Chapter 363: The Beginning of the Destruction of the Holy See
Answering the cross-examinations of several Knights of the Judgment with great cooperation, Dirada had a gentle expression with a little impatience, and perfectly interpreted the image of a pious but impatient pilgrim, and the knights who stopped him looked at each other, and they all thought that there should be nothing wrong with this person...... So the knight at the head apologized very kindly: "Sorry, we ......"
"It's okay, I can understand it, but ......" a slight hesitation appeared on the face of the young man with blonde hair, Dilarda rubbed his hands and hesitated, "I heard strange rumors in the city, I don't know ......"
"Sir, you also understand that this is just a rumor, but if you notice anything inappropriate, you can contact any of the priests you see and explain the situation." The knight at the head smiled slightly, "Please enjoy your time in Cloudsdale, please treat everyone you meet with kindness and tolerance, please respect the normal beliefs and habits of others, and don't take the lead in provoking disputes...... The Light will be with you. ”
"I see...... May the Holy Light shine upon you and me. Deidara bowed her head, stretched out her hand, and drew a cross, with a pious expression and solemn movements, and the ceremonial demeanor and posture of this ritual were impeccable...... In the eyes of the Knights of Judgment, this etiquette obviously added a lot of impression to Dirada, and the vigilance in his heart dissipated a lot.
Of course...... After saying goodbye to the paladins, Diralda turned to leave, a smile curling into her lips.
This one liturgy alone took him eight hours to practice.
With a yearning and reverent smile on his face, Dirada walked through the streets of the second district of the Holy City, looking curiously at the buildings that lined the streets. Like a devout pilgrim who has finally arrived in the holy city, it seems that every qiē of the city attracts him to observe and appreciate it...... Throughout. No matter what the details, he is impeccable. During the month, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims pour into the Holy City to spend Advent with the Eternal City, and he is one of these devout pilgrims.
For an infiltrator with a heavy mission, this kind of disguise is a must.
He thought of the paladins who had just stopped him for questioning, and sneered silently in his heart, these naïve and stupid priests had no idea what a powerful enemy they were facing......
The Temple had clearly issued an ultimatum and had used some means to make the upper echelons of the Holy See aware of the crisis. But the clergy, who claim to be transcendent from the mundane, are also like mortal regimes in such matters, choosing to conceal the truth for the sake of ridiculous dignity, leaving ordinary clergy and believers in the dark...... Until now, these poor little paladins still think that the rumors are just a little trouble, and they are still immersed in the illusion of the infinite greatness and power of the Holy See, which is really pitiful.
And these so-called believers......
Smiling and nodding to several oncoming pilgrims, Dirada snorted disdainfully in his heart...... Rumors have spread throughout Cloudsdale, and the Holy See has sent paladins to increase patrols, people with a little brain. They all smelled the tension in the air of Cloudsdale, but none of them left, and still chose to stay here.
Dirada privately believes that it is not so much that they are all devout believers. I chose to believe in the Light and the Holy See, believing that even if there was any conspiracy, the Holy See of Light, favored by God the Father, would save the day—rather they were standard human beings. Even if you believe in the Light, the bad part of the soul is still not removed. There's probably only one reason why they chose to stay here.
That is, they want to watch, they want to see the excitement.
Nothing. More than human tragedies and crises, they are interested in their own kind.
It's so sad...... Both for these people and for the Holy See.
But for Dirada, it's a wonderful thing.
Because that's his mission, that's his mission to come to the Holy City, he's a temple disciple.
From receiving orders to moving quickly, he traveled up the river on a passenger ship on the Munau River, rocking all night in the dark and damp bilge with excitement, thinking about plans and perfecting details, he did not get enough rest, but the last thing he wanted to do at the moment was sleep...... He was a fearless Templar disciple who had vowed to accomplish his mission, and he was honored to lead the way in a glorious war that would go down in history and will still be talked about by countless people for thousands of years.
This sacred mission, this grand plan that makes people shudder involuntarily when you think about it, thousands of years from now, people will still be frantically speculating about who destroyed the Holy See, and this topic will feed even a large number of historians and scholars, who will be happy to cast a veil of intricacies and mysteries over this event, and put forward a lot of laughable speculations, but the truth will still be hidden in the fog of history and will not be known to most people.
This excitement of making history, hiding history, and even possessing history made Dirada tremble with joy.
At such a great moment, with such a great mission, it is obviously a great sin to do such a boring thing as a waste of time by sleeping, and this precious time must not be wasted for a minute, and he must immediately plunge into his battlefield to make the most perfect start to this holy battle that destroys the Holy See...... When he thought about this, he felt full of energy.
I have to get to work quickly...... While pretending to enjoy the scenery, he secretly observed the situation here, the detailed layout of the first five floors of Cloudsdale City from the bottom to the top automatically flashed in his mind, he had already memorized every detail of the map, this place was about to become his battlefield, and it would also be the beginning of the defeat of the Holy See.
Dirada took a deep breath and looked up at the crowd in front of him, all the clergy and followers of the Holy Light in this holy city...... They were all his enemies, and when he thought of it, he had a heroic sense of being the enemy of the world.
He infiltrated this hostile city to do something earth-shattering surrounded by powerful enemies.
Like the powerful assassins of the Dark Brotherhood. However, he is not a member of the Brotherhood, and they are far more powerful than the Dark Brotherhood. and nobler than they are, and they don't do it for money. Rather, for greater and sublime reasons.
First Action...... Be sure to do it beautifully.
