The blood-red lake water surged and formed a huge whirlpool. The sound was like thunder, rolling endlessly. The center of the lake had turned into the shape of a funnel. The small island and the church on the island must have been swallowed by this huge whirlpool without a doubt. This magnificent and terrifying scene made Lily's hair stand on end. Lady Canine let out an involuntary whine and turned around to hide behind Hao Ren. "It's leaking... The bottom of the lake is leaking!"
Ophra stared at the scene in the middle of the lake and muttered to herself, "Is this... the wrath of the goddess?"
She was shocked, and the elite knights who came with her were even more shocked. The Disciples of Glory was the state religion of Holletta, and the soldiers in their army were basically believers. Those who were sent to Beinz to carry out the mission were the most determined of them all. These warriors saw the terrible changes that only happened in the fairy tales in the Holy Land of Ten Thousand Years. They were at a loss. If not for the strict training and Ophra's aura, they would have been in chaos.
The strong old man who had been following Ophra stared at the lake for a while. His aura slowly began to change. "The Holy Land has changed. The lake has swallowed the sanctuary. I'm afraid that something suppressed in the ancient times will come out. Be alert and prepare for battle." As soon as he finished speaking, the old man's figure had completely changed. His already strong body became even more muscular, and his muscles bulged. His hair and beard grew longer and hardened like wolf fur, and a pair of black wolf ears appeared out of thin air. Then, he twisted his body and reached behind him, revealing a wolf's tail. Ophra looked at the old man. "Can't you wear a low-waist trouser and a wide-hemmed shirt that fit your race's habit?"
The old man fiddled with the clothes around his tail awkwardly. "Don't talk, it affects my aura."
Hao Ren was speechless.
Lily then came to her senses. She jumped up and down in surprise. "Ah! Same... same... compatriots! You're a werewolf too! "
"It's just a werewolf. What's so strange about it?" The old man glanced at Lily. "Although there aren't many werewolves in Holletta, they shouldn't be that rare. But you, little girl, I've been paying attention to you for a long time, but I still can't tell which branch you belong to. "
Lily wagged her tail vigorously, creating a tornado in the rain. "I'm a northern werewolf! The northern breed, the kind that pulls sleds ~ ~ ~ "
Both Ophra and the old man were confused. Hao Ren quickly tried to smooth things over. "Don't worry about the details. She doesn't even know where she came from. She was adopted by humans when she was a child. Let's hurry and meet up with the church members who have escaped. "
Under the lead of the old werewolf, everyone was on high alert, ready to encounter any monsters at any time. Then, they walked along the lakeside towards a pillar of light: it was the warning beam that they saw in the town. The Church Knights and high-ranking priests who had retreated from the island in the middle of the lake had found a place to set up camp by the lake, waiting for reinforcements. What they did not expect was that the first to arrive was not the Church Knights led by Gelton, but the royal knights led by Ophra.
Hao Ren saw a large-scale magical barrier by the lakeside, and a large group of people were sheltering from the storm inside the barrier. Temporary runestones and activation devices were set up at the edge of the barrier, and some black-robed clergymen were maintaining the barrier. Inside the barrier were hundreds of Church Knights and monks of various ranks. Many of these people were directly sitting on the ground without caring about their image. Some of the wounded were receiving treatment. Nervous warriors were whispering to each other, discussing the meaning behind this disaster. High-level cultivators in white robes were pacing back and forth among these "refugees", comforting them and stabilizing the atmosphere.
The arrival of Ophra and her knights caused a commotion within the barrier. A few high-ranking monks who seemed to be the leaders walked out from the crowd. Ophra led Hao Ren and the rest directly towards them. "I am Marshal Ophra. What's the situation here?"
"We thought the bishop would bring his men..." A tall and thin white-robed monk was a little surprised, but under such circumstances, he did not dwell on the issue of religious division. He pointed to the crowd behind him. "As you can see, most of the people have retreated, but the precious holy relics and ancient books in the sanctuary have been swallowed by the vortex."
