Everyone's expression turned complicated as they stared at the little girl before them.
Of course, they had heard of the forsaken ones.
Everyone had their own opinions on the forsaken ones and it wasn't easy to discuss them.
But generally speaking, most of them were inclined to believe that the forsaken ones were beings that weren't blessed by the gods and were forsaken. Such thoughts weren't rare even within the Holy Church.
But they couldn't be blamed for being biased. After all, the Klein Continent wasn't Earth. The birth of humans was indeed blessed by the gods, and under such circumstances, it was rare for genetic defects or birth defects to occur on Earth. Even the weakest and most malnourished woman could successfully give birth to a healthy baby, at most frail and sickly.
On the other hand, things like birth defects were tainted with dark colors on the Klein Continent. There were rumors that they were forsaken by the gods, or cursed due to something in their past life.
All in all, it was never a good thing to get involved with these children — and it seemed to the adventurers that it was the same now. Along the way, almost everyone had turned into monsters, but the little girl did not go crazy, nor was she hurt, and even appeared to be quite calm.
A normal person among a group of lunatics was even more terrifying than a lunatic. Therefore, many of them couldn't help but feel fearful when they looked at the girl. Some of them even started to guess if the forsaken one was the culprit behind everything that happened here.
Otherwise, why did this little girl do it when even the clergies with strong faith and conviction couldn't hold on until now?
Could it be that they were here to take the little girl away, or to kill her?
The little girl was obviously quite sensitive to everyone's gazes. Under their stares, she instinctively took two steps back, and then leaned against Zayen on the other side.
Eh?
Everyone stared blankly at the little girl's actions.
Human gazes could only subconsciously reflect their emotions, and in fact, they didn't think that they had done anything out of line.
But unbeknownst to them, those who couldn't see were especially sensitive to the gazes of others. To them, gazes weren't just 'tangible', and they could even judge the other party's emotions from the severity of the gaze.
However, these people obviously didn't know this. In their opinion, Nadia was just a child. If they wanted to get close to her, they should naturally get close to those who looked kind and amiable. For example, Nadia's tone was very gentle.
Moreover, the child was willing to answer her questions just now. Logically speaking, that girl should be closer to Nadia.
But the fact was that he ran to Zayen's side, which was a little confusing to the crowd — one must know that Zayen's temper was not good, and generally speaking, nobles were afraid of things like the forsaken. Based on what they thought, it was not surprising that Zayen kicked him away.
But the truth was that the girl ran to Jenn's side, and Jenn just glanced at her without saying anything.
How strange.
Compared to the doubts of the others, Nadia understood. She knew that Jenn had specially built a monastery in Passus to take in forsaken ones. Therefore, even if the girl before her was a forsaken one, Jenn wouldn't view her as a scourge like the others.
But even so, Nadia couldn't believe that the girl before her was the one mentioned in the order.
She hesitated for a few moments, but eventually looked at the girl and asked.
"Little girl, can you tell me your name?"
Upon hearing Nadia's question, the girl hesitated for a moment and finally said.
"My name is Favna … Favna Trixian."
Even though everyone had expected it, after hearing the girl's answer, they still revealed looks of disbelief. They felt that this mission was simply too strange.
Even Nadia was taken aback for a moment before she asked again.
"So then, can you tell me what happened?"
The little girl hesitated for a moment before continuing to explain everything that had happened to the group.
In fact, even the girl herself didn't know what exactly happened. She only knew that at the start, the bishop seemed to have received an oracle from the Goddess of Water, warning them to leave the temple and hide in a safe place.
Then, the girl recalled that the bishop brought her, some refugees, and other holy knights who sought refuge in the temple, and left the temple resolutely. Then, they passed through a secret passage and arrived at this cave below the temple to wait for rescue.
After that, time passed day by day. The girl didn't know how long had passed, but she knew that the situation seemed to be getting worse. Due to the lack of food, the refugees wanted to leave and return to the surface.
Then, they quarreled with the clerics and both sides even came to blows. Some of them left, while others parted ways with them.
After that, the refugees seemed to have gone berserk and began to attack them. In the end, all of them were killed.
Shortly after, the situation took a turn for the worse. The clerics who protected the old bishop and her also showed similar signs. Shortly after, the entire campsite turned into a mess.
Facing such a situation, Fafna couldn't do anything. She could only curl up into a ball in fear and listen to the screams, roars, screams, and sounds of fighting from outside the tent.
These sounds rang and disappeared from time to time.
In the end, only the old bishop, Fafna, and five to six holy knights were left in the campsite.
After that, even they weren't spared. Fafna could still remember how their pained moans turned into bestial roars, before they shrieked crazily and spoke gibberish.
Even the old bishop eventually turned into a monster.
But …
"Grandpa Dwight didn't kill me."
Fafna showed a sorrowful expression as she spoke.
"I know that he turned into a monster just like those creatures who tried to kill us. But he didn't kill me. Besides, he ordered the other monsters not to kill me.
He even prepared food for me … "
"Do you know why they protected you?"
Nadia said, puckered her brows and sized up Fafna.
"That bishop even called you a saintess … Do you know what that means?"
"I don't …"
Fafna shook her head in response to Nadia's question.
"I'm not a saintess. Grandpa Dwight didn't call me that in the past …"
According to Fafna, she was picked up and raised by the bishop. Due to her sensitive identity as a forsaken person, she didn't even step out of the temple and didn't know much about the happenings outside.
Besides, she couldn't see, so it didn't mean much to her whether she could step out or not.
Of course, most of the people in the Temple of Water turned a blind eye to Fafna's identity. But to think that she was a saintess … was a little strange.
"So then, do you have any special powers?
For example, hearing voices?
Or can you sense some sort of power? "
Nadia asked again, but Fafna still shook her head.
Apart from being blind, she was no different from an ordinary person. If not, she wouldn't have survived until now.
"…"
Nadia was at her wit's end in this situation. She first glanced at the crowd, then helplessly turned to look at Zayen.
"Mr. Jenn, this …"
But before Nadia could finish, she was interrupted by Zayen.
"What's this about? Anyway, our mission is completed. This brat is obviously the target we're looking for.
Her name is indeed Fafna. Besides, as a holy knight of the Eye of Truth, shouldn't you know better than me whether she lied or concealed anything?
Why?
Did she lie to you? "
"Erm … No …"
Hearing this, Nadia was speechless.
As a holy knight of the Eye of Truth, she naturally had the ability to see if someone was lying. Meanwhile, Fafna didn't conceal anything from her.
Whether it was her name, her experience, or her life experience, it was all about her.
"Alright then. Mission accomplished. Pack up and we'll be heading home."
Jenn said and snapped his fingers at the Grand Priest beside him.
"Alright, we can send a signal to Carter and tell him that we've found the target. Tell them to return and meet up with us. Then, everyone pack up and leave this godforsaken place."
Even though everyone was doubtful, since Jenn had made his decision, they naturally wouldn't think too much about it.
The Grand Priest nodded, raised his scepter, and intended to release a Holy Light Grenade into the sky.
But at this moment …
"— —!"
All of a sudden, a dazzling, pure white light bullet soared into the sky, exploded in midair, and illuminated a patch of pure white color.
Looking at this scene, everyone was taken aback … What's going on?
We clearly found the target, so why did the other side release a signal flare first?
Boom!!!
At this moment, along with a loud explosion, a cloud of dust in the distance attracted everyone's attention.
"Seems like Carter's group is in trouble."
Looking at this scene, Jenn narrowed his eyes, turned around, and gestured to the others.
"Let's go and see what exactly happened!"