Chapter 162: Sieg
The Pope and his entourage ascended to the foothills of the Holy Mountain of Barth in the early hours of the morning, passing through a large number of secret doors and through the dense fog that filled the valley of the foothills, and at the end of the six thousand marble steps, the doors of the Church of the Word of Calradia were open, welcoming the return of the Pope and giving visitors an indescribable sense of unease, except for the sound of the air flowing in the huge complex of the Holy Religion located at high altitudes, everything was as silent as death. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
When they passed through the huge silver-plated iron gate to the square in the center of the Holy Church, an imposing figure stood above the head of a statue of a goddess, and in an instant the Pope and his party were suddenly attacked by this person, and a large number of steel nails pierced the granite ground at their feet, and Rolf and Trevor as guards immediately met them with weapons.
"Knight, the Holy White Gate should not be fighting, I am only here to meet you on behalf of your so-called traitors. Come with me now, and I'll lead you to the Great Church!"
Ten guards fell from the top of the statue, although there were no weapons in their hands, but as a knight of the black seal, his strength was similar to the previous judgment, facing the danger of being pierced by black steel nails at any time, the two executors still did not let down their guard, and the ten guards ignored the two and walked directly to Lester who followed the Pope and his party here.
"There is a visitor near the Holy Mountain, who turns into a firebird and circles around the top of the mountain on weekdays, and you give me the feeling that I am not like a human, but like the Vermilion Bird among the Four Holy Beasts of the East. I'm a little surprised by your position, but it's all in the calculations of the Midnight Slasher, or are you just interested in this rebellion?" said the truth to Lester, who seemed to be in the hands of the people behind the scenes.
Lester didn't bother to answer the question of the Ten Soldiers, and after indicating the partnership, he walked to the side and deserted, while the three members of the Holy Sect stood still, their sluggish expressions and trembling limbs set off the tremors in their hearts, it was obvious that the Midnight Envoy that the Ten Soldiers were talking about was Delacro, and to accept the fact that it was like the betrayal of his own relatives had caused a great blow to the hearts of the three of them.
"Nonsense! How could Victor betray us?!!" Trevor couldn't believe his ears and lost control.
"That man is Victor Delacro...... In order to get rid of the darkness in the true sense, and in order to make human beings recognize their beliefs, Victor chose to face up to sin, and sacrifice is necessary before reaching that ideal world, and the Holy Religion is only one of the links......"
Unable to believe what the Ten Guards said, Trevo was furious and swung his whip into a vacuum wave that forced the Ten Guards in front of him to retreat, and Rolf, who was also unable to accept the facts, swung his chain around the Left Guard of the Ten Soldiers.
Matthews's haggard expression seemed to make him age a lot in an instant, he staggered to the front of the Ten Guards, and finally compromised with what the Ten Guards said, and ordered Trevor and Rolf to step down, and asked with tears in his eyes: "I need an explanation, whether what you said is true, as members of the Holy Sect, it is really difficult for us to accept the fact of Delacro's betrayal, so I ask you to tell all the truth......
The Ten Guards pressed the arm that had been strangled by the chains: "That's all I say! If you don't meet Victor again, you'll miss the show...... If you two outsiders want to meddle, follow suit!"
In an instant, the shadow of the gun appeared, and a few strands of brown hair fluttered and fell to the ground, and Fei's quick shot was aimed directly at the back of the head of the ten guards who were about to leave......
In an instant, Fei quickly leaned back to dodge a few steel nails that shot at him, kicked the pistol in his hand to break through the opponent's surprise attack, rolled backwards for a distance, and then reloaded the gun, and asked: "You are an Oriental who has crossed the ocean and crossed most of the world to Calradia, right? I have heard of you from some residents of Xiao Yi and Zenda, and I think you should be an upright warrior who fights for friendship, justice, and courage, but why do you want to participate in these murderous and evil plans?"
