Who hid my body?

Obviously, the knights did not come for disaster relief, but they did not know why. Because hunger almost made them lose the strength to live, let alone think.

So they can only sit there as if nothing happened, doing nothing and thinking nothing.

But not doing anything doesn't mean that things won't come knocking on your door. These knights would come to them one by one, without discussing with them, and would roughly pull their hands out, observe and discuss for a while, and then roughly put them down without even a word of explanation. Some people wanted to use this as an excuse to stutter, but they were all ignored by these knights.

"Knight Commander, will this really work?" The knight following behind Kelsey asked as he watched his colleagues screening the victims. "The person who took the finger should no longer be in this town, right?"

"No, he must be there." Kelsey said, "We have blocked all the roads leading to the outside world. The guy who killed people in this town last night can't get out."

As he spoke, Kelsey stopped walking, and seeing several stinking corpses in front of him (townspeople who had starved to death), he frowned tightly, then took out a red handkerchief from his pocket, covered his nose with it, and cursed.

"These damn guys, if they want to die, can they not die in a corner? Why do they have to die on the street? Do they have any sense of public morality?"

He subconsciously wanted to turn around, but then he thought of something and turned to his men and said, "Go, check those bodies to see if the thing is on them."

The knights looked at each other in confusion: "Huh?"

"Idiot?" Seeing that his men didn't understand what he meant, Kelsey couldn't help but curse, "See if that guy will hide among these corpses and pretend to be dead."

The knights finally came to their senses and immediately agreed to move forward. Although they generally looked somewhat reluctant, they had no choice but to follow the order.

"Those cultists love to hide wherever it's dark and smelly." Kelsey's words were full of contempt. "They are like rats in the gutter. They can only survive in the gutter. But this time, no matter which ditch they hide in, they can't hide."

The Cavaliers knew Kelce's words were not exaggeration.

After they used the holy fire to inform Bishop Corey last night, the bishop dispatched two knight groups to the town overnight and surrounded the town.

But some knights still had doubts: "Master Knight, this town is so small, is it really necessary to mobilize two knight orders? Isn't this a bit... too much of a mobilization?"

Kelsey glanced at the knight who asked the question and said, "Do you think we're just catching that guy?"

The knight thought for a moment and asked, "Are there still those cultists? Do you think the Wildfire Cult sent more than one person?"

“Hehe, this is just one reason, but not the main reason.” Kelsey pointed to the ground under his feet. “This is not a town controlled by the cultists. They got the news later than us, so their reaction will definitely be slower than ours. So even if they really sent people, there won’t be many.”

"So what are we doing..."

"Don't forget which religious sect this place borders. I'm talking about the Orthodox Church."

The knight understood immediately: "You mean, Lyra?"

"I understand." Kelsey said calmly, "Those mechanical monsters are much more difficult to deal with than the cult."

At this time, the two knights who had finished examining the bodies stood up and reported to Kelsey, "Captain Knight, we have finished the examination. They are all dead, and their fingers are normal."

"Got it." Kelsey waved his hand and said impatiently, "Find a place to burn the body. It's unlucky to leave it here."

Then, he prepared to check the next place, but before he took two steps, he caught a glimpse of a knight walking hurriedly towards him.

"Knight Commander, the bishop has replied." Although the knight was running, he was very careful to protect what was in his hands.

When he got closer, he found that he was protecting a burning candle.

Kelsey raised an eyebrow, as if guessing what it was, and he thrust his finger into the flames.

The flame did not burn him, but turned into a small piece of paper the moment it touched his fingers.

Kelsey took a quick glance and immediately pulled out a black notebook to translate.

Soon, he finished the translation.

"Sure enough, the bishop has already found out the rules sealed by those two fingers, and has come up with a way to deal with these rules."

After hearing what Kelse said, the knights on the side exchanged glances and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Even as knights of the church, they still held a certain fear of the legendary existence, because although they did not know all the rules sealed in those corpses, they knew the disasters caused by the few times they occurred.

But the most important thing is the unknown. All fear comes from the unknown.

Fortunately, the great Bishop Corey knew the [rules] of those two fingers and had already developed a way to deal with them, so it was no longer unknown.

"First of all, if it is the middle finger of the left hand, then the rule sealed in the middle finger should be [Termination], which can be released by 'snapping' with other fingers. That is, when using spells or divine arts, you must never hear the sound of his snapping fingers. So the response strategy given by Bishop Corey is..." Kelsey paused in the middle of his words. He slowly turned around and looked at the person behind him. "My old friend, why don't you stay in the church? Why do you come here?"

