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The guards guarding the gates habitually opened the gates and began a new day, but the long-awaited cavalry immediately entered the city.

The horseman who delivered the message quickly rushed towards the Tower of Light, the administrative hub of the entire Holy City, representing the highest power.

At the same time, it is also the supreme holy place in the hearts of all believers, where the elderly Pope lives, and of course he has long since stopped asking about affairs.

Only a slight show of his face at some of the big rituals proves that all speculations about his disappearance are wrong.

Instead of the Pope, the Holy Council administers the Holy City, which is made up of twelve bishops of light, the central figure of which is the archbishop of light.

That is, Gregor who led the crusade, and during his absence, the parliament was presided over by his henchman Griff, and there was usually no major event.

Everything was going according to plan in the Holy City, but as news came from the north, Griff immediately called a meeting of the entire group.

"Just two days ago, there was a riot in the Valley of Atonement, the remnants of the damned Dark Curia went on a public strike against the soldiers, they snatched weapons, killed a lot of people, and now the regions are moving towards the Valley of Atonement with a steady stream of troops, which have blocked all exits. ”

Griff unveiled the news he had just received, which was definitely big news for a region that had been quiet for decades.

"What? Those remnants didn't pay for their sins in the Valley of Atonement, and they didn't thank us for sparing their lives, and they dared to resist? They shouldn't be stupid enough to think that we have infinite patience to tolerate them, right? Speaking of which, they've been there for more than thirty years, why are they still so stupid?"

"I think they've been there for too long, so they've become as stupid as a bear, and now Lord Gregor is marching towards the Empire, and it won't be long before even the Empire will be defeated by him, and what kind of storm can a few infidels make, they are simply looking for death. ”

"Don't forgive them anymore, they just think we are too merciful to dare to do this, purify them all, even the goddess of light can no longer tolerate them, let them bear the punishment they deserve for their stupid behavior, or others will think we are weak!"

The bishops were united in their attitude towards the outbreak in the Valley of Atonement, and strongly demanded that the scourge be resolved by force as soon as possible.

After all, no one has dared to challenge the authority of the Church for more than thirty years, and how can their authority be so high that it can tolerate provocation?

"Since you have no objections, then let us decide to destroy all these heretics in one fell swoop, this is a pure land, and we must solve all the troubles before the return of the Archbishop Gregory, we are the most devout believers in the Goddess of Light. ”

Griff immediately decided on a response to the riots in the Valley of Atonement, and soon several cavalrymen left the Holy City and began to travel north to deliver orders from the Holy Council.

On the top of the clock tower, Alfonso and Austin happened to see the cavalry leaving the city gate, and watched the cavalry leave.

"After more than 30 years of silence, has something finally happened in the north? I have always felt very strange about this matter, when the Dark Holy See was powerful, they did not choose to stand up and resist, and now more than 30 years later, the backbone of the church back then is too old to be seen. ”

"Even young people in their twenties are now in their sixties, and there is no way to toss them anymore, their strength is not as good as before, and to start a riot in this situation is simply a matter of hitting a stone with an egg, and no matter how you look at it, this matter is a bit too unreasonable. ”

Alfonso was in his fifties, and he was still very young in his teens, and he had witnessed the power of the Dark See.

"That's true, and they don't have the conditions to revolt, and from a military point of view, they don't have a chance of succeeding, but I think there's a rumor that needs to be heeded, a rumor that has been spreading widely everywhere about three months ago. ”

Austen was also a little puzzled by the actions in the North, but he soon remembered something he had heard about when they had just returned.

"Is this the rumor that the darkness is about to awaken? I don't know how many times this rumor has been circulated, but it is just a good wish of the infidels who refuse to believe the truth and want to survive for a long time, and they have not seen any signs of rising for so many years. ”

Alfonso shook his head, although he was losing ground now, he was also not optimistic about the Dark Order, and the long years were enough to wear out their spirits.

"If it was before, of course we can not take it seriously, but if we think about it carefully, isn't the dark holy book that appeared in the royal capital back then the sign of the Holy Court starting to rise again? ”

"But a few years later, he quickly developed a huge force, and even the empire was defeated in his hands, and he also has another identity, that is, the prophesied son of darkness who does not belong to this world, he went from a desperate situation to conquer the empire, isn't this a signal of his rise?"

Austin pointed this out, and in the months since returning to the Holy City, they have been waiting for an opportunity to reclaim their rightful place.

"Although there were a lot of rumors before, they were basically circulated for a while and quickly disappeared, and there was never any riot, but this time it seems to be different, there are definitely people behind it, but at this time, a riot was launched, plus the turmoil of the empire......"

After Austen's words, Alfonso fell into deep thought, and began to sort out the relationship between the two, as if pulling a thread.

"Rise of darkness, could it be that person who will cross the Grand Canyon of the Holy Ruins and set foot on this realm? How is this possible, there has never been an army from the Eastern Continent here in history, and now the empire is under enemy on all sides, plus the army sent by that guy Gregor in the past. ”

"Not to mention that invading the Western Continent is a wishful thinking, no one has ever tried it, just with their strength, it is impossible to defeat Gregor in such a short time, no, this is absolutely impossible, it must be in the wrong direction, you should think from somewhere else. ”

Alfonso quickly came up with a guess, but he himself immediately dismissed it, which seemed ridiculous.

"But don't forget, that young man has done crazy things like crossing the Taren Mountains, if it were him, maybe he would really choose to invade the western continent and attack the Holy City, of course, this is just a guess, as for Archbishop Gregor ......"

"With that number of troops, even if we were to lose, it would take a long time, and we would have enough information during this period. ”

Austin raised the possibility, but experience told him that the operability was really low.

"Gregota ...... I don't think I'm going to lose, right?"

Alfonso looked at the sky to the east, and even during the day, it was still overcast, and he didn't know when the long rainy season would end.