Chapter XXVIII
"What?" Everyone present was shocked that the so-called heresy trial had come without warning at this moment.
"Is this an order from Pope Ingway II?" Beside Baldwin, the old man asked slowly, his deep eyes fixed on the Inquisitor in front of him.
"Yes, in view of the turbulent situation in Constantinople, the cardinal proposed and authorized by the Pope to be able to mobilize the Jihadist Army stationed in the East." Lebida said bluntly.
Around, the faces of the nobles who are the New Brad Kingdom are gradually becoming unpleasant. Although tensions between the Kingdom and the Holy See are well known, nominally the Kingdom remains an ally of the Holy See. Today is the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Kingdom, and the Holy See not only did not send envoys to offer condolences, but openly and impudently claimed that the trial of heretics interfered with the clergy of the Kingdom, which is too deceitful!
However, Emperor Baldwin and Wells, who were archbishops, did not show dissatisfaction. Baldwin nodded and said, "In that case, the kingdom will do its best to assist you in eliminating the heretics that are ravaging the Holy City." β
"Thank you for your understanding." Lebida saluted and thanked him.
"Yes, people?" Suddenly, extremely impatient voices rang out in the crowd. Who is so bold!? Suddenly, the crowd dispersed, as if they were hiding from a plague man, and a diminutive man slowly walked out, looking at Lepida and the executive officer behind him proudly.
The middle-aged man was dressed in a black gown, also wearing a black hat and a white feather.
"It turned out to be Theodosiqing, and you have arrived." To everyone's surprise, Lepida was not displeased in the slightest, as a black angel feared by everyone, he actually saluted respectfully to the short man.
"It turned out to be Lord Theodosius." Baldwin said pleasantly, as if he knew him well.
The short man took off his black hat and bowed to greet him: "Greetings from Theodosius, Messenger of the Holy See, Your Majesty." β
"I didn't expect the Pope to send you, it's an honor for my country." Archbishop Wells said from the bottom of his heart.
Looking at the scene in the distance, Arthur said to himself:
"It's amazing! Even the Pope couldn't bear it anymore. It seems that everything here has long been noticed by him. β
"That's natural, that man is the most iron-fisted pope in hundreds of years, and he's more of a king than a religious leader." Unexpectedly, Constance Dante, who had been silent behind Arthur, suddenly spoke, and his eyes seemed to be a little strange at that moment.
And for some reason, Arthur suddenly shuddered.
At that moment, it seemed as if a ghost was watching him and whispering behind his back. It seems that the hatred in his heart is not completely absent! Arthur muttered to himself. "But from here, you can see that the Holy See is not actually monolithic, is it?" Preskas smiled slightly, and proposed, "The power of the Holy See has infiltrated here, I think we should talk to another place, right?" β
Arthur pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, we'll see you at the old place at twelve o'clock in the evening, and I hope Your Highness can also enjoy the light." β
"That's nature."
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"Where's Miss Vivien?" Nikita followed the two girls into the secret passage, and the delicate girl in his arms was still asleep, but the unhealthy pale was unsettling.
"It's almost there." Yulia replied coldly.
"This child's vital signs are very unstable!" Alyssa, who had been staring at the sleeping Sophia, suddenly said.
"Ever since she was separated from Her Royal Highness Cons, Dante, and Not Chastein, Sophia has had an abnormality in her body and spirit." Nikita's expression was a little gloomy, more of a guilt, Vivian was captured, Berchis was seriously injured and unconscious, and General Merrides was also seriously ill, and Sophia had been relying on medicine for the past few days to stabilize her body and spirit. Yulia, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped, turned to Nikita and said, "If there is anything wrong with this child's health, the Knight King will not care about it. β
"It's only when it comes to this child that this knight king deserves to be feared, what an irony!" Alyssa smiled.
"I know that!" Nikita looked at the endless tunnel and said impatiently.
"It's here. Yes, there is. Yulia opened the secret door on the left, and saw a secret room inside.
A cold wind blew in her face, and Yulia sensed that something was wrong.
