Heavenly Dome Palace, Council Hall.

As the minutes ticked by, the atmosphere in the silent hall became more and more eerie, and even the royal guards who were in charge of maintaining order seemed to have received some order, and began to turn a blind eye to the whispering nobles in the seats.

The aristocrats maintained the last of their faces, but could not hide the surprise on their faces, and hidden behind the gorgeous elegance were hypocritical and cold-blooded faces.

Temptation, scrutiny, speculation, and trading...... Their expressions are more subtle than those of mice, their postures are less conspicuous than the dust under their feet, and their words are softer than the fine yarn spun by a maiden.

The cold and hard palace walls, the towering and majestic Heavenly Dome Palace, and the unbreakable black prison...... None of them could stop their connections and news networks, so that the three hundred nobles who behaved nobly and elegantly and sat in the council hall could quietly get the first-hand information at the moment.

Lussac Covo... He has committed suicide in a black cell.

Before they could take a minute to mourn the death of the apothecary, the nobles began to consider the implications of the matter for the Imperial Trial.

Although it's a pity ... But if there are no accidents, His Royal Highness Brandon de Salion is doomed to a crushing defeat in this gamble.

Of course, the impact of this incident on both sides is the same ... At such a critical moment, the defendant suddenly chose to commit suicide, and the Holy Cross Church also had to bear a certain negative impact, but this impact can be said to be negligible in the face of the situation.

But that doesn't mean the Holy Cross Church has won... The balance is broken, the possibility of reconciliation is completely cut off, and the Royal Wizarding Academy will not choose to compromise no matter how weak it is.

Both sides are already gamblers who have lost to the point at the table, and they will not stop without making the last bet.

Facing the faces that were hypocritical to the extreme, Weber, the little priest who sighed lowly, left the council hall alone.

He had never been so disgusted with himself as he was at this moment.

Even though it was only the first time he came here, the cold and treacherous atmosphere still disgusted him, and the eyes that could not see a trace of emotion and faith were simply creepy.

For these nobles, the whole meaning of their existence was a symbol, a symbol of the "Church of the Holy Cross", and nothing else, full of lies, absurd illusions, indescribable rules, expressions without sincerity......

Loren Turin could have scoffed at them, and even used them against them, but he could never do that himself, and he felt nothing here but disgust and hatred.

"Loren ......"

The little priest's expression darkened, and he could fully imagine how the black-haired wizard would look when he saw the body of Lussac Kovo...... It will never be despair, helplessness.

That's not Loren Turin... A wizard who was cornered in the town of Lotyr Gumu, and finally broke the deadlock and put an end to everything.

Despite his best efforts to avoid it, he had to come to this point.

The little priest looked at his own shadow on the ground, the emaciated and lonely figure in the candlelight, and there would be no second person who could stand behind him and support him.

The person who chooses the ideal will always be lonely.

Those who follow the faith are destined to complete themselves on this thorny path.

Loren, my friend... Let me finish you off here with my own hands!

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Imperial capital, outside the Golovin hills.

With the little wizard, Lusen carefully shuttled from street to street, neither fast nor slow.

As soon as the Imperial Judgment began, the Imperial Capital's garrison had barricaded off most of the streets near the Golovin hills, even the busiest shopping streets, and there were few people to see in search and guard patrols.

Despite this, the gray-eyed boy, who was still cautious, avoided the fastest avenue, shuttling back and forth between street streets, avoiding pedestrians and patrols as much as possible, preferring to take a long detour rather than go directly.

At almost every turn, he had to scout first, and only after making sure he was right did he join up with the little wizard behind him, and kept wandering around the streets and alleys off the beaten track, avoiding the eyes of the patrol.

The reason for this was not just the fear of being discovered - in fact, it would have been easier to do so, and with them opening the way, the little wizard would have been able to go straight to the Sky Dome Palace, and everything would have been logical for the rest of the year.

What they feared was that the garrison might have the Holy Cross's eyeline...... If the other party doesn't choose to report it after being discovered, but detains them here, it's troublesome!

This is not alarmist ... Now that the Church controls almost half of the situation in the imperial capital, it is very likely that it will infiltrate the garrison, and at this critical juncture, Lusen really does not dare to gamble on his luck.

After repeatedly confirming that there were no pedestrians around, Lu Sien, who was finally relieved, cautiously half-squatted beside the equally nervous little wizard, and took out a simplified version of the map of the imperial capital from his arms.

"Southwest of the Summer Twilight Garden... This is where we are now - if you go any further on, you will encounter patrols under the Golovin hills, and they patrol every quarter of an hour, so it is impossible to get through. ”

"So what to do?"

"It's simple, follow them... Or rather, bypass them. ”

The gray-eyed boy who spoke silently drew a circle on the map with the index finger of his right hand, and drew a semicircle along the Golovin Hills with his fingertips.

"There are three paths leading from the bottom of the mountain to the Heavenly Dome Palace, and each position has a hundred-person handle, and the shift changes every quarter of an hour... But this is theoretically, the location of each intersection is different, the distance is different, the length is different, although it is very short, but there will still be a short period of defense!"

"We're going to follow a patrol and rush to the moment they change shifts... Climb the Golovin hills!"

Ai Yin, who was half-crouching, suddenly widened his eyes, and his right hand, which was holding the parchment scroll, was extremely determined.

"After climbing the hill, the royal guards of the Heavenly Dome Palace are in charge of patrolling the palace, all of whom are royal soldiers of the de Salion family, and no outsiders can penetrate them... There are a total of three checkpoints from the bottom of the mountain to the Heavenly Dome Palace, we only need to pass through the first gate, and the Heavenly Dome Palace is close in front of us!"

"How do you want to get there?"

"It's very simple, there are only five people in the entire empire who are qualified to meet the Heavenly Dome Palace without having to pass the gift...... From Lothair in the far west to Boi in the far east, five Grand Dukes of the Duchy in their hands!"

The gray-eyed boy raised the corners of his mouth and proudly grasped the hilt of the sword at his waist: "Duke of Wirtz of Ellemont... His sword is in my hand, and I can at least get the royal guards to summon it for us. ”

"Even if you don't let us in, Lord Loren will definitely get the news... I think he'll understand what's going on!"

"Further on... It's all in order!"

The little wizard slowly raised his head, and looked at the gray-eyed boy with a somewhat confused expression:

"Lusen. ”

"Well, what's wrong?"

"I remember you said... The last time you came to the imperial capital, it was when you were very young. Aine looked at him in a daze: "Why... Will you know all about that?"

"Uh, it's because ......"

Just as Lusen was about to explain, they both heard hurried footsteps at the same time.

Before the two of them had time to be surprised, in the next second, a sudden loud noise came!

"Bang ——!"

Outside the wooden house where the two were hiding, the door panel that was specially found to cover by Luceen was smashed to pieces!

The gray-eyed boy whose face changed color in an instant first dragged the little wizard behind him, and the hilt of the sword held in his right hand was already slightly unsheathed.

The frightened Ian and Lusen glanced at each other, confused expressions written on their faces at the same time.

But the confusion didn't even exist for a second.

"Are you sure these two people are here?"

An arrogant and grim voice came, and a rough drag and a scream could be heard.

"I—I don't know... My lord, I just guessed!"

The poor pleading voice made the gray-eyed boy's pupils shrink suddenly.

"The last time I sold a map to that guy, I met him here... I guess he'll probably hide here. ”

"Or... Are you going to look inside?"