Chapter 47: Sudden Emergency
At night, Xio recalled the 'funny' expression on her face and couldn't help but cover her head with the blanket. She felt that she had lost too much face this time.
It's too awkward… It wouldn't have been a big deal if she had changed her attitude in front of a stranger, but when her good friend Ebner saw it, she felt so embarrassed that she couldn't raise her head. Now, she could only silently rejoice. Thankfully, Fors isn't around. If she were to write it into a novel after reading it, I… I would have to threaten all the buyers to burn the novel!
Meanwhile, in another dormitory at school, Ebner was holding a ceremony.
"I pray for the power of knowledge;
"I pray for the power of reason;
"I pray for the grace of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom.
"I pray for you to bestow an item on the altar to conceal my face…"
As words that appeared out of nowhere quickly disappeared, Ebner praised God's generosity and picked up the sailor hat at the center of the altar. He opened his pure white eyes to take a look before nodding in satisfaction. He thought to himself, "The potion has been digested further, and the effects of my ritual are even better. This hat will be effective for at least ten days. Yes, I'll give it to Xio tomorrow. I'll let her wear it after she uses the Ring of Judgment in the future, so as to prevent her from being unwilling to use the powers of a Clown because she's afraid of 'social death' That might endanger her life."
Just as Ebner was preparing to sleep after packing up all the materials, he suddenly heard a faint roar coming from the street on the north side of the town! As the town was not big, the roar almost reached the school on the south side of town.
This time, he didn't dare to sleep anymore. He hurriedly put on his clothes and walked out of the dormitory, just in time to see Xio come out of the room beside him. The two of them looked at each other and tacitly didn't speak. One after another, they silently ran towards the school's warehouse.
At this moment, Mr. Gaston was still working on his points in the Dream Maze Tower and was completely unaware of what was happening outside.
Arriving at the door between dream and reality, Ebner used his charm to enter the maze tower and urgently woke Mr. Gaston, who was still engrossed in the maze scene.
But by this time, the commotion on the street was getting louder, as if the entire town had been alarmed.
Mr. Gaston took out an exquisite mirror with a solemn expression. After sensing for a while, he said to Ebner, "The monsters in the forest north of the island broke through the seal left by the Church of Storms."
"Monster? Why is there a monster on this island?" Ebner asked in surprise.
"This place is called Damir, and the reason why it's called this is because in the Fourth Epoch, this is the territory of a demon named Damir Andrelard! I only found the relevant information when I was searching for the Dream Gate." After Mr. Gaston explained, he quickly led the two of them to his storage room, where he had some powerful Beyonder items.
"Andrelard? The demon family?" Ebner followed behind Mr. Gaston, feeling a headache coming on. He seemed to be involved in something extraordinary again.
"That demon was eventually killed by the Saint of the Church of Storms in the Sonia Sea, and the monsters and other things on Damir Island have been completely cleaned up. Unfortunately, the northern forest of this island has been contaminated by the aura of that demigod-level demon. It can only be smoothed over with time… In the future, there will always be some monsters born in the polluted land, but they aren't very strong. Instead, they attract many adventurers to hunt for materials. This is also one of the reasons why this island has a colonial town," Mr. Gaston said as he walked. By then, he had already arrived outside the storage room.
"So the famous cured meat in Damir Harbor is also because of this that it can temporarily enhance a portion of a person's spirituality?" Ebner recalled that the girl named Donna in the original novel had seen Gehrman's messenger because she had eaten the local delicacies.
"I heard a few days ago that a Fearsome Demon Worm appeared in the forest to the north." At that moment, Xio, who had been silent all this while, suddenly spoke up. She had been asking about the Sheriff's main ingredient for the past few days, but she never expected to gain something. The eyes of the Fearsome Demon Worm were one of the main ingredients!
It looks like there was an omen a few days ago… I was so engrossed in the Tower of Dreams that I didn't notice it… The Church of Storms only cleared the northern forest once two years ago. It's impossible for them to produce such powerful monsters so quickly! Furthermore, there's a seal outside the northern forest. It's useless against humans and normal animals, but the chances of the monsters coming out aren't high… Something must have happened! As Mr. Gaston sighed, he took out two Beyonder items from the storage room and wore them. He also distributed 30 demon-hunting bullets to Ebner and Xio.
