A strong smell of blood poured into his nostrils, causing Bishop Fernanko, who had just stepped into the room, to subconsciously frown, and a solemn look appeared on his face.

As a regional bishop who once went to the battlefield personally and even practiced the creed of the God of War, he personally went to several dangerous areas every year to assist the local knights in destroying monsters. He was very familiar with this aura.

The other two priests in the room noticed the arrival of the district bishop and immediately retreated silently to the side. Fernanko's eyes passed by others and slowly swept through this spacious priest lounge.

The scene in the room was clear at a glance - beds, tables, chairs and other objects were as usual. There was a shrine symbolizing the god of war on the north side. There was a large area of ​​blood that had not yet been completely solidified on the floor in front of the shrine. In the middle of the blood beach, there was a ball of completely mixed together, and there was no primitive piece of meat in its original form.

In the creepy flesh and blood, you can see many fibers connected together, as if in the process of forming a certain fascia, fine hair spread out from some gaps in the flesh, thick and hard as thorns, and many pieces of clothing that have been completely corroded are scattered at this terrible death scene, with spots of blood splashing on the ground three meters outside the blood beach.

Even the Bishop of the God of War, who was used to the bloody and strange scenes, couldn't help feeling the terror from the bottom of his heart in front of this scene.

"His Excellency Fernanko," a priest came from beside him, "Salute to you, may your heart be as steel."

"Heart is like steel, my fellow man," Fernanko nodded to the priest, his eyes repositioned to the death scene in the middle of the room, and asked in a deep voice, "When did he discover it?"

"In the early morning, a night patrol priest first discovered an abnormality and issued an alarm."

"Where is that priest?" Fernanko frowned, "bring him to see me."

"That priest..." The priest on the side showed a strange look on his face. "He is in a little abnormal. We just calmed him down with a powerful spiritual comfort spell - I was worried that he would lose control again and even attack you."

Fernanko shook his head: "It's okay, I'm good at spiritual comfort - bringing him."

"Yes, Your Excellency."

The priest took the order and left, and a moment later, footsteps came from outside the door, mixed with a panic-filled, repeated murmuring. Fernanko looked at the sound and saw two church servants supporting a young man in an ordinary pastor's robe walking into the room, the latter's condition made the district bishop frown immediately-

The poor man was trembling all over, his face pale as a dead person, and his fine beads of sweat covered every inch of his skin. A turbid and tiny haze filled with a slightly distant blood color covered the whites of his eyes. He had obviously lost his normal mind and kept mumbling in a low voice all the way. He had to hear those fragmented languages:

"The God of War blesses... the heart is like steel, the heart is like steel, and it will last for hundreds of battles without losing... the God of War blesses... I have converted, I have converted..."

The poor man was muttering like this from beginning to end, as if he had not noticed the regional bishop who had already stood in front of him. It was not until a few seconds later that his dissipated vision suddenly noticed the scene behind the regional bishop. The blood and blood that had lost their vitality seemed to stimulate the greatest fear in his heart in an instant. He instantly let out a scream that humans could hardly make, and he broke free from the constraints of two strong servants, suddenly rushed towards Fernanko, who was closest to him, and shouted a fanatical prayer that had changed: "In the name of God! Destroy heresy! With God..."

The priests around him suddenly exclaimed, but Fernanko just took a little step to the side. He grabbed the out-of-control priest's clothes with his back hand, pulled it back, and suddenly hit the elbow with his other hand. After a muffled sound, the out-of-control priest fainted without resistance and fell to the ground.

It was not until this time that the priests reacted next to them. They hurried forward: "Old Master Fernanko! Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, but he might need to rest for a few days," Fernanco waved his hand and looked at the priest who was lying on the ground, "...take him down."

The attendant immediately took the fainted priest away from here. Fernanco sighed deeply, and a priest on the side couldn't help but ask, "Your Excellency, do you think this matter..."

