178. Grim
Although I don't know what the impatient paladin said to the archbishop, even from a long distance, you can see that his face suddenly changed, and he quickly regained his composure, and after the paladin was separated, the ceremony continued, and the chant sounded again, but this time no one was in the mood to close their eyes and pray, and everyone was talking about what happened to make the church behave so badly? In a hurry to interrupt the ceremony?
Just when Bai Yi was also worried about whether this festival would be ruined again, a series of chaotic footsteps suddenly sounded around, it was a lot of people running, and a moment later, one of the housekeepers of the Dowler family also knocked on the boxes and said to Wendiny: "Miss, the Templar Fortress is in an emergency. ”
It's just such a few simple words, but there is an explosive news in it.
The so-called Templar Fortress is not a castle or fortress, but a line of defense located in the southernmost part of the Southern Continent, from the Weimar Mountains in the southwest to the dark mud in the southeast in the east.
What is defended here is naturally the shadow rift and the abyss gate, the two plane rifts left over from history, these two rifts were left by the incorrect handling of human beings in the previous plane war, which is equivalent to a permanent plane channel, connecting the East plane and the endless abyss, and is the largest channel for the abyss demons to invade the human world.
To this end, humanity has set up a Templar Fortress and built an absolute line of defense, where a lot of defensive forces and resources have been invested to resist a large-scale attack by demons at any time, and this is not only a barrier to the southern land, but even a gate to the entire East plane.
The Templar Fortress has been standing for more than 3,000 years, but it is still as strong and reliable as new for 3,000 years, thanks to the painstaking renovation and reinforcement of human beings. That's why the Church is so out of shape when it hears that the Templar Fortress is in an emergency, and once it falls, it means that the entire Southern Continent will be exposed to the demon's minions!
"Judging from the history I have, the last time there was a danger there, I still hoped that Your Excellency and your wife would make it, at that time, in order to encircle and suppress the demigod lich, many strong people were also transferred from the Holy Temple, and the demon seized the opportunity... However, at that time, there was only a little danger, and it was still far from the level of emergency. The Apprentice Walker said in the void.
Let's not talk about how he defined the Elven Walker as Lady Bai Yi, but it is not difficult to see from his words that the Templar Fortress is very stable most of the time.
Throughout the previous history, although the Templar Fortress has experienced countless wars, large and small, it has not reached the level of emergency, and stable rear assistance is the key, even if there is civil strife in the Southern Continent, the supply and reinforcement here have not been interrupted, which is of course the credit of some churches, and there is also the consciousness of some human beings.
"Problems can go anywhere, but not here." These were the words of Vosa I, who was still a duke at the time, when he visited the Templar fortress during the recent change of dynasty, and he did it, even during the war for hegemony, without interrupting the supply and assistance here, and forcibly carrying this huge burden to become emperor, and it was because of his resolute attitude that he won the support of the neutral church and provided him with a lot of help.
It can be seen that the Templar Fortress is more important to humans than the throne, so when they heard the news, even the Voidwalkers were shocked.
"Why is this happening?" The Demon Walker was the first to question, "I have carefully deduced the situation of the Templar before my death, and according to my calculations, unless all the Great Lords and Lords in the entire Abyss are united, with the strength of only one or two Lords or even one or two Great Monarchs, there is absolutely no chance of winning if you want to attack head-on. Of course, you can listen to the whole abyss uniting as a joke. ”
"It's not just that a frontal assault is not possible, but it is also impossible to make a detour from the side, the entire southern defense line can be seen as an arc protruding to the north, narrow in the middle and long at both ends, if you want to bypass from the Weima Mountains or the dark mud, not only do you need to deal with the terrible demonic beasts inside, but you also have to maintain a long and difficult supply line, even with the strong physique of the devil, you can't hold it." The lord followed suit.
What you say makes a lot of sense, but now that something is really going on, how can you explain it? Bai Yi sneered, not in a hurry to speak, but planned to listen to the more detailed news brought by the housekeeper first.
As a result, Wendini asked several questions in a row, but the housekeeper couldn't answer, and it seemed that he didn't know much about it, but the news came from the church, and the authenticity must be fine.
So the question is, did this group of demons fly over?
"If it weren't for some powerful forbidden spell, or if there was a new breed bred in the abyss, then it could only be a traitor, and there were a lot of them, and it would be possible to take the Templar Fortress by combining the inside and the outside." Demon Walker said with certainty.
