Part 3 THE TRAVELER CHAPTER XXVIII THE RETURNING BISHOP

　　Without responding directly to the woman behind the telegraph office door, Pavo Court …… Krivis turned his head to look at Germaine Sparrow and waited for him to make a decision.

　　In the eyes of the former adventurer, a group of a dozen people want to return safely and smoothly to the “White Onyx” ship, in itself, is a rather difficult thing, can not and should not be distracted at this time to help find people, however, he is also very clear, the current pillar is Germaine Sparrow and “Flame “They were the ones who had the power to say yes or no.

　　Klein was silent for two seconds, and spoke in a voice that was not too high or too low:

　　”What does he look like?”

　　He thought that having more information would help to get out of this weird little town full of mists, so he casually asked, and whether or not he would help to keep an eye out all depended on what would happen next.

　　While inquiring, Klein again cautioned himself not to go too deep into the matter, or else he would easily set off that danger lurking in Banshee Harbor.

　　

　　This might be easy or hard, for no one knew exactly what would happen when one foot stepped on it, and one could only make judgments based on experience and intuition, and the possibility of falling out of the pit at any moment made Crane’s spirit highly tense and his thoughts swifter than ever.

　　In the thick darkness and thin fog, the door of the telegraph office remained closed, the woman inside paused and said:

　　”He was a, very handsome, man.

　　”He has two eyes, two ears, a nose, and a mouth.”

　　How is this answer so} human …… This woman is afraid that there is not also a little problem? According to the custom of Banshee Harbor, she shouldn’t even open her mouth to respond! “Blaze” Danez had the urge to kick down the door, rush into the telegraph office and check the condition inside.

　　Just at that moment he saw Germaine Sparrow raise his hand and click his hat, and turn to the side.

　　”Storm Church.” Klein stated the destination briefly.

　　He didn’t care what was wrong with the woman at the telegraph office, just as he didn’t bother to find out what secrets the owner of the Lime Diner and the stay-over diners were harboring.

　　The wind was dying down, the fog was thinning, and the church was lit by candlelight from a narrow window high above, like a lighthouse in a storm.

　　After Klein used the “Sun Aura” again, Donna and the others regained a little courage, like a person who is falling into the water, desperately grasping for the last straw, walking quietly and hurriedly on the street without passers-by.

　　Soon, they reached the outside of the Storm Church, but the two doors were tightly closed, showing no gaps.

　　Glancing at the Storm’s holy emblem on the door, Klein raised his hand and knocked three times in a row.

　　Knock! Knock! Knock!

　　A slightly wary male voice immediately came out from behind the door:

　　”Who?”

　　”Germaine Sparrow.” Klein answered directly.

　　He had already heard that the one asking was Captain Erland.

　　”Why did you come here?” Aerlan asked again without opening the door.

　　Klein carried his cane and said calmly:

　　”You helped me pay the compensation to ‘White Shark’.”

　　Aerlan stared at first, finding it somewhat amusing, then tentatively confirmed that it was the real Germaine Sparrow out there, and that at least a monster more adept at disguise shouldn’t have known that it was confined to the two men.

　　He was still a little hesitant until Crivis, Uldi Blanche, and Donna sounded off one after the other, and then he let go and had First Mate Harris unlock the counter lock and open the door.

　　The heavy zapping sound swung far away, and Klein saw Erland in a boat-shaped hat, a straight sword in one hand and a cannon in the other.

　　”Something wrong here too?” He asked keenly in the context of what was ahead.

　　Aerlan first sidestepped to let Donna and the others enter before pointing to the prayer hall:

　　”The priest I knew, Jace, is dead inside, his head separated from his body, and Bishop Miller is nowhere to be found, as are several other priests, and also, the servants inside the church are missing.”

　　A dead priest and a missing bishop? An entire church lost to the living? This is a bit of a big problem ah …… Klein gripped the cold Aztec copper whistle, his heart sinking more and more.

　　Of course, he knew very well that the priest and the bishop were not the main force of the Storm Church to manage the extraordinary events in Banshee Harbor, in the underground of this church, there must be a team of 6~8 extraordinary people called “Substitute Punishers”, as well as an undetermined number of seals, so that even a high-ranking powerhouse might not be able to solve it within a short period of time with little or no movement. This force.

　　As long as they are still alive and can still use the seals, the problem won’t worsen too much……. So, at this time, what is the “vicarious punisher” team doing? Based on his experience as a former night watchman, Klein made a guess from the normal process.

　　In this process, he followed Erland to the large prayer hall, checking the body of the dead priest.

　　Jace had died in a miserable state, as if he had lived to have his head cut off, and unlike those monsters outside, his esophagus was separated from his head.

　　In Klein’s psychic vision, the priest no longer had a residual spirit, and even if he had tried to channel, it would have been difficult to succeed.

　　Is the killing technique itself special, or was it done accordingly …… different from the monsters outside, because the hands were too hasty? Klein combined the situation of the scene and completed his previous guess.

