Monica's words were not meant to be an exaggeration.
Originally, it was difficult for ordinary professionals below the extraordinary realm to get involved in things like the soul.
Only those with special necromancy magic professions such as necromancers can directly access it before reaching the extraordinary realm.
Even their Mark team, they all have top-level rare professions.
Only Mark's "resurrection" skill and his forbidden scripture's dream-entering skill can barely be considered to be related to the soul.
Obviously, those trash in the Mountain Tiger Bandits have nothing to do with rare professions or necromancers.
If they can extract the souls of their victims through torture, there is only one possibility.
That is, they materialize the souls of their victims through some special rituals.
This kind of ritual was actually very common before the Holy Light Church swept across all major religious forces in the human kingdom.
The religions that mastered these rituals at the time were actually evil churches in the true sense.
However, this type of church was jointly wiped out by the "Justice" Church and driven into the rifts in the Demon Realm.
It is said that those evil cults attacked each other in the Demonic Abyss, and finally unified into the modern Abyss Church!
Hearing Monica's words.
Kyle's breathing stopped for a moment, and the arms holding Ruby trembled slightly.
The cold fire in Ruby's eyes also flickered violently, and her pale lips were pressed into a sharp straight line.
Stripping the soul from a living body... This extreme blasphemy and cruelty far exceeded her imagination.
If we were to follow Monica's speculation, did this mean that the Abyss Church had secretly crossed the border of the Demon Realm and infiltrated the human kingdom controlled by the Holy Light Church again!?
"More importantly," Mark continued, the cross necklace unconsciously rubbing against his fingertips, "the Enlightenment Society has made so many preparations under the rule of Dragon Slaying City. Even organizations like the Mountain Tiger Bandits can brazenly plunder and collect tolls on the trade routes."
"The potion that can cause mutations was distributed to ordinary adventurers without any warning. Is the Holy Light Church in Dragon Slayer City really trustworthy?"
Boom!
It was like a silent thunder exploding in Kyle and Ruby's heads!
Even if they had suspicions, they only suspected that some nobles in Dragon Slaying City might have been corrupted by the Enlightenment Society!
I suspect that Father Linus, who was in charge of the temporary camp with them, was just a little stupid.
but!
Dragon Slaying City Diocesan Cathedral!
That is the church that governs the entire Dragon Slaying City Diocese!
It is a large division of the Holy Light Church that governs an area of nearly 60,000 square kilometers!
"Impossible!" Kyle cried out, his voice trembling with disbelief. "Inside the Church of Holy Light..."
"Inside?" Mark interrupted him, a helpless smile on his face. "Kyle, don't be naive. Bishop Stan Campbell of Stonehammer Town should be one of the spies that the Enlightenment Society has planted in the Church of Holy Light! I think you know this better than I do! After all, that Argonian's name is Spin Campbell!"
Kyle was struck by lightning, and his face turned pale as paper in an instant.
Stone Hammer Town!
The town where the devout believers were swallowed by the blood crystal mine!
Bishop Stan Campbell's so-called pursuit of the Holy Light... turns out to be just a cover-up for abandoning the Holy Light?!
It’s a piety that he always thought that Bishop Stan was just a devout believer who went to extremes!
The Enlightenment Society's reach has reached so deep that they can even place one of their people in the position of bishop of a town!
Ruby's body tensed instantly, and the holy light on the flail pendant glowed uncontrollably, reflecting the turbulent waves in her eyes.
If even the clergy of the Dragon Slaying City Diocese cannot be trusted, then to what extent has the Church of Holy Light been eroded by the so-called Enlightenment Society?!
"So," Mark's voice returned to calm, yet it carried a weight of gravity. "What will happen if we rush back to Osborne Town and go directly to Captain Edgar or Father Linus?"
He looked around at everyone. "Neither the nobles of Dragon Slayer City nor the Church of Holy Light can be trusted. The guards may have become Linus's private army, or have been infiltrated like a sieve."
"That Linus, what will he do to preserve his image as the 'savior' and the interests behind it? Even if there is no 'traitor' in the Dragon Slaying City Diocese, what will he do when faced with the potentially dilapidated town of Osborne?"
Although Kyle was naive, he also knew that the relationship between the Holy City and the local churches was not simply one of superiors and subordinates.
Those below want to climb up, but the number of people who can enter the holy city has long been restricted!
Once someone in the Holy City makes a mistake, the people below will try every possible means to drag that person into the water!
Although, it may not be useful.
But in the end, the Holy City will definitely give some compensation.
Just like the first master of the Holy Knights who massacred a small country as recorded in church history, he was jointly accused by thirteen large city dioceses and forty-six small city dioceses.
Finally, the leader was transferred to be the chief captain of the trial court inspection team, and each diocese could arrange 1 to 10 people to study in the Holy City Monastery.
The opportunity for further study in the monasteries of the Holy City is an opportunity for ordinary clergy to obtain special professions, and it is also an opportunity for ordinary clergy to join the major institutions of the Holy City.
The Inquisition Inspection Team is a special agency of the Church of Holy Light that examines the loyalty, financial revenue and expenditure, personnel appointments and doctrinal interpretation of each diocese.
Whether the major dioceses made a profit or a loss... remains to be seen.
After all, what happened next is not recorded in religious history.
But what will happen when they return to Dragon Slaying City and back under Linus's nose?
The answer is self-evident.
What will greet them will not be help, but more likely a trap and a butcher's knife!
It may even be a desperate situation where one is slandered as "colluding with heretics, absconding from punishment, and causing disaster in the town"!
"So what should we do?"
Kyle's voice was filled with bewilderment and helplessness. He was used to acting uprightly under the guidance of the Holy Light. This betrayal from within made it difficult for him to make a decision. "Should we just let ordinary adventurers from Osborne..."
After all, Kyle was just a young man who had just graduated from the Holy City Monastery and could not be as decisive and straightforward as Alfonso.
She is also not like Ruby, who has a strong temper and always shows respect by being tough when encountering anything.
The first thing that came to his mind was the low-level adventurers who might suffer because of Father Linus's decision.
"No one said to let it go," Mark said firmly, "but we can't just go and die. We have to find the 'eyes' and 'ears' first, find out the real situation in the town, and then decide how to proceed."
"Eyes and ears?" Ruby asked hoarsely.
"When the several adventure groups we're familiar with evacuated, they agreed to meet outside the town first," Anna said. "They're probably the ones least willing to abandon Osborne Town, and they're also the ones who know the current situation best. The other three adventure groups don't know, and the Beta Adventure Group will most likely rest near the old mining road logging site south of the town."
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