Zheng Chen and the three of them came to the courtyard of the church, and hundreds of sect members had already assembled.

St. Pope 'Karthus' sat in a jeweled chair, and his old dragon clock looked like a dying man.

The deacon, the elder, was also there, his leg wound had not healed, and he was still on crutches.

"This time the crusade against the vampires has been ambushed, and the church has suffered heavy losses!" said Karthas, tears streaming down his eyes.

"Two Peak Popes have died!It's all my sin!" Karthas was heartbroken, slamming his fist into his chest, "but we won't give in!

"Fight to the end!"

"In three days, we will go on another expedition! This time! I will use all the strength of the church to eradicate the vampires!

"Eradicate the vampire clan! Return peace to the world! Eradicate the vampire clan! Return peace to the world!"

"But!" Karthas said, "Just when our peak popes are out on a campaign! Someone actually kills in the Shengming Church! For hundreds of years! This kind of thing has never happened in the Shengming Church! Sect members, do you think the perpetrator should be killed!?"

"Kill! Kill!"

"Good!" Calthas snorted, and the sounds around him gradually subsided.

Zheng Chen saw the sinister smile of the deacon elder.

"Catch them!" Karthas pointed at Nedri and Vladimir.

Nedri and Vladimir were quickly brought under control.

"Kill them and avenge the dead guards!!!" Karthas ordered.

"Wait!" Zheng Chen shouted.

"Hmph, I haven't settled accounts with you, and you're still standing up for them?!" said Karthas.

"Do you have any evidence?"

"Do you still need proof! The people in the church will never kill their own people, only the two of them broke in that night, who else could they not kill?"

"Then let me ask, can any innate master enter the church?"

"It's impossible, there are so many masters in the church, how can you let people in casually!?"

"So the question is, how did Nedriy and Vladimir get in on the night of the incident?

"They're just taking advantage of the shift!" said the deacons and elders.

"It's you who can't get in, and it's you who say it's the one who took advantage of the loophole, what's the reason?"

"You don't have to be forceful! Baimi always has a mistake, although we accidentally let them in, we didn't let them out!"

"Then may I ask how those two guards died?" Zheng Chen asked.

"I've checked, and I've been stabbed to death with a dagger!" said the deacon. elder.

"What about the murder weapon?"

"How do I know, maybe they threw it halfway!"

"Thrown it away halfway, so many people in your church can't even find the murder weapon still in the church, right?"

"This ......," the deacons and elders were speechless.

"What is the difference between killing people and killing innocents indiscriminately?"

"So, do you have proof that they didn't kill anyone!?"

"Oh, I don't have proof"

"Then you still ......"

"But I have evidence that it was you!kill!!!

The deacon elder was taken aback by Zheng Chen.

"You, you, you!"

"Heh, you're scared?"

"Fart! Why am I afraid!"

Zheng Chen took out his mobile phone with a smile: "The evidence is here!"

The deacon's elder dodged his eyes: "Nonsense, who are you tigers? If you have the ability, take it out and let us see!!"

"Okay!" Zheng Chen said, "Please bring a projector, and let all the members of the church see the dirty face of your deacon elder!"

The deacon elder swallowed his saliva, he was a thief with a weak heart, and he had begun to break out in a cold sweat.

The projector was quickly brought in.

Zheng Chen began to play the video from the time of the incident.

Soon, the video was watched, and all the congregants present looked at the deacon elder with resentment.

Even those peak popes couldn't hide the anger in their eyes.

"No...... No way, I obviously ordered people to delete it......" The deacon elder realized that something was wrong and quickly covered his mouth.

He didn't care about his injuries, and he was about to run away with his crutches.

But he hadn't run a few steps yet.

Karthas suddenly burst out, he gritted his teeth, his green tendons bulged, and he slapped it out with one palm.

Bang! The deacon's skull exploded and he collapsed to the ground.

"Scum!traitor!!!" Kartas scolded.

"Holy Pope, why don't you spare his life to investigate?" Zheng Chen asked with a smile.

"If I don't make a move, he'll run away!!" Karthas retorted.

"Heh, you can't know if you can run or not, Holy Pope~"

"You~" Karthas was speechless by Zheng Chending.

"Mike" Andris's voice came.

"Lord Andris!" Zheng Chen said politely.

"It's because we misunderstood you, I hope you don't be surprised!"

"It's okay, it's okay, thank you for taking care of me during this time."

"Now that your suspicion has been cleared, let's take your two friends with you~"

"Lord Andris!" Zheng Chen was overjoyed and winked at Vladimir and Nedri.

"Don't let them go," Karthas said lightly, .......

"This ......" Andris was a little overwhelmed.

"Why!?" Zheng Chen frowned.

"None of them are allowed to leave until the matter of Corleone is investigated!"

"But...... St. Pope...... "Andris wanted to persuade.

"Presumptuous, are you the Holy Pope or am I the Holy Pope!"

"The subordinates don't dare to ......," Andris reluctantly retreated.

Karthas looked at Zheng Chen and the others.

