Chapter 44: The Beginning of the Wizard's Path
"Shaken by the majesty of the gods, our swords will be sharper than ......"
The sound of prayer, which had nothing to do with divine magic, appeared in the mouths of these black-clad deacons in a grand manner, and then, a cold white light poured out from the cross sword they held in their hands, as if a layer of silver had been applied to the cold blade, which made people feel magical, and then became holy and holy in that solemn expression—if this were among ordinary people, they would have been bowed down as a miracle; In fact, the Holy See has often done this kind of thing in history, gaining a large number of believers and support, but it is only after the end of the Holy Age and the entry of the Age of Freedom that it has been somewhat restrained because of the establishment of the Supreme Government and the blatant words of the Demon Hunters.
However, in the dark, the Holy See will still go to some more remote places to perform 'miracles' to obtain everything they want, and even, they have inserted their own shadows into some middle-level people in the highest government, and used the power of 'miracles' to bewitch those middle-level officials and relatives who grew up in atheism, and many of them were pulled into the Holy See in this way - although it was finally severely curbed by the Supreme Government from within, the Holy See that had been suppressed in the Holy Forest District once again quietly appeared in Lorante; This is what happened in the eightieth year of freedom.
Although the infiltration of the supreme government was discovered and met with the most severe counterattack, it was nothing to the Holy See, which had once again opened up the situation, and they took advantage of this opportunity to develop their doctrine again, and disguised themselves as victims in various guises. Mobilizing the people to 'take back their own churches' - people's sympathy for the weak will never change. And the Holy See, which once ruled the whole of Lorante for more than one hundred and fifty years. is naturally a representative of the acting school, even the current supreme government is unattainable; Relying only on a few 'dying old' priests and nuns, the few remaining churches of Lorant were returned to the hands of the Holy See one by one.
Although at the beginning, it was only in the name of letting these 'dying old' priests and nuns provide for their old age, but all the people did not realize that the health of these 'dying' priests and nuns was far beyond their imagination, and their energy was also extremely abundant; Not only can you take care of yourself 'well', but even adopting some orphans is very easy and simple - the same. The whole people of Lorante were touched by the fact that these "dying old" priests and nuns took in orphans while taking care of themselves, and they generously donated money to help these poor people, while those who had no more spare money helped the renovation and construction of the church with their own skills, and spared no effort to promote the beauty of the Holy See.
In less than twenty years, the number of churches in the Holy See throughout Lorante has multiplied, although it is not comparable to the pomp and circumstance of the Holy Age. But compared to the blockade that lasted for more than half a century after entering the era of freedom. But I don't know how many times better the road is; At the very least, every morning when the morning light appears, the bells are ringing, in addition to the bell tower in the middle of each town square, and from the 'holy bell' in front of the church.
And for such a situation, the supreme government is powerless - the supreme government that proclaims 'democracy' and 'freedom', in the will of the majority of the people, after the deliberation of eleven deputies and one speaker, finally passed the proposal to re-proselytize the Holy See at 5:6 on the premise that the speaker abstained from voting - fortunately, the hundredth thought of the free age has begun, and the ordinary people, who have long been far away from the deterrence and brainwashing of the holy age, are only supporting the Holy See in a sympathetic way, And there are very few people who can really become its followers; Moreover, for the Holy See, most of the people who are bent on the interests of the first can hardly be called believers.
In this way, after a series of secret agreements between the two sides, the Holy See reappeared in Lorante, and the supreme government acquiesced in this fact - however, the initial basis of this acquiescence was still based on necessity, so that the Holy See was dissatisfied with such an approach, including the supreme power of the supreme government who had abstained from voting: the President of the House; In addition to the beginning of the Great Purge of the interior, the management of the surrounding towns was strengthened; Although it will not limit the development of the Holy See, it will definitely not help, and some minor troubles are bound to appear.
For this reason, the Holy See and the supreme government almost began another battle; Eventually, however, the Holy See chose to give up and began to move to more remote areas, and in this more remote area there was the Thousand Swamp District—which, as can be seen from the present situation, was not going well; However, this does not prevent the rise of the Holy See on the basis of religious beliefs; A full hundred years, after entering the second hundredth year of the free era, the Holy See once again showed its demeanor as the overlord of the entire Lorante, and in the name of the "Birth of God", it showed its return to all the people and strength of the entire Lorante.
The supreme government, which had long been aware of this, but was powerless to stop it, kept a low profile as it is now, and the witchers acted as spectators indifferently, and only some people with bad intentions would be secretly surprised—after all, in the hearts of these people, the Holy See, which has always been inconspicuous, is completely a big piece of fat meat, and everyone wants to bite into it; However, now it is clear that the fat has turned into a steel plate, and whoever hits it will have his head broken and bleeding.