Behind Kelce, Uru was smiling awkwardly.

But the middle finger of the left hand slowly poked its head out and stared at Kelsey silently.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 24 Kelsey's Plan

Uru has always been very nervous when facing the Knight Commander Kelce.

Not to mention now, Uruming knew that the person the Knight Commander was looking for all over the town was him, but he still stood in front of the Knight Commander, which seemed like he was walking into a trap.

But this is not Uru's origin. If it were not for Lord Visas' request, he would not dare to appear in front of Kelse.

But this was exactly what Lord Visas asked for, and he couldn't refuse. He also knew that Lord Visas was right - "If you don't come to find him, do you have to wait for him to come to you?"

Especially at such times, we should turn passivity into initiative.

Ulu took a deep breath and then folded his hands over his chest.

This was ostensibly a prayer, but in reality it was to enable Bai Wei to see more clearly.

"I'm sorry to bother you, Kelsey," Uru said, "but I feel I have to come here. Obviously, something is happening in this town, and Father Luigi has not come back. You were unwilling to tell me what happened last night... Honestly, I don't think this is very appropriate for me as a priest here."

After hearing what Uru said, Kelsey narrowed his eyes slightly.

He looked at Ulu and read a hint of nervousness in Ulu's eyes, but this did not surprise him because he always knew that Ulu was afraid of him.

There was nothing wrong with Uru's words, so Kelsey didn't think too much about it, so he said calmly: "You don't have to wait for Luji, the old guy is dead."

Ulu's eyes widened, and he made a very appropriate expression of surprise: "Dead?! What's going on?!"

"It's simple, because he took something he shouldn't have taken." Kelsey said calmly, "Then he was killed by the cult, and now the thing has been taken away by the cult. We are now looking for that thing."

After saying that, Kelsey waved his hand, as if he didn't want to reveal any more information.

"That's all you need to know. Let's go."

Hearing Kelse telling him to hurry up, Uru felt relieved. He subconsciously wanted to turn around and leave, but the finger that did not belong to him gently tapped the back of his hand, which froze him in place.

Wu Lu knew what this meant. After all, Bai Wei had already told him everything on the way here. Now he wanted to run, but Bai Wei stopped him.

There was no other way. After taking a deep breath, Ulu still stammered towards Kelce's back, "Yes, something related to fingers, right?"

Kelsey paused, then turned his head sharply and stared at Ulu with murderous eyes: "How did you know?"

Following his move, the rest of the knights gathered around him, their eyes locked on Uru's hands.

At this moment, Ulu's heart was in his throat.

He knew that if his explanation didn't satisfy Kelsey, he would have to die here, so he forced himself to remain calm and said what he and Bai Wei had agreed on: "I was checked three or four times by the knights on the way here. Everyone had to look at my middle finger and thumb... To be honest, it's hard for me not to think about it this way."

After listening to Uru's explanation, the murderous intent in Kelse's eyes gradually dissipated.

He glanced behind Ulu and thought that there were indeed several checkpoints from the church to this side, and Ulu was not an ignorant person, so it was normal for him to think about what that thing was when his hands were checked like this.

Kelce waved his hand, and the knights surrounding Uru immediately retreated. Kelce's expression gradually became playful: "You know a lot."

Seeing that the crisis was temporarily resolved, Ulu breathed a sigh of relief, and then said with a smile: "Haha, I know a little bit about that person's body parts... Of course, it's just based on this level of knowledge."

"Haha, since you already know all this, what else do you want to know?" Kelse looked at Ulu with a smile.

"Well, I just wanted to ask if there is anything I can help you with. After all, I am also a clergyman..."

"You just need to hand out some porridge in the church." Kelsey interrupted Uru, "This is our job as a logistics staff. We don't need to think so much. What do you think?"

Seeing that Kelsey had said so much, Uru took a deep breath in front of Kelsey and forced a smile: "Okay, I get it."

After that, he turned and left.

Looking at Wu Lu's lonely back, Kelsey felt that it was a bit meaningless to let him go back like this, so he called Wu Lu: "Actually, you can help if you really want to."

Ulu turned his head and looked at Kelsey with some surprise.

Kelsey shook the paper in his hand and said, "This is the method Bishop Corey came up with for dealing with [Taboo Item 29]. That is, plug your ears with earplugs so that you don't hear the sound of the finger snap."

"Don't hear the sound of the finger snapping... Is that okay?"

