When Javelin brought the paladin named Fino back to the camp, everyone was already waiting. But to their disappointment, Fino looked like a completely different person. Or rather, his reaction was not like a human at all, but more like some kind of beast.
According to Javelin, Fino had been trying his best to break free from Klein's force field. It was only when he arrived at the campsite and saw Wales and the other people from the Holy Cathedral that he managed to control himself. He did not attack anyone else, but he was still very cautious when he looked at them. It was as if he was a wild beast observing an unknown creature.
In the end, Wales had no choice but to let the accompanying priests cast a few calming divine arts on him. Only then did Fino fall into a deep sleep and temporarily calm down.
"This is the result of being corrupted by Chaos."
Wales sighed as he looked at Fino who was lying in the tent.
"We've suffered a lot. Many brave lads have died in vain like this. They didn't die in the hands of the beasts, nor were they killed by the cultists. Instead, they were gradually corrupted by Chaos, until …"
Wales pointed to his head and shook his head.
"What's going to happen to him next?"
"Send him back to the Holy Cathedral."
Wales let out a long sigh.
"Poor child. I'm afraid he'll have to spend the rest of his life in a monastery. I hope that place can pacify his chaotic heart … But fortunately, he still brought us some clues."
As he spoke, Wales took out a tattered notebook.
"What's this?"
"This is a military record. Scouts who go out to explore must record everything they see at all times. This is also for the sake of safety. If anything happens …"
Wales paused for a moment and looked at the sleeping Fino with a complicated gaze.
"… At least we can know what happened to them."
"…"
Fangzheng did not say anything else. He stretched out his hand and opened the diary. Soon, lines of words appeared in front of him.
"Night of the day of the faint moon. We've been sent out to investigate the reason why the Beast Tide hasn't subsided. Frankly speaking, it's very dangerous, but we're already mentally prepared. Furthermore, this Beast Tide is so strange, and we also hope to find out the reason behind it. If this goes on, the North won't be able to hold on. We have to find an answer …. "
"… Today is the tenth day since we left the Northern Fortress. Along the way, we saw groups of Chaos beasts of all sizes moving towards the Northern Fortress. We even encountered one of them this afternoon. To be honest, I was prepared to die in battle at that time, but what we didn't expect was that the herd of beasts didn't attack us like we expected. On the contrary, they just went around us and ran forward crazily, as if something was chasing them. What happened? I'm getting more and more curious … "
"… On the fifteenth day, we still haven't gotten an answer, but our supplies are running low. Everyone is discussing whether to continue forward or to return. But in the end, we chose to continue forward. I don't know why, but the Chaos beasts we encountered along the way didn't attack us. This is very unusual. I've fought with them in the Northern Fortress before. At that time, they were so fierce and reckless. Now that I think about it … why did they do that? "
"… On the twentieth day, we went too deep into the Beast Tide. Some of us are already in a state of delirium. Although we can still hold on by reciting the scriptures, I'm afraid we won't be able to return from this mission. So … let's at least find out the truth."
"… On the twenty-third day, we heard a roar coming from afar at dawn. The sound was so loud that we felt our ears ringing. Hart proposed to investigate, and I agreed with him. When we followed the direction of the sound to our destination, we found the corpses of Chaos beasts everywhere … Everywhere. I even saw the corpse of a Beast Lord! Who was it fighting with? We decided to continue the pursuit. This time, we must find the answer … "
The following words were a little illegible, which seemed to show the agitation and panic in the owner's heart.
"… We found it! We followed the trail and found the giant creature that made the sound. Oh my god, I can't believe what I saw! That's the Goddess' Guardian! The Goddess' Guardian!! I believe it must be the Goddess' Guardian. Has the Goddess descended to earth? We tried to communicate with it, but it didn't seem to hear us. After all, it's too big, and we're too small … I don't know … I don't know … "
After that, the contents of the diary began to become chaotic. Obviously, as Wales said, these people had been corrupted by Chaos and could no longer maintain their rationality.
"… Fire … The horn of destruction and rebirth … I hear it, the whispers of the Goddess. I want to announce this great miracle to everyone, let them know that the Goddess has descended! … I will not give up, I will continue to move forward … This is my journey of suffering … Once I reach the end, I will be able to enter the kingdom of God … the kingdom of God … the kingdom of God … "
That was his last entry. After that, nothing else was written in the diary. Fangzheng closed the diary and returned it to Wales.
"He did a good job."
"Yes, he did a good job indeed."
Wales smiled bitterly when he heard Fangzheng's answer.
"At least, he completed his mission. He did not disappoint the glory of the people of Order."
At this point, Wales' expression turned serious once again.
"So, what do you think? Sir Fangzheng? "
"The guardian of the Goddess …. If I remember correctly, this should be the giant who guarded the Goddess during the Chaotic War," Sheyan muttered to himself.
To avoid such an awkward situation from happening again, Fangzheng found time to memorize the entire Goddess' Guardian after he returned. With his current capabilities, having a photographic memory was a basic skill, so it wasn't difficult for him to do so. Therefore, in response to Wales' question, Fangzheng quickly searched for the corresponding records in his head.
Legend has it that it was a powerful existence that was able to support the heavens and the earth, had an invincible armor, and wielded a sharp blade of light that could split the heavens and the earth. Of course, for Fangzheng ….. as long as it wasn't a Destiny Gundam, it would be fine.
That thing was really ….. nothing much to say about it.
Hmm …. To sum it up, this scouting squad discovered something that was similar to the 'Goddess' Guardian '. They thought it was the Goddess' manifestation, but the recorder's mind wasn't clear at that time. In the end, he sent back a bunch of paragraphs praising the Goddess' divine might during the Chaos War. After that, the only thought left in the recorder's mind was to 'follow the Guardian to find the Goddess', so he kept following the Guardian.
But Fangzheng and Tina couldn't find the 'Guardian'. It seemed that the Guardian had left while the Holy Knight was sleeping. After all, according to Fangzheng's guess, the Guardian was probably some sort of machine, so it naturally didn't need to sleep like a human.
But if the Holy Knight didn't go the wrong way, it meant that there might be traces left behind by the 'Guardian' in the surroundings. Thinking of this, Fangzheng made a decision.
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