The Dark Shrine.
When Shien came here once again, it was already shrouded in a pitch-black evil aura. It was as if it was surrounded by a black fog, and he could not see the situation inside at all.
The flat land that used to be a beastman tribe was now like a dark abyss. Only Evil Qi could be seen rising and falling from it.
"This evil aura …"
Shien stopped in mid-air and looked down at the land of evil aura. He could not help but feel waves of dark and negative emotions.
It was an emotion that could not help but want to be angry, but also could not help but want to destroy everything around him.
"Good lord …"
Shien's expression became somewhat serious.
Even with the max level of [Abnormal Status Resistance], he was still more or less affected by the evil aura. One could imagine what would happen if he charged into the evil aura.
"Could it be that this is the power of the Evil Goddess Lilith, the evil aura that once turned the ancient land into hell?"
Shien could not help but think so.
Moreover, Shien also thought of something else.
"It seems that the seal is about to be removed. Although the Evil Goddess Lilith has not broken out of the seal, her power has already begun to pass through the loosened seal and interfere with the outside world."
So, should I go in?
Shien began to think.
But while Shien was thinking, there seemed to be some movement in the surroundings.
"Huh?"
Shien saw people rushing over here one after another, and he raised his eyebrows.
Among the people who came, there were people from Duke Stringham's First Knight Regiment, as well as the female knights of the Broken Blade Knights.
Capeline led the Broken Blade Knights, and as they neared, she suddenly called for a halt. Everyone stopped a certain distance away from the demonic aura, and their faces were solemn.
Obviously, this princess of the empire had discovered the strangeness of the evil aura, and stopped her people from approaching rashly.
On the other side, the people of Duke Stringham's First Knight Regiment also approached, but were also stopped by a middle-aged knight.
Shien cast his gaze on the middle-aged knight who looked like a soldier.
The aura emitted from him was very extraordinary, and every move he made was swift and decisive. His level was as high as 88, and he was the highest level among everyone present. Shien could not help but pay attention to him.
Beside this person, Limjow and another level 80 middle-aged Knight were waiting like adjutants. One look and it was obvious that this person was the leader.
Shien did not know who this person was.
However, he was sure that this person was from the Stringham family, and was also the leader of Duke Stringham's First Knight Regiment in this matter.
Now, this leader was the same as Capeline. First, he stopped the knights from approaching recklessly, and only then did he meet Capeline's gaze.
Their gazes collided, and it was as if they could burst into sparks. It was obvious that they did not get along.
It was natural.
One side was the person in charge sent by the kingdom, and the other side was the person in charge sent by the empire. It could be said that they were at loggerheads, and it was normal for them to not get along with each other.
According to the guard at the city gate, the two Knight Regiments had many conflicts before this, and they had even secretly attacked each other. It was obvious how much they disliked each other.
At this moment, the people of the two knight regiments began to fight.
"You came quite fast, Leader Yuri."
Caroline said calmly.
"Her Highness Capelin arrived rather quickly as well."
Yuri responded indifferently.
Both sides came to investigate and even solve the strange things that happened in Kosmos. Now that there was a change in Kosmos, they naturally had to rush over as soon as possible.
But …
"Since you're here, why don't you go in?"
Capeline spoke to Urey aggressively.
"Her Highness, why did you stop here?" Yuri didn't seem to care about Caroline's provocation, and said, "If it were under normal circumstances, with Her Highness' style, she would have already rushed in with her people, right?"
"I'd like to do that." Caroline snorted coldly, and said, "It's a pity. I can forget about myself, but the female knights around me can't just barge in."
"So Her Highness has also seen the threat of this demonic aura?" Yuri glanced at Caroline, and asked humbly, "If that's the case, what does Her Highness plan to do?"
"Why? Are you trying to trick me? " Caroline suddenly smiled sweetly, and said with a faint smile, "I'm the one who wants to know how the famous chief commander of Duke Stringham's Knights plans to deal with this matter."
Both of them looked at each other, and then snorted coldly, and looked away.
Obviously, both of them were just testing each other, wanting to know if the other knew about the origin of the demonic aura, and wanted to know what the other party planned to do about this situation.
However, both of them were rather unfamiliar with this so-called demonic aura, and did not know what it was, nor did they know the relationship between this demonic aura and the inexplicable phenomenon. Naturally, it was impossible for them to figure out what was the most appropriate action to take.
