Chapter 4 The Red Eye

　　Benjamin glanced at Lucien, maintaining the characteristic elegant rhythm as he slowly walked towards the ruins of the witch's hut, his voice low and slow, "Evil witches always like to play with the minds and perceptions of good people, especially on this night when the silver moon shines, only that witch hasn't yet gained the power of a truly horrifying evil, and her magic tends to affect only one or two people. " 　　Lucien first listened in a daze until Benjamin finished, then he realized that he was explaining why only he had heard the crying, while the nearby residents remained asleep, even when they were woken up and listened carefully, they had no luck. 　　Without giving Lucien a chance to speak, Benjamin stretched out his hands with clean white gloves and continued, "The four church guards and I, on the other hand, have the Lord's favor, and thus were able to hear this evil sound." 　　The four guards walking in front and behind, upon hearing these words, immediately drew a cross on their chests and chanted in unison: 　　"Truth alone endures forever." 　　With this chant, their spirits became slightly exuberant. 　　The residents of the slums, who were watching from afar, similarly prayed in a low voice: "Only truth endures forever." 　　Then they whispered, "This is the power of the gods, worthy of the honorable Priest-sama." 　　Amidst the vaguely heard sounds of praise, Benjamin's face with its unique curves became more and more serious and solemn, slowly spreading his hands with clean white gloves wide open, and letting out an odd short syllable lowly from his mouth: 　　"Paso." 　　As soon as the short, sharp syllable ended, the entire hut ruins were covered in a faint white light, like the silver moon in the sky shedding a burst of light. 　　Shrouded in white light, a demonic blood-red color emerged from a broken wall where the ruins were connected to Lucien's house, in the shape of a hole. 　　Infected by the effects of this mysterious and odd spell and divine magic, Lucien was as shocked as the surrounding paupers, his mood rising and falling, except that while they were more enraptured and awe-struck, Lucien's awe was mixed with a deep longing. 　　Benjamin put his hands away and gave an order to the guard in front of him, "Gary, that's the secret door, no magic traps, you go open it." 　　Gary's chest puffed out, and the clanking sound of iron clashing from his body's locking armor, "As you command, Lord Benjamin." 　　As Gary and the other guard walked by, Lucien, who had sharp ears next to him, heard Benjamin curse in a low voice: "Those egomaniacs of the Inquisition, they only know how to use 'Detect Magic Trap', can't they learn how to 'Detect Secret Door '? Hmph, are they so slack because they're just magic apprentices?" 　　With the instruction of divine magic, Gary showed off his powerful muscles and brought down the broken wall in two or three blows. 　　Then, the other guard drew his longsword and with a loud roar and heavy blow, he chopped a mechanism to pieces, allowing the black hole in the corner of the wall to be exposed in real life. 　　The hole was not big enough for only one person to pass through, and the wind blew through it, bringing a foul smell from the hole, Benjamin frowned slightly and covered his nose and mouth with his right hand with clean white gloves, while Lucien almost recoiled and unconsciously took two steps back. 　　Gary took a closer look inside the hole and ran over, "Lord Benjamin, this secret passage leads to the sewers." 　　Benjamin frowned his golden eyebrows as he looked at Gary, his mouth and nose seemed to be a little distorted by the pressure, his voice became low and muffled, "Sure?" 　　"Yes, look down diagonally and you'll see a section of the sewers." Gary replied affirmatively. 　　Benjamin did not say anything, as a noble and elegant priest, as a member of the honorable Lafawty family with many years of inheritance, the thought of the filth and stench inside the sewers made him uncomfortable, and among the several divine arts that he had mastered the structure of divine arts and constructed a model of imprints in his soul, there was no "Purification", if he wanted to cast it, he would have to rely on spells, incantations, or other methods to perform it. In order to cast it, one must rely on incantations, gestures, and casting materials, and no one knows where the secret room is located in the sewers, and how many purification spells are needed to go all the way there. 　　"Anyway, it's just an apprentice magician with the Holy Emblem of Truth, so there won't be any problems." Benjamin thought not too concerned, then he looked at Lucien, loosened his right hand, and his voice became majestic and slow again, "You are in the company of witches, your body must be tainted with evil power, and you need to atone for your sins in order to be cleansed, but your devotion to the Lord has impressed me, and I am lending you my holy emblem, once you are able to purify the power that is left behind by the evil witches, you will be able to receive the Lord's favor once again! . Go, Lucien, work for the Lord, and His eyes will be upon you." 　　