Food Poems

Chapter 37 The Gaze of the Dark Night Goddess

As the leader of the guard, Hildreth is responsible for leading team members to generate income.

She wanted to maintain the loyalty and morale of her elite troops, so in addition to her personal prestige, gold coins were also indispensable.

There would be considerable profits in destroying the cultists' hideout, so Xilude agreed to cooperate.

In Ye Zhi's memory, in this copy of the Dark Night Sect, the soldiers were all at the second-ring level, and it was impossible to conquer it by oneself.

But with Xilude's team here, the probability of completing the bounty of "capturing the Dark Night Bishop" will be greatly increased.

Thirty percent of the profit was better than nothing. Besides, the Dark Night Cult hiding near Morning Frost Ridge was also a hidden danger. Using Hilde's hand to eliminate them was like killing two birds with one stone.

The next day.

When Lena learned that Yeats had been assassinated, she came to inquire and learned that Yeats planned to go up the mountain with Hildreth to eliminate the cultists.

"But how are you going to determine the exact hiding place of the Dark Night Sect?" Lena asked.

Yeats: "The female assassin has agreed to lead the way, so her words are probably trustworthy."

Hildre nodded... She had witnessed the power of the so-called 'itch potion' with her own eyes, and observing the priestess's expression, her surrender did not seem false.

Even if she was trying to lure the enemy deep into their territory and lead them into a trap, that was fine. Taking advantage of the enemy's strategy and counterattacking with reinforcements was also part of Hildur's plan.

The wolf girl Lena frowned... As a businessman, she didn't want to be an enemy of the Dark Night Sect, but Ye Zhi was her guest. If she remained indifferent when he was assassinated, it would be chilling and a loss of prestige.

At this time, Hildreth proposed a win-win plan. Lena could lead the caravan ahead, and she would only lead five guards, and after completing the mission with Yezhi, they would catch up with the caravan.

Lena agreed to the suggestion, allocated six good horses to Hildur, and ordered the caravan to break camp and set off.

Yeats and Hildesh, led by the priestess, split into two groups.

Temple ruins.

The ruins were covered with moss, the murals on the walls had long since peeled off, the dome of the temple no longer existed, and the sunlight shone on the stone pillars and the rotten and waterlogged altar.

Yeats, Hilde, Gray, and five of their confidants hid in the jungle. The priestess walked alone to the front of the altar, looked around, and then knocked three times on a broken wall. The illusion covering the temple gradually dissipated, and stairs leading to the underground appeared.

The priestess thought of what happened yesterday and unconsciously clamped her legs together, letting out a sigh in her heart.

Bishop, please forgive my betrayal, that young man's attainments in potions are simply too great!

She walked down the stairs deeper underground, and then the illusion covered the ground again and the entrance disappeared.

Hildreth silently memorized the method to open the temple and winked at the herald beside her. The Argonian herald nodded and put on a vigilant attitude ready to fight at any time.

Yeats: “Any battle plan?”

Hirud: "Go straight in and kill all the cultists you see before they tip you off."

Ye Zhi: “…”

The perfect stealth solution!
Hildrede was not a reckless person, but a strong attack was exactly the most suitable combat strategy for the Ironsworn Guard. She brought Ye Zhi with her because of his amazing knowledge of potions, which might be effective in the battle. She asked the Argonians to protect Ye Zhi's safety, and then she led the way deep into the underground.

An underground staircase leads to the temple's catacombs.

This place was converted into a secret base of the Dark Night Cult. Along the way, they met two cultists in black. When they saw the murderous Hildreth, they were stunned and had their throats pierced by rapiers before they could ask any questions.

Ye Zhi looked at the corpse which was still warm, and felt a surge of respect for Xilude.

He is a PVP master!

There was a mechanism in the tomb that would spew out poisonous mist, but a priestess had informed them in advance, so everyone had already prepared antidotes and avoided the trap in advance.