"Uncle." Limjow moved closer to Yuri's ear, and said, "This demonic aura seems very strange. Just by staying here, the knights seem to be in a bad mood. Now, one or two of them seem to be absent-minded. What should we do?"
"Should we barge in? Chief Commander? " Sona said impulsively, "We also have magic potions that can increase one's resistance to abnormal states. As long as we bring the magic potions in, this irritating feeling should disappear, right?"
Hearing this, Yuri did not act rashly.
"Don't be anxious." Yuri said calmly, "I feel that this demonic aura is a very dangerous thing. I don't know if the magic potions will be effective, it's better to observe for a while."
"Got it." Limjow had no objections, and after nodding, he did not say anything else.
"So troublesome." Sona pouted, as if he had a different opinion, but he obediently followed the order, and did not act impulsively.
The First Knight Regiment began to talk with each other, and began to discuss the next countermeasures.
On the other hand, all the female knights of the Broken Blade Regiment were just quietly waiting for Capeline's orders.
Capeline looked at the land of demonic aura in front of her, and her expression was full of thoughts.
"This seems to be the tribal camp where Elise and the others live, right?"
Capeline recognized her good friend's hometown.
As Elise's good friend, although Capeline was the Empire's princess, she was also invited by Elise to be a guest here.
Although it was a long time ago, Capelin could still vaguely remember this place.
"After the incident in Kosmos, when I came to this city, I didn't enter this place."
At that time, because Capeline was worried about her friend, she wanted to confirm her friend's situation as soon as possible. But before she arrived here, she met her friend first, and from her friend, she learned that the Beastman tribe was attacked by the Old Demons Faction, and from her friend, her tribesmen were also involved in an inexplicable phenomenon, and their whereabouts were unknown.
Because of this, his good friend left Kosmos with the Orc Priests. It seemed that they were going to chase after the thieves. Only a few Orc Priests were left here to guard the place. The Orc tribe was no longer there.
So, Capeline did not come here again.
Who would have thought that when she came here again, there would be such a strange phenomenon?
"Could it be that all these strange things are caused by something happening in the Beastman tribe?"
Capeline could not help but think of such a thing.
She did not know what secrets there were in the Beastman tribe.
However, since the Saintess of the Beastman tribe had been stationed here with her group of Priests, and had not left for thousands of years, there might really be some secrets here.
And it seemed that something had happened to that secret, which led to all this.
Capeline thought through these problems, and her gaze towards the land of demonic aura in front of her changed.
"If this is the source of everything …"
Then, Capeline had no choice but to go in.
After thinking about it, Capeline had an idea.
"Open the mobile boundary."
Capeline ordered.
This empire's Valkyrie prepared to use the mobile boundary to protect herself and others, and then go in.
On the other side, the First Knight Regiment also came to a conclusion.
"First, send a small team in to explore the way, and let them take magic potions collectively to increase their resistance to abnormal states."
Urey decided.
So, both sides started to act at the same time.
But just as they were about to enter the land of demonic aura …
"I advise you not to go in, or else, you'll wish you were dead."
When such a voice rang out in the air, everyone's expressions changed abruptly.
"Who …!?"
Urey said in a stern voice, and the knights behind him all entered a state of alert, pulling out their weapons.
"Be on guard!"
On Capeline's side, the female knights reacted spontaneously, protecting Capeline in the middle and pulling out their weapons.
Everyone looked up in mid-air and saw the figure descending from the sky.
Then …
"It's you …!?"
Limcho's eyes widened, and he clenched his fists fiercely.
"You …!"
Capeline's pupils shrank. Looking at the figure, her whole body exuded a fierce aura.
Shien landed on the ground in front of everyone.
"Don't mind me, I'm just here to ask."
Shien was like a passer-by, as if everyone in front of him was just a hospitable local, speaking with a jerky attitude, as if he was embarrassed.
"Excuse me, did you see the little fox that ran out of my house?"
Shien's words clearly passed into everyone's ears.
"Little … little fox …?"
Everyone present heard these words that sounded like he was asking for directions, and they were all dumbfounded.
Little fox?
What little fox?
Did you raise a fox in your house?
You came here to find a pet?
Everyone was confused.
