The Distressed Priest 2

It happened to be the moment when Dark Land day and night alternated, the surroundings gradually darkened, and clouds of black mist Dark Creatures appeared outside the Expeditionary Force camp.

These low-level Dark Creatures have no intelligence at all. They float in the air purely by instinct. When they sense the sacred aura exuding from Roy, they quickly rush towards Roy.

Roy also knows that he cannot stay outside the camp for too long, attracting these low-level Dark Creatures around the camp. Fortunately, once the aura on his body attracts high-level Dark Creatures, it will be the biggest trouble for the Expeditionary Force camp.

The Half-Elf Warriors stood inside the magic shield and saw clouds of black mist rushing towards Roy, so they waved hard towards Roy.

Roy saw that Priest's body was covered with scars and a spider web of black blood vessels was exposed on his body. Darkness Qi had invaded his body...

Roy reached out and touched Priest's arm wrapped in black energy. The black energy on Priest's arm quickly dissipated.

Turning around and seeing the warnings from Half-Elf Warrior, Roy quickly grabbed Priest's arms. Instead of carrying Priest on his shoulders, he grabbed his two arms and dragged him directly along the ground back to the camp.

The low-level Dark Creatures around were entangled towards Roy, but they were so hot that the ball of Divine Light above Roy's head dissipated...

Dark Creatures continued to dissipate, and new Dark Creatures rushed up, surrounding Roy.

The ball of Divine Light above Roy became weaker and weaker, and finally extinguished completely. The primary Dark Creatures suddenly wrapped around Roy, and Roy took out Holy Scepter from his waist, and injected a trace of Holy Light Power into Holy Scepter. Instantly, the ball at the top of Holy Scepter emitted a dazzling holy light.

The strong holy light penetrated those Dark Creatures, and countless Dark Creatures became fragmented under the illumination of the holy light.

Roy dragged the unconscious Priest with one hand and held Holy Scepter with the other, and quickly ran back to the Expeditionary Force camp with a group of Half-Elf Warrior watching.

When Roy got into the magic shield of the Expeditionary Force camp, those low-level Dark Creatures immediately lost their attack targets and wandered around in the dark wilderness again.

A group of Half-Elf Warrior wanted to gather around to help, but were stopped by Roy:

"Don't come here yet..."

With that said, Roy, who was covered in Darkness Qi, dragged the unconscious Priest to the edge of the pool. He scooped a spoonful of holy water from the pool and drank it first for the unconscious Priest. Then he recited a prayer and drew a simple divine pattern.

'Purification Art'

This was the magic that his friend Jasper taught him when he was still alive.

A ray of holy light fell from Roy's head. Under the bath of holy light, the dark aura on Roy's body quickly evaporated.

Roy squatted next to old Priest and used Purification Art on old Priest again. The strong holy light dispelled the dark aura accumulated on old Priest's body, but he did not wake up immediately.

His body was covered with scratches, and the largest wound was on his right shoulder behind his back. It was a wound of more than 20 centimeters, and the wound was covered with black and purple scabs.

Roy used 'Holy Light Art' again, and a ray of holy light turned into little starlights and fell on old Priest's shoulder, but the wound did not heal quickly as Roy expected.

The aura of old Priest was already very weak. Apart from a Priest robe and a shabby cloak, he had almost nothing in the pocket at his waist, only a torn Holy Prayer book.

He lay barefoot next to the pool...

Seeing that Holy Light Art had no effect on old Priest, Roy thought he would die in a coma. After thinking about it, he took out a bottle of high-quality Healing Potion from his pocket, pulled out the cork at the mouth of the bottle, and poured all the light red liquid in the bottle into old Priest's belly.

Old Priest's stomach made a soft "gurgling" sound.

"Let him lie here, maybe there is hope for him to survive..."

When Roy said this, he actually had no hope...

Old Priest still has one breath left. Once he swallows it, he may die.

He is a very old Half-Elf, with a thin frame wrapped in a layer of flabby old skin.

Roy even wanted Half-Elf Warrior to find a place outside the camp, dig a hole first, and bury him directly after old Priest took his last breath.

It's time to inspect Magic Tower. This is the most important thing that Mine Guard Regiment currently does every day in the Expeditionary Force camp.

