge of the United Church for more than a hundred years. intelligence work.
To be honest, he has done a pretty good job and has not made any major mistakes so far. But what happened this time was very unexpected. He spent a lot of energy and arranged a lot of people, but he still couldn't find truly reliable information.
"...There are only some uncertain news for the time being." Fawn was sweating profusely and said with a grimace, "I haven't been able to verify them one by one yet."
"Let's talk about it first." The old man, who was so noble that few people even dared to mention his name, glanced at him, and the cold sweat on his face increased a lot, almost soaking all the hair on his face. .
"The first news is that the centaur priest Ovela Ironhoof left the tribe alone because the tribe leader Orik Ironhoof was drunk and wanted to stay overnight in the temple, and was injured by her. It turned out that her weapon may be Because she had been contaminated with corpse fungus poison due to too many killings, she went out to find corpses with corpse fungus growing in order to detoxify Orlick."
"that's it?"
Fawn continued hurriedly: "She was heading east at that time. The people I sent used magic to track her whereabouts and found that she suddenly lost contact on the road. After investigation, we found traces of the battle that had been deliberately erased. Because she was The damage was extensive, so the exact circumstances of the battle cannot be determined.”
"Can't be sure?" The old man's tone was still calm, but there was a cold light in his eyes. "How many elders do I need to call from the church to help before we can be sure?"
Fan suddenly shivered and even his underwear was soaked: "After the meeting, I will go there in person! I must investigate the situation clearly!"
Who are the people in the church? They are the senior church officials who have resigned, as well as the senior strong men who have retired. They have reached the extreme of the legendary realm, and their power status in the world is meaningless to them, so they live in seclusion, thinking hard about how to understand and grasp the "source" of power, and take the step towards true immortality. .
The elders of the Labor Temple have to take action for this trivial matter. God knows how those elders will deal with themselves after learning the reason! It would be better to take the blame and commit suicide. At least it would be a simpler death.
"Don't rush to express your position first, let's talk about other news later." The old man said noncommittally, lowering his eyes.
"The second news is that on the night when the chief priest of the Western Wasteland, Beren Silla, died, he struck up a conversation with a woman named Lilim on the street." Fawn said, taking out a crystal and projecting a scene on In the air, "This is the memory read from his guards."
The scene reflected the bustling streets of Xihuang. A strong man who was half human and half bear wore a large robe and walked swaggering on the streets. Wherever he went, everyone retreated, and many people had a look of fear on their faces.
"Roaring Iron Arm" is not a righteous man. If he were to be tried in hell after his death, it would probably take a whole day just to go over his crimes in detail one by one.
Suddenly, the bear priest stopped and said to the guard who provided the memory picture: "Look over there, that woman is pretty good."
The screen shook and a woman selling fruit on the street corner appeared.
The weather here in Xihuang is dry, and delicious and hydrating fruits are very popular, so there are still many vendors selling fruits. They wholesale fruits from vendors who specialize in bulk business, and then sell them on the streets at a retail price slightly higher than the wholesale price, earning the difference through their hard work.
The woman is very beautiful. The most rare thing is that her skin is extremely white and translucent. If you look closely, she feels like a fruit.
The wind and sand here in the Western Wilderness are strong and the climate is dry. As long as you live there for a long time, both men and women will have rough skin. Only the darlings of wealthy families can keep their skin supple and supple by soaking in water almost all day long. But such women often lack vitality and have a morbid sense of weakness, which is not in line with the aesthetics of the orcs.
In contrast, this woman selling fruit not only has smooth skin, but also looks very energetic. Apart from her slightly smaller stature compared to the bear man, she can't find any other shortcomings.
The picture in his sight suddenly became extremely clear, and he could even hear heavy breathing. It was obvious that both the guards and Beren had a strong interest in this woman.
The following content is lackluster, it is nothing more than a tacky plot about raping a common girl.
After taking the woman back, Beren told the guards not to disturb him even if the sky fell unless there was an urgent message from the superior temple.
However, the next morning, after hearing that it had been quiet for a long time in his room, the guard finally couldn't help but sneak over to take a peek.
He only saw Beren lying motionless on his bed, but the woman was nowhere to be found.
