The night was already getting deep, and the weather was getting colder.

There was even rain in the sky, blowing in the northwest wind, pouring straight into people's necks, freezing to the bone, making people shiver.

The square in front of the temple church and the surrounding area are still brightly lit at this time, as if it were daytime.

But apart from a large number of London policemen on duty in the wind and rain, heavily armed British soldiers, and a few dedicated media reporters, there is no one else to be seen here.

Now everyone knows that the temple church and the surrounding area are a volcano that can erupt at any time, and a fierce gun battle can break out at any time.

Of course, many Vatican security personnel with special missions had to brave the wind and rain to stand near the temple church.

Their vehicles were parked on a few streets near the Temple Church, and the occupants of each car were heavily armed and on high alert, ready to rush out to support the Temple Church.

And a little farther away, many security personnel who obeyed Ye Tian's orders were hidden in residences and large and small hotels in various identities, waiting for Ye Tian's orders.

The River Thames, not far from the Temple Church, is now cordoned off by the London police, whose patrol boats are cruising back and forth on the river, and the powerful beams of searchlights are constantly sweeping across the river.

In the temple inside the temple church, the employees of the brave and fearless exploration company who had worked hard all day had already fallen asleep in their sleeping bags, and David and Bishop Kent, too, had already fallen asleep.

Ye Tian and many of the security personnel under him were still heavily armed and on high alert, listening to all the movements inside and outside the church.

Until the sun comes out, or until the sun shines, they dare not let their guard down for a moment, and they must always be on guard.

Soon, the time came to around two o'clock in the morning.

The cold, damp weather in London, coupled with the high levels of high security and mental tension for a long time, many of the security personnel were quite tired and yawned.

Only Ye Tian was still in good spirits, constantly scanning the situation in the temple and the middle temple in the temple church, and from time to time he turned on the perspective ability to observe the situation outside the church.

Suddenly, all the lights in the temple church went out, and the medieval Gothic church, which had been brightly lit, fell from light to darkness in one fell swoop.

At the same time, the lights in the square in front of the temple church and the surrounding area were all turned off at the same time, and the entire neighborhood was plunged into darkness.

At this time, the sky over London was cloudy, drizzling, and there was not a trace of moonlight that could penetrate it, and for a moment, the whole neighborhood could not be seen.

Even Fleet Street, not far away, and on the opposite side of the Thames, as well as the neighborhoods on the other side of the river, were plunged into endless darkness.

In the temple church, as soon as the lights went out, the emergency lights arranged throughout the church immediately turned on, but the light was not as good as before, everywhere was dim, and the vision was severely restricted.

"Guys, the show is about to take place, everyone cheer up and get ready for the fight, it's going to be a great night."

As soon as the lights went out, Ye Tian's implicitly murderous voice came from the walkie-talkie, which immediately woke up all the exhausted armed security personnel, and everyone instantly became energetic.

Without the slightest pause, Ye Tian's voice still kept coming from the intercom and into everyone's ears.

"Someone cut off the power to the entire block, which was obviously a prelude to an attack, and the guys who cut off the power were trying to storm the temple inside the temple church in the dark and loot the Christian relics.

Everyone put on infrared night vision devices, so that it is easy to fight, and wake up all the company employees who got into their sleeping bags, don't wait for the gunshots to wake them up, that will definitely panic

Leonardo, too, wear night vision devices so that you don't fire indiscriminately in the dark, kill each other without distinction between friend and foe, and don't forget to inform your security guards and police outside.

In the next battle, we are the passive defensive side, no matter what happens outside the church, we don't have to care, anyone who wants to break into the church, then send him to hell!"

"Understood, Steven"

All the security personnel of the Inner and Middle Temples responded in unison, and everyone was confident and high-spirited.

Immediately afterward, everyone put on infrared night vision devices and woke up the company employees and Vatican priests who were sleeping in their sleeping bags to prepare for battle.

Jason and David, who woke up from their sleep, and the rest of the company's employees, understood the situation in front of them in a blink of an eye.

They immediately got out of their sleeping bags, quickly put on their coats and Kevlar body armor, and quickly prepared for the contingency situation.

Everyone had expected this situation in front of them, and they were not panicked, but a little excited.

On the other side, Ye Tian was still arranging.

"Cole, get our two medium helicopters ready to take off, and if necessary, let them take off and come here as soon as possible to provide us with support or cover our evacuation.

And the armed security guards hiding around, and the boats on the Thames, all ready to fight the guys who are hiding in the dark."

"Okay, Steven, I'll let the guys know."

With that, Cole picked up the walkie-talkie and began to assign tasks.

At this time, Ye Tian had already turned on the perspective again, and his eyes penetrated the wall not far in front of him, as well as the darkness outside, and looked into the distance.

A large number of London policemen and British soldiers guarding in front of the Temple Church have turned on their car lights and searchlights, and have swept into the dark streets and every dark corner in the distance.

Without exception, each of them clutched the gun in their hands, hidden in or behind the car, with their backs to the temple church, their eyes nervously staring at the darkness in front of them, ready to fire.

Because he was in the inner temple and was already far away from the gate of the temple church, the perspective line of sight penetrated the church gate, and then looked outside, Ye Tian could not see much more.

Within the scope of perspective, he only saw a few faint black shadows, but whether they were human figures or the shadows of trees, for a moment, he couldn't tell the difference.

However, there were a large number of London police officers and British soldiers in the square in front of the Temple Church, and he was not very worried about the security situation there.

Even if someone attacked from the front of the Temple Church, it would not be possible to storm the church for a while, and those London policemen and British soldiers were not paper paste!

After a quick glance at the front of the temple church, Ye Tian turned his head to look at the side of the church.

His gaze once again pierced the thick walls and the darkness outside, probing all the ghosts that lurked in the darkness.

Not far to the right of the Temple Church is a historic Victorian-style building with four floors and belonging to the Nave's Bar College.

Because of this joint search for the Knights Templar's treasures, the historic building has been closed and not open to the public, and the police have cleaned it once before to make sure that there is no one inside.

However, when Ye Tian's gaze penetrated the wall and entered the historical building, he saw seven or eight black shadows with their backs against the wall.

The shadows were hidden in two different rooms, and the windows of both rooms were facing the temple church, and the distance between them was only twenty-three meters.

What's more, those guys are all armed to the teeth with assault rifles, Kevlar body armor, infrared night vision devices, and several flashbang grenades.

Seeing these guys hiding in the dark and possibly launching a surprise attack at any time, the corners of Ye Tian's mouth couldn't help but show a cold smile.

Elsewhere in the Victorian building, there was no other thing hidden.

However, more than forty meters behind this historical building, there are several sneaky black shadows.

That's another group of people, who also came for those Christian holy relics, but their military literacy is much worse!

After quickly scanning the situation on the right side of the church, Ye Tian turned his head to look at the back of the church again, ready to see how many ill-intentioned guys were hidden in the darkness behind the inner temple.

At this moment, a loud bang suddenly sounded in his ears.

"Boom"

A violent explosion rang out, coming from the main entrance of the temple church.

With this deafening explosion, a bloody battle began.