Benjamin glanced at Lucien, and walked slowly towards the ruins of the witch's hut maintaining a unique and elegant rhythm, with a low and gentle voice: "Evil wizards always like to play with the hearts and perceptions of good people, especially in this place where the silver moon shines." At night, it's just that the witch hasn't obtained the truly terrifying evil power, and her magic often only affects one or two people."
Lucien was stupefied at first, and it wasn't until Benjamin finished speaking that he realized that he was explaining why he was the only one who heard the crying, while the nearby residents were still asleep. Even if they were woken up and listened carefully, there was no gain.
Without giving Lucien a chance to speak, Benjamin stretched out his hands with clean white gloves, and continued: "The four church guards and I have the favor of the Lord, so we can hear this evil voice."
The four guards walking back and forth, upon hearing this sentence, immediately crossed their chests and shouted in unison: "Only the truth lasts forever."
With this chanting, their spirits became slightly aroused.
Residents of the slums watching from a distance also prayed in a low voice: "Only the truth will last forever."
Then they whispered: "This is the power of the gods, worthy of being a distinguished priest."
Amidst the faint praise, Benjamin's face with a unique arc became more serious and solemn, and he slowly opened his hands with white gloves, and uttered a strange short syllable in a low voice: "Paso."
As soon as the short and rapid syllables ended, the entire ruins of the hut were covered with a layer of faint white light, like the silver moon in the sky sprinkled bursts of brilliance.
Shrouded in white light, a strange blood-red color emerged on a broken wall connecting the ruins to Lucien's house, in the shape of a hole.
Infected by the mysterious and weird spells and magical effects, Lucien was as shocked as the poor people around him, and his mood fluctuated, but they were more intoxicated and afraid, while Lucien was fear mixed with deep yearning .
Benjamin folded his hands and gave an order to the guard in front of him: "Gary, that's the secret door, there is no magic trap, go and open it."
Gary's chest stiffened, and the chain mail on his body made a clanking sound of iron plates: "Of course, Lord Benjamin."
When Gary and another guard walked by, Lucien with sharp ears heard Benjamin curse in a low voice: "Those egomaniacs in the court can't learn how to use 'detect magic traps'." 'Detect the secret door'? Hmph, because you're just a magic apprentice, are you just being so negligent?"
With the instructions of the magic spell, Gary showed his powerful muscles and broke down the broken wall in two or three strokes.
Then, another guard pulled out his long sword, roared and struck heavily, smashing a mechanism, so that the black hole in the corner of the wall was truly exposed.
The hole is not big, and can only accommodate one person to pass through. The wind blows, bringing a foul smell from the hole. Benjamin frowned slightly, covering his nose and mouth with his right hand with a white glove, while Lucien was Almost nauseous, I took two steps back unconsciously.
Gary took a closer look inside the cave, and ran over: "Master Benjamin, this secret passage leads to the sewer."
Benjamin looked at Gary with frowned golden eyebrows, his mouth and nose seemed to be deformed, and his voice became muffled: "Are you sure?"
"Yes, you can see a section of sewer when you look down diagonally." Gary replied affirmatively.
Benjamin did not speak. As a noble and elegant priest, as a member of the glorious Rafaty family that has been passed down for many years, he felt uncomfortable when he thought of the filth and stench in the sewer, and he had mastered the magic spell There is no "purification" among the several magical spells that have constructed the imprint model in the soul. If you want to cast it, you must rely on spells, gestures, and spell-casting materials. No one knows where the secret room is in the sewer, all the way Going over, you need a few purification techniques.
"Anyway, I'm just a magic apprentice, holding the holy emblem of truth, there is no problem." Benjamin thought not too much, then he looked at Lucien, loosened his right hand, and his voice became majestic and relaxed again: " You are accompanied by a witch, your body must be stained with evil power, and you need atonement before you can wash it off, but your devotion to the Lord has moved me, I will lend you my holy emblem, once you can purify what the evil witch left You can regain the favor of the Lord. Go, Lucien, do things for the Lord, and the Lord's eyes will be on you."
After successfully running to the church and attracting Benjamin, Gary and others, Lucien felt a lot more relaxed. With priests and guards, it shouldn't be difficult to get rid of wraiths and ghosts. An ordinary person whose body had just recovered worked hard, so when he heard Benjamin's words, Lucien's mind immediately buzzed: "He actually asked me to purify the wraith?! I, I'm just an ordinary person!"
