Chapter 0167: The Holy See Strikes Back
In a huge palace in the Romanesque complex, everything is covered with gold, the walls and pillars are inlaid with precious stones, and directly above the palace there is a huge golden throne, and the armrests of the throne are also covered with agate stones, colorful.
There was a man sitting in this chair, he was dressed in very simple clothes, and the crown above his head was quite dazzling, especially the dazzling diamond, which could reflect everything in the palace.
His face was pale, he had brilliant gemstone rings on all ten fingers, and there were ten old men in red cloaks on either side of the palace, all of whom were on one knee with their heads bowed, their heads bowed reverently.
Soon someone from outside the palace walked in, a person with wavy red hair draped over his shoulders, wearing a paladin's clothes, and a golden sword badge on his chest represented his identity, a paladin with a golden sword badge, after entering the interior, looked up at the figure sitting on the throne mountain, he stood at the door, bowed his head, half-knelt on the ground, put one hand on his chest, and said reverently: "Dear Your Majesty, your loyal subject John Wilson obeyed your call and came to meet you. β
John S. Wilson, whose relatives have lived in this holy city for generations, was chosen to become a paladin when he was born, and was sent to the papal palace by the papal men to receive brutal training from the paladin, his talent was remarkable, when he was ten years old, he had mastered all the fighting skills, and then surpassed his peers in the study of the Holy Light, when he was sixteen years old, he became a paladin with a silver sword badge, and now ten years later, now he is twenty-six years old, he has become a paladin with a golden sword badge, he is known as the most qualified papal to enter heavenγ
The man on the throne looked down at the young paladin kneeling in the doorway, his lips trembling as he stretched out his old right hand. "Loyal Paladin, come to the front and let me see you, the excellent young Papal Guardian. β
John got up, still with his head down, took a few steps forward, came to the golden steps, knelt down again, looked up at the old man in his seat, this was the second time he had seen the most honorable man in the Holy See, the last time was when he was six years old, when he saw that the old man in front of him was still a middle-aged man, but his memory was a little blurry, and now it looked like the most noble man in the Holy City was old.
The old man on the throne looked at the young man, then got up and walked up to John, stretched out his hand and stroked the young man's head, and let out a kind laugh. "Look, the Holy See is immortal, our new generation is so good. β
"John will fight for the Holy See and kill all heretics who blaspheme the Holy See. John Wilson swore in a conclusive voice.
"Very well, child, there are some abominable heretics surging in the shadows, they are trying in vain to overthrow the Holy See, let evil emerge on the Eternal Continent, according to the oath you just made, go, banish the heresy and evil, and vindicate the name of the Holy See, and vindicate your loyalty, and I will bless you. β
Then the old man let go of his hand, returned to his seat, closed his eyes, Johnson Wilson bowed his head, then got up and bowed his head and stepped back, and when he reached the doorway, he turned and left the palace.
Standing outside the Holy See, John Wilson waited for someone to explain something specific to him, and soon a cardinal archbishop in the palace came out, he put his hand on his chest and saluted the paladin reverently. "Son, someone has destroyed the city of Havana and the Holy See organization of Hawke, the heresy is quite powerful, and even killed everyone of the Holy See organization of Hawke, including Cardinal Salah, we do not know their identities, you have to go to investigate and bring them to justice, and the worldly government will provide you with all necessary assistance. β
John's brow furrowed. "What kind of heretical evil could it be? Isn't there a clue?" he had heard a little about it, but he was shocked to know that the Holy See's organization in the local area had been hit hard, and that Hawke's Holy See organization was so miserable, that even the cardinal archbishop was not spared.
The cardinal shook his head. "No, you'll have to investigate everything yourself, I don't think it's difficult for the youngest and best paladin in the Holy City at the moment, you'll be able to do it. β
"I'll send them back to hell. "John Wilson was determined, he turned and left the Papal Palace, took a few simple things, and left the Holy City for the place where it had happened.
The old man sitting on the throne in the palace, Anruida, tilted his head and thought to himself, "Damn it, go against the Holy See, your only fate is death." "Hawke and Havana had been mercilessly ridiculed by his companions, and he was furious that he had to teach the troublemaker a lesson.
The Holy Light hastened the paladin's recovery, he woke up, his body was still a little sore, he could feel himself lying on the bed, his head hurt a little, he sat up from the bed, and looked around.
Tangning was a little tired, he didn't sleep all night, taking care of the paladin, and when he saw the paladin sitting up, he walked up and handed over a glass of water. "You're awake. β
Cybertron came back to his senses, looking at the face in front of him, and the glass of water, his face became extremely ugly, for this young man, Cybertron hated it very much, and didn't want to see his face, but now that the other party was standing in front of him, he reached out and pushed away the glass of water in front of him. "Fuck off, damn guy. β
Downing placed the glass next to him and sat down in his seat, staring at the paladin with a smile on his face. "It seems like you have a deep prejudice against me, but now that I've saved you again, you shouldn't do this to your savior anyway. β
The paladin got out of bed and roared angrily, "You damned demon, now that I'm in front of you, you can take my life at will, I don't want to owe you any favors." β
Downing shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands. "You won, I don't want to kill you, it's not good for me, you live at least to prove that my efforts are not in vain, I don't want to try to save a dead man, I don't want to go through hard failures that I don't love. β
Cybertron's mouth was a little dry, but he would never accept the favor of the young man, and he sat in his seat, trying to remember what was going on, why he was here.
