Hilda was standing outside the door in a daze, her shadow blocking the remaining sunlight coming through the gap of the door. Lauri glanced at the entrance and was sure that there was someone there. There was still a demon spy in the city, and if he wanted to attack her, she was no match for him with her current strength. Her level was too low!

After waiting for a long time, the person outside didn't come in, and Lauri let out a sigh of relief. If the other party was really here to assassinate or force her, they would definitely not just stand dumbly at the door. Only nuns and the Saintess were allowed inside the temple, and males were generally prohibited from entering. However, there would be knights patrolling the temple courtyard.

The Saintess held the power and faith of a country, and it could be said that the entire Moon State revolved around her. She was equivalent to a monarch herself, so naturally, this temple was also somewhat like a palace.

"Who's outside? Come in to talk." Lauri tentatively spoke to the person outside. The main door slowly opened, and Knight Hilda's expression looked a bit strange, as if she was excited but forcibly holding back. Lauri was puzzled.

What had Hilda done? Something she loved? It couldn't be that. Did Hilda have a lover? But it wouldn't be that urgent. The threat of the demon army outside had not been resolved yet.

"Knight Hilda, are you...alright?" Seeing her walk awkwardly, Lauri was even more certain of her own guess. The evidence was that Hilda's legs were trembling, obviously weak. But the other party was also impressive. They managed to overwhelm the guard knights. What a role model! (#ﾟДﾟ) Unfortunately, she no longer had her treasure, or she might not lose!

Hilda walked up to Lauri, knelt on one knee, and held up some documents with both hands above her head. "Please forgive me, Your Highness for disturbing you while you were communicating with the gods and listening to their oracle. Please punish me!"

"...What?" What was she talking about? What oracle? Lauri was filled with confusion.

Although she didn't understand, Lauri seemed to have misunderstood Hilda. "Get up, it's no problem." Seeing her like this, Lauri didn't want to say much either. The more she said, the more likely she would make a mistake. It was better to be cautious.

"Just put the documents aside, Knight Hilda."

"I am honored to serve you!" Hilda got up, placed the documents on a small bedside table, and then walked back down the steps.

If this temple was a place where males were forbidden to enter, then the area in front of this statue was a place where ordinary nuns could not approach. Except for the Saintess, only strictly selected nuns were allowed to step on the divine platform.

As a Saintess, she needed to pray to the gods, so she would often sleep here. "Hilda." "Yes." Hilda respectfully took a step back and slightly bent her waist to show respect. "Has the demon army really retreated?" "Yes, I just received a message from Narr, the guardian knight of the East City Gate. The demon army at the East City Gate has indeed retreated."

The demons lived in the northeast of the continent and were once driven to an isolated island overseas by humans. But after many years, they finally rose again today. The terrifying thing was that they could reproduce their offspring by using other races' creatures. Even more amazingly, all those who were born after mixing with the demons were demons themselves.

Strictly speaking, the breeding ability of the demon race was not bad at all. As long as they could defeat other races, they would have an endless supply of breeding grounds. With this, the demon race occupied the Winter Forest in the northeast, including some coastlines.

The Saint Church country was located in the central region of the continent, while the other seven the Saint Church countries were built around the Saint Church country.Moon State is located in the eastern coastal region, with the Saint Church country behind it and the Demon country in front of it.

Lauri slightly nodded, her face showing a holy yet elegant smile.

"Knight Hilda, please inform Knights Narr, Yuna, and Kane to come to the temple to discuss important matters."

Hilda hesitated, her expression slightly hesitant.

"Your Highness, the demon army has just retreated, and the three knights have been fighting for several days in a row. They are exhausted and resting at the moment. How about discussing the matter tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow?"

Lauri shook her head.

"Do we still have a tomorrow?"

The female knight's face changed abruptly, and she suddenly raised her head to look at Saintess.

"Your Highness, does the oracle you just received mean... the city of Brilliance is going to be destroyed?"

Lauri nodded.

"Lend me your silver coins."

"What do you want this for, Your Highness?"

Hilda confusedly took out the silver coins, a small bag with about twenty or so in it.

Lauri didn't know the purchasing power of the money in this world, but she was a level 50 guardian knight! And she only had this much money on her? Either silver coins are particularly valuable or the City of Brilliance was too poor.

Lauri took out five silver coins, squatted down, and her long white robe was dragging on the ground. However, there was no dust on the snow-white robe.

It seemed that the temple was protected by some kind of magic circle, making it spotlessly clean.

She placed the five silver coins in four different directions and then raised her hand to point at the one in the middle.

"Knight Hilda, I hope you answer truthfully. If this is the temple and your forces can surround the City of Brilliance, which direction would you choose to attack if your main goal was to capture me?"

Hilda frowned, her face gloomy. After some thought, she raised her hand and pointed to the west.

"Here."

"Oh? Why?"

"Replying to Saintess, the City of Brilliance faces the sea to the east, mountains to the north, and a plain to the south. Due to the Demon Country being in the east side, our main forces are usually in the northeast direction. The defense force to the southwest is relatively weak. The west is a hilly terrain with low mountains and dense forests, which makes it easy to hide an army. The vast plains in the south make it difficult for a surprise attack and prone to failure. So the best direction is the western city, which is closest to the temple."

It turned out to be so.

Going out from the west gate, the outside was a rolling hilly terrain, and dense forests made it almost impossible to escape.

The demon army's sudden withdrawal was obviously due to Martha's "failure to abduct the Saintess."

Lauri did not think that the demons would give up easily, otherwise they would not have mobilized such a large-scale operation to lay a trap for an entire year.

"Knight Hilda, for the sake of the City of Brilliance and the Saint Church, I hope you immediately summon the other three knights. This must be done in secret and not exposed."

"I obey."

The female knight then left the temple.

With one hand resting on the long sword at her waist, she looked up at the blue sky and white clouds, and the high-hanging sun in the sky.

"Oh, God, I sincerely pray to you that no matter what the outcome, you will protect Saintess from harm."

"May the brilliance... never go out!"