After successfully running to the church and luring Benjamin, Gary and the others over, Lucien's mood relaxed a lot, with the priests and the guards, it shouldn't be too difficult to get rid of the grudge spirits and ghosts, and even if it was more difficult, it wouldn't be the turn of himself, a commoner with a newly recovered body to contribute to the effort, so at this time, when he heard Benjamin's words, Lucien's mind immediately buzzed: "He actually asked me to purify the grudge spirits? I, I'm just an ordinary person!" 　　Seeing that Lucien's face was filled with surprise and resistance, Benjamin asked calmly and amiably, "You, unwilling?" 　　Without any semblance of malice, Lucien shivered and came to his senses, if he answered unwillingly, he might immediately turn into a corpse, while agreeing to go on, listening to Benjamin's meaning, it seemed that he was still planning to lend the holy emblem to himself, and that the guards would more than likely follow with two or three of them, and the danger should not be too great when dealing with the crippled grudge left behind by a magical apprentice who was not too valued in Benjamin's mouth. 　　Whether Benjamin was really unwilling to go down there because he resented the sewer's filth, or he had another idea in mind, messing up this seemingly simple matter would not do him much good. 　　Suppressing the feelings of hatred that arose in his heart, Lucien smiled very stiffly and replied, "Willing to serve the Lord." 　　Benjamin did not take Lucien's stiffness to heart, his right hand removed the holy emblem talisman from his neck and handed it to Lucien: "This is the Holy Emblem of Truth, later I will inflict a 'Blessing Spell' on you, with it, you can focus your mind relatively easily, together with the incantation and with your spirit, finger friction to communicate the holy emblem, you will be able to stimulate the power of the Lord contained within." 　　After Lucien suppressed his emotions, he was filled with curiosity about this holy emblem that could cast divine spells. 　　The gold color of the holy emblem was the base, engraved with a white cross that emitted a faint glow, and around the cross, in the deep gold color, many horizontal and vertical lines as well as patterns such as circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles were drawn, which were oddly connected together, lining up the cross and appearing mysterious and solemn. 　　Holding the holy emblem in his hand, Lucien immediately felt a warm and soft power coming from him, soaking his entire body, warming it up as if he was basking in the sun even in the face of the cool late-night wind. 　　"Inside the holy emblem are two unofficial divine spells: the Light Brightening spell and Heal Minor Wounds, which can be used three times a day, as well as three first-order divine spells: the Holy Light Shield, the Sword of Radiance, and the Holy Light Strike, all of which can only be used once a day... well, listen to their incantations clearly." 　　Lucien had no way out and had to go down, so the power of divine spells was extra important to him, and for the incantations Benjamin taught were learned by heart. 　　The incantations were short syllabic words, but the tone changes were extremely awkward, and it took a great deal of effort for Lucien to manage to barely make a mistake. 　　Benjamin nodded imperceptibly and extended his right hand. 　　This time there was no incantation, and a clean white light enveloped Lucien's body and slowly dissipated, making Lucien feel his body full of strength and healthier than ever before, while his spirit was focused and sharp enough to hear the sounds of speech further away. 　　"Pastor-sama actually let Lucien go down and even gave him the holy emblem?" 　　"Didn't you hear? It was the Lord Priest's mercy that allowed Lucien to go down and wash away the sins on his body." 　　"Praise the Lord, praise the Reverend Lord." 　　Lucien did not have much common knowledge about this world, so after receiving the Blessing, he waited quietly on the side for Benjamin to cast the Blessing for Gary and the other two guards. 　　There was a gap of about two to three seconds between each time Benjamin cast the Blessing. 　　After doing this, Benjamin looked at Lucien and the others, "Paul guard the entrance of the secret passage, Gary, Hausen, Correa, you three, go down with Lucien." 　　Then, his expression became serious and he drew a cross on his chest, "May the glory of the Lord protect you." 　　"Only the Truth endures forever!" 　　Gary and the other three guards looked a bit exuberant and answered loudly, Lucien was half a beat slower, answering no, not answering no. 　　Luckily Benjamin didn't care about that and watched the four of them slowly walk into the secret passageway that connected to the sewers. 　　The other guard, Paul, with his voice lowered, asked the question he had been wondering for a long time, "Lord Benjamin, why him?" 　　There is a spell, there is a holy emblem, himself and Gary and other guards can also inspire the divine magic inside, just every time to inspire a little slower than Lord Benjamin and other priests, trainee priests, or those evil magicians, but even so, it is better than that nothing, even the body has not been formally and complete exercise of the boy, Lord Benjamin is not willing to go down, it is perfectly possible to hand over the holy emblem to Gary, Hausen or Correia . 　　