In the inner courtyard of the Woking Temple, Katie looked at Beta and said, "You're right. We were attacked."
Beta put on a knowing expression. "What about the casualties? Did you see what they looked like?"
"Because of your warning, we were prepared. Only a few people were slightly injured. They'll be fine after some treatment. " Katie looked at Beta in admiration. "But they all came with their faces covered. We don't know what they look like."
Beta was relieved to hear that nobody was seriously injured or killed. "How did they attack?"
"It was very messy." Katie smiled bitterly. "I'm also a mercenary, but I find that this group's formation is very chaotic. There's an indescribable feeling, as if their techniques are very awkward, as if they're using abilities that they're not familiar with."
When Beta heard this, he smiled faintly. "I know who the enemy is. Go outside and let the guards take turns. Pick forty people who are usually more obedient and strong. Let them rest on the spot. Sleep as hard as you can."
"Okay, I'll inform them now." Katie took two steps and turned back. "Who is our enemy?"
Beta looked at Katie. "The person you're guessing."
Katie was stunned for a moment. Then she said with a bitter smile, "Actually, I have no clue at all."
This time, it was Beta's turn to be surprised. The situation was so obvious that even the nobles who weren't very involved in this matter had guessed who the enemy was. Why didn't Katie?
She didn't look like a fool. Could it be that she didn't have much experience in politics?
Seeing that Beta was looking at her in surprise, Katie smiled bitterly again and left the room. Her graceful figure looked a little lonely and disappointed.
Beta had already planned for the future. He had intended to entrust this temple to Katie and give her a place to stay. Besides, this place was close to Reed Village, and it would be easy for her to visit her mother.
But now, it seemed that although Katie was good at fighting, she didn't seem to have much political sense.
By now, all the nobles in Bronze Drum City had figured out who the real murderer was. They were watching from the sidelines to see which side would win in the end. They would only try to please and cater to the winner. No matter how talented and powerful the loser was, he was not worthy of their attention.
Beta closed his eyes and rested on his bed. Shirley wanted to sleep next to him, but seeing Beta's cold expression, she could only leave the room and return to her own bedroom to rest.
Late at night, Beta woke up. He went to wake Shirley and returned to the courtyard of the temple.
Katie and forty members of the Order Guard were already waiting.
Nighttime operations usually consumed a lot of energy, so Beta had someone cook meat batter that could fill one's stomach and distributed it to the forty guards in large bowls.
Half an hour later, Beta threw the bowl to the side and shouted, "Let's go."
These forty guards had all gone through arduous training. Their discipline and obedience were very high.
Following Beta, the forty guards did not make any noise. Naturally, Shirley and Katie went with them. Both of them were Master experts and would be very useful.
After leaving the temple, Beta immediately activated Fog Manipulation … A thick fog immediately covered a radius of more than five hundred meters. At first, Katie and the others were a little scared when they were suddenly trapped in the fog, but after Beta chose them as his teammates, they immediately felt safe.
Sensing the special effects of the fog, Katie couldn't help but exclaim, "Increasing movement speed, eliminating footsteps, limiting the enemy's mobility, hearing, and vision … Tsk, and it's an AOE skill. This spell is too terrifying. If I knew this spell, there wouldn't be many people in the world who could defeat me. "
While sighing, she walked to Beta and asked, "Is this a divine spell bestowed by the goddess?"
Beta shook his head. "It's a bloodline ability."
Hearing that, Katie was instantly disappointed. She was very beautiful in the first place, and her appearance was very similar to that of Fan Bingbing from Earth. Therefore, when Beta saw her, he would occasionally put on a nostalgic expression.
In many cases, when you stared at a woman with nostalgia and when you stared at a woman with passion, there wouldn't be much difference in other people's perception. Therefore, every time Katie was stared at by Beta, she would always be a little shy, and Shirley would walk over without anyone noticing and block Beta's sight.
It was the same this time. Shirley squeezed between them and turned around to ask Beta, "Master, what should we do next?"
Since they were under the effect of Fog Riding, they had the ability to move faster. At this time, they had already left the slums and arrived at the city center. Not far away, the tall Temple of Light stood under the moon.