Roy personally led the inspection every time. After Roy finished inspecting the sixteen Magic Towers, it was completely dark outside the camp, which meant that Dark Land entered the daytime...

Roy returned to the pool, and Timothy and a group of Dark Moon Elf Warrior gathered around the pool.

"Isn't life here boring? Do you regret that you were in Ram Horn Fjord's Murayaki Port? You can just find a sea ship to return to Eternal Night Forest's St. Margaret Port!"

Roy sat next to Captain Timothy, resting his head on the stone wall by the pool, looking up at the shield surrounded by sixteen magic arcs, and said casually.

Captain Timothy was polishing a Horn Dagger. When he saw Roy sitting down and asked this question, he smiled and said, "Actually, the environment here is not bad, at least Expeditionary Force camp The environment inside is better than the Spinel Mine cave, and we Dark Moon Elf are very accustomed to life in this dark world. Boss, when are we going to try to hunt the Dark Creatures outside?"

"Aren't you afraid of taking rash actions and exposing the Expeditionary Force camp once a high-level Dark Creatures targets us?" Roy asked in return.

"There must be a way to solve this matter, and it should be easy, otherwise Expeditionary Force of Goddess of Freedom Temple will not be able to fight in Dark Land..."

Captain Timothy said casually.

A Half-Elf Warrior quickly walked up to Roy and said to Roy:

"Boss, the Priest you rescued, he - woke up!"

Roy stood up from the edge of the pool and walked directly to where old Priest was lying. Sure enough, he saw the ragged old Priest wrapped in a blanket. He was very weak when he woke up, but his hand, which was as withered as chicken feet, was holding a cup and drinking warm Lemon Tea. In his other hand, he was holding a piece of Elf Biscuit.

It can be seen that he eats very hard, but he is very serious...

Even if Roy came over, it did not disturb him while he was eating.

Half-Elf Warrior on the side reminded old Priest: "This is our group leader. He was the one who dragged you in from outside the camp just now..."

Old Priest seemed to have not heard anything and continued to eat Elf Biscuit indifferently.

After finishing the Elf Biscuit in his hand, old Priest stopped. He was silent for a moment before he raised his head with difficulty, looked at Roy with cloudy eyes, and asked Roy in a hoarse voice, "Do you know where the Priests in this camp have gone?"

"They went to Isnais Expeditionary Force Camp. Darkness Gate Expeditionary Force Camp was officially taken over by the Silver Moon Elf Legion half a month ago."

Roy sat opposite old Priest and explained.

Old Priest nodded slightly, drank all Lemon Tea in the cup in one gulp, and then placed the water cup next to him.

It looked like he was alive, at least his eyes had some color and his lips were moist.

"I am the leader of Seventh Search Squad of Expeditionary Force, responsible for searching for the whereabouts of Goddess deep in Dark Land. The direction our team is responsible for searching is not the direction Expeditionary Force is heading, so this time we returned from the depths of Dark Land and failed to meet Expeditionary Force's team."

Old Priest's voice is very soft, Roy needs to listen carefully to understand what he is saying...

"Then has your search team found the whereabouts of Goddess of Freedom?" Roy couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

Old Priest rolled his eyes, glanced at Roy, and sat there without saying a word.

"Then where do you want to go now? Is there anything you need our help with?" Roy asked again.

"I want to rest in this Expeditionary Force camp for two days, and then I will leave for Isnais Expeditionary Force Camp. If it is convenient, can you give me a few more biscuits?" Old Priest said.

"... of course!"

Roy waved his hand to Half-Elf Warrior who was aside. The Half-Elf Warrior immediately took out a few pieces of Elf Biscuit and handed them to the old Priest.

Old Priest reached out and took the pieces of Elf Biscuit, nodded slightly to Roy, then wrapped his blanket tightly and leaned against the stone wall by the pool, closed his eyes and fell asleep...

Roy was left in embarrassment.

In the next two days, old Priest slept almost all the time. He didn't wake up much, but whenever he was awake, he would eat a piece of Elf Biscuit, then keep scooping up the holy water in the pool, pouring spoonfuls of it from the top of his head. Looking at him like that, he seemed to want to soak in the holy water.

