Chapter 217: The aftermath. (2/2)

The wo for a moment he realized the mistake he made

“I, well…”

Loreena was part of the church and was here probably to hunt down the Abyssal Cultists This meant that she should be somewhat aware of how they conducted themselves Roland did not know if the church actually knew about the runic ite that this high level tier 3 sworde creature inserted into her eye socket, they probably didn’t This made his involvement in the cult peculiar, perhaps it made him look like an accoue but if soht from the church

“That’s what I would like to knoeren’t you already fighting these bastards ere in that smelly temple?”

Senna appeared out of the blue between the two, right behind her Orson and Dalrak were already arriving with a so barbarian

“That’s true, it took some time to awaken you from that Illusion”

“Illusion?”

“Yes, you probably re many various events, I’ive you a different recount of their experiences”

Loreena started nodding while listening to Roland, while his innocence was probably not proven he could quickly clear up theWhat he needed noere allies that would help hiainst the Abyssal Cult What better way to keep thee force their way

‘If I give this woh information then perhaps the church could take care of the cult for e double helix-like tower?”

“Hey… wasn’t there a large tree inside the village instead, how did that thing get here…”

Senna replied while looking at the oe scenario with the dancing wos took over The large tree was the center of the illusory world and without accessing the core rune or destroying it there was no way out Without his debugging skill that showed him the runic structures, it would be ih level runesmith

“That's the symbol of the Abyssal cult, it represents the evil God’s twin tongue and you say that it was responsible…”

Loreena co at the tower in the distance While he wanted to ask her a few things, there was a barrier of levels between them The woman was tired but she would probably be able to take care of all of the her so in return without getting forced to go present a lecture to the church

“So it’s this evil relic, you must tell me what you know about it!”

Soon the wo the sword hilt to the side Yet she didn’t seem to be in quite the condition that he expected The moment that first step was taken she tumbled forward and fell onto her face The display was quite coot back up Her face was enore what had happened and it worked

“How about we mend our wounds first?”

Roland proposed while looking around About a quarter of the caravan travelers had been killed by the monster and cultist Then another quarter had fled in all directions during and after the monster was killed The merchant oas nowhere to be seen and there were still many injured people everywhere

“Are there more of those bastards around? Should we make a run for it before more of them appear?”

Orson asked while Roland quickly replied

“That’s a possibility…”

“There won’t be any ”

Loreena shot down the answer quite fast and explained even quicker

“They only summon that monstrosity if they wish to cleanse the area They would not have done it if anywas supposed to destroy the whole area along with us?”

Loreena nodded while stu her head It see information out of him but at her current state even he would be able to h, she didn’t seem as much of a zealot as the other church rip of yourself you did enough, what good will it do if you pass out?”

Surprisingly Grisalde was the first one to walk over to the swordive her a shoulder to rest on

“You have ratitude…”

The tomen looked at each other and it seeh they all headed towards the caravan where people were gathering After the e that started to quickly evaporate It was as if the cultists were never there to begin with

Everyone gathered around the re items Some of the merchants had escaped, this included the retfully there was no priest a them and Loreena was poised for co ite coe to instantly kill everyone, so limbs or had their body drained ofIn their current state, they could very well die before reaching the next destination

Then there were also the people affected by the strange parasites After a small break, Roland and soo back to the temple These infected people were all still asleep even when the runic itenals The only person that could help the or two about these cultists

“So, it’s not an occult relic but a runic one?”

“Yes, it seenals via sound waves that affect anyone that gets within range, at first I thought that it was by sight but after exa the control device I realized that it wasn’t”

While they wereHe disclosed soe tower How he found the core rune inside the illusion he did not s he told her was the truth The medallion that he took froolden order member that soon confirmed her identity

“You can call ht have realized I am a member of the church I must thank you for your continued assistance With this ht finally be able to put a stop to these evil heretics! That they would use illusion ic by way of sound and that it would even affect me, this was truly a blunder…”

“Ms Loreena, I have told you about the runic itehten ”

“Yes?”

“What were you doing here and will I be able to pass old rank test?”

“Gold rank test?”

She stopped in her tracks while looking at the armored man that delivered the sentence in a ave out a resounding laugh that was heard by almost everyone in the vicinity

“Hahaha, that soold rank test in a situation like this… very well Mr Wayland let me tell you a bit about my mission It was not a coincidence that I found myself here, this area has reeked of abyssal decay You have seen those little creatures, they call them Rift Larvas”

“Rift Larva?”

“Yes, that I would have the joy of being infected by one Worry not, we of the golden order are blessed by the Goddess, such an evil creature will be burned aith time”

This instantly explained how the woman was able to awaken while everyone else was still in deep sluet these people to the church before the curse spreads further”

They continued with their task at hand while Loreena spoke about her secret ue and left out any naaps himself Some way or another she had received a tip about the activity of the cult here

She had clearly worked together with the adventurer guild to get the position of an instructor Her disguise was quite intricate as even the cultist didn’t discover her true identity The larva would have burned away eventually, perhaps she ht have been able to free herself from the illusion before they were sent back to the city

“Can I ask you so?”

“Yes, Mr Wayland?”

“What do these cultists hope to achieve by putting those rift larvae into people?”

“That is sensitive information that I can’t disclose, I hope you understand”

Roland nodded while not being offended He was still only an outsider that was not part of the church Perhaps he had saved this golden order member here today but it didn’t h that he kneith this much he could make his own theory that was probably not far from the real truth

“shi+t, does thistalk about the cultists was finished everyone gathered at the caravan area Senna was sto With the disappearance of the merchant leader, their reward for the transport mission was debatable

“That merchant probably went towards his initial destination, I wouldn’t be surprised if he goes straight to the guild or the ruling noble when he arrives there”

So but a lot of merchandise was still here Theto try and get his wares back It would have been surprising to Roland if they ran into a rescue party being formed in the next city they would visit

“If we take these wagons to the guild they should take care of it, the merchant will have to pay one way or another”

Dalrak chimed in as he knew the usual procedures If the merchants didn’t pay up then their iteuild would then just sell everything off and if it was enough give the adventurers their full salaries back

“I hope you are right”

“So does that mean I can drink all of the booze? There is a lot of it here…”

Orson called out fro a bottle of wine He had rescued two bottles fro The second bottle was tossed towards Grisalde that just smirked

“Hah, we can just tell theot here!”

Soon enough all of the adventurers started shouting out and raiding the liquor-filled wagon Roland just shook his head but was fine with it, everyone was tired What they needed was soinal city