I don't believe you!

An ordinary guild clerk!

It seems like all the strange tasks related to the Enlightenment Society were issued by you!

No wonder Mark suddenly became so nervous, because the first time he saw this mission scroll.

His first reaction was that Ailian was someone planted by the Enlightenment Society in the Adventurer's Guild.

But when I thought about it more carefully, I felt that I was worrying too much.

If Ailian was a member of the Enlightenment Society, the investigation tasks that Oak and Beta had undertaken might not have appeared on the task board of the Osborne Town Guild at all.

Mark signaled Monica and the others to relax, and he looked carefully at the task scroll in his hand again.

The Contact Scroll pondered what was happening in Osborne Town right now.

Judging from their previous method of forming mutated werewolves, Qizhi would need human souls or bodies as raw materials when summoning humanoid monsters.

It seems that the so-called "Holy Light Purification Potion" is not for "healing" adventurers at all, but for "marking" and "preparing"!

Those adventurers who took the potion and had special "seeds" planted in their bodies with Mark's abnormal holy water as the primer... they are the source of the "souls of all living beings" prepared by the Enlightenment Society for this "Ceremony of Advent"!

When the Corrupted Dragon descends upon the world, the souls of these adventurers, whose bodies have been transformed by potions and whose souls may have even begun to quietly mutate, will become the highest quality fuel, to be devoured and condensed by the so-called "Lord of Skeletons"!

And invite a clergyman to "watch the ceremony"?

How arrogant and provocative this is!

Is this to allow the spokesperson of the Holy Light to witness with his own eyes the catastrophe that the Holy Light is powerless to prevent?

Or do you want to use this so-called "truth" to tarnish the faith of the clergy?

Or...is it for some more horrific sacrifice or experiment?

But no matter what the reason was, at least Mark could be sure that the other party's mission scroll was either for himself or for Kyle.

Speaking of which, both Kyle and I have a grudge against Spin Campbell, the Asian dragon from the Enlightenment Society.

No matter who the invitation letter is sent to, it seems reasonable.

But now that he has taken over the scroll, he doesn't care about anything related to the "Holy Light" anyway.

At worst, we can just have another fight.

As for the reward for that mission, it's "Original Record of the Advent of Holy Light"!

Speaking of which, Mark is really ignorant.

There was no mention of such a thing in all the scriptures of the Church of Holy Light that he had learned from the Church of Stewart.

If it is indeed the original fragment of the abandoned Holy Book of the Church of Holy Light described in the mission reward.

Perhaps it is of no value to Mark, but for Monica to improve her professional experience as an appraiser, perhaps the knowledge related to the Lord God is of indispensable benefit.

I just don't know if that thing is also a mythical equipment like the holy book in the hands of the legendary Pope.

If that's the case...then they really need to consider whether they have the courage to take the risk.

In fact, placing this mission scroll in front of Mark was equivalent to making it clear that if he wanted to resolve the crisis that might happen next in Osborne Town, he had to go to the Rotten Dragon Swamp alone.

The Enlightenment Society made no secret of their plans and even proactively disclosed the location, time, and purpose.

Overt conspiracy!

A complete conspiracy!

They anticipated two things.

First, as a priest, Mark could not sit idly by and watch hundreds of souls being devoured by such an evil ritual.

Second, "The Original Record of the Advent of Holy Light" has an irresistible appeal to a clergyman.

Going there is an obvious trap. Going alone, isolated and helpless, facing a terrifying existence that can awaken the ancient fallen dragon and the elite of the Enlightenment Society behind it.

If you don't go, you will have to watch the adventurers of Osborne Town become sacrifices and their souls be devoured.

Mark raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

Go, of course he is going!

But he won't go alone!

What he was waiting for was for the Qizhi Society to show up. Now that the other party has taken the initiative to jump out, how could he not bring his own adventure team to the banquet!

Mark is not cruel, so he will try to disrupt the rituals of the Enlightenment Society.

As for whether it will succeed, it depends on the luck of the adventurers in Osborne Town.

Fortunately, I escaped.

It's a bad fate, but it has nothing to do with us, the clergy.

As for "Original Record of the Advent of Holy Light", do you really think that if you go to the meeting alone, the other party will hand it over to you?

We must gather everyone together and grab it!

When Mark's team returned to Chunhui Hotel, the atmosphere inside the hotel was as tense as a bowstring.

The four team leaders, Beta, Mad Wolf, Silver Fox and Buck, had already been waiting in the backyard. There was no more hope on their faces that the problem had been solved, only heavy worry.

"Mr. Mark!" Beta was the first to come forward, his voice hoarse, "We tried our best... but... the results were minimal."

"The voices questioning the 'miracle drug' have been practically drowned out by spit. Aside from some adventuring groups and stronger adventurers, most people scoff at our words. Currently, there are only about two to three hundred people who believe us."

The Mad Wolf leader punched the pillar next to him, sending wood chips flying. "Damn it! Those idiots! They were sold and still helped count the money!"

There was no surprise on Mark's face, only a cold understanding.

Anyway, he has done his best so far.

Believe it or not, forget it.

He glanced at the four captains and spoke in a clear and calm voice:

"Everyone, listen to me. The situation may be worse than we imagined. Osborne Town is about to face a storm, a disaster far beyond the invasion of darkness. Staying here will only make you a victim of the storm."

He paused, his eyes sharp. "I suggest you take everyone you can with you and leave Osborne for now! Come back in about four or five days. If nothing happens in Osborne by then, then everything will be fine. If not..."

Mark didn't finish his words, but the meaning was obvious.

July 15th of the lunar calendar, which is three days later.

If the Enlightenment Society's plan fails, then the town of Osborne will naturally return to peace, and many adventure groups will naturally be able to return.

If the Enlightenment Society's ceremony succeeded, he suspected that there would be unrest in Osborne Town.

After all, there are not only those stupid adventurers in Osborne Town, but also people from the Adventurer's Guild, the Dragon Slayer City Guards, and the temporarily stationed Magic Association.

He didn't believe that these people would be able to sit back and relax when something unexpected happened.

The most important thing is that the ordinary townspeople of Osborne are all potential Star-Moon believers. I believe that even if the Black Gold Gang doesn't care about the adventurers, they will not let their base of believers be damaged.

After hearing Mark's warning, Beta and others looked serious.

"Mr. Mark, then you..." Elon Silver Fox couldn't help but ask.

"Our team has an invitation." Mark's answer was simple and direct, but it revealed a determination to cut off all retreat. "To solve the problem, or be solved by the problem..."