Sitting behind Ashley, Randall looked at the crowds on the ground fleeing like ants, and asked loudly in the face of the strong wind: "We just flew to Tyrol City like this, won't we be found? "

"All the enemy troops leading to the city are fleeing. Those monitoring towers and watchtowers are all abandoned. Even if they are seen by the enemy, they will not attack us."

Ashley controlled the Griffon, swiftly passed Shanli, and flew straight towards the end of the forest.

After more than two hours of flying, the Valkyries selected a quiet forest northwest of Taylor City and slowly landed on the ground.

Just turning over from the back of the Griffin, Bourville the Tauren fell on all fours on the ground, his throat retched, and his body trembled.

Kellogg glanced at Bourville, turned and climbed to the nearest tree canopy, and began to probe the surrounding terrain and movement.

Carroll took everyone's equipment and rations from the Griffin, and asked Randall, "Where shall we go next?"

"There is a small church in the northwest of Tyrol City. Let's go there to find a contact person, and he will take us into the city."

Aldenan asked in surprise, "Go to church? Are you serious?"

Randall nodded: "Not everyone in the church hates the Dragon Kingdom."

Waiting for all the bags to be unloaded, the Valkyrie Ashley turned over and rode on the Griffin again, and said, "Well, we can only send it here, and then it's up to you."

Aldenan suddenly remembered something: "Wait a minute! I have a question!"

"what?"

"After our rescue operation is over, Taylor City at that time should have received news of the defeat on the front line. Under the condition of martial law in the city, how can we escape from the city?"

Randall explained: "There are two situations. In the first case, the Alien Association has prepared a safe house in the city. We take all the scholars with us and we just hide there and wait for the end of the war."

"Is there another situation?"

"If the war enters a state of anxiety and the situation in the city is not optimistic, the Alien Association will prepare a secret landing place in the city. During the chaos, the Valkyrie will use the cover of night to take us out of the city."

Ashley took the reins of the griffon: "Let us all pray that the second situation will not happen. Riding a griffon into a warring city, the probability of leaving alive is very small."

Aldenan opened his mouth, and wanted to say something. The Valkyries were already riding their mounts and flying to the sky.

Randall carried his bags and said to the other team members: "Let's go, if it goes well, we will be able to enter Tyrol City tonight."

Passing by Aldenan's side, looking at the other person's hesitant appearance, Carroll asked calmly: "What's the matter? Do you regret it?"

The werewolf gritted his teeth and said, "Did you know? When I used to fight black boxing in the underground boxing ring, a respected senior once told me that if a newcomer wants to quickly gain fame and power, the best way is to choose And defeat a strong opponent."

"If this mission can be successfully completed, my position in the Crusades will change drastically..."

Carroll interrupted Aldenan's words: "I also heard the sailors say a word on the dock, before going to sea, instead of looking forward to the legendary treasure, it is better to sharpen your sword first."

Aldenan rolled his eyes and shrugged helplessly.

Kellogg climbed down from the tree and said to the others: "I saw the church, not far from here, but there was thick black smoke in the sky in that direction."

Barbara wrapped her cloak and headscarf around her ears and light pattern, and asked suspiciously: "There is a battle going on there?"

Kellogg said, "It's not like."

Randall tightened his dagger tightly: "In short, from now on, everyone should be vigilant and try to avoid unnecessary conflicts."

In this way, the six-person team slowly approached the small church built on the outskirts of the city. The black smoke in the sky became thicker and thicker, but no strange sound could be heard.

Aldenan moved his wolf nose vigorously as he walked, frowned and said, "I have an impression of this smell, it seems to be..."

Carroll stood on a low mound, looked forward, and said, "Burn the corpse."

Randall pushed aside the branches and tall grass in front of him, and saw a small church sitting alone in a deserted village at the end of the woods.

