After waiting outside for several hours, the spies stationed at the station finally saw the door to the basement opened. Selian, still wearing a robe to cover her figure, came out with Athena. Apparently, she had been closing her heart and refusing to talk to others. The female knight regained her consciousness, but Athena's expression looked a little depressed.
"Sorry~ there's only so much I can do." Celiane said after giving a salute.
"No! It's us who should thank you, Miss Selian."
Athena sat quietly aside, as if she had just woken up from a dream, still unable to accept the reality.
A spy brought a cup of hot coffee to the female knight: "Are you feeling better? Miss Athena."
“It can’t be worse┉┉”
Athena covered her forehead and looked haggard. These days, she seemed to have fallen into the gap between dreams and reality, and then she was roughly awakened by the woman named Celiane. But even so, I understand that everything that happened in these days is not a dream but reality.
After taking a short rest, at Athena's request, she met the Saints who took her out of the prison. Looking at the enemies in front of her who had raised their swords not long ago, Athena seemed hesitant to speak.
"┉I still want to thank you all anyway."
Finally, Athena seemed to have made up her mind and said: "I have one more thing to ask you. Is Kuraus┉┉ indeed dead?"
"Yes." El Cid nodded with certainty.
"Damn it┉Why did it become like this!"
Holding her forehead, Athena suddenly sobbed. Obviously, the fact that Kuraus died had brought a huge blow to the female knight.
"Although cultists and demons have distorted your mind, following Kuraus is still part of your original intention, right?"
“┉┉┉┉”
Athena nodded silently. To be honest, she has indeed had a strong desire to worship and follow Kurvus these days. It was not just because of the cultists' instigation and instigation of her, but because she was from Kulaus. Raus saw his own reflection, and he and he were like two twins suffering from the same disease.
"I hope you all know that Kuraus is not an evil person┉┉"
El Cid nodded: "I understand, it's just that his concept of 'justice' has been twisted to an extreme degree."
"Kuravus went to extremes because he was too eager for fairness and justice." Athena wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and sobbed: "He is one of the few sea blue knights in the Zegus Kingdom. He has worked hard step by step since he was a child to get to where he is today. It is precisely because he was born as a commoner that he has seen too many injustices and longed for justice. Originally, in the knight academy, he was also the one who adhered to the knight's creed the most. He is trusted by many people and is a senior who I also sincerely respect.”
Asina seemed to be lost in memories and muttered to herself as she continued: "He fought countless battles for the Kingdom of Zegus. Later, after he became the Aquamarine Knight, he was ostracized in the aristocratic circle because he repeatedly contradicted the great nobles for the lower class people. In the end, he was even sent here to serve as the warden. I really didn’t expect that he would actually become a worshiper of the devil┉┉or even┉┉even do such a thing. "
"But he is still qualified to be called a hero in the end┉┉"
Every time he thought of Kuraus' last move, Elcid couldn't help but clenched his fist until it bled. That man still adhered to his belief in justice at the last moment. He did not take the lives of those prisoners to keep himself alive.
Although Athena's spirit was not very good, after all, as one of Princess Haidee's most trusted confidants, the female knight quickly cheered up and reconnected with the princess, and then everyone took a short rest and quickly set off. As for the aftermath of the Lake Island Prison, it is estimated that the Zegus royal family will have to deal with the headache themselves. According to the information obtained from Princess Haidee, Her Royal Highness has contacted several confidants and successfully mobilized the Knights of Moxia. Secretly infiltrated into the Royal Capital, and with the help of internal and external cooperation, the personnel of the Holy Capital also successfully merged with the priests in the Temple of the God of Earth in the Royal Capital.
Everything is going on in a tight manner. The eldest prince was relatively slow on the other hand. Although the other party noticed that something was wrong and began to strengthen their vigilance, several searches were avoided by Princess Haidee and others who had learned the information in advance.
The opponent's slowness obviously gave Princess Haidee and others more time to prepare, especially in the royal capital. Another messenger from the holy capital also quietly arrived to join the paladin Feilin.
The Zegus Kingdom and the Orc tribe, which are adjacent to the Youxuan Grassland, both believe in Uznok, the god of the earth. Because of the same belief, the two races have established diplomatic relations in order to end the battle. The earth in the royal capital The temple of the God is also the building with the longest history. It was built almost since the founding of the Zegus Kingdom. It can be said to be the hub of the faith of the entire Zegus Kingdom.