Seeing the surprise and resistance on Lucien's face, Benjamin asked calmly and kindly: "You don't want to?"
Without the slightest malice, Lucien shivered and came to his senses. If he answered unwillingly, he might turn into a corpse right away, but he agreed. Hearing what Benjamin said, he seemed to be planning to lend himself the holy emblem. And most of the guards will follow two or three, and the danger should not be too great to deal with the incomplete grievance left by a magic apprentice who Benjamin said he didn't pay much attention to.
Regardless of whether Benjamin really didn't want to go down because he disliked the filth of the sewer, or he had other ideas, it wouldn't do him any good to mess up this seemingly simple matter.
Suppressing the hatred in his heart, Lucien replied stiffly with a smile: "I am willing to serve the Lord."
Benjamin didn't take Lucien's stiffness to heart, took off the holy emblem amulet around his neck with his right hand, and handed it to Lucien: "This is the holy emblem of truth, I will cast a 'blessing' on you later. With it on your body, you can concentrate more easily, and then cooperate with the incantation and use your spirit and fingers to rub the holy symbol of communication, and you will be able to arouse the power of the Lord contained in it."
After Lucien suppressed his emotions, he was full of curiosity about this holy emblem that could cast divine spells.
The golden background of the Holy Emblem is engraved with a faintly shining white cross. Around the cross, in the deep gold, there are many criss-cross lines and patterns of circles, triangles, squares, rectangles, etc. They are strangely connected together to set off Wearing the cross, it looks mysterious and solemn.
Holding the Holy Emblem in his hand, Lucien immediately felt a warm and gentle force that permeated his whole body. Even facing the cool wind in the middle of the night, he felt as warm as if he was basking in the sun.
"There are two unofficial divine spells in the Holy Emblem: Light spell and cure minor injuries, which can be used three times a day, and three first-order divine spells: Holy Light Shield, Radiant Sword, and Holy Light Strike, which can be used only once a day. It can be used once, well, you can hear their spell clearly."
Lucien had no way to retreat and had to go down, so the power of divine magic was extremely important to him, and he had to learn the spells taught by Benjamin carefully.
The incantations were all short syllables, but the intonation changes were extremely awkward, and it took a lot of energy for Lucien to barely make mistakes.
Benjamin nodded invisibly, and stretched out his right hand.
This time there was no spell, a white light shrouded Lucien's body and slowly dissipated, making Lucien feel that his body was full of strength and unprecedented health. At the same time, his mind was concentrated and sharp, and he could hear voices from farther away clearly. .
"My lord pastor let Lucien go down and gave him the holy emblem?"
"Didn't you hear? It was the kindness of the pastor who let Lucien go down and wash away the sins on his body."
"Praise the Lord, praise the pastor."
Lucien didn't have much common sense about this world, so after receiving the "blessing technique", he quietly waited for Benjamin to perform the "blessing technique" for Gary and the other two guards.
Every time Benjamin casts the blessing spell, there is an interval of about two to three seconds.
After finishing all this, Benjamin looked at Lucien and the others: "Paul guards the entrance of the secret passage, Gary, Howson, and Correa, you three, go down with Lucien."
Then, his expression became serious, and he drew a cross on his chest: "May the glory of the Lord bless you."
"Only the truth lasts forever!"
Gary and the other three guards looked a little excited and answered loudly. Lucien was half a beat behind and answered no, and it was no if he didn't answer.
Fortunately, Benjamin didn't care about this, and watched the four of them slowly walk into the secret passage leading to the sewer.
Another guard, Paul, lowered his voice and asked a question that he had been puzzled for a long time: "Master Benjamin, why is it him?"
There are spells and holy emblems, and guards such as myself and Gary can also activate the divine spells inside, but each activation is slower than Lord Benjamin and other priests, trainee priests, or those evil magicians, but even so, It's better than that kid who doesn't know anything and hasn't even formally and completely exercised his body. Lord Benjamin is unwilling to go down, so he can hand over the holy emblem to Gary, Howson or Correa.
Benjamin looked at the entrance of the secret passage, covered his nose and mouth with his right hand, and said in a low and soft voice, "His mental power is slightly higher than that of normal people, and he can better stimulate the divine spells in the holy emblem."
