In front of us, a tall church stands in the withered forest, like a sleeping giant beast crawling in the forest.
In the dim light, Colin was able to see the church clearly.
This is a Gothic-style spire church with grayish-white walls that appears to have only two floors.
Due to years of disrepair, the decorative patterns on the wall have almost peeled off, and a layer of lime has accumulated under the wall.
All this shows that no one has visited this church for a long time.
Through careful identification, it can be vaguely seen that the pattern on the wall should be some kind of thorny vine.
This thorny vine pattern wraps around the wall again and again, as if protecting or restraining.
"'Mother of Misery and Thorns'..."
Colin couldn't help but recall the words he heard in his trance before and whispered softly.
As the words fell, at that moment, there was a faint, non-existent wind blowing past, giving people goose bumps all over their bodies.
At the same time, there was a strong stench in the wind.
Colin could not help but dry heave, then he covered his nose and mouth, narrowed his eyes, and saw a large amount of meat piled in front of the three-meter-high wooden door of the church.
[Severely rotten wolf meat*4]
[Severely rotten rat meat*3]
[Moderately rotten venison*4]
[Severely decayed...]
Severely rotten and smelly pieces of meat piled up into a small hill, and in front of it, there were countless shallow paths like buckets...
These seem to be traces left by the priest's movement.
Colin collected the moderately rotten meat without any disgust.
At this moment, he suddenly understood the meaning of the words that Kadis heard in his dream.
Father Kadis, who turned into a monster due to his obsession, was always worried about the children's hunger. He kept hunting other beasts when he was out and brought back their flesh and blood.
But... he didn't even dare to open the door.
Mechanically, numbly, and uselessly executing the obsession in my heart, I firmly believe that the child inside is still alive.
However, Colin, who had once entered his dream, knew that the priest might have realized what had happened in the church before he died.
The task of bringing the children final peace is not so much a system task as it is the last wish of Father Kadis who carries the wheel.
He couldn't bring himself to do it.
Looking at the tightly closed door, Colin paused briefly and then took action.
"My Lord, I will open the door, you just wait behind."
After approaching, Slave One volunteered. After seeing Colin nod and remind him to be careful, Slave One carried the wheel that Father Kadis had transformed into a weapon on his back, and then supported his hands on the double wooden doors.
Then, he exerted force from his waist and leaned forward, hearing the trembling and teeth-grinding sound caused by the friction of the door hinges.
The door that had been sealed for dozens or hundreds of years slowly opened.
A strong and rich stench of decayed corpses emanated from the church. Under this strong stench, the smell of rotting animal flesh outside the door became "light".
The first slave to be hit started retching on the spot. Although he had made the necessary preparations before pushing it away,...