-68- Take them down!
The arrest of members of the Rosary Society is a long and complex process.
Of course, the length and complexity are only for the vigorous Inquisition, and in fact, the Inquisition, which has always suppressed evil by thunderous means, has hardly ever had a divine judgment lasting more than 24 hours.
Especially this is Boulder, the power center of the church in the southwest of the Crescent Kingdom, and from the moment the city gate was closed, the Rose Society, as an underground gangster, was already a turtle in an urn.
It's early in the morning, the thunderstorm has ended, and the wind and rain have gradually subsided.
Above the canopy, heavy dark clouds were still churning, showing a dull gray in the night.
In the Rose Manor, it was brightly lit, and more and more members of the Rose Society were caught here, and there were no less than 500 people in sight.
They were all tied with their hands tied, bound by sacred locks, and half-kneeled on the ground.
Behind them, piles of firewood filled with grease were also erected, and although the heavy rain had just stopped, these firewood piles remained dry under the effect of divine magic.
Several Knights of Judgment carried torches, ready to light the pyre, the flame of which was pale gold, a flame of judgment that could burn the soul.
It is the flame of the Holy Court's judgment of enemies, sinners, heretics, and evildoers, and is notorious in the continent of Miria, and any existence, including the Holy Court's own followers, will be destroyed by the flames.
Looking at the pale golden flames, some of the members of the Rose Society turned pale, and some looked dazed, but ...... Many more glared at the Knights of Judgment.
All transcendents know the process after the fire of judgment is lit, which means that the divine judgment begins, and there are only two options left for them-
Or, in the flames of judgment.
Or, sign the most demanding Inquisitor Contract, become a Inquisitor, and die for the Inquisitor until the last second of his life......
Even death is not the end, and their soul power will be recovered by the Judgment Spear, the artifact of the Inquisition, and become part of the essence of the Divine Court.
As for those ordinary people who do not have extraordinary powers, they have only one fate - to burn everything in the fire of judgment.
"Lord Rajiv, apart from those who were killed in desperate resistance, and a few who fled to the inner city or outside the city before the city gates were closed, most of the remaining members of the Rose Society are here."
In front of the second-order trial knight Rajiv, the trainee knight said respectfully.
"Mostly ......? Moreover, why are there so few peripheral members of the Rose Society? ”
Rajiv quickly seized on the loophole in his subordinates' words.
The midshipman hesitated for a moment, then whispered into Rajiv's ear.
After a moment, Rajiv's eyes froze, and his brows frowned slightly:
"What? Demon Hunter Knights Blocking It? And did it to the trial troops? ”
"These depraved fellows...... Do you know what you're doing?! Is it an order from the church? ”
"No...... No, according to the inquisitors, they appear to have been hired. ”
The Cadet Knight said cautiously.
"Hire?"
Rajiv was stunned, and then, he was furious:
"Who hired it? What a guts! Do they dare to take this kind of employment? ”
"Like...... It seems to be the Castel family. ”
"Castelle?"
The second-order knight Rajiv was slightly stunned.
He narrowed his eyes and looked at the parchment roll in his hand:
"If I'm not mistaken, it seems that the Rose Society has quite a few peripheral members who are close to the Castelles, and the president of the Rose Society is ...... He also had a relationship with Castel's heir. ”
"Humph! These degenerate and corrupt aristocratic families, colluding with gangsters and oppressing civilians, I haven't even gone to their troubles, but I actually came to the door myself......"
Beside him, several other second-order judgment knights also nodded:
"Castel...... If I'm not mistaken, the Great Knight has made us focus on a few families that have this Castel, right? ”
"They...... It seems that there is also a suspicion of participating in the cult of evil gods, and His Excellency the Great Knight has always suspected that there is something wrong with the blood demon case that night, and the high priest seems to be hiding something. ”
"Hmph, for the sake of his own future and interests, he has united with such a dirty family, and the Great Priest is really old."
"If it's just a hire, the Demon Hunter Knight doesn't dare to participate in the divine ruling, since it is Castel who is making trouble behind it, I'm afraid there is also the shadow of the Great Priest behind this......"
"At the end of this trial, it must be reported to His Excellency the Great Knight, the Great Priest has completely failed to put the sanctity of faith in his eyes, and has not taken our judgment in his eyes!"
The Knights of Judgment were furious.
