Wizard From Afar

Even though it was only the second time I came to Ancient Wood Town, when Loren came here again, he could still feel that the atmosphere around him was a little different.

The accidental death of Father Anthony, coupled with the rumors of ghoul rampant, made the entire village a little nervous. It seems that even the air has become a little more dignified. The doors and windows of every house are closed, and there are obviously fewer pedestrians and business travelers on the streets than before.

After getting rid of the two guards at the entrance of the village and town, Loren in a wizard robe was able to enter the town. Even so, he could still feel the pair of gazes watching him, full of suspicion and fear.

But this can be considered one of his purposes. Even if it is disguised and dressed up, the black hair and black eyes will be exposed, so it is better to simply make your goals more obvious, and maybe you can attract those who are hiding in the shadows.

The time is exactly noon, which is also the time for the believers of the Holy Cross to pray. The overwhelming majority of villagers gather near the church-naturally not only for prayer, but more for shelter and safety feel. Even if Father Anthony is killed in the church, this ancient building is still sacred and inviolable in the eyes of ordinary persons.

Many villagers came in and out under the guidance of a few priests, or hedgehogs gathered near the gate, discussing something in a low voice. There are also those who can't help being hungry and start eating lunch, or pray over and over again to the statue of the Holy Cross in the church. The flow of people was bustling, but the shadow of death gave the air a little more solemn atmosphere.

"Stop, you blasphemous guy, don't come near!"

Before Loren approached the gate, a few priests had already walked forward and shouted loudly. He stopped: "Where is the guard? Go and call the guard—who brought this wizard into the town?!"

"Wait, I know this gentleman!" Before they came up, one of them in the Holy Cross robe stopped the person who wanted to call the guard: "He is an apprentice from Wimpal Academy, and he avenged Priest Draco last time!"

"Then you can't prove that he is not suspicious!" The priest flung his sleeves angrily, and almost pointed at Loren's nose: "These wizards are all dangerous elements, and Master Bishop should take care of them. They are all arrested!"

"They are also citizens of the Holy Cross, no different from us!" Only then did Loren discover that this was actually the little priest who followed Draco last time. , Arguing with a flushed face: "Bishop Fabian will not hurt an innocent believer because he chose a different path from ours!" After all, the little priest walked directly to Loren and stretched out. Hand: "Please come with me, Your Excellency Loren Torino-I know why you came."

"Then many thanks, uh." Smiling Loren immediately accepted the other's "invite". In the hostile eyes of the priests, follow the small priest moved towards the back door on the other side of the church.

"I'm sorry to make you encounter this kind of thing, but...I hope you can be more considerate." As he walked, the little priest did not forget to apologize: "Now the people in the whole town were alarmed, plus Both Priest Draco and Father Anthony have been enshrined in the Holy Cross summon. We can't even take care of ourselves, but we still have to appease the believers who are frightened."

"There is no new priest to take over the church here. Is it?" Loren asked suddenly, a little puzzled.

"Priest Draco was supposed to take over, but he has also sacrificed. The only thing left is for the juniors like us who are basically impossible to serve as priests." The little priest's expression was full of expressions. Grief: "We also asked Master Bishop for help, but we haven’t heard from it yet. Maybe there is no result yet?"

The problem of generation and inefficiency... Loren couldn't help but think about it. However, I am afraid that the affairs of Ancient Wood Town have been delayed. I am afraid that it is not only because of efficiency, but also because of other factors.

"In short, it is really very good that you can come here. At least it can give us a sigh of relief." The little priest couldn't help asking: "You will definitely find the murderer of Father Anthony, right?"

"I will do my best." Loren could only agree to this, especially after seeing the hopeful eyes: "But only if I can find enough clues. "

Two people came to the door of Father Anthony's dormitory. The little priest had a bit of effort to remove the fence next to him, and then took out a key to open the door: "After the priest was killed, this room will never be used again. No one has moved, and basically it’s still the same."

"That's really great." Loren sighed in his heart, provided that he can really keep it as it is— -Before he came, he had known from Dalton that Father Anthony's body had been cremated and buried, which was tantamount to cutting off the source of clues to the overwhelming majority.

If his corpse is still there, I might be able to get on and off from the wound and the cause of death. Maybe I can find some clues, but now I can only touch try one's luck. But of course Loren wouldn't say such horrible things, so he just thanked the little priest and walked into the room.

Just like the previous living room, Father Anthony’s bedroom is also quite exquisite-a dark carpet under his feet, a mural of the Holy Cross is placed on the fireplace next to him, and the bed is also of High Level The lake blue velvet, the oil lamp on the bedside and the wall candles on both sides are also beautiful like works of art.

But Loren can still find something.

This bedroom has no windows, so whoever wants to enter can only come from the direction of the door. The remaining blood stains can also prove this. The deep red marks on the carpet extend from the position close to the door. By the bed, the door lock showed no signs of being broken. In other words, Father Anthony was raided after opening the door and then retreated all the way to the bed.

"Will ghoul knock on the door too?" Loren couldn't help but say with a smile to himself.

As for why anyone thinks Father Anthony was killed by Ghoul, Loren also found a few Ghoul claws in the bedroom, and there were indeed Ghoul scratches on the door-but these are not evidence at all. , Ghoul claws are not rare materials, scratch this thing can also be forged.

Furthermore, according to the habit of monsters like ghoul, if they really attack humans, there will definitely not be one or two. The whole room would have been filled with their rotten smell. But now Loren could hardly smell a bit of rancid smell-if you know that the whole room is almost closed, then the rich smell may definitely dissipate thoroughly.

The whole room does not seem to have been passive, even the slightest trace of being looted, so the purpose of the raiders has nothing to do with money or anything, only for the life of Father Anthony .

Is it because he knew some incredible secret, or he was just implicated, and the person who killed him just wanted to use his death to make a fuss?

More or less the experience of the previous life caused Loren to rummaged in the fireplace for a long time, slowly pulling away the already cold charcoal ash, and a little unburnt wood was exposed in the black dust.

"en?"

Slightly confused, Loren took out the piece of wood. It was a wooden holy cross pendant, and only a half of it had been burned. , I can barely see its original appearance.

How can there be a burnt-down sculpture of the Holy Cross in the dormitory of Father Holy Cross?

Cautiously hid things on his body, Loren turned around cautiously and left the bedroom. He specifically didn't choose to go from the front entrance, but turned over the back wall-in addition to concealing people, he also didn't want to continue to cause trouble. After all, the image of the wizard in Ancient Wood Town was basically about to reach the point of smelly street.

Whenever there is a mutant monster and this kind of thing happens, the ordinary person and the church will blame the wizards. Most of the lonely wizards are also unclear, plus Most wizards involve some unacceptable places, so being wronged is not completely unreasonable.

"Oh, isn't this the wizard master just now?"

A weird voice came from behind, causing Loren to press the hilt under the cloak.