"When we reach the periphery of the Temple of Light, Katie, you will surround the Temple of Light with the guards and kill all the Light Priests you see." Beta paused for a moment, before he continued, "Remember, don't let anyone escape."
Katie was stunned. "Our enemy is the Temple of Light? Those two people died of heart rupture, and they were killed by dark magic. Also, it's not good to attack another temple without permission. If it causes a religious war, we won't be able to bear the consequences. "
Although Katie was appointed as the Dark Archon by Goddess Woking, she had just left her identity as a mercenary and had yet to establish a complete awareness of the overall situation.
Beta patiently explained, "Although Joyce and the other girl did die of a ruptured heart, and there were indeed remnants of dark magic elements in their bodies. But I don't know if you've heard of this saying … where there's light, there must be darkness. "
Katie shook her head.
Actually, this was not a strange thing. Most people had never heard of this saying. But in the game, almost all the players knew that the extremely powerful priests of the Temple of Light had two forms of magic power!
The light form and the shadow form.
Different from the dark magic power that the believers of the Nether God mastered, the shadow form of the light priests essentially didn't directly invoke dark elements, but they directly reversed their light magic power and turned it into dark elements.
The light priests couldn't stay in the shadow form for too long, but it was enough for them to burst out with powerful combat abilities.
Every Priest who knew how to use the Shadow Form was very powerful, because to turn light elements into dark magic elements required sufficient talent and imagination.
After sharing this knowledge, Beta looked at the Temple of Light in the distance and continued, "The deaths of Joyce and the other girl did seem to be caused by dark magic on the surface, but nobody else in Bronze Drum City knows dark magic, so the Temple of Light is very suspicious. Also, the people who attacked our temple all covered their faces. It's not that they were afraid that we would find out who they were, but that they couldn't let us know who they were. Although these two phrases sound very similar, there is a big difference in their meanings. "
Katie bit her lip. She felt that her head had turned to mush. Although she understood every word that Beta said, she couldn't understand what he meant when he put them together.
Looking at Katie's confused expression, Beta heaved a long sigh.
Although Katie was talented in combat, she was too narrow-minded because she was born at the bottom. She could only see the surface of things and couldn't see the essence of things at all. If she wanted to control a large temple, she still needed to go through enough training.
"Then I'll put it simply. The Temple of Light killed two nobles who came here for a 'gold coin sacrifice.' They also spread rumors that they died because of the 'gold coin sacrifice.' They wanted to suppress the temple in such a way and make us lose our reputation and be hated by everyone. After Shirley and I left, they attacked the temple again, trying to kill all of you. If they succeeded, all the arrangements that the temple made recently would've been for nothing. This is no longer a simple conflict, but a religious crusade. "
Katie asked again, "Then why can't they let us know who they are? Not because they're afraid! "
"They're not afraid of us." Beta sneered. "If they were afraid of us, why would they use such despicable means to deal with us? As for why they can't let us know who they are, it's very simple! The Goddess of Light is a good goddess, a righteous one, but their behavior is completely evil. If people find out, where do you think the Temple of Light will put their face? And this is no longer a matter of dignity. If such a thing is exposed, it will even slightly affect the priesthood of the Goddess of Light. "
After a moment of silence, Katie said, "I suddenly feel very stupid, like an idiot!"
Her self-blame came from the bottom of her heart. In fact, ever since she had been forcefully promoted to the rank of Master by Woking, her authority had grown by the day. Coupled with the flattery of her mercenaries every day, she had gradually become more and more arrogant. She had always felt that she was very capable. Otherwise, why would a god have specifically chosen her?
But now, Beta used a living example to teach her a vivid lesson.
She believed that if it weren't for Beta, if she were the person in charge of the temple, she definitely wouldn't have been able to avoid this crisis, and the entire temple would've been destroyed.
Katie felt cold all over at the thought of that.
"We're almost there. Cheer up."
In a trance, Katie heard Beta's voice. Through the thick fog, she looked at the Temple of Light under the moonlight. The feeling of shame was gradually fermenting and surging fiercely into something else.
She was very familiar with this feeling. It would appear when she wanted to kill someone!