More and more cultists fell, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

Deep in the tomb, the "Bishop of Dark Night" Morr, wearing a dark purple tights, a black hood, and a black metal mask, closed his eyes and recited silently. He stood in front of the altar, holding a delicate statue of the goddess of dark night.

This small statue is extremely exquisitely carved, depicting a human woman with long curly hair, dressed in black, with a graceful figure and a veil on her face. Her eyes are clearly smiling, but her expression is extremely cold.

"A guest has arrived." Mor opened his cold eyes and said, "Prayers to the goddess of darkness must not be interrupted. Go and open the cage of the poisonous crocodile bird."

On the other side, Yeats and his party entered an empty tomb chamber, which had two floors, interconnected in all directions, and had multiple exits.

"According to the priest, the civilians who were to be sacrificed were imprisoned," Gray said.

"We need to find the location of the prison..."

Before Hildreth finished speaking, a "click" sound of a mechanism turning was heard from deep within the tomb.

"Roar!!"

Everyone looked up at the same time, and saw a huge bird-like monster rushing out from the second floor of the tomb.

The poisonous crocodile bird has terrifying long horns like a crocodile, serrated fangs, a body covered with rough scales like tree bark, and open green wings covered with tumors.

This strange bird even had a long crocodile-like tail covered with sharp hooked poisonous stingers. It flapped its wings and flew around the tomb, emitting a strong stench.

Hild's team took out the crossbows they carried with them and shot steel arrows at the wings of the poisonous crocodile bird, but the effect was not ideal.

"The weak point is its tail!" Ye Zhi said, "Just attack there!"

This was the first time that Hildreth had seen the poisonous crocodile bird. While he was secretly observing it, he was a little surprised to hear Ye Zhi's reminder.

How could he know the weakness of the poisonous crocodile bird? The woman in the eagle helmet had no time to think about it. She dodged sideways when the poisonous crocodile bird swooped down.

boom! !

The falling impact of the poisonous crocodile bird caused a huge shock in the tomb. Hildreth's eyes flashed, and the sharp blade in his hand accurately cut the vital point.

"Roar!" The poisonous crocodile bird screamed in pain and swung its long tail to drive away the enemies around it.

Hildreth leaped lightly, landed on the back of the poisonous crocodile bird, and launched a series of attacks on its tail.

Boom!
The huge tail of the poisonous crocodile bird fell, and its body collapsed to the ground and struggled in pain. The team members rushed forward and completely put an end to it.

The Asian dragon man put away his two-handed sword, breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but look at Ye Zhi.

If it weren't for the crucial information he provided, it would have been much more difficult to defeat this poisonous crocodile bird.

Although he is a noble, he has good insights into hunting monsters... The Asian dragon man silently raised his evaluation of Ye Zhi.

Hildes looked at Ye Zhi deeply, and without saying anything more, he nodded and said, "Find the bishop."

Ye Zhi could feel that there was a clear change in the team's attitude towards him.

If you ask why I know about the poisonous crocodile bird, it is because of the Food Spirit's understanding of food ingredients. The tail of this poisonous crocodile bird is a rare and delicious ingredient.

"Tonight's dinner is settled..." Ye Zhi said secretly.

Deep in the tomb.

"Oh no, Bishop, the poisonous crocodile bird has been killed by them!" the believer stumbled and reported.

"What?!" A hint of disbelief flashed across the eyes of Dark Night Bishop Mor.

The poisonous crocodile bird is his trump card, how could he be so useless? !
Mor took a deep breath and gradually calmed down. A cold light flashed in his eyes. He clenched the statue of the goddess of darkness in his hand and whispered hoarsely:

"Great goddess of darkness, your temple is being desecrated by the ignorant."

More knelt down devoutly, holding the statue high in his hand.

"Now, I pray for your power and ask you to send down an oracle to allow this group of ignorant people to return to the eternal embrace of the dark night..."

The statue emitted an enchanting glow, but the light became dim again.

Is it because... I didn't offer enough sacrifices?

Moore stood up indifferently.

In this case, let’s hold the blood sacrifice in advance to attract the attention of the Goddess of Darkness!
(End of this chapter)