We evil gods must hide.

Chapter 30 Summer Breeze City Temple

Summer Breeze City.

At noon, the sun was blazing, baking the white stone pavement of the city until it was scorching hot, and even the wind carried a sweltering heat.

This large city, which governs dozens of surrounding towns, has several level-two temples of gods located here, which are a level higher than the primary temples of Silverleaf Town.

The Temple of Order is located in the heart of this city.

The red and white marble walls gleamed in the sunlight, and the six-pointed star emblem representing order atop the temple shone brightly, exuding an inviolable majesty from afar.

Deep within the temple's council chamber, the atmosphere was anything but hot; instead, it was rather cool.

High Priest Beren sat in the main seat, his silver-white priestly robes spotless, the six-pointed star on his chest emitting a faint glow. He looked calmly at the kneeling temple knights below, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes.

"Is the news confirmed?"

His voice was deep and powerful.

"That's true, my informant is still waiting outside."

"Bring it up."

Then, a man dressed in ordinary civilian clothes walked over nervously, led by a temple knight. He had obviously run all the way here, and his chest was heaving violently. However, he was so intimidated by the atmosphere that he dared not breathe heavily, and sweat streamed down his face.

"Tell me, what's going on?"

"Reporting to Your Excellency, what I said is absolutely true!" The informant swallowed hard, his voice urgent. "I work at the Temple of Justice. This morning, they sent an urgent plea for help through the magic circle. Silverleaf Town started to descend into chaos last night. They say there are monsters everywhere that bite, with purple eyes. The priests at the Temple of Justice are almost at their breaking point!"

Beren was silent for a moment, then tapped her fingertips lightly on the table, making a soft "tap-tap" sound. The council chamber was silent except for the informant's heavy breathing.

"Silverleaf Town."

As the chief priest of the Temple of Order in Xiafeng City, with peak first-tier strength, he was well aware of the importance of Silverleaf Town—it was the only way for Xiafeng City to reach Blackstone Canyon and Misty Forest. If Silverleaf Town were to fall into complete chaos, it could potentially affect Xiafeng City.

However, if Silverleaf Town descends into chaos, that is the responsibility of the Temple of Fairness.

Many years ago, the two temples clashed over control of Silverleaf Town. In the end, the Temple of Justice prevailed, which made the God of Order lose face.

It should be understood that the two gods of fairness and order have considerable conflicts in terms of their divine positions and powers, and naturally, the people below them also dislike each other.

"Alright, you've done a good job running this set. Give him three gold coins."

Beren smiled faintly, and addressed the man below with kindness.

"Thank you, Your Excellency!"

The other party thanked them profusely and was seen off.

"Sir, it sounds like a very rare level-two pollution disaster."

The temple knight below spoke in a deep voice.

"The Temple of Justice should be the ones in a hurry right now; theoretically, they should be the ones cleaning up this mess."

Beren laughed heartily.

"Isn't this the opportunity the gods are giving us to reclaim Silverleaf Town?"

"Prepare the airship!"

Beren stood up abruptly, his tone firm and without the slightest hesitation, "Deploy the temple's alchemical airships, select twenty elite temple warriors, and take sufficient purifying divine water and divine spell scrolls. Depart in half an hour and be sure to reach Silverleaf Town within half a day to support the Temple of Justice and control the spread of the infection!"

"Yes! Priest-sama!"

The temple deacon immediately responded, turned around and strode out of the council hall, his steps hurried, not daring to delay for even a moment.

Beren walked to the window and looked in the direction of Silverleaf Town.

"interesting."

...

Meanwhile, outside Silverleaf Town, the members of the Gray Substitute Team were resting on a patch of grass.

After running all the way out of Silverleaf Town, everyone was almost completely exhausted, their hearts were still pounding and couldn't calm down for a long time.

Cole leaned against an old locust tree, pulled out his water pouch, and gulped down several mouthfuls, muttering under his breath, "Damn it, this is the worst luck imaginable! Silverleaf Town has turned into this mess!"

He put down the water pouch, wiped the water from the corner of his mouth, his face still solemn, his eyes filled with lingering fear: "Luckily we ran fast. If we had been any later, we probably would have been surrounded by those monsters. Even with Neil's divine magic, we might not have been able to hold on."

Ella sat on the ground, her legs curled up in front of her chest, her hands hugging her knees, and her face still streaked with tears.

Neil continued to pray quietly.

Lin Qi stood to the side, not sitting down, but gazing in the direction of Silverleaf Town, his brows furrowed and his dark eyes devoid of emotion.

But his fists were clenched tightly involuntarily, as if he was suppressing something.

The fog still shrouded Silverleaf Town. From a distance, one could only see thick black smoke rising from various parts of the town, and faint roars and screams could be heard coming from within. The pungent smell of blood and the cold, polluted aura could be faintly smelled even from this distance.

After acquiring the unclaimed faith from the grocery store owner, Lin Qi always felt an inexplicable restlessness and longing in his heart.

The infected ravaging Silverleaf Town.

good smell.

"..."

"I have to go back."

Lin Qi suddenly spoke, his tone firm, breaking the silence in the room.

Upon hearing this, Cole abruptly looked up, his eyes filled with shock and confusion. He then snapped at Lynch, "Are you crazy?! Do you know what the situation is in there? It's full of infected people, danger everywhere! Going back is suicide! We barely managed to get out, don't be stupid!"

Ella looked up, her eyes filled with worry, and quickly advised, "Lin Qi, don't go back, it's too dangerous."

Lin Qi was at a loss, wondering how to explain his reasons to the three of them.

Suddenly, a figure flashed through his mind—it was Lina from the Adventurers' Guild.

That blonde, short-haired, cheerful girl had once done his professional certification. She spoke frankly and even helped him learn skills from Mentor Fuld for free. He was so focused on breaking through that he didn't have time to think about it.

Although with her abilities, she's probably out of the woods.

"I'm worried about a friend, so I'm going to check on him."

"Besides, I am a thief after all, and it is much safer for me to act alone."

Looking into Lynch's determined eyes, Cole knew that Lynch's mind was made up and that no amount of persuasion would work, so he could only sigh heavily.

"You brat, fine, hurry up and come back, we'll wait for you here."

"Don't worry, uncle, I'll be fine."

It wasn't that he was bragging; these guys couldn't infect him. As long as he was careful, there shouldn't be any major problems. Besides, he clenched his fist slightly; those fifty points of strength were no joke.

The only problem.

Having accumulated so much faith power, it's barely enough to unleash one memory stripping attack. If I use memory stripping this time I go back and encounter danger again...

Then hand-to-hand combat will be the only option.