In just a few days, the three dioceses that stood in front of the center of the Holy See had fallen. ["Madness" to get more chapters]

Thousands of wyverns and lava-like breaths crushed from the sky, destroying all buildings in their path, and panicked believers were swept by the torrent of ground that turned them into nutrients for countless creeping behemoths to sustain them on their way to the next stronghold.

Under the double attack of the ground and the sky, even with the walls and ramparts, the elite Templar Guards and the Legion of Cathars could not withstand these beasts that survived to kill, and they were defeated again and again, watching in despair as the tall cross collapsed in the dragon's breath with the flickering flames.

"The news just came that Bishop Andunes had been killed, that the diocese of Obernine was about to fall, and that Bishop Hubert had gone to Castle of Dawn with a team of Templars. Half-kneeling on the ground, Templar Captain Grant calmly reported the information that had just arrived, the forty-year-old paladin was a staunch believer and the most loyal subordinate of the Bishop's Presbytery.

In the central chamber of the Holy See, the three cardinals and Pidoca II sat in the council chamber, although their faces showed a solemn look, but they did not see tension and unease, for thousands of years, there is no crisis encountered by the Holy See that was not passed safely, the center of the Holy See surrounded by the five dioceses has the strongest defense system and elite crusades, even if it only buys a little time in the front, the rear can organize more forces.

Bishop Moore's face was gloomy, and his tone was full of anger: "How could the dragons suddenly go crazy and attack us?

His eyes drifted to the throne of Pyroca II, the Pope sitting on whom he was silent, a faint shadow covering his face, unable to see his expression or what he was thinking.

Todd sneered slightly, glanced at Moore, and said, "It's just a verbal agreement after the Second Continental War, it's been so long, besides, now they claim to be attacking us under the leadership of the 'Damned Monarch', and being able to pass on this news to us shows that this is not very reluctant for them." ”

Moore looked moved, and said, "Oh, so we don't have a chance......

Todd waved his hand, shook his head, and said, "Don't think about it, this shows that the strength of the so-called 'Heavenly Damnation Monarch' even the Dragon Clan has to submit to him, which is not good news." ”

"O king......" Bishop Fergna seemed to remember something, turned to the captain of the Grant Guard, and asked, "Hasn't Lord Ostram returned yet?"

Grant replied, "No." ”

"You can't count on him anymore. Pildoca II finally spoke, and said with a cold face: "According to the intelligence, there are at least two kings on the other side, and the front is unbearable no matter what, so we can only delay for a little time, and we must be prepared to retreat to Heavenly Mountain." ”

The five dioceses defend the center of the Holy See, and this land of light is built around the Heavenly Mountain, where the successive popes and bishops, including the kings who died in battle, are buried in the Heavenly Mountain, which is the most heavily guarded place of the Holy See, and has the strongest defense system on the mainland, even Luo Lan has never been there.

There was silence in the council chamber, and it was evident that everyone present had thought of this possibility, and Pidoca II stood up with the papal scepter, and the light and shadow cast from the dome fell on him, and an aura of divine majesty emanated, and he took a few steps forward, bowed his head and asked, "Captain Grat, how is the reply from the Valley of Confessions?"

The three cardinals looked at Grant at the same time, and the news was more important to them than the enemy situation ahead.

As early as the capture of the first diocese, the Holy See Center sent a signal to the Valley of Confessions for help, but now it is controlled by the former Pope Cidinoeu, whose status is delicate, and if he makes some demands as a condition for rescue, such as allowing Pidoca II to hand over some of his rights or even step down, then the center of the situation may have to agree.

Therefore, none of the three cardinals first mentioned the subject, and now seeing that Pildoca II took the initiative, this must convey some kind of compromise, and they could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The captain of the Grant guard bowed slightly and said in a deep voice, "Confessional Valley has received the news, and they have no conditions. ”

Hearing this answer, Pidoca II was slightly stunned, he had already prepared for the worst, but he did not expect to wait for such an answer, did Cidinoeu have given up the struggle for power or did he not want to start a civil strife in the Holy See for the time being?

