The "Alexander Tragedy" more than a month ago shocked the entire world of Olopa.

But for the inhabitants of St. Pope's Island, located in the middle of the three continents of Olopa, any earth-shattering events that happened outside the island were no longer important at all. Because nothing is more important than the safety of oneself and one's family.

Almost half a year has passed since the Quds Rebellion, and a new pope has not yet been elected, but the power of the improvised secret service "Purifiers" has grown.

The loss of the power of moderation brings about boundless and infinite disasters.

If the detection and supervision of the "purifiers" were only aimed at the internal management of the Holy See, now even the people have been affected. From top to bottom, from the court to the opposition, from the church to the secular, from the point to the surface, the "purifiers" are receiving all the great and small powers of the papal dominions at every level, piece by piece. Under the shadow of "sacred terror", people are arrested on trumped-up charges every day and then executed without trial. Bloody wind and rain, everyone is in danger.

For such a terrifying order, the former chief judge Sixtus was as clear as a mirror.

The reason why a new pope has not been elected is because the status quo without a pope is in the best interest of the three cardinals hiding behind the "purifiers". Although Sixtus used to be the right and right hand of the pope, under one man and above ten thousand, that was based on the premise of the absolute majesty of the pope, but now that the pope no longer exists, Sixtus is nothing at all. In order to save his life, Sixtus volunteered to resign as chief judge of the Inquisition and went to a remote village to "dedicate everything that was left of his life to God" in a small church that he had donated.

Of course, Sixtus did not do this because he was "indifferent to fame and fortune", but because he saw the fate of Rena Berroville, the deputy commander of the Templar Order.

The loyal, upright paladin returned to Holy Pope Island with her personal guard from the Celestial Flame Legion immediately after the "Holy City Rebellion", and when Reyna saw the "Purifier" killing innocent people in the name of the Truth Society, she angrily questioned it, but was immediately killed by the "Purifier" Arrested and detained without explanation, abused and beaten every day, forced to admit that she was an undercover agent of the Truth Society, and the stubborn female knight would rather die than give in, so she was stripped naked and hung naked at the gates of the Holy City every day for public display. This kind of inhuman humiliation, not to mention a paladin with great achievements, even the most basic dignity of a human being has been completely destroyed. As for the fact that Reyna has not been killed, she is just a hostage left to prevent the Knights Templar from mutiny.

As an old man in his seventies, Sixtus's thin body could no longer withstand any slight weight, and although he was once a popular candidate for the next pope, that was a thing of the past. Having lived most of his life, Sextus has lived long enough that he knows what he wants. Since Sixtus became chief judge, the Inquisition used extremely cruel punishments to carry out religious persecution of a large number of so-called "infidels" and "traitors", in fact, Sixtus has always been very afraid in his heart, he is afraid that the torture of the prisoners in the Inquisition will one day fall on him, so he has always been submissive to the Pope, and he has also been to other colleagues step by step; however, all the torture in the Inquisition that he knows is simply "the most merciful education" in the face of the "purifiers".

When Sixtus first saw how the "Purifier" tortured prisoners, his heart almost collapsed at that moment. If the Knights Templar still had a function that the Purifiers had not yet been able to replace, then the Inquisition was now dispensable. Therefore, it was quite wise for Sixtus to choose this time to resign as presiding judge, at least he could get what he wanted: to get through the rest of his life in peace.

Of course, there is also an important reason for this, which is that Sixtus has been caught, a stain that cannot be erased: in the "Holy City Rebellion", in the face of the attack of the vampire army, Sixtus fled and abandoned the city.

Although Sixtus had a thousand reasons to justify his actions that day, in this unreasonable age, it is better to say less. Besides, a casual retirement is not bad.

On this day, as in the past, Sixtus was watering the flowers that had been carefully cultivated in the back garden of his chapel, when suddenly a rapid bell rang out in the church.

It was someone who came to church to pray for repentance.

In such troubled times, many people do not hesitate to sacrifice the interests and even lives of others for their own survival, betraying, accusing, informing, slandering, robbing, stealing...... It is not uncommon and endless. And some of them have a clear conscience and run to the church to confess, which is also a common thing.

Sixtus didn't think much of it. He put down the kettle and walked unhurriedly into the church. On the way to the confessional, he took off his apron and wrist sleeves as he walked and put on his solemn, formal priest's robe.

In the confessional room, there is a curtain between the priest and the believer. Many people come to such sacred places to confess, but they do not want their identities to be known to others, including the pastor himself.

Although he could not see the believer himself, Sixtus could tell that this devout believer was a middle-aged man who was not in good health, but he was very educated.

"Pastor, I want to repent. I'm guilty. The man behind the curtain said in a trembling voice.

"Child, anyone is born guilty. There is no shame in sinning, the courage to bear is the most commendable, and God will definitely forgive it in the light. "Sixtus followed the usual confessional process.

Although he has been away from the grassroots first-line church for decades, Sixtus has not forgotten his most fundamental set.

"But the crimes I have committed are hard to write, will God forgive them in the light?"

Of course, no matter what kind of sin is in the world, God will forgive it in the light. ”

"What if I have sinned against God?"

"Oh my God!"

"What scares me so much is that now I want to continue sinning. ”

"You can't do that, kid, you have to calm down now. ”

"I can't calm down. I know that God in the light cannot forgive me or help me, but there is one person who can help me. ”

"Huh, there are people like this in the world?"

"Of course. This man is the Chief Judge, who has always adhered to the sacred law. ”

Hearing the other party say this, Sixtus gasped, he now understood that this man was not here to repent, but to find fault. Secus came to this poor country incognito, and his usual life was so low-key that almost no one knew that he was originally the chief judge, and of course, the three cardinals knew, so a high-ranking agent of the "Purifiers" was secretly sent to the village to spy on Sixtus's daily behavior. Sixtus has always known that he is being watched and who it is, but he has always played the role of a carefree retired old man by pretending not to know, pretending to be crazy and stupid.

However, such days have come to an end, and the time to come is always coming.

"I've given everything I can give, and now I'm just a bad old man who doesn't pose any threat, but in the end, you 'purifiers' still won't let me go?" Saxtus clenched his fists tightly.

"Don't get me wrong, I just wanted to ask the Presiding Judge to help decide: Is getting rid of a 'purifier' bastard blasphemy against God or destroying evil?"

"What!"

Sixtus immediately stood up and tore off the curtain that separated the two men.

I saw that the man sitting behind the curtain was indeed the high-ranking agent sent by the "Purifier" to spy on him in the village. However, at this time, the man's eyes were rolling, blood was covered in seven holes, and a dagger was pierced in his heart, and he had already died of anger.