The group arrived inside the Favonius Cathedral.
The once clean and shining floor was now stained red with blood.
The victims were not just the nuns—many adventurers who had previously been injured by avalanches and mudslides were also among the dead.
They had originally been at the cathedral to recover and receive treatment from the nuns, but now they had all lost their lives.
Su Yuan was stunned.
He had never seen so many corpses before.
This wasn't just a murder—it was a horrifying act of genocide!
Among the bodies of the nuns, Jean immediately spotted Barbara.
She walked over, knelt down, and gently touched Barbara's bloodied face, speaking with deep sorrow:
"Sorry, Barbara… it's your sister's fault for not protecting you…"
At that moment, a Favonius Knight who was surveying the scene shouted:
"Report, Acting Grand Master! We've found a survivor!"
The knight then brought a nun before the group.
Jean wiped away her tears, stood up, and looked at the nun.
"Are you… Sister Gillian?" she asked.
"Yes… I didn't expect you to still remember me, Acting Grand Master…" Gillian said, still trembling.
"I almost thought I was going to die… and never see my daughter, Lily, again…"
"Perhaps it was the blessing of Lord Barbatos that let me survive…"
"I witnessed everything. I know who the murderer is—it's Sister Rosaria!!!"
Hearing Gillian's words, everyone was shocked.
Could it be that Rosaria was the one who killed the nuns and injured adventurers?
Why would she do such a thing?
"You probably already know that Rosaria was adopted by a treasure hoarder gang as a child. Later, the Grand Master Falco led the Knights of Favonius to eliminate that gang and rescued Rosaria…"
"But even before that, I always felt that someone like Rosaria, influenced so deeply by the gang's ways, had a rogue streak that made her unsuitable to be a nun…"
"Yet Grand Master Falco insisted, against everyone else's opinion, that she was still young and had room to reform…"
"But as you all know, Rosaria never truly acted like a proper nun. She never prayed to Lord Barbatos, never participated in choir activities, and her theological papers were always a mess. She had no sense of dedication as a nun and constantly thought about skipping classes and duties…"
"Even that aside, she has now killed so many people… as expected, those who come from treasure hoarding gangs are never good people!"
Su Yuan listened to Gillian's account, unsure of what to say…
Gillian herself had once left the treasure hoarder gang and joined the Favonius Church to become a nun—wasn't she essentially criticizing herself too?
Although Su Yuan quietly muttered a small complaint to himself, he knew very well that while Rosaria didn't seem like a proper nun on the surface, her skipping classes and shirking duties wasn't for indulgence—it was her way of secretly protecting Mondstadt, much like Diluc.
Rosaria didn't want to be a conventional nun because she understood that she was a child of the moon, destined to return to darkness sooner or later…
Yet even so, the normal Rosaria would never commit an atrocity that killed so many people…
So now, there was only one possibility: Rosaria must have been controlled by the Eerie force!
After listening to Gillian's account, Jean also understood the situation and instructed the Favonius Knights to take Gillian away to rest.
Once Gillian had left, Jean said, "Rosaria's personality may not entirely fit her role as a nun, but she would never indiscriminately kill innocent people…"
"Rosaria has clearly been corrupted and controlled by the Eerie…"
"I think so too," Su Yuan nodded in agreement.
"And if Rosaria's corruption is indeed the cause, it's very likely triggered by overtime…"
"After all, the principle Rosaria follows is 'never work overtime'…"
"Indeed. With the avalanche and mudslide bringing so many injured people, the Favonius Cathedral has been operating at full capacity—overtime is certainly possible," Jean said.
"But the key question now is: where do we find Rosaria?"
"Rosaria is skilled at moving through the shadows. Usually, after her shift ends, we can barely find her…"
Jean spoke with concern: "If she now intends to hide herself, searching for her will be extremely difficult…"
Even as Jean spoke, Su Yuan was more worried about this: if he tried to use a Death rewind now, without the left-hand palm intelligence prompts, how could he know when Rosaria was about to be corrupted and kill people inside the Favonius Cathedral?
Su Yuan immediately recalled how Aether had behaved yesterday after his own Death rewind—he seemed to know something in advance but was unable to express it…
But most of the time before, Aether had never shown such behavior…
The last time it happened was back in Fontaine, when Su Yuan first met Aether at the hospital…
Aether had called out the meaning of Su Yuan's name in advance and even had Tartaglia accompany Kirara to deliver the package…
Speaking of Tartaglia, Su Yuan instantly felt a twinge of worry.
Tartaglia had been taken by the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles—whether he was alive or dead, what his current situation was, he had absolutely no clue…
One unexpected event after another made Su Yuan feel quite overwhelmed…
"Perhaps we can seek Mona's help again, to see if her astrology can help us locate Rosaria…" Jean suggested.
"Mm." Su Yuan nodded and quickly headed to Mona's home.
After briefly explaining the situation to her, Su Yuan respectfully addressed Mona:
"Respected Astrologist Mona Megistus, great astrologer Mona, please help us divinate the whereabouts of Rosaria! We humbly request your assistance!"
Mona nodded, then began manipulating her Hydro powers to form a divination water chart.
Within the water, illusions reflected a false sky as she started the divination…
Soon, the results appeared. Mona looked puzzled and said:
"Strange… my divination clearly shows that the stars of Rosaria's constellation have collapsed and torn apart, indicating that she has already died…"
Mona, unwilling to accept this, performed the divination several more times—but the result was always the same…
"It seems that Rosaria truly is dead…"
Facing this result, Su Yuan was completely dumbfounded…
He was very certain that, according to the rules, requesting Mona's divination did not trigger her Eerie condition.
There was no reason for Mona to deceive him…
Wasn't Rosaria supposed to have been corrupted by the Eerie?
How could she have been killed so easily?
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