Benjamin came quietly and left quietly. People in the town won't understand what's going on. The only thing they could see was the dead body of the priest on the church pulpit.
From the frozen expression of horror on the corpse's face, the residents could imagine that he must have seen something extremely terrifying before he died. But... no one knows anymore. The rain stopped, and the water flowing into the church disappeared without a trace, leaving only the dry and sticky blood on the ground, as if the "pattering" that sounded in their ears before was just an illusion.
And when the believers in the church rushed out in panic and talked about it with other people in the town, the others could only give this answer:
"Rain? No! Look, the sun is so bright and the ground is still dry. When did it rain?"
At that moment, the expressions on the believers' faces were not panic, but horror.
Even if they rack their brains, they probably won't understand what happened, but what they experienced this morning will probably leave an indelible mark on their hearts.
Soon, what happened in the small town church was written by local officials as urgent letters and reported to the royal capital. However, what they didn't expect was that similar things were still happening one after another in the Hori Kingdom.
From near the border, slowly extending to the center of the kingdom, Benjamin drew a long and thin line with the death of the church priest. Before the church could react, he flew all the way, taking action all the way, using various ritualistic killing techniques, staining the churches he met along the way with a layer of blood.
Of course, the opportunity to "kill someone for rain" in that small town is not that easy to come across. More often than not, the priest was alone, so Benjamin nailed them to the statue in the church, as if God's hands penetrated their chests.
This method of death can definitely attract the church's attention to the greatest extent, and at the same time shake the faith in the hearts of believers who see this scene.
And everything was as Benjamin expected. Two days later, he bloodbathed eighteen churches, and the entire Horli Kingdom fell into an atmosphere of chilling.
"Have you heard? Many priests have died recently, and it is said that... someone in the church has offended God's wrath, so he incurred punishment from God!"
"Really? Those priests in the church...how could such a thing happen?"
"I don't know, but that kind of death is not offensive to the gods, what else could it be?"
Rumors spread quickly, and people were panicked for a while. Benjamin even wondered if those nobles were also secretly working to make trouble for the church
And the church is certainly not indifferent.
Groups of paladins gathered towards the center, and priests could be seen everywhere on the main road. The church issued an announcement saying that an evil mage was causing trouble in the country, and asked the people not to panic, as they would soon arrest the person.
But... the people are still very uneasy.
Especially those on that "line." Murders in churches happen very regularly, as if the Phantom Thief would leave clues to tell the world his next target before taking action. People can probably guess that according to the current crime route of the "evil mage", which church may suffer next.
Because of this, residents in nearby towns no longer dared to go to churches to worship and pray.
"According to the time of that guy's crime, he should appear around here today, right?"
Inside and outside the church in a certain city, there are countless priests, paladins... maybe even bishop-level figures and several teams of purifiers. Countless people guarded the church under the night, waiting for enemies who might come.
"So... Bishop, do you really think that the guy who has been making trouble abroad has now come to our Kingdom of Hori?" A paladin couldn't help but asked in a low voice.
The bishop hiding in the team snorted coldly and said, "Who else can there be besides him?"
"But, with so many of us guarding here, will he come again after seeing it?"
"Don't use your thoughts to infer those mages who are no different from lunatics." The bishop said, "Our task is just to guard this church and don't let any mages get close. If we can scare him away, we can be considered Mission accomplished.”
"Okay... I thought we could completely purify that guy today."
The bishop showed a peaceful smile and said, "God has arrangements for this kind of thing, so we don't have to worry."
Similar scenes occurred in churches in several nearby cities. In order to curb this serial death of priests, the church has sent out a large number of manpower. Even the main roads near these cities are covered with guards, who are always looking at the sky, searching for suspicious figures flying by.
However... Benjamin was already far away from this area at this moment.
"This is the territory of the Wood family."
Walking into the country town in the south of the kingdom, looking at the leisurely aristocratic villa in the distance, Benjamin nodded and said secretly in his heart.
Now that the church is completely alarmed, all kinds of people are sent out. If he attacks the church again, what is the difference between that and asking for death? Anyway, the purpose was just to attract the attention of the church, and now, his purpose has been achieved.
If they want to ambush him near the church, let them ambush him slowly. Benjamin won't go.
He walked slowly towards the villa belonging to the Wood family.
"It is said that after their daughter 'died' of illness, the Woods rarely stayed in the royal capital. They stayed in their own territory for a long time and rarely interacted with outsiders." The system said slowly, "But... you really Are you just planning to come over and take a look?"
"if not?"
The system said: "After the Silent Academy was destroyed, they have had no news about their daughter. Maybe they thought she was dead. In any case, you can go and report to them!"
Benjamin shook his head and said, "Elizabeth didn't ask me to do this, so I'd better not meddle in this business."
"...Forget it, I can't save you."
Ignoring the system's inexplicable words, Benjamin came to the villa and sensed it inside, only to find that there were only some servants cleaning inside, and there was no sign of Mr. and Mrs. Wood.
Benjamin frowned.
… Where have you been
"Hello, I'm here to visit Earl Wood. Is he there?"
Benjamin is now dressed as a businessman himself. Therefore, he thought for a moment, walked to the gate of the villa, and asked the guard who was still dozing at the door.
"I'm sorry, sir and madam just went out. Can you come and visit tomorrow?"
Benjamin asked again: "Then... can you tell me where Earl Wood went?"
The guard hesitated for a while, but when Benjamin asked, he still spoke and said, "Actually, I don't know, but if nothing else happens, he and his wife should have gone to the cemetery to deliver flowers to the lady."
Benjamin nodded when he heard this.
"Thank you."
After saying that, he turned and left. The guard looked at his leaving back with some doubts in his eyes, but soon he didn't bother to pay attention, narrowed his eyes, and then dozed him off.