Chapter 49: The Raid on the Temple
Under Lake Geneva, the Temple of Light, the fire that has not been extinguished for thousands of years is flickering.
Like this flickering fire, the Illuminati, which is incomparably powerful in the global war, is also in the midst of storms.
In front of the long black walnut table, thirteen chairs that had been passed down for thousands of years are now two empty.
Just a day earlier, the Dupont family's hinterland had been raided by the Free European Resistance led by Vincent, and the Dupont family suffered heavy losses. Dupont was killed in an attack.
It's a pity that the Dupon family failed to completely wipe out the other party for six years after clearing the Free European Resistance, and was finally uprooted by the other party.
There were two vacancies in the Council of Light, a rarity in nearly a thousand years of history.
All the parliamentarians felt an unprecedented crisis, and the atmosphere in the whole parliament was solemn, heavy, and even a little bleak.
Speaker Ignaz lowered his head and did not speak for a long time. I thought that I would be the first speaker to lead the Illuminati to glory, ranking among the greatest speakers in history, and going down in the annals of human history. Now that the Illuminati are in the midst of the greatest crisis in history, Ignaz ponders what his predecessors did in times of crisis.
The Bright Councillors also did not speak, and one by one they lowered their heads, thinking about their own thoughts.
With a long sigh, Ignaz spoke first, "As Speaker, I take full responsibility for the current crisis facing the Parliament!" After this war, if I survive, I will resign as Speaker. ”
Ignaz's words caused a slight commotion among the parliamentarians, and in the history of the Bright Council, there have been very few cases in which the speaker has resigned voluntarily except for impeachment.
"Your Excellency, now is not the time to hold accountable, what the Council needs most now is to weather the crisis under your leadership." The Merovingian patriarch took the initiative to stand up and take a stand.
Ignaz stopped Patriarch Merovingian from continuing, "I understand what Patriarch Merovingian means, and I will never give up my responsibilities at this time!" What the council needs most now is unity, and only by gathering the full strength of all the families can it be possible to win this war! ”
"Your Excellency, the various families here are all doing their best in this war, and what we want to know is how to win this war? Based on our resource reserves, how many more evolutionaries can we send to battle? It was Adrian Rockefeller who asked the question.
"Our evolutionaries are consuming, and the Earth Federation is also consuming, even if the ratio of consumption is one to three, one to five, it will only be the first one that will not survive. Even if we can create an evolutionary, we will send him to battle. It was Alicia Onassis who spoke, a woman who showed more courage and ruthlessness at a critical moment than the vast majority of the men present.
Ignaz nodded at Alicia with an appreciative look, "Does anyone have any other suggestions?" ”
"We must be the first one who can't hold out, and don't forget that there are still a few members of the Earth Federation whose armies have not appeared on the battlefield. As soon as all the armies of the opposing side enter the war, we will have no hope. "It was a small man with a thin build, Vane Russell, the patriarch of the Russell family.
"Patriarch Russell, what about your proposal?" Ignaz turned his gaze to Vane.
"Let's talk about peace, since we can't win the war, then withdraw from this war." Vane said slowly, obviously he had already thought of a plan.
"Impossible! When the war has reached this level, will the Earth Federation allow us to withdraw at no cost? Edgar Lee immediately stood up against it.
"Then we will pay the price of exiting, and the price can even include us retreating back into the background, which we have not done in history." It turned out to be the Merovingian patriarch who stood up in support of Vane's peace talks.
For the Merovingian family, who were born in a European royal family, peace talks are not an unacceptable thing, and since they fail, they will have to pay the price, and then keep the opportunity.
Ignaz's gaze swept over the faces of the congressmen, and he was already dead, and when a congressman proposed peace talks, it meant that someone was ready to back down. Even the internal forces could not be cohesive, and the Illuminati had completely lost the war from now on.
Ignaz knew in his heart but was still expressionless, but said in a cold voice: "In this case, the parliament will vote, is it ready to fight to the end or choose peace talks?" If the other side does not accept the peace talks and we cannot win the war, I propose to start the 'initial plan'. ”
Ignaz's words fell, as if time had suddenly stood still, and the council fell silent without a single sound.
All the parliamentarians were stunned, of course they knew what the 'initial plan' was, but they never imagined that they might one day face this choice, and the war situation was already so bad?
"It's a little too early to talk about that plan, right?" There was a tremor in the Merovingian patriarch's voice.
"We have to prepare for the worst in advance, the situation is far worse than everyone thinks, otherwise we may not have time to respond." Ignaz's voice was cold and emotionless.
"Is it really necessary for us to get there?" Alicia asked tentatively.
"Have you forgotten our oath? When we can no longer protect human beings, we will never allow other creatures to defile the dignity of the human race, so let it return to its original point and wait for the next civilization to come! ”
Ignaz suddenly began to chant the ancient oath, and the councillors in the room naturally began to chant along with it. As an ancient heritage, these oaths have long been deeply engraved in the bones of every councillor.
"Let's vote now."
This is a difficult time, and the fate of this planet, the fate of the human race, will be changed because of it!
When Ignaz announced the start, not a single member of parliament made a decision for a long time.
