The Melancholy of the Holy Maiden

The place affected by the disaster this time is a small town on the border. Since the geographical location is not very important - there are no other countries, nor do they border the territories of other intelligent races, so there is no teleportation array set up here.

It actually took only three hours to teleport from the imperial capital to the city closest to the town, and then use horses and carriages to this small town called Melk.

At the gate of the small town of Melk, there are temporarily erected, slightly rough fences. These fences, which are better than nothing, are covered with claw marks and gnawing marks of beasts.And there were bloodstains that had condensed into brown on the ground.

Looking exhausted, the soldier wrapped in blood-stained bandages leaned against the door. While noticing several people visiting, he vigilantly pointed the rolled knife in his hand.In the next second, His Royal Highness stopped him——

"I'm Prince Ernest from the imperial capital. In the carriage behind are the honorable saintess and our new sages. We are here for the beast disaster, please let us pass."

...without ambiguity at all, she completely revealed her own identity.

The noble prince, His Royal Highness, has never experienced the dangers of the human heart, and his identity is generally very useful.However, here, it is obvious that Lucini's identity is more useful.

On the carriage they were riding in, there was a coat of arms that symbolized the temple. The complicated and exquisite lines formed this thing, which was a rare and exquisite item in the temple.

The soldier noticed this, but he didn't think it would be the saintess visiting, only the meager, small thought of "ha, it must be the saints" flashed by.But in the next second, Ernest personally confirmed this almost impossible guess.

"Saint... Lady Saint, please save us!!!"

No matter what, I can't suppress this feeling.This feeling of being on the verge of despair and then finding sustenance made the soldier cry out.His face was flushed from excitement.

As if responding to his expectation, from the inside of the carriage, a gentle and warm force emerged like a tide.These forces are like mother's hands, wrapping around him and infiltrating his injured body.When this power disappeared, he felt that he was full of energy, all the exhaustion from fighting the monsters was gone, all the pain from the wound disappeared, and his injury was healed.

Then came Lucini's firm voice.

Before this, the gatekeepers hadn't heard what Lucini said, but as long as the saint spoke, they could all confirm that it was indeed the saint herself.

Except for the saint of the temple, whose voice could be so compassionate, so compassionate, so holy, so... gentle?

Lucini said: "Don't worry, all disasters will be far away. Before that, thank you for your hard work."

When talking about your hard work, the girl lifted the curtain of the carriage and smiled shallowly at the other party.

Ernest, who was quietly sitting aside on a horse and watching Lucini talking to the soldiers, was almost caught in the eye by this smile.His Royal Highness cast his eyes on Abner, the little sage's indifference made him secretly regret his immaturity—look at you, Ernest, you are really worthless.

Behind His Royal Highness, the knights who saw this smile were even more unpromising than him, and blushed immediately.The soldier who faced such a smile was also a little dazed, and then a steady stream of confidence emerged in his heart.

Anyway, this saint really shines.

Ernest sighed in this way, and under the urging of Bedwell, Lucini and her party successfully entered the small town of Melk.

The original buildings beside the streets of the small town of Melk are exquisite and beautiful, and they are harmoniously located together.If it weren't for the animal disaster, this would have been a quiet and peaceful town. With the wind chimes hanging from the eaves, the children's laughter hovered over the town.Occasionally, travelers from afar will be received here, and there will be bards in the central square telling stories from the legends, which will cause bursts of exclamation.

It is still quiet here now, but it is the kind of quietness of death.

The houses are still beautiful, only a few are damaged, and the broken and protruding masonry is blackened.Most of them are just splashed with the blood of monsters and humans. Brown red maroon and green blue are intertwined, destroying all the graffiti on the wall, and the ground is full of broken marks.As for the wind chimes, many destroyed wind chimes fell on the ground.

The devastation in sight is horrifying.

Accompanied by the sounds of horses exhaling breath and axles pressing the ground, a few people looked over from the windows, and those who looked at these glamorous comers were either children or women.

Lucy Ni, Bedwell, and Ernest looked at the scenery with strangely consistent expressions.

Sitting in the carriage—to be honest, the cushion was worn out, and it was no longer as soft as it was before. It was absolutely not comfortable. Lucy Ni swept away the appearance of being coquettish with Bedwell.The saintess sat as straight as her guardian knight, with deep sadness hidden in the golden and silver eyes: "Bei Wei, did Lu come too late?"