"Since this island is so special… Why aren't there any Mandated Punishers stationed here?" Not counting the underground Dream Gate, this island was also a highly developed area for Beyonder incidents. Previously, Mr. Gaston had said that the island was too small and didn't need to be stationed there. At that time, Ebner had barely accepted it, but now that he knew that it was so special, it was very interesting that the Church of Storms didn't have any Beyonders stationed here.
"You sure have a lot of questions. As expected of a detective!" Mr. Gaston shot him a glance, but he still patiently explained, "The reason is very complicated… Firstly, as I said, this town is too small, and it's a colony. There's no need for Beyonder teams to be stationed here. Secondly, it's under the jurisdiction of the Loen military. They are very resistant to Beyonders from the Church of Storms being stationed here. Thirdly, perhaps the demigod devil has fallen at the hands of the Church of Storms. Therefore, as long as the Mandated Punishers are on the island for a long period of time, the speed at which the monsters in the northern forests grow will increase!"
"I see…" Ebner nodded, but he had a nagging feeling that there was something more to this matter. Suddenly, the figure of the lady who had bought the Psychiatrist's main ingredient at the Beyonder gathering flashed through his mind. He couldn't help but ponder,
"A member suspected to be a member of the Psychology Alchemists has come to Damir. What does it have to do with the demonic creature breaking through the seal?"
At this time, intense gunfire reached the ears of the three people. Soon after, Marine's ship cannons also roared.
Gaston's expression changed, and he hurriedly said, "The colonial garrison has already opened fire, which means that the large group of demonic creatures has reached the edge of the town! We should also rush over and wait for an opportunity to help!"
Both Ebner and Xio understood that there was no such thing as an intact egg when the nest was destroyed. They nodded solemnly.
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Rorsted Archipelago capital, City of Generosity, Cathedral of Waves.
The Cathedral of Waves was the largest cathedral in the sea. It had a classical style and was widely used with stone pillars and arches. It also had a towering dome and two bell towers.
In the early days of colonization, the pioneers often did not have time to build churches, which had serious consequences for them. Surrounded by tribes, jungles, and ancient buildings, they often died mysteriously, even if they had already conquered the land. They died for no reason, in large numbers.
After the churches of the various Churches were built, the situation that caused great panic gradually reduced to something that happened occasionally.
At this moment, a priest rushed over from outside and entered the prayer hall under the warm candlelight that lit up the human activity area.
He clenched his right fist and struck his left chest. He said respectfully to his bishop, "The storm is with you!"
"The storm is with you!" The bishop responded in the same posture.
The priest took out a telegram from his pocket and handed it to the bishop of the Cathedral of Waves. He reported, "Damir has sent a telegram asking for help. The monsters have broken through the seal and are attacking the port town."
"Damir…" The bishop pondered for a moment before asking, "Are there any missions for the Mandated Punishers near Damir?"
"Yes, they are searching in the waters they are responsible for and intercepting a Listener from the Aurora Order," the priest replied.
"A listener needs so many people to intercept him?" The bishop seemed to be hearing this news for the first time and asked curiously.
"This is an order directly issued by the Council of Cardinals. Although it wasn't mandatory, the contribution was very high. Almost all the teams that didn't have missions previously participated in the search." The priest clearly knew about this.
The bishop nodded, and then said solemnly, "In my name, order all the Mandated Punishers near Damir to eliminate the monsters! Compared to the heretics, our believers are more important!"
"Yes, Your Excellency!" After the priest accepted the order, he asked hesitantly, "But what about the Aurora Order? I heard that the Listener abducted a boy named Jack from Enmat Harbor."
"Hmm… Do we have any power nearby that we can mobilize?" The bishop asked after thinking for a moment.
"Yes, Alger is currently on rotation!" The priest seemed to have done his homework and immediately replied.
"Alger? The one who was lucky enough to obtain a ghost ship?" The bishop asked uncertainly after recalling.
"That's right. He recently obtained the Fourth Epoch's Ghost Ship, the Blue Avenger." The priest seemed to be very familiar with Alger as he explained in detail.
"Then give him an order to pursue the listeners of the Aurora Order!" The bishop made the final decision.
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