Chapter 350

It wasn't suitable to go out at night in Kosmos.

Not only because of the chaos, but also because the probability of encountering those thieves who would fish in troubled waters would also increase.

Moreover, the knights were patrolling and patrolling every corner of Kosmos. If one were to be discovered by them, one might be captured without a second word and interrogated. One might even be treated as a suspect and arrested. Therefore, no one dared to wander around Kosmos at night.

But under Emerald's lead, Shien walked out of the hotel.

"Have you been to Kosmos before? Emerald? "

Shien was indeed a little surprised to see Emerald walking in front of him as though she was familiar with the path.

The main reason was that even if one had been to Kosmos before, it was impossible for one to be familiar with the terrain in the current state of Kosmos.

After all, the location of the buildings here could change at any time, and even the passable path was uncertain.

Therefore, logically speaking, even if one was familiar with Kosmos, one shouldn't be able to walk here so easily. Not to mention, the buildings in Kosmos had been moved around by Shien today, causing the layout of the city to change.

But Emerald was walking in front with a very purposeful purpose, and there was no hesitation in her footsteps, which really made Sean feel strange.

"…"

Shien didn't know if Emerald sensed the surprise in Shien's heart. She turned around and looked at Shien. Without saying anything, she pulled Shien's hand and continued to walk forward.

Seeing this, Shien could only suppress the doubts in his heart. Carrying the holy sword, he followed Emerald and turned left and right in the small paths.

The two of them walked for nearly two hours before they walked out of the complicated and crisscrossed paths and entered a flat area.

Sean only felt that everything in front of him had suddenly become clear. The disorderly buildings disappeared behind him, and only a stretch of forest came into his sight.

"Is this … the suburbs?"

Shien looked around to confirm his location.

After confirming, Shien denied his previous statement.

"This isn't the suburbs."

If they were in the suburbs, they should be able to see the city walls of Kosmos.

As a fortress city, Kosmos was surrounded by tall city walls, and the closer they were to the suburbs, the more they could see the city walls.

But now, Shien couldn't see the surrounding city walls, which proved that not only was this not the suburbs, but it was also close to the central area of Kosmos.

"This is clearly the central area of the city, but there are no buildings at all?"

This was unlikely.

Unless …

"The buildings here have been moved away."

If that was the case, things would be interesting.

Because in the entire area, not a single building was left. All of them had been moved away. Sean did not believe that this was a coincidence.

Moreover, when they entered Kosmos, Shien and Ai Yi had already discovered the abnormality of the magical power.

After entering this area, the abnormal magical power in the air became even more obvious and intense.

In this case, the magical power in the area, and the magical power in the air became more and more intense.

"Is this the source of the strange things …?"

Shien squinted his eyes and looked at the forest in front of him.

Beside him, Emerald was also watching quietly. After a while, she pulled Shien's hand and signaled him to move forward.

"Okay, okay, let's go."

Naturally, Shien wouldn't refuse. He nodded with a smile and walked forward.

The two of them walked for another half an hour.

Then, under Emerald's lead, Shien arrived at a place.

It was a place where a temple was located.

The shrine was very large and very tall, like a small mountain standing in the middle of the flat ground. It actually gave off a majestic feeling.

However, such a majestic temple was pitch-black in color, and it was covered in thorns and vines.

It didn't look like a solemn sacred place at all. Instead, it looked like a dark castle where vampires were imprisoned. It was hair-raising.

"Where did such a strange temple come from?"

Shien blinked, somewhat stunned.

Emerald also stared at the temple. Her eyes drooped, and for a moment, a trace of irritation and rejection flashed in her eyes.

But even though there was a sense of rejection, Emerald still pulled Shien and pointed to the dark temple.

"Uh …" Shien seemed to have understood something. "You want me to go in?"

Emerald immediately nodded.

"Okay."

Shien was somewhat helpless.

There was no other way.

Thanks to the skill [Mana Perception], Shien had already discovered that the strange magical power in the entire Kosmos was flowing from the temple.

The temple was like a whirlpool, and there was a constant flow of magical power around it. Moreover, it didn't suck in, but released, as if it was repelling everything around it, causing the magical waves to impact the surroundings. It was very spectacular.

Shien even felt that the inexplicable phenomenon of Kosmos' transfer was due to the influence of the magical power released by the temple.

The magical power that seemed to be repelling something pushed away the buildings and lives in the surrounding area, causing all the buildings in the area to disappear and be transferred to other places. Moreover, the influence of the magical power was gradually expanding, causing a lot of transfer phenomena in the surroundings.

