It's too far here, and it's snowing again. Uriel couldn't hear clearly the conversation between York and Lemons in the square, so he had to wave the snowflakes off his shoulders.
"It will also snow in Kamaria?" Delphine behind him asked in surprise.
She probably thought all projections were as closed as the City of Greenbrier. Uriel knew that the climate of the Moon City was not a natural change, but was controlled by the power of Niklos, the king's soul. Now that his soul is gone, the mysteries of Broken Moon must rule Kamaria again.
"Werewolves wear fur, presumably to adapt to the cold environment. They are the reflection of living in Kamaria. It seems that there will be a frost moon here." Snowflakes will melt quickly on the ground. I should hope that they stay It'll take a little longer.
The light in the sky collided with the frost, and he couldn't help but look away. Joey was fighting the cardinals of the Glorious Council. He didn't know what kind of enemies the cardinals were, but the most obvious thing was that they were all empty realms.
Unexpected results always make people uneasy. Uriel saw the black fog rising and falling. The magic power of the moon continued to cause trouble, and he felt uncomfortable all over for a moment, as if the spear pierced by the Knight of the Lakeside Armor was still in his stomach.
"They seem to have left," the count reminded him.
The apprentice turned his head, the illusion of pain causing his body to respond. He was about to stand up, but the pain in his waist stopped him. "I think we can take a short break." Danlfion wrapped his cloak tightly, "I heard him say that he knew we had been following the team."
"Who?" Uriel blurted out subconsciously.
"Who?" the countess repeated angrily. She paid no attention to the condition of her companions. "Of course it's the Paladin Captain. Oh, now your Sita companion also knows. I think he knows our movements well, but he doesn't know the specific location."
You're right, but if I don't follow the Holy Knights and York closely, I won't be able to find Meimei. Uriel didn't want to find a needle in a haystack, so he could only get the news from the knights' exchanges. However, the problem with this was that he was not sure that he would be able to deduce the location of the shuttle station earlier than the Paladins.
"Then my lord," he replied, "do you have any good suggestions?"
"Let them go away, and we will find your companions ourselves."
What a great idea. "Turn Kamaria from beginning to end?" In that case, I would rather follow the Holy Knights, maybe I can survive until dawn.
"Wouldn't you agree on the rendezvous location in advance?" Staying in the cold wind, Danlfien became impatient.
"Actually, we discussed it, but I can't find it." When facing Lemmons, he never thought that he could walk out of the castle. When the battle on the rooftop was over, Joey would come down to help him. Treat the wound. When he got to the street, Uriel thought he could rely on the changes in magic power to find the location of the ladder, but now he could only feel the magic power of the moon hovering in the gap.
"Is it because of the projection?" the girl thought thoughtfully.
"More than half." Uriel tried several times and finally found some strength. The scroll of oath in his arms was constantly giving him warmth, but the premonition of mental destruction was still far away in the future... Wait, premonition?
Sometimes he was troubled by his stupidity, but now it was too late to make up for it. "I think I have a solution." As soon as these words were spoken, the sound of horse hooves sounded across the street. Many people who had fled in panic began to run in a hurry again. The apprentice thought for a moment that the paladins were back again, but it was the team of knights in black armor that caused the chaos and noise.
The cavalrymen held steel spears and wore iron armor engraved with cross patterns and pure white cloaks. The shoulder armor was decorated with a dark red seven-pointed star. They tightened the reins of their horses outside the street. The horses either raised their front hooves and neighed, or swayed their heads left and right.
"Who is that? Patrol cavalry?" It seemed that the count didn't know how many troops he had.
Uriel found that he actually knew the answer. "No, those are the Church Knights...the Crusaders of the Church of the Goddess of Gaia." His voice was hoarse as if he had injured his vocal cords, and he froze in place.
Compared with those conspicuous cavalry, Dandelphin saw a figure moving through the crowd and quickly got into the square. "Uriel." She poked the apprentice with her gloved finger, "I think they are chasing the adventurers. There is someone over there." When the figure was exposed to her sight again, Already beside them.
The girl leaned against the wall. "Uriel!" She seemed to be trying her best to suppress the exclamation in her throat.
The apprentice woke up from a dream and pulled her deeper into the alley. He seemed to have suddenly gotten rid of the pain, his movements were neat, his steps were vigorous, and he was unable to avoid the chaos outside.
Why are the Cross Knights of Gaia here? He stood on tiptoe and tried to find a church nearby, but he found nothing. Uriel felt that a certain mood was invading his mind uncontrollably. But in the final analysis, he, a shallow believer, has nothing to do with the Church of Gaia, and the Crusaders will never listen to the advice of the "heretics" of the Glorious Council and look for werewolves in a strange city. There was no need for him to avoid them. On the other hand, if these Cross Knights can cause trouble for the Parliament, maybe he can get help.
