After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

In his place, a cloaked figure appeared, standing silently.

It was pitch black under the hood, as if there was nothing there.

"You...who are you?"

The Faceless King, one of the thirteen leaders who had previously confronted Aize in Jarlsberg and then escaped and disappeared.

Jane definitely didn't know the other person's identity.

It was simply because of the close contact with a powerful force he had never faced before, and driven by biological instinct, he was so frightened in an instant that even his brain stopped working.

The cloaked figure did not answer.

It simply raised its hand to the front of its hood, made a "quiet" gesture, and then moved closer to the little girl who had become its prey.

Chapter 114 Voice of Consciousness

"……well?"

When Jane opened her eyes again, she found herself lying on the ground in the alley with her arms and legs spread out, with nothing around her.

He sat up puzzledly, but was pushed back to the ground by a sharp headache.

"Wu...what's wrong...why am I here..."

Last night, the sect's all-out operation encountered disastrous consequences. Not only were the adults in chaos, but even Lady Rosaline was unable to move.

In order to pass this trial, she had to bring Lord Aize to her. To do this, Jane set foot in the unfamiliar city alone.

And then...then what happened?

The memories after that seemed to be covered with a layer of fog. They were clearly close at hand, but extremely vague and could not be recalled clearly at all.

Even a child who is completely naive would feel weird and uneasy when he gets here.

however--

"Forget it, it shouldn't be an important matter. The test is more important than this!"

The little girl crawled up normally, accepting the blank in her memory with ease, without noticing anything wrong at all.

She didn't even try to recall, as if some force was subtly guiding her and not allowing her to do so.

So, Jane walked out of the alley and looked up at the sky.

Compared to the scene in his last memory, at this moment and here, more than half of the sky has been occupied by a flaming red, announcing the arrival of dusk.

It seemed like at least two hours had passed.

Although she didn't want to know what happened during this period, the wasted time itself made the little girl feel extremely regretful.

Considering Rosaline's miserable condition before he left, the test must be completed as soon as possible.

"Lord Aize, Lord Aize, Lord Aize should be staying in the lord's mansion. I remember hearing the adults say that the lord's mansion is to the east of the church... No, before that, where exactly is this place?"

Although I'm not really curious about what happened to my lost memory, the fact that this gap did bring some real inconvenience is another matter.

What a headache.

Jane looked around a little uneasily.

Then, the mansion that was nearby, covering a large area, extremely magnificent, and protected by fully armed royal guards, naturally came into view.

"Is this... the lord's mansion?"

Jane, who had never been outside the Holy City, had no idea what the lord's residence in the empire looked like, nor did she have any relevant knowledge in her existing memories.

But for some reason, she knew clearly that the building in front of her was the target she was looking for.

why?

I clearly remembered that I had just left the church, but how did I suddenly cross half of Lilbas City and arrive directly at my destination?

With her limited knowledge, Jane could only come up with one answer: miracle.

It must be the goddess who heard my sincere prayers and used her omnipotent power to help me overcome the difficulties!

Yes! It can only be like this!

"Ahh~ Merciful goddess, thank you for your selfless help to your believers. I knew you would never abandon us!"

In ecstasy, Jane's legs softened and she knelt on the ground, closed her eyes, crossed her fingers, and prayed the most devout prayer since leaving the Holy City.

It was also at this moment that she seemed to hear a mocking laugh coming from deep within her mind.

But it only lasted a moment.

It must be an illusion, right?

"Goddess, I'm leaving."

Jane stood up and walked towards the guard, facing his strange look.

Before the little girl could speak, the latter waved his hand impatiently:

"Why haven't you left yet? What on earth did that guy just call you over for?"

"Ah? What are you talking about?"

The content of the words didn't make sense and the attitude was strange, which made Jane very confused.

But she still insisted on speaking:

"Your Excellency, I think you have mistaken me for someone else. My name is Jane, and I am a member of the Pure White Saint Sect under Lady Rosalyn. I have important matters to discuss with Lady Aize. This is the will of the Lady Goddess, blessed by her divine power. I beg you to take the trouble to convey it to me."

I racked my brains and incorporated almost all the sayings I had learned in my short life into this sentence.

But it was of no use.

Even the guards' expressions became visibly more impatient:

"Who admitted their mistake? Aren't you the little girl who's been wandering around here since just now? Get out of here now! Or I'll have you arrested!"

The guards on duty did not participate in the action against the Pure White Saint, so they were unaware of the entanglement involved.

His knowledge of this sect also came from his first impression on the battlefield at the beginning of the expedition - a group of 100% pure trash who were dressed in rags, liked to die, did not speak human language, were useless and consumed precious supplies.

