Huh? These people...
Although it was just a quick glance, Violet, if she remembered correctly, recognized one of the adventurers who had surrounded the three injured individuals earlier.
Could it be related to what’s happening inside?
“Wait a moment, Miss Mira, what is this 【Calamity】?”
Violet clearly saw that, although those adventurers shouted and then rushed back inside, for some reason, many people in the adventurer’s guild started to panic, frantically fleeing. Those who didn’t escape put down their tasks, drew their weapons, and their expressions became quite serious.
Their vigilant focus was clearly on the inner hall, but they didn’t actively enter, showing a strong sense of apprehension.
The little cat girl, who had already run out from behind the counter intending to collaborate with the staff to evacuate the crowd, was taken aback by Violet’s question. Seeing that Violet and the others had no intention of moving, she anxiously used her hands and tail to gesture towards the priestess.
“Oh dear! Now is not the time to discuss this, Miss Violet! That thing is no joke. Even if you are a legend, it will be troublesome if you get involved! It’s better to take cover for now!”
Mira was eager to run outside, but this time, Violet wasn’t going to let things develop naturally. She gently grabbed the cat girl’s furry tail, causing the girl, whose level didn’t exceed lv10, to immediately soften with a “meow” sound.
“Don’t panic for now. Look how chaotic it is outside. Running out might be dangerous. It’s better to stay here. Stay by my side, and at least safety can be guaranteed, right?”
“No, no! Miss Violet hasn’t seen the devastation caused by the Calamity, doesn’t know how formidable it is! Only the high-ranking priestesses blessed by the goddesses can deal with those tainted by the Calamity. Big Brother Edgar had gone to the temple for support before. We should...”
Bang!
In the midst of chaos, the walls of the guild hall were suddenly struck by a force from within, creating a hole several meters in diameter. A silent, ashen-gray mist, reminiscent of the death of all living things, emerged and spread throughout the entire adventurer’s guild hall.
“It’s the Calamity! Run! Run for your lives!!”
“Ahhhh!! It, it entered my body! Help! Save me!!!”
Among those covered by the mist, stronger adventurers only had their expressions slightly worsen, with no apparent changes. However, those lower-level ordinary people who hadn’t managed to escape fell to the ground, struggling and screaming in terror. After a while, they started emitting incomprehensible low roars, their veins bulging, eyes turning dead gray, and they began to wildly engage in chaotic and purposeless fights with people and objects around them!
Is this the Calamity?
That mist...
The mist naturally also spread to Violet’s group. Although the cat girl, screaming for help, tried to escape, the priestess pulled her close and casually erected a semi-circular golden barrier that covered a few meters around them.
Although the mist named the “Calamity” seemed to infiltrate almost everywhere, it couldn’t exhibit any formidable power in the face of the defense created by a level 110 player. It was completely isolated from the inside.
“Dead, dead! I’m really dead this time... Huh? What’s this?”
The cat girl, who had closed her eyes awaiting death in self-deception, realized that her body seemed not to undergo the expected changes. She opened her eyes in lingering fear, staring at the brilliant golden shield around them with a dumbfounded expression, as if her cat brain had experienced a temporary shutdown.
While Violet saved Mira, she didn’t intervene to help the at least several hundred other ordinary people in the guild. The dragon girl and the two winged sisters might not mind, but a certain Holy Knight who couldn’t bear seeing others hurt was immediately alarmed.
“Miss Violet! There are still many other innocent people. Please let me help them!”
“Hmm?”
The black-haired girl, who was about to continue asking the cat girl about the 【Calamity】, tilted her head and looked towards the guild hall, which had fallen into chaos without complete evacuation.
To be honest, if it weren’t for Edwina’s reminder, Violet, who was immersed in thoughts about the 【Calamity】, hadn’t noticed those affected ordinary people at all.
It wasn’t a matter of whether to intervene or not, but rather, the thought simply hadn’t crossed her mind.
Is it that kind of situation again?
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However, since the Holy Knight is willing to lend a hand, Violet naturally has no reason to stop her.
“If you want to help, go ahead, but be careful.”
Edwina was considered one of their own, and since the priestess hadn’t figured out the nature of this thing yet, Violet approached it with as much caution as possible, especially when dealing with something that couldn’t be definitively determined.
“Yes! I’ll go!”
While the Holy Knight was concerned about the innocent people affected, she wouldn’t recklessly play with her own safety, especially given Violet’s explicit reminder.
In the boundary set by Violet, she cast a faith-based defensive magic on herself. After making preparations, she dashed out of the super-small 【Light Protection】 barrier, which only protected outward, and entered the chaotic crowd.
The airborne gray mist immediately enveloped everything.
The reason Violet sent Edwina to rescue people was actually to let her test the power of 【Calamity】.
With Edwina’s legendary strength, she was not only among the pinnacle of human beings but also a pure and genuine holy knight.
If even she struggled to resist the erosion of 【Calamity】, Violet might have to reevaluate this power and its owner, 【Southern Calamity】.
“Still... within an acceptable range.”
The priestess could clearly see that after breaking through the boundary she had set up, Edwina’s golden defensive light immediately coated with a thin layer of pale gray shell, slowly eroding inward at a considerable pace.
It was slow, and even without any replenishment, it would take at least an hour or more to erode completely.
It seemed, as Mira had mentioned, the power of the temple’s believers had good resistance against 【Calamity】. If it was only to this extent, Edwina should be able to handle it.
This should be enough.
Miss Holy Knight, together with those powerful adventurers, was subduing one by one those affected by 【Calamity】, temporarily binding them.
The spread of this 【Calamity】, it appeared, had a certain limit. The farther it went, the thinner it became, and covering the entire adventurer guild hall was already quite strained.
Due to the early evacuation, many people had actually already run out. As long as there were no unexpected incidents, the chaos should soon settle down.
Let Edwina handle these minor matters herself. What Violet was more concerned about was the inner hall where those few men had run out from. That should be the true source of 【Calamity】 covering this area.
Right behind that big hole.
“Let’s go, let’s join in the fun.”
“Yes, Master Violet.”
Without any hesitation, Xiao Guang, Leila, and Rene immediately followed. The receptionist Miss Mira probably didn’t want to go in, but now, surrounded by mist, she could only move along with Violet’s golden barrier protecting her, wearing a somewhat reluctant expression.
“Miss Violet, do you perhaps intend to...?”
Violet didn’t explain anything to Mira. Although she originally wanted to inquire more about information related to the 【Calamity】, seeing is believing. Instead of talking about it, wouldn’t it be more convenient to experience it firsthand?
Under the skillful control of the priestess, the barriers around the girls, which should have been immobile, extended and dissipated as they moved forward, always maintaining their original size.
Violet didn’t want to attract too much attention here, the previous commotion had already been troublesome enough for her.
Soon, the group arrived at the entrance of the blasted hole.
“Miss Mira, no matter what happens later, don’t stray too far from me, understand? Also, don’t hold onto my waist so tightly, it’s a bit difficult to move...”
“S-Sorry, I’m so sorry!”