only god

Chapter 255 The Eerie Forest

Bernice stood at the gate of the temple.

She watched in astonishment as an unremarkable maid slowly climbed up the steps of the temple holding a sword.

"What is that for?"

Bernice stepped forward and asked.

The maid saluted Bernice with the steel sword in her hand, and then said:

"This is what the saint wants. She ordered me to go to the blacksmith to buy a one-handed sword."

Bernice was a little confused when she heard it.

What does the saint want a one-handed sword for?
A priest holding a one-handed sword is absurd.

"Bernice."

There was a call from the temple, and a priestess came out slowly and said to Bernice:
"Grandma is going out with us to prepare for the upcoming festival."

After hearing this, Bernice nodded heavily.

There have been a series of strange incidents of female ghosts appearing in the city in recent days, but despite this, the Water God Festival is a grand sacrifice that has to be held. Losing the water god Angel, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Therefore, the priestesses of the water god temple still need to prepare for the sacrifice, but they try to minimize their going out and do not let Soramus step out of the temple.

Lula, the chief priest of the Water God Temple, is an old woman who is nearly eighty years old and the longest-lived person in the entire city-state. She is kind, kind, and knowledgeable, and is deeply loved by priests and fans of believers. .

When Soramus first arrived, she was also the one who wholeheartedly believed that the blond woman was the saint.

The priests asked her why, and she simply said:

"I have never seen such a holy person... Except for the water god, who can give birth to such a spotless woman?"

In this seaside city-state, the status of the water god Angel is the most supreme. It can be seen that the high priest of Lula has a high opinion of the woman of unknown origin.

"Grandma, where are we going?"

After walking out of the gate of the temple, Bernice asked.

"In that dense forest to the north, we shall fetch clear water from an Arian lake."

Contrary to his usual kindness, today's old priest Lula has a dignified and solemn face,

"In addition to these, we must also pick the new wild mulberries, and the evening grass dripping with dew."

Due to the importance of the ceremony, there are many and complicated materials used in the water god sacrifice, and many materials must be picked fresh without any mistakes, so that the most pious offering can be made to the water god.

When he was about to walk down the long steps of the temple, the chief priest Lula stopped and ordered in a low voice:
"Remember, when you go there, don't run around, follow me closely,
And, without my nod, no matter what you see or hear, don't make a sound..."

While the warning was stern, it also faintly revealed a little weirdness, as if an old man touched some terrible memory that he could not look back on.

The words of the high priest fell in their ears, and Bernice and the other priestess couldn't help but get goosebumps.

When they were about to ask something, Lula turned her head away, closed her mouth and said nothing.

In such an indescribable atmosphere, the three priestesses slowly walked out of the high wall of the city-state and headed towards the dense forest in the north.

Not long after, Bernice followed High Priest Lula to the foot of the mountain. Looking up from the bottom, the dense forest in the north was shrouded in cold darkness. The sun had not completely disappeared, but the dense forest in front of her was obscure and overflowing. With a deep dead air.

Those long and dense leaves are as weird as moving worms.

Bernice felt a little flustered in her heart, she held her hands together and rubbed them constantly.

Without saying a word, Lula led Bernice and another priestess into the dense forest.

The dusk was getting darker and darker. Bernice followed the old priest closely. She looked at the surrounding trees. They looked old and desolate. They were obviously covered with leaves. The crooked posture looked terrifying.

Squeak.

Bernice felt that she had stepped on something, and she looked down.

It was a warning sign, only half of it was broken, and the blurred writing on it warned the comers to turn back in time, and not to step into it unless necessary.

As for the reason, because the warning sign was broken in half, Bernice could only see the broken section.

She raised her head and saw a terrifying big hole in the bark beside her. This warning sign was firmly nailed to it, but now that the warning sign fell down, the big hole looked extremely empty, like an eye about to shed tears.

Thinking of this, Bernice got some goosebumps.

Why do trees shed tears?

Reassuring herself, Bernice hurriedly followed the footsteps of the old priest Lula and another priestess.

In the dark forest, the trees are densely packed, the road under the feet is curved and blocked, countless ants are walking through the cracks in the bark, Bernice's scalp is numb, and the surroundings are extremely gloomy.

The girl heard the old priest Lula walking in front, her breathing became heavier and rougher as she approached the depths.

Under the treacherous atmosphere, Bernice wanted to recite the name of the water god Angelina in a low voice, praying for protection, but suddenly remembered the old priest's previous instructions.

Here, no matter what you see or hear, don't make a sound...

Bernice immediately clenched her mouth tightly. The girl's mouth was a little dry, and she had already turned pale under the faint fear.

Slowly, she followed the old priest Lula to an open area.

Just as Bernice was about to breathe a sigh of relief, she was suddenly startled by the scene in front of her.

In front of them, it looked like a dilapidated village that had been abandoned for a long time. On the ruined walls, crows could be seen everywhere, and their dark eyes shone with a strange light. Shrubs grew on both sides of the road, and weeds covered every inch of the land. The roots of the trees protrude from the soil, and there is only silence here.

Bernice looked at the crows, and for some reason, she seemed to feel that the crows were staring at them.

In the air, there was a faint smell of burning, and insignificant ashes floated in the air.

This village seems to have encountered a raging fire, and then it was abandoned in this gloomy jungle.

Bernice didn't know where this place was, but she didn't dare to ask.

When the wind blows, the dead silence is still dead. It seems to be a gloomy wind in the forest, rolling the leaves, and the village at dusk becomes more and more dilapidated.

laugh…

Bernice shuddered.

In the wind, she seemed to hear someone laughing.

And in front of her, I don't know if she was wrong. After the wind passed, the old lady Lula seemed to be trembling slightly.

　Let's make a transition between these two chapters, tomorrow's estimate will be more exciting.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)