Sitting on the floor, Kanna cut off a piece of the "jellyfish" and threw it into her mouth... it was smooth and slippery like jelly, making her eyes light up.
As her twin swords rose and fell continuously, Kanna devoured the entire "jellyfish" under Dona's astonished gaze.
"It's fine to eat something when you're tired from fighting, right? Besides, these things aren't human. Don't tell me you're a vegetarian!"
Seeing the other party's expression, Kanna nonchalantly wiped her juice-stained lips with her sleeve, then let out a satisfied burp before speaking.
Speaking of which, this jellyfish truly lived up to its name as a high-level Seaborn. Originally, due to continuous missions, Kanna's internal energy was only about half full, but after today's battle, it recovered to ninety percent, with this jellyfish providing a large portion of that energy.
The two waited for another ten minutes, and when no more Seaborn emerged from the cave entrance, Kanna regretfully shook her head.
"Looks like the fish are gone, let's go back!"
Hearing Kanna's words, Dona nodded and quietly sat beside her.
Kanna stood up, picked up a few stones, and used her reassembled greatsword as a badminton racket, flicking out one "smack" at a time.
The final destination of these "stone shuttlecocks" was the heads of the "fainted" Abyssal Cultists.
As ten red and white flowers bloomed in the cold cave, Kanna and Dona vanished from within.
Almost half an hour later, new Seaborn stealthily entered.
By then, inside, there was nothing left but post-meal remnants.
In a flash, the two found themselves back in the room, and the large hole in front of them indicated the source of their attack.
At this moment, a clamor of human voices came from the church.
Kanna and Dona stepped outside to find everyone inside desperately running out, and a shrill shriek echoed from within the building.
It was Mon3tr, Kanna looked towards the Monastery, somewhat surprised.
Kal'tsit had actually released it in front of so many people; she couldn't even imagine the situation inside the Monastery.
No wonder these ordinary people were running out as if they had seen a ghost... Just as Kanna was enjoying her seafood buffet,
Ilena and Kal'tsit entered the church. It was in disarray inside, as the commotion from the dorms was significant, and the two locations weren't far apart.
Additionally, there were no other sound sources late at night, so everyone inside wanted to know what had happened.
"Among those who left just now were Abyssal Church operatives. They attacked Dona's room, but everyone, don't worry, Dona is safe, and tomorrow a Grand Inquisitor will arrive with reinforcements.
You just need to wait patiently for one night!" Ilena spoke, trying to calm the somewhat tense crowd.
"What you say is what it is? We were all living well before, but ever since you arrived, people have been dying continuously, and you're suspicious of everyone! I even suspect you're part of the Abyssal Church! Are you trapping us here to sacrifice us? Those who died were killed because they discovered your conspiracy!"
An agitated voice suddenly came from the crowd.
Everyone looked in that direction to find it was an attendant who frequently served Father Glenn.
Before he could continue his impassioned speech, Ilena pulled out a flintlock from her waist, and with a "bang" amidst the terrified gazes of the crowd, the attendant was shot in the head.
The Abyssal Cultists, who had been somewhat anxious upon hearing that a Grand Inquisitor would arrive with reinforcements tomorrow, were now completely bewildered.
They had planned to incite the common people to force the other party out of the Monastery, but they hadn't expected the other party to act so unreasonably.
"I won't say it a second time! Everyone stay put here. If anyone has any complaints, you can complain to the Grand Inquisitor who arrives tomorrow, but for now, I hope no one disobeys my orders."
Ilena, being an Inquisitor, was not indecisive.
Upon realizing the other party's intentions, she unhesitatingly acted to suppress them forcefully.
After all, allowing these Abyssal Cultists to escape would be more dangerous than a series of subsequent troubles.
Seeing the situation stabilize again, Ilena breathed a sigh of relief and walked over to Kal'tsit, asking in a low voice,
"It's been so long, and there's no news from Kanna and Dona. Could something have happened to them?"
Kal'tsit turned to look at the scattered stars appearing in the night sky, then turned back and gave the other party a reassuring look.
"Don't worry, as long as the weather above us doesn't change, it means Kanna's situation isn't a big problem!"
"Weather?" Ilena didn't understand what the other party meant, but she understood that Kanna was likely fine.
While the two were talking, the heretics grew anxious.
From Ilena's actions, it seemed that her statement about a Grand Inquisitor bringing the Inquisition as reinforcement tomorrow was not a joke.
If the reinforcements arrived, wouldn't their side be directly exposed?
"What should we do? Should we contact City Hall?" Still unaware of the troubles at City Hall, they were hoping for a way to turn the tide from the other side.
Just then, a person in a guard uniform rushed in frantically from outside.
"It's bad, Director! All our people at City Hall have disappeared, and the city is already in chaos..."
After he finished speaking, he realized the situation inside was not right.
Not only were there many ordinary people inside, but everyone was lying on the ground, seemingly afraid to move.
"Your people? Can you tell me, who are your people? I'm very curious!"
By the time the man reacted, Ilena's longsword was already at his throat.
At this moment, Green and his group could no longer hide, especially since others had already called out their names.
"Damn it, things have come to this, let's fight them!"
Along with Green's words, more than a dozen people around him suddenly stood up. Their bodies began to mutate in the horrified gazes of others. Their hands turned into tentacles, and their heads turned into lampreys... Rings of mouthparts dripped with disgusting mucus.
Seeing those monks who were usually friendly and kind suddenly turn into such terrifying and hideous appearances, the surrounding people were so frightened that their hands and feet were ice-cold, and they didn't dare to move at all.
Seeing the other party's desperate counterattack, Ilena didn't hesitate. She pulled out her long sword, leaving a bloody mark on the neck of the approaching person, and then kicked open the door.
"Get out quickly if you don't want to die!"
At this time, Ilena also knew that it was obviously not suitable for these people to continue staying here, as they would only become shields in the hands of these crazy monsters.
Seeing the door being opened, these petrified people seemed to see the hope of survival, and ran outside desperately, as if they could survive as long as they ran out of this door.
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