So of course he wouldn't give Jane a good look.

Not to mention that Aize was resting at the moment, and the report was reported to Villian instead of him.

Since she had already said that Aize must not be disturbed, one can imagine the consequences of bothering one of the former thirteen leaders with such inexplicable trivial matters.

So the guards' attitude is not surprising.

But for Jane herself, it was a little hard to accept.

After all, he came here at the behest of Rosaline, the incarnation of the goddess, and under the blessing of a miracle.

How could a mere guard stop me?

Unexplained anger arose in the little girl's mind at an alarming and extremely abnormal speed. In an instant, her face turned red and her fists clenched.

Sure enough, what Lady Rosalyn was about to do last night made perfect sense.

This city must be in the hands of the devout, not these heretics.

Ultimately, who was the culprit behind all these unforgivable crimes, leading the army of nonbelievers, isolating their group of believers, and even inciting the locals to reject their sect?

Yes, that’s right, it’s Aize!

That guy betrayed the church, betrayed the team, betrayed Lady Rosaline who cared about him, and now he is manipulating everything in this city behind the scenes.

Maybe he had already betrayed the country and become part of the demon clan.

Everything that Lillebas is doing now is the result of a big plan that he has been planning for a long time.

His conspiracy must be thwarted, otherwise mankind will be doomed.

Lilbas must be taken from him, otherwise everything will be...

"No! That's not right! Lord Aize is not!"

Suddenly coming to her senses, Jane shook her head in horror, yelling and trying desperately to stop the voice in her head.

Aize is the chosen hero of the Supreme God Realm, the incarnation of the undefeated god of war, a hero who has defeated demons countless times and saved humanity from danger, and Rosaline's teammate.

There is no way he would go along with the demons.

But why do I think so?

Why would there be such a horrible and outrageous idea?

It even happened so smoothly and seamlessly, as if the idea had been lurking in a corner of his consciousness for a long time.

"No, no, no! This is wrong!"

The little girl held her head, struggling and denying hysterically as if she was having an epileptic seizure.

The extreme feeling of fear spread and instantly spread throughout the body, making my hands and feet cold and my whole body weak.

This even caused her to lie down on the ground in front of the mansion door and roll around uncontrollably, leaving the surrounding guards stunned.

"Hey, what's wrong, little girl? What happened?!"

The man on guard asked, but received no response from Jane who was in great confusion.

Because at this moment, she clearly heard another voice in her mind:

"Tsk, that's really troublesome."

This... is also my own idea?

There was no time to think about this, because she clearly heard the guards' conversation:

"This guy seems to have some problems. Could he be under some strange curse?"

"Isn't she one of the brave Rosaline's subordinates? How could she be cursed?"

"It's possible. Something was very wrong with those guys last night. How about we report it to Lord Aize just in case?"

Aize.

This name, the so-called incarnation of the God of War, which has been repeated countless times by believers, is extremely dangerous to Jane who is now in confusion.

The moment the sound reached my ears, my brain seemed to have some kind of overreaction, and it hurt so much that it felt like it was about to explode.

The thoughts that had just emerged, mixed with the guilt that arose from these thoughts, mixed up my consciousness into a mess and made it impossible to think.

All I could feel was a growing fear.

Fear of myself like this.

What's more, he was afraid of what might happen if he really met Aize in this situation.

So the little girl jumped up from the ground, and while the guards were not paying attention, she turned her head to cover her face, and rushed towards the direction where the church should be located in theory.

"Hey! Wait! Stop!"

The guards reacted and wanted to give chase, but the recruitment office was near the lord's mansion.

The thin figure instantly merged into the crowd and disappeared without a trace.

By the time they arrived, they had already disappeared.

They could only look at each other in bewilderment.

On the other side, although Jane had escaped the pursuit, she did not stop and continued to run.

As for what she was running away from, even she herself didn't know.

When she finally calmed down and regained control of her consciousness, the little girl found herself on a completely unfamiliar street.

The structure is dilapidated, rotten, smelly, and a maze of problems caused by massive illegal construction.

There is no doubt that this is part of the city's so-called "residential area" but is actually a slum.

Moreover, the narrow streets and twisting alleys blocked out most of the sunlight, making it appear dark and eerie, which was chilling. The degree of dilapidation was even worse than those near the church ruins.

"Where am I?"

One crisis after another arose. Jane, who was so focused on running, had no idea where she was and was completely lost in this chaotic city.

"I've been transported to the edge of the mansion by a miracle. What the hell am I doing?! Why did it end up like this?! Lady Rosalyn! Lady Goddess, please tell me, what should I do?!

The series of events, with their ups and downs, would confuse even an experienced adult, let alone a child with little experience and only faith.