Arnold stared coldly at Francis, and the group of white-robed priests who followed him.

"Yes, meet again, Your Excellency the Chief Cardinal. The flickering shadow tentacles flickered behind him, "Can I assume that you planned all this?"

"Everything is under the witness of the archangels. Francis clutched the emblem on his chest and said with a smile, "After all, evil has nothing to hide, and in the face of justice, all evil will be destroyed." ”

"Oh, it's still that disgusting rhetoric. ”

Arnold flicked his wrist, and the clergy behind Francis followed his movements, assuming a vigilant posture.

"What is evil and what is righteous is just your definition. Hypocrisy always likes to play with words, and in order to show your justice, you need the so-called 'evil' to set off. ”

"Whatever you say. Francis kept smiling, not angry at the other person's provocation, "Our faith in the destruction of evil will not waver." Honestly, it makes me a little sorry and sad to be your enemy, Lord Titus Leslie is such a devout believer, and I really don't want to tell him that it was the servants of the archangels who killed his lord. ”

"Hypocrisy. ”

Arnold completely lost the patience to talk to Francis, and he raised his hand, and the tentacles behind him were like the nine heads of a hydra, attacking Francis from all directions.

Francis had no fear, he didn't do it himself, and the clergy behind him raised the Holy Emblem in unison, and the gathered divine power built an impregnable barrier of holy light, solidly blocking Arnold's attack.

Arnold was not surprised, perhaps Francis's own strength was not comparable to that of Archbishop Benedict, but with a strong central bishopric and a large corps of priests in the General Church, Francis still had the confidence to stand here and face Arnold.

"Manipulating the power of the shadows, I'm curious, who are you a believer. With such strength, it seems that ordinary secondary demons are not worthy of being your master, and if you are given such power, can it be said that you are the family of the Demon Lord?"

Francis' speculation was close to the truth, but Arnold naturally wouldn't tell him this.

"Do you think that power can only be obtained by faith, and not by other means?" Arnold provoked Francis, "and what are you believing, um? Chief Cardinal, do you believe in the doctrine of the Lord, or in the attraction of the upper realms, or only in earthly interests?"

Francis' face darkened.

"Please don't joke with my faith. How can people like you understand our steadfastness in our faith, and how can people without faith understand the true meaning of faith?"

"Huh-" Arnold cracked his mouth, quite satisfied with the success of his provocation, "how can you be sure that I don't know how to believe?"

"And what do you believe, what do you believe!" Francis, with a hint of hysteria and anger in his eyes, "my faith is incomparably strong, and the archangels bear witness to everything, and this is precisely what you demonic believers can never understand. ”

He raised his hand.

"We have an old tradition for unbelievers like you. You may have heard of the name 'Knights of the Cathar'. ”

The hand slammed down.

"Kill. ”

In the face of the sudden light of magic, Arnold was still not afraid. On the contrary, Archmage Ian on the side, seeing this situation, couldn't help but summon up.

He didn't want Arnold to die here, whether it was for the sake of the capital's security, or for the sake of finding Kelsusa and the Frostheart, he thought he had to do something.

But looking at the lineup on Francis' side, he couldn't raise his hand.

The Knights of the Cathars, during the imperial conquest in history, forcibly promoted the Archangel and the Nine Holy Spirits in the newly conquered eastern regions, and for the Venons and mountain people who rejected the belief of Serodib, this notorious organization mercilessly adopted the bloodiest methods of slaughter, even if the empire is gradually weakening now, the Knights of the Cathars are still the strongest combat force of the Church, and because of its consistent cruel methods, it has always maintained an extremely terrifying impression in the eyes of the world.

Ian estimated that he could deter the Knights Cathar for a while, and after thinking for a while, he decided to wait and see what happened, and if Arnold really couldn't hold it up, then he would find a way.

And the Knights of the Cathar can leave a terrifying impression on the world, not only because of their cruel methods, but also because of their fighting prowess.

By assembling the magical power of dozens of priests, the Knights of the Cathar unleashed a terrifying force of punishment, and the dazzling holy light that almost made people unable to open their eyes pierce through the sky, as if the sky had fallen, to exterminate all evil who dared to oppose the gods.

In the face of such a powerful divine skill, Arnold also knew that he could not resist, but when the sky fell, where could people hide? At the last moment before the Holy Light shrouded, Francis saw that Arnold could only let the shadow monster that had been weakened by the power of the Holy Light to act as his own shield, blocking his head.

"Dying throes. Francis made an understatement, then turned to look at Ian, "Your Excellency Profmo, you are also here to destroy evil, right?"

Ian looked at the white light that had not yet faded, his mouth opened wide, and he was speechless for a moment. Just now, he was still conceited of the strength of the Grand Magister, and he was confident that he could take action before Francis solved Arnold, but he didn't expect that the Knights of the Cathar would wipe out Arnold with only one move, and even if he faced such a terrible magic spell, it would probably be the same fate.

