The news of the undead creatures appearing in Harris City quickly reached the ears of the bishop of the diocese.
This made the bishop who was over 80 years old rather excited. Without any hesitation, he immediately mobilized thousands of soldiers and hundreds of holy knights to Harris City to wipe out the undead creatures in one fell swoop.
One had to know that every time they went there, they would end up empty-handed.
And this time, they finally managed to stop the undead creatures, so there was no reason for them to just let it go.
"But this way, the diocese's defense will be empty. If anything happens …"
"Nothing will happen."
Facing the Holy Knight Captain's worries, the elderly bishop waved his hand.
"May the gods be with us. If those rascals dare to come here, I guarantee that they won't be able to return!"
"Then … Alright."
Looking at the excited elderly bishop, the Holy Knight Captain in charge of the diocese hesitated for a moment and finally nodded his head.
Although he was still worried, the Holy Knight Captain knew that the undead creatures had become their number one enemy.
Previously, they weren't able to track their whereabouts. Now that they finally caught their tail, there was no reason for them to let it go.
In fact, even the Holy Knight Captain was tempted to head over and destroy those despicable undead creatures with his own hands.
But even so, the Holy Knight Captain didn't let his guard down.
"Alright then, I will leave the second squad here to assist you in your defense. If there are any problems, please inform me immediately and I will return immediately!"
With that, the Holy Knight Captain put on his helmet and solemnly bowed to the elderly bishop before turning around and leaving the room.
After watching the Holy Knight Captain disappear into the darkness, the elderly bishop let out a long sigh and sat down on the chair.
He took out a pipe from his pocket and put it in his mouth. Puffs of pungent smoke appeared and shrouded the old man's face, making it appear and disappear.
For some reason, the elderly suddenly felt that perhaps today would be a very long night.
And that was indeed the case.
Kacha, kacha, kacha.
The Cross Pickaxe in the Goblin's hand collided with the rock, letting out a crisp sound. Not long after, accompanied by a 'ka la la' sound, a piece of rock that was originally incomparably hard was dug out and slid down, revealing the space inside.
Not long after, two more Goblins ran in with strange squeaks and stomped on the ground. In the blink of an eye, two buzzing sounds were heard, and a red Mana radiance appeared. The ground that was originally covered with gravel and loose soil was covered in a bright red color.
At this moment, Zayen leisurely walked forward with Tinidale. He held the staff in his hand that was used to swindle people and stretched his head. Then, he looked at the empty space in front of him. Then, he lifted his head and looked forward.
Shortly after, without anyone notic, a bright red light flashed in Jenn's eyes.
[Evil Eye], activate.
In an instant, Jenn looked down at this world. He extended his arm and tapped gently in the depths of the darkness.
Shortly after, along with Jenn's action, the place that was shrouded in black mist gradually became clear and bright.
Shortly after, a gorgeous white building appeared before Jenn.
Seeing this, Zayen raised his eyebrows slightly. Then, in his eyes, the original appearance of the white building disappeared without a trace, and in its place was a structural diagram with a dark background and white lines woven together.
Clusters of dazzling radiance emerged from within like small suns.
"The Templar Order is really something … No wonder I couldn't find anything good. So it turns out that they're all here."
Gazing at the magical radiance on the [Evil Eye], Jenn couldn't help but lament.
Then, he took a closer look at the structure diagram before him. After memorizing the locations of the magical radiance, he deactivated the [Evil Eye]. Then, Jenn scanned the surroundings, extended his finger, and pointed to the right.
"Dig along that side."
"Hahaha …!"
Upon hearing Jenn's command, several Goblins let out cheerful cries and dug in the direction that Jenn pointed.
Not long after, they saw that the place that was originally hard stone had been dug into a piece of land.
At that moment, one of the Goblins ran back to Jenn and waved its hand as though it wanted to say something.
However, Jenn obviously wouldn't say much to a Goblins. In fact, even if it didn't say anything, he already knew what it wanted to say.
That was why Jenn ignored the Goblins. Instead, he patted Tinidell's shoulder and strode forward in large strides.
After a short while, a stone wall appeared in front of Jenn.
However, what was different from ordinary stone walls was that there was a regular wall made of stacked stone bricks on top of it.
Looking at the wall, the corners of Jenn's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a proud smile.