"Yes." Kelsey spread his hands and said with a smile, "It's that simple. After all, it's just a finger and has no offensive power. So if you really encounter the cultist who stole [Forbidden Item 29], don't hesitate, just plug your ears and go and kill him. As long as you catch him, it will definitely be the greatest achievement, and Bishop Corey will definitely transfer you back to the East Church."

Then Uru left.

The knights asked Kelsey in confusion: "Knight Commander, is blocking your ears the way to deal with [Forbidden Item 29] (Middle Finger)?"

"Of course, I didn't lie to him."

"Hasn't the Bishop figured out the method for [Forbidden Item 24] (Thumb)?"

Kelsey glanced at the knight who asked the question and said with a smile, "Of course we have researched it. Whether it is [Forbidden Item 29] or [Forbidden Item 24], the bishop has given a way to deal with it."

The knight was even more puzzled: "Then why don't you tell him everything?"

"Why should we tell him everything?" Kelsey said calmly, "Anyway, with this guy's strength, if he encounters a cultist, they can kill him without using the power of the forbidden item."

"Then why did you..."

Kelsey replied calmly: "What is Article 20 of the Rhine Code?"

Article 20 of the Rhine Code...

The knight was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood everything and stopped asking questions.

Because Article 20 of the Rhine Code states: When a Rhine clergyman encounters a "taboo object", if he does not understand the rules of the "taboo object", he can retreat immediately. If he understands the rules of the "taboo object", he must seal it. If he retreats when he understands the rules, he will be considered dereliction of duty and will be sentenced according to the degree of harm caused by the taboo object (those who encounter the top 100 taboo objects will be hanged).

Kelsey looked at Ulu's back calmly.

Luggie is dead, and he died for the serious crime of possessing a forbidden object. It will be very troublesome for the church to track him down in the future. Kelsey and Luggie happen to have some unclear relationship.

Only two people knew about these relationships, one was Bishop Cory, and the other was...Father Uru.

So, to be on the safe side, Kelsey had to make some arrangements for his "old lover".

It is the best choice to let him go on the road with Lu Ji.

Luji, Ulu...

When these two names were linked together, Kelsey suddenly felt as if he had forgotten something.

What was this guy doing when I first met Ulu yesterday?

Kelsey stopped and thought for a moment, then remembered something.

Uru seemed to have asked him to help mail a letter, and the letter was from Luji to Bishop Cory. But Luji ran away that night, so why did he mail a letter to Bishop Cory during the day?

Kelsey felt something was wrong and immediately looked through his things, and then found the letter.

Still.

Kelsey didn't care that the letter was addressed to Bishop Corey, and immediately opened it and read it carefully.

The content of the letter was normal, full of details of those shady transactions.

But Lugi has already got Visas' finger, why would he care about these things?

Kelsey still felt something was wrong, and then his eyes slowly moved up to the top of the letter paper, where there was a red spot.

He rubbed it with his fingers, then put it in front of his nose and sniffed it, and his eyes immediately narrowed.

is blood.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 25 Twenty-five Good, you finally fell in

After leaving Kelse, Uru's expression immediately became gloomy.

He was not a fool. It was obvious why Kelsey was suddenly willing to tell him the rules of the [Forbidden Object] and kept emphasizing that the cultist who took away his finger had no deterrent power except for that extra rule, and instigated him to deal with the cultist.

"That bastard." Ulu gritted his teeth and said, "He wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife. He actually wanted to get rid of me!"

"Is he going to get rid of you just like you want to get rid of him?" Bai Wei said slowly.

Wulu was speechless for a moment, and after a while he stammered, "I, I just wanted to get rid of him, it was just an idea, but this guy, he has already taken action."

"Do you want to explain something to me?" Bai Wei raised his head again, looking at Wulu with his arms folded across his chest. "You want to say that you still value your 'brotherly' relationship with him. You wouldn't attack him unless it was absolutely necessary... Do you want to use this to show your loyalty or your feelings for him?"

"No, I didn't!" Ulu denied it, "I just... don't want to kill too many people. The current situation is already very dangerous. If I attack Kelsey again..."

"The moment you connected my finger, you became the enemy of the world." Bai Wei said lightly.

If this sentence was said to some teenagers with the same Chuunibyou syndrome, it would definitely make them feel excited. But if it was said to Uru, the old ass-eye priest, he would only tremble with fear. Then he looked around repeatedly to see if he had noticed the strange upright finger. Then he lowered his voice and carefully reminded: "V, Master Visas, you'd better be careful. After all, these people are looking for you."