　　He believes that there are two possibilities, one is the underground of a local origin, the living seal or the middle sequence of extraordinary people out of control, escaped to the church, ran out, and on the way to solve the Jace, caused the Banshee Harbor mutation, the bishop, priests and “vicarious punishment” are trying to search to catch up, to complete the sealing and removal, the servants were introduced to a region of the underground, by the remaining guards, the servants were introduced to a region of the underground, and the servants were introduced to a region of the underground, by the remaining guards. The servants are being led into an underground area under the protection of the “vicarious punishers” who remain behind.

　　But this does not explain the strange behavior of the inhabitants of Banshee Harbor.

　　The second possibility is that the original sacrifice to the “God of Weather” has been revived in some of the people of Banshee Harbor, flying heads and headless monsters fit the description of the ritual of sharing flesh and blood and burying the head in the altar, and for reasons unknown at the moment, this group of people raided the church and killed Pastor Jace, and the rest of the inhabitants knew more or less what was going on, but chose to remain silent. , but all chose to remain silent.

　　They may have attacked the underground, in a fierce battle with the vicars, priests and bishops aided by the seals, and transformed the servants into monsters all together, or they may have been pushed back, and are being hunted by the extraordinary people of the Storm Church, fleeing all the way, while the servants go into the ground, receiving protection from accidents …… judging from the fact that Jess’s body has not been utilized , the probability is that the latter kind of development …… Going to the underground to confirm the situation at such a time will definitely be attacked, after all, it is a strange Extraordinary Person …… Moreover, the power left behind may not be enough …… Klein looked at the priest lying on the ground and realized that his extraordinary characteristics had coalesced at the neck position, as if it were a blue jewel.

　　He withdrew his eyes and did not bother to pick it up, not wanting to provoke the crazy revenge of the storm church’s cranky old brothers for a small profit, and turned to Aeran and First Mate Harris:

　　”Back to the ship first.”

　　He casually tossed down the gold coins to confirm that there was no fighting in the ground.

　　In any case, regardless of whether or not there were “vicarious punishers” remaining, the church ground area was no longer suitable for a long stay, after all, Klein wasn’t sure that his guess was correct, so he could only make the most prudent choice.

　　”Good!” Aeran was not willing to stay here, and waited apprehensively for the change to come.

　　As long as he returned to the White Onyx, he would have many guns and many sailors, and would be able to withstand accidents to a certain extent.

　　After a short rest, the group left the Storm Chapel.

　　With Aeran and Harris joining the group, the defenses around the group were noticeably tighter, and Klein didn’t need to fling his copper whistle to attract monsters anymore, and repositioned it in his coat pocket.

　　”Should we shoot a telegram to the Storm Church headquarters to report the situation in Banshee Harbor?” After walking a few steps, Aeran cautiously made a suggestion.

　　This way, even if there was really a big change, as long as they held on, they could always be saved.

　　Klein didn’t object, walking through the mist ahead, and said calmly:

　　”It will pass the telegraph office.”

　　Whew, “Flame” Danez breathed a sigh of relief, and then raised his heart again.

　　What he was afraid of was that the Storm Church would send someone to investigate the whole thing and find out that a well-known pirate had played an important role in it, and at that time, he was probably still trapped on the “White Onyx” ship.

　　Although I saved a person, but the “vicarious punishment” is not friendly to their kind, especially I am a pirate …… Danez a difficult time, decided to first put the immediate danger to survive before saying.

　　As they walked for a while, with the telegraph office in sight, a yellowish glow suddenly appeared in the side streets, leaning in from the depths of the fog.

　　It was a middle-aged man carrying a horse-lamp.

　　He wore a dark blue bishop’s robe embroidered with the symbol of the storm, and his head was bowed, his face pale, his breath quick, and his steps a little staggering.

　　Erland gazed at him and shouted out of his mouth:

　　”Bishop Miller?”

　　The middle-aged man looked up, and raising his horse’s lamp, said:

　　”You are, Erland?”

　　At this time, Klein took a slight step back, highlighting Aeran’s position and not allowing the Storm Church’s bishop to take himself seriously.

　　Daniz shrunk even further, using Uldi’s obese figure to shield himself.

　　”Yes, Mr. Bishop, I saw Jace die, what has happened?” Aeran was no novice and did not meet him directly.

　　Bishop Miller coughed twice and said:

　　”An old custom is reviving, a group of cultists with dirty blood have begun to sacrifice the living again and share the flesh and blood.

　　”Jace found out about them and was killed before they could.

　　”Things could no longer be covered up, they used the sacrifices, changed the weather, tried to attack the church, and were routed by the vicars, fleeing up the hill to the cave where the altar was located.

　　”I was wounded in the battle and had no way to hold out, so I had to return slowly.”

　　As soon as his words fell, a bright light suddenly erupted from the mist in the distance, as if there were countless lightning bolts entangled and splitting down.

　　With the help of such a bright light, Klein and the others saw the mountains on the shore that were hidden by the fog, and saw the peaks connecting to the thunderstorm scene.

　　This somehow corroborated Bishop Miller’s statement.

　　Aeran was about to go forward to assist that storm bishop when he saw Germaine Sparrow pull out a gold coin and read in a low voice:

　　”He holds malice.”

　　Ding!

　　The gold coin flew up and turned down again, landing in Klein’s palm, head-first.

　　This signified certainty!

　　Bishop Miller looked straight at the scene, a dark red light suddenly surging within his light brown eyes.