But Uriel knew the source of his panic. The dark red seven-pointed star swayed in front of his eyes like a cluster of unquenchable flames. He found himself staring at the streetlight opposite. Damn it! I turned back into that stupid little apprentice who was in a state of chaos.
"I see you're a good runner, aren't you?" Danfion was pulled by him and ran all the way, and he was still out of breath.
Upon being mentioned in this way, Uriel immediately felt severe pain shooting through his body and hurriedly leaned against the wall.
She gritted her teeth and said word by word: "Or have you forgotten not only that you were injured, but also the fact that we are within the range of magic?"
With the invisibility effect of the magic, it seems that there is no need to run... Uriel was very embarrassed, but he wanted to refute but had no reason, so he simply asked: "Do you know who those people are?"
"You just told me that they are the Cross Knights of the Church." Danlfien replied with a sneer.
"The person who can make them go out to hunt must be a very vicious person." The apprentice pretended not to hear the sarcasm in her tone. "If we don't leave, we will be trapped in the same place by the flow of people." Maybe.
"Nonsense! The mission of the Church Knights includes hunting down the Nameless Ones. Although I didn't recognize these people as members of the Crusaders, it doesn't mean that I can't see the symbol of the Demon Hunter!"
This time it was Uriel's turn to be confused, "What demon hunter?"
"You are an unlearned country bumpkin, a vulgar and barbaric idiot mercenary..." The young earl first threw out all her poor and straightforward curse words before she felt relieved. Uriel was disgraced and felt that the girl he was talking to was not a count, but more like a girl who didn't understand etiquette. But he wanted to know the explanation of this new term more, so he had to keep his mouth shut.
Thank God, she then began to answer in a tired tone:
"Those cavalry just now. They are originally what you call church knights. Under special circumstances, they will wear armbands and become specially invited peacekeepers of the Public Security Bureau to hunt demons."
Uriel was startled, "Church knights still have such a function?" I have seen Gaia's guardian knights in the outside world, and none of them have part-time jobs in the Security Bureau.
"Any organized knight can serve as a demon hunter. This is not a job unique to the church." The Count said, "When the demon hunting movement began, the Holy Knights were demon hunters. This is also the name of this cleansing movement. source."
"The symbol is the seven-pointed star?" He breathed a sigh of relief.
"It is said that there are seven stars in the abyss. Hunters use the seven-pointed star as a symbol to remember their goals. Sooner or later, they will execute these demons on the streets."
What else could it be? He was completely relaxed. I should have known that Joey couldn't have anything to do with the Church of Gaia...after all, he was Croita's messenger. I was going crazy, my mind was a mess, and unrelated things were joining together.
"Have you met a demon hunter before?" Danlfion asked.
"I've seen it once." He couldn't help but glance at the rooftop of the castle in the center. Uriel was shocked when he saw Joey in Yotsuba City. At that time, apart from having no head, the messenger had no impressive decorations on his body. The hunter's mark, which is dark red and resembles blood, is the only different color among black, white and gray, and is firmly remembered by the apprentice.
"Rare good luck." The Earl praised dryly, "The appearance of the demon hunter means that demons are raging in the city. I have seen that the nameless ones are always on the execution ground, and the only exception is in Frostleaf Castle."
"That is to say, there are also nameless ones in Kamaria." He suddenly realized that the situation was even more confusing. "We have to find Meimi as soon as possible."
Delphine also uncharacteristically agreed with the apprentice, "Most of the demons who return to Winnie Watts are madmen. I began to think that it would be better to go home——"
boom!
When Uriel stood firm, a loud noise from above made him squat back down again. Danlfien was pulled down beside him with a pale face, and a large stone powder hood covered their faces.
"What was that?" she screamed.
"Magic." The apprentice didn't dare to look up. He put his arm around the girl's shoulders and pressed her body to avoid the area with the most dense rubble. "Don't look up." He warned.
Demon hunters appeared at the end of the alley. Their mounts stepped on the stone tiles, and thunder echoed in the walls. The knights clamped their spears under their armpits, and the steel tips shone with cold light.
At the critical moment, the apprentice glanced at the window of a shop next to him, but there was no shadow of the two people on the glass. He immediately climbed up the brick wall and jumped up. The strength amplified by magic was enough for him to support himself and Danlfien's weight with one arm. However, although the wall of the alley was not unreachable, it was not something he could jump over easily. Uriel had no choice but to carry the girl behind him, cling to the stone wall with both hands as she screamed, and at the same time, he kicked his legs towards the wall with all his strength. Up in the air.
The snow-white mane of the knight's helmet brushed against his knees.
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