"Is it really okay to do this?" A young man wearing a priest's robe asked a balding middle-aged man wearing a bishop's robe anxiously.
Vincent's Church was a special church that belonged to the newly established church. Its main responsibility was to manage the Gloom Forest.
The reason why it was called St. Vincent's Church was because it was a wild church built by Father Vincent ten years ago. Before he became a priest, the guy named Vincent was a burly professional hunter.
However, the average age of the people in this world was not high, and this number would gradually decrease as one neared the city. After successfully becoming a clergyman, Old Vincent died under the hooves of a four-toothed mammoth.
Little Vincent had inherited his father's church and monopolized most of the local specialties of the Gloom Forest. This allowed the wild church, which wasn't favored by the church, to gradually prosper. Even the number of missionaries had increased by a lot.
Little Vincent originally thought that his life would pass by peacefully, but he didn't expect that everything would change half a year ago.
The appearance of the Demon King's Army caused the church, which had been keeping a low profile due to the suppression of the royal family, to take action more frequently. They even began to send bishops to the wild churches that were developing well within the Empire to 'preside over the overall situation'.
Little Vincent's church was no exception. Half a year ago, a bishop appeared out of nowhere and seized almost all of the church's power and wealth. If it wasn't for the fact that his strength was completely disproportionate to the other party's, little Vincent would have fought with his life on the line.
About three days ago, the bishop, who had begun to settle down, suddenly announced to little Vincent, as if on a whim, that the mistress of the family on the outskirts of town was a dangerous demon who had infiltrated human society and had to be eliminated.
Holy Light above, it wasn't as if little Vincent didn't know the family this fellow was talking about.
In fact, even though Finn tried his best to avoid contact with ordinary people, his family was still quite popular in town.
Leaving aside Eleena, who was the former Demon King, Finn was once the third prince of the Frost Eagle Empire. He had always treated the citizens of the empire as if they were his own children. Therefore, whenever the townspeople were in trouble, he would lend them a helping hand within the limits of his ability.
Then, here came the question. For a former Hero, who could be considered the strongest human in this world, how big was his so-called "range of ability"?
The answer was not clear, because Finn had never encountered a situation that left him helpless except when he helped his beloved wife give birth.
It was not hard to imagine how much weight such a gentle, kind, handsome, honest, and loyal man had in the hearts of the townsfolk. When the mayor was re-elected, if Finn had not stood out and said that he did not want to be bound by the mayor's position, the townsfolk would have made him the new mayor with an overwhelming advantage.
Even St. Vincent's Church had received a lot of help from him, so the church had a very good impression of him. If he had a reputation attribute, he would have long been 'Worshipped' by this quiet handsome man.
Now that they had to help an outsider deal with Finn, the people in the church were naturally reluctant.
"With all due respect, Your Excellency, I don't think Mr. Finn is an accomplice of the demons. If it's possible, could you allow me to communicate with him …"
Little Vincent cautiously suggested to the Bishop.
"Don't interrupt. Or do you intend to disobey my orders?" The bishop glanced at little Vincent, causing the latter to feel as if he had fallen into an icy cavern.
"No … I just think that if that madam is really a dangerous demon, we ordinary people are definitely not her match. So, it's better not to rashly alarm them."
Little Vincent's body subconsciously shuddered at the thought of the bishop's methods, and then found a reasonable excuse to dodge it.
If the bishop agreed to his suggestion, it would not be difficult to find a chance to inform Finn and his wife. If the bishop did not agree, then he had at least protested.
"… That's true."
The bishop paused, and then muttered to himself for a moment before finally nodding.
Before little Vincent could rejoice in his heart, the other party's next sentence sent him back to the ice cave.
"In order to have the confidence to face the greater demons head-on, we need some trump cards …" The bishop grinned, revealing a sinister smile that should not belong to a clergyman. "Let's capture her child first!"
"Wait a minute, that's too …"
Little Vincent was just about to refute, but before he could open his mouth, a straight blade slashed across his neck.
"Eh —?!"
Blood flowed out of the corner of the young priest's mouth. He clutched his throat in vain, and as he made the sound of air leaking, he looked at the bishop in disbelief. At some point in time, a silver dagger with many runes and sacred patterns had appeared in the bishop's hand, shining with silver light.
"Didn't I say it before? Don't interrupt! " The bishop shook off the blood on the dagger, and looked at little Vincent who had fallen to the ground with disgust. Only then did he turn his gaze to the other missionaries who did not know what to do.
"Now, can you listen to me properly?"
It was only now that the missionaries woke up from their daze, and hurriedly nodded like quails in their panic.
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After taking care of the injured Xia Xueyao, Eleena took the lead and rushed to St. Vincent's Church.
Yi Qing and Lin Qianqian, who were not trained enough, were left a few streets behind. Only the worried Finn and the expressionless cat face Xu Shenxing were able to keep up with her speed.
"What's going on? Why would the church suddenly do something so hostile? Little Vincent shouldn't have done something like this, right? "
Finn was very confused about this.
"I think I know what's going on."
Eleena lowered her voice. Although there was almost no change in her tone, she did not sound like a good wife and loving mother. Instead, it made Xu Shenxing feel that the Demon King who had always sat on the throne of the Demon King had returned. It was as if the Demon King who had always looked down on the world had returned.
Compared to Eirinn, perhaps Eleena's abnormal state was one of the reasons why Finn was worried.
"Oh? Then what's going on? "Xu Shenxing asked as he leaped through the forest on all fours.
"I can feel that … a demon with decent strength has sneaked into the church." The Demon King's face was gloomy, "As for little Vincent … I can't feel his presence anymore."
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