When Javelin brought the paladin named Fino back to the camp, everyone was already ready for battle. But to their disappointment, Fino seemed to be a completely different person, or rather, his reaction was not like that of a human, but like that of a beast.

According to Javelin, he struggled to break free from Klein's force field almost all the way. Only after arriving at the camp and seeing Wells and other people from the temple, this paladin named Fino was able to control himself and did not attack others. However, his expression when looking at everyone was still very cautious, as if he was a wild beast observing an unknown creature.

Finally, Wells had no choice but to ask the accompanying priest to cast several calming spells on him, which made Fino fall into a deep sleep and temporarily regain his calm.

"This is what happens when you are corrupted by chaos."

Looking at Fino lying in the tent, Wells was also quite sad.

"We have suffered a lot. Many brave young men died in vain. They did not die at the hands of monsters, nor were they killed by cultists. Instead, they were gradually eroded by chaos until..."

At this point, Wells pointed to his head and shook his head.

"What will happen to him next?"

"Send it back to the temple."

At this point, Wells sighed.

"Poor kid, I'm afraid he can only spend the rest of his life in the monastery. I hope that place can comfort his heart lost in chaos... But fortunately, he still brought us some clues."

As he spoke, Wells took out a tattered notebook.

"This is?"

"This is a march record. Scouts who go out to explore must record what they see at any time. This is also to be prepared for any unexpected events, if something goes wrong..."

Having said that, Wells paused and looked at the sleeping Fino with a complicated look.

"…At least we can know what happened to them."

“…”

Fang Zheng didn't say anything else. He reached out and opened the diary. Soon, lines of handwriting appeared in front of him.

"On the night of the Micro Moon, we were sent out to investigate why the beast tide has not subsided. Frankly speaking, this is very dangerous, but we have already prepared ourselves mentally. Moreover, this beast tide is so strange, and we also hope to know the reason. If it continues like this, the North will not be able to hold on, and we must find the answer..."

"...Today is the tenth day since we left the Northland Fortress. Along the way, we can see large and small groups of Chaos Beasts moving towards the Northland Fortress. We even encountered one of the groups this afternoon. To be honest, I was ready to die in the battle, but what we didn't expect was that this group of beasts didn't attack us as we thought. On the contrary, they just bypassed us and rushed forward madly, as if something was chasing them. What happened? I am getting more and more curious..."

"...On the fifteenth day, we still didn't get an answer, but the supplies were running low, so we started discussing whether to keep going or turn back. But in the end, we chose to keep going. I don't know why, but the Chaos Beasts we encountered along the way didn't attack us. This was very unusual. I once fought them in the Northland Fortress, and they were so ferocious that they didn't care about anything. Now think about it...why did they do this?"

"...On the twentieth day, we went too deep. Some people have already lost consciousness. Although we can still hold on by reciting scriptures, I think we may not be able to return from this mission. So... at least let us find the truth."

"...On the twenty-third day, at dawn, we heard a roar coming from afar. The sound was so loud that we could only feel our ears buzzing. Hart suggested going to investigate, and I agreed with him. When we walked to the destination in the direction of the sound, we found that the corpses of Chaos monsters were everywhere... Everywhere, I even saw the corpse of a Monster Lord! Who was it fighting with? We decided to continue the pursuit. This time, we must find the answer..."

The following words were somewhat sloppy, which seemed to explain the excitement and panic of its owner.

"…We found it! We followed the track and found the giant creature that made the sound. Oh my god, I couldn't believe what I saw! It was the guardian of the goddess! The guardian of the goddess!! I believe it must be the guardian of the goddess. Could it be that the goddess has come to the world? We tried to communicate with it, but it seemed that it couldn't hear us. After all, it was too big, and we were too small... I don't know... I don't know..."

From then on, the writing began to become confused. Obviously, as Wells said, these people had been eroded by chaos and it was difficult for them to stay sane.

"...flames...the horn of destruction and rebirth...I heard the goddess' whisper. I will inform everyone of this great miracle and let them know that the gods have come!...I will not give up. I will keep moving forward...This is my journey of suffering...Once I reach the end, I will be able to enter the kingdom of God...the kingdom of God...the kingdom of God..."

This was his last record. After that, nothing was written in the diary. Fang Zheng closed the diary and returned it to Wells.

“He did a good job.”

"Yeah, he did a good job."

Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Wells smiled bitterly.

"At least, he completed his mission and lived up to the glory of the people of order."

Having said that, Wells' expression became serious again.

"So, what do you think, Mr. Fang Zheng?"

"The guardian of the goddess... If I remember correctly, this should refer to the giant who guarded the goddess during the Chaos War."

In order to avoid the embarrassing situation in the future, Fang Zheng found time to memorize the entire canon after returning. With his current ability, it was a basic operation to remember everything he saw, so it was not difficult for him. Therefore, when faced with Wells's question, Fang Zheng quickly dug out the relevant records from his head.

Legend has it that it is a "powerful being that stands tall and straight, possesses invulnerable armor, and wields a blade of light that can cut through the heavens and the earth." Of course, for Fang Zheng... as long as it's not the Destiny Gundam, it'll be fine.

That thing is really...there's nothing much to say.

Well... to sum it up, this scout team found something that was very similar to the description of the "Goddess Guardian", and they thought it was the goddess appearing, but the recorder's mind was no longer clear at that time, so he sent back a lot of paragraphs praising the goddess's great power during the Chaos War. After that, it seemed that the only thought left in his will was "follow the guardian to find the goddess", so he kept following the guardian.

However, neither Fang Zheng nor Tina found the "guardian". It seemed that the guardian had left while the paladin was sleeping. After all, according to Fang Zheng's guess, the guardian was most likely some kind of machine and naturally did not need to sleep like humans.

But if the Paladin did not take the wrong path, then it meant that there might be traces of the "Guardian" left around. Thinking of this, Fang Zheng also made a decision.

"Then, next, it seems that we have to find the 'Guardian'. If our guess is correct, it should be the cause of the monster riot in the north."