Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 543 Gold Brought a Message
Until the next day.

In the fortress of Val, the church’s headquarters, in the tent of the “Sky Ring Paladin” Davild.

The Shining Knights under his command had not returned yet, which made Davild a little anxious.

He had a vague premonition that Elias and Pasi had encountered unexpected danger. He wanted to ask the "Archbishop" Luo Xiu to use the "Divine Revelation" ritual to predict the whereabouts of Elias and Pasi, but Luo Xiu was not around.

Luo Xiu had left the church early and headed to the large rift valleys on both sides of the outer perimeter of the Val Fortress. The dwarf craftsmen who came from the Red Maple City settled there, and the "Dragon of Justice" Quesanx was also there, seemingly teaching the dwarves some skills.

Luo Xiu went to look after the dwarves early in the morning, and Davild could only continue to wait for some news from Fafnir City.

hum-

As David was waiting anxiously, a mirror placed in a golden square box on the table in front of him suddenly emitted a bright light.

That was a rubbing of the "Golden Window". It was given to the church as a symbol of "alliance" by the "Golden Sword Saint" Klein Fesera on behalf of the Golden Kingdom's ruling family, Fesera, when they left Fafnir.

The rubbing windows are in the hands of Dawild and Luo Xiu from the "Holy Court", Lord Gawain and Stuart from the "Empire", and Dukele from the "Tower of Sages" each.

This is the communication that will be made to the church by the "Golden Window" held by "Golden Sword Saint" Klein only when the most urgent situation occurs in Fafnir City and the allies must be notified immediately. This is also part of the emergency crisis plan discussed and decided by Lord Gawain at the military meeting held in Fafnir City at that time.

And now, the golden window held by Davild lit up -

This made Dawild's heart skip a beat.

The bad premonition surged up again, and this time the feeling was particularly real, as if he had foreseen what kind of terrifying existence his two shining knights had faced...

Davild quickly took out the lens from the golden box and infused it with the spirituality of [Glory]. The bright light emanating from it gradually converged, outlining a human figure on the originally rippled mirror surface.

The one who appeared in the mirror was the "Golden Sword Saint" Klein.

This guardian from the "Sixfold Fate" of the Golden Kingdom seemed to have some sadness and regret on his face. When his outline had completely settled and become clear in the mirror, he first saluted and greeted Davild.

"Greetings, Lord Davild. May the winds of gold be with you."

"I'm sorry. Yesterday was a sad news... I can only tell you now through the 'Golden Window'."

"..."

"……What happened?"

Davild seemed to be getting more and more anxious. He was almost staring at Klein in the mirror. His face, which was originally as clear as an elf, was now somewhat distorted by his anxious heart.

"I regret."

In the mirror, the "Golden Sword Saint" Klein looked solemn and stood up at the same time.

"Yesterday, I and Lord Pampas, the Lionheart General, were on a routine patrol of the outskirts of Fafnir City. And I witnessed two Radiant Knights being... hunted down. The enemy that was hunting them was so powerful that it was unbelievable. Lord Pampas and I tried our best, but we only saved one knight."

"The other Shining Knight and the enemy disappeared afterwards. The knight we rescued was also seriously injured and lost consciousness, and only woke up just now."

"He told us that his name is Elias, Elias Lotharol, and he is a 'Glorious Knight' under your command, Lord Darwild."

"..."

"I see."

After finally getting information about the whereabouts of Elias and Pacio from the "Golden Sword Saint" Klein, Dawild became calm instead.

It was as if he was trying his best to suppress the sadness in his heart, and he understood what Klein meant, that another shining knight, Pacio, had met with an accident, but he finally knew that they really encountered an inexplicable horror.

The process of waiting for the nightmare to come was painful. But when the nightmare really came, the pain dissipated, leaving Davide with only deep sadness, but also allowing him to regain his calmness and rationality.

"Thank you for telling me this, Lord Klein."

Davild then said to Klein in a calm voice:
"Thank you for your hard work. Please continue to look for another Shining Knight. His name is Pacio. The whereabouts of Pacio Solari."

"Also, I hope you can tell Elias to take good care of his injuries. I will go to Fafnir City in person and punish the heretic murderer with my own hands." "I will." Klein nodded.

"Grateful."

"..."

After listening to the Golden Window and speaking to Klein, David sat back in his seat with a heavy heart, his eyes uncontrollably distracted.

Many complicated thoughts flooded into his mind. But soon, before Klein was about to close the Golden Window communication, Davild sat up again and asked Klein in the mirror:

"Wait a moment, Lord Klein."

"What kind of enemy did you encounter?"

"..."

"I feel familiar with that enemy, Lord Davild."

Klein had a thoughtful look on his face. After thinking for a moment, he replied:
"That looks like Fafnir... at least that face is very similar to Fafnir. But the aura is completely different from the Fafnir I faced before. It has become more gloomy... and more ominous."

"Please understand that I am not very good at words and it is difficult for me to accurately describe that strange feeling."

"I heard that you have killed the 'Dragon of Destruction' Fafnir in the Val Fortress. So I am not sure who this enemy I met is."

"But he is very strong, there is no doubt about that. I will always keep an eye on the movements around Fafnir City, just like I was wary of the 'Hidden Sage' Hoffman before."

"..."

"Okay." David nodded heavily and hesitantly.

"I see."

And in the mirror, the "Golden Sword Saint" Klein Fesera also bowed slightly, and then the image in the mirror began to ripple with light and shadow, and finally slowly dissipated.

The spirituality of the rubbing window has been disconnected. Finally, Davild seemed to have lost all his strength and fell heavily into his seat.

"Fafnir..."

A dejected and sad expression finally appeared on his face, and he began to silently murmur the name "Fafnir".

He has been able to confirm that—

There is no need for Elias and Pasiot to investigate whether there is a [Demon Cocoon] at the bottom of Fafnir City. The terrifying enemy that the "Golden Sword Saint" Klein mentioned that Elias and Pasiot encountered must be Fafnir himself!

He has indeed been resurrected, and the ominous and deep aura emanating from "Fafnir" as described by Klein is also him... No, He has become the symbol of the "devil"!

The scene that Luo Xiu saw in the "Divine Light Revelation" has now been completely fulfilled.

"..."

"……Ugh."

Davild sighed deeply.

He felt a little regretful. If he had realized that Fafnir, who would become the "Original Demon", was hiding in the vicinity of Fafnir City, he would not have sent Elias and Pasiot, but would have gone there himself.

But it was no use thinking about it now. What he should do now was to find Luo Xiu, the "Saintess" Franya, and the "Sword of the Holy" Monine and tell them about it.

The mind is made up.

David finally calmed down, stood up from his seat, sorted out his already cold mood, and walked out of the tent.

……

(End of this chapter)