But the memory in his mind was that he killed Hawke's scum of the Holy See, and he also remembered the death of Pugna, which was a heavy blow to him, and then he seemed to be attacked by Salah of Hawke's church, and then his memories were all gone.
Of course, thinking about the previous things, the most heart-wrenching thing for him was that the Holy See was really not trustworthy as Pugna said, those guys had completely fallen to evil and become traitors to the Holy See, thinking of this, Cybertron looked at the young man sitting there. "Tell me, what happened later, I only remember Salah from the Hawke church attacking me. β
If Salah is still alive, he must execute the other party, this is his only thought at the moment, not only because Salah is a traitor to the Holy See, but also because of Pagna's revenge, he must take revenge, and must not let the other party live.
It seems that Cybertron has lost a memory, he killed the people of Hawke's Church, and then it should be because of Vermaelen's awakening that made this memory missing, but the bounty hunter has told him that there are no living people in the church, Downing smiled: "Don't worry, the cardinal of Hawke's Church is dead." β
Cybertron lowered his head, his heart was quite painful, Hawke and the Holy See in Havana City were not trustworthy, so what about the Holy See in the back, was it necessary for him to go.
He soon made up his mind that these must have been accidents, and that even Pugna's death could not change his loyalty and trust in the Holy See, and he had to continue.
Downing observed the paladin. "Judging by what happened last night, those guys don't seem to believe in your innocence, or that they are evil in themselves, and that you are still wanted by the Holy See. β
Cybertron's eyes were cold, he hated this topic, got up and walked in front of Tang Ning, put his head up and said coldly: "If you want to laugh at me, I will screw your head off, in short, you are not a good person, death is a good thing for the Eternal Continent." β
Tang Ning moved back, his mouth cursed. "Well, I'm not going to talk about it, tell me what you're going to do next, where you're going. β
"You can't take care of it. "The paladin wants to leave here, he's fed up with the young man in front of him.
Tang Ning saw the other party's intentions and reminded: "I heard very unfavorable news for you this morning, the Public Security Department has begun to track down the murderer, and the situation is quite unfavorable for you. β
It's no secret that this matter has spread all over Hawke, as long as you keep an eye on it, you can get relatively accurate information, the Sheriff's Department is conducting inspections, and even blocking the intersection out of the city for security checks.
"So what do you want to do and report me, get a bounty?" Cybertron looked back at the hateful guy and simply went back to bed and lay down. "Go ahead, people like you can do it. β
"That's right, if you're not useful to me, I'll not hesitate to report it to the Sheriff's Office. Downing thought to himself, and he got up and walked over to the paladin. "Now you have to change your clothes, and then go out of town with me, we have to go to the next place, and if you want to prove your innocence, you can go with me, and I can take you for a ride." β
"Put away your favors, I'm not rare. Cybertron rejected the offer, and he made up his mind that he would never have the slightest contact with the young man in front of him.
"I respect your decision, but I have to tell you, you can only get out of the city safely now by following me, Hawke is a bit far from the next place, I am afraid it will take a while with your two legs, and during this time you are still a traitor to the Holy See, if you want to quickly clear up the Holy See's misunderstanding of you, you can only choose this way. β
Tang Ning cleaned up the things next to him, put on his hat, and walked out of the room, Cybertron looked at the clean room, thinking about what the annoying guy had just said, the other party was right, Hawke was some distance from the next place, and he had to continue to seek proof from the Holy See, he had no money, and he had no means of transportation, if he continued to stay, the Department of Justice should soon track down the clues, and the situation would become quite critical at that time.
Sometimes there are compromises that can be made in order to achieve the goal, and he has compromised many times before, for example, with Taylor, and with Pagna. Originally, Taylor was supposed to kill as a witch, but he didn't, Pugna was a traitor and shouldn't be sympathetic, but he already considered Pugna his friend. "Well, it doesn't matter if you compromise one more time. He got out of bed.
Suddenly, the door opened, Downing came back and walked in, and the paladin was too late to lie back down, a little embarrassed.
"I'm here to tell you that I've renewed the room and you can stay for a month. Downing turned around and wanted to leave.
"I can walk with you, anyway, you are a bad person, save me and count you as repentance for your sins, I am helping you in this matter, not you helping me. Cybertron looked at the young man's back, not thinking there was anything wrong with that.
Downing turned around and spread his hands. "Whatever you think, I'm just trying to help you, and I'm not going to earn any bullshit like justice and kindness on you. β