Chapter 200: The Temple Storm
Edwin Hugh Antoine can speak sharply when facing Shen Yan, and put on a posture of "I'm just targeting you".
But in the face of others, he turned into a sincere uncle next door. When Shen Yan said that there was no problem, and I went with you to the statue of Tyr in the temple for a test, Edwin was in no hurry to leave.
He first apologized to the red tiger who was sent flying by him, and then pointed to the paladins who were wearing the light of the blue-black camp, and explained to a few attendants, "Evil is not always so clear - sometimes evil is not ugly, and even beautiful (look at Shen Yan); Evil doesn't always hide in dark corners and plot conspiracies, sometimes he hides around us (look at Shen Yan again).
There are still times...... People will be blinded by the wicked, or hired (look at the Red Tiger) to keep the evil at bay. Every time this happens, we have to make a choice! β
Everyone understood what he said, for example, a cult leader tricked a group of people into making blood sacrifices. The paladins of Tyre went and were besieged by those demagogues, do you say kill or not? To kill is to violate the principle and to fall, and not to kill evil is a disaster.
This is the same reason as the terrorists taking hostages - Mao Zi killed the hostages first, which effectively deterred the terrorists......
"Take off the helmet and let everyone see, there's nothing to be embarrassed about, take it off." He said to the "evil" paladins.
The people looked at each other, and one by one they took off their helmets, all of them were human youths in their twenties.
When they wore helmets, they looked like a cold tin can. In particular, the emblem pattern on it makes them appear ruthless and condescendingly to make judgments. But after taking off the helmet, all of them had shy expressions, and they all turned into young people next door, and the sense of estrangement quickly disappeared.
"After making the choice, we will still take our responsibility. It is incumbent upon us to resist evil! But after the mission is completed, we will embark on the path of atonement. Edwin concluded.
Just when the people around were shocked and moved, "Pa-pa-pa-pa-" sounded next to him.
The cacophony of applause.
"Wonderful, wonderful!" Shen Yan said while clapping. "The training of the holy warriors in your temple is really comprehensive, and your eloquence and performance must be full marks, right?"
"What do you mean?" Edwin asked with a dark face.
"What do I mean? What I mean by that is, your explanation is really slippery, but looking back, you didn't say anything...... Because you've only made one assumption from start to finish. You misled people into thinking that, but you never said that these paladins were evil because they had to make a choice. β
"Because the specific content is a secret of the church, I have nothing to say."
"Really?" Shen Yan's eyes glowed with silver as he looked at one of the holy warriors. He is now a quasi-legend, and he has mastered a certain law of fate, and for those who are far inferior to himself, he really looks at people like a flip book!
"Hmm...... You killed a man, in a small alley. He kept begging for mercy, but you still killed him......" Hearing what he said, the young man's face changed, and his hand grabbed the hilt of his sword. "Because he'...... Like the girl you're courting? Ha! That man is so wicked! β
Cold sweat broke out on the young man's forehead, but under the indifferent gaze of the leader of Edwin, he didn't dare to pull out his sword no matter what!
It is possible for any large organization to be mixed, and the Templar Orphanage has been involved in pedophilia, as long as it has an effective self-correction mechanism; And a large, right-based organization must have a black and gray side, even if it is the Tyre church, otherwise how can he expand the scope of believers, it is all up to his consciousness? The point is that this "black" must be "black" in official affairs, and killing people for private matters is unforgivable no matter what!
"It is incumbent upon us to resist evil!" Shen Yan clenched his fists again and repeated the slogan that Edwin had just shouted, which sounded really ironic at the moment. "That's a great point."
"Stop your wicked stare, or I'll gouge out your eyes!" Edwin was a little angry.
Shen Yan turned his head violently and looked at him fiercely, "What did you say!" β
Edwin shuddered suddenly, and the counterattack that had just reached his mouth was swallowed back. He suddenly felt that if he continued to talk, things would become unpredictable...... In the end, I changed the subject stupidly. ββ¦β¦ Victim: I'll give an explanation. Now stop being verbose, we've wasted too much time. Come with us and prove your innocence before the eyes of Tyr. β
Obviously, he is a legend and Shen Yan's strength doesn't seem to be strong, but there are so many things on his body that are beyond the expected are really weird, and thinking about the powerful and terrifying Erebes, Edwin feels that it will be even worse if he continues to talk about it......
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When Shen Yan approached the Great Temple of Tyre, he found that there was actually a lot of people here! It was four o'clock in the morning in Neverwinter, dozens of torches were lit at the entrance of the temple, and nearly a hundred priests and holy warriors gathered at the entrance of the temple and stood in several lines.
When Shen Yan appeared, a low sound of surprise came out of the crowd's mouths, as if a gust of wind swept across the water.
