The disappearance of the spaceship from the bottom of the Blood Lake had triggered a massive backflow. Tons of lake water and a few hundred meters of water smashed into the bottom of the lake, causing a massive quake. The commotion must have spread to the outside world. But since the little green men and the spaceship had left, Hao Ren did not have to worry about any trouble. At most, it would leave an unsolved mystery in the hearts of the locals. After all, the Blood Lake had no shortage of unsolved mysteries.
Nangong Wuyue helped the group to withstand the impact of the backflow. Now, she was swimming horizontally in front of the group. Hao Ren looked at the siren maiden swimming like a half-dead fish. He could not help but feel a little worried. "Are you alright?"
Nangong Wuyue slanted her body to clear a path in front of them. She was stubbornly saying, "I'm fine! I'm just a little dizzy! Don't underestimate the ability of a siren to survive in the water... "
Vivian looked at Nangong Wuyue with pity. "... But you're already flipping..."
Nangong Wuyue tried to straighten her body but to no avail. She shook her head and said, "Sometimes, looking at the world from a different perspective can lead to a lot of discoveries..."
Lil Pea saw this and happily followed behind Nangong Wuyue. She also learned to float with her belly facing upwards. Hao Ren quickly pulled the little one's tail and pulled her back. "Learn something good! This posture is not auspicious! "
Nangong Wuyue was still dizzy after the backflow. She had to transform into her mermaid form to maintain her balance (although it did not seem to be that balanced). She suddenly turned to look at her tail and began to struggle again. "... Do you guys think I have thorns or not..."
Hao Ren could feel cold sweat dripping down his back as he soaked in the water. "How long have you been struggling with this question?"
When they reached the shore, the four ascetics who had been waiting for a long time came up to them. They still looked as expressionless as before. Hao Ren guessed that even if the end of the world came, as long as it was not their goddess's doing, the four ascetics would be able to maintain their zombie-like expressions. Big Beardy came up to Hao Ren and asked, "Have the green creatures left?"
"Don't call them green creatures. They're humans too. They're called Kerbalians. In the eyes of some non-physical aliens, we're called Metahumans." Hao Ren suddenly became righteous, completely forgetting that he had been calling Kabala Little Green Man. "The spaceship has been sent away. It was quite a commotion at the end, so I miscalculated... But don't worry, other than the noise, there were no other accidents."
The young female ascetic (could be called a nun, right?) He then asked, "Did you see anything unusual at the bottom of the lake?"
"No." Lily was fiddling with two black stones that she had picked up from the bottom of the lake. She replied casually, "What should I see?"
The four ascetics shook their heads in unison. It was better if there was no strange phenomenon. At this time, Hao Ren looked up and saw that the sky had completely darkened. He tried to figure out the direction based on his memory and walked towards the lakeside station where he had stayed the last time. "Let's go. The commotion just now might have alerted the sacred army. It's not easy to explain ourselves if we still hang around the lake."
As they headed towards the outpost, Vivian glanced at the silent ascetics and said, "Masters, you know our situation. We're not from this world, but we bear no ill will towards this world. If anyone questions us, especially those from the Church, I hope that you can cover up for us. Also, about the Orb of the Holy Synod, I hope that you can be a witness for us."
Big Beardy walked slowly, his voice calm. "Don't worry, the clerics will abide by the agreement. While clerics are not supposed to lie, we know how to react when it comes to a holy relic. In any case, we've received a lot of care from you in the Surface World. It's time to repay you. "
Big Beardy and his entourage always had a straight face, but they were actually very easy to talk to. As long as it was a 'mission', these ascetics were surprisingly flexible. In order to protect the Orb and return it to the Church, they were willing to surrender, become prisoners of war, die, fight, and even go against the rules of the clerics to work with the pagans or even cheat. It could be said that aside from handing over the Goddess' holy relic, they were willing to do anything. Saints and scoundrels would do it. These were the special clerics cultivated by the Disciples of Glory. They were pure in their thinking, clear-cut in their actions, and only focused on the 'sacred mission'.
