Chapter 12: The Quiet Blood Moon That Night
Night fell on the city of Constantine again, but the moon still did not appear tonight, and the dim starlight projected on the dull earth, making the city of Constantine seem extraordinarily quiet and silent. Soon, however, the silence was broken by the sound of horses' hooves and wheels rolling from far and near outside the city. On the outer avenue leading to the north gate of Constantine, a convoy appeared completely shrouded in black, and in front of the procession were thirty knights in black armor riding pure black horses, and in the middle of the procession was a carriage drawn by four horses completely wrapped in black armor, and a man in black and red armor was sitting in the driver's seat and controlling the carriage, and on both sides of the carriage were four teams of sixteen iron horsemen traveling with the chariot. Finally, thirty iron horsemen, like the front of the team, followed closely behind the carriage.
On the north gate, William and Deno watched coldly as the team approached the north gate of Constantine, but their expressions did not change at all, and they were still as flat as usual.
"The Blackstone Heavy Cavalry, the first cavalry of the Byzantine Empire. The person sitting in the car was actually the Dire Praetorian Guard, the first Byzantine legion, and His Majesty Alonso Stuart really took this matter seriously. It was only when the convoy was approaching the gates that a word came out of Deno's mouth. But in this sentence, he did not shy away from shouting the full name of the current emperor of Byzantium, as if he did not care who the emperor of Byzantium was.
"After so many years, you still do your own thing, and with your strength, you could have gained more power. His Majesty the Emperor is still the monarch of Byzantium after all, and Byzantium is still a powerful empire now, after all. William glanced slightly at the people around him at the inquisition, and said this to Deno in a very ordinary tone, from which he did not seem to hear any respect for the emperor.
This time, the plan was to rely on the Blood Cup, one of the Seven Hallows of the Blood Clan, as a bait to fool Oisisno. However, this blood cup was not the property of the Church, but had just been found by the people of the Byzantine Empire just before the plan was made. So the church obtained this bait at some cost, so that the Byzantine Empire escorted this thing to the city of Constantine. It's just strange to the people of the Empire that although they have also heard how Oisisno escaped several rounds of pursuit by the Inquisition, it seems that no matter how strong a Blood Duke is, using the Blood Relic as bait is a bit of a fuss. It's just that the church is silent about this, and the people above the imperial court don't ask much.
The strong have their own ideas that are not known to others, and their eyes on things are naturally different. It's just that although Furcy is curious, he also clearly knows that there are some things that should not be asked. He knew so much that even speculation might be far from the truth, so he just wanted to be a spectator in this quiet corner. Although the battle in the morning caused a lot of damage to the muscles and joints of his body, it has to be said that the body strengthened by the essence blood of the snow wolf is different from ordinary people. In just one afternoon, and with the help of the Longlan Black Elixir brought by Deno, he was now standing in a dark corner behind William.
"There seems to have been a fluctuation of energy in this carriage, and it seems to have spotted me. Furcy was feeling weird right now, and he wasn't sure if the feeling was real. After thinking about it, Furcy only sighed softly, and since he couldn't find a reason, he could only let this feeling of nothingness continue.
"The leader of the Dire Praetorian Guard, Thoros Schwein, has escorted the Church to ask William to open the gates. The convoy finally stopped in front of the moat in front of the tall outer walls of the city of Constantine. Although the city of Constantine was a northern city and was rarely harassed by war, it was built with two walls, both inside and out, in order to prevent the war from spreading to the last hope of the empire. And the north gate where William is located also has its own name, which is called the "Gate of the Spring". It is said that when this gate was built, there was a Fountain of Life Church nearby, and a secret was buried under this church, but until this church disappeared into the long river of history, no one found out what this secret was, leaving only this "Fountain Gate".
"This guy can speak, and even knows your name, and it seems that our Majesty has indeed received a lot of benefits to make his subordinates so respectful. Deno looked at the convoy under the city walls, but he was still noncommittal about such a team.
"Lower the drawbridge. William nodded, and the sound of metal chains churning and the grinding of metal gears echoed in the silent night sky. No one realizes that the present church has begun to take a path to the abyss of destruction in its pride, and is going further and further.
Everything had been so calm so far that even Falsie sensed that something was wrong, since the blood cup had arrived, why hadn't the Duke of the Blood Clan shown up?
"Blood Moon Tide!" Through the thick dark clouds, a huge blood moon that looked empty and hazy hung quietly in the sky. The light of the blood moon was cast on the earth, like flowing blood, and everyone could even smell the faint smell of blood in the air.
"This guy actually opened the secret method of the blood clan, and it seems that this bait is really attractive to him. Deno was slightly surprised and surprised to see the huge blood moon in the sky, but immediately his face returned to a calm expression.
However, until the convoy entered the city of Constantine, everything was as calm as usual, except for the blood moon in the sky, which still emitted blood-red moonlight. It was as if all these visions had nothing to do with Oisisno, but were just an accidental natural phenomenon.
"It's really calm, it must cost a lot to open such a blood clan secret method, let's slowly consume it with him and see what he wants to do. Let's go to the church. A sneer hung on the corner of William's mouth, even if he opened the secret method of the blood clan, this time Oisisno could not escape.
"What the hell is he trying to do?" Felsey's mind was spinning, but he didn't have the slightest clue because he had too little information.
