Chapter 605: City of Martyrdom (9)

Catacombs, directly below the Sanctuary Square.

Father Pedro held a torch in one hand and rubbed it against the wall with the other: "In my memory, it should be here. ”

Picking away the rubble of the wall, Pedro looked at the dilapidated corridor hidden behind the wall and breathed a sigh of relief: "That's right, this is it." ”

"Going up the stairs in front of us leads to the backyard of the Holy Court Square, and a few hundred meters further up we will find the prison of the First Inquisition. ”

Aldenan pricked up his wolf ears as he walked: "Listen, there seems to be explosions and screams in the distance. ”

Karin wiped the dagger back on her waist and said, "Lord Cumberland is leading an army to attack the city, and this is actually for our actions to attract the attention of the enemy. ”

Kellogg, the lizardman, spat out a letter and said, "Hopefully we can find our prisoners before the city falls." ”

Karin turned around and said, "Take it easy, Lord Cumberland will master the rhythm of the attack, if the attack is too strong, the enemy will lose hope of survival, and will be crazy enough to kill all the prisoners; But if the offensive is too weak, it will not have the effect of attracting attention. ”

Kellogg was a little surprised: "These are all pre-planned plans?"

"It was the Holy King who told him so. ”

Kellogg clenched his claws into fists, placed them on his chest, lowered his head and said respectfully, "Everything is just like the vision of the Supreme Dragon God. ”

Pedro walked to the end of the stairs, extinguished the torch in his hand, and said, "Here we are, climb up to the backyard of the square." ”

Everyone climbed to the ground along a long ladder at the end, and found that the exit was actually an ancient well that had been abandoned for a long time.

Pedro patted the dust off his body and said to the crowd: "Put on your robe, bow your head, and don't let the guards see your face." ”

The Minotaur Bourville put the robe the size of a ship's sail on his body, and when he saw that his bull's hooves were exposed, he could not cover them, and said to the orc Carol, "I'll follow you later." ”

Aldnan the werewolf smiled and said to Bourville, "Maybe you can try to get on all fours." ”

The minotaur raised his fist, ignoring the other man's banter.

The crowd followed the passage called the Sacred Corridor and made their way forward.

On the way, thousands of congregants knelt in the square, their heads facing the direction of the church, chanting aloud the grace of the Father.

"This city is under the protection of the Father, and no enemy can touch this holy place!"

"Do you hear the hymn from the sky, do you feel the shaking of your feet? That is our God, our Father! His wrath will soon fall outside the city and burn all evil to ashes!"

Groups of men, women, and children, twisting their bodies like madmen, the frenzied expressions on their faces made people shudder.

Barbara closed her eyes, not daring to look again.

Randall, who was walking, suddenly stopped: "Someone is coming." ”

A patrol of papal devotees walked up to Pedro and looked suspiciously at the "strange" team behind him.

Unhurriedly, Pedro pulled out a scroll from his bosom and showed the patrol leader the fire mark on it.

"By order of Bishop Abel, we go to the Holy Court of Rongwei. ”

After examining the fire marks, the patrol cleared a passage and watched as the men disappeared into the night.

"I almost couldn't help but do it. Aldenan withdrew his wolf claws and let out a long breath.

Carol looked at the patrols roaming around the square and asked, "Did there be so many guards here in the past?" I thought that the Holy See had transferred most of its troops to the city defenses. ”

Pedro wiped the sweat from his head and quickened his pace: "Tonight is a bit special, Cardinal Jacob said that he was going to hold a pilgrimage in the Great Church. ”

Randall asked suspiciously, "Pilgrimage salute?"

"In commemoration of the saint's sacrifice and the spread of the Gospel, the Holy See holds a pilgrimage every three years, in which all believers of the Father are required to assemble and participate. ”

When Pedro said this, he felt a little strange: "But this time, it was clear that it was not yet time, and Bishop Jacob insisted on holding a pilgrimage during the war. ”

Aldenan pouted: "Could it be that the church is worried that the people in the city have been frightened and use this assembly to brainwash all believers again?"

Pedro smiled dryly.

Randall gave the priest an apologetic smile.

The group advanced for another fifteen minutes.

The surrounding buildings are becoming more and more scarce, and the crowd is gradually disappearing.

"We're almost in the Holy See prison. Seemingly sensing the coolness in the air, Pedro shuddered: "This place is classified as a religious exclusion zone, and even church personnel rarely come near it. ”

After walking nearly 100 meters, Pedro led the others into a small wood, pointed to a brightly lit camp not far away, and said, "See there? That's the entrance to the prison." ”

Kellogg, the lizardman, took advantage of his ability to check it out, then turned to Randall and said, "Two squads of Papal Knights, a whole battalion of soldiers. ”

Randall looked up at the entrance of the camp, and after a while, he spoke: "The biggest trouble is the alarm bell on the two sentry posts at the entrance, as long as we get close, the sentry will ring the alarm bell, and the enemy in the square, as well as the defenders in the prison, will come at the same time to reinforce it. ”

Karin Foreman glanced at the camp and asked, "If I get rid of all the soldiers on the two towers, will you be able to capture this camp?"

Aldenan grinned and said, "It's not me bragging, it won't take even a soak of urine to deal with those defenders inside......"

"That's fine. ”

Karin tied her hair back to her head, her delicate face and her bright eyes gleamed in the light of the fire.

She first visually measured the distance, and then pulled out a strange "S" shaped dart from her bosom.

Karin's right heel struck a graceful turn, and the dart in her hand came out of her hand and headed straight for the tower in an eerie curved track.

The darts first came to the high platform of the first watchtower, and Karin's figure suddenly appeared in the air, and the dagger swung and pulled backhand, accurately slitting the throats of the two sentinels.

The dart continued unabated, almost drawing a semicircle, flying directly into the second watchtower and piercing into the wooden pillar.

Karin's figure reappeared in the air once more, slashing into the neck of a sentry with a knife in her left hand, and stabbing another foe in the chest with a dagger in her right hand.

All these actions took place between the lightning and flint, and it only took a second before and after.

By the time everyone reacted, Karin had finished clearing the enemies on the two towers and began to wipe the blood stains from the daggers.

Aldenan closed his open mouth with his paws and whispered to Carol beside him, "Remember to remind me in the future, don't provoke this woman if you have nothing to do." ”

Bourville pulled out the great axe behind him, opened his hooves, and followed Randall, who raised his shield and sword, and launched a charge towards the enemy camp.

Kellogg, on the other hand, uses his ability to mimic and stealth into the flanks of the battlefield and begin to intercept fleeing and reporting enemies.

A huge fireball shot out from Barbara's fingers, blasting the camp gate to pieces.

In the fiercely fought city of Taylor, a rescue operation to save trapped prisoners has officially begun.