Hao Ren also noticed that most of the people hiding in the barrier were empty-handed, and only a few resources were piled in the middle of the empty space. It seemed that the vortex appeared too suddenly, and before anyone could react, the church and the island had been swallowed.
"Bishop Gelton is rushing over with his men, but my knights are good at rapid marching, so we are a little faster than them." Ophra nodded. "How did the vortex appear? What were the signs before? What happened after that? "
"It appeared suddenly, without warning." The tall and thin monk still had a lingering fear when he recalled the scene. "Just a few minutes before the vortex appeared, we heard a loud gurgling sound coming from under the water, as if a giant beast was swallowing water. Then there was a very strong earthquake, and the entire island began to tilt. Then the vortex suddenly appeared. Fortunately, the guards of the sanctuary are the best of the best. Their devout faith gave us divine protection, and we managed to cross the lake and escape. "
There was no phenomenon, no monsters, and no miracles — not even ominous miracles. This puzzled the faithful believers at the scene. However, Hao Ren's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and an uncontrollable thought popped up in his mind: Could it be his fault?
He remembered how much of a commotion he and the group of little green men had caused at the bottom of the lake!
"Commander Hao Ren, what did you find?" Ophra noticed the change in Hao Ren's breath, and turned her head to ask in confusion. She knew that this "mercenary group" was strange, and thought that some of the clues they found last night were related to today's phenomenon.
Hao Ren shook his head vigorously. "It's nothing, I'm just daydreaming. What do you think, Marshal? "
"We have to go to the vortex to confirm it with our own eyes," Ophra said without hesitation. "It may be very dangerous. You can wait by the shore."
Hao Ren wanted to find a quiet place to watch, but when he thought of what he had done at the bottom of the lake, he knew that he had to see it with his own eyes. But when he looked at the churning lake in the distance, he could not help but mutter, "How do we get there? The whole island has been swept away. "
The vortex was at least a kilometer wide, massive, and terrifying. The depression in the center of the vortex was as terrible as an endless abyss that swallowed everything. Hao Ren felt dizzy just by looking at it. He could not think of any safe way to get to it and find out what it was. Among his group, only Vivian could fly, Y 'zaks was strong in combat, but his swimming skills were mediocre, Lily's best skill was doggy paddling, and Becky was out of the question. You could not conjure something like an aircraft carrier here. And looking at the scale of the vortex, even an aircraft carrier would be useless.
"If only Wuyue was here." He could not help but mutter. Ophra was a little curious. "Is it the girl who went to the mountains? What's so special about her? "
"A water archmage." Hao Ren raised his hand and pointed at the lake. "Even if she can't bring people into the vortex, at least she won't drown if she goes in herself."
"Water mages? I have them here." Ophra was not worried about this. She pointed at the warriors behind her, some of them were mages in mage robes. "They should be able to bring a few people to the vicinity of the vortex safely. But we'd better wait for Bishop Gelton. This is the sacred lake after all. "
The group of people rested in the lakeside shelter. Among the elites that Ophra brought, there were specialized boundary mages. They expanded the magic barrier of the lakeside shelter to accommodate everyone. With the barrier blocking the wind and rain outside, Hao Ren felt an indescribable sense of security: the strong wind and heavy rain outside were really annoying.
Lily began to run around the camp looking for friends. Whenever she saw a taller person, she would ask excitedly, "Hey, are you a werewolf? Are you a werewolf? Sister, are you a werewolf? Little brother, are you a werewolf? "
It was her usual craziness. Every time she saw her compatriots in this world, she would be so excited for a while. Thanks to the silly husky who stirred up the atmosphere, the gloomy shelter was finally a little livelier.
While no one was looking, Vivian dragged Hao Ren to a secluded place. "Mr. Landlord, do you think the vortex …"
Hao Ren had a bitter look on his face. "Don't mention it. The MDT just scanned the area. There's a big hole at the bottom of the vortex, and the lake water flows directly into it. It's right where we were working!"
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