Zemut's back was somewhat determined, whispering softly as he walked.

Andrew straightened up and looked at Zemut's back as he walked towards the altar, a gentle smile on his face that slowly faded as Zemut moved forward.

As a bishop who once vowed to serve the church for the rest of his life, the High Guardian of the Empire.

Empire and the Church were once Andrew Lu's lifelong beliefs, and imperial glory was his pursuit. He was only eighteen years old on the day he took the oath, and now he was almost fifty years old, and he had changed from a teenager to an old man.

He gave everything he had for his oath and faith, did not get married, had no friends.

In his previous life, training paladins for the empire and guarding the rule of the empire was the only reason for him to survive.

However, his vows and faith crumbled on that day!

Andrew had no way to accept the rule of the elves and accept the news of the fall of the empire with peace of mind like the nobles of the empire. Because the survival of the empire is the spiritual support of his existence, and it is also where his belief lies.

But the empire no longer exists...

The empire he believed in had made him lose everything, and he had lost the favor of the Holy Power.

When his spirit was facing collapse, it was as if the call of his childhood mother sounded in his ears...

Eventually, he regained his faith, and the Holy Power favored him again!

This time, he no longer believes in all that is good, and no longer believes in the empire that has long since collapsed,

He began to believe in destruction, in death!

Zemut ascended the altar when Andrew's mind was letting go... In the next moment, the holy power expanded silently, and death and life reflected each other in this moment.

Outside the Church of Divine Light, the negotiation between Malec and the Elves and the Paladins of the Church was nearing its end.

The Paladins of the Church agreed to be stationed at the Operations Section of the Security Service during the investigation, but did not agree to be tested by the elves for evil powers.

So, with five hundred crossbowmen, Malek assured the elves that he would take good care of the paladins.

After a dozen elven mages gathered around and discussed in their own language for a long time, they agreed to Malek's proposal and said that they would send two high-ranking mages to monitor him.

Malek nodded in agreement without even thinking about it, two free high-level guards, whoever refuses is a fool!

Just as the agents of the security department and the paladin commander of the church were coordinating the relocation, and Malek accurately entered the interior of the church to investigate, the palpitations and impetuousness that had appeared in the Eunice Hall an hour ago suddenly disturbed again!

Cold sweat unconsciously spread all over Malek's body, and a fear of facing the unknown instantly disturbed his heart.

The elven mages not far away shouted at Malek in their language and walked quickly towards Malek, and by the time they approached, the language had changed to the lingua franca of humanity, "It's a sacrifice of the dead, it's not in the records of our device, and it's very close to here!"

"How close is it?" Malek was stunned, then looked at the brightly lit Grand Theater not far away, and subconsciously asked, "Could it be the Grand Theater?"

"It's like..."

"Boom!"

A loud bang was accompanied by a violent shaking of the ground, and the elven magician's words were interrupted, and the people swayed back and forth with the shaking of the ground.

Malek looked at the lights that kept going out in the distance, his hands and feet became cold, and he had no mind to control his body at all, allowing the ground to shake and knock him to the ground.

"The goddess is above..."

"Is it the end of the world?"

Exclamations came one after another, and fear spread in people's hearts. Many of the guards and paladins who were about to leave reacted in much the same way as Malek.

But she saw that the brightly lit Divine Glory Grand Theater in the distance shattered as if it had been trampled by some giant at the moment when Malek pointed his finger at her!

The bright lights went out instantly, leaving behind a constant roar in the dark night sky.

"I feel the breath of an undead warrior, I can't be wrong... A thick breath of death, their sacrifice was successful!" the elven mage shouted in lingua franca, 'illumination' rising into the air as he spoke.

Suppressing the fear in his heart, Malek stood up in the shaking, and ordered the guards on the left and right: "Go and set up defensive points at various street intersections, we are about to have a tough battle!"

His orders were accompanied by the terrible screams that rang out under the night sky of the Grand Theater, and those screams sounded like the screams of the dead as well as the cries of the living.

