The knight in the abyss

Chapter 703 The Priestess of Lathander

The battle ended almost as soon as it started. When Brutal used his war hammer to smash the last berserker into a pulp, the snake used teleportation magic to escape.

'Good job. 'The emotionless female voice sounded again in everyone's hearts,'Let's take a break.You have an hour before the real battle comes. '

"Did you hear that?" Lancelot pretended to be casual and asked the captain of the guard next to him.

"What?" The captain of the guard looked back at him in confusion, "Is it the sound when the statue burst into light?"

"Well, yes." Lancelot was even more convinced that this was an illusion aimed at his group, "This statue...why does it have such power?"

"That's the statue of Zariel, the angel who once saved Adelgran." The captain of the guard looked back at the statue that had returned to normal, "It's been standing here since I was born, but I've never seen it before That scene just now... that must be Lathander's miracle, right?"

"Back then, a priest named Sando Star prayed to the Lord of Dawn and summoned the assistance of the angel Zariel. He also organized the townspeople to erect this statue in memory of Zariel." Another The guard interjected, "Jessa, the current priest of the church, is a descendant of Sando. If anyone knows the secret about this statue, it must be her."

"Ah, that's right!" The captain of the guard clapped his hands, walked to the front of the church and shouted loudly, "Jessa! Jessa! I am Kalazhuo, open the door, the demon has been driven away!"

"Karazo? Is it the voice of Captain Kalazo?"

"The demons have been driven away? Could it be that Zariel has come? Open the door quickly..."

"Wait, didn't they go crazy just now? Are you sure that's really Kalazhuo?"

"He doesn't sound crazy, let's call Jessa first..."

With his keen hearing, Lancelow heard the conversation behind the door clearly.A moment later, a soft female voice sounded in the temple:

"Karazo, what's going on outside? Is there anyone else around you?"

"Etherine, Jia Wen, Tyre, and Jarcross are all here, all give me a voice..."

The surviving town guards took turns to greet the gate, and then the captain continued to shout:

"We met a group of brave adventurers. In fact, they mainly fought off the demons. Uh, I'm sorry, sir, I haven't asked for your name yet..."

"I am Lancelot. With me are the dwarf Brutal, the elf Aramiel, the half-elf Tania, and the changeling demon..."

"And the beautiful Lady Ira Deepwell," added Sune's priest, "and her loyal mastiff guard."

A shutter next to the gate was carefully opened a crack, and Lancelow saw several pairs of cautious eyes, looking at the situation outside.After a while, the door of the devastated temple finally opened. A human woman in her forties, wearing a white robe inlaid with gold, stood at the door, followed by a large group of townspeople who were still in shock.

"Are those gnolls and demons really driven away?" the priestess asked softly, her eyes full of expectation.

"Yes, thanks to Mr. Knight and his partner!" The captain of the guard waved his arms exaggeratedly, "Look at the corpse over there, I didn't even see how he did it..."

Before he finished speaking, all the townspeople in the temple rushed out.They ran to their respective houses in a panic, trying to put out the flames on the roof, or grab as much property as possible that had not been burned.The priestess stood still. She bowed deeply to Lancelot and said:

"Dear noble warriors, on behalf of all the townspeople of Edelgrand, I would like to extend my most sincere thanks to you." Her voice was very sincere, giving off a feeling of spring breeze, "I am Jessa Morningstar, A priest of Lathander. The great Lord of Dawn must have heard our prayers and sent you to fight back those vicious monsters..."

"First of all, we came here by accident, at least Losander didn't directly convey the oracle to us." Lancelot couldn't bear to attack the other party's belief, "Besides, I'm afraid the demons just retreated temporarily, and they will make a comeback at any time... ..."

"Is that so..." The face of the priestess briefly showed disappointment, but immediately became firm again, "It must be because Zariel was delayed due to something, so fate arranged for you to come to support first. If the demons really do strike again, then Zariel will definitely come too. Please take a break, warriors of Eldranger, if there is any need, we will do our best to meet it..."

"Dear priest, could you provide a quiet and private room for this lady Ella to rest?" Alamel said in a polite voice, "She has just experienced great grief, the evil demon Killed her husband..."

"Everyone here lost something precious today, but as long as there is hope, everything will be fine." The priestess replied with a solemn face, and then noticed the emblem on the elf shield, and the corners of her mouth were a little uncontrollable twitched, but continued, "There are many guest rooms on the second floor for rest..."

"Thank you, kind priest, I have seen the brilliance of Lathander in you..." Alamiel helped the sad young widow and walked towards the temple with a serious face. He squeezed his eyes covertly, and the human knight silently responded with a gesture, meaning to pay attention to the time.

"We still have something to ask you." Lancelot nodded towards the priestess, "About this attack, and that statue..."

"I'll tell you everything I know." Jessa turned sideways, "but please come in first, let's sit down and talk, it would be rude to have the hero who just rescued Adelgran stand at the door... "

After a while, everyone sat down in an east-facing reception room in the temple.The furniture here is quite ornate, the soft sofa is decorated with tassels, and the surface of the large coffee table is stained glass depicting the rising sun.Lancelow also noticed that these items showed signs of frequent use. It seemed that the priestess, as the only priest of the temple, was not stingy about sharing these luxurious and comfortable facilities with the townspeople.

"I often hold salons here, and I will also take the opportunity to explain the teachings of the Lord of Dawn to the townspeople." As if guessing what Lancelot was thinking, the priestess explained to him with a smile, "I'm so sorry, the temple All the food I had was distributed to the townspeople who came to take refuge just now, and now I can only use these teas to entertain you..."

"Thank you, these are enough." Lancelow shook his head with a light smile, his expression immediately became serious, "About that statue, what can you tell us? During the battle just now, it suddenly emitted It gave us a bright light and instantly blinded the rushing demons, which really helped us a lot..."

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