Archbishop Xilan pushed open the heavy temple door, and a strong smell of rust mixed with the smell of blood came from the pavement, even the owner of this temple, Xilan still couldn't smell this temperature, especially in the enclosed space.

The smell always reminded him of the killings, corpses and wails on the battlefield.

As the master of the Temple of Judgment, Archbishop Xilan commanded all the armies under the command of the Holy See, including some paladins, and he was the one of the three bishops who held the military power.

The three temples of the Holy See have a clear division of labor.

The temple of the goddess is mainly responsible for the dissemination of doctrine and investigation work, they have trained a large number of priests to build churches in various parts of the mainland, and use the way of indoctrination to strengthen the position of the Holy See in the hearts of the people, these priests are not only responsible for spreading the ideas of the Holy See to the people, but also responsible for monitoring the movements of the nobles in various places, once they find that a nobleman has an abnormality, they need to report to the Holy See immediately.

The Temple of Light is responsible for diplomacy with the major secular kingdoms, and even participates in some kingdom affairs, there are many clergy of the Temple of Light serving in the secular kingdom, with the intention of the Holy See, these clergy are promoted quickly in the kingdom, and quickly grasp great power, in some remote small kingdoms, the priests of the Temple of Light can even directly identify the next king, without having to consult with the king at the time.

As for the Temple of Judgment, their job is much simpler, which is to eradicate all enemies who are threatening or hostile to the Holy See.

Because of their ruthless combat style and extremely strong combat power, they were once praised by the Pope as "the sword of God." ”

As the archbishop of the ruling temple, Xi Lan, naturally took the sword bearer who held this divine sword.

Although Xilan's theocratic status in the Holy See is not as good as that of Joan, Bishop of the Temple of the Goddess, everyone knows that the most powerful person under the Pope is not Jon, but he who controls the absolute combat power of the Holy See.

He walked into the Temple of Judgment, which, unlike the other two halls, was not set against a backdrop of stark gold and white, but was occupied by a deep black and a harsh red.

This temple is not large, and the decoration is not exquisite enough, compared to the magnificent scale of the temple of the goddess, it can even be described as simple, but every time Xilan comes here, he feels awe and peace from the depths of his heart.

Standing in front of a statue at the very center of the Temple of Judgment, Xilan respectfully set the crown aside, and then bowed reverently.

"May you cleanse the world of evil, and I am willing to be an invincible sword in your hand to slay all the wicked, even if they fall into the endless abyss. ”

When Xilan raised his head again, the expression on his face relaxed.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please come and visit. ”

"I see. Xilan nodded.

His Holiness the Pope's health has deteriorated from bad to worse, and he hasn't been seen in front of everyone for almost a year.

Xilan sighed, he still remembered how high-spirited and dazzling His Majesty the Pope was when he first ascended the throne, dazzling like a god, just looking at his back can give people infinite confidence.

But now His Majesty is like a dying old man, and even the meal has to be served by servants, and Xi Lan remembers the last time he saw the Pope, he even tied the buttons on his robe in the wrong place.

Your Majesty is only fifty-eight years old this year.

With a sigh, Xilan smoothed the wrinkles on his robe and walked out of the Temple of Judgment.

......

When the two priests saw Xilan, they saluted him in silence and pushed the door open for him.

Walking deeper along the Shinto path, Xilan saw the old man sitting on the throne of the supreme god.

"Your Majesty. ”

"Xilan, good ...... Kid," the Pope gasped, as if it would take all his strength to say a word, and he raised his hand to Silan, "You're here, come closer, let me see." ”

Xi Lan raised his head and saw the Pope's appearance, his heart tightened, compared to the last state, His Majesty the Pope seemed to be even more old and weak.

The Pope did not wear a crown, his white hair was very sparse due to the shedding, and his skin was wrinkled and pale, like the bark of a tree that had completely lost its vitality.

Even the eyes that had always been radiant became cloudy at this time.

Xilan took two steps forward and knelt at the Pope's feet.

The Pope trembled and stretched out his hand, grabbed Xi Lan, and asked with a smile on his face, "If you come out, the enemies of the Shadow Mountains must have been wiped out." ”

Xi Lan nodded and said, "It's just a small-scale invasion, and a paladin cavalry team can solve it, but what I'm worried about is that this invasion is a tentative act by the demons trying to make a large-scale sortie." ”

"Don't take it lightly, our ancestors paid a very heavy price to repel the demons to the desolate land, but they could not exterminate them, these demons from hell, it seems to be endless, every time we destroy them in large numbers, it will not be long before they gather again, I suspect that somewhere in the desolate land, there may really be a passage between hell and earth. The Pope voiced his fears, "According to the records in the history books, these monsters are limited to fifty years, and the strongest one will be born to rule over these monsters. ”

That is, the "apostles" I told you. The Pope's eyes showed a look of remembrance, and he said with a little regret: "Low-level demon soldiers, not terrible, but the power of the "apostle" should not be underestimated, since the demon was discovered, a total of seven apostles have appeared, and they have the power to destroy the city. ”

The seven apostles, the "seven deadly sins" recorded in the Hadith, are the seven demon kings of hell. Xilan frowned.

"Arrogance, jealousy, anger, laziness, greed, gluttony, lust," the pope nodded, "the appearance of each apostle has brought devastating suffering to the continent. ”

"But weren't they all killed?" asked Xilan puzzled, "The death of the apostle will not be able to be reborn, and even if the body is brought back to hell, it will only be an empty shell." ”

"Yes, nearly three hundred years have passed since the last Apostle was slain for the Sin of Gluttony, and there have been no new Apostles in the Shadow Mountains, and I thought that there would be no more kings in Hell. ”

Xilan's heart chuckled, and from the Pope's words, it was not difficult to hear that a new apostle would come on this continent?

"Yes, a new apostle will come in two years, and he will not be among the Seven Deadly Sins," the Pope paused, and then said, "According to the instructions of the Apocalypse, its name is ......"

"Dragon Monarch, Bakar. ”

Silan looked at the old yellow parchment in the Pope's hand, on which was printed a rudimentary drawing.

Cities are burning, countless human beings are wailing in pain and despair, and countless monsters with human bodies and dragon heads are wreaking havoc.

A pitch-black dragon floated above the city, watching it all with mocking eyes.