After Lin Yun left the antique treasure shop, according to Voljiv's magical mini-map, the workshop and the gems and jade dew were all to the west of Cannabli, so now Lin Yun and the others could only go to Istred Tower first.
This can be said to be the hiding location of the last cultist among the clues that Lin Yun and the others got before. If it is still not there, then there is really no way.
But when Lin Yun and the others moved towards Istred Tower, they discovered a problem.
"Damn, this place is blocked." Lin Yun's expression was full of pain.
"Are you sure there's nothing wrong with the map?" Nero looked at Lin Yun strangely.
"In this case, do you think it might be marked on the map?" Lin Yun almost wanted to kick his nephew in the butt.
Because what appeared in front of them was a pothole that was almost 10 meters wide, with ruins underneath. If they walked from underneath, a second collapse would probably occur if they were not careful, just like when they saved Lan En and the others. The situation is the same.
"Then what should we do now?" Nero looked around. The surroundings were basically blocked by some houses, and this was the only way to pass.
"Forget it, never mind. If you're walking like this, you might get lost. Saya should prepare to open the way." Lin Yun scratched his head and pointed directly in the direction of Istreda Tower.
"Um, can you tell me where our current destination is? I should be quite familiar with this area." Voljiv said with a ashamed expression.
"Oh, I almost forgot that there is a professional like you." Lin Yun looked at Voljiv. Only then did he remember that although there was no Anivia walking around in the streets and alleys and patrolling local snakes, there were still There are people like Voljiv who are also walking through the streets and alleys. . . . . . The local snake that "detects the enemy's situation" is here.
And strictly speaking, this is the most authentic local snake. . . . .
"What we are going to now is the Istred Tower. Speaking of which, you should have been there too." Lin Yun took Voldjiv's map back to Voldjiv.
"Ah, if it is Istreda Tower, I do know. Can you tell me your purpose? Could it be that you are planning to steal the Crusader Army? Oh, you are recycling the souvenirs of the Crusader Army." With a dirty smile, Voldjiv said, and then rubbed his hands.
It seemed like he was a little excited to see something he could take advantage of.
"Although from a certain point of view, it seems to be okay, but...it's hard to say." Lin Yun shook his head slightly.
"Oh, are they the cultists who came to Bafu to kill them like before?" At this time, Voljiv also remembered the obvious signs of cultists in the Huangyu Bing Room at the beginning.
In addition, Lin Yun and the others seemed to have said that they were confident about the mission.
This naturally made Voldjiv think of this at once.
Bypassing this large crack and following Voljiv, Lin Yun and the others walked through the streets very quickly. . . . . Lin Yun didn't even know whether this was the path they should take.
This was very embarrassing, but Lin Yun had no doubts about it.
Not that he fully trusted Voldjiv.
It's just that if Voljiv has no intention of harming them, then there will be no problem. If he wants to harm them, in this city, the high-level demons have basically evacuated, so the remaining ones are basically either cultists or mid-level demons.
Lin Yun and Saya always maintain sensing mode.
Prevent being raided.
From a certain point of view, if Voljiv really took Lin Yun and the others to the trap prepared by the cultists, from a certain point of view, Lin Yun should thank him. After all, Lin Yun had been looking for him before. No clues about the cultists.
However, just as Lin Yun and the others were walking through, they passed by a place that looked like a park. There was a huge crack next to it. There was a small group of Crusaders in the distance, and a man in a blue robe stood in front. over there.
And the person at the front of the Crusaders was none other than the Reverend Hu'erlen, whom Lin Yun and the others were familiar with.
"My dear brother, I admire your enthusiasm, but don't you think now is not the time to guard this hole that no one will ever come out of? Or are you worried that when someone comes out for a walk at night, someone will not come out? Be careful of falling? Although such foresight is commendable, does this kind of mission really require so many soldiers? Can't you send your soldiers to other more useful places? For example, fighting demons, such as clearing rubble , maybe the person buried underneath is still alive." When he walked in, he could see the man in a blue robe, with golden curly hair in the hood and eyes that were obviously divine descendants.