According to the memories of the Void Walkers, the walls of the Templar Fortress are not simply high walls, there is a moat outside the city, and there are ditches and other fortifications on the periphery, and even the city wall itself is more like the multiple inner and outer walls of ancient China, and many areas are also set up urn cities, which are as complex as a labyrinth.
Coupled with the large-scale divine realm that has always covered the entire line of defense, the demons can't sneak into it at all, and the cultists who are bewitched by them are also easy to find and detect, so the demon walkers are so sure, such a defensive structure can not only be broken by finding someone to lead the way, not only civil strife, but also large-scale civil strife.
But the Templar Fortress is led by the Church, organized by the Church, the secular forces only cooperate, and the main defense force is the extremely devout and loyal Crusaders and Paladins, how can this be planted on a large scale?
In Bai Yi's opinion, the situation on the side of the Templar Fortress is full of suspicions, and from the words of the butler, it seems that even the communication magic has been interrupted, and no further information has been received here, or the civilians close to the fortress know that something happened there when they see the rising wolf smoke, and they don't know how long it took to report this information layer by layer, and even the time of the incident cannot be determined.
Although according to common sense, the demon side also has the method of blocking communication, but Bai Yi still subconsciously associates in the direction of the Fallen God Cult, although it is basically impossible to analyze this from a rational point of view, you are just a cult, why should you just face the church?
"At this time, I am particularly envious of the two artifacts of satellite and Internet." The magician concluded with a final sentence.
But in any case, this important celebration of the Immortal Academy was in vain, and after the people of the church stepped down, Dean Runes hurriedly ran to the front of the stage, and together with the previous archbishop, he explained the situation in a general manner, and hurriedly withdrew despite the uproar in the audience.
Bai Yi walked out of the box and saw several people who looked like they were in a hurry to chase in the direction of the principal, these people should be senior cadres sent by the big nobles or various associations to participate in the celebration.
Soon, the news from the Sanctuary spread throughout the entire Afen City, and the festive atmosphere that had been permeated before was instantly swept away, and the whole city was discussing the upcoming next plane war, and the faint panic began to spread, and the school celebration or something had already been left behind, which made Bai Yi can't help but sigh about the characteristics of his festival destroyer, probably because the Void Walker is not worthy of the festival, right? Fortunately, this time the mess didn't come out, but far away in the southernmost Templar Fortress.
Even Bai Yi, a little girl in the family, sat in the living room with a cup of black tea, discussing the situation there, just listening to their various childish remarks and ideas, which made Bai Yi feel like he was selling cuteness, but he also knew that most people's views on the situation would not be much better than theirs.
But there are always occasions for serious discussions, such as the dean's conference room, where there are already many people sitting inside, and there is a very tight silent barrier outside, and there are even many mysterious people in gray robes guarding the surroundings, it is clear that this is a very important confidential meeting.
Looking at the participants again, in addition to the headmaster and the elderly archbishop who had shown his face before, there were also representatives of various associations, as well as representatives of great nobles of the rank of Grand Duke Enlight, but among them, only a gray-robed old man sitting next to the archbishop looked a little suspicious, and for a while he concentrated a lot of puzzled eyes.
"This is Rodhart, the Grand Knight of the Church, and the Grand Inquisitor of the Inquisition." The archbishop introduced to the crowd.
"One of the triumvirate of the Inquisition?" A representative of the nobility exclaimed in a gaffe, "Why are you here?" ”
Although the celebration of the Xiansai Academy was valued by many forces, it only sent representatives of the prince, vice president, and heir to participate, but not only an archbishop came from the church, but even the mysterious triumvirate of the Inquisition came with one, and the degree of attention was obviously different from others.
"For a glorious and great cause." The gray-robed old man said in a hoarse voice, took out a note full of dense small characters from the sleeve of his robe, handed it to the prince sitting beside him, and continued: "This is the news from the Holy City just now, Your Highness, take a look first." ”
The prince hurriedly took the note and read it, but the more he looked down, the worse his face became, and after he finished reading it, he hurriedly said: "This... It's unbelievable... I don't want to believe it's true..."
The tone of his speech has been somewhat distorted, and he no longer has the grandeur of the celebration.
can make a prince who is a representative of the royal family so out of shape, you can imagine how exciting the content on the note is.