They were easygoing, but extremely paranoid.
Hao Ren had been in contact with Big Beardy and his entourage for two or three days. He did not dare to say that he knew these strange people who were always thinking silently, but he had more or less figured out their way of doing things from their occasional conversation. He also knew how to get along with them. That was why he and Vivian could get Big Beardy and his entourage to vouch for them: it did not violate the code of the four ascetics.
Becky looked up at the starry sky of her hometown. She seemed to have a lot on her mind along the way. She was finally home, but the way she went home was different from what she had imagined. Even the cheerful mercenary girl had her moments of sadness. But after a while, she threw her worries to the back of her mind and cheered up again. "Oh yeah! I still have to get my reward when I get back! Master Big Beardy, we have to go together when we hand over the Orb. I'm a noble too... I wonder which big shot will give me the reward! If Marshal Ofra hasn't left the West … Heh, heh heh heh … "
Vivian could not help but feel numb when she heard Becky's eerie laughter. She hugged her shoulders and ran to Hao Ren. "Why am I so allergic to this kind of laughter?"
Hao Ren rolled his eyes. "Hessiana —"
Vivian immediately thought of many things that gave her goosebumps. She turned and glared at Becky. "Don't laugh like that! I'm allergic! "
"Say, it's useless even if you get knighted and get a manor." Nangong Wuyue glanced at Becky. "You stay here for 15 days at most. Even if you get a big house, it's like letting a servant live in it."
"Don't remind me of that!" Becky suddenly jumped up as if someone had stepped on her tail. "Can't we just leave after we've had our fill?"
They were not ordinary people. Although they talked and laughed along the way, they walked quickly and soon they arrived at the small station by the lake. But when the silhouette of the simple wooden houses appeared in front of them, Y'zaks suddenly whispered to them. "Wait! Something happened in front! "
Hao Ren looked up and immediately found the problem: the outpost in the distance was dark, and there was not even a speck of light. The bright starlight and the two moons shone on the outpost, but there was no sign of human habitation in it. After careful observation, Hao Ren also found that many buildings in the outpost seemed to have been destroyed. What impressed him the most was the few arrow towers at the corner of the outpost, but now there were only a few thick wooden stakes left.
Becky did not get a good look at the outpost. She was just wondering why there was no light. "Hey, why does it look like there's no one here? Shouldn't the outpost by the lake be stationed for a long time..."
Lily sniffed hard, the fluff on her ears and tail were standing up. "There's a little smell of blood, but it's almost gone. It should be a few days ago."
"Someone attacked the outpost at the sacred lake?" Big Beardy and the rest could not stay calm anymore. The four of them sprinted forward. "Let's go check it out!"
Hao Ren quickly ran after them. Before long, they were in front of the high ground by the lake. He could see more details: the wooden walls around the outpost had basically collapsed, and the magical barrier that originally shrouded the walls had dissipated. Two-thirds of the wall in front of the outpost looked like it had been trampled by a huge creature, scattered around the high ground. He followed Big Beardy into the camp. Everywhere he saw, the buildings had collapsed in the same way: the walls were broken by brute force, the sturdy wood was smashed and scattered, and even a lot of building debris was pressed into the ground.
It was as if the outpost had been ransacked by a giant.
Hao Ren suddenly thought of the rock monsters that he had dealt with before. Could it be that the defense line of Leyton had been breached in the two months after he left? Had the rock monsters rushed to the inner line of the sacred lake?
However, the situation at the sacred lake did not seem to have changed. The camp on the island in the middle of the lake was still brightly lit. He had asked Lil Pea to swim up to the surface to take a look.
At this time, Big Beardy had already circled the camp. His tone was very serious. "What the hell is going on? Are the heretics attacking the sacred land? "
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