"I surrender myself to the Holy City. ”

Michelle said: "All Ye Qingxuan's actions were personally instructed by me, and he was forced to assist me because of his position. I'm willing to take all the responsibility and pay for it. ”

A fierce uproar rang out, and the observers, who had just returned, looked at his back dumbfounded, and then quietly got up and went to their own peak again to report the astonishing news.

For the first time since it was built, the toilets of the Holy Wheel Court were overcrowded.

And more people exchanged shocked glances with each other, and discussed in low voices, the noisy low voices came one after another, and even the pious priests who came to witness Ye Qingxuan's death stood up and angrily reprimanded Michelle:

"Ridiculous! you ......"

"Silence, silence, silence!"

Borja struck the gavel several times, the bailiff entered, and the priests who had started the riot were expelled from the field, and the musicians forcibly silenced everyone's voices.

And so again, there was silence.

In the dead silence, Bastian was sweating profusely, his mind racing, and his complexion changed rapidly.

Borja's urging eyes prevented him from playing dead any longer, and he interrupted Michelle, "Bishop Michel, stop talking such nonsense.

Ye Qingxuan has nothing to do with you. Why should you be held responsible for what he did, and besides, the victim of this trial was the Congregation of the Faith, so why should you protect him?"

Michelle lowered her eyes and didn't look at him at all, just holding the rosary in her hand as if she hadn't heard it.

Until Borja urged: "Bishop Michel, answer the prosecutor's question." This is an obligation that you must perform here as a witness. ”

So Michelle sighed and raised her eyes.

"From the very beginning, Ye Qingxuan was a member of the Ministry of Faith and Doctrine, and the "Night on the Barren Mountain" inherited from him is the best evidence, could it be that there are other musicians in the world who would choose to practice this music that can only be used to kill evil demons?"

He stared at Bastian's face and said word for word, "The Hammer of the Witches secretly recruited him ten years ago, and his records are still in the archives of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith and the Doctrine of the Faith.

He is the best of the Faculty of the Doctrine of the Faith in decades, and will be able to revive the genius of the Catechism and the Faculty of the Doctrine of the Doctrine of the Doctrine in the future. ”

"Then how does Ye Qingxuan explain that he killed Colt?" Bastian asked again: "Colt is also a member of the Ministry of Faith ......and Reason, right?

Before he finished speaking, he regretted it, regretting his mess.

He should have seduce his testimony first, find the loopholes in it, and then turn the tables in one fell swoop, instead of asking questions stupidly and directly......

From the very beginning, he was suppressed.

He raised his gaze, not daring to look at the solemn robe and the coat of arms representing the bishop, took a deep breath, and was about to open his mouth when he heard Michelle's voice.

"It was a mistake I made. ”

Michelle coughed violently, pulled a handkerchief from his pocket, wiped the scarlet from the corner of his mouth, swallowed the potion as if no one else, and soon the cough came to an abrupt end.

His face was flushed and radiant, and even his rickety spine was propped up again, as if it had returned to normal. But the purple-blue veins under his neck floated. It was a vicious potion mixed in the blood, squeezing every ounce of life force left.

"It was I who gave the order in the name of the Congregation of the Faith and Doctrine to kill Colt. ”

He raised his voice, which was hoarse, but it was like the friction of gold and iron, piercing people's eardrums: "This is to make amends for my mistakes, and therefore I have also brought disaster and paid the price. ”

Bastian opened his mouth to speak, but Michelle looked at him.

"Shut up and don't mess with me. ”

Michelle looked at him coldly: "I'm already old, even in the courtroom, at least I have to learn to respect the elderly." Cardinals are here, not to be offended. ”

Bastian froze, sweating profusely, and opened his mouth to say something, but couldn't speak.

The old man's eyes were like nightmares, and the turquoise was dark with death, which made people breathless.

This is the Inquisitor who once crucified countless demons at the stake!

Even if they are also censors, unlike civil servants like Bastien, who only sit in his office and blow the cold wind, his courtroom is above the wilderness of the dark world.