"It's a good game, and that makes me interested in fighting...... But do you mean the fateful plan? I've counted all the data from the beginning to the end of the operation to capture the papal seal, and there are only three of the fourteen knights with the Black Seal, Odysseus and Asfa are still recovering from their injuries, and you have not suffered any devastating blows, and the number of casualties among the outsiders is about two hundred, but I said it...... It's a worthy sacrifice!" The blade of the gun scratched Jubei's face slightly, but it was only a scrape, and he wiped the blood dripping from the wound, and took out a few steel needles from under his trench coat and shot them forward.
Fei quickly dodged his hand and pointed his gun at Shibei's throat: "That's a nice word! What an ideal world!? Now that the mainland is facing the crisis of being invaded again, he is planning to change the world? This kind of thing was not allowed in the first place!!"
"Needless to say, let's go, I don't want you to miss the welcome party that Victor has prepared......" He withdrew his weapon and turned to leave, the target of which was naturally the agreed Grand Sanctuary......
Looking at the back of the Ten Guards gradually moving away, Matthews sighed, "Although I don't believe that Delacro will ......betray! He does have a motive for betrayal, after all, he is the one who knows the most about those stigmatas, could it be that he sees the truth in the legacy of God and thus tries to provoke a war for all mankind......"
"If this is true, then the only one who can persuade Victor is Jamila, I will go to the library to find her......" At this time, Trevor thought of Jamila, hurriedly said goodbye to everyone and ran to the interior of the Holy Church.
"Let him go, we should go and meet Victor, the true purpose of all this is known only to him. ”
Rolf wanted to follow, but Matthews stopped him, and now, the Pope finally decided to accept the facts, and took the remaining three people to the Great Sanctuary of Light, which was dedicated to Claire, the holy goddess at the end of the White Square.
At this moment, in the center of the sacred hall arranged like a gladiatorial arena in the Great Chapel of Claire, Delacro was sitting on the papal throne with great enjoyment, and Jamila was standing beside him, constantly shaking her head......
"Victor...... I beg you to give up, your ideals are not realistic, accept the facts in front of you!"
"Operation Destiny is the first part of my overall plan, although I didn't get the seal, it doesn't mean that the plan failed, all I can do now is bury the Pope and his followers, and when I get the last stigma, I will be able to see everything!"
"But...... But Master Matthews didn't do anything wrong, so why would you put him to death......"
"I don't think that this Calradia Alliance behind the scenes can repel the Druas who have forces all over the continent and have an invincible knighthood, if they rely on the Dark Seal I have copied with spells, the next batch of qualified men will be enough to terrify the Drua Order! Destruction, that's part of the truth I see in stigmata. Since Medius has his reason for invading, once he has reached his goal, the world may also change, and it will be necessary to destroy it again at that time to truly put an end to this!"
As an alchemist apprentice of the Holy Cult, Jamila is also tasked with stopping Delacro, arguing with Delacro in front of the huge statue of the Holy Goddess in the center of the Templar, and the two sides are constantly attacking each other due to their disagreement.
"Why don't you help me, but have mercy on these incompetent guardians, and if you really believe in me, then support my plans! My goal is long-term, not just in a corner of the Holy Church. ”
"I believe you, but I can't go against my conscience! you're very capable, but going your own way won't change anything, you should talk to Matthews......"
"Okay...... I'll listen to you once, but you can't interfere with my decision! ”
The shadow of the sword forced Jamila back like a gust of wind, and Delacro put away a cross-stabbed sword and waited for the Pope's arrival, and after a few moments, the door of the Sanctuary was finally pushed open by Rolf, and the Pope and his party arrived in the hall......
"It seems that the rumors are true, Victor!!You betrayed us!!"
Rolf glanced at Delacro on the throne, and after confirming his betrayal, he left behind his old friendship and reason, and rushed towards the throne with his chains. Unexpectedly, Delacro pressed the mechanism on the armrest of the throne, and the floor beneath his feet fell apart, and he stumbled and fell into the Templar's underground dungeon......
"Gabriel, impulsiveness can be bad, calm down in the dungeon, and welcome back to the Great Sanctuary and you two outsiders. "After dealing with the raiding Rolf, Delacro reactivated the mechanism.