A necklace that looks like a crystal clear blue butterfly can be seen around his neck.
That is
"Don't call me brother, heretic." Huerlen said sternly.
From the fact that his body was no longer bright and was filled with dents, bloodstains, and some scratches on his armor, it could be seen that the old man had encountered a lot of problems before this.
And his unnaturally pale face seemed to imply that he was suffering from something more serious than the superficial injury.
At least judging from the dark circles under his eyes, the leader must not have had a good rest these days. Otherwise, with his body as a senior paladin or judge, such a problem would not have occurred.
But even so, the old man's eyes were still full of perseverance.
Hu'erlen, who was scolded by the god descendant, looked a little angry, "How dare you accuse me of not doing my best to protect this city, especially now that all of your accomplices have been arrested for treason. In my opinion, Come on, you are no different from those guys who believe in demons. One is a lawless element, and the other is a beast who digs out the roots of the city wall and causes destruction."
"My dearest Patriarch, it is known to all that in your fanatical pursuit of order in this city, you have long forgotten to distinguish between good and evil and friend and foe. This is what happened to my mentors, their so-called treason. You really want to save this city, but it's too late, and I have to repeat it now, while we are wasting this time in useless quarrels, people are dying in the ruins of the city, if you can send your The troops went to perform the mission, instead of leaving them here, guarding a meaningless hole, I, no, I should say, you could have saved them." The Goddess's face was full of helplessness, but he had to try to persuade This dean.
"It's meaningless. If it comes from your words, it means that there must be someone down there, and they will just wait for us to leave here, sneak out, and try to... You... "At this moment, Hu Erlun seemed to finally notice the appearance of Lin Yun and the others.
But he became very excited, "It's you. On the same day you appeared in my city, the devil attacked here, and Trendeliver was dead. What are you doing here? Answer immediately, otherwise I'll hang you up on the tree on the other side so that you don't even have time to realize anything. Don't think that the devil has severely injured me. I still have enough power to deal with a hundred wastes like you." As he said this, Huerlen was already He pulled out the long sword, and you could tell just by looking at the way he was shaking slightly.
Something was indeed wrong with him.
"Wow, calm down first, Reverend Hu'erlen. Before that, I think you need to calm down. It's best to detect if any lawless people have released any spells on you that will affect your good judgment. After all, I know Although the Reverend Hu Erlun is extreme, he is at least willing to listen to what others have to say." Lin Yun raised his hands and said with a kind expression on his face.
"d20+13=28, negotiation successful."
"Huh, ha." After hearing Lin Yun's words, Hu Erlun was stunned for a moment, but he still took a deep breath, and then shouted to the Crusaders on the side, "You, give me a detection magic."
"Yes." The Crusader quickly used a detection magic on Huerlun.
"No abnormalities have been detected for the time being, Priest." The Crusader quickly replied.
"Okay, it seems that I am indeed in a bad state." Hu Erlun patted his face and looked at Lin Yun, "Then you, the smooth-tongued boy, tell me, what is your situation? Is it right? You want to tell me that those demons should let your team go and let you run wild in my city."
"Of course it's not Master Hu'erlen. You have wronged us. I believe you also saw the situation at that time. Although I said I didn't know what happened, the music of my partner Hunyuan summoned the blessings of angels, allowing us to We survived safely, and with the help of Ms. Silver Dragon, we hid underground." Lin Yun said quickly, but cleverly kept a distance.
After all, Hu Erlun's condition is so bad now. Who would have thought that he would give up thinking for a moment, and then kill Lin Yun with a shoe-breaking chop (no mistake).
Although the Slaying Evil Slash has no effect on Lin Yun, because Lin Yun is from the chaotic neutral camp.
But it's still very troublesome.
Although Hu Erlun didn't look like he had a good rest, whether he had to kill the evil or not was still a question.
"Underground?" Huerlen frowned slightly, and then he subconsciously looked at the underground space.
"Speaking of which, we did find a cultist camp underground and annihilated it. Then we also found some cultists' hiding places inside. Now we are exploring and annihilating it under the command of Chief Guard Irabes. ." Lin Yun said quickly.
