"Not heretics." Based on the situation at the camp, Hao Ren roughly guessed what had happened. "It should be the Stone Giant..."
"Stone Giant?" Big Beard was astonished. "What's that?"
At that moment, Becky caught up from behind. Remembering that the Holy Church Orb had been missing for several months and that the four ascetics still knew nothing about what had happened in their homeland during that time, she took the initiative to explain: "That happened after you disappeared. About two months ago, we encountered a gigantic monster while crossing the Dragon Ridge Mountains..."
Becky briefly explained the Stone Giant's situation, then mentioned the chaos throughout the Kingdom of Horleta after the Holy Church Orb disappeared. Big Beard's usually expressionless face finally showed another emotion. Frowning, he unconsciously placed a hand over the pouch at his waist. "Monsters appeared in the Dragon Ridge Mountains, and they wanted to break into the Sacred Lake? Could it be related to the Holy Church Orb leaving this world?"
Hao Ren casually tossed a broken piece of wood onto the ground and looked up at Big Beard. "That was what we thought at first, too. We thought the Holy Church Orb might be some sort of suppressive object, and that its departure from the Dream Plane had caused the Ancient Monsters sealed within the Dragon Ridge Mountains to revive. But now it seems that guess isn't very reliable..."
The Data Terminal offered a quiet explanation from the side: "That thing is just a database."
Everyone was worried about Leighton Town. It was the only route from the Dragon Ridge Mountains to the Blood Lake, and with the outpost before them destroyed, Leighton Town would probably not escape the disaster. However, judging from the outpost's condition, the attack had probably happened several days ago. Whether