Shen Yan frowned slightly, this was a little different from what he thought - he had thought that it was a surprise attack by the opposition forces in the temple against Erebes, aiming to use him to undermine Sister A's reputation.
But now it doesn't look like it, the first action shouldn't be so fanfare, he doesn't believe that all the people standing here are against Sister A...... And there are two key people missing from the scene, Vanswick and Erebes, two people who have a good relationship with him.
Vanswick was resting in his shop, and it wasn't hard to find, while Erebeth was missing.
"Looking for your sister?"
Edwin said with some sarcasm, "Hehe, you should die, she has a mission to leave Neverwinter, and it will take at least a week to return." "It's obviously being transferred.
"So you're going to die a week later?" Shen Yan was sarcastic.
"Hmph, we'll see."
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When approaching the extremely tall statue of Tyr in front of the temple, a holy warrior stopped Shen Yan first, asking him to stop for a while. Edwin continued on his way, whispering to an old priest with silver hair standing at the top of the stone steps.
As Edwin walked away, the paladin who had stopped him patted him on the shoulder and whispered, "Don't worry, try to tell the truth for a while, many of us believe you." β
This person should be Erebes, because when he heard his words, the group of holy warriors who belonged to the Edwin faction immediately glared at him.
"Ha, I'm Shen Yan, may I ask?" Shen Yan was happy.
"Aven."
The two of them shook hands with a smile, and their attitudes were as if they were no one.
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"Kid, come forward." The white-haired old man beckoned from the steps.
"Go," Evan whispered, "that's Reverend Linton, the archbishop of the entire Northland Tyre Church, he'......"
Shen Yan nodded and walked up the steps, not having time to finish.
When he came to the old man, the silver-haired priest Linton looked him up and down, his eyes were very kind.
"You're Erebes' brother? I should have seen you a few days earlier, but I was too busy, and alas, this is not really a job for an old man...... When I was young, I saw the archbishop hiding in the office and secretly playing cards, thinking that this job was easy......" When Shen Yan approached, he directly took Shen Yan's hand and turned around and walked towards the temple.
Shen Yan hesitated for a moment, looked at the old man's slightly pointed ears (half-elf), and didn't feel any malice in him, so he let him go.
"When I become an archbishop and the teacher becomes a redcoat, guess what...... He still likes to hide in his office and play cards. Hehe~" He turned his head to see that Shen Yan didn't smile, smiled and waved his hand, "Okay, kid, you need to relax a little." No big deal...... If there is something, I also believe that it is not your responsibility. I was Vanswick's teacher and taught Erebeth for a while...... Unfortunately, she doesn't like theology, she's a girl with her own path. β
"Oh-" Shen Yan was slightly embarrassed, I didn't laugh because your joke wasn't funny at all.
Besides, this is a swollen thing, I was holding my breath and preparing to slam the air, how did I get to the enemy's lair and suddenly find out...... Our allies outnumber the enemy, which makes me very difficult.
"Can you ask? What is it that makes you ...... There are still so many people who are mobilizing? Shen Yan asked.
"Well, it's coming soon anyway, so it's not impossible to say." The old man stopped at the temple door, but did not let go of his hand. "You gave Erebeth a shield, and she took it to the temple to prepare for purification. However, we found that the shield, though made by a druid, had been deeply tainted by the abyss. β
"Of course it's polluted, otherwise why would it be used for purification?"
Shen Yan thinks that you are not mentally retarded......
"But the temple can't be purified!" The old man gave the answer directly, and seeing Shen Yan's stunned appearance, he sighed and continued, "Yes, the power of the temple reserves alone cannot be purified at all!"
Unless our lord sends a sage to descend, no one in this land will be able to purify this shield, for he comes from an extremely evil and extremely powerful being. His fame has been in the multiverse for countless years, and he can kill thousands of people at his fingertips, and even gods can't afford to face him head-on......"
Shen Yan looked at the old man, and then at Edwin Xiu Antoine, who was holding a sword to block his retreat, and suddenly realized!
"So you don't believe I'll be able to repel the devil's projection and get the shield, you think there's something wrong with that?"
"Ha~!" Edwin sneered, "Repulsion? You're dreaming! That being has never been defeated, and a single look at him can distort your mind and turn you into a marionette! Maybe your memories are all fake, maybe you're not Erebes' brother at all, and you've been robbed of everything by evil, leaving you with nothing but an empty shell!
Erebeth blindly chooses to believe that it's because you're her brother! But the Eyes of Tyr will never be deceived! β
The blind Tyr has true vision and can see through all falsehoods.
"Okay, I see, I'll be tested. But before that, I have something to say," Shen Yan turned to Edwin Hugh Antoine and said word by wordβ
"I curse you for having a baby."
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PS: I'm sorry everyone, there has been a problem with the machine recently, and the system has been reinstalled again.