My players are too fierce!

The copy, [Doomsday (Part 1)].

The bird-beaked doctor took the Obsession and Wrath handed to him by Hachimedes and admired it for a while, holding it up to the light.

It was as red as blood, and at its center seemed to be a flame that would never go out.

"Ah, it's been a long time since I've seen such a high purity Obsession Crystal. I'm afraid it would be difficult to get such a high-quality item even in the Imperial Capital." After playing with it for a while, he exclaimed, "I didn't expect to find it here."

After saying that, in front of the group, he took out a glass medicine bottle containing some kind of clear liquid from his satchel.

Then, with a burst of strength, he crushed the blood-red crystal of rage into powder and added it to the bottle.

After mixing it slightly, the liquid in the bottle turned as red as blood in an instant.

【Potion of Anger (Trial Version)】

[Effect: Continuously burns blood, granting the 'Rage' state, greatly increasing sanity and resilience; the effect cannot be dispelled.]

[Rage consumes blood!]

"Sigh, my design hasn't been tested with volunteers yet. Why don't you give it a try?"

His tone conveyed a sense of anticipation.

Hakimed immediately stepped forward, but was dodged by the other party with a sidestep.

They made no attempt to conceal their contempt for rude people.

"Excuse me."

At this moment, Kashima, who couldn't read the text and was flipping through the notebook illustrations like looking at a comic book, vaguely sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere. He suddenly looked up and found that the other person was staring at him. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and take over.

"Unfortunately... I can't inspect it on-site."

His words were full of regret as he gazed at Kashima, muttering to himself.

He seems to regard Kashima as a peer in some sense?

"After you leave this place of obsession, remember to ask around and see if I've become famous."

As soon as he finished speaking, he swayed and grabbed Kashima with trembling hands.

Do the NPCs even know they're in the instance?

Strange things!

"I...my name is..."

He then breathed his last.

As for this person's request, Kashima swore to the village chief's sofa that he had already sent it when he wanted to hear the person's full name.

He couldn't inquire about the deeds of a stranger whose name he didn't even know.

He laid the body flat on the ground and removed the bird-beak mask.

His face was blurry; perhaps everyone's impression of him comes from that bird-beak mask.

The bitter almond flavor is very strong.

Instead of arguing with a dead AI, Hachimed quickly told his teammates to loot the corpse.

He was just a little depressed.

The three of them came in the same group, so why didn't he have this good fortune?

Jealousy can cause the host to break apart.

The swordsman laid out all the things he had found on the ground.

A complete set of surgical instruments, six metal syringes containing unknown drugs, and several glass jars containing green liquid.

Surgical instruments are not very useful.

If you can't understand the instructions on the injection, then it's best not to try it.

Don't just pick up any medicine and inject yourself!

What if it's a weakening effect instead of a strengthening one?

The only valuable items are these few round glass jars; they're obviously poisonous.

However, none of these items have an interface, so they can't be taken out of the dungeon.

It's a real shame.

In that short period of time, the soldiers outside had already moved all the supplies in and begun to reinforce the defenses inside the church.

Then the light curtain outside the church began to flicker.

Judging from the changes they made to the dungeon's layout, this light barrier that weakens monsters must be maintained if we are to continue holding out.

If those monsters hadn't been weakened by the light barrier, these soldiers would probably have had a hard time withstanding the pressure, and opening the church doors to face the enemy would have been suicide.

In his first playthrough, Marcus, facing a severe shortage of troops, chose to abandon the strategic location of the church and engage in direct diplomatic warfare there, which may well have been due to this factor.

As for how to maintain it?

There are locals here, just ask them!

Of course, it wasn't Hachimede who asked. Now that we have Kashima in our team who can get along with NPCs from two different factions, we'll use him to the fullest!

"Mother Isaac, um, if I may ask, do you know how to maintain that light barrier?"

Kashima finished reciting the words that Hachimedes had taught him, albeit haltingly.

Isa, upon hearing this, didn't try to hide anything and said, "It was lit by our old priest who sacrificed himself."

"If you want this 'Sun Barrier' to continue shining, you may need a devout person to volunteer as a sacrifice."

"Unfortunately, only the old priest here meets this requirement, because he is the only one who felt His power before the sun fell."

It seemed that talking about something painful had touched on her heart, and Isa's face darkened.

"Excuse me, we can talk about this later. I simply cannot bear to see the soldiers who are protecting us go hungry."

Isa was determined to leave, and Awei couldn't stop her.

After consulting with Hachimedes, she followed him.

Her first task was to follow the senior nun to distribute supplies. With her watching over Isa, it was certain that finding people in the second phase wouldn't be so difficult.

At this moment, David Day, who hadn't spoken until now, came to the corpse.

Perhaps because "The Devil's True Name Collection" was contained in Despair Town, his mission this time was slightly different.

[Phase 1 Mission: Offer a sacrifice to a demon.]

He has already enslaved a demon.

This demon's favorite offering is the human brain; the more knowledgeable the person, the more it likes them.

Right now, a sacrificial offering lies before him.

"I'm sorry, brother."

Not knowing exactly how to do it, David Day could only throw the hand stick onto the corpse's forehead.

He sensed the rage emanating from the demon within the handbook.

Of course, he didn't care. The demon himself was just making a symbolic protest against the rude treatment, so that he wouldn't keep lowering his standards for food and end up having this mount riding on his master's head.

Phase one of the mission has been completed.

[Currently completed: 4/5]

Awei's task is still pending; the first phase is about to end.

They need to hurry.

"I remember there was a brazier on the second floor, very similar to the one we saw at the priestess's place before. Maybe it was an altar?"

David Day's words drew the attention of the three men.

Hakimed considered that if the production team reused materials, then this would indeed be a key clue.

It's necessary to go see it.

"Swordsman, Kashima, you two stay here and work with the NPCs to set up the position. David and I will go upstairs to take a look."

Hakimed assigned the tasks and went upstairs with David Day.

At the far end of the second floor, David Day noticed that the fire in the brazier was indeed much more intense than the one he had seen in the second stage of his first playthrough.

But it is still weakening at a visible rate.

Hakimed thought of something and went to the observation post on the second floor of the church, which served as a fortress.

As the flames in the brazier weakened, the light outside the window visibly dimmed as well.

"The brazier, which is closely related to the light curtain, is probably the key to dividing the first and second phases."

Hakimed's gaze was solemn.

"What should we do?"

David asked Hakimides.

The source of the light curtain has indeed been found, but how to add fuel to the fire has become a problem.

The experience of the first playthrough flashed rapidly through my mind, trying to capture every piece of information I might have missed.

Suddenly, inspiration struck—

“You weren’t in the cellar in the third phase,” Hakimead explained to David Day with a sigh of relief. “You probably didn’t see the new sun.”

"That nun became the new sun."