He arrested, he judged, he executed, he erected the teachings of mankind in a dark world, and lit the light of fire with the corpses of demons.

Over the years, he has been terminally ill, mired in political defeats, bedridden for various reasons, and has watched the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith gradually die and die.

He's old.

Now that he was standing here again, he had made up his last mind that he would not allow anyone to stand in his way.

Open your mouth again, and you will die.

That look in his eyes was clear.

Bastian swallowed dry foam, his face pale.

"I hereby surrender my guilt to the Holy City. ”

Michelle raised her voice, and the hoarse voice echoed in the Holy Wheel Court: "In order to revive the statement of the Congregation of the Faith, I have gone on a path.

In order to seize this golden opportunity, I was deceived by Colt and, without any scrutiny, in defiance of the will of the Holy City, took him into the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, and made my first mistake.

After I realized his true colors and the sins he had committed, I committed the second one.

-- In order to protect the honor of the Ministry of Faith and Reason, I ordered Ye Qingxuan to secretly execute him, and at all costs, I was also prepared to sacrifice him afterwards to show the innocence of the Ministry of Faith and Reason. ”

"Everything Ye Qingxuan did was approved by me, and the detailed records were recorded, and my secretary would submit them to the Holy Wheel Court for preservation as evidence. that I may be condemned in the future. ”

Borja looked at the sluggish Bastian several times, but Bastian was so stunned that he didn't even dare to open his mouth.

Borja frowned and asked:

"Bishop Michelle, how does this explain the protection of Colt by the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, and the sacrifice of dozens of witches' hammers and purgatory?"

"It's all acting. ”

Michelle said lightly: "Those who died are all different from my political views. Their depraved traitors have long forgotten the glory of the Congregation of the Faith.

To ensure their deaths, I even attacked a church and displaced two innocent clergy, and I was just guilty of my crimes.

I am very glad that in the end, Ye Qingxuan was able to stand up and correct my mistakes.

Even though he knew that he would be sacrificed by me, he was faithfully carrying out my orders without any disobedience. Finally, at the gates of the Holy City, all the words he said were actually for me.

I am very ashamed of this, I know the mistakes I have made, even if I pray, the guilt and regret in my heart will never be reduced. I have turned my back on God's ways, and I have committed many unpardonable sins for it, and I willingly accept all punishment and pay any price for it. ”

He turned his head and looked at the sluggish Ye Qingxuan.

This was the first time Ye had seen Ye Qingxuan, and he had seen this stunned young man so closely.

And he smiled.

Everything after that......

and I will leave it to you.

He withdrew his gaze and muttered softly.

"May the Lord hang the curtain. ”

And so, divine light fell from heaven.

The majestic and pure light was like a flame, covering him inch by inch, pulling him into the flames, slowly turning into ashes.

In the midst of exhortation and bewilderment, the jurors' faces changed dramatically, and even the projections of the cardinal church were in turmoil.

"Stop him!"

Borja lost his demeanor, got up from his seat, and shouted to the sluggish bailiff: "Musician, find a musician, organize him quickly!"

Michelle wants to die here!

Unfortunately, it is no longer possible to stop it.

This is the musician's self-denial, and even if the Red King is here, it is impossible to stop this.

When he said that he was willing to pay all the costs for this, he triggered the chapter of fate in his body. The chapter of fate, which carries the meaning of divine punishment, ignited the ether and transformed into a vast flame of light, engulfing him from the inside out.

Ever since he stepped into the courtroom, he had made up his mind.

The Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith cannot compete with the behemoth of the Holy See Single-minded Friars, and even if Michel stopped all the blame on himself and made such a testimony, he would definitely find a flaw.

There may even be traitors within the Ministries of the Faith, and even he himself has flaws that ordinary people don't know...... As long as they find any opportunity, it is enough to make their last hard work come to naught.

Therefore, this is his last chance.

In the presence of the Cardinal Church, in the Court of the Holy Wheel, surrender to the Holy City and apologize with death, so that everything will be settled.

Death is not scary.

After living for so many years, it's time to live enough.

In the midst of the flames, he stood on the witness bench and whispered verses from the Holy Scriptures. But his eyes looked beyond the flames and stared at Maxwell.

