Erathia, capital of Standwick.
Irene, who was wearing a long white dress, was sitting on a bench in the courtyard, looking into the distance.
For some reason, a sudden sense of pain came from the bottom of her heart for no reason, as if she was about to lose the most precious thing. That feeling was so strong that her heart could not be at peace all the time. Irene closed her eyes and recited the scriptures taught to her by the high priest, hoping to calm down her restless heart, just like in the past As you do when you wake up from a nightmare.
However, this time, Irene was disappointed. No matter what she did, the sense of panic in her heart never eased in the slightest. On the contrary, the feeling became more and more intense. She couldn't help covering her head, wanting to scream .
"Look at her, she is the girl sent by the angel."
Outside the courtyard, several children of her age were lying on the courtyard wall and looking inward. Although the priest had ordered that no one should approach Irene in the courtyard, obviously not everyone would obey the order. This order, the curiosity in the hearts of several boys prompted them to come here to find out.
"I heard that she was the only survivor of the catastrophe in Mingyue City, and she escaped the doomsday judgment. Except for her, everyone in that city was spared, and I don't know what is so special about her. place, was able to survive.”
"Who knows what she has done? Whether it is the angels or the priests in the king's capital, they all kept everything that happened in Mingyue City secret, and they dared not mention what happened there. I don't think she must have watched it. It seems so simple, maybe it was she who attracted the demons, which led to the doomsday judgment."
For Irene in the courtyard, the children chattered about, discussing the secrets of Irene.
As the doomsday kings show their fangs, the crisis moment belonging to Erathia, and even the entire main plane, has arrived. Even the residents of the king's capital have also become panic-stricken. There is some unfavorable news. People don't know what the doomsday kings are preparing, but everyone can feel that the storm that sweeps the entire Erasia and changes the world is coming.
In order to appease the residents of Erathia, the priests of the Holy See preached around the city, inspiring the hearts of the already depressed, and guiding people to pray to the incarnation of fate, the stigmata among the clouds.
In the words of the priest, the final victory will belong to Erasia, and all villains will be swept away by the angels. People don't have to worry at all, but not everyone believes the words of the priest. The boy was obviously one of them, and they cared more about the girls in the courtyard than the morale-boosting preaching from the priests.
For Irene who came to the holy city at such a time, it was impossible for the boys not to be curious. They believed that there must be some secret in Irene, otherwise, how could she escape from the doomsday judgment?
"The soldiers' protection for her has been revoked. I think it's better for us to go in and ask her to see what is unique about her."
One of the leading boys took the initiative to propose, and his proposal also attracted different reactions from the nearby children.
"I remember that the priest explained that no one is allowed to disturb her, and those who violate it may be severely punished."
Some people agree with the words of the leading boy, and naturally some people choose to oppose them. The words of the priest are undoubtedly the primary reason for restricting the actions of the boys. No one wants to be punished by the priest at such a moment. Maybe the priest will not treat them. But it is necessary to confine them in a quiet room for several days.
"What are you afraid of? My brother is the personal guard of General Kendall, even a priest will not do anything to me, let alone we are just visiting her, and we don't intend to disturb her." The leading boy insisted, his words , and ushered in a burst of discussion from nearby children.
With his leadership, the opposition of the nearby children has also subsided. They seem to think that this is a feasible idea, but there are still a small number of people who are unwilling to do it. In their hearts, looking over the courtyard wall is already This is the limit, the order given by the priest cannot be disobeyed casually.
"Forget it, you cowards, those who are willing to come in with me will follow, and the rest will stay outside."
Seeing that several people still couldn't come up with a unified idea, the leading boy also showed a sullen expression. After saying this, he took the lead to climb over the courtyard wall and came to the courtyard where Irene was.
"Who are you?" Seeing the group of children who climbed over the courtyard wall, Irene was slightly taken aback, then stood up and asked a few people.
"We are people who live near here. My name is Geke. We have heard about you." Faced with Irene's inquiry, Geke took the lead in answering, and all the children nearby also turned their attention to on her.
"You've heard about me? What exactly do you mean?" Surrounded by the crowd, Irene couldn't help being slightly taken aback, feeling that the group of boys in front of her didn't come to her according to the order of the high priest.
During the time when she returned to the capital, besides the angels, all Irene saw were the majestic high-ranking priests. She was protected and had almost no chance to contact other people. Now seeing Seeing a group of children who were about the same age as her, and they said they knew something about her, Irene couldn't help being a little interested.
"Of course it's what happened in Mingyue City, have you seen it? The doomsday judgment sent down by the devil is a terrifying force capable of burning everything." The leader Ge Ke said hurriedly at this time, as if he was very concerned about everything that happened in Mingyue City. I am very interested and want to know everything from Erin.
Hearing Geke mention the things in Mingyue City, Irene couldn't help but darken her expression, as if some sad memories were brought back, for everything that happened before, especially those who were killed by the Doomsday in front of her. The people who were completely burned to ashes were even more reluctant to say anything. Facing the children who were waiting for her answer, she just turned her head to the side:
"I don't want to talk about everything in Mingyue City. I have already told the angels and priests everything I know. If you want to know, just ask them."
Seeing Irene's uncooperative attitude, Geke, the leader, couldn't get the answer he wanted, and his expression seemed a little deflated, but he still said patiently: "Take it easy, we are just very curious about everything in Mingyue City, You are the only person who survived the entire disaster in Mingyue City, so of course we want to know what happened there from your mouth."
On the side, the children who came here with Geke also talked a lot: "Look at what I just said? She dare not tell us the truth about Mingyue City. She is not honest at all. I think she caused Mingyue Disaster is coming to the city, so I dare not tell the truth."
