Almost at the same time, Ruby's figure turned into a blurry black lightning and appeared silently beside the other monster that was about to launch a sneak attack.
She didn't even use the flail. Her white fingers, covered with bright white holy light, grabbed the monster's neck as fast as a ghost.
There was no blood splattering, only a slight "crack" sound.
The werewolf's movements suddenly stopped, his violent eyes lost focus in an instant, and his huge body fell down softly as if all the bones were pulled out.
The one that had been flung away by Kyle's holy light barrier had just struggled to stand up due to the severe pain and burning of the holy light, and the tip of Ruby's cold flail had hovered between its eyebrows without anyone noticing.
"Purification."
The cold voice sounded like judgment.
Buzz!
Pure holy light burst out from the top of the flail, like the scorching sun melting ice and snow.
The werewolf couldn't even utter a final scream before it was instantly disintegrated from the inside out by the scorching holy fire, turning into a small pile of charred debris and a rapidly spreading foul-smelling black mist.
The battle ended in a flash.
"Sir Kyle." Ruby retracted her flail, the holy light dissipating as she frowned in dissatisfaction. "Even if we kill a hundred or a thousand of these cannon fodder, it would be a waste of time and holy light. Their foundations are too poor; they're just monsters transformed from trash adventurers. My holy fire is deeply dissatisfied."
She stood beside the scorched wreckage, looking at Kyle calmly, a nearly cruel rationality flickering in her eyes:
"Symptomatic treatment is useless. Didn't the Enlightenment Society already challenge us? How dare they fabricate such blasphemous things as 'Original Record of the Advent of Holy Light'? Finding the source, destroying it, purifying it—that's the duty of the followers of the Holy Light. These inferior creations will be eliminated by the guards here and the church members of Dragon Slayer City."
Kyle's face was full of struggle.
Although I know that these people have been transformed into monsters and there is no hope for them.
But there are many more ordinary people in Osborne who have not been transformed and they also need someone to take care of them.
He watched the faint chaos and flames coming from the far end of the alley, listened to the shrill cries for help, and his knuckles turned slightly white from exerting so much force.
Shelter? Or... the root?
Ruby's words were harsh, but they were the cold reality.
Kyle knew he was always stupid when it came to making decisions like this.
Maybe it's better to listen to Ruby now.
The chaos in Osborne Town could no longer be extinguished by the two of them. The guards, guild forces, and even some alert adventurers here could only barely deal with these low-level mutated werewolves.
But the real deadly threat, the source of a catastrophe that could lead to disaster, lies in the Rotten Dragon Swamp!
The time and place pointed to by this strange invitation in your hand!
A difficult but necessary decision took shape in his mind.
He took a deep breath, and the holy light seemed to flow firmly along with his decision.
"Go to the Dragon Slayer City Guard Station! Find Captain Edgar Brandon! And...that Linus!"
The temporary base of the Dragon Slaying City guards in Osborne Town was located in a courtyard at the north gate of Osborne Town, and it was now in chaos.
Captain Edgar's forehead was bulging with veins, and he was roaring and assigning tasks to a group of panicked soldiers, his face ashen.
Father Linus was also present, his fat face showing the afterglow of fear. He was wiping his sweat and complaining about something.
But if you listen carefully, you can see that he cleverly shifted the blame onto "unforeseen horrific mutations" and "previous isolation measures that were not strict enough, leading to the spread."
When Kyle and Ruby entered, carrying with them a strong smell of blood and the lingering majesty of holy light, the hall instantly fell silent.
"Mr. Kyle! Ms. Ruby!"
Captain Edgar seemed to have seen the backbone, and hurried forward, his face a mixture of shock and an inexplicable emotion.
According to the adventurers, under the light of the magic medicine of Father Linus’ “wise decision”, they, the guards who followed the order to blockade and isolate, seemed to have become the negative characters of “inaction” in the previous dark erosion incident?
Now that this kind of thing has happened again, it seems that the guards in Osborne Town have become the ones who fail to supervise and guard properly again?
"It's an emergency!"
Kyle didn't have time for politeness. He spoke succinctly, his eyes sweeping across Linus's face, which had instantly stiffened. "A large number of low-level mutant werewolves have appeared in this town. Their destructive power is mainly at level two or three. Preliminary judgment is that this is caused by the distortion and mutation of dark magic!"
"I've conducted preliminary tests and found that these mutant creatures are not invincible in the face of holy light and force. They are not comparable to true transcendental werewolves."
"Captain Edgar, you must immediately organize all available combat forces into small teams, assigning at least one member of the Dragon Slayer City Holy Light Church to eliminate the mutated creatures in the town and protect the civilians!"
"Evacuate and hide first! Coordinate with the Magic Association and the Adventurer's Guild immediately!"
Kyle wanted these people to wipe out the mutated werewolves, but this was just a small border town after all, and there were too few people available.
He could only hope that the existing forces in the town could protect those who had not yet been affected by the dark magic.
His orders were clear and decisive, carrying with them the unquestionable majesty of holy light.
Before Edgar could fully react, Kyle's sharp gaze stabbed at Linus like a knife: "Father Linus!"
"Uh...Kai, Lord Kyle..." Linus was startled by that gaze. He subconsciously straightened his not-so-straight back and put on an extremely flattering smile. "It's great to have you in charge! Don't worry! The Dragon Slaying City Church will fully cooperate in this difficult time! We will use all our Holy Light Scroll reserves to support..."
"Excellent!" Kyle's voice remained unwavering. "I need you to immediately mobilize all channels and inform everyone in this town who trusts the church to lock their doors and windows, turn off the lights, and absolutely not go out!"
"At the same time, do everything in your power to treat the injured civilians and adventurers! Initiate the Holy Light Soothing Ritual and try to comfort those terrified and tormented by the changes. Don't let the panic of the townspeople attract stronger monsters! Also..."
He paused, his eyes becoming sharper and more intense:
"I don't care what agreement or deal you have with the Lisbon family's 'Holy Grace Magic Pharmacy' or that so-called 'Purification Potion'!"
"Now, immediately, declare all previously distributed potions temporarily suspended! Inform all adventurers! Until the truth is fully understood, it is strictly forbidden to consume any such unknown potions! All remaining stock must be sealed immediately! Any disobedience will be considered blasphemy against the Holy Light!"
Before coming, Ruby suggested to Kyle that he should detain Linus directly and hand him over to Judgment later so that the Holy Light could test his sincerity.
However, considering that Osborne Town still needs a stronger member of the Church of Light to take charge, Kyle can only put aside the pursuit of Linus for the time being.
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