Then, he narrowed his eyes and carefully sized up the wall in front of him. Then, Jenn pointed to one of the spots on the wall and gave a simple order.
"Dig."
Upon hearing Jenn's command, three Goblins ran forward and waved their pickaxes to dig at the wall in front of them.
However, this stone wall was indeed harder than the rocks they dug before. Clanking sounds and bursts of sparks were heard, but the stone wall didn't shatter as easily as before.
On the contrary, after a few minutes, they barely saw a few spiderweb-like cracks on the surface of the stone wall.
However, Jenn wasn't in a hurry. Instead, he stood behind the Goblins with a solemn expression and stared at the stone wall in front of him.
Clang … Clang … Clang …
The pickaxes rose and fell. Rose and fell again.
After an unknown period of time, the cracks on the stone wall grew larger and the wall itself shook more.
Shortly after, the three Goblins screamed and swung their pickaxes with force.
"Crash!!"
Along with this strike, a huge hole appeared in the solid stone wall.
Jenn wasn't too pleased. The instant the Goblins dug the wall, he swung his right arm forward abruptly and cast a Silence Enchantment over the stone wall, blocking out the sound of the collapse.
Then, Zayen's figure flashed, and he burrowed into the dusty, dark cave.
Tinidale followed closely behind and disappeared into the darkness in the blink of an eye.
A damp smell assailed his face.
When Jenn walked into the gap, the first thing that came into view were huge buckets and supplies placed beside them.
It seemed like this was a warehouse. But Jenn didn't care about these small troubles.
He poked his head out and scanned the surroundings. After ensuring that no one was around, he gestured to Tinidale and the two of them walked out of the warehouse silently.
They arrived at the corridor.
"The third Fate Slate is here …"
Jenn couldn't help but lament as he gazed at the corridor.
If it weren't for Fafna sensing the presence of a Fate Slate in this direction, Jenn wouldn't have come looking for trouble with the Holy Church with such great fanfare.
If it were in the past, perhaps he wouldn't have done this. But the situation was different now. In order to complete that deadly test, Jenn had to figure out what exactly happened before the Battle of the Holy Saints.
Therefore, he had to get his hands on this Fate Slate.
And now, Jenn could only pray that this Fate Slate was the one he needed. If not, he would have to target the Fate Slate in the White Tower, which definitely wasn't a good choice.
The entire building was quiet and almost empty.
Perhaps it was because the elderly bishop had sent people to surround Reemilia and Enoya, places that were usually heavily guarded were now much more relaxed.
Although there were many guards patrolling the area, it was not a problem for Zayen and Tinidale. When they encountered a place they could not pass, Zayen would activate his Shadow Domain and bring Tinidale to another plane.
Since Tinidale was the Dark Fairy Princess and had a good grasp of the dark elements, Jenn wasn't worried that anything would happen to her in the Shadow Plane of Existence.
Shortly after, the two of them arrived at the third floor from the basement without triggering any alarms.
This was the area that Jenn had scanned with the [Eye of Evil]. It was the place where the Fate Slate was placed. As for how Jenn knew that it was the Fate Slate, the reason was simple.
After all, back in the Western Wilderness, he had seen the magical light emanating from the Fate Slate.
Therefore, as long as he saw the same light, he would be able to guess the answer without much thought.
But this time, the situation wasn't as optimistic as before.
Outside the room where the Fate Slate was placed, a team of well-equipped holy knights were patrolling back and forth.
Even though their strength wasn't a threat to Jenn and Tinidale, that was only limited to head-on battles.
And now, they weren't here to fight. At least not now.
If they couldn't resolve the battle quickly, they would attract the attention of others.
Judging from the holy radiance emanating from the door, it was sealed by a powerful divine spell … Jenn let out a cold snort.
Even though the security here was tight, it wasn't out of Jenn's expectations.
After all, if the Templars didn't take good care of the Fate Slate, Jenn would really think that there was a trap.
In fact, if he hadn't gotten Reemilia and Enoya to attract most of the troops here, perhaps there would have been more people patrolling here.
"What should we do?
Jenn? "
Tinidale, who was hiding beside Jenn, also noticed this and couldn't help but ask softly.
Upon hearing Tinidale's question, Jenn pondered for a moment and made a decision.
"Let's go!"