When the floor was closed again, Matthews came to Delacro under endless pressure, lowered his head, and asked: "Victor, why do you do all this, do you want to replace me? ”
"Your Excellency, I have no doubt about your identity, and even now I am still referred to as the Pope, but I need the sigil on your back, which is the final part of completing the transformation of stigma. Delacro stood up and explained what he had done.
"There's nothing surprising about this seal other than a symbol of the Pope's identity, what do you mean by that last part?"
"Foolishness...... This is the fourth Drua stigmata that the original Pope successfully transformed with alchemy, and I need to sacrifice its host to get the complete stigmata, and once I have collected all four stigmata I can claim the legacy of Medius, the crystallization of his divine power, the Deep Dark Glass, and use it to end the war!"
Fei Leng on the side snorted, and the spear pointed horizontally at the throne, and when he wanted to attack Delacro, the Ten Guards fell from the sky to try to stop Faye's action, but he was forced back by the sudden Rester with a fireball, and after getting rid of the entanglement of the Ten Guards, Fei began to accelerate continuously, and the spear pointed at Delacro.
"This is a conversation between the strong, you are not qualified yet!!"
After all, Delacro still performed the Midnight Slash, Shower, and now he has become an excellent magic swordsman, and his skillful use of spells and magic has changed his sword skills, and several magic swords have stabbed out from the ground, forcing back Fei who rushed towards him.
"Durundal Sword, you still went to the Holy Tower, maybe you were once a glorious knight, but now you are not worthy of using Sir Roland's weapon!" Matthews recognized the cross-sword in Delacro's hand, the Paladin's Sword, with the sharpness of breaking steel and iron, and its indestructible toughness, but a betrayer using the Paladin's Sabre made him angry.
"Eligibility...... Then I have no reason to keep it. A black aura appeared from Delacro's palm, and the Paladin's Sword shrouded in darkness suddenly turned into fragments, and the severed sword had lost its previous momentum, and the fragments were scattered on the cold granite floor.
"In that case, we have nothing to say!Where are the Templars!!" Matthews was already decided, and decided to gather the Holy Cult forces to defeat Delacro, but seeing that a few minutes had passed, and still no one had come, Matthews's deep uneasiness gradually spread.
At the entrance of the Sanctuary, the Ten Guards pointed to the Holy Tower on the top of Balth Mountain, and said lightly: "The only armed forces of the Holy Sect have already been mobilized to defend against the rebels in the Holy Tower of Balth, and Delacro has lifted the seal of the Cursed Sword and the Cursed Shield, I think that after the resurrection, Sigmund Durahand, who is eager for revenge, will be enough for these Templars to keep busy for a while." ”
"Sigmund Durahan, what kind of person is that?" Faye had never heard of the name, but his inner guidance told him it was dangerous.
"A headless horseman with too much resentment, Sigmund as the god of the Drua army was killed by Leon in the holy war and lost his head, but his body, armor, weapons, and shields are full of revenge resentment, in order to prevent his resentment from causing chaos in the world, Leon and Syruvia specially set up a secret room in the Barth Holy Tower, sealing their bodies, armor, war knives, and large shields in it, and displaying a large number of heads of different creatures in the secret room to suppress their desire to find the head, it has been more than three hundred years in the blink of an eye......
Listening to Matthews's account, Faye felt a pang of uneasiness, and accused: "Have you ever thought about the consequences of this! vengeful spirits will pounce on all those who stand in their way, if you don't deal with it quickly......
"Human nature is fragile, if my choice can make people know how to endure humiliation...... No, for a man who fights for his beliefs, humanity is worthless!O Pope! The time has come to die!!"
"That's ...... The legendary dark sword used by Medius, Deep Dark Glass!?"
Following Matthews' voice, the black qi reappeared, condensing into an unfinished magical black crystal sword in Delacro's right palm, and the glass blade with the terrifying magic power of the dark abyss pierced the Pope's heart under his push...... (To be continued.) )