It was Vivian, unwilling to be imprisoned, who seized the opportunity to try to subdue Yulia who opened the door.
"Be careful!" Alyssa pushed Yulia away, and although Yulia was also the professor's right-hand man, she still had to rely on her when it came to combat.
It was very dark in the secret room, it seemed that the other party had extinguished the lights inside beforehand, and Alyssa lowered her head to dodge the attack while elbowing and flanking, but the enemy was dark and clear, and her every move was exposed in front of Vivien, and the attacks of both sides were unsuccessful.
Vivien threw a kick, and Alyssa accurately predicted that despite wearing a long gown, Alyssa's straight punch was accurately swung into the opponent's lower abdomen. Vivien didn't have time to react before she bent down in pain, and the kicked leg landed weakly beside Alyssa. "Vivien!" Concerned about Vivien's well-being, Nikita rushed in, but was stopped by Yulia.
"Heart, you can't die." Yulia walked in and turned on the light in the room. I saw Vivian grinning in pain and pressing her lower abdomen.
"It's really unstable!" Alyssa smirked, "Whether it's fighting or mecha fighting, you're no match for me. β
"Tsk" Vivien didn't say anything, and she never spoke coldly. But when she saw Nikita, she was still slightly stunned, "Why are you here!?" β
"Done, we didn't do her any good." Alyssa pointed to the modest room, which was indeed very clean, and they did not feel sorry for Vivien. "It's time to leave this kid to us."
With that, Alyssa stepped forward to pick up the girl in Nikita's arms.
"What do you want to do!" Seeing the sleeping girl, Vivien suddenly rushed up and blocked Alyssa's face.
"What is this for? Do you want to break the contract? Alyssa frowned dissatisfied.
"Miss Vivien, please calm down, this is the condition they promised to release you."
Vivien turned to look at Nikita incredulously, and her face was full of coldness, and said, "I promised Constance Dante to take care of this child, we have no right to do this. β
"What if this is the one who asks for it?" Alyssa asked.!?
Vivien looked at Nikita and hoped for a negative answer, but Nikita said guiltily, "I'm sorry, but Constance Dante decided to stay and work with them. And Sophia is definitely going to stay here with him. β
"Why..." Vivien murmured, "Doesn't he know the dangers of staying here?" Or did he just want to watch others die for him? β
"Miss!" Suddenly, Vivien's gaffe was interrupted by a loud yell, and the man looked at the woman earnestly and said, "The current situation does not allow us to make a choice. Both General Merrides and Berheath are in danger of their lives, so please take care of the overall situation. Instead of being emotional, if Constance Dante didn't do it, we would all die here. Even if you and the general don't get along, he is your grandfather after all, and your fiancΓ© is dying at this time. β
"Berhis!" Vivien's body stiffened suddenly, her eyes lost and she said, and she pounced on Nikita and asked, "What's wrong with him?" β
"We were attacked, almost all of them died, and Berschis was shot in the lungs to protect the general, and he is not out of danger now. And we lack weapons, medicine and food, so we can only hide in the ruins, and the kingdom's sweeping forces are still increasing, and if we don't leave, we will be too late. With that, Nikita took Sophia into Alyssa's arms.
And Alyssa heroically hugged Sophia in her arms. Nikita grabbed the dejected Vivien, and without saying anything more, walked out of the room towards the exit of the secret passage.
However, Vivien stood up suddenly, looked back at the grinning Alyssa and the expressionless Yulia, and said, "No matter who you are, if you dare to hurt them, I will make you pay, and I will take those two children whatever I say." With that, Vivien put on the cloak Nikita had brought and turned away.
"It's annoying!" Yulia looked at the other party's departing figure and said coldly.
"If it weren't for the fact that Mr. said they were still useful, I would have killed them a long time ago!" Alyssa pursed her lips and snorted.
Looking at the sleeping beauty in her arms, Alyssa said nonchalantly: "No matter what, another trump card is in hand, so that Mr. is one step closer to success." β
"When the time comes, we will be able to return this world to a clean universe." The girl suddenly lost her mind, looking into the distance and muttering to herself.