"My lord, I think we should go to war. The commander of the paladins of the church, a middle-aged man named Vess, said: "If this disaster is really the work of Bishop Andrew, then all the paladins of the church have a duty to correct this mistake. ”

"It's impossible unless you get tested. An elven mage replied in place of Malek, who stood between the two and looked at Vess.

The loud noise of the collapse of the Divine Radiance Theater suddenly made the city, which had been slowly becoming quiet at night, suddenly clamorous.

When the citizens opened their windows or walked out of their houses to find out what was going on outside, they found that the streets had been under siege by guards and garrisons since now, and that the Fort Norma army, which had arrived yesterday and was stationed on the outskirts, was moving rapidly into the interior of the city.

In the center of the city, in the area around Victory Square, 'illumination' is constantly rising into the sky, illuminating the surrounding area as bright as day. The gates of the Lion Castle have been closed, and most of the nobles in the inner city have taken refuge in the Lion Castle for half an hour after the collapse of the Grand Theater.

Penny Reagan, dressed in the standard leather armor of a city garrison officer, stood in the attic of the Lion Castle wall under the protection of several paladins, looking through a lookout at the Grand Theater not far away.

Although the 'illumination' had brightened the area again, Penny Reagan could not see any information, as the heavy dust obscured everything inside the Grand Theater, and only a palpitating scream reached her ears without being obstructed by her vision, accompanied by a chilling cold wind.

The battle had already begun when the Grand Theater collapsed, the sound of trumpets and military orders continued to sound, and the elven garrison and the city garrison had sent a thousand elite soldiers into the dusty interior of the Grand Theater, but there was no specific news for the time being.

"Didn't you say everything was under your control?" Penny Reagan gently biting her neatly manicured nails, her eyes filled with murderous intent, "everything in front of you... How do you explain that?"

"It doesn't make sense," a thin figure leaned against the attic fence as if it didn't exist. It was Penny Reagan's ally in the 'Brotherhood', Todd Theo, his eyes narrowed with an incredible look, "According to the architectural structure of the Divine Radiance Grand Theater, coupled with the sophisticated magic circle, it is impossible for ordinary forbidden spells to collapse so simply even if you suffer from it from the front!"

"Unless... Someone has hollowed out the floor of the Grand Theater!" Todd Theo looked at Penny Reagan, "Is there a big drainage system under the Grand Theater?"

"How would I know. Penny Reagan looked left and right, but saw that there was no one around her to ask, and then she turned her eyes to Todd Theo, "And I don't care about the cause of the collapse of the Grand Theater, I just want to know if there is something more tricky." ”

"You'll have to ask the members of the city council this question, and I'll only give you the necessary information. Todd-Theo's smile looked eerie, "I warned you a long time ago about the horror of the Undead Legion, but you insist..."

"Don't say anything you don't need. Penny Reagan interrupted with an eyebrow, and as she spoke, there was a rush of footsteps from inside the towers.

"Here comes the answer to your question. The moment Todd Theo's voice sounded, his body jumped lightly towards the outside of the tower, disappearing from Penny Reagan's sight.

Walking up the tower were Dempto-Bob and a middle-aged man dressed in military uniform, Dempto-Bob was clearly in a hurry, and when he climbed to the top of the tower, he couldn't even speak.

Penny Reagan's gaze stayed on Temple-Bob for two seconds, and when she saw that the other party was really out of breath, she looked at the middle-aged military uniform next to her, and the other party took the lead with a military salute, "Lord Archon, there's news from Director Malek." ”

The lights in the tower flickered in the cold wind, reflecting the face of a middle-aged military uniform, and it was only then that Penny Reagan reacted, this is the former Imperial 'Secret Guard' commander Stan Sid, who was recommended by Bailly to serve as the head of the Lion Castle Security Division after the fall of the Empire.

