The monotonous and repetitive footsteps echoed crisply through the empty stone path, and immediately following the figure of the black-clothed priest, Ryan had ascended the pure white hall as high as the blue sky, and the heavy stone door inscribed with the relief of the archangel Michael slowly opened a gap for the audience to pass, and behind that was the dark corridor that seemed to have no end, only the white candles arranged on both sides brought a little light.

"Is this ......?" asked softly as the air flowed, and the candles on both sides of the corridor also danced slightly, and Ryan asked softly as his gaze slowly swept over the crosses of different forms that were also displayed with candles.

"These are prayer candles for the dead who died in that tragedy fifteen years ago, and each cross is made by His Holiness the Pope himself, and is enshrined here with some of the relics of the deceased that we have collected. As if he had expected the former to be so suspicious, the black-clad priest replied softly at the end of Lane's words, "His Majesty the Pope has rarely appeared in public since that incident. Although there has been speculation about whether he had an accident as well, in fact, our Lord forbid, during this long period of time, he was only here to pray day and night for those restless souls, and to purify the blood and blasphemy left by that tragedy with pure power. ”

Ryan nodded, although the other party only referred to [that tragedy], he had immediately understood what these long white candles were set up for-

[Holy Capital Bloodstained Incident].

It was the first and most serious crime since the founding of the Empire, and it was so bad that it almost shook the foundations of the Empire, which had not yet taken hold at the time, and even the Pope himself was almost forcibly assassinated by the mob in this incident, causing irreparable damage.

That day was the birth of the Son of God in the Holy Scriptures. Every year at this time, the Pope celebrates a great Mass to celebrate with the countless devout believers from all over the world who gather in the Holy City, and this time is no exception, even many of the high-ranking officials of the empire and the old generation of broken nobles are invited, under the guard of the Mai Crusaders, all people of the same faith gather together to share the Holy Communion and Holy Blood (bread and wine) due to the feast, mixed with organ music and chanting the sacred music in unison, no one young or old expected the approaching Scythe of Death— until the man appeared.

On that day, no one survived in the Holy City, except for the Pope himself and his twenty or so bodyguards, and official archival data shows that at least 60,000 people were killed in the incident, including those with countless bodyguards

The old generation of nobles who are heavily protected. No matter how high or low, no matter how high or low, all lives were treated fairly and equally in front of that man, and they were all subjected to extremely cruel torture and killing methods, until now, the empire has not released the photos taken and recorded at the place where the incident was discovered, however, even if the official is unwilling to reveal any information, the pale temple that has been completely soaked in scarlet by the splash of blood and has not been able to completely wash away the smell of blood for months has been completely seen by the people of the empire.

In the past ten years, there have been different opinions about the true face of the protagonist of this incident, and countless plausible clues have pointed to a name that has been dimmed in the archives for many years - [Killing God], Xuan Yi. For only this person could have single-handedly broken through the protective net of the entire Mai Crusader and create a killing feast under such obstacles, and only this person could ignore the supreme majesty of the Pope and kill him without hesitation.

This is the only one.

After all, among the widely circulated deeds about the [Seven Heroes], the man with the name of killing gods has done something like this one many times.

It's just that this kind of speculation can only be regarded as a frivolous rumor at the time, and there is nothing because at the time of this bloody incident, most of the high-ranking members of the empire knew that the name Xuan Yi had been marked on the death list for many years. Countless soldiers who participated in the final battle have witnessed its destruction in the nuclear explosion over the Pacific Ocean, and there are no bones left, even his former comrades-in-arms, those who are also [Seven Heroes], are unwilling to search for the remains or remnants over and over again, but after all, they have found nothing.

Therefore, how could a real dead person suddenly appear a few years later and commit such a massacre for no reason? It is precisely because of this that the staff in charge of investigating this matter did not pay too long to this unrealistic rumor, and the [Holy Capital Bloodstained Incident] has also become the biggest unsolved case in the past 20 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Until, the news of Xuan Yi's reappearance spread all over the world, and the truth that had been silent for many years seemed to have a chance to surface again, but due to Phoenix's mistake in the Shanghai incident, Xuan Yi fell into an unknown state again, which undoubtedly made the investigators who were eager to try the truth behind the investigation return to zero, which can be said to be extremely depressed.

"With all due respect, Lord Lane, I would like to ask you in a private capacity...... Xuan Yi, this man he really ...... Did you come back from the dead?" Silence walked through the corridor, and suddenly, the black-clothed priest who was leading the way in front of him suddenly spoke.

“…… If that person does

It is the [God Killing] Xuan Yi recorded in the archives, so yes, he has indeed reappeared in this world. Ryan tried his best to consider the words, although the priest in front of him looked plain, but if he could travel through the temple so easily, it also showed that he must have a place in the upper echelons of the church, although Ryan himself did not believe in the holy scriptures, but in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, he did not intend to provoke the other party because of any inappropriate words.

"Oh...... That's right. A gentle response came from the front, because the priest never looked back, and Lane couldn't judge the other party's expression and psychology, after a moment of silence, he cautiously asked, "Excuse me, where did your curiosity come from, is it because ...... [Resurrection of the Dead] is a blasphemy against the church?"

"Ah, Your Excellency, you are too worried. Hearing this, the back of the black-clothed priest froze imperceptibly, and then, with a slight turn of his face, he replied softly with a gentle smile, "It is just my immature curiosity, and it has nothing to do with my lord, and His Majesty the Pope has often admonished me for this, which makes you laugh." ”

"That's good, that's good. Ryan breathed a sigh of relief, but to his surprise, the young priest did not stop there, but began to talk incessantly, and an inexplicable firmness, or rather a cautious expression, began to emerge on his otherwise gentle face: " The resurrection of the dead is not a blasphemy against our lord, it is recorded in the holy scriptures that the Lord miraculously re-established the dead Lazarus, and the return of Xuan Yi is a better proof of our lord's miracles, yes, it was our lord's desire to save his sinful soul that made him—"

"Andrey. ”

At this moment, a steady, but penetrating call sounded not far away, and at the same time, the young priest who heard the voice suddenly shook his whole body as if he had just woken up from a dream, and then he immediately turned around, bowed to the source of the voice, and apologized: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I was rude. ”

Your Majesty?......

His heart moved at will, and Ryan immediately cast his gaze in the same direction, only to see that at the end of the corridor not far away, the tall and solemn Holy Cross was flickering slightly between the dim candle flames, and the crucifixion carved on it also seemed to have a life to look at every inch of the entire temple, a rickety figure was curled up in front of the altar in a kneeling position, suddenly looking back, the old gaze and the young gaze looked at each other in the air, and then, a low laugh like a light cough rose, and the figure nodded slightly in the direction of Ryan, and spoke——

Finally, we met.