"This is the specific process." The scene ended here, Fawn said, "I conducted an on-site investigation and can confirm that there are no traces of spells such as charm. There is a little residue of change spells, but it is very weak. It should be It’s not a powerful magic effect. In addition, I found traces of divine power, but I can’t be sure which His Majesty it came from.”
It was not uncommon for priests to use magic to entertain themselves when doing such things, so no one was surprised. They whispered to each other, discussing what might be going on.
Although four high-ranking priests died one after another, in fact only the death of Beren Sira was truly a major event, and the other priests were not worth mentioning at all. If it were not connected with the death of this legendary strongman, even if a few more high-level priests died, it would not be worthy of the attention of big shots like them.
"How is the investigation going on this woman?" the old man asked.
"It's definitely an assassin." Fan had already carefully traced it and immediately replied, "Before that day, no one in the city had seen her, and no one had seen her after that day. The two big fruit transport merchants in the city had never wholesaled fruit to such a person. Beautiful woman—the gate guards didn’t even see her coming in or out of the city.”
"anything else?"
"I carefully inspected the body. Although I can't believe it, Lord Beren was not injured, poisoned, cursed or any other abnormal condition. He just indulged in excessive sexual activities and died of exhaustion." There was a little confusion in Fawn's eyes, " I double-checked it several times and it is indeed the case.”
"This is ridiculous!" Another strong bear man shouted, "It only lasted one night! With Beren's physical strength, even if he fights on the battlefield for ten days and a half, he will not be exhausted!"
"Yes, no matter how capable this woman is... I believe she beat Beren to death; I really don't believe she exhausted Beren to death!" Another legendary priest also asserted.
Fawn sighed and looked at the old man.
The old man frowned slightly. He did not doubt Faen's ability, especially when it involved the death of a legendary strongman. Faen would not fail to examine it carefully anyway.
But... After a night of indulging in lust, this way of death appeared on a legendary strongman, and he was also a strong bear priest. It was simply ridiculous!
He closed his eyes and felt strange fluctuations in his body.
As one of the few powerful demigods in the entire main plane, he can contact the orc gods at any time, and can even directly visit the kingdom of the gods with his soul.
Although it was rude to do so, in order to find out the truth, he had to be rude once and go to the person involved to inquire in person.
In this world, "death has no evidence" is not true. Even if a person dies, his soul is still there. If you really want to trace it, you can just ask the soul directly - it's just a little more troublesome.
After a while, the strange fluctuations in the old man's body subsided and he slowly opened his eyes.
All the legendary powerhouses turned their curious eyes to him, waiting for news from him.
"Haha... It's really amazing..." The old man squinted his eyes and laughed, "Fan, your test results are correct."
"What?!" Several people exclaimed together.
Did the legendary priest with the title of "Roaring Iron Arm", one of the highest-ranking figures in the entire United Church of the Orc Gods, really engage in sexual intercourse too hard, indulge in excessive sexual activities, and die of exhaustion? !
"Oh my god..." A pig mage was so surprised that he forgot the standard common language he had practiced for many years, and spoke with the accent of his native people that he had always despised.
"So... that woman..." It was Fan who reacted first and asked respectfully.
The old man snorted coldly: "Fan, please don't worry about other things first and concentrate on tracking down this woman."
He said coldly: "A woman who can make Beren lose his mind just by flirting, indulge in uncontrollable madness, and consume his physical strength so fast that he will die of exhaustion in one night... Such a woman is not common. She may be from some evil god church. A high-level assassin secretly trained!"
"Your Majesty, who was curious just now, used his prophecy ability to read it." The old man said in a deep voice, "The prophecy of a true god has been blocked."
All the legendary powerhouses suddenly became awe-inspiring, all showing solemn expressions.
When things got to this point, the severity escalated linearly.
In contrast, the deaths of a few priests whose strength had not yet entered the legendary realm had been forgotten by them.
So a few days later, more priests died, but the woman still had no clues and never appeared again.
In the underground maze, the pink piggy danced and boasted about its achievements to the big green jellyfish lying on the ground, feeling proud.
It's still too early for her to return to human form...