Cosmos at night wasn’t suitable for going out.
Not only because of the chaos, but also because going out at this time increased the chances of encountering opportunistic criminals.
Furthermore, the Knight Order was constantly patrolling every corner of Cosmos. If they were discovered, they might be apprehended without a word and interrogated, or even arrested as suspicious individuals. Therefore, no one dared to wander around Cosmos at night.
However, under Beatrice’s guidance, Shien left the inn.
“Have you been to Cosmos before, Beatrice?”
Seeing Beatrice walking ahead as if she knew the way, Shien was truly surprised.
Even if she had been to Cosmos before, the current state of the city made it impossible for anyone to be familiar with its layout.
The positions of the buildings could change at any time, and even the passable routes were uncertain.
Therefore, logically speaking, even those most familiar with Cosmos shouldn’t be able to navigate so easily, let alone considering that Shien had also moved the buildings around earlier, changing the city’s layout completely.
Yet, Beatrice walked ahead with a clear purpose, her steps showing no hesitation, which truly puzzled Shien.
“…”
Perhaps sensing Shien’s surprise, Beatrice turned around, looked at him, said nothing, and continued walking forward, pulling Shien’s hand.
Seeing this, Shien could only suppress his doubts, carrying his Holy Sword and following Beatrice, turning left and right through the alleys.
They walked like this for nearly two hours before finally emerging from the complex network of alleys and entering an open area.
Shien felt a sudden sense of openness. The disorderly cluster of buildings disappeared behind him, and only a stretch of wilderness entered his view.
“Is this… the outskirts?”
Shien looked around, confirming their location.
Upon confirming, Shien rejected his own statement.
“This isn’t the outskirts.”
If it were the outskirts, he should be able to see the city walls of Cosmos.
As a fortress city, Cosmos was entirely surrounded by high walls. The closer one got to the outskirts, the more visible the walls would become.
But now, Shien couldn’t see any walls around, proving that this wasn’t only not the outskirts, but it might even be an area closer to the center of Cosmos. RÀƝȫBƐs
“It’s clearly the center of the city, but there are no buildings at all?”
This was unlikely.
Unless…
“The buildings here have all been moved away.”
If that were the case, things would be interesting.
Because for an entire area to have no buildings left, all moved away, Shien couldn’t believe it was a coincidence.
Moreover, upon entering Cosmos, Shien had already noticed the abnormal magic power here with Airi.
And after entering this area, the abnormal magic power in the air became even more pronounced and intense.
With this, Shien had reason to believe one thing.
That was…
“Is this the source of the strange occurrences… ?”
Shien narrowed his eyes and looked at the wilderness before him.
Beside him, Beatrice also quietly looked at the area. After a while, she tugged at Shien’s hand again, motioning for him to move forward.
“Alright, alright, let’s go.”
Shien naturally wouldn’t refuse. Smiling wryly and nodding, he walked forward.
They walked like this for almost another half an hour.
Until, under Beatrice’s guidance, Shien arrived at a certain location.
It was a place where a temple stood.
The temple was large and tall, standing like a small hill on the flat ground, giving off a majestic feeling.
However, such a majestic temple was entirely pitch black and covered in thorns and vines.
It didn’t look like a solemn and sacred place at all, but rather like a dark castle imprisoning vampires, making one’s heart tremble.
“Where did such an eerie temple come from?”
Shien blinked, somewhat stunned.
Beatrice also stared at the temple, her eyes downcast, a hint of irritation and rejection flashing through them for a moment.
But despite the clear sense of rejection, Beatrice still tugged at Shien, pointing at the dark temple.
“Uh…” Shien seemed to understand. “You want me to go in?”
Beatrice immediately nodded.
“Alright.”