"That guy Irabes is still alive. Wait, what are you talking about under the command?" Huerlen seemed to have not left this place for a long time, which made his information a bit too backward.
"Yes, after we annihilated the underground cultist camp and successfully came out, while exploring the city, we learned that Guard Chief Irabes and about 100 Crusaders were guarding the Iron Guard. Ambition serves as a stronghold to protect refugees and as a temporary command center," Lin Yun continued.
"Very good, it seems that Irabes guy is still somewhat useful." Huerlen seemed to have no more doubts about being under the command of Irabes.
After all, he has no way to command here, so besides him there is probably only Irabes.
"I just heard that Reverend Hu'erlen is guarding these potholes here. I wonder what the profound meaning is in it?" Lin Yun returned to the previous question and asked.
"Those demons can't all come in at once, they will definitely come in through paths. I told that guy Irabes before that there might be channels for demons underground, but that guy actually called me crazy. I'm not crazy. ." As soon as he mentioned this, Huerlen started to get angry again.
He looked like an old man who listened to rumors and then stubbornly believed that he was doing the right thing.
Lin Yun felt the signal of a headache.
"About this, we have found relevant information in the cultist's camp, and what needs to be explained is that we also found a group of descendants of the first Crusaders underground." Lin Yun squinted his eyes, and then Choosing to shift the subject a bit.
"Descendants of the Crusaders? Cultists?" Huerlen said smoothly.
"No, they still believe in Iomedae even now, and we have witnessed with our own eyes that they resolutely refused under the coercion and inducement of the cultists and the threat to their lives." Lin Yun said with emotion. said with an expression.
"So what does what you said have to do with me?" Huerlen said unceremoniously.
"Well, that's it. I wonder if you know the situation of the first Crusaders." Lin Yun's mouth twitched slightly, and then he asked.
"What do you mean?" Hu Erlun did not answer Lin Yun's words, but asked back.
The First Holy War was almost a century ago, so Huerlen naturally couldn't understand it too clearly.
"According to what Mr. Aravashnay believed, Mr. Quindens said that during the first Holy War, because they did not understand the situation, many Crusaders were contaminated by the evil energy of the Wound of the World, causing their bodies to be damaged. Some mutations occurred, which caused his appearance to be almost completely different from ordinary people, but even so, he still believed in Iomedae in his heart and was willing to fight for Iomedae." Lin Yun continued.
"You mean, if I stay here, it will prevent those you call the descendants of the Crusaders from coming up?" Huerlen said unceremoniously.
"Yes." Lin Yun nodded slightly.
"This is my city. Who is a crusader and who is a traitor is decided by me, Huurrun Shabo, the Dean of Cannabry personally consecrated by Queen Godfrey. This city will fight against internal and external defenders. You I cannot regard the so-called descendants of the Crusaders as friendly forces. If they are corrupted and corrupted as you said, then there is no way they can become our reinforcements and will only become my weakness. And, For you to draw such a force to the side of our Crusader Army, I have the right to think that you are treasonous and may have leaked the layout of our Crusader Army to the enemy." Huerlen said with a serious face.
"Wait a minute, Anne Weiya is also involved in this matter. I believe that Dean Hu'erlen will have no objection to Anne Weiya's judgment." Lin Yun looked helplessly at this old man who could almost be said to be unable to communicate well, and said Able to do human things well.
"Annivea, Irabeth's mistress, if I remember correctly, that woman was originally a man, but a guy who was obviously a man deliberately turned into a woman. I doubt if there is any ulterior secret in this. In this way, people can't find her truth." Hu Erlun was like a master of leverage at this time, and it felt like he had to take advantage of everything he heard, which made people helpless.
"You have also heard that this is the case for this wise Priest Hu'erlen. I am Lamion of Edmi, the director of Desna Temple. I have been persuading him to leave this meaningless hole and hurry up to rescue him. Those who may still be waiting to die in the ruins." Lamion spread his hands, with a helpless expression on his face.