As overseers of the Church, it is also one of their tasks to monitor the qualifications of the clergy.
"Alright, this matter will be discussed after His Excellency the Grand Knight returns with Sebas Flameheart, and we will start the trial."
Rajiv stopped his colleagues from continuing the conversation.
As he spoke, he looked at the members of the Rose Society who had been gathered in the manor, and said in a solemn voice:
"According to the report, the Rose Society sheltered the wanted heretics, smuggled contraband such as crossbows, controlled knives, and seeds of source power, secretly colluded with the Blood Demon Order, and participated in several Blood Demon cases in Boulder, and the President of the Rose Society, Sebas, had dealings with the Adam Order active in Koria, and had an ambiguous relationship with the Pure White Witch, a major wanted criminal in the Holy Court, and the evidence was conclusive......"
"According to the Sacred Book of the Royal Court, Book IV, Chapter 13, Article 66...... Roses will be confirmed as a secret evil group, assessed as extremely dangerous, and purified as imminent! ”
With that, he looked at the people of the Rose Society:
"Of course...... Our Lord has always been merciful, and the wicked will be punished in the end, but the repentant will also have a chance to live. ”
"Sinners who have fallen into the abyss of evil, make a choice, be purified by the fire of our lord's judgment, or make repentance and spend the rest of your life atoning for your sins?"
"Phew! Lackeys of the Holy Court! Bitch-raised bastard! ”
An angry curse came from the crowd, and it was immediately greeted by the angry eyes of the Knights of Judgment.
"Get on your knees!"
A Knight of Judgment kicks the drinker to the ground.
Rajiv followed the sound and saw that the scolder was a male sub-man, tall, strong, and ugly, with two black wolf ears on his head.
"He is the wolf Luff, the second-in-command of the Rose Society, who has a high reputation in the Rose Society, and is also the patriarch of the subhuman remnant taken in by President Sebas."
A knight of the Judgment hurriedly introduced Rajiv.
"Werewolves? Scold...... Is the remnant of the bloodline who uses the bloodline kingship of the heir as a totem worship...... It seems that the Rose will indeed have something to do with the Blood Fiend! ”
Rajiv sneered.
After speaking, he withdrew his gaze and looked at the other members of the Rose Society present:
"Those who are obsessed, those who do not move, those who want to repent, step forward!"
Listening to the words of the Knight of Judgment, the captured members of the Rose Order fell into a commotion.
After some yelling, yelling, sighing, or crying, about half of the members took a step forward.
And no one, including all the sub-sub-people and advanced transcendentals, chose to move.
Rajiv, the second-order trial knight, was not surprised by this, between life and death, the vast majority of people still wanted to live, even if the judgment only gave a path of slow death.
This is also the reason why the local trial forces have been able to be replenished in a steady stream.
In fact, as an underground gang that has not been formed for a few years, half of them have chosen to die, which has already surprised Rajiv quite a lot, and among the cults he has dealt with for so many years, there are not many who can die in this proportion.
This made him have some admiration for the Rose Society, and even the President of the Rose Society, Sebas, who was being hunted down by His Excellency the Grand Knight.
The Rosary Society is not really a cult group, nor does it have the twisted beliefs of cultists to increase cohesion.
Even so, there are so many transcendents who choose to die, which is enough to show that Sebas, the president of the Rose Society, does have a certain personality charm.
And those who would rather die than give in are worthy of being looked down upon at any time.
Of course, admiration is admiration.
As the wicked, you must be punished!
"Put on the holy chains of the penitent, and the remaining sinful ones will be judged!"
Rajiv ordered.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, a crisp voice broke the silence:
"Wait!"
The Knights of Judgment turned back to see a huge procession of people approaching from a distance beyond the manor, led by a carriage with the Black Eagle insignia on its side.
On it, sat a beautiful girl in a white dress.
Hundreds of demon hunters are around her!
Seeing the Black Eagle badge, Rajiv's face instantly turned ugly.
His gaze fell on those demon hunters whose highest strength was only one order, his expression turned cold, and he waved his hand and ordered:
"What are you doing in a daze?"
"Take down Charlotte de Castre, the heir of Castel, who is in collusion with the Rose Society!"
"Take down all the Demon Hunters who participated in the obstruction of the Divine Judgment!"
"Something happened, I'm going to take it!"
Rajiv's waist straightened, and the powerful coercion of the second order of the silver moon swept across the spot.