The other girl just shook her head in disdain: "It's really disappointing. She looks pretty at first, but I didn't expect her to be such a person. The priest is so fond of her, I thought she had something special. I didn't expect it to be such a disappointment in the end. Let's get out of here."
The voices of many children's comments also reached Irene's ears. When she realized that the people's words were malicious and even vaguely aimed at her, Irene felt extremely uncomfortable. She didn't know where she offended the group in front of her. It's a child, and it should be criticized like this. Is it necessary to suffer such treatment just to receive the attention of the priest?
Seeing that the criticisms from the nearby children did not subside, but became intensified, and even rose to verbal attacks on her, Irene finally couldn't help it anymore. She stretched out her finger, pointed in the direction of the courtyard gate, and yelled at the people in front of her. Said: "Enough, I want to stay here alone, please leave now, otherwise I will go to those guards."
Seeing this situation, the leader Geke just spread his hands: "It seems that you don't know yet, the guards who have been protecting you outside have been ordered to withdraw not long ago, so we can come here smoothly. Since You don't want to say more, we will leave now, but before you leave, can you tell us your name?"
Facing Geke's request, Irene didn't say a word, just stared at him with her eyes, and the finger she stretched out was always pointing in the direction of the courtyard door. She seemed to have made up her mind to kill the child in front of her. Drive them all away, and don't say a word until then.
Seeing that Irene didn't reply in the slightest, and at the same time didn't give himself any good looks, Geke finally couldn't hold back his expression, but there was a bit of vicious look on his young and immature face, which was repeatedly refuted by Irene Face, how can he be willing to let him who has always regarded himself as the leader of this group of children?
Ge Ke didn't mean to leave, but said to everyone: "She refused to tell us what happened in Mingyue City, that disaster must be inseparable from her, maybe she is the incarnation of the devil, even The priest was also completely deceived by her, and only we discovered the truth! She brought the Doomsday Judgment to Bright Moon City, and she will also bring the Doomsday Judgment to the holy city of Standwick, we must not let this happen!"
Geke's words also attracted voices of approval from the children nearby. There have long been many children who have been very upset to see Irene. It can be said that her arrival has occupied all the attention of the priests. Even the children who prayed devoutly in the past can no longer get the attention of the priests. This also makes many children hate She gritted her teeth with hatred, thinking that it was Irene who stole the priest's attention from them.
Now, under Geke's words, the strong hostility emanating from the children is like a sharp knife, piercing Irene's heart fiercely. She doesn't know what she did wrong, but just looks at it Looking at the people in front of her, she felt extremely uncomfortable in her heart, and at the same time, there was a trace of sadness that she didn't even notice.
Silt was thrown from a distance and landed on Irene's white long skirt, leaving ugly marks on the originally bright and bright skirt. I don't know which child was the first to do it. I saw that they grabbed the mud from the ground and threw it towards Irene from a distance. Some of the mud even had a small stone wrapped in it. There was a muffled sound, and judging from the painful expression on Irene's frown, it seemed that she was also seriously injured by the mud-covered stones.
A group of children wantonly vented their dissatisfaction with Irene during this period, especially when the end is approaching and people are panicking, the unbearable pressure of despair can only be vented from the bottom of their hearts in this way Suddenly, there was a burst of magic waves in the distance.
"Mana fluctuations... not good, the priest is aware of what happened here, let's run away."
"Could it be that the priest discovered it? It's broken, what should we do now?"
Facing the exclamations from the children, Geke, the leader, seemed extraordinarily calm at this moment, unlike the other children who were full of panic, he said calmly, "Don't be nervous, my brother is The personal guards under General Kendall, even if the priest finds out about this, he will not do anything to us. After all, what we have done is the right thing. We are looking for the hidden demons for the Erathians ..."
Before Geke could speak, his eyes froze suddenly. As a wave of magic spread, the flames exploded in front of many children. The one who walked out of the flames was not the kind-hearted priests in the past, but a man with a kind face. An indifferent man in black robe with fierce eyes.
"Are you Erin?"
After emerging from the flames, the man in black robe asked slowly.
"That black robe and cloak is...the ghost king's cloak? That man is not a priest at all, he is...he is..."
One of the well-informed children obviously found something in the former, and his expression changed drastically at this moment, and what emerged from the bottom of his heart was the horror of imminent death.
The one who can equip the ghost king's cloak in this world is none other than Erathia's long-standing enemy, Rhodes, the lord of the undead. This discovery caused the livers and gallbladders of the nearby children to burst. Rhodes' terrifying name was a nightmare that awakened the Erathians from the middle of the night. No one knew why Rhodes appeared here at this time.
"Crackling."
Hearing the screams from the children, Rhodes only felt a little noise in his ears. He waved the Titan Arrow in his hand casually, and the galloping blazing thunder wiped out all the nearby children without even a trace of ashes left. He ran a little Those farther away could not escape Rhode's indifferent gaze, and saw a blood mist erupting around them, turning into vampires with blue faces and fangs.
"Now you are the only one left here, and you really are Irene."
Under the gaze of the peeping eyes, all of Irene's attributes appeared in front of Rhodes, which naturally included her name, and Rhodes couldn't help but nodded, it seemed that this was the target he was looking for .
"Someone wants to see you... By the way, why are you dressed like this?"
Seeing that Irene's long skirt was covered with mud stains, making her look dirty, Rhode couldn't help scratching her head.
What Rhodes didn't expect was that after listening to his words, Irene couldn't help sitting on the ground and sobbing. Now even Rhodes didn't know what to say.