A huge corpse burning platform of ten meters square and built of trees was built at the back of the church. A middle-aged man wearing a priest’s robe held the Bible in one hand and raised his hand to the sky, chanting aloud prayers. There were also many villagers who came to pray around him.

"You stay here and I will go by myself."

Randall put on his hood and walked slowly from the edge of the wood towards the priest.

Walking to the back of the crowd, Randall quietly waited for the priest to finish the ceremony. Watching the crowd slowly disperse, he approached the priest.

Wearing a black robe that has long been stained with gray, the thin and godless priest looked at Randall who was slowly approaching, and asked weakly, "Child, what can I do for you?"

Randall said softly: "I came from the West, here to follow in the footsteps of God."

The priest suddenly raised his head and opened his eyes wide and said: "No matter what you are, don't fight for north and south. When you call God's name in your heart, God will come to the world with the righteousness of redemption."

Randall nodded, and then took out from his arms the cross token that Abel gave him before leaving.

The priest stretched out his hand to cover the token, then looked around nervously, and then said, "You are Randall Quincy? Why are you here now?"

"The access to Taylor City has been blocked, and it was only opened yesterday."

The priest sighed: "Let me guess, the church lost."

Randall nodded.

"Where is Lord Bromo Hershmond?"

"Dead in battle."

The priest drew a cross on his chest: "The old gentleman seemed to have expected everything. I heard that he even prepared the coffin before the expedition... Oh, I haven't introduced myself yet, Pedro U Letta, I used to be the priest of the Bishop of Aberleh..."

"Then why are you here?"

"Oh, in short, it's hard to say."

Randall stopped asking, and said, "I still have some partners."

Pedro nodded: "I know, I know, let them in through the back door of the church, someone has been waiting for you."

Randall glanced back at the woods, stretched out his right hand and made a vague gesture.

Carroll, Aldenan, Bulville, Kellogg and Barbara walked out of the woods carefully.

Seeing his companions walking around, Randall turned his attention to the corpse burning stage beside him: "Who are these dead people?"

Pedro walked back to the church, and said: "Common people, craftsmen, craftsmen, church personnel and even some nobles..."

Carol looked at the corpse slowly disintegrating in the flames, and asked in a deep voice, "What happened in the city?"

"Religious trial, an unprecedented religious trial." Pedro slapped the dust on his body and said softly: "Those who are involved in Protestantism, those who study heretics, and those who don't believe in God... After all were hanged, they were sent here to be burned."

"In the beginning, the scope of the trial was only limited to these people. Later, fear and prejudice caused the church to expand the scope of persecution. Rumors about the church, absent assemblies, ignorance of the scriptures, and even weird looks can all be reasons for trial."

"More and more people have been put to death, and now only those faithful faithful of the church are left in the city. Even these people live in fear all day long."

Aldenan shrank his head: "So, you mean, Taylor City is now a veritable city of lunatics?"

Pedro did not answer, went to the back door of the church, took out the key, unlocked the lock and walked in.

Lighting a candlestick, Pedro said to the person outside: "Follow me, the room is a bit dark, pay attention to your feet."

Randall crossed the threshold, followed behind the priest, and followed the narrow passage to a small room that resembled a shrine.

Pedro first crossed the idol at the center of the room~lightnovelpub.net~, then put his hands on the base of the idol, and tried to push it away.

Seeing the priest's expression of pain, Carroll pushed him away, and then gently pushed with his right hand. The idol was pushed aside, revealing an entrance to the underground.

Kellogg glanced at the dark passage, spit out a letter towards Pedro and said, "His... please first."

Pedro raised the candlestick and walked down the stairs cautiously.

Everyone walked down this spiral staircase for about fifty steps, and finally came to the lowest room.

A slender young woman wearing a black tights stood in front of the porch in the dark, leaning against the wall and said softly: "I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Randall looked through the faint light of the fire and recognized the woman for a long time before finally recognizing the identity of the woman.

Karin Foreman, the current president of the Alien Society.