Bam.
Irene's petite body fell to the ground heavily. She bit her lips and blinked her eyes, which were covered with a thin layer of mist.
At this moment, Pattilina's voice sounded in her ears.
"Stand up!
You idiots!
Stand up!
Does it hurt?
That's right!
If you want to learn how to hit someone, you must first learn how to take a beating!
One more time!
If anyone dares to step back, I will hang them on the flagpole for the whole day!
Quick, I count to ten … One, two, three, ten! "
Almost at the same time, Irene leaped up from the ground, raised her bow, aimed at Pattilina in the distance, and pulled the bowstring to its fullest.
But before she released her grip, she saw Pattilina extending her arm and waving it in her direction. At the next moment, she felt as though something smashed onto her forehead. Along with a burst of sharp pain, Irene fell to the ground from the tremendous impact.
She opened her mouth and let out a silent cry of pain, while extending her hand to cover her swollen forehead and trying to stand up again.
Even so, at this moment, Irene felt that she was swaying left and right, unable to stand at all.
"Idiot!
How many times have I told you to protect yourselves? This is a battle, not a duel!
Do you think you can stand up just because I want you to?
Why don't you look at where you are?!
Are you trying to jump to your deaths?
If you were facing an enemy, then you would all be dead by now!
Perhaps you would have become the dinner of wild dogs!
One more time!
If you can't get within 10 meters of me, don't expect to eat anything tonight! "
She said, brandishing the spear in her hand, narrowing her eyes, and scanning the surroundings with a dangerous gaze.
But in the next moment, when she saw the figure that appeared on the edge of the square, Patrina, who had a dangerous expression on her face, immediately showed an innocent and lovely smile like that of an angel. She even threw away the spear in her hand and flew towards the figure.
"Master, you're back!!"
Along with this coquettish call, Pattilina streaked across the air like a nimble bird, pounced on Jenn, and hugged his arm.
"I'm back, Pattilina."
Looking at the little one in front of him, Zayen smiled and nodded at her, then stretched out his hand and gently stroked her little head.
After settling Kassandra's matter, Jenn returned to the mansion with the rest.
Their mission this time was to investigate and not solve the problem.
This was why the Church of Holy sent Jenn and his men to investigate the situation. If they were to eliminate the plague, no matter how much the Church of Holy disliked Jenn, they definitely wouldn't send him to his death with just three men.
And now, after this incident with Kassandra, Jenn's group had completed their mission. According to the records of the cultists they found in the ruins, it was apparent that the mastermind was the Mother of Chaos.
And according to the records, some believers of the Mother of Chaos had also spread the plague. It was certain that the spread of the plague in Casallance was closely related to the Mother of Chaos. Not only that, but there were also believers of the Mother of Chaos lurking among the higher-ups of the Church of the God of Sun in Kassandra.
After coming to this conclusion, Jenn's group left Kassandra and returned to Eagle Plateau.
After that, things became much simpler. Nadia brought the report and evidence dug out from the ruins to the Church of Holy Light. The Church of Holy Light wasn't completely clueless about what happened with Kassandra. After all, the battle between Shagut and the shadowy spiders was so huge that they naturally detected the fluctuations. However, they didn't know what exactly happened. And now that Jenn brought them the answer, the Church of Holy Light naturally had to clean up the rest.
Of course, it was none of Zayen's business what would come out of it.
Therefore, after tossing Nadia back to the Church of Holy Light, Jenn returned to his territory with Enoya and Elise.
He had planned to check on Irene and the others along the way, but he did not expect to see the scene in front of him as soon as he entered the monastery. Patrina was jumping up and down in the middle of the square with a spear in her hand, while Irene and the other relatively healthy Sons of the Witch were beaten to the ground like dead dogs and could not even get up. Zayen could not help but be a little surprised.
Of course, he knew that Irene and the others also had combat training in their curriculum. But what was going on?
Could it be that they train like this every time?
"What's going on?"
At this thought, Jenn patted Pattilina's head and asked.
Upon hearing his question, Patlina turned around and looked disdainfully at Irene and the others who were still crawling on the ground. She had to admit that although the Witches' Children looked delicate, they were tough. Although they wore leather armor to protect themselves, Patlina didn't show any mercy when she hit them. Even during the battle, the girls' exposed skin was covered in bruises and bruises. But even so, they gritted their teeth and didn't cry out in pain. Rhode had to admit that in terms of willpower alone, the Witches' Children were stronger than ordinary people.
