After all, the recent battle almost got him killed by his own hand, and the few words of Key Changing destroyed his goals and beliefs. In such circumstances, it's only normal for his mental status to change. This text is hosted at novel⸺fire.net
Another part of him seemed to be whispering a mocking laugh from the depths of his heart, but the Depraved Hero didn't intend to say much.
"Let's go, Hero, head to the Central Cathedral—all the truth is recorded there."
Key Changing held the Hero's hand, and the Winged People Clan Leader silently followed behind them.
The unusual trio traversed the ancient and dilapidated temple group, moving toward the central church building.
[Current Situation Determination]
D100+30=d100(43)+30=73
[Divine Knowledge Saintess]
Led by Key Changing, the three of them crossed the utterly unfamiliar square, passed through numerous ruined palaces, and climbed up long staircases, finally arriving before a particularly magnificent building.
The building soared into the clouds, imposing and grand, even the surrounding Magic Element was not violent anymore, but felt calm and solemn. And before Key Changing introduced it, the wind had already brought a hint of familiar aura to the Hero.
'The Wind Element mark left by my brother.'
A soft breeze brushed against her hair, gently made a loop, and then dissipated into the air.
She recalled her brother's instructions before their departure, he roughly described the events when the Noble Lady's soul was taken, and also mentioned the location of the unexpected occurrence. The Hero's gaze drew slightly, her heart already possessed the answer.
"Is this the Central Cathedral of the Angels?"
With massive ancient frescoes recording the history of the Angels, the cathedral also served as the last safe zone.
According to her brother's warnings, delving deeper would encounter danger difficult to escape.
"Yes." Key Changing nodded, smiling: "This is the ultimate point of ancient beliefs, the Central Holy Cathedral."
"Beyond here, through the cathedral, is the dwelling of gods in the eyes of the angels, also the location of the Gate of Heaven—the omniscient Great Temple."
The Winged People Clan Leader, who had been silently following them, looked up, with complex emotions gazing at this ancient cathedral that had endured the ravages of time yet retained its splendor.
This ancient cathedral had towering pillars like giant trees. At the top of the pillars were numerous small platforms, arranged in an orderly manner. The path in front was vast and majestic, walking along it felt like entering the realm of giants.
From the previous Angel's Corpse skeleton and the Winged People Clan Leader's brawny physique, it was evident that Angels were much taller than Humankind.
The scale and layout of the cathedral were completely different from those areas outside town inhabited by Humankind, obviously, this was a place once inhabited by Angels.
The Heavenly Language war scars on the clan leader glowed faintly but quickly dimmed.
"Then, Hero, shall we continue the remaining guessing game?"
"Eh? Again?" The sudden request from Key Changing made the Hero, who was still observing around, slightly puzzled.
"Everything should have a beginning and an end, and besides, the next actions require a certain sense of ceremony."
Key Changing smiled softly and looked at the Winged People Clan Leader next to them:
"It's alright, even if the Hero gets the answers wrong in the following questions, Clan Leader will provide the correct answer."
Realizing that Key Changing merely wanted to continue the interaction in such a way, the Hero nodded.
"Alright, I'm ready whenever."
Key Changing's eyes brightened a little, speaking softly:
"Then Hero, please listen to the question—
"Question six: What is the greatest peculiarity of Goblins?"
[Hero's Answer (100+Success)]
D70+50+40=d70(66)+50+40=156
If discussing the disgusting aspects of Goblins, the Hero could recite endlessly without duplication for half a day.
But just like the previous Q&A, since Key Changing specifically mentioned Goblins, the answer must have some correlation with the current situation or the history of Angels.
The Hero paused for thought, eliminating the information likely irrelevant, her gaze gradually becoming Crisp.
She recalled the behaviors and characteristics of Goblins and past records of various disasters, finally coming up with an answer so shocking even to herself.
"Goblins' greatest characteristic—" the Hero hesitated slightly looking at Key Changing, "is that their offspring, too, are always Goblins."
The crimes of Goblins are endless.
Despite being individually weak in Strength, during an Arcane Surge, especially under the command of powerful Magic Creatures, these lowly creatures can proliferate rapidly, with numbers sufficient to form a headache-inducing threat, even reaching the scale of swamping towns.
Although such tragedies have become rare in the current Kingdom, in past disasters, countless Humankind were harmed by them.
In the history of combating Arcane Surge, people gradually deepened their understanding of Magic Creatures and discovered one major characteristic of Goblins.
Regardless of whether they invaded a helplessly captured doe, or set a trap to Capture a female Adventurer, or had a legendary female Mage defeated by the Demon King and fallen to become their sustenance...
The offspring born in the end were only Goblins.
Neither weaker nor stronger, just the weakest, most lowly Goblins.
The Warlock Guild of those times found this phenomenon very interesting as it contradicted the foundation of their Profession.
Children inheriting the Lineage of their parents would also inherit both sides' Talent to a certain extent, Dragon Vein Mage being the best example.
Humankind could intermarry with Demons and other Alien Races, with the mixed children not necessarily surpassing their parents, but in any case, it was impossible to show no features at all.