"Ahh......h It can be seen that after casting such a powerful god, their consumption is also not small.

Seeing Ian's reaction, Francis was a little complacent, but he didn't show this smugness on his face, but said implicitly: "Then, as you can see, Duke Arnold is a demon believer, and although it is unfortunate, Fegraf's reputation has been damaged because of this young duke. Now, could you please join me in reporting this to His Majesty the Emperor?"

The afterglow of the light faded, and Ian looked out, but could not find Arnold's shadow in the powdered Archon's residence.

With a deep sigh in his heart, Ian understood how to answer.

"Of course, Your Excellency the Chief Cardinal. Ian deliberately bent down humbly and gave a half-salute to Fang Ji, "I will prove and seconded your report." ”

Francis smiled, and the moment he looked back, a moment of disdain flashed in his eyes.

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After walking in the secret passage for a while, the walls seemed to no longer vibrate, but Prince Alcott and the others did not know whether it was because they had walked out of the battlefield or because the battle above had stopped.

Farage stopped and looked around.

Prince Alcott was quite puzzled and curious about Farage's movements, and he did not understand what was worth observing and looking at in such a tunnel with no walls.

"Almost, we should be almost to the location of the palace. ”

Hearing this news, not only Prince Alcott, but also the guards of the Praetorian Guard also breathed a sigh of relief. Walking in a closed and gloomy tunnel is already very depressing, not to mention the risk that the tunnel will collapse at any time, and no one wants to continue to stay in this ghost place for longer.

"Are you sure?" Prince Alcott looked around cautiously, but couldn't see any difference between this place and the road they had just walked, "We won't go out later, just in time to crash into ...... Crashed into someone's arms, right?"

Farage glanced at Prince Alcott and was used to asking him superfluous questions.

"Please rest assured that this secret passage from the Archon's Mansion was built by me after His Highness Iscario took office, and I am very familiar with every section of the road, and I will never admit that I am wrong. ”

Prince Alcott looked at Farage in surprise, he originally thought that this secret passage had been built by his predecessors, but he did not expect that it was only built after Iscario became the consul.

Although he was a little stupid, he was not completely stupid, and when he thought of Iscario's purpose in building this secret passage, Prince Alcott couldn't help but be suspicious.

"This is a matter of when and why I have never heard of it. ”

Farage felt that he had said too much, so he simply turned a deaf ear to Prince Alcott's question and did not answer.

He fumbled around the wall for a while, found a brick that was a little protruding, pressed it hard, and opened the secret door with ease.

"Alright, Your Highness, please listen to me next. Farage stood in front of the door, and the light from outside fell on him, so that Prince Alcott could not see the expression of the auxiliary officer, "Please go up later and report to His Majesty the Emperor what happened before, there is no doubt that Duke Arnold intends to betray the Empire, betray the royal family of Stor, and more importantly, he is a demon believer, this evidence is conclusive." Inform His Majesty the Emperor of these circumstances, and then ask His Majesty, in the name of the Emperor, to proclaim the guilt of Duke Arnold, and invite the Church to send someone to destroy Duke Arnold, who has been bewitched by the devil. ”

The word "elimination" made Prince Alcott a little uncomfortable, and he hesitated for a moment, but remembering the danger in the consul's residence and secret passage just now, he understood that it was the best choice to obey Farage at this time.

"Okay, I see. Prince Alcott's voice was somewhat unhappy, but Farage didn't care, he didn't serve this prince, so it didn't matter if he hated him.

Prince Alcott walked to the ground, accompanied by the Praetorian Guards, and the light outside was slightly harsh. After getting used to the light, Prince Alcott found himself in the dormitory where his father, Harold III, lived.

Not near a certain part of the palace, not some remote corner of the palace, but within the confines of the emperor's bedchamber, Alcott could not imagine what his brother Iscario was going to do in building this secret passage.

said that it was to come to the palace to rescue the driver at a critical moment, and this reason was that Prince Alcott would not believe it.

The Praetorian Guards guarding the Emperor did not react to the sudden appearance of the First Prince, as if they had known that Alcot was coming, and did not even interrogate him, so they let Alcot enter Harold III's bedchamber.

"Father!" Alcott immediately shouted as soon as he entered the dormitory, thinking of the current situation in the Archon's Mansion, he was still somewhat summoned, "I have something to report to you, Ah ......"

Halfway through his sentence, Alcott saw the man in the dormitory sitting across from his father, Emperor Harold III.

"Why are you so flustered?" Harold III looked disapprovingly at his unsuccessful son, and in front of Alcott, he showed the majesty of his father that he couldn't show in front of Iscario, "When will you be more stable?"

The Emperor looked at the man sitting across from him, sighed hatefully, and said, "Alas—if only I had a son like you. I'm so sorry to make you laugh. ”

With a stiff expression, Prince Alcourt watched as the man turned his head and smiled at him.

"Hello, we meet again, Your Highness the Prince. ”

Arnold said with a smile.