The Birth of God was a great success, at least, in the eyes of the Holy See itself, and there were even those who thought that another 'Holy Age' was about to come again, and many of the people in the Holy See thought so and prepared for it, and they were glad that things were going on as they had expected and were preparing for it—but unfortunately, just when everyone thought that the time was ripe for the 'Radiance of God' to be sprinkled on the earth again, a battle appeared on the Mount of God that no one expected.
In the breath of the demon dragon, under the magic sword in the opponent's hand, the strength that the Holy See had accumulated for many years encountered a fierce blow, and then the war broke out. It has almost wiped out all the power – hence. When confronted with the culprit. All the clergy of the Holy See called it the devil; Even if the other party has their real name, they subconsciously associate it with the mythical number of demon kings; After all, in the eyes of these clergymen, if not that one, they would have completed the plan that had been going on for nearly two hundred years.
The unexpected defeat put the Holy See in an extremely embarrassing situation, unable to advance or retreat; If it weren't for the sudden appearance of the head of the Inquisition. Even the Holy See will fall into the point of collapse and disintegration - of course, for these, the people of the Supreme Government do not care, they just remember how the Holy See used the 'magic in front of them' to deceive their stupid colleagues, and then think of the final tragic fate of those colleagues, every member of the Supreme Government present is like that, gritted their teeth, so when they saw Brace punch the two black-clad deacons who rushed straight away, all the members of the Supreme Government who were watching from the sidelines. I couldn't help but applaud secretly.
And compared to the 'reservedness' that the supreme government has always shown, the witcher's side. But without any reservations, they shouted loudly one after another—
Burst!
The two black-clothed deacons who rushed side by side, the cross sword with the brilliance of magic in their hands had not yet played its due role, and even their own masters were swept by Brace with one arm, and swept straight away; The two black-clothed deacons were already vomiting blood in the air and were already in a coma; Without the support of the black-clothed deacon, the brilliance of the divine art became dimmed in an instant, and finally, disappeared.
Bang ......
The crossed sword, which had once again turned into mortal iron, fell to the ground with a characteristic crisp sound; However, this does not hide the applause of the demon hunters.
"Well done!"
"Beat these black dogs hard!"
"What a light, powerful punch!"
"Brace, it's improved again!"
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The shouts were almost incessant, but Brace was not distracted by his cheers; After all, after the two black-clad deacons had been swept away, the remaining procession of eight men, including the two priests with swords, had already rushed towards him; For such a number of enemies, including two priests with knives, if it was before, Brace would definitely be like a great enemy, but after Ye Qi's unintentional guidance on the way back to Shak, Brace at this time was at most just a little more careful-
Although, it's still close to breaking through, but it's enough to deal with you black dogs!
With this thought, Bress smiled and showed his white teeth, like a fierce tiger raging in the mountains and forests, about to pounce on the enemy; However, there are people on the side who are faster than him!
"Oh, they all chose to ignore me! Do I look so weak, or so weak that I don't even bother you to make a move? With that characteristic aristocrat-like, yin and yang frustrated voice, Felibe appeared in front of the eight-man procession, including two priests with swords.
In his hands, he still carries the crutches he carries with him, and it is not the kind of special crutches that old people need; It's just a kind of crutch that was once popular in the upper echelons of Lorant, showing his gentlemanly demeanor - according to the height of the person, just from the ground to the height of the human hand, or according to personal needs, slightly longer, the handle of the cane head is more suitable for the grasp of the human hand with a stepped 'T' shape.
Of course, this is the appearance of an ordinary crutch, and the one in Felibe's hand is different, as long as the head of the staff is twisted slightly, a narrow-bladed thin sword will come out of it, and the comfortable handle is definitely no worse than the hilt of any sword; Coupled with the corresponding skills, this crutch is definitely an unstoppable murder weapon.
However, at this moment, Felibe did not draw the narrow-bladed rappier in the crutch, but struck at the black-clothed deacons who rushed towards him with the crutches—although there was no sharp blade and sword tip, but there was no doubt about the power of the crutches at this moment; You must know that although the decorative use of this kind of cane similar to jewelry is greater than the actual use, in order to be able to support the weight of an adult man, the cane body that seems to be only the thickness of a pigeon's egg is far stronger than ordinary people imagine, and even if it is run over by a car, it will be fine.
Not to mention the characteristic crutch in Feribe's hand; Not only has it been increased again in terms of sturdiness, but it has also been specially improved in terms of weight, which looks like a slender crutch. Its weight is not much lighter than that of the average knight's sword. It's even a little heavier; After all. There is also a narrow-bladed rappier in it - in fact, when Felibe actually responds to the battle, he appears in a dual-wielding state, with the narrow-bladed rapier as an attack and the other staff as a defense; Of course, at this point, there is no need to do so.