"But it's too old to be worth cultivating."
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As soon as he entered the secret passage, the stench mixed with countless smells came oncoming, and Lucien couldn't help retching twice.
"You kid who lives in the Adejan district is so unaccustomed to the smell of the sewer. It seems that you are not as poor as I imagined. Whether it is the City of Psalms or Antiffler, the sewers are full of life. There are a lot of really poor people who don’t even have dilapidated houses.” Correa, who entered the secret passage in front of Lucien, said sarcastically, he has black hair, and his outline is different from Gary and Benjamin, with high cheekbones and thin cheeks.
Before Lucien could answer, Gary, who followed in, said directly, "Quiet."
Correa shrugged his shoulders, closed his mouth, took a few steps forward in the one-man-high secret passage, and then jumped out of the sewer extending in all directions.
Lucien jumped out, stepping on something wet and slippery.
These things are everywhere, and the surrounding walls are covered with strange moss, which emit a faint light, so that the entire sewer will not be in complete darkness.
Gary lowered his voice: "I, Howson, and Correa are all high-ranking knight servants. When you use the holy emblem, pay attention to your cooperation. If you are in danger, immediately summon the 'Sword of Radiance'." He wore gold He has beards, but his every move is very calm, which makes people feel at ease. Among the four guards, he faintly dominates the situation.
After finishing speaking, Gary held the long sword in his right hand and a small round shield in his left hand, and greeted Howson, Correa, and Lucien, looking for the place where the ghost cries came from.
Lucien, who had no common sense, followed dumbfoundingly: "How do I know what kind of strength a high-ranking knight attendant should have?" But Lucien didn't dare to ask Gary and them directly about such matters.
The miserable, desolate cry reverberated more and more in the narrow environment of the sewer. It seemed to be coming from all directions, and it was difficult to distinguish the specific location.
But the specially trained guards like Gary, and Lucien, who has fairly good mental strength, could easily tell the direction under the blessing of the "blessing technique".
This section of the sewer is so quiet that it is frightening. There is not a single poor person living in the sewer that Correa said.
After passing through several forks, Lucien and the others stopped at a corner of a sewer that looked nothing out of the ordinary.
Looking at the wall covered with blue moss, Gary said to Lucien calmly and seriously: "Summon the 'Sword of Radiance'."
Lucien was afraid and eager to try. With the help of the blessing technique, he calmed down, concentrated his mind on the holy emblem, felt the warm and moist power, and then held the holy emblem hanging around his neck with his left hand , lightly rubbed the white cross in the center of the holy emblem rhythmically, and at the same time, uttered a spell with a strange tone: "Chiseon."
Lucien only felt that his spirit concentrated on the holy emblem seemed to be soaked by bursts of white light, and a little bit of white light emerged in front of his eyes, gathered together, and formed a shining lightsaber.
"This is my voice?" The voice that inspired the magic spell, and the weird and awkward tone, against the power and effect of the magic spell, appeared low and hoarse, mysterious and weird, and Lucien himself was startled.
Holding the lightsaber and feeling the extraordinary power, Lucien couldn't help but feel the surge of emotion, but Gary's words immediately woke Lucien up: "There is the power of the shining sword at the wall, what kind of magic? The traps are broken. Just a magic apprentice."
Looking at the position indicated by Gary, Lucien trembled slightly. What he was facing was a mysterious and powerful magical power. What would happen and what danger would be there were all unknown.
"A cowardly and ignorant guy." Correa sneered.
Lucien understood that he had no choice but to bite the bullet, so he took two deep breaths. The horrible stench made Lucien calm down slowly, and he gritted his teeth and shouted: "It's just death!"
The radiant sword held in his right hand slashed out fiercely, hitting the slippery and disgusting wall.
A flash of white light shone, and the stone was like ooze, unstoppable.
When Lucien cut it, it seemed that he also cut some strange things. There was an inexplicable sense of shattering, and the faint black gas quickly disappeared under the blade of the radiant sword.
The entire wall collapsed completely.
Inside the walls is a deep darkness.
Suddenly, two strange, indifferent, and ferocious red spots lit up in the darkness.
There are more and more of these two spots of red, densely packed, filling the entire darkness.
Lucien's mouth was parched, his spirit was tense, and his palms were sweating. These seemed to be pairs of eyes!