Maxwell couldn't bear to look at it anymore, closed his eyes, and just bowed his head.

So he smiled, as if he had been redeemed from this muddy world and mire, and willingly went to death.

"Why did you choose us? ”

Once Maxwell's voice seemed to sound again.

"Because at this time in the world, only Anglo needs the strength of the Congregation of the Faith and Doctrine the most. Even in order to preserve this strength, he was willing to be the enemy of half of the holy city. ”

From that moment on, Michelle knew that she was going to die here.

It was not a battlefield of the Eastern Crusade, nor a hospital bed, and there was no glorious ending, but a humiliating and humble death burdened with sins.

The Inquisitor dies in judgment.

Your Majesty, is this probably the end you have chosen for me?

He laughed softly, as if suddenly.

Very good, very much to my liking......

Thank you for your mercy and mercy, and thank you for your forgiveness.

In the midst of the burning flames, a sharp pain struck, and he seemed to feel his body turn into ashes inch by inch, floating out from under his robes.

It seemed that someone screamed, someone shouted in panic, someone tried to get closer, but could not step into this divine light.

But gradually, nothing was visible, and there was no sound anymore.

Only the pain of burning continues, as if it will continue endlessly, until the end of purgatory.

The memories of the past seemed to be ignited by the flames, and they were turned into ashes with themselves. But in the trance, a faint voice sounded, as if returning to seventy years ago......

"I tell all of you, and all of you who are not here: This is God's will!"

That solemn voice proclaimed from on high, as if to convey the gospel of the kingdom of heaven: "Let us enter a holy war, a great crusade to reclaim the land for mankind!"

Let all strife and strife cease and set out on the journey! Take back the fertile land from the evil gods and demons! That dark world, as the Holy Book says, is the land that God gave to our ancestors!"

In a trance, Michelle suddenly had the urge to cry again, and he stood in the darkness, following those companions who had been waiting for a long time, and embarked on the road to the deeper part of the darkness.

He cried out, and with the dead teachers, the humiliating dead comrades, the depressed clergymen, he followed the voice in a frenzy.

“...... Let those who used to fight fiercely with others over personal matters now fight against demons for the sake of their compatriots! This is a battle worth participating, a battle that will eventually be won!

Let those who used to be robbers now go and fight for humanity and become knights of the gods!

Let those who used to fight with their relatives and friends now fight the demons who desecrate the Holy Land!

Set out to the East!

"Crusade!"

"Crusade!"

"Crusade!"

Amid the cheers of countless people, Michelle rejoiced, but couldn't help but burst into tears.

"To the east, everybody...... Go to the dark world......" In that lingering thought, the last lamenting words came: "Go to the battlefield that we have dreamed of...... Go to the blood and the bones......"

If one day you go there, take my soul with you......

Michelle, Gone in the Darkness-

In the silence, on the witness seat, only pure white ashes and a solemn robe remained.

The silent, projection of the cardinal church dissipated and departed.

Everyone stared in silence at the last traces of Michelle.

"The court was adjourned for ten minutes. ”

Borja knocked down the gavel—

The bells of the holy city rang loudly.

In the harbor, an ordinary merchant ship bound for Anglo is about to set sail, and the crowd gathers, young and middle-aged people who seem to come from all over the world, each different.

But when they stand together, they exude the same aura in their bones.

When the bell rang, the whistle echoed loudly.

Those who boarded the ship involuntarily turned their heads and stared at the steel city in the distance, some with gloomy expressions, some with cold faces, and some old people with hazy eyes.

Michelle died.

Since then, the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith has ceased to exist in this world.

The old and dead shell will sink into the mire, and the new blood and skeleton that have been sucked out will embark on a path of displacement, with Anglo's help, to the Dark World, where they will rebuild their homeland.

Even if you bear the name of a traitor, even if you can't return here in this life, no matter what a terrible price you pay!

Let's begin, the long wait before the crusade.

Someday, we will go there.

Go to the deepest depths of darkness.

Set it on fire!(To be continued.) )