Brush!
With the blessing of divine magic, the cross sword is not only sharp. And it gets very fast; For Felibe, though, it's nothing; Because of his own ability, Felibe has put in considerable hard work to carefully exercise both in dexterity and speed; Therefore, at this time, facing the cross sword stabbed in his front chest, Felibe moved his steps slightly, and with a sideways turn, the cross sword grazed his chest, and. Before the opponent flipped the cross sword again, the crutch in Felibe's hand struck the opponent's wrist. Then, hit the opponent on the chest.
Bang, bang!
After two sounds, the cross sword in the black-clothed deacon's hand fell to the ground, and the whole person was even more knocked on the ground by the blow on his chest; And twitching from time to time - where Feribel strikes, it is not blind, but very exquisite; In order to be able to give full play to the advantages of his own weapons, the human body will be more painful, dizzy, and itchy after being hit, and Feribbe has been studying it for a long time.
Brush! Brush! Brush!
Not caring about the fall of his companions, the remaining black-clothed deacons and the two priests with knives surrounded Felibe and launched their own attacks; Six crossed swords with a cold white glow pierced Felibe's body in the next moment; However, these black-robed deacons and the two priests with swords did not have any joy in defeating the enemy; The touch of nothingness caused them to draw their swords one after another, and they wanted to take two steps back to defend themselves.
However, it was too late-
Bang! Bang!
The first to be attacked were naturally the two stronger priests with knives, and after two muffled sounds, they were hit the back of their heads; Immediately, the two priests with swords fainted to the ground without even snorting; After that, there were the remaining six black-clad deacons, except for two who were impatiently swept out by Brace on the side, and the remaining four fell under Felibe's 'stuffy stick'.
"Tsk, this guy Felibe is bullying people with his own ability again!"
"That's, that's it, although it's a black dog, it looks a little pitiful!"
"It's better to simply understand the lives of those black dogs with a knife!"
"That's right, that's right!"
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Just like Brace's shot, Felibe's shot will, of course, make the other witchers who were standing on the sidelines watch the excitement let out a burst of shouts; Obviously, though, unlike Brace; In the face of Felibe, these witchers have been discussing in a more 'appropriate' way, just like the slightly chattering Feribel in the past.
In response, Feribel gestured a middle finger at the witchers behind him, then turned and stood side by side with Blaise—after a wave of people fell to the ground, another wave immediately poured out of the Holy See's ranks; Admitting defeat because you were knocked down or killed is not the style of the Holy See; To a certain extent, the Holy See, which relies on religious beliefs, is least afraid of death, otherwise there would be no such existence as fanatics and martyrs, even if these existences were not as distorted as they are now.
The team that appeared in this wave of the Holy See was different from the previous mix of black-clothed deacons and priests with knives, this time it was completely composed of a team of ten priests with knives - each of them was not only calm, but also murderous, and there was not the slightest human color in their eyes; Obviously, even an onlooker could spot the extraordinaryness of this group of priests with swords.
"Isn't it unfair to fight two out of ten?"
Tate, who had been standing among the witchers watching the battle, said hello to Jacob, and then rushed to the side of the two friends, their short and stout figures, and when they writhed, their muscles and bones made bursts of noise like firecrackers; It's not as big as Brace's balloon, but it looks much stronger.
It's not just Tate, Giffen. De, Monroe and other witchers all rushed to the field for a while; Even Jacob, who is the leader of the team, will follow if he has not forgotten his duty; However, even so, the situation in the field has changed; The side that was originally superior in numbers immediately became the inferior side after more than a dozen witchers sprang out in an instant; This is because the remaining witchers saw that someone was one step ahead, and that their own team was superior in numbers, and did not continue to enter the field; Otherwise, I'm afraid that this number will be even higher.
Just as the witchers feared for their friends, the Holy See would not allow the majesty of the gods to be offended—several teams of black-clad deacons and priests with swords immediately followed suit; Obviously, there are more people than the witchers at this moment; And at this time, little Doug and Ksol, who had long been impatient on the side, were about to rush into the room; But Ye Qi held his shoulders one by one and blocked it.
"Mr. Finger, let me go quickly, I'm going up and helping!"
Little Doug and Xsol said hurriedly, in no particular order.
"Help? You're just going up to help! Ye Qi said angrily in the tone of 'Finger', and then, in that characteristic way of shrugging his shoulders, he pointed to the supreme government in the distance, which obviously excluded people, and said: "Moreover, with the participation of the supreme government, the 'hot field' opened by the wizard's path this time is almost the same!" ”
PS The first update ~~~ timing~~~ (to be continued.) )