Benjamin looked at the entrance to the secret passage, his right hand covering his nose and mouth, his voice low and slight: "His mental power is slightly higher than normal, and he can better stimulate the divine spells in the holy emblem." 　　"But too old to be of cultivation value." 　　※※※ 　　As soon as he entered the secret passage, the stench mixed with countless flavors greeted him, and Lucien couldn't help but dry-heave twice. 　　"You, a kid living in the Adejean district, would be so uncomfortable with the smell of the sewers, it seems that it's not as poor as I thought, no matter if it's the City of Sacred Chanting or Antiville, inside the sewers are living a lot of really poor people who don't even have a shabby house." A sarcastic remark from Correia who entered the secret passage ahead of Lucien, he had black hair and a different profile from both Gary and Benjamin, with high cheekbones and thin cheeks. 　　Before Lucian could answer, Gary, who had followed him in, said directly, "Quiet." 　　Correia shrugged her shoulders and closed her mouth, advancing a few steps inside the one-man-high secret passageway before jumping out into the four-way sewer. 　　Lucian jumped out after him, stepping on something wet and slippery and unknown underfoot. 　　These things were everywhere, while the walls around them were filled with strange moss, which gave off a faint glow that kept the entire sewer from being in complete darkness. 　　Gary lowered his voice, "Me, Hausen, and Correia are all high-ranking Knights' Servants, so watch out for cooperation when you use the Holy Emblem, and so on, and as soon as you're in danger, summon the 'Sword of Radiance'." He wore a blonde beard, but his every move was very calm and reassuring, and inside the four guards, he was vaguely dominating the situation. 　　After saying that, Gary gripped his longsword in his right hand and carried a small round shield in his left, greeting Hausen, Correia, and Lucien, looking for the place where the ghostly cries came from. 　　Lucien, who had no common sense, cried and laughed as he followed, "How do I know what kind of strength a high-ranking Knight Squire should have?" But this kind of thing, Lucien didn't dare to ask Gary and the others directly. 　　The miserable, sad cries that echoed more and more within the narrow environment of the sewers seemed to be coming from all directions, making it difficult to distinguish the exact location. 　　However, the specially trained guards such as Gary and Lucien, whose spiritual power was quite good, could easily distinguish the direction with the help of the "Blessing Technique". 　　This section of the sewers was so quiet that it was frightening, and there was not a single poor person living in the sewers, as Correia said. 　　After a few forks in the road, Lucien and the others stopped at a corner of a sewer that was nothing out of the ordinary. 　　Gary looked at the walls covered in green moss and calmly and seriously said to Lucien, "Summon the 'Sword of Radiance'." 　　Lucien, scared and eager to try, calmed down with the help of the Blessing spell and focused his spirit on the holy emblem, feeling the warm and moist power, then holding the holy emblem hanging around his neck with his left hand, he rhythmically rubbed the white cross in the center of the emblem gently and recited an oddly-pitched incantation while doing so: 　　"Chisayon." 　　Lucien only felt as if his spirit focused on the holy emblem was drenched in a burst of white light, and a little bit of white light surfaced before his eyes, coming together and knotting into a shining lightsaber. 　　"Is this my voice?" The voice that inspired the divine art and the oddly awkward tones, set off by the power and effect of the divine art, seemed low and hoarse, mysterious and eerie, causing Lucien himself to be startled. 　　Holding the lightsaber and feeling the transcendent power, Lucien couldn't help but feel his heart pounding, but Gary's words immediately sobered Lucien up, ''Splitting the wall there, with the power of the Sword of Radiance, what magic traps are broken. Only a magic apprentice." 　　Looking at the location that Gary indicated, Lucien trembled slightly, he would be facing mysterious and powerful magical forces, what would appear, what dangers would be involved, all unknown. 　　"Cowardly and uninformed fellow." Correia sneered. 　　Lucien understood that he could only tough it out, so he took two deep breaths, the horrible stench slowly calmed Lucien down, and inwardly gritted his teeth and cried out, "It's just death!" 　　The Sword of Radiance held in his right hand slashed out fiercely, chopping at the slippery and disgusting wall. 　　A flash of white light flashed, and the stone was like soft mud that couldn't be blocked. 　　As Lucien chopped through it, he seemed to have chopped through something strange, there was an inexplicable crushing sensation coming out, and the faint black gas disappeared rapidly under the blade of the Sword of Radiance. 　　The entire wall completely collapsed. 　　Within the wall was deep darkness. 　　Suddenly, two points of bizarre, cold, and hideous red color lit up in the darkness. 　　Such two points of red, more and more, densely packed, filled the entire darkness. 　　Lucien's mouth was dry, his spirit clenched, and his palms sweated, it seemed to be a pair of eyes!