Grant said, "Lord Sidinoeu said that they have chosen a new Redeemed King, but the obstacle now is that no one can open the seal of that sword, and without that sword, the Redeemed King is not complete. ”

Unlike other kings, the power of a redemptive king is given by the Holy See and is a condensation of soul and faith.

Living near the Valley of Confessions, there is a group of villagers who have lived here for thousands of years, who have been baptized by the Light and refined their fighting skills for generations, and from among whom each generation of redeeming kings has been selected as "bearers" and inherited the holy weapon, the Sword of Judgment.

Compared with the major forces on the mainland, the Holy See has done the best job of checking and balancing the king, and the main reason is that every redemptive king is a sharp blade in the hands of the Holy See.

But their strength is not their own, it is a gift from the Heavenly Mountain, even if there is no war, their life is only a short ten years, even so, they are still the most staunch believers, willing to die for their faith.

However, the previous Redeemer King seemed to have been disturbed by something, she did not seem to want her relatives to suffer the same pain as herself, and sealed the Sword of Judgment before she died, the Holy See tried many times, but still could not open it, and the seal of the King was obviously only able to be broken by the King. And they didn't want Ostram to know about it, and as for Nell, he had been sleeping underground since the king's agreement, and no one dared to disturb him, so the matter was delayed until today.

There was silence in the chamber.

After a long time, Bishop Moore tentatively said, "Perhaps, Bishop Lantiston may be able to do ......"

There was another silence, in fact, after the crusade team that went to the dark camp returned, there were faint rumors in the center of the Holy See, and it was best for someone to guess that this was fake news released by Landiston himself, but the small actions of the Lednoisa father and son of the Mage Guild from time to time also stopped, and it seemed to confirm the news from the side.

But no one went to Bishop Landiston to ask, and no one dared to ask.

The current diocese of Bethlehem has a population of eight million, almost all of whom are Bethlehem believers, one-third of whom are barbarians and foreign believers, and the fact that North Selen is backed by the large peninsula of Olevia means that there is no shortage of food and wealth, and in the event of war, the diocese can mobilize at least one-tenth of the population to participate in the war, which is a huge number.

With the addition of Abner and other members of the Mage Society, the construction of theological academies and magic towers one after another, which means that Bethlehem not only has a crusade army including the temple and the temple, but also a complete divine system and element system, plus the original barbarian mercenary group, the rise of Bethlehem is already unstoppable.

If it was the heyday of the Holy See, then they would definitely not tolerate such an existence, but now that the Holy See is divided, they no longer have the confidence to deal with such a behemoth.

The reason why Bethlehem can become a ** diocese also implies that the Holy See has temporarily put aside this burden.

But now, if Landiston really became a king, then such a diocese would not have collapsed in at least a hundred years, and it might even go further, but this result made everyone dare not think about it, let alone say it.

Bishop Todd coughed, breaking the dull scene, and said, "If this is really the case, even if Bishop Lantiston is willing to make a move, I'm afraid the price may not be."

The other two bishops nodded together, an uncontrollable and powerful king, and the fact that even aliens could become members of the congregation, made them even more fearful than foreign enemies, and they even thought of the god of light......

Glancing left and right, he coughed and said, "I think it's good news, and let Landiston do it, no matter what the cost." ”

Everyone looked at him in surprise and puzzled.

Ordinary kings only challenge the secular power of the Holy See, but Landiston has the potential to challenge the divine power, as long as he lives long enough, this goal is not difficult to achieve, such a big harm must not be seen by the Pope, right?

But Pidoca II smiled confidently, sat down slowly, swept his gaze in front of everyone one by one, and said loudly: "Didn't the bishops think that if Landiston really became a king, then once he made a move, no matter what the result was, it would be a war between kings. ”

The three bishops were stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized and nodded their heads.