"Has that pastor always been like this? He kept praying, constantly calling our Lord... and treating normal church fellows as heresy?"

"Yes, it was like this when we found him," the priest replied immediately. "He was found lying at the door of the room, and was already in a state of mind and almost killed a servant. But no matter how he checked, he could not find any signs of mental erosion or soul curse... as if he was completely doing these crazy actions according to his will."

Fernanko nodded with a serious face, then asked, "Who else knows what's going on here?"

The priest thought for a while: "In addition to the people in the church, you have only been notified... Oh, the Count may also receive a rumor - he should not know what happened in the church, but the fact that we urgently sent messengers and blocked the church after dawn cannot be concealed by the earl's purpose."

Fernanco's brows frowned even more. The situation was moving towards the direction he least wanted to see. However, everything could not be saved. He could only force himself to focus on the incident itself. The flesh and blood on the ground was obviously the deacon who died tragically in the church. The priest of the war god of war, Kosto, himself, he knew that the other party was a powerful extraordinary person. Even if he was attacked by a high-level powerful man, he would never die without resistance. However, there was no trace of fighting in the whole room except for blood, and there was not even the residual aura after releasing the magic of fighting...

The flesh and blood are located in front of the God of War, where some uncorroded fabric fragments remain. In addition to the clothes, the rest should be the mats used for prayer... In addition, there is only a small piece of candles left in front of the shrine, the remaining incense in the vessel and the prayer books spread out on the table, all of which can only be combined to create an uneasy result:

The dead priest of the god of war seemed to be suddenly melted by his flesh and blood while praying to the gods.

Fernanko believed that it was not only himself who guessed the possibility of this terrifying, but he saw the haze that could not be melted on everyone's face.

Thinking of the pastor who went crazy because he witnessed the first scene, the weirdness of the whole thing is even more disturbing.

"His Excellency Bishop," said a priest, "What do you think the priest Costo had encountered?"

"...It may be that a very powerful evil spirit raided our temple. It interfered with the prayer ceremony of the priest Kosto, twisted the ritual and polluted the soul of the priest," Fernanco said in a deep voice. "But this is only my personal guess, and if such a powerful evil spirit really appears in the town, then this matter must be reported to the Archdiocese..."

"The Earl's Mansion should be sent to inquire about the situation soon," said another priest, "How should we reply?"

Fernanco thought briefly - from the perspective of the regional bishop, he very much did not want this matter to be revealed to the eyes of forces outside the church, especially not wanting it to attract the attention of the royal family and its vassals. After all, since Rosetta Augustus was crowned, the policies of the Tifung royal family against various churches have been tightened. After countless light and dark clashes, today's God of War Church has lost a lot of privileges. The war priest in the army has also changed from an original independent theocratic representative to a "war assistant" who must obey the command of a noble officer. Under normal circumstances, this is still the case. Once what happened here today is revealed, it may soon become a new excuse for the royal family to further tighten their policies...

But things cannot be hidden, so we have to give an explanation to the managers in this area.

"Cleaning the scene and burning these twisted objects with holy oil and flames," Fernando ordered to the people around him, "The soul-eating monster parasitizes the human body and sneaks into the church. After discovering it, the priest Costo fought desperately with him and eventually died together. However, due to the erosion and destruction of the soul-eating monster, the priest's body is inconvenient to show it to others. In order to maintain the dignity of the fallen priest, we purified the priest's body before dawn and brought it back to the king's kingdom - this is the whole truth."

The priest on the side lowered his head: "Yes, yours."

Fernanco nodded, then looked at the tragic scene in the room. A faint sense of anxiety and disgust surged from the bottom of his heart again. He subconsciously placed his hand in front of his chest, clenched his right fist as if holding a sword, and prayed silently in his heart: "Blessed by the God of War, my heart is as steel as steel, and I will never die after a hundred battles. My flesh and blood are bitter and weak. Only steel will live forever and will not fall into hell. I have converted..."

