The Death of Master Claire Latin

"This time, I must bring them both back to the Moon God Temple."

Priest Sandike stood tall in the courtyard of the Goddess of Freedom Temple and addressed High Priest Reed at the Main Hall entrance.

High Priest Reed didn't even want to continue talking to Priest Sandike, and turned to walk towards the Main Hall hall.

Priest Sandike's face was extremely pale. He, who was usually very arrogant, had never encountered such a cold reception before, and he was also burning with anger...

As the elf with the best chance of becoming High Priest in the Moon God Temple in Castleton City, his status in the Moon God Temple was second only to the twelve High Priest. He was considered one of Elder Sherwood's confidants and was a notorious ruthless figure in the Moon God Temple.

"You two stand up!" Priest Sandike commanded the two young Moon God Temple priests.

Two young priests of the Moon God Temple struggled to their feet and stared blankly at Priest Sandike.

Before they could even take a step, a beam of holy light transformed into a prison of light around them. Beneath their feet was a magnificent golden divine pattern, with countless lines woven together like patterns on a sun disc. At the edges of the divine pattern appeared ridges formed by holy light, which together formed a hexagonal cage of holy light.

The two priests of the Moon God Temple were bound in the cage of holy light, and for the next moment they were unable to move at all.

A fierce glint appeared in Priest Sandike's eyes. He then stood in the front courtyard and chanted a spell. A crescent moon appeared above his head, like the reflection of the crescent moon over the sea. However, the oppressive feeling was extremely strong, as if the crescent moon in the night sky had already fallen on Priest Sandike's head.

Under the moonlight, the aura of the Priest Sandike became extremely strong.

He placed one hand in front of his chest to form a mudra, and raised the other hand above his head, as if to receive the moonlight.

' Lunar Eclipse '

A beam of moonlight, following the direction the Priest Sandike was pointing, fell like a ray...

A pale blue beam of light fell on the cage of holy light, and golden feathers formed from the holy light fluttered all over the sky, but the cage of holy light remained completely still.

The Priest Sandike chanted the incantation again, and the crescent moon above his head suddenly multiplied into two.

At this moment, he pointed at the Holy Light Cage again, and two beams of moonlight fell simultaneously, exploding loudly on the Holy Light Cage.

The moonlight shot out, but the moonlight released by the Priest Sandike was no match for the prison of light.

High Priest Reed stopped in his tracks, standing at the entrance to the Main Hall, his gaze falling on Priest Sandike.

The two priests beside Priest Sandike immediately erected two Light Shield with tense expressions.

The next second, a divine rune lit up in front of High Priest Reed, and a Holy Light Hammer slammed towards Priest Sandike from afar.

The two priests beside Priest Sandike raised their Light Shield and stood in front of him. The moment the Light Hammer came down, the Light Shield shattered into pieces. The Light Shield broke almost simultaneously, and then the two priests of the Priest Sandike the Moon God Temple were also knocked to the ground by the Holy Light Hammer.

Just as the Light Hammer hovered in mid-air again, preparing to fall once more, Priest Sandike hurriedly raised his hand and shouted to High Priest Reed, "Reid, please wait!"

The Holy Light Hammer stopped in mid-air, but High Priest Reed looked coldly at Priest Sandike.

"I know where the Holy Grail is! You can come with me to retrieve the Wisdom Holy Grail, but I need to take both of them with me. I will give the Holy Grail to you then, but you must release them..."

"Alright, it's a deal then!" High Priest Reed readily agreed.

He waved his hand, and the light prison in the center of the front courtyard vanished instantly...

Seeing the light prison dissipate, countless feathers of holy light scattered in the air, and the rich aura of holy light filled the Priest Sandike with dejection.

Even the priests of the Moon God Temple were dumbfounded; the once towering image of Priest Sandike crumbled in their eyes...

In their clash of divine magic, although Priest Sandike had the power of moonlight, the difference in their ranks meant that Priest Sandike moonlight magic was almost completely crushed by the holy light...

In any case, the Priest Sandike eventually led the two young priests out of the Goddess of Freedom Temple.

High Priest Reed boarded the carriage of the Moon God Temple, and Roy and Jasper, also dressed in the robes of Novice Priest, followed High Priest Reed onto the same carriage.

Abbott stayed behind to guard the Goddess of Freedom Temple.

A group of priests from the Moon God Temple boarded the carriages, and the three carriages quickly left Brown Street under the cover of night.

Priest Sandike sat opposite High Priest Reed with a terrible expression.

The carriage lurched a bit, and when it turned at the crossroads, the outer wheel even lifted off the ground...

The wheels rolled over a puddle, splashing muddy water that almost landed on the stone wall.

The atmosphere in the carriage was somewhat somber. Finally, Priest Sandike spoke up, saying, "Although we didn't steal the Holy Grail, I do know where it is."

His eyes fell on Roy, and after hesitating for a moment, he said, "I know you investigated that Half-Elf thief. I stole the Holy Grail from that thief."

