Chapter 63 Our Lord will protect us
The application to dispatch the Crusaders was rejected by Bishop Skate of the Green Harbor Chapter. The more Miranda thought about it, the more uneasy she became.
The warnings sent back by divine magic became more and more serious, and had obviously exceeded the level of normal "evil god-related items". Miranda tried to report it several times, but in the end, she didn't even see Bishop Skate.
The church deacon told Miranda that Bishop Skate was going to attend a social gathering at the big businessman Monger's new luxury manor in Green Harbor in the past few days. If anything happened, we would talk about it after he came back.
In order to find Bishop Skate, Miranda went to the luxurious manor covering thousands of square meters in the upper city. As a result, she was stopped at the entrance by the guards hired by the big businessman Monger.
"Madam, Mr. Monger has ordered that no one is allowed to enter without an invitation before the party is over."
No matter how Miranda explained it, those tall and powerful Level 3 guards would not let go.
The Crusaders cannot move out without orders.
The red light of the magical warning was becoming more vivid and dazzling day by day, and Miranda could not sit still in the small prayer room that belonged to her in the church.
The prayer to the God of Radiance that she used to use to calm her down now couldn't make her feel at ease at all.
When Miranda was training in the royal capital of Starosh, she learned how terrifying the evil god could be.
A prosperous medium-sized city-state on the eastern border of the Kingdom of Reyak failed to prevent the cultists from conducting a sacrificial ceremony, which resulted in the arrival of the terrifying evil god from the void.
It's just a tentacle of the evil god's body.
When the shredded space appeared over the city-state, it covered the sky and the sun, as if it was the end of the world;
Ordinary people will suffer extremely severe mental shock just by looking at the weird eyeballs on the tentacles;
Those with poor endurance will become dementia even if they are lucky enough to survive;
In just a few days, the evil god turned that city-state into a dead city with an almost unstoppable attitude.
Whether they were ordinary people, professionals, or the Crusaders who came to conquer, they were all transformed into irrational monsters that crawled and twisted in darkness.
Miranda once read the last desperate note left by the Crusader priest of that city-state:
"New Hui calendar year 781, June 5th, day 3."
"The only [Detect Evil] magic that can still be used normally, the warning red light is so dazzling that it cannot be looked directly at."
"It's like some kind of ruthless ridicule. We can't even be sure who is responding to this magic."
"It's hard to get a response from other divine spells."
“There are constant signs of pre-conversion among refugees within the church.”
"The effect of the purification magic is minimal. We have no choice but to use physical means... to purify them."
"My Lord, please forgive us for our sins!"
"..."
This desperate manuscript is one of the few readable materials found in the dead city. The other parts are basically contaminated by the evil god's breath and full of crazy gibbering. Just reading it will cause a serious mental shock.
Due to the fall of the Dead City, the Realak Kingdom lost a large area of land near its eastern border, and its defense line was forced to shrink back to the outskirts of the Dark Forest.
Miranda couldn't imagine what a hellish scene it would be if Greenport failed to nip the evil god's coming ceremony in the bud.
"Boom, boom, boom."
A knock on the door interrupted Miranda's worried thoughts.
"Ms. Warren, may I come in?"
The voice sounded a bit unfamiliar, but Miranda still subconsciously arranged her appearance quickly according to the etiquette of the Crusaders: "Of course, please come in."
A tall, muscular middle-aged man with a resolute face opened the door and walked into the room.
Miranda was a little confused. Her social circle was very small and she seemed to have no impression of this person in her memory: "Hello, are you here to pray to the God of Radiance? Is there anything I can do to help you?"
The corners of the man's mouth raised slightly, and he spoke slowly and calmly: "Ms. Warren, I think you remembered wrongly." "I am also a member of the Greenport candidate Crusader unit. Maybe you are under too much pressure these days. Have you forgotten me?"
Listening to the other party's low voice with some unique charm, Miranda looked into the man's beautiful golden eyes in confusion.
Bewildered for a moment.
Immediately, as if he remembered something, he hurriedly said apologetically: "Sorry, sorry, maybe I forgot!"
"Yes, you are also a candidate for the Crusader!"
The man's right hand flicked in the air.
He took out a crystal ball that was emitting rich red light.
His face became serious: "Ms. Warren, you should have discovered that Greenport is facing an increasingly serious threat from evil gods."
Finding someone with the same idea, Miranda couldn't suppress her distress and released the pressure accumulated during this period:
"Yes!!"
"Obviously the warnings about divine magic are becoming more serious day by day, but...but Bishop Skate has never planned to send out the Crusaders. If this continues, I am worried that there will be big trouble!"
The man stared at Miranda: "What are your plans?"
Miranda said without hesitation.
"If Bishop Skate is still stubborn, even if I am alone, I will stop the threat of the evil god!"
"Once they come to Green Harbor, tens of thousands of lives here will be polluted into monsters!"
"I'm afraid you don't have enough power on your own." The man shook his head and reminded: "You should know that if there are really cultists planning a ritual, you, as a level 2 glow priest, can't stop it."
Although Miranda met the standards in terms of firmness of faith, she was limited by her level 2 strength and was unable to become an official Crusader.
This time, Miranda hesitated for a long time, and finally seemed to make some kind of determination.
"If I can find the cultists, I...I will find a way to leave evidence to convince Bishop Skate and the group leader!"
"Furthermore, sir, since you have also discovered that Greenport is facing the threat of evil gods, I believe that other candidate Crusaders are also aware of this. I think I can unite them and act together!"
The man's face was calm: "Have you considered it? Even if you may be trapped in the lair of the cultists, or even become their sacrifices to the evil gods?"
Although Miranda was scared, she nodded firmly, raised her right hand, and made a circular prayer movement on her chest that symbolized the God of Radiance.
"Fight evil and maintain order!"
"Walk in the world and spread light!"
"Guard the fire of civilization and raise the glorious flag!"
"My Lord will protect us!"
The man looked deeply at Miranda and sighed.
"Miss Miranda Warren, you have temporarily convinced me. I have changed my mind."
"I'll try to, um... convince some of the candidate Crusaders to help you."
"I hope your Lord will bless you, as you said."
"Also, call me Bahamut."
Miranda was in a trance again, then hurriedly bowed in surprise:
"Thank you! Mr. Bahamut!"
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(End of chapter)