"Those heretics are ready..."

As he spoke, Rubens straightened the crown of the golden and red overseer on his head, and the crimson robe was solemn and ornate, revealing the majesty of the city that is rarely seen on a daily basis—although he said that the sworn enemy "Pit Viper Cross" was in his mouth, he did not look nervous.

Benjamin, who was wearing a dark blue bishop's robe next to him, handed over the heavy golden scepter and replied, "Everything is going according to the plan, and the nobles in the city are basically unaware, so they haven't prepared too many private soldiers, so it shouldn't affect the actions of the infidels." ”

"Heh... It's not the first time I've used my example as bait, but it's really hard to get that tricky guy out of this way, and the Temple has given me so many people this time, if I can't solve this problem, it's really hard to go back and explain it - but I may not be able to announce your appointment today, that..."

"Naturally, I was mentally prepared."

Benjamin smiled, and then as if he remembered something, he asked, "There are no archers on the periphery of the square, and I always feel a little uncertain about such an arrangement." ”

"If it is arranged, they will die silently, so let's save unnecessary wear and tear." Rubens gripped the scepter and slammed it lightly on the ground, a pale golden light flashed from the hidden magic patterns on the surface of the staff, converging on the tip of the scepter like electricity—the blessing spell of "Blessing of Wisdom" burst out instantly, and in the blue light that enveloped his body, the bishop walked towards the outside of the house and continued: "The bow and arrow never dominate the outcome of a battle, I think you should understand that. ”

Benjamin wanted to nod yes, but remembering what had happened a few days ago, he hesitated, but still did not say anything, straightened his robes, and walked with the Overlord to the carriage that was ready...

At noon, the gate in front of the monastery opened punctually, the guard of honor drove out, and the believers gathered in front of the gate were pushed open by the guards to make way for the middle path.

The cart was surrounded by 24 Templar horses in fresh clothes, and the Exgeser's carriage was a hollow wooden structure, not an enclosed carriage, so that as they walked through the streets, the faithful could clearly see Bishop Rubens and Bishop Benjamin waving at them through the gaps in the carriage.

Cheers rang out, and the prayers of the believers in praise of God began to spread through the streets.

Rose petals in the flower basket are thrown down from the rooftops of the third and fourth floors, and the petals are sprinkled all over the sky, filling the air with a rich fragrance of flowers. The believers who approached the convoy rushed towards the carriage, and the human wall formed by the guards resisted the crowd - Roddy, who was hidden in the crowd, looked at the scene in front of him and unconsciously stopped

The believers vying to touch the edge of the carriage, the knights of the cathar covered in silver armor, the petals of the flowers in the sky, and the countless processions of followers in religious robes seemed to form a very tense oil painting, bringing him an indescribable visual impact.

In the past, no matter how much I heard about such a religious event, it was not as good as being there in person. Witnessing this scene that is difficult to reproduce in modern society, Roddy couldn't help but sigh at the power of "religion......

However, Luo Di is very clear about the meaning behind the phrase "where there are people, there are rivers and lakes": behind the interests, whether it is religious power or aristocratic power, after all, represents the result of the struggle between people - everything, like the battle that will inevitably take place, is inevitable.

The procession led towards the square, carrying countless believers. The richly dressed nobles of the city were already standing in the square - the funds for the operation of each sect depended on the donations of these nobles after all, so the "Rosicrucius" also attached great importance to the nobles of Hollier City, and almost all of them were invited to every speech, and this naturally included the Count Francis in a dark green robe.

At this time, he was talking and laughing softly with the viscount beside him, and the relaxed Francis was rubbing the short sword at his waist and the wand representing the identity of the "elementalist" with his fingertips, and his eyes were always wandering to the surrounding crowd, occasionally pretending to be an exaggerated laugh during the conversation, indicating that he was interested in the next activities.

Naturally, he was looking forward to this "speech in the square" more than anyone else.

At this point, the time has come when the truth will be revealed, but when all the people standing in the shadows think that they will be the most successful winners, I am afraid they will not think that Roddy, who stood in the corner of the square early and was ignored by all the forces, is the most prepared "participant"...

The twelve Templars who walked in front were surrounded by believers and walked to the edge of the square, and the cheers were overwhelming, and after the carriage slowly stopped, the guards on both sides were firmly surrounded, and Bishop Rubens and Bishop Benjamin looked at each other, as if to confirm something, and then raised their palms, and motioned to the believers and walked towards the pulpit in the center of the square—

It was just as they walked out of the distance of less than ten meters that the "accident" happened.

