The Witcher: Darkness Falls

"What do you think, Demon Hunter? Have you thought it through?" McLaren looked at Leon and asked.

Lyon looked at McLaren. He did not answer the other party's question, but asked: "You should have a way to treat these people's infection, right?"

McLaren chuckled and said, “Oh, I’m not a doctor or a wizard, how can I treat this?

But why do you think I can treat their bacterial infections?

Do you think I'm a wizard? Just based on the abilities I showed in the cave?"

Leon nodded and said, "If it's not a wizard, then what kind of illusion are you casting?"

"Ha! I knew you would say that." McLaren laughed exaggeratedly, and said with his hands on his hips, "Remember I told you that I am a Holy Light Knight, right?"

Leon didn't quite understand. To be honest, he didn't even quite understand the True God Church.

"Wizards use magic to cast spells, but we, the defenders of religion, including missionaries, have received the blessings of the true God and use divine power!" McLaren said proudly.

Lyon felt that there was no difference, but he didn't want to waste any more time on this issue.

He said, "Then use your divine power, or, don't you have holy water? That's the liquid in the little glass bottle."

He remembered that when he was in Dan Rowan, Camaro took out a small bottle of holy water and cured a man's mother's illness.

Moreover, the other party claimed that holy water could cure everything, so maybe it could also cure bacterial infections caused by goblin bites.

"Holy water? You know about this kind of thing?" McLaren was obviously a little surprised, but soon he nodded slightly as if he remembered something and said, "I forgot that you seem to have come into contact with missionaries."

Leon nodded and said, "In Dan Rowan, there is a True God believer named Camaro Kajons. I saw him use something called holy water to save a person's life."

"Huh?" McLaren suddenly laughed, as if he had thought of something interesting. "Camaro Cajones? Have you met him?"

"It seems you two know each other. Yes, I met him. I was in the bar with my friends, and then..." Leon explained, but was interrupted by McLaren.

"Then he preached the True God religion to you, and told you that the True God is omnipotent, and preached the miracles that occurred in the Vatican, and showed you the holy water from the Vatican, right?" McLaren said with a smile.

Although it was a questioning tone, the other party was very sure.

Leon kept silent and nodded. It seemed that McLaren knew Camaro very well.

"So, do you have holy water?" Leon asked directly.

McLaren nodded and said, "Of course, but... curing illnesses is not my job."

"What do you mean?" Leon was a little confused.

McLaren explained: “Literally, we have a clear division of labour.

Curing diseases and saving lives, and spreading faith, that is the work of missionaries.

As for the Holy Light Knights, we are responsible for protecting their safety and doing some combat work."

Leon nodded and found a seat to sit down.

After a whole day of running around, he felt tired.

"The division of labor is really clear." Leon drank a glass of water and said calmly.

There was no sarcasm in his tone, just some surprise.

Churches, temples, etc., these religions have several ways to spread their beliefs, and the most important one is to help people solve their problems without charging a penny.

However, when solving problems, they will inform people about the gods they believe in and explain the benefits of believing in these gods.

They will build temples and invite believers to pray, and the temples will provide free medical services to these believers.

Moreover, since the temples are neutral, they even provide shelter and some food to civilians in times of war, and the army generally does not do anything excessive to the clergy in the temples.

Now, if McLaren can cure these people with bacterial infections, he can seize the time to preach to them.

Besides, isn't this the purpose of these people coming to Nilfgaard from Povis?

"But I heard that demon hunters are cold-blooded and devoid of humanity, and won't care about these things." McLaren also sat down.

He poured himself a glass of water and drank it all, then said, "It's not my turn to do such things. Don't worry, the missionaries should be in Grampian now, and they will do it."

Leon tilted his head slightly, it seemed that these people were ready.

"You haven't answered my question yet about becoming an apologist," McLaren continued.

Leon shook his head slightly and said, “Sorry, I have no interest in becoming an apologist.”

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "When I was at Dan Rowan, Camaro invited me several times, but I refused."

McLaren waved his hand, looked at Leon and said seriously: "Listen, Camaro is a bit mentally challenged. He will only tell you that the True God is omnipotent, preach the doctrines of the True God religion, and tell you that believing in the True God will get God's protection and so on."

Leon shook his head and said, “No, he hasn’t told me that yet, I refused.”

McLaren smiled and nodded, "It's a smart refusal, otherwise your head would explode because of his words."

Lyon looked at McLaren in confusion. From his words, he felt that he seemed to look down on Camaro.

Contempt, disdain, and disdain, that's about it.

McLaren said: "Listen, I don't want to lecture you, Leon, I know that the witcher has been turned into a beast by the damn potion.

Therefore, it is meaningless to instill in you the idea that the true God is the savior.

I will show you the true power. Did you see the divine power this afternoon?

You think that's an illusion?

Do not!

That is divine power and also a miracle!

The defenders of the True God Church can communicate directly with the gods, pray for the protection of the True God, and use the power of the gods.

how is it?

Whether it is the Sun Cult, the Temple of Meliteli, or the Eternal Flame from before, etc.

The gods they believe in never let them use their power directly. Do you know why?

Because these high and mighty gods are not true gods but false gods, they cannot allow their believers to use their power directly.

But they cannot say it openly. If they say it openly, who will believe them?

Imagine that the god you believe in appears in your dream with a face full of shame and tells you, "Sorry, I can't let you use my power directly. It's not that you are not pious enough, it's just that I can't do it." What would you think?

Do you think this God is so incompetent, why should I believe in Him?"

Lyon looked at McLaren in surprise.

If anyone heard such unorthodox words, he would definitely be reported, and then the soldiers would immediately arrest and kill him.

"No, they can't appear in your dreams, because even their oracles have to be guessed by people. All clergy, including the high priest, cannot directly hear the voice of God!

Because they are false gods! How dare false gods act under the glory of the true God!

Now, the True God Church has appeared, and we are spreading the gospel to the world in accordance with the oracle of the True God!

Save the world from confusion and danger! "

McLaren's expression suddenly became crazy, not like a knight at all.

Perhaps he also noticed this, so he immediately calmed down.

Lyon looked at McLaren, who had such a huge difference before and after, and suspected that he was an incompletely mutated hybrid like himself.

It's just that he will lose his mind after drinking the potion, but the other party doesn't seem to need that.

"Do you understand? Demon Hunter, if you are willing to become a defender of the faith, then you can also obtain the blessing of the true God and gain the authority to use divine power! How about it?" McLaren made an invitation.

Leon pondered.

He recalled the situation in the cave. McLaren's power was indeed terrifying.

In that state, it would not be an exaggeration to call him an angel.

If he appeared before the world, those people would definitely worship him as a god.

but……

Leon looked at McLaren and asked calmly: "So...what's the price?"