A few minutes ago.

Under the pass of the Holy Mountain. The crusading army's continued onslaught on the Papal Guard's line was pushed back, and after a long period of attack, it found that the situation was becoming more and more unfavorable, so it had to change its strategy.

William Mano "Free-Freedom Knight" walked to the middle of the confrontation between the two armies, and his student Dani was the only one who accompanied him.

The crossbowmen of the Papal Guard raised their crossbows and aimed their sharp arrows at William Mano and Dani, and they could immediately pierce the heart of the magnificent paladin and the female swordswoman who guarded him with arrows as long as they waited for the commander's order. However, the order to shoot was not given for a long time, and it can be seen that the commander was still in a state of hesitation.

Although most of the lower-ranking soldiers did not know William Mano, many of the high-ranking officers of the Papal Guard recognized the paladin.

An extremely majestic voice roared out: "Mano Paladin, please don't go any further, or we will be unkind to you." ”

I saw that in the lineup of the Papal Guard, a fully armed soldier came out of the crowd, he was not a paladin, but a cardinal who was good at fighting, and the leader of the Papal Guard, Filizak. That was the warning he had given to William in the Papal Guard. As an old colleague with whom he had some friendships, and William had saved his life when he was young, Felizak was reluctant to personally order William to be shot.

"Filizak, have you finally shown up?"

"William, please go back, I don't want to hurt you, but I will never let you desecrate the Papal Palace with the group of fanatics behind you. ”

"Fanatics?"

"William, as one of the twelve paladins, you are supposed to guard the Holy City and uphold the faith of light, but you have launched this stupid rebellion and desecrated the Holy Land. I was ordered to hold the Papal Palace, and if I didn't kill you on the spot, it was for the sake of our previous friendship, and you should not continue to be deluded......"

"Pull it down, Felizak!" William was furious, "Hmph! Don't talk about those high-sounding empty words, those guys above the Papal Palace, are a bunch of virtuous demons and monsters, don't you count them in your heart? In St. Pope's Island, the foundation of the Central Church for thousands of years is being taken over by the bastards of the Truth Society; outside St. Pope's Island, hundreds of thousands of souls who died in an instant are waiting for someone to avenge Zhaoxue for them! And as a cardinal, Filizak, you are here to fight for the tiger!"

Felizak was silent for a few seconds. To say that he was completely unaware of the involvement between Pope Sixtus and the Truth Society would not even be believed by a three-year-old child, but between duty and conscience, he could only choose between one or the other.

"No matter what you say, I'm never going to let you and the people behind you pass through here. Felizak made his choice, "You know, it's my duty to guard His Majesty the Pope and guard the Papal Palace!"

"I'm not going to admit that Sixtus guy is the Pope. You also know, if I don't attack the Pope's Palace today, I will not give up!" William's eyes were like torches.

"Don't be stupid, William, I'm not negotiating with you! you have only two choices, take your troops back or be summarily executed!"

"I'm not negotiating with you, I'm giving you an ultimatum: either revolt on the spot and lead your men to kill me in the Papal Palace, or be crushed by my crusading army!"

Knowing so well that the rupture between the two was inevitable, Felizak took a deep breath, sighed, and replied in a resolute tone: "Don't push me again, William! I swear by my soul that I will always be loyal to the current Pope." As long as His Majesty Sixtus is still the Pope, I will never betray him!"

"Okay, I got it. ”

William knew that there was no point in continuing to persuade, he drew his long sword from his waist, took off the shield hanging behind his back, and William wanted to use his best offensive and defensive combat skills to tear apart the defense line of the Papal Guards for his comrades behind him.

And Filizak also slowly raised his hand, and the soldiers of the Papal Guard behind him were nervous to the extreme, as long as Filizak's hand fell, they immediately buckled the plate. Since both sides are not willing to give in, Filizak can't care about the friendship he once had, even if he doesn't want to, he must kill William.

Just as the two sides were tense, a beautiful female voice suddenly came from the sky: "If Sixtus is no longer the Pope, will Commander Felizak still block the way of the crusading army?"

The female voice was sudden, but very clear, and William, Filizak, and various subordinates behind them raised their heads together and looked into the sky.

I saw a huge spherical airborne sac falling from the sky, and when it was less than 10 meters from the ground, suddenly the airborne sac was torn open on both sides, and a white figure jumped out of the airborne sac.

It was a blonde girl in a pure white priest's robe, with a stunning appearance, Ana's figure, smooth long hair, flowing white robe, and stunning movements, in the eyes of the soldiers on both sides, she was like a fairy from the earth, with a peerless, agile and elegant posture, floating between William and Felizak. Before the shock in the hearts of the soldiers on both sides could settle a little, the blonde girl raised her right hand high and caught a long sackcloth wrapped in linen that had fallen from the sky and had not been noticed.

"Knock" - the blonde girl thrust the long object into the ground heavily, showing a heavy sense of strength, and you can see that the long object wrapped in cloth and linen should be a long weapon with a heavy weight. The blonde girl looked weak on the surface, but she wielded it with ease.

"Sister Sophia!" Seeing the blonde girl, Dani cheered excitedly and couldn't help but rush over.

But William beside him grabbed her in time. Now that the situation is unclear, William knows the strength of his only disciple, and rushing forward unprepared may not only not help much, but also pull Sophia's hind legs.

"Who are you?" Filizak asked, looking the blonde beauty up and down.

"I am a student of St. Angel, the Holy Maiden of Glow Radiance. Sophia replied succinctly.

"Radiant Saintess student, little girl, what did you mean when you said that His Majesty the Pope is no longer the Pope?" Filizak continued to ask.

"That means, I'll depose Sixtus as pope!" Sophia suddenly raised a scepter that she didn't know where to go.

"What is this?" Filizak startled. In the face of William and the army behind him, Filizak never took a step back, but in front of the scepter, he involuntarily took a step back.

Although he had never seen the scepter, Felizak could clearly feel the powerful aura of light emanating from the scepter. The aura of light is not just the sacredness and softness that is usually seen, but more the order and laws that will never be allowed to be violated! The scepter carved with the image of an angel has a strong ability to prohibit.

"Pope Sixtus, immoral, incompetent, betrayal of the light, aiding and abetting, and committing heinous crimes!" Sophia held aloft the "Miracle Scepter" and declared in a voice that could be heard clearly by all present, "I, Sophia Mano, am here today in the name of the 'Miracle Scepter', to abolish Sixtus from the office of Pope!"