Even the most outstanding Holy Light-affinity physique cannot withstand this kind of day-to-day, almost futile consumption.
After receiving a detailed report on the situation here, the Dragon Slaying City Diocese did not provide any substantial assistance except for symbolically adding some guards!
The evasion and indifference behind this made Ruby feel chilled to the bone.
They are just two newly graduated monks, and faced with the current situation, they have not even sent anyone to deal with it.
Has the power struggle among the various dioceses of the Church reached this point today?
"Kyle." Ruby's voice was hoarse and urgent, a tone she didn't even realize.
Kyle opened his eyes, they were bloodshot, but his expression was still calm and gentle.
"Ruby? Something's happening again?" His voice was low and full of fatigue.
“The situation has never been better!”
Ruby walked over to him, lowering her voice to a quick and urgent tone.
"Purification is completely useless, it can only suppress it temporarily! The people outside look at those adventurers like they're a pile of garbage waiting to be disposed of!"
"Everyone in the camp is going crazy. Someone just asked me if I was only saving believers! If this continues, even before the heretics hiding in the shadows show up again, these adventurers will drive themselves crazy and try to break out of this adventurer camp!"
She spoke very quickly, her chest heaving violently. "Kyle, we can't just sit there and wait for death! We can't rely on the parish, we have to find a solution ourselves!"
Kyle didn't answer immediately. He silently looked at the area in the camp that was shrouded by the holy light barrier, where several of the most seriously injured corroders lay.
Even in a coma, their bodies would twitch painfully from time to time, and ink-like black lines would faintly wriggle under their skin.
The air was filled with a mixture of cheap herbs, sweat, and a lingering, sickening dark, sweet smell.
He slowly raised his hand and rubbed his brow tiredly.
"You're right, Ruby." After a long moment, he finally spoke, his voice heavy with determination.
"The ineffectiveness of Holy Light purification indicates that the source and nature of this dark magic power is beyond our current understanding, and may even be beyond the scope of the Holy Light Canon."
"Continuing to passively suppress it like this will only consume us and delay an inevitable outcome." He looked at Ruby, his eyes becoming unusually firm. "The root cause. We must find the source of all this."
Kyle couldn't help but think of what happened in Stone Hammer Town not long ago.
At that time, he naively wanted to have a good talk with Bishop Stan, persuading him to face up to the teachings of the scriptures and return to the right track of being a believer in the Holy Light.
In the end, it was Mr. Mark who worked together with him to purify Bishop Stan.
After Bishop Stan was purified, the problem of the blood crystal mine in Stone Hammer Town was naturally solved.
He has been thinking since then.
Why do believers fall into misery, and why do ordinary people fall into misery?
All of this is happening because of people like Bishop Stan who twist the faith behind the scenes.
Since his meager strength is no longer enough to solve the suffering of these people, he will track down the source and do his last bit of strength!
Ruby perked up: "You mean..."
"That destroyed one-way teleportation array," Kyle said firmly. "The Magic Association and the Church of Holy Light only destroyed this end of the valley, thinking that severing the passage would solve the problem."
"But now it seems that the problem goes far deeper than that. According to the adventurers from Osborne Town, those ghost wolves that came through the teleportation array were just ordinary dark elemental ghost wolves. The mutation of the monsters could never have occurred out of thin air. The other end of the teleportation array is the real source of the trouble!"
He stood up straight, and although he was tired, the confidence and sense of responsibility of this chief were evident.
"Someone from the Magic Association said that after the initial magical fluctuations in Phantom Wolf Valley, someone handed over the heart of a Dark-Light mutant werewolf. Someone also auctioned off a Dark-Light mutant werewolf magic crystal on the black market in Osborne."
"Werewolves may be a higher-level mutation of those ghost wolves. We may be able to find the source of this incident by using the werewolf's magic crystal."
"Only by finding the source and understanding the true nature of this dark magic can we find a way to completely purify it, or..." He paused, his eyes cold, "eliminate the person or entity that caused this trouble."
Although Kyle has no talent in magic research, since he can become the current chief of the Holy Monastery, his theoretical knowledge must be good.
If you want to create a monster like the Dark Light Werewolf, it is impossible not to leave traces near Osborne Town.
He will definitely find the other person, just like he was able to find Bishop Stan!
Ruby's black eyes lit up instantly, as if there were fiery sparks dancing in her eyes.
Investigate the source of the incident? Face the possible danger?
This is a thousand times better than being stuck here as a helpless caretaker!
The fighting blood in her body began to surge.
"We should have done this a long time ago!"
Ruby clenched her fists, her knuckles turning slightly white from the force. A barely perceptible wave of heat emanated from her body, dispelling the chilly air around her.
"Instead of waiting here to be worn out, why not take the initiative and attack? When do we leave?"
Kyle looked at the fighting spirit burning in Ruby's eyes, and a smile finally appeared on his tired face.
He needs this fiery courage.
"There's no time to lose. Let's go tonight and find the people from the Magic Association to see what the results of their investigation are."
He looked up in the direction of Phantom Wolf Valley. "They are professionals in studying the changes in magical power. Maybe they have found some clues by now."
That night.
Without alerting anyone, they quietly left the camp under the cover of night.
The Magic Association's investigation base is located in a relatively intact wooden house near the entrance to the Wolf Valley. It was originally a temporary base built by an adventure group from another small town, and has now been requisitioned by the Magic Association.
Two guards wearing dark blue heavy armor stood at the door. They were guards specially assigned by Dragon Slaying City for the Magic Association, and their strength was all level six.
He is definitely an officer of high rank in the Dragon Slaying City's legion, but in front of the mages of the Kingdom Magic Association, he can only be a gate guard.
After announcing their identities, the two were led into the house.
The furnishings inside were simple, and the air was filled with a strong smell of disinfectant and a magical scent similar to a mixture of ozone and sulfur.
Several long tables were covered with various instruments, test tubes, open files, and several fragments of dark and light dual-attribute magic crystals that emitted faint ominous fluctuations.
A middle-aged wizard with gray hair and thick crystal glasses was writing furiously at his desk. He only looked up when he heard the noise.
His eyes behind the lenses were bloodshot, similar to Kyle's.
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