It's going to pull Landiston into the water

If Landison can really make a move against this "damned monarch", then the original battle of the Holy See guardian is to rise to the battle of kings, before the kings do not distinguish the winner and loser, the Holy See is relatively safe in a short period of time, even if the redeeming king is sacrificed, there is a sword of judgment to break the seal, it is a big deal to choose a new redeeming king, and at that time, the black Pope Ostram may have returned, and the situation will be reversed again.

To put it bluntly, all they need now is time.

Archbishop Todd hesitated, a hint of determination flashed in his eyes, he stood up, and said categorically: "Your Majesty, even if he asks for that thing, we can give it to him." He stood up, put a cross on his chest, and said loudly: "All for my lord"

The other two bishops also stood up at the same time, and also made a cross on their chests, saying, "All for my lord"

Pidka II nodded, and said solemnly, "Then let it be done, Captain Glat, Lord Siddire...... You tell him that what Rantiston wants, you can give him. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty"

Gratt gave a solemn salute and turned to retreat.

"Everything has to be done, and then we will only have to wait patiently for the result......" After saying this, Pildoga II exhaled heavily, and leaned back in his chair, looking a little tired.

The three bishops glanced at each other and bowed and retreated.

In the empty hall, only the faint breathing of Pildoka II remained.

He squinted his eyes and looked up at the light of the dome, his old cheeks and snow-white hair, and those cloudy and dull eyes, and he sighed: "Alberta, I hope that Landiston will receive my kindness, even if I am no longer the Pope, there are still people in this world who can shelter you, this is the only thing I can do as a father." ”

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Valley of Confessions.

Two gray-haired ascetics stood in front of a statue hewn out of the rock and whispered.

One of the black-robed monks looked at a little girl sitting on a broken pillar not far away, and whispered, "She is the sister of the previous Redeemer King. ”

"She's just a fifteen-year-old girl, can she?" the other greyfriar hesitated.

"There is no better place for a village than her. ”

But she was only fifteen years old. The Friar repeated.

The black-robed monk glanced at his companion and said in a light tone, "All for the sake of the Holy See." ”

"Actually, there is one person who is more suitable than her. The Grey Friar still couldn't bear it, "Not only is she also from the Valley of Confessions, but she is also even stronger. ”

"Yes, it's a good fit. "But once she becomes king, will she control the Holy See or will we control her?" and ......" he looked around, and leaned into the greyfriar's ear.

The Greyfriar looked surprised: "It turns out that she used to be the ...... of the Bishop of Landiston"

Speaking of this, he quickly stopped his mouth. For he saw two men approaching, one of whom was the former Pope, now the deacon of the Valley of Confessions, Sidinoeu, and the other was Lantistan, the bishop of Bethlehem, whom he said.

The two of them hurriedly greeted him.

The black-robed monk bowed to the two of them and said, "My lord, the bearer has been found. ”

Siddi'e stopped, glanced at the little girl, and said in a deep voice, "What about the Sword of Judgment?"

The gray-clothed monk hurriedly bowed down and said, "It is still safely placed in the rock hall, nothing has changed over the years, we have tried all the methods we can try, but there is still no way to unlock the seal of the Sword of Judgment." ”

"It doesn't matter. Siddi's gaze turned to Luo Lan's body and said, "With the help of Bishop Landiston, there should be no problem. ”

The corners of Luo Lan's mouth curved slightly, and said, "I'm willing to serve, but I don't know what kind of exchange conditions the center can give." ”

Siddirue frowned, and said, "As a servant of the Lord, can't you, as a bishop, make an exception?" You know, if we say a word here, the more the Holy See will lose." ”

Luo Lan smiled and said, "The news came not long ago that a raid team composed of at least thirty dragons and thirteen bone dragons is flying towards the expanding North Selen City, maybe the diocese of Bethlehem is also being attacked now, I also hope to stay and help the center, but I also hope that the center can understand my difficulties, and hope that this price can make up for the loss of the diocese and the believers." ”

Sidi Ru'e stared at Luo Lan for a while, his expression gradually changed from serious to bitter smile, he sighed, took out a metal box and handed it over: "This is what Bishop Lan Dan left before he died, he hoped to use this thing to save his life, but he was not able to do it, he said that if there is a chance, he will return this to you." ”

As the archbishop of one of the five dioceses in the center of the Holy See, if it weren't for the longevity of Lan Dan, I am afraid that he might be able to become the Pope in the end, but the curse of the family is still a fate that he cannot get rid of.