"Vladimir~Nedri~You're both vampires~"

"Huh~?" Vladimir and Nedri were startled at the same time.

"Holy Pope, don't spew blood~!" Vladimir said.

"Hmph, one of you is the leader of the mafia, and the other is the leader of the jaguar, and it's not easy to find out your identity?"

As soon as Karthas finished speaking, the seven peak popes sitting on the side raised their eyebrows at the same time and looked at Vladimir and Nedri.

"But I've exposed them to the sun, and their skin hasn't festered...... says Andris.

"Have you ever heard of the prophecy of the vampires?" asked Karthas.

"I've heard a little about it," the Peak Pope nodded in unison, "The day the Blood Curse is removed, when the great changes in the world come......!?"

"That's the prophecy!" said Karthas.

"Holy Pope, do you mean that the curse of Vladimir and Nedriy has been lifted?" asked Corleone.

"Yes, the curse on them has been lifted!"

"What! That's worth it, the vampire clan is already strong...... If you are no longer afraid of the sun, won't you want chaos in the world?"

"I believe you are aware of the seriousness of the situation!" Karthas said, "I believe that the prophesied world change is caused by the vampires!

All the congregants in the courtyard of the church were solemn.

"Holy Pope, what should we do?" asked Corleone.

Karthas muttered for a moment.

"Although we have suffered heavy losses in this crusade against the vampire clan, we have also received an important piece of news! Hundreds of thousands of vampires are heading to the Manchak Swamp one after another!"

"What! What the hell are they trying to do?"

"I heard that there is a mysterious bead in the mists of Manchuk Swamp, and that bead can lead the vampires into the bloody lands......"

"What! the legendary Bloody Land really exists!" the Peak Popes looked at each other.

"We must destroy all the vampire dukes before the vampires enter the bloody land! stop the vampire plot!

"Obey the Holy Pope's orders!!"

"All the congregation obey!!"

"In!"

"Join me in three days to conquer the vampires!"

"Yes!!"

Karthas suddenly pointed at Zheng Chen and the others.

"In three days, take them with you! They may well be the hope of this victory!"

..................

The crowd dispersed, and Zheng Chen and the three returned to the room and were firmly guarded.

"When I heard that Karthhas was back, I knew there was nothing good......" Zheng Chen muttered.

"Go to the Manchuk Swamp to fight the vampires...... How do you look at it...... "Vladimir said.

"Perhaps, Karthhas is trying to wipe out the vampires?...... Nedri.

"The vampire clan has gathered hundreds of thousands of people this time, and now ...... It is almost impossible for the church alone to win"

"Perhaps, this time we will cooperate with the military?...... Mr. Zheng said.

"Possibly, master, don't you have the mobile phone number of the Minister of the Thirteenth District?"

"That's right!" Zheng Chen hurriedly dialed the mobile phone of the head of the thirteenth district.

The minister of the 13th district told Zheng Chen that this time it was indeed the cooperation between the church and the military.

The minister also comforted Zheng Chen, reassuring Zheng Chen that he had already explained everything to the Holy Pope and would not let Zheng Chen be in the slightest danger.

Three days later, the whole of the Shengming Cathedral was ready to go, and all the members of the {prefecture level} archbishop and above were dispatched.

Together with the clergy who came from the states, a total of more than a thousand people were assembled.

There were three peak popes in charge of guarding Zheng Chen's three.

To Zheng Chen's surprise, he knew all three peak popes.

One was the Coleon Pope he saved.

One is Pope Andris, whom he has always had a good impression of.

The last one, which made Zheng Chen's jaw almost drop, turned out to be the elderly pope who sealed Gallus.

His name was Hannibal, and he seemed very kind, always smiling, and his loose skin trembled at the slightest movement, which was very scary.

It seems that he is quite a bit older than Karthas.

A day later, the group of more than 1,000 people arrived in Isiana, Manchak Swamp.

It's a huge wetland, and the whole swamp is covered with no sunlight by the strangely shaped trees, and even if it's broad daylight, the sun is abundant, and looking into the swamp has an eerie feeling.

Manchak Swamp is also known as the 'Ghost Swamp', and it is rumored that the land was once cursed.

More than 100 years ago, people often disappeared here, and even when people came to explore here, they did so in groups.

In 1915, three villagers disappeared from the Manchuk Swamp at once.

Since then, it has become a forbidden place for the living, with almost no people coming, not even animals.

More than a thousand people of the church did not go directly into the Manchuk swamp, they stood in place, waiting for the order of the Holy Pope.

Zheng Chen couldn't help but ask Andris where the military personnel were.

Andris told Zheng Chen that the soldiers of the military and the people of the church acted in two ways.

At this moment, Karthas suddenly ordered, and a team of more than a thousand people entered the strange Manchak swamp.

The endless wetlands are dark and damp, and the smell of decay and coolness surrounds everyone.

The afterglow of the setting sun faded at the end of the wetland, like a red line hanging in the sky.

The atmosphere of antiquity has not faded here, and traces of ancient wars can be seen from time to time.