When the Half-Elf Warriors were dividing Breadfruit, Half-Elf Warrior, who was responsible for distributing food, also took the initiative to give old Priest a piece of Breadfruit's pulp.

Old Priest did not reject Half-Elf Warrior's kindness. He did not say any words of thanks and just nodded silently.

Many times, the Priests of Goddess of Freedom Temple always talk about Goddess of Freedom, for example, they always say: 'The Holy Light will protect you! 'But this old Priest doesn't know how to say these words...

He respects all food, and his stomach is like a bottomless pit. No matter what food Half-Elf Warrior gives him, he can eat it effortlessly.

He recovered quickly and was able to move around the camp in just one day.

Roy felt that he should be a very devout believer. Even though he had never prayed in the camp, his eyes showed the indifference to life and death. When he looked at the direction of Isnais Expeditionary Force Camp, the perseverance in his eyes...

Old Priest was not afraid of death, but now he wanted to live desperately.

Roy did not ask old Priest what he didn't want to say, but casually asked old Priest about High Priest Reed.

Old Priest said he didn't know High Priest Reed.

Roy had long expected this result, so I wasn't too disappointed...

Although he failed to get any news from High Priest Reed, Roy found out another thing from Priest: how to avoid Dark Creatures's perception outside the camp.

In fact, the method is very simple. All the Priests who enter Dark Land actually have a Magic Cloak.

This kind of Magic Cloak is not a precious thing. It is sewn with Magic Pattern Cloth and can be purchased in some magic shops.

In order to cover up their magical aura, many magicians often wear a pair of Magic Cloak like this when going out.

This Magic Cloak can hide the wearer's original aura...

The cloak worn by old Priest, which had become tattered pieces of cloth, was actually originally a Magic Cloak. However, after being worn for too long, this Magic Cloak had completely lost its ability to shield the magical aura.

Old Priest told Roy that the vast majority of ordinary Dark Creatures are aggregations of dark energy without any consciousness. They wander around Dark Land, driven by instinct...

As long as you put on a Magic Cloak and go out on a Dark Land night, those ordinary Dark Creatures will be like blind and will probably not be discovered.

But this is not possible during Dark Land's daytime. Dark Creatures are more active during the day, and their perception will be greatly enhanced. There will be many high-level Dark Creatures running around, and it will be very troublesome once they are discovered...

Those who are more powerful than advanced Dark Creatures are those Dark Creatures who have primary wisdom, such as Shadow Demon and Death Scythe who are wandering in the wilderness.

Old Priest really rested for two days in the Expeditionary Force camp, and then dragged his tired body towards Isnais Expeditionary Force Camp...

In the third week when Mine Guard Regiment settled in the Expeditionary Force camp of Darkness Gate, Half-Elf Warrior finally learned Glimmer Illumination Spell under the careful guidance of Roy.

Their bodies, nourished by the holy water, can also contain a trace of Holy Light Power, and have a little bit of affinity with the sacred elements...

Although this magical skill is not easy to learn, it can effectively dispel Darkness Qi.

Roy applied for a batch of Magic Cloak from Legion Commander Gabreles, and the army commander readily agreed.

These Magic Cloak need to be shipped from Murayaki City, so Roy will have to wait for at least a month.

The magisters who were repairing Darkness Gate didn't know where they heard that Roy needed a Magic Cloak, so they took the initiative to find Roy and gave him a Magic Cloak with Magic Power increase.

This is a black cloak with Magic Rune Array embroidered in gold thread on the inside.

Roy feels that if he puts it on his body, he should be able to blend into the darkness completely.

With such a Magic Cloak that can block Dark Creatures's perception, Roy wants to try walking outside the camp.

Roy chose the night of Dark Land, and a light Red Sky appeared in the sky. Many creatures in the dark world disappeared silently from the wilderness. Then he put on this Magic Cloak and quietly walked out of the Expeditionary Force camp.

Sure enough, if you walk out of the camp wearing Magic Cloak, you won't be noticed by Dark Creatures outside.

Roy stood outside the camp and hesitated for a moment, but decided to walk out of the valley and take a look outside the valley...