Luo Lan's expression did not fluctuate, he reached out and took the box and opened it to take a look, and after confirming that it was correct, he put the box in his arms, and smiled: "I feel the sincerity of the center." ”

Siddi's glance at the black-robed monk was realized, and the latter immediately bowed down and made a false gesture, saying, "Then please come with me." ”

Under his leadership, the two men bypassed the idol in front of them, and a wide passage came into view, and at the end of the road, a large cross sword was slanted into the steps raised above the ground, and in the dim light, the sword shimmered with a misty mist like a bright star.

"The Sword of Judgment. ”

There was a trace of fluctuation in Luo Lan's eyes, this sword has become one of the symbols of the power of the Holy See since the Second Continental War, and countless epics have been passed down with it, and those who hold this sword in history are the heroes of the epics, and now, do you want to open a legend through his hand?

Siddiroe stood expressionless, not knowing what he was thinking, while the black-robed monk watched Luo Lan walk towards the Sword of Judgment step by step, his expression full of nervousness.

Standing still in front of the Sword of Judgment, Luo Lan slowly stretched out his hand, and one hand quickly grasped the hilt of the sword.

Then, the sword trembled as if it were struggling, and emitted a light like the blazing sun.

At this moment, the Grey Friar was leading the little girl in, and they happened to see the scene before them.

"It's my sister's sword," the little girl suddenly shouted.

As soon as he raised his hand easily, Luo Lan pulled out the Sword of Judgment, his arm was stable and powerful, no matter how the sword resisted, there was no sign of trembling, as if what was in his hand at this time was nothing more than a weightless feather.

His gaze stared at the sword body for a moment, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he stretched out his left hand and gently touched the spine of the sword, as if glass was broken, and in the crisp cracking sound, the light on the sword turned into a point of light, completely shattered, and fell around like star chips.

The breath of Sidi'e and the two ascetics was stagnant at the same time, and Luo Lan's identity had been proven to be able to break the seal left by the original king so easily.

For a moment, the eyes that looked at him were full of fear and confusion.

"Is she the chosen bearer?" Luo Lan glanced at the little girl and said softly, "Come here." ”

The grayfriar nudged behind the little girl and whispered, "Rorel, go over, the adults want to see you." ”

Lorel obediently ran over and stood timidly in front of Luo Lan, but her eyes were wide open, the thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl was slender, her blonde hair hung down to her waist, her burlap white skirt only covered her knees, and her cheek was carved with a tiny silver cross, a mark peculiar to the villagers of Confessional Valley.

When the Sword of Judgment stood on the ground, it was probably taller than hers.

Such a weak body has to carry such a big mission, and her ending is also predictable.

Rorel looked at Luo Lan with admiration, and then at the Sword of Judgment in his hand with envy: "This is a seal arranged by my sister herself, and no one has ever been able to break it. ”

Looking at the silver cross pattern on Rorel's cheek, Luo Lan's heart flashed with a memory that was not too long, and after hearing this, he couldn't help but smile, handed the Sword of Judgment into her hand, and said, "Then, now it's yours." ”

In Lorel's surprised and confused gaze, Luo Lan lightly pointed at her forehead and smiled: "In addition, this is my personal gift to you, fight well, the new Redeeming King." ”

A warm and soft glow flashed on Lorel's forehead, and it disappeared.

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The War of Kings in the Alien World, Volume 15: The War of Kings!Chapter 53: The Decision of the Holy See (Text)

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