Under such circumstances, Shien felt that once he got close, he would immediately be transferred to another place.

"If that wasn't the case, it would be impossible for the First Knight Regiment and the Broken Blade Knights to not be here, right?"

That was what Shien thought.

However …

"It seems that there are people who aren't affected by this magical power …"

Shien immediately cast his gaze around the dark temple.

There were actually many figures moving about in that place.

"Orcs …?"

Yes.

The figures walking around the dark temple were Orcs.

They were all wearing clothes made of animal skin, but their appearance was different from ordinary Orcs. Not only would they have mysterious tattoos on their bodies, but they also wore crowns made of animal fur, giving off the feeling of tribal priests.

The Orc priests were guarding the dark temple, and their expressions were full of vigilance. The security was so tight that it was comparable to a military base.

Using the appraisal skill, Shien saw through the levels of these Orc priests.

"They're actually all above level 60?"

This strength was far stronger than ordinary Knight Regiments, and they were close to the kingdom's Royal Knight Regiments in terms of level.

Why would such a group of powerful Orcs appear here, and why were they so vigilant around the temple?

"I seem to have heard Vivian mention that although Orcs have faith like humans, they only believe in the Goddess of Life of the three major Goddesses."

Shien couldn't help but recall things about the Orcs.

Subhumans who had some of the characteristics of wild beasts were Orcs.

If Elves were known for being a magical race, then Orcs were known for being a fighting race. Although they generally lacked magical talent, they were born with sharp five senses and outstanding physical abilities. Their talent in close combat was known as the best of the human race, and no one could match them.

Depending on the species, the Orcs' racial advantages were also different.

For example, among the Orcs, werecats had sharp hearing and excellent agility, and were good at quick attacks to quickly deal with enemies. Canine people had a keen sense of smell, outstanding strength in their limbs, and were mostly guerrilla and detection type existences.

There were also pig-people who were extremely tough, werecats who had both agility and dexterity, and rabbit-people who had amazing jumping ability. Orcs had all kinds of different species talents, and even their personality would be greatly affected by their species.

For example, werecats were proud and aloof, werecats were overly vigilant, and canine people were loyal once they swore allegiance. These were all characteristics of Orcs.

These kinds of Orcs also had an extremely strong reproductive ability, and were on par with humans. They were the type with a relatively large population among the human race. However, Orcs didn't build their own countries, but existed in the form of tribes, and they had places of residence in various countries in the human world.

Because of the law of the jungle, where the strong preyed on the weak, and the fragility of life, the Orcs regarded the Goddess of Life, one of the three Goddesses, as their highest faith, and only accepted the blessings of the Goddess of Life.

The way Orcs received blessings was also different from that of humans.

For humans, after their children were born, the parents would bring them to the nearest temple, and through the guidance of a priest, the Goddess of Protoss would give blessings.

Orcs were different.

It was said that the blessings of Orcs were given by the Saintess of their tribe.

The Saintess was the most loyal believer of the Goddess of Life, and would give everything of herself to the Goddess of Life. When a child was born in the tribe, she would pray to the Goddess of Life, asking the Goddess of Life to give her the power to bless the child in the tribe.

Of course, this blessing was not given by the Goddess of Life herself.

Because the Goddess of Life was the mother of all things, and the mother of all life, she could use her own power to bless all life in the world.

This kind of blessing was regarded as an inferior version of the blessing of the Goddess of Life, and the blessing itself was divided into strong and weak. Some were comparable to the blessing of a superior God, and some were only equivalent to the blessing of a inferior God, but no matter what, they could not compare to the blessing of the Goddess of Life herself.

The Saintess of the Orcs was like this. By offering everything to the Goddess of Life, she prayed to the Goddess of Life, asking the Goddess of Life to temporarily grant her all kinds of power, and performing miracles in the tribe.

Because of this, the Saintess of the Orcs had a very high status. Before she was born, she was regarded as the object of protection, and the tribe would train a group of priests for this Saintess from an early age, specifically responsible for protecting the Saintess, escorting her, and even giving her advice.

The Saintess of the Orcs was usually held by a Foxman, who had the magic talent that other Orcs lacked. This Foxman would also be immediately protected after birth, and would not easily appear in the world.

But now, there was a temple guarded by beastmen, and those beastmen were dressed like priests.

Could it be …

"They are the priests of the Saintess of the Orcs?"

If that was the case, then who was the owner of the shrine they were guarding?

"The Goddess of Life?"

Shien could not help but think.