"You know? Maybe there are indeed more important things than this now. I have been delaying it before, but now I have decided to execute it. When you are excusing those accomplices who help the devil, I have already hanged you. Get it up and hang it on the city gate. If the Sakuli people had the opportunity to hang Arelu Wallash directly, there would be no war at all. I will not make the same mistake again, nor will I continue to hesitate. , soldiers." Following Hu'erlen's words, the Crusaders behind him all drew out the swords at their waists.
"Can you tell me what the situation is? Randomly trying a Desna believer without confirmation is not the behavior that Iomedae believers should do. Can you tell me what specific crimes are being charged? We are investigating some things." At this moment, Jingtian suddenly said.
"Humph, treason, a gift from the Lightgiver Iomedae, the guardian stone of Cannabry, made by her emissary, is the first piece in the chain of guardian stones, and the guardian stone of another goddess's follower But these guys were there, saying that after hearing the voice in the dream, they wanted to use magic to interfere with it. My soldiers almost caught them, but Ramien hindered them and hid them. I made a mistake. I didn't lock this guy up at that time. Now the whole city is in ruins. It's time for me to correct this mistake." There was anger on Huerlen's weathered face, leaving no doubt that he was really serious. wants to kill Ramien.
"I've told you before, and I'll say it again now. My people have foreseen that this city is about to be attacked. They also know that the guardian stone has the root of corruption. They just want to use magic to cure it." Ramien also felt a little broken.
"I have heard similar claims before. Who is it? Ah, it is the traitor who caused the fall of Huanze City, Staunton Wei Heng. This lesson learned from the past has benefited us a lot. This is why I don't believe it. There is no reason why you or your accomplices lied, and what I did was right." Huerlen stared at Lamien seriously, and slowly walked towards Lamien.
"You are a fool, Huerlen, you fanatic and murderer, but your biggest problem is stupidity. I have told you before that the guardian stone has been weakened, but you refused to listen. I warned you that the city will be attacked, You blasted me away. The truth is that my mentors wanted to save the Guardian Stone, but you stopped them. There is no doubt that the real person responsible for this tragedy is the devil, but you didn't do anything to stop them. You were just holding back on this matter, and now, even if you would rather kill innocent people, are you still unwilling to admit your mistakes? You coward." With that, Lamien turned around and ran away.
Because Huerlen really couldn't accept his accusation anymore, or should I say. . . . Pointing at his nose and scolding him, he attacked Ramien frantically.
When Huerlen was about to chop him, Lamien took out a wand and tapped himself.
Then the whole person disappeared.
"It's the invisibility technique." Nero on the side said almost at the same time.
"Beast, heretic, traitor, let this guy escape again." Hu Erlun stamped his feet angrily, his metal boots making clanging sounds, and then he looked at Lin Yun and the others again, or at Jingtian's "What about you, which side are you on? If you want to make us believe that you are not a cultist, then capture him for me. Otherwise, my soldiers will know how to do it." Hu Erlen said directly. A series of coughs.
It seems that he is indeed a little excited now, coupled with the damage he received before.
"It looks like you have gone through a hard battle. I don't think you should be so stubborn and make enemies everywhere. In this case, you should use some clever words to ease my wariness, and then take the opportunity to rest and recover. Are you going to attack me again?" Lin Yun once again used the magical provoking method.
Lin Yun said that Lin Yun has a special way of persuading such stubborn old guys, that is, to put himself in their shoes, and then. . . . Let them swell a bit.
"Nonsense, that's not a hard fight. It's just a group of shadow-escape demons. With the help of the goddess, I have defeated stronger enemies. So, little brats like you, I will fight as many as I have." Hu Erlun Because of the cough just now, I felt a little out of breath.
"Yes, yes, you are indeed very powerful, but you keep making enemies like this just to show your strength, not because of your beliefs, not because you love this city?" Lin Yun continued with half-squinted eyes. said.
"What did you say?" With his eyes wide open, as if flames were bursting out from his eyes and about to burn Lin Yun to death, Hu Erlun walked forward quickly and came to Lin Yun. He grabbed Lin Yun with one hand.