When I say "accident", this is actually for believers who don't know it, and for those black hands in the shadows, everything that is happening now is like a script that has been arranged a long time ago, and there is no need to be surprised

"Hah"

A loud shout suddenly tore through the original chaotic cheers, and the crowd gathered next to Rubens seemed to be suddenly pushed away from the inside by something, and three or four figures jumped out of the gaps in the crowd with a "boom", holding daggers or short knives in their hands, and rushed directly towards Rubens and Benjamin without saying a word

The crowd was in an uproar, and the believers were stunned by the sudden scene.

The assassination of the "Viper Cross" appeared without any surprise, and it could even be said to be a little "boring" for the "Rosicrucian" Temple, which had been prepared for a long time, and there were five people following behind the three assassins at the same time, but they did not rush over, but raised the crossbow that was originally hidden on their bodies, and pulled the trigger straight at the temple guard

At such a close distance, there was almost no room for dodge from the crossbow shot, but just when these moments erupted and hurt people, Benjamin and Rubens did not stand still, but immediately recited the incantation, and then released the prepared magic at a very fast speed-

"Heroic Blessing (Grade)".

"Guardian Shield (Tier)".

The next moment, the sound of "clanging" burst into the ears, and the crossbows in front of the temple guard and the bishop were all bounced away by the invisible force, and then the heavily armored guard immediately raised his weapon after receiving the blessing of the "heroic blessing", and collided with several Assassins who rushed towards him

"Bang bang bang-"

Pain, scolding, and orders mingled, but the confusion did not grow, as the number of Assassins was so small that the superior Templar guards subdued them almost immediately.

This seemed to be just the "appetizer" of the whole assassination, and just as the formation of the guards was disrupted, more armed figures suddenly rushed out of the crowd in the rear, and at the same time, the crossbow bolts flying from everywhere completely enveloped the two bishops in front of the carriage

This murderous scene completely frightened the originally fanatical believers, after all, the civilian believers were not trained temple guards, and they instinctively stepped back, but they also highlighted those who had been mixed in with the crowd with bad intentions......

There are 40 people.

"There are assassins"

"Protecting the Bishop"

"Tighten the formation"

"Boom-"

The shouting was suddenly interrupted by a crackling, and the crowd was so frightened that they all crouched down as if they were a little shorter, because a huge fireball exploded next to the carriage

The entire carriage was originally a hollow structure with insufficient solidity, and at this time, it was hit by a bursting fireball, and half of the body was blown to pieces, and the shock wave that swept around directly shook the horses to the ground, and the coachman and several guards who were close to him were blown out of the air

Rubens and Benjamin were still firmly standing in place at this time because of the protection of the group magic "Guardian Shield". The guards who rushed from the side were holding huge shields one by one to block them, and in the flickering light, one after another divine spells were released, and the armor of the soldiers glowed with a blue-gray luster, and no less than two halos faintly appeared under their feet.

The Templar was unable to move his horses due to the crowd around him, so he simply jumped down and rushed towards the Bishop—counting the previous six shield-wielding guards, there were already 40 Templar guards around Bishop Rubens's carriage

And that's not even counting the thirty or so soldiers who were far away from the monastery, and not counting the well-skilled private soldiers of the nobles—it was clear that the 40 Assassins who had appeared at this time, despite their might, were not capable of immediately wounding the prepared Bishop Rubens.

From an absolutely rational point of view, the assassination of the "Pit Viper Cross" is completely like a typical brainless action, because it does not have the pertinence of "missing a blow and running away thousands of miles", but it seems to be a temporary intention, for fear that the whole world will not know that it is going to assassinate the Governor, and only a few people came out of the first wave of assassinations, so that now the guards who have organized a strong defense force are not afraid of these dozens of assassination teams at all.

In a sense, this is no longer an "assassination", but a "war".

The believers choked on the sight and fled screaming, and the scene erupted into a truly bloody clash in the chaos - a second fireball made a bright yellow trajectory and exploded on the shield of a soldier......

"Boom"

The corpses that had been blown out of the air fell to the ground, and a gap appeared in the circular shield array, but someone soon filled the gap, brandishing their weapons and colliding with the Assassins of the "Pit Viper Cross".

At the moment of hand-to-hand combat, angry shouts and screams resounded through the square.

The blades collided with the armor, blood spurted, and people kept falling down and becoming corpses, only to be trampled on by others and continue to rush forward.

The stone floor was covered in sticky blood, and the smell of fish was pervasive.