Obert, the priest of the Temple of the God of the Earth, is now an old man in his sixties. He has served as a priest in the temple of King Zegus for thirty years. He is as stable as the earth and has no desires. He is a highly respected elder who is very loved by believers. Even the nobles in the royal capital are respectful and call him "chief priest" when they see him.
But today, the old priest who usually lives a life of little fame and wealth is a little irritable. Even the children who usually love to play in the garden outside the temple can feel some of the mood of the usually kind old priest. Subtle change, but no matter how the children asked the old priest, they just laughed and said nothing. I even ask the children from time to time to stay home more recently and not to run around.
I am afraid that my peaceful life is going to have some troubles, but maybe I am really getting old, and some evil shadows from the darkness have spread in the capital, and as the priest of the God of the Earth, I am not aware of it at all.
In front of the altar of the God of Earth, the old priest silently recited the name of the God of Earth and prayed.
"Priest Obert, has the situation changed today?" Feilin, the holy warrior who was hiding aside, waited until the old priest finished praying before quietly walking out and asked.
After the old priest uttered the last prayer, he turned around and shook his head silently: "It's still the same as usual, Your Excellency Feline. Even if the cultists want to do it, they don't dare to blatantly hijack the royal family and attack the temple. The reason why the Holy City is attacking them."
Feilin nodded and walked to the window and quietly looked at the street. The pedestrians on the road were coming and going in a peaceful scene. It was hard to tell that this prosperous royal capital had been infiltrated by cultists, and that there would be a massacre in the near future. Earth-shattering event.
"What we should be thinking about is how to minimize the damage caused by this turmoil."
The old priest also walked to the window and stared at the familiar scenery: "Since the end of the battle with the orcs, the Kingdom of Zegus has enjoyed peace for too long, so long that people have forgotten death and blood. I really don't want to see it. Go to this city and be swallowed up by flames and death, let alone see men, women and children fall under the sword, you know that, Lord Feline┉┉"
"I know that Priest Obert and the warriors of the God of Fire will use their lives to defend this hard-won peace. Moreover, the messengers of the God of Earth are also very active. In addition, there is a chief priest in the Holy City who will Let’s go together, and with the help of that smart princess, we will have a lot of reinforcements this time.”
Obert laughed dryly: "┉ Haha, that child is indeed very active, but a little too active and less calm like the earth. I hope this mission can temper him. The chief priest who is coming is that A messenger of the Supreme God? I think it’s not Ms. Mattiam.”
"Priest Mattiam is too old to participate in this kind of operation. This time, the one who came here is Priest Bramy, the messenger of the storm god Belhis."
"Oh~ It's that lively child. I still remember that she visited the Zegus Kingdom with her father when she was a child."
Obert recalled that although he was far away in the Kingdom of Zegus, the newly appointed chief priests in the Holy City would send relevant information to various temples through channels every year. For this young man who was lowered by the God of Storms at a young age, Obert has already heard about some of the great achievements of the chief priest Bramy selected by the edict. This time the Holy City chose to let him enter the Kingdom of Zegus to handle matters. Firstly, it valued Bramy's qualifications. Secondly, He wanted to use Brami's status as the eldest daughter of the Isridon family to influence some nobles in the Kingdom of Zegus.
Although the interior of the Zegus Kingdom is controlled by the eldest prince and the nobles who believe in demons, after all, Princess Haidee is the orthodox representative of the royal family. As long as Princess Haidee can take the initiative, then the eldest prince will stand in the face of 'righteousness' He can only choose to give in, even if he wants to incite the entire Zegus Kingdom Army, it is useless. The rest is mainly to deal with the cultists and the demons behind them. Compared with these reckless and reckless demons, they are the most troublesome. , how to prevent them from jumping over the wall and dying together in action is a key issue.
However, although the situation is gradually being brought under control, there is still one thing that makes the old priest Obert have some doubts, that is, there are several reinforcements who do not belong to the Holy City or the Kingdom of Zegus in this operation. One of them is named The man named Peenlius was the drafter and person in charge of the entire plan. His identity was mysterious. Even Feline, who was a paladin, was a little afraid of him.
There are several other people, powerful warriors who are no less powerful than the paladin. Their origins are also unknown. They seem to have been involved in this matter on the way. However, compared to Peenlius, the paladin Fei is more powerful than the paladin. Lin obviously wants to trust them a little more.
While Obert was thinking, a Templar brought a secret letter to Feline. (~^~)