"Witchcraft" Saint Konaukuwi had Hercules prepare the so-called "Saint Sacrifice Ritual." In reality, all it involved was finding a flat patch of ground, then digging a large circle and a shallow pit containing a pentagram inside it. A single entrenching shovel was enough to finish everything, and there was absolutely no technical skill involved.
For the "Strength" Saint, this little task was utterly insignificant. He finished it in minutes.
Just as he sent the last clod of dirt flying, sand and dust billowed outside the oasis, and a massive convoy appeared in sight.
"The main force is finally here!"
Li Bai ended his whispered conversation with the young master of the Paladin family from the Dragon Knight Order.
The latter had kept reminding him not to forget the "Holy Grail of Life," but Li Bai had taken it completely in stride. As long as the "Holy Grail of Life" truly existed, it would not suddenly sprout wings and fly away. They would find it sooner or later.
As for what the "Holy Grail of Life" actually looked like, not only had Li Bai never seen it, even Schwartz von Paladin, who had told him about it, had never seen it either. Everything was based on hearsay. Still, many people believed in it; otherwise, so many organizations would not have sent people deep into the Tar Desert to search for this damn Holy Grail that nobody had ever seen.
If there really was some kind of Holy Grail, the Glazed Heart Li Bai had temporarily released when entering the oasis would probably have detected it long ago. Once they dealt with the Ghoul Curse, the Mutated Bombardier Beetle, and the "Armored Nightmare," they could take their time searching for it.
The sudden sandstorm had only just ended when the Saint's Association,