Looking at this face, Penny Reagan seemed to see the days of the old empire, she quickly looked away at the Grand Theater under the 'illumination' outside, and whispered, "Hope is good news." ”

"It has been verified by both the Guards and the Elves that some kind of evil sacrifice was indeed performed in the Grand Theater, and... And it worked. "Stan Sidd's tone is neither fast nor slow, and it's pleasant to hear," said former Church Bishop Andrew and Lion Castle Guard Captain Zemut, who were also confirmed to be inside, and they were engaged in some kind of resurrection magic, intending to turn the citizens killed in the Grand Theater into undead soldiers. ”

"These two damn bastards, we should have outlawed the church's rights in the first place and converted it into a Paladin Academy according to Woz Pedro's plan. "It's ironic that once the most loyal guardian of the Empire has now become a lackey of the undead. ”

"If you're here to complain, go home and complain to your wife!" Penny Reagan didn't respond with a smile as usual, she stared at Dempto Bob coldly, "Bishop Andrew has paid for at least the Empire before, and you—" she shook her head, "You're not qualified to comment on him." ”

Temple-Bob was stunned on the spot, with disbelief and exasperation on his face, he didn't expect Penny Reagan to directly make him unable to get off the stage, and he was even more annoyed by the other party's humiliation of him.

When he raised his head and looked at Penny Reagan seriously, the other party's cold expression and countless pairs of eyes with obvious murderous intent around him fell on him at the same time.

If Dempto-Bob subconsciously wanted to refute, he was killed before it could sprout.

"I'm so sorry, Archon... I don't mean to comment on this matter, it's just the current situation..."Temple-Bob quickly lowered his head and explained humbly, trying to find a step for himself.

Penny Reagan ignored Temple-Bob's explanation, she looked at Stan Side and ordered, "Entrust Neptor Quint with full authority over this matter, and the City Council and the Governing House will give him their full support... I have only one request, to control the spread of the undead legion at all costs!"

Stan Sid was stunned, a little hesitant to take the order.

Because Penny Reagan's authority could not go beyond the council to give military orders directly to a general, and she not only gave the order, but also in the name of the city council and the coalition with the governing building!

"What, what's the problem?" Penny Reagan tilted her head lightly, flutteringly glancing at Stan Sid, who looked like a wooden eldest son standing at the top of the tower's stairs.

"Nothing is a problem. Stan Sid instinctively replied and immediately exited the attic.

Temple-Bob knew that the order was for him, and he didn't speak as eagerly as he had just now.

Temple-Bob straightened up as the footsteps at the top of the stairs echoed, "My lord, the collapse of the Grand Theater is not a trivial matter...", he chose to make it clear in advance, "Most of the merchants of the City Chamber of Commerce were watching a play inside when the Grand Theater collapsed, and most of the young people in the nearby commercial streets were heirs of the major families... As you know, our current rule is basically based on the thriving commercial trade of Suk City. ”

Penny Reagan turned her head to look at Temple-Bob as he spoke, "You're trying to tell me that if I can't handle this, the businessmen will flip the city council table?"

"Our army and government finances depend almost entirely on them. Temple-Bob whispered, "Without them, we wouldn't even be able to sustain the basic expenses of the Governing House and the City Council!"

Penny Reagan heard this, with a formulaic smile on her face, and said in a very soft voice: "But without us, they can't make money in their own pockets as they want." ”

22nd, three o'clock in the morning.

The wind over the Grand Theater finally stopped, and the dust surrounding the air slowly disappeared.

Beneath the 'Illumination' is a vast wreck of ruins, gray dusty building debris and broken wood and rubble everywhere. On the ruins, the resurrected citizens were covered in blood, wearing the clothes in front of them, and staring around at the familiar and strange world around them with empty eyes.

Nepdo Quinta stood at the corner of Partveld Street with a two-handed greatsword, looking at what was unfolding under the 'illumination', and shouted with solemnity, "I'm going to cut Andrew's belly open to see if he has a normal human heart like us." ”

"I have heard that those who believe in evil gods must first sacrifice their own hearts. The young General Jarvis next to him responded and teased in a humorous tone, "Andrew may not have a heart now. ”