In a team of more than 1,000 people, no one spoke, and an aura of murder permeated the wetland.

This crusade against vampires is a racial war, there is no turning back, and the consequences of failure are unimaginable.

From time to time, St. Pope 'Karthas' in front of him was talking to the other end of his phone, as if he was communicating with the military.

He holds a chain in his hand, and at the other end of the chain is a vampire duke captured by the Church.

Karthas planned to use him, through the fog, to find the black orb, and enter the eerie space.

In the dark night, there was not a trace of light in the depths of the dense forest, and it seemed that it could swallow the light, and even the strong flashlight in everyone's hands was much dimmer.

The cry of an owl and the fluttering of its wings were terrifying.

After walking for an unknown number of hours, a black mist finally appeared in front of me.

More than a thousand people held hands, ready to walk into the Misty Zone, and Karthas didn't seem to be afraid that the vampires leading the way would have problems.

Entering the fog, the strong flashlight became useless, and nothing could be seen around it, and Vladimir and Nedri firmly protected Zheng Chen in the middle.

Andris, Corleone, and Hannibal formed a bag to protect Zheng Chen and the three in the middle.

The unknown is terrifying, and in this strange black fog, the timid have begun to tremble uncontrollably.

"Ahh

Suddenly, a scream broke the silence, and everyone became panicked.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?" was almost everyone asking the same question.

"Don't panic, everyone! Alert all around!" came Karthas's voice, old but sonorous.

"Ahh

Everyone swallowed a mouthful of saliva, which was a scream before they died, and they could all hear it.

No one knows if they will be the next victim.

Screams rang out one after another, but none of the living knew what was going on.

"Ahh

A miserable scream came from not far in front of Zheng Chen, and Zheng Chen's divine sense observed the figure.

This is a vampire! a vampire at the peak of the late congenital stage!

The sharp fangs were more than ten centimeters long, and the green eyes were so terrifying.

The slightest stroke of his sharp nails slit the throat of an archbishop, who 'pounced' to the end before he could scream.

Andris, who was walking in front, noticed the corpse, and he looked at the archbishop with his fingers grim.

"Be careful!" Zheng Chen shouted, noticing a vampire about to attack Andris from behind.

Andris had already felt the murderous intent behind him, and he quickly drew his sword and slashed at it.

Bang! Andris's sturdy body, how explosive it was, directly slashed the vampire upside down and flew out.

"Holy Pope, change formation! there's a vampire attack!" shouted Andris in a defensive voice.

"Okay! change formation!" Karthas commanded.

All the cult members moved at the same time, and eleven peak popes rushed to all corners of the crowd, and the archbishops stood guard in circles after circles.

There was no scream, but there was a sound of gold and iron clashing, and at this time, there was still a pope beside Zheng Chen and the others, that was Pope Hannibal.

Under the observation of the divine sense, Hannibal in the fog no longer had that charitable smile, but a grim face, and his hand firmly grasped Zheng Chen to prevent Zheng Chen from escaping.

Suddenly!

"You ......" is only one word sound, but the sound is like a bell, full of disbelief and unwillingness.

If I'm not mistaken, there should be a peak pope who died......

"Mr. Mike, don't be afraid, I will protect you~" Hannibal's voice came from behind.

A cold sweat flowed from Zheng Chen's forehead, and his divine sense saw Hannibal's sinister smile, which twitched like a monster.

"Thank you, Pope Hannibal......" Zheng Chen said.

"I wonder how Mr. Mike got rid of the curse on Gaulus?" asked Hannibal grimly.

"What did you say?" Zheng Chen was shocked in his heart, and his face changed.

"Actually, I recognized Gaulus in Alaska, do you think he is the only one who recognizes me?"

"I don't know what you're talking about, did you recognize the wrong person!" Zheng Chen said, killing him, he wouldn't admit that he could lift the curse on the vampire.

"Hehehe, it's useless if you don't admit it, Gaulus, and Vladimir and Nedriy around you have been lifted from the curse, who else but you?"

"I think you're misunderstood, the three of them are ordinary people!"

"Hehehehe~" Hannibal let out a whimsical grin.

Directly above Zheng Chen, a late-stage congenital vampire suddenly appeared.

His speed was too fast, and before Zheng Chen could react, Vladimir directly used his body to protect Zheng Chen under him.

Before the vampire could strike, Hannibal leapt to his feet and punched out, his wrinkled hands, now with endless power.

Bang!

"Click!" the vampire's lumbar vertebrae were directly broken, and he was blown away by a punch.

This scene Zheng Chen observed clearly with his divine sense, and he was dumbfounded.

Hannibal is so strong! He can defeat a late-stage innate master with one punch!

"Don't worry, I won't let you die~~" Hannibal stepped forward and touched Zheng Chen's head.

Vladimir and Nedriy looked at Hannibal warily and did not dare to make a move.

The surrounding fog gradually faded, and the naked eye could finally see within a meter.

The vampire sneak attack stopped, and the team gradually moved forward at an increasing speed.