Chapter 347 Abyssal Sea (1/2)

”Anos Abyss?” Joshua repeated the words in a low voice. ”Is that some canyon? How come I never heard of that place?”

It was rare for Joshua to fail as one who had transmigrated. While he was unfamiliar with many settings in the Mycroft Continent, he would not forget any information regarding any information regarding huge factions such as the Church of Seven Gods.

”My mistake. It's not a canyon.” Roland smiled begrudgingly, shaking his head as he noticed the issue. ”Not many know about the place even within the Church itself, let alone the Northern Empire…”

Then, sweeping a glance at their surroundings, the holy knight frowned. ”Before that… The smell here is too pungent. Let's go up.”

Indeed, the dungeon was not a place to chatter—neither Joshua nor Artanis objected, and the five of them went upstairs to the Church Sanctuary.

The mages led by Moore had already left. Joshua could hazily feel the dimensional ripple left behind after they traveled through the portal.

Since the warrior had entered extreme tier, his sight had become more sensitive. Now, apart track energy flow and Flames of Life, he could also see fissures across dimensions, just like he did at the bottom of the volcanic mountain of Great Ias when he saw the natural portal to Illgner.

Of course, the warrior was now even acutely aware than before. It was almost the same as having the [All Seeing Eye] in his preexistence. If he had the chance to have a stroll around the Abyss and slay a few Eye Demons, he would be able to collect all the ingredients needed for the [Omniscience Ritual]. Then, all darkness and trickery would have nowhere to hide before him.

There were not many devotees here in the Church this early in the day, but the knights appeared to be busy—perhaps due to the cultists who were interrogated earlier.

Avoiding the more crowded areas, Joshua and others found an empty room. After everyone found a chair to sit, Roland started to explain everything.

”I'll start with the cultists, and I'll be brief,” the holy knight said with a tight frown, seemingly unable to forget those cultists he had just cross-examined. ”Miss 03 had caught more than twenty cultists before this, and they had all belonged to the Cult of Pestilence. As everyone would know, that particular cult had allied themselves with the Pentashade dragons. That's why we've basically confirmed that their here to avenge the beasts.”

Joshua nodded. He shared the opinion since there was no reason the cultists would travel more than half a world to this desolate corner, even if it was to spread panic and plague. It would hence be much more logical if they assumed that they were here to seek vengeance for the Pentashade.

”However, the bunch that I've interrogated just now weren't from the Pestilence Cult,” Roland continued. ”They were members of an old blood-sacrifice sect from the West Mountains, here in Moldavia because they've heard the call from their God, or some sort of 'revelation' from an archdemon from the abyss.”

”Revelation?” Artanis had responded before Joshua could, the old clergy's face filled with anxiety. ”What's the content?”

”I'm not sure. The ones we've caught were just pawns, here to scout out the city.”

Roland shook his head. He had subjected the cultists to extreme duress but they could not tell much—they really seemed to know nothing. Still, the holy knight's expression soon changed from annoyance to a smile. ”It was unlucky for this bunch since they did not know that their 'colleagues' had come by earlier and raised our vigilance. Otherwise, they would definitely have waited longer to wait out the storm.”

”We can't be careless.” Artanis was unexpectedly stern; his tone was really grave. ”Any demon that could deliver revelations possess the power to bypass the seal over the Abyss and send messages through. Those are genuine demons that could be considered warlords even within the Abyss, and if they really did hold machinations for Moldavia…”

Artanis then paused, turning behind to glance at Joshua who was sitting upright.

—It's not like they could do much…