As a horse-drawn carriage approached slowly, Dirada, who was wondering if he wanted to improvise, was in the spotlight, and this public carriage was one of the means of transportation in Cloudsdale...... He looked sideways, and a pot-bellied merchant seemed to squeeze through the crowd and towards the station where the carriage stopped, and the people he pushed and pushed away couldn't help but frown.
Ha...... It's up to you, most businessmen are greedy for money, and they are so unreasonable in their daily trivialities, it must not be a good thing - they make up a reason to do it. A sneer appeared on the corner of Dilada's mouth, and he pretended to be squeezed away by this person, and at the same time, his cuffs loosened, and a small fiery red crystal arced through the air, flashing with a faint light, and fell into the pocket of the person he had chosen as his target.
Clean, no suspicion, very perfect action.
Dirada thought to herself...... Comparing himself to the Assassins of the Dark Brotherhood, he felt that his actions were comparable to those of the Night Slayers. It's just that the Assassin silently stabbed a deadly dagger, and he quietly threw an invitation to hell.
The subject unjustifiably squeezed into the car, unaware that it was a Soul Reaver carriage bound for death...... It's pathetic, and the people who are also in the car.
They are all innocent. And the reason I just found in my heart is just a joke...... All are innocent, and no one is born to die. But even then, they had to die.
The city was doomed to destruction...... and remained in the city. Obsessed people.
Dirada still had a warm smile on her face, listening to the conversation of the people around her—all complaining about the oversized and rampaged brother. But no one came out to stop him and point out his rudeness, so what was the reason for their silence? No one will admit that because of their cowardice and reserve, they will use the Holy See's propaganda slogan in Cloudsdale as a shield: please treat everyone you meet with kindness and tolerance.
What a pity......
Dirada's eyes suddenly sharpened, and he mobilized his mental power to send a signal.
Violent firelight and roaring explosions rang out, and in the distance, the wreckage of a carriage was thrown high, and the blazing impact and red clouds churned out, and everyone was so shaken by the sudden explosion and fire that they involuntarily covered their eyes with their arms...... It wasn't until the severed arms and flesh fell from the sky that the dull people understood what had happened.
Screams of terror, frenzied flights, and loud crying...... and the rising light, the loud shouts of the paladins, and countless voices mingling together...... A moment ago, it was a quiet and peaceful Cloudsdale, beautiful, friendly, far away from strife, but now, it is shrouded in death and terror, and the veil of falsehood has faded.
Seems...... That's what the world should be.
Deidara looked panicked and stepped back with the crowd, and according to his experience and assumptions, the panic would spread even further, snowballing, into everyone's hearts, and then there would be a massive push and stampede, so that the place would be completely enveloped in death and panic......
But the priests reacted faster than he imagined, and almost less than a minute after the explosion occurred, a gentle holy light swept by, enveloping everyone's hearts, and suddenly, the feelings of panic and fright were appeased, people's agitated mood slowly calmed down, and a voice that made people trust when they heard it sounded: "Please don't panic, don't be afraid, don't exercise vigorously, slowly retreat, and maintain order...... The clergy and priesthood troops will be coming soon, please wait where you are, and shout loudly if there are those who need treatment and help now......"
Tut......
I'm going to change my plan next time...... More capable than I thought, these clergy.
Although he continued to act now, he could completely further expand the panic to a situation where these dozen priests could not control it...... But he felt that several spiritual forces were constantly scanning the crowd, obviously there were clever priests lurking in the dark, so it was better not to act rashly.
Anyway, there are still many opportunities, and the time is still long......
Although it didn't get the perfect result as expected, it was still a good start.
A satisfied smile appeared on Dillarada's face...... He could already feel a feeling creeping through the crowd.
Named ...... Fear.
Fear...... It was his sharpest weapon and the centerpiece of the Templar disciples' plans.
There is no more invincible weapon in this world than fear.
That's right...... He and the other Temple disciples who were tasked with carrying out this plan were on a mission to spread fear.
The Temple issued a declaration of war to the Holy See early on, threatening to destroy the city of Cloudsdale on Advent Day, when there were still more than ten days before Advent, and the great Temple would not wait in vain...... They had previously spread rumors in the Holy City, pushing the Holy See to a very disadvantageous position from the side of public opinion, and now, their plans will continue.
The Templar disciples, including Dirada...... They will use their ingenuity, strength, and the wildest terror in their minds to unleash a frenzy of destruction in Cloudsdale and sow fear among the crowd in every way.
They want to let the people of Cloudsdale know...... The destruction of the Holy See was not a ridiculous rumor, but a well-thought-out plan, and the Temple was fully capable of doing this, and it would be approaching with countless blood, death, destruction, and attacks, so that the people of Cloudsdale could truly feel the imminence of the crisis, and let them understand that the Holy See was deceiving them and that the Holy See could not protect them.
And the Holy See, in the midst of defeat after failure, will slowly become uncontrollable, they will not be able to continue to maintain lies, they will not be able to continue to control the situation, they will reluctantly admit the coming of the temple, and then resist in vain in the gradual madness, and finally, they will be annihilated in the light.
The faithful will flee in fear, they will no longer trust the Holy See, and they will tell what happened on Advent, so that the faith and credibility that the Holy See of Light has built in Nolen will be lost......
That way, they will ...... Completely ruined miè!
Dirada smiled contentedly.
Next, it is time to use your talents and wisdom to fight wits and courage with the Holy See.
But the advantages are huge...... Because the Holy See despises magic, no one in the Holy See knows the art of exploding, and no one can win him! (To be continued......) R1292