Roy's eyes lit up; it was indeed him who had killed Pelius.

The Priest Sandike clearly did not realize his mistake.

Killing a Half-Elf thief might be, for him, maintaining order in the Elven World.

That's why he could maintain such a calm expression...

Then he continued:

"After that, I delivered the Holy Grail to Master Claire Latin, whose life had come to an end. It was thanks to the Wisdom Holy Grail and the constant healing of his body with its holy water that his life could continue..."

A priest from the Moon God Temple was describing the effects of the holy water, while the listeners opposite him were a group of Priest from the Goddess of Freedom Temple. The scene was as bizarre as it could be.

Roy also discovered that his previous guess was actually correct.

Just as Bertha had said, the Holy Grail was indeed hidden in Master Claire Latin's house, but it wasn't seen during the last visit.

Priest Sandike realized he couldn't say too much about the Holy Grail, so he added, "Actually, what sustains Master Claire Latin's life is not only the holy water in the Holy Grail, but also the Tree of Life Sap and the Moonlight Retrospection."

Priest Sandike's words prompted High Priest Reed to speak up, "The Castle Town Goddess of Freedom Temple will be among the last to evacuate the Elf Continent. The Holy Grail in each temple is an indispensable war resource for the Holy War, and you stole it..."

Priest Sandike quickly interrupted High Priest Reed, reiterating, "I obtained it from a thief, not from your temple, High Priest Reed. Please watch your words. Furthermore, I did not keep it for myself, but placed it beside the elven sculptor who needed it, allowing it to fulfill its proper purpose."

"Alright." High Priest Reed nodded.

Now that we know the whereabouts of the Holy Grail, we no longer need to worry about those things.

High Priest Reed finally couldn't help but complain to Priest Sandike, "... I must say, you priests of the Moon God Temple under the moonlight have truly dark hearts..."

Priest Sandaike turned pale with anger and immediately refused to say anything more.

In Roy's opinion, he was probably worried that saying too much would lead to making a mistake...

The carriage from the Moon God Temple traveled towards the Upper District, and the carriage fell completely silent.

Everyone was lost in thought.

The carriage stopped in front of a treehouse, the very same treehouse where Roy had last visited Master Claire Latin.

The carriage from the Moon God Temple took everyone directly to Master Claire Latin's residence.

Sandaike and his group disembarked from the carriage and arrived at the door of the treehouse, where they gently knocked.

Not long after, footsteps came from inside the door, and the Silver Moon Elf who claimed to be a student of Master Claire Latin pushed open the door and reappeared in front of Roy.

When he saw Priest Sandike, a hint of surprise appeared in his sorrowful eyes, and he asked somewhat strangely, "Priest Sandike, what brings you here? I was just about to send someone to invite you."

Priest Sandike pointed to High Priest Reed beside him, coughed twice, and said awkwardly, "This is High Priest Reed of the Goddess of Freedom Temple. High Priest Reed and I have come here to take the Wisdom Holy Grail that is kept here."

The Silver Moon Elf looked even more surprised and asked, "The Wisdom Holy Grail? Didn't you let Priest Theodore take it?"

He then invited everyone into the treehouse, and when he saw Roy, his gaze lingered on Roy for a moment.

Priest Sandike quickly asked, "When did this happen?"

"About three-quarters of an hour ago," the Silver Moon Elf replied casually.

Priest Sandike raised his eyebrows, looking displeased, and said, "How could that be? I haven't seen Priest Theodore at all today... Besides, even if Priest Theodore wanted to take the Holy Grail, you shouldn't have let him take Holy Grail so easily. Didn't I say... Master Claire Latin needs this Holy Grail to restore his vitality?"

The group had now reached the second-floor hall of the treehouse, where they saw a stone coffin placed in the hall, surrounded by various flowers and ivy branches.

The walls of the sarcophagus were covered with exquisite reliefs, and the gaunt body of Master Claire Latin lay quietly inside.

A group of elven servants were carrying flower pots from all around to the first-floor hall, arranging them into a sea of flowers.

The Silver Moon Elf spoke to the group in a deep voice:

"The teacher stopped breathing in the evening, and his body rapidly deteriorated. He didn't even have time to drink the last cup of the Tree of Life Sap. At that time, Priest Theodore happened to be there, and according to our agreement with Priest Theodore, we returned the Wisdom Holy Grail to him ahead of schedule."

Following High Priest Reed to Master Claire Latin, Roy saw Master Claire Latin's body lying in the sarcophagus.

He seemed to have been freed at that moment, like a sleeping baby, curled up with no trace of pain on his face.

High Priest Reed, Roy, Jasper only then realized that Priest Theodore had actually known about the whole thing.

He knew that the Holy Grail had fallen into the hands of the Silvermoon Elven Nobles and that they had been trying to get it back.

It's possible that when they arrived at Master Claire Latin's house, Priest Theodore had already returned to the Goddess of Freedom Temple with the Holy Grail.