Chapter XXVIII: The Death of Herodotus

History is not, but often more dramatic than that.

Because history doesn't need to think about the beginning and end of the story.

There are many invincible and powerful big shots, but their way of exiting is full of funny and absurd.

For example, a certain king who broke his tibia and finally died because of lifting a crown, or a philosopher who was stoned to death by a falling turtle while walking on the beach, or a pope who was thrown out of the window by the bitter lord because he slept with someone else's wife......

and Herodotus, who is now falling from the sky at great speed.

The most famous heretic in the history of the Silvermoon Church, he single-handedly established the Blood Moon Society, and caused countless lords in the West to sleep, and countless enemies wanted his life, but until the last moment he was still alive and well.

And not only is he alive and well, Herodotus has just achieved an unprecedented miraculous victory, which has brought his personal prestige to the top.

He was no longer willing to hide in the dark, and this judgment was the perfect time for him and the Blood Moon to turn from darkness to light, regain the support of the believers, and bask in the sun.

Herodotus had been planning for this day for a long time.

He calculated all possibilities, and as a master in the field of assassination, of course, he would also guard against other people's assassinations against him, and arranged strict guards in advance.

This trial was loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and no matter where the assassins dared to take the lead, Herodotus was sure to take down the opponent at the first opportunity.

However, he only missed the threat from above.

Although the Winged have invaded the continent of Brattis, they have not yet reached the West, and they have nothing to do with Herodotus and his Blood Moon Society.

Therefore, Herodotus naturally ignored them.

However, in the face of this kind of killer falling from the sky, even if you are prepared, it is difficult to prevent it.

In particular, Li Yulin also gave Zhu Zhigang a gun before leaving, and the original plan was to let Zhu Zhigang use his flying ability to avoid the guards in the city, hide in a nearby building, and take advantage of the chaos to shoot Herodotus.

The new gun Ge Lipeng has been equipped with rifling, and the accuracy has been greatly improved, so that Zhu Zhigang, who is on a mission, can shoot from a distance.

It is best to choose to do it when the crowd is cheering or shouting, when the sound can drown out the gunshots, so that Zhu Zhigang can calmly leave after solving the target.

But Zhu Zhigang himself was not very satisfied with this plan, and the sneak attack without saying hello was the most despicable means of Jianghu martial arts.

Coupled with the fact that Li Yu gave him the privilege to act on the spot, he decided to wait and see after finding a hiding place.

As a result, it didn't matter, just in time to see Ge Wen jump into the crowd and slash wildly, attracting the attention of everyone present.

So Zhu Zhigang also made a quick decision, jumped out of the hiding place, and pounced on Herodotus, and at the same time did not forget to shout in his mouth, "Demon Dao, take your life!" ”

This shout is still quite exquisite, firstly, it is to say the purpose of his trip, the teacher is famous, and secondly, it can be regarded as a greeting in advance, so it will no longer be a sneak attack.

However, because Zhu Zhigang spoke Chinese, and the scene was noisy at that time, Herodotus probably didn't hear it too clearly.

Until Zhu Zhigang grabbed his shoulder, he couldn't fully react to what was happening, and he still had a smile on his face.

Zhu Zhigang didn't say anything polite to him, he had already greeted him, and it was the opponent's own problem that he couldn't hear clearly.

It was impossible for Zhu Zhigang to wait on the side, and he didn't make a move until Herodotus fully reacted, but Herodotus still had many minions around him.

Zhu Zhigang also knew that once he was discovered by those minions, his situation would be very dangerous.

Therefore, as soon as he grabbed Herodotus, he flapped his wings and flew into the sky.

When those archers reacted, the two of them were already twenty or thirty meters above the ground, and those people didn't dare to act rashly for a while.

can only let Zhu Zhigang continue to fly upward, until the figures on the ground have turned into small black dots, Zhu Zhigang held Herodotus in one hand, and felt the meridian mandarin duck with him in the other, and couldn't help but say, and stabbed into the throat of the latter.

"The Evil Eradicator Shuangxiu Sect Bruce is also, when you get to the Yama Temple, remember to report my name."

As soon as he let go, he threw Herodotus' body down.

Zhu Zhigang, who successfully completed the task, flapped his wings and left the Scaly City.

Herodotus' corpse fell from the sky and slammed into the ground, his head hitting the stone steps first, shattering directly, and his cervical vertebrae also broke together.

The whole corpse was smashed into a bloody blur, and it was impossible to even tell who it was.

All the believers present were shocked, and there was a deathly silence in front of the temple, and no one spoke for a long time.

Quintus was also stunned, he was ready to be tried or even killed, but he didn't expect that Herodotus, who was the judge, was gone first, and he was executed in such a tragic way, under the gaze of tens of thousands of eyes.

Especially considering that assassination was the most common method of Herodotus and the Blood Moon Society, from this point of view, his death seemed to be a trial of some kind.

Quintus then found that he seemed to have been forgotten, and that it would have been his turn to be judged after Gwen, but now that the priests of the Blood Moon were all gathered around Herodotus's corpse, no one cared about him anymore.

Even the guards guarding him were standing on tiptoe, craneing their necks and looking up the stone steps, all with shock and bewilderment written on their faces.

However, Quintus did not take the opportunity to escape, first, he did not think that he could escape, and secondly, he did not know where to flee.

Scaly City was originally the holy city of the Silvermoon Church, but now it has been occupied by the Blood Moon Society, and he is the only one left who has just elected the High Priest.

Quintus only felt a blank feeling in his heart.

And he is not the only one who is at a loss for the future, the Blood Moon Society was established by Herodotus, and its operation and maintenance are completely dependent on Herodotus alone.

The whole church was convinced that Herodotus was the savior chosen by Picias, and that they obeyed and worshipped him unconditionally.

This organizational structure ensured Herodotus' supreme authority and allowed his orders to be carried out to the greatest extent possible.

But the problem is that once Herodotus is lost, the Blood Moon will be paralyzed, and there will be no second person with enough prestige to convince the public.

Moreover, as soon as Herodotus died, his messianic theory was declared bankrupt, which also made the Blood Moon Society lose its persuasiveness to ordinary believers.

The silence of the crowd soon followed into an even greater uneasiness.

(End of chapter)