"My lord, it's already great that you are willing to come." Miss Knight looked for words of comfort a little clumsily, "It's because those monsters are too much, you don't have to put these in your heart and treat them as your own." mistake."

That being said, seeing the situation here made Bedwell a little angry.

Protecting and following Lucini is the motivation for Bedwell to practice hard. No matter what kind of weapon she is able to capture, she has suffered a lot before.But these didn't mean that Bedwell was indifferent to things other than Lucini.

—these people are suffering.

This realization angered Bedivere.

Among the fantasy species, although they only have the wisdom of wild beasts, they also know how to be afraid, and they will not take the initiative to attack intelligent races.

Monsters can be driven, some humans who practice related spells, elves who can drive fairies, beasts who can drive almost all monsters, sea people who can drive monsters in water, and higher fantasy than monsters species, can do this.

So, what kind of creature was the monster that attacked the small town of Melk driven by?

The town of Melk is not close to the ocean, so it cannot be a sea tribe.The orcs are located in the wild land of Bruktan, which is closer to the icy country of Kord. If they want to come to Eterna, they must pass through the icy country of Kord.As for the elves, those intelligent beings living in the forest of elves are the dependents of the god of nature and life, and there is no conflict of interest with Itenna.

In other words... is it a good thing done by goblins?

However, why did the goblin drive the monsters to attack this small town?Is it only an attack on the small town of Melk, or is it just an attempt?

No matter who wants it, no matter what purpose it is, it is unforgivable.

His Highness Ernest also had an ugly expression as he rode a horse with the knights in front of and behind the carriage.In the home country that thinks it is powerful, there are still such incidents, and the people have endured disasters that should not have happened. This makes the prince, who thinks it is his responsibility to protect the people, feel a little tormented.

"Abner, no matter who instigated those monsters, I will never let him go."

"Then, I will be responsible for stopping you properly."

In a gentle tone, Abner responded like this.

Lucini and her party did not walk on the street for too long. Their destination was the only small church in the local area. The Melk Church with the same name as the town had only one pastor.Now, because of overwork and using the power bestowed by God to heal the injured people, the priest was attacked by a monster species while treating a seriously injured soldier and died.

At the same time, Lucini saw the priest's exuberant soul flame suddenly extinguished in the temple, and realized that another believer of the god had lost his precious life.

Many people gathered in the Melk Church, but without exception, these people were armed to a certain extent, many people were injured, and even a few townspeople who were seriously injured were lying on the ground moaning.But the priest who could ease their pain is no more.

The pastor's body was lying in front of the lectern, his face was serene, if it wasn't for the obvious mutilation of the body in the robe, he would have fallen asleep.Fortunately, before the power of God completely dissipates, this power will keep the believers of God from decaying, and will protect the believers of God from being contaminated by any darkness.Otherwise, I'm afraid it will trigger terrible disasters such as plague.

Lucini and Bedwell got out of the carriage together, and the knights of His Royal Highness led the horses, and followed the little sage to install the carriage and the horses.Lucini walked slowly towards the church. As she walked, the girl's water-like strength spread out, enveloping the entire church.

The sympathetic girl was followed by the majestic young knight, and the church fell silent for a while.

Following the intrusion of the two girls, many people were surprised to find that the wounds on their bodies gradually disappeared.

The blond-haired and blue-eyed Prince once again took the opportunity to ask: "We are here to help you, who will tell me where is the beast that attacked you?"

This time, Ernest didn't declare his family name, but wanted to solve the problems here first.It is inevitable for Luxini to provide first aid here, so it is up to him to deal with the culprit of this matter.

Regardless of Ernest's actions, Lucini walked straight towards the podium. Perhaps because of the comfort brought by the girl, or perhaps because of the pressure brought by Bedwell, the people gathered in the church gave way. open.

"You did a good job of not dishonoring the glory of Goddess Itenna, Father Maxwell."

Saying these words in a low voice, Lucini reached out and touched the pastor's forehead.

The light, the subtle light like a firefly lit up, and the mutilated body under the priest's robe quickly returned to its original appearance.It's a pity that the fire of his soul has been extinguished, and it is impossible to ignite it again.

On the continent of Lantia, everyone's life is unique, cannot be copied, and cannot be repeated.

Lucini withdrew her hand and bowed deeply.

The author has something to say: In addition to humans, there are eight intelligent races plus fantasy species.Maxwell, means respectable person.