But Jenn still couldn't understand why they were looking for trouble here.
Previously, he had instructed the young knights to teach these children of the Witch some combat skills so that they could at least protect themselves. But now …
"Oh, this … Master, they said that they want to protect their home. Since they said that they want to protect their home, I think they should take some action. Who doesn't know how to talk? Of course, those who don't know how to talk are different. That's why I pulled these guys out to see their determination."
"So your so-called determination is to beat them black and blue?"
"If you want to beat someone up, you have to learn how to take a beating first. But …"
Pattilina said and curled her lips.
"These guys aren't too bad. They didn't cry for their parents, which shows that they have some capabilities.
But it's meaningless for them to go to the battlefield now. They will only be sending food to the enemies. "
"Of course, I don't intend to let them go to the battlefield now."
Upon hearing Pattilina's words, Jenn nodded in agreement. But shortly after, he knitted his brows.
Because he sharply sensed that there seemed to be some hidden meaning in Pattilina's words.
Go to the battlefield now?
Could it be that someone is going to attack my territory?
"What do you mean?
Pattilina, could it be that someone has declared war on us? "
"Eh?
Master, don't you know? "
Hearing Zayen's question, Patrina was also taken aback for a moment, but she soon saw the little one jump up excitedly, showing a cheerful expression as she said to him.
"The war has begun!
The Glittergold Empire and Scar Federation are fighting! "
After listening to Pattilina's lively narration, Jenn finally understood the cause and effect of the matter.
It turned out that during the time he was away from Parsus, the Scar Federation didn't stay idle. Although the conflict between Jenn and the Soros Family was suppressed by the Holy Church, how could the Soros Family give up just like that?
But how could the Soros Family give up just like that? There were rumors that the Soros Family was going to attack Zayen's territory.
Upon hearing this news, Pattilina was extremely excited. She had been sharpening her knife all day, waiting for the pigs and sheep to enter the battlefield.
But she didn't expect that just as she was about to give the Soros Family a slap in the face, an unexpected piece of news came. The Glittergold Empire had actually launched an attack on the Scar Federation!
Of course, any war needed a reason. Even if it was an unreliable reason like suspecting the other party of hiding weapons of mass destruction, it could still be counted as a reason.
The Glittergold Empire's attack on the Scar Federation wasn't without reason. According to the Glittergold Empire, it was the Scar Federation who first attacked their border sentry area, and then they fought back.
The Scar Federation naturally firmly denied the Glittergold Empire's claim. They reprimanded the Glittergold Empire for deliberately starting a war and began to gather troops to fight against the Glittergold Empire.
However, the Glittergold Empire was very fast. They had already conquered the Hoarfrost Mountains and had begun to march towards the Four Seasons Realm.
When this news came, the people of Parsus were also anxious. This area was located in the southeast of the Scar Federation. Although it didn't border the Glittergold Empire, it was close to the Four Seasons Realm. If the Glittergold Empire conquered the Four Seasons Realm, then Parsus would most likely be the next unlucky one. Because of this, many people were worried about the current situation.
Naturally, Irene and the others had also heard of these rumors. These children of witches had a stronger desire for their homeland than ordinary people. When they heard that Passus might be involved in the war, and that their monastery might also become the target of the enemy's attack, they couldn't help but panic.
One after another, they came to Lydia and expressed their willingness to do their part to protect the monastery. As a result, their words were heard by Pattilina, who came to the monastery out of boredom, and then … there was no then.
"The Glittergold Empire has launched an attack on the Scar Federation?
So fast? "
After listening to Pattilina's story, Jenn frowned. He also knew that the Glittergold Empire was a big threat to the Scar Federation, but he didn't expect it to move so quickly. He had only left Parsus for half a month, and such a thing had already happened?
For some reason, Jenn felt that there was something strange about this. Thinking about it carefully, the outbreak of the plague, the appearance of the Order of the Mother of Chaos, and the Glittergold Empire's attack when he returned. Recently, a series of troubles seemed to be attacking him one after another. He didn't even have a moment to spare.
Was this really just a coincidence?