"I'm against it!" A murderous voice suddenly sounded.
The voice didn't come from anyone at the table, and everyone followed the sound as a man in silver armor slowly stepped out of the flickering firelight.
The man exuded a strong murderous aura all over his body, and in his hand was a large knife with a simple shape, and the blade was swallowed with white swords that seemed to be substantial.
"Chi Hua!" Someone screamed.
As the biggest and most hated enemy of the Illuminati, Chi Hua's image has long been deeply imprinted in the minds of every councilor, especially the strong murderous aura, no one on this planet has a more terrifying murderous aura than this!
"How did you get in?"
"Guards! Where's the Lightguard? ”
Councilor Guangming stood up in a panic, his water glass overturned, his chair kicked over, some people were questioning loudly, some were quietly moving their bodies back, and some people were looking for weapons to prepare for battle, only to turn around and realize that there could be no weapons in the council at all.
These usually high-ranking big people have been in a mess and have long been unable to maintain their composure.
Chi Hua's killing is famous, although the councilors present are all second-order powerhouses, but their second-order are all piled up by crystal nuclei, if they really want to fight, I am afraid that they will not be able to pass the next round under Chi Hua's hands.
"I'm against it too!" Another man walked out from behind Chi Hua.
"It's you traitor, you not only betrayed your family, betrayed the organization, but also brought outsiders into the council." Finding Deren in a gray hooded cloak following Chi Hua, Edgar Lee, the patriarch of the Li family, roared angrily and was about to pounce.
Edgar was just about to move, when he saw the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow Knife shining in Chi Hua's hand and froze in place again.
"How did you break in?" Ignaz was the first to regain his composure, and first asked the question in his heart, because Delen simply didn't have the ability to bring Chi Hua in.
From the secret entrance on Lake Geneva to the council hall of the Temple of Light, there are seven levels of light and darkness along the way, and the Light Guard and the Shadow Army soldiers guard the council, and it is impossible for the Light Councillors to approach the council hall without permission.
"I'm against it too." A glamorous woman with red hair giggled and walked out.
There was another slight commotion, and many lawmakers recognized the woman - Donna Collins. Because of the scandal with the father and son of the patriarch of the Collins family, Donna is more well-known in the council than the patriarchs of some large families.
"You brought them in?" Ignaz stared at Donna with devouring eyes.
Donna smiled charmingly at Ignaz, "To be precise, it should be inside and out!" Without the presence of the two of them, even if I answered from within, it would not fail to alarm you. ”
"I didn't expect that the Illuminati would eventually be destroyed in the hands of two traitors, he was out of control, and why were you sentenced to betray the family and the organization?"
Donna sighed bitterly, "Please make it clear to Your Excellency the Speaker that it was not the Collins family who betrayed the Illuminati, but the organization who abandoned Collins!" ”
Ignaz was stunned, "When did the council abandon the Collins family, and what about your patriarch?" Let him talk back to the council! ”
Donna showed a mocking smile, "Your Excellency, the patriarch of the Collins family is standing in front of you, and you still say that you haven't abandoned Collins. I'm afraid that since the death of Patriarch Derek in battle, the Collins family has never entered the eyes of the Speaker again, right? ”
"You? Patriarch Collins? ”
Donna suddenly burst out laughing nervously, "Was it a surprise? In your eyes, I'm a man who does everything he can to climb into a man's bed*, right? ”
Ignaz's inquiring gaze turned to Alicia.
Alicia nodded slightly, as a woman she was one of the few people in the council who knew Donna.
Donna is a woman who is not simple, not only knows how to use her talents, but also is very smart and means. The Collins family was defeated in China, and the warriors who fled back from the family were actually brought back by Donna, who was supported by them.
In the years that Donna served as the Lightbringer in China, she had also secretly built up a force of her own, and the number of evolutionaries of this force even exceeded that of many large forces. In addition, Donna also has the support of many young Light Messengers in the council by bribing and co-opting.
With the support of these three forces, Donna killed all of Derek's sons and took the position of head of the Collins family herself.
Alicia even thought that if Donna was given a few more years, she would be the second female member of the Council of Light after herself.
Donna continued, "Your Excellency, you have asked Patriarch Alicia to tell me that as long as the Collins family has distinguished themselves in this war, the seat left by Patriarch Derek will still be ours. Then you sent the Collins people to the front line of the war against the bloody tsar like cannon fodder, and now that the Collins people are almost dead, should there be one of my chairs? Donna's voice was filled with resentment.
She endured the father and son galloping on herself, she endured the guidance and eyes of countless people, from a wild girl on a side branch to the patriarch of the Collins family, no one knows how much she was wronged and how much she suffered for the position of this patriarch? How many tears were shed behind the scenes?
After countless hardships, her wish was finally granted, but in an instant she was torn apart by the Illuminati, and the Collins became the victims of the Council on the battlefield.
Donna hate! She's going to get revenge! She wants the Illuminati to pay!
Ignaz wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Chi Hua, who was already waiting, impatiently.
Chi Hua sneered and looked at the bright councilor in front of him, "The vote continues, now there are three votes against, and the next one!" ”