The streets of Constantine were empty, and there was not a single light in the high-walled, white-tiled buildings. Foxy followed the procession, stepping on the blood-red moonlight as the motorcade headed toward the church, and Deno beside him didn't look nervous at all. The Scarlet Knights have seen too many heretics, and their hands are stained with countless blood, and there is nothing terrible about such a scene. Now that Oisisno is lurking in the shadows, he must have his own conspiracy, just like William said, "Conspiracy cannot kill", only strong forces can. Oisisno's delay in showing up is to say that he is not strong enough to face the inquisition head-on, and can only influence them through such a trick. Only this time, it seems that everyone's thinking is not entirely correct.
"Huh-" Several black shadows suddenly flew through the air, and quickly disappeared into an alley. With the help of the moonlight, Falsie found that these black shadows were actually several bats, what did these sudden bats represent? Before Furcy could think about it, there was a strange sound next to his ears, and he hurriedly looked around, just looking at it, he felt that the blood on his whole body seemed to be frozen. In the alleys around them, on the high walls, and in those unknown shadows, there were a lot of small red eyes at some point.
"All on alert, it's the Shadow Blood Bat. At the same time as William gave the order, those little red eyes also rushed out of those dark places, completely exposed to everyone's eyes. It was a small bat with dark red spots all over its body, small in size, but its eyes radiated a crimson death glow that looked like it came from hell, and they also had a pair of sharp fangs. Individually, this bat doesn't seem to be very scary, but when this weak creature appears in front of you like an army, you have to face a demon.
"Elemental Ring of Resistance. "This time William's team consisted not only of the priests, but also of all the mages in the Inquisition, and although he had a lot of cards in his hand, who knew what cards Oisisno had in his hand? So this time, he only used the known power in his hands, just to allow Oisisno to appear earlier.
"Magic Purification. "Compared to mages or warriors, clerics have no combat power in the beginning, and all they can wield is the power of prophecy. The so-called prophecy does not refer to pure prophecy, but includes three kinds of techniques such as blessing and curse. The Clergy can reinforce prophecy and increase the chances of events to the point where they are almost certain. When you reach the point where you can tamper with prophecy, you can learn further speech. Therefore, the early priesthood can only play a certain auxiliary role, and this situation has been until Patriarch Pius VII became the patriarch, this patriarch is called "holy light magician" by the world, although the profession of magician is not a very high-status profession, but only the profession of magician can describe this patriarch. This patriarch skillfully combined magic and divine magic, so that the priest could freely use the magic of the light element, and based on this, he created many types of divine magic, and his magical attainments made many top mages on the continent at that time ashamed of themselves. From then on, the clergy also had the ability to cope with dangerous situations and protect themselves in the early days, and the Church at that time became the most powerful force on the continent.
Standing in the crowd, Furcy didn't get a chance to make a move, because his strength was that he couldn't take it, and his fighting skills were useless in the face of such a horde of small creatures. In fact, neither Denor nor William made a move, and this attack could only be regarded as a temptation. With the glow of the flames and holy light, the corpses of those bats fell from the sky one after another, and thanks to the protection of the outer knights and warriors, the mages and priests standing inside had a good output space. While everyone was watching the attack, Felsey's gaze was fixed on the unreal blood moon in the sky. For some reason, he felt that the blood moon in the sky had become a little solid. And the blood moon in the sky is making some connection to what is in the carriage.
"What do you kid want? Just as he was outside the Felsey Spirit, a hand slapped heavily on his head. By the time he was distracted, all the bats had been killed, and the streets were littered with the corpses of dead bats.
"Oh, it's nothing......" Furcy thought for a moment, still not telling how he felt. He wasn't sure what the connection was, and now everything seemed to be shrouded in a fog that he couldn't see or tell.
And just as Furcy lowered his head and stopped looking at the blood moon in the sky, on a tall tower far away from their convoy, an old man also lowered his head to observe the blood moon in the sky. The old man was dressed in a black robe, and the back of this robe was embroidered with three pairs of blood-red wings. If the higher-ups of the Inquisition had seen the garment, they would have recognized it as the costume of the "Wizarding Camp", an organization that had been disbanded decades ago as a heretic. This organization is actually just a group of mages and arcanists who like to study cold spells and magic circles, and it has nothing to do with heresy in essence, but their clothing is indeed a bit heretical, and their research seems to have touched the secrets of the church decades ago, so they will be forcibly disbanded. Judging from the three pairs of wings behind this old man, his status in the "wizard's camp" was not low back then, and it should not be a coincidence that he appeared in Constantine City at this point in time.
"The people of Blood Moon Lucifer have really reached a whole new level of research on the magic circuit and the secret method of the Blood Clan. The hypocrites at the Inquisition would have had a hard time killing the bat with the help of something under the Hagia Sophia. But Shylock, the guy who exudes conspiracy all over his body, must have been fully prepared. This time, it's better to see if the Inquisition's plan is perfect, or if the Blood Moon Lucifer is cleverly arranged. The old man showed a smile that he thought was mysterious, and suddenly turned into a black feather, and the whole person disappeared from the tower in an instant.
In a pitch-black alley not far from the tower, three pairs of eyes suddenly opened, and then a hoarse and low voice came out: "There are magic fluctuations, very weak." ”
"This man is strong, but not a person from Lucifer in the Blood Moon, don't care. Another voice as cold as a viper whispered.
For a moment, the quiet area fell silent again, and only the quiet blood moon still hung high in the sky, emitting a slightly drunken red moonlight. (Frequent exams these days, unstable updates, it will be good when you wait for the holidays)