The person who appeared in front of Fangzheng was none other than High Priestess Fina. Her attire was no different from before. When Fina saw Fangzheng, she smiled.
"I didn't expect to meet you here. What a fortuitous encounter …."
"Ah, well … .it's really unexpected. By the way, what are you doing here?"
"I … …."
Hearing Fangzheng's question, Fina's expression became a little strange. But just as she was about to say something, she heard a series of footsteps. Then, the man who beat up the orc previously strode over. He looked at Fina with a smile on his face and said.
"I'm sorry to have startled you, Miss Fina. Are you okay?"
"Ah, I'm fine … .that …. You don't have to worry about me."
Hearing the man's question, Fina hurriedly took a few steps back like a frightened bird. She hid behind Fangzheng and bowed her head respectfully to the man. Seeing Fina's action, the man frowned slightly. He then looked at Fangzheng and the others.
"They are …."
"They're my friends. We've fought side by side."
This time, before Fangzheng could speak, Fina hurriedly replied.
"So, I'm sorry, Mr. Corris. I, I've decided to ask them for help!"
"I see …."
Hearing Fina's answer, the man glanced at Fangzheng and the others, then nodded with a smile.
"In that case, we'll meet again."
After saying this, the man turned around and left, leaving Fangzheng and the others standing there in confusion.
What's going on?
"… Can you explain? Miss Fina? "
Although Fangzheng had a rough guess, he still turned to Fina and asked. Fina nodded in embarrassment.
"Of course.... Mr. Fangzheng, please follow me...."
Now that the show was over, the crowd outside the tavern had also dispersed. Fina brought Fangzheng and the others to a booth on the second floor of the tavern and sat down. After that, she told them everything that had happened.
"It's like this. A few days ago, I passed by a nearby village on my patrol, and I found a strange disease and plague there...."
"Plague?"
Upon hearing this, Fangzheng pricked up his brows.
"What kind of plague?"
"The patients will have a fever at first, then their limbs will become weak, and they won't be able to eat. Eventually, they will die.... More importantly, after death, they will transform into undead creatures. In fact, when I went to that town, the entire town was already in a state of panic. I tried to cure the plague, but it didn't work. "
"Didn't the local governor do anything? What about the church? "
"That's the strange part."
Facing Fangzheng's question, Fina also frowned.
"At first, I wanted to talk to the village chief and the governor of the church to see if there was anything I could help with. But.... they're all gone. "
".... Gone?"
"That's right."
Fina nodded.
"There was no one in the church, and no one in the village chief's house. According to the villagers, they seemed to have disappeared not long after the plague broke out. As for where they went, no one knows. I wanted to investigate, but I found traces of cultists in the nearby mountains.... I don't know which organization they belong to, but I'm sure there are a lot of them. I can't fight them alone. "
"So you came here to look for help?"
"Yes. Twilight Moon City is the closest to that village, and now almost all the people in that village are infected with the disease. They can't even get out of bed. I temporarily stabilized their condition with magic, but if I don't deal with it as soon as possible, the situation will get worse. I don't have time to ask for help from other churches. I wanted to ask the lord of Twilight Moon City for help, but.... he didn't even want to see me. "
Having said that, Fina sighed helplessly.
"So I planned to hire a group of mercenaries to help me. Mr. Corris, he.... he originally wanted to invite me to join his mercenary group, but because I had to deal with this matter, I rejected him. Although Mr. Corris seemed to want to help me, but...."
"You must have some ulterior motives."
Facing Fangzheng's words, Fina did not say much. She just nodded embarrassedly. This was normal. After all, although Fina was not the kind of super beauty who would attract a crowd on the street, she was still a very beautiful girl. She had probably seen this kind of thing many times on her patrol.
If Fangzheng did not come, maybe Fina would still consider it, but now that Fangzheng was here, Fina naturally did not need to think about it. Compared to a strange mercenary with unknown origins and suspicious motives, she was obviously more at ease with someone she knew and had fought side by side with.
".... So, can I ask for your help? Mr. Fangzheng? "
"Of course."
In the face of Fina's request, Fangzheng agreed without hesitation. The reason was simple. Twilight Moon City was the "mission trigger location" sensed by Fangzheng through prophecy. However, not long after Fangzheng entered the city, he met Fina. All of this was because of the Stone of Destiny. No, it was the guidance of prophecy!
But before that ….
"How did you recognize me?"
Fangzheng thought that although his disguise was not particularly professional, it was not so bad that others could see through him at a glance.
Hearing Fangzheng's question, Fina blushed. She lowered her head and mumbled for a long time before she managed to say, "My nose is more sensitive...."
"Okay, I got it."
Fangzheng decisively stopped the topic. He did not want to ask Fina what her zodiac sign was or whether she was born in the year of the dog....
Now that the target had been determined, Fangzheng and his party naturally did not need to do anything else. Under the lead of Fina, they went out of the city into the mountains and headed for the village. During this period, Fangzheng also introduced Kuang San and Hu Tao to Fina. Fina was obviously a little curious about the two girls. They were about the same age. Hu Tao was cheerful and outgoing, and Fina was not the kind of person who was difficult to get along with. Soon, the two of them got along and began to chat and laugh.
"Miss Fina is really interesting."
While walking on the mountain road, looking at Hu Tao and Fina chatting, Kuang San came to Fangzheng's side and whispered to him with a chuckle.
"Don't tell me she's also your target, Mr. Fangzheng?"
"I don't have that thought."
In the face of Kuang San's teasing, Fangzheng just waved his hand. Logically speaking, Fangzheng did not believe that there was a pure friendship between a man and a woman. But perhaps because the few times they met were related to battles, for Fangzheng, rather than saying that Fina was his target, it was better to say that the two of them were more compatible combat partners. After all, Fina was smart and likable, and she did not have the bad habit of being a useless teammate at all. Fighting with her would not make him feel like a burden, and it was quite comfortable.
But then again, they were really fated to meet each other ….
While Fangzheng and Kuang San were talking, the four of them had already walked into the deep mountain forest. At the same time, a thick fog appeared in front of them. Seeing this thick fog, Fina suddenly stopped talking and became serious.
"This is the place, Mr. Fangzheng."
As she spoke, Fina clenched the scepter in her hand.
"Through this thick fog, we'll reach the village."
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