The Festered occupying the center of the town not only shocked Hao Ren, but even Veronica, a local who should have a good understanding of the land of Chaos, was shocked. This surprised Hao Ren.
"Isn't it usually like this?" Hao Ren looked at the princess beside him. "Didn't the old knight say that the Festered wandering in the wilderness will be attracted to the town after the furnace is lit?"
"But we have also said that the number of Festered is far less than the Servants of Chaos." Veronica lowered her voice, her face showing an unconcealable nervousness. She turned her head, and Hao Ren saw her lavender eyes glimmering in the darkness. "The Festered is the state of the creatures of the Realm of Order after they are corrupted by Chaos, but not all creatures of Order can become Festered. In most cases, the corrupted are directly devoured and assimilated by the power of Chaos, and the transformation is less than one in ten. In the realm of Chaos, only the Servants of Chaos are the real protagonists here. "
The princess paused and carefully peeked at the center of the town, then retracted her head and explained, "And this is the hinterland of the realm of Chaos, so the number of Festered is even less likely to be this high."
The latter part of Veronica's explanation was not as detailed, but Hao Ren already understood what she meant.
According to the nature of the Festered, they should only appear in large numbers at the border between the Realm of Order and the Realm of Chaos, because only there would be enough "materials" to be corrupted and transformed. The deeper one went into the Realm of Chaos, the rarer the Festered would be. Even if there were a few who appeared here by chance, it should be as rare as a phoenix feather or a qilin horn. But the sight before him seemed to be far beyond the common sense of this world.
"Perhaps they wandered here from other places, such as the border of the Realm of Order," Hao Ren guessed as he peeked around.
"Wandered?" Veronica turned to look at Hao Ren. While it was normal for the "Ancient Guardian" to be a little confused after waking up from his slumber, the accumulation of his mistakes in common sense still left her puzzled. In fact, the princess was now suspicious of Hao Ren's origin. But she knew that this powerful "hermit" was the last hope for her and her soldiers, so she suppressed her thoughts and shook her head gently. "The Festered rarely wander. Most of them wander around the place where they fell when they were alive. The Festered that can move are all extremely powerful when they were alive. They still retain some ability to think after being transformed into monsters, so they will take unexpected actions. But these … are not the kind that can move at will. "
"Sounds like some kind of undead," Hao Ren muttered. "Well, let's not think about how these guys got here, the key is why they gathered here. Do you think they're surrounding something? "
Hao Ren pointed at the center of the swarm of monsters. The swarm of twisted monsters had actually formed several layers of encirclement around something. There was an open space in the middle of all the monsters, and there was a dark, weird thing standing in the open space. It was a square stone tower more than ten meters high. The stone tower was divided into three levels from top to bottom, thin at the top and thick at the bottom. The stone walls of the upper two levels were painted with complex and mysterious reliefs, and the bottom of the stone tower was a hollow structure, as if there was a large space in the tower foundation.
"That is the furnace," Veronica said.
"Furnace?" "Oh, we didn't use it like this back then," he said vaguely. "Oh, we didn't use it like this back then."
Veronica seemed to be used to Hao Ren's' situation '. She just nodded and said, "The furnace used today was modified by Archbishop Polman of the Theocracy 655 years ago. Compared with the old furnace, it has an extra rune wall. It looks more like the Spire of Flames used in big cities. It is normal that you don't know about it."
Hao Ren silently memorized his new knowledge. The furnace seemed to be a shelter device used in smaller settlements, such as villages and towns, and the big cities in this world used a powerful device called the Spire of Flames to resist the power of Chaos. Based on this logic, there should be a national protection system, and the technology of these protection systems was mostly controlled by a national force called the Theocracy. Hao Ren just did not know what kind of organization the Theocracy was, and how much their 'Theocracy' had to do with the goddess of creation.
At least a few thousand Festered surrounded the extinguished furnace device, but they strangely did not do anything extra. These twisted and blind monsters just stood quietly in the darkness and stared straight at the dark square stone tower. It was a strange scene that even made people's scalp tingle.
Hao Ren frowned and asked, "Is this the fire you guys lit before? So they were attracted by the furnace? "
"Theoretically, yes, but I have never seen the monsters attracted by the furnace fire … in this state," Veronica shook her head. "You see, the furnace fire has been extinguished, so the monsters that were attracted should have gradually dispersed, but they are still here … I feel that the furnace tower is exuding a strange aura."
Hao Ren thought for a moment and shook his head. "There is no need to waste time with the monsters. The most important thing now is to hurry. Anyway, these monsters don't seem to be moving. We can simply go around this town, and it will save us a lot of trouble. "
But Veronica was silent after hearing that. The knight princess thought for a while and then looked at Hao Ren with a hesitant expression.
"What's wrong?" Hao Ren asked curiously.
"I know this is a little too much," Veronica said. "But I want to investigate the cause of this unusual phenomenon. Everything that happens in the land of Chaos is vital information to people living in the world of Order. In the past, we have to sacrifice a lot to get information from the depths of Chaos — "
Hao Ren did not wait for her to finish. He already knew what she meant. The princess wanted to check the furnace device.
Especially when there were thousands of Festered around it.
If Hao Ren was a native of Collow, he would not hesitate to reject Veronica's request. After all, bravery did not equal recklessness.
But Hao Ren was different. He thought for a moment and nodded. He was very interested in the furnace device. In fact, if he did not bring a group of injured soldiers with him, he would have found a way to turn the ruins upside down to study it.
This was the professionalism of an inspector: observation.
"You agree?" Veronica looked at Hao Ren in surprise. "But as you said, we don't have to be here —"
Hao Ren waved his hand and interrupted her. "Because I can do it, so I agree. But these monsters are a little troublesome. There are too many of them. There may be thousands of them in the square, and I suspect there are more in the shadows nearby. One person will have to use a powerful attack to deal with so many monsters, but that will affect the area. "
Veronica gulped. The image of the ancient became more unfathomable in her mind. But she quickly got into the zone. "You are right. Fighting here may destroy the furnace device. So it is best to lure the monsters away. And we just need to lure them away temporarily. If I can get close to the base of the furnace, I can make it burn again. Although it is only a temporary fire, the power of the furnace is still stronger than most holy relics. With the power of the furnace, the monsters will not be a threat. "
Hao Ren raised his eyebrows. "So the plan is for me to lure the monsters away, and you find a way to light the fire in the center of the square?"
Veronica nodded, but there was a guilty look on her face.
This arrangement was a little too much, especially for someone she had just met who had saved her life not long ago. Asking him to do something that looked like suicide was abandoning the way of a knight.
Although with the strength displayed by this Ancient Guardian, the job of "bait" wasn't that dangerous, the Ancient Guardian wasn't that powerful.
Hao Ren did not think so much. He just recalled the various battles he had experienced and nodded. "Okay, then I will find a way to lure these monsters away. I am good at pulling aggro."
Veronica tilted her head. "Pulling aggro?"
"Yes," Hao Ren touched his chin. "It is not safe for you to light the fire alone. It is best to bring your knights because I am not very stable when pulling aggro …"
Veronica was still in a daze. "Can't pull aggro steadily?"
"It may not be able to lure all the monsters away. Many monsters do not take taunt."
Veronica thought for a moment and felt that the ancient language was really profound.
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