As he prayed, his mood gradually calmed down, and the power of the gods silently descended, which once again made him feel at ease.

...

That afternoon.

A secret report sent by the messenger tower and copied by intelligence officials was sent to the table. Rosetta Augustus took a look at it casually. He had already looked gloomy for a long time, and a more serious expression suddenly appeared on his solemn face.

Matilda, who was sitting next to him to help handle government affairs, immediately noticed the change in his father's face and asked subconsciously: "What happened?"

"Another God of War died, and the cause of death was unknown," said Rosetta Augustus. "The local church reported that a soul-eating monster sneaked into the church. The dead priest died in the process of fighting monsters - but no one saw the priest's body, and no one saw the ashes of the soul-eating monster. There was only one battle scene that didn't know whether it was true or false."

Matilda's pretty brow frowned slightly, and her tone became serious: "This seems to be the sixth time in half a month..."

"Yes, it's the sixth time," Rosetta said in a deep voice, "the cause of death is unknown, the body was destroyed in advance, and the evidence is full of doubts..."

"Those churches must be hiding something!" Matilda couldn't help but say, "Six consecutive mysterious deaths of priests, and they were distributed in different churches... The news has been leaked to a certain extent, but they have never responded to the royal inquiries directly. What is the church of the God of War?"

"Yes, six churches are distributed in different places... The two farthest apart are even located on the north and south borders of the empire. This is not an ordinary 'attack'... There is no force in the empire that can carry out such a large span attack, and it cannot be a coincidence caused by the monster raid."

"The most suspicious thing is that those churches are obviously concealed," Matilda said, and then shook his head, "It's a pity that under the current imperial law, we cannot search the churches with suspicion alone..."

Rosetta nodded: "We must uphold the laws we have made, which is the basis for maintaining the authority of the royal family, but... necessary investigations are still essential. If you go to the Great Hall recently and contact Malm, he probably won't say anything to you - after all, as the Pope of the God of War, he has not taken the initiative to discuss anything about the bizarre death of the priest with me, but I believe with your keenness, some situations may be observed."

Matilda nodded: "Okay, Father."

Then Rosetta pondered for a moment, sang his fingers and tapped the tabletop, and whispered to the empty direction: "Diana."

A dignified woman in a black maid's suit immediately walked out of a corner that no one noticed, looking at Rosetta Augustus calmly.

The latter nodded to her: "Send roamers to check the places mentioned in this secret newspaper - remember to do secret operations, do not conflict with the church, nor do you have to contact local officials."

"Yes, your Majesty."

The woman in a black maid's suit bowed slightly, took the note handed over by Rosetta, and then quietly returned to the depths of the shadow as if it appeared.

After the room calmed down again, Matilda broke the silence: "Father, what do you think...what do you think...is?"

Rosetta Augustus sat quietly on his high-back chair, thinking in the sunset that gradually fell. It was not until half a minute later that he sighed softly: "I don't know, but I hope that all this is just an 'attack' against the God of War Clan..."

Matilda unexpectedly glanced at her father.

In her memory, there are only a handful of things that my father showed in such a near-powerless posture.

But in the end, she said nothing, just nodded slightly.

...

In the evening, Daniel returned to his mansion.

The young apprentice Mary was cleaning up the living room. When she saw the tutor appear, she immediately greeted her and smiled: "Teacher, are you back so early today?"

"There is nothing in the laboratory for the time being, so I'm back," Daniel glanced at his apprentice, "Aren't you taking the technician to the Great Hall of War God to do magic network transformation? Why are you still at home at this time?"

"I was taken with people, but the priest of the Great Church suddenly said that the area we were working on would be temporarily blocked - the project was postponed until the next time."

Daniel immediately frowned after hearing the apprentice's words: "So, they suddenly drove you out?"

"That's right..." Mary said casually, but soon noticed that the tutor's expression seemed to have a deep meaning, "Teacher, are there any...problems?"
Chapter completed!