The soldiers of the crusade and the defenders of the Holy City, led by the Knights Templar, fought fiercely at sea, in the air, in the city, outside the city, and in the mountain passes, and the troops on both sides fought until they suffered heavy casualties, and the sea and streets were stained red with blood, and the city "blessed by the gods in the light" was shrouded in a strong smell of blood.

However, above the Papal Palace, Christina, who was in control of everything, watched all this with a cold eye. A sneer of disdain curled across her lips, and it was in the best interest of the Truth Society that the daring intruders and the ignorant and stupid Knights Templar would continue to kill each other, and it would be best for them to lose and die both.

Standing next to her at this time, there were thirteen cloaked members of the Truth Society, all of whom were at least level 10 or above. Not all members of the Truth Society are qualified to participate in the "grand ceremony" and witness the arrival of its Lord Lucifer, and only those who have reached this level can barely get tickets.

In addition to this, there were two other people who were dressed completely differently from the thirteen high-ranking people present.

Julien Rousseau, dressed in the paladin armor left behind by Puternin, stood heroically beside him, waiting for the recognition of these high-ranking people who had a voice in the Truth Society.

The other was Sixtus, who still wore the golden white robe that symbolized his papal status, and stood there proudly as little as possible without being humble or arrogant. Despite his efforts to make himself look different as a "collaborator", this does not hide the fact that the new Pope has become a slave and prisoner of the Truth Order. On the contrary, it will seem a little cover-up.

In fact, at this point, Christina no longer needs to continue to hide it, the disregard and humiliation of Ssixtus has become blatant, but His Majesty the Pope, who wants to save face, selectively deceives himself. If it weren't for the fact that the divine contract on Sixtus that belonged to the Pope still had a little use value, he wouldn't be alive now.

As if tired of watching the fight below, Christina looked up at the sky where the sun had just appeared, and asked casually, "How long is it until the eclipse?"

"It's about two or three hours away. A middle-aged man in a cloak standing next to him replied respectfully.

He wasn't a royal or aristocratic member of a country, just a commoner businessman, but he was a genuine Truth Society Rank 12 high-level. The truth will be hidden in the world's countless shadows, and their status is not entirely determined by their true power in the real world, so it is not strange for a commoner who is not good-looking to command a prince and nobleman, and for the high-level above the tenth level, the more low-key and ordinary the identity is, the more conducive to their cover-up.

"Let's go. It's time for our gala. Christina raised her hand and turned to leave.

Thirteen cloaked high-ranking officials followed. Then there was Julian, who kept a distance from the higher-ups, and at the back was Sixtus, who had hesitated and wavered before raising his foot, but soon found himself in disgrace and obedience.

Before heading to the coffin underground, the group had to walk through a long corridor of saints.

The "Saints' Corridor", as the name suggests, is a relatively long corridor built to commemorate the clergy who have been canonized as "saints" for their outstanding contributions since the history of the Holy Light Church. On both sides of the corridor, there are more than 400 life-size stone statues of the saints, each with its own form and life, passing through the statues of these saints, which makes people feel a sense of solemnity.

In the previous war brought by the vampires, as well as the civil war to overthrow the Cardinal and the "Purifier", although the war spread to the interior of the Papal Palace, the Corridor of Saints was spared the destruction of the war, which has to be said to be a miracle.

And Sixtus had mixed feelings as he walked through the corridor at this time. On the one hand, the Saints' Corridor is a sacred place in the hearts of every devout believer of the Holy Illumination, including Sixtus, who even fantasized about whether his exploits in overthrowing the Cardinals and the "Purifiers" would allow him to have a place in the Saints' Corridor after his death, but on the other hand, he was cooperating with the evil Truth Society at this time, conspiring with tigers and colluding with each other, and such a practice would surely be remembered for thousands of years in the evaluation of later generations. At this time, Sixtus was uneasy in his heart, and every time he passed by a statue of a saint, he had the illusion that these statues of saints were alive, and he was interrogating him with cold eyes.

Although this was just a psychological delusion and would not cause him actual harm, the growing guilt made it difficult for him to take every step forward. As a result, Sixtus walked at a much slower pace than the others, and Christina and the others had to stop and urge impatiently a few times.

But as time passed, Sixtus discovered that the feeling of being interrogated was not just an illusion, but a real coercion!

"Ah......h

The others also noticed the anomaly of Sistus, and they all stopped and turned around.

"What's wrong with you?" Julian immediately ran over to observe Sixtus's condition, only to find that there seemed to be some invisible magical thread connected to him, draining some special energy from his body.

"Oh no! someone is rescinding his parable contract!" the well-informed Christina immediately sensed what was happening.

She hurriedly summoned thirteen high-ranking members of the Society of Truth to cast a spell to prevent the divine contract on Ssixtus from being lifted.

The metaphorical covenant is not only a symbol of the status of the pope, but also a power that only the pope himself can control. As followers of the fallen angel Lucifer and followers of Judas the betrayer, the Society of Truth is a group of people abandoned by the light, so that the members of the Society of Truth cannot enter into a divine covenant under any circumstances, nor can they become popes. But to fulfill their long-cherished wish for thousands of years, they had to be helped by the Pope's oracle covenant. This is also the main reason why Christina went to great lengths to put Sixtus on the papal throne.

But now, the divine covenant of Sixtus is disappearing, and his papacy is being abolished, so that the great grand scheme of truth, which will last for thousands of years, will be in vain 99.9999% of the time!

How can this be?!

"He must be protected at all costs!" Christina yelled to the thirteen higher-ups. At this time, she saw Julian standing next to her with nothing to do, she frowned, and said in a deep voice: "You also come to help!"