In the midst of the ruined ruins, the devotees who survived the disappointment huddled in their half-collapsed houses, and when they saw the figure of Hizer, their tired and frightened eyes instantly lit up with a long-lost light.

As if dominoes had been toppled, one by one believers came out of the ruins and bowed to Hirzer with a hug on his chest and saluted.

"Lord Hirzer, may the light be with you."

"Lord Hizer, may the light protect you."

“……”

Hizer's footsteps paused.

He clenched the wand in his hand, and the next moment, a gentle magical glow diffused from the end of his wand, and the light healing magic silently fell on the bodies of these embarrassed victims.

Instead of saying a few words in response or taking the opportunity to win people's hearts, Hirzer gathered his thin white robes and strode into the church.

Beside him, Ulysses, who had witnessed all this, suddenly spoke.

"I thought you hated Sita City."

It was only after finally learning what happened to his friend that Ulysses realized the deep meaning behind his friend's strange words and deeds.

Well...... The more Ulysses pondered, the more Ulysses found that Heizer seemed to be a complete blasphemer, even a pagan comparable to a necromancer, and Hitzer, whose every word was yin and yang, was almost blatantly opposed to the existence of the Church of Light.

However, Hirzer just smiled at him and didn't answer much.

Before stepping into the teleportation array, his eyes looked back at the group of believers who were still prostrating and worshipping, shouting for the protection of the God of Light.

Muttered: "Actually, never." ”

The light of the teleportation array continued to flash, and more and more people gathered outside the Bright Sect.

Everyone's destination was the circular square outside the Basilica of Light, in the center of which once stood a towering statue of the oracle of the true god, but the remains of this statue had been removed when the last oracle was interrupted by Sasim, and the new statue had not yet been carved, so that the square now seemed even more empty.

And now, in the place where the statue of the god once stood, a scarring abyssal rift stretched between the crowd and the Basilica of the Holy See of Light, blocking everyone's progress.

Everyone stopped in unison.

At this moment, except for those who died in the battle and those who were seriously injured and could not move, all the knights, priests, and magicians who were still in the city gathered here.

Hizer did not stand at the front, but stood quietly in the middle of the crowd.

His gaze quietly looked at everyone, and before he knew it, his brows furrowed.

"Ulysses, did you notice anything wrong?"

Ulysses followed Hizer's gaze, his already serious expression quickly becoming more solemn, and he nodded, agreeing with Hitzer seriously.

"You're right, even if Sita City is in chaos right now, but as a clergyman, they shouldn't be so casual when responding to the summons of the Holy Light, even if the priests and magicians are concerned, how can the griffin knights stand in such a mess, it's just not like words!"

“……”

Hizer was silent, and he reluctantly raised his hand to press Ulysses, who was about to straighten out the posture of the griffin knights, and whispered his discovery.

"This time, there isn't a single cardinal in the church."

In the Holy See of Light, in addition to the Pope, the chief knight and the chief inquisition, the cardinals have the greatest authority, usually they will represent the Pope to govern important affairs inside and outside the church, at the same time, these cardinals themselves are also powerful magicians, each of them has the strength of the level of the archmage.

Powerful knights are out guarding the abyss and can't return, which is understandable.

But why isn't there even a cardinal in Sita now?

Just as Hizer and Ulysses pondered the meaning behind this, a familiar voice rang out behind Hizer.

"You can't get a result from discussing this question with Ulysses, who was exiled to Heavenly Sword City, why don't you talk to me, the future Knight Captain of the Griffin Knight Legion, and I can tell you the answer."

Hizer turned his head, his gaze meeting that of a smug Kuchaz.

A gentle, perfect smile appeared on his face at the right time, "Really? Then please tell me. ”

Kuchaz didn't have any ill feelings towards Heizer, after all, as a member of the Church of Light, no one would and would not dare to have ill will towards the Children of Light, and the only disrespect was to slander Heizer for his bad vision and liking to choose Ulysses.

"In the first three days of the chaos in West Tower City, all of the cardinals were sent by His Majesty the Pope to other Tower Cities to carry out their missions." Kuchaz said truthfully, spread his hands regretfully, and said: "Speaking of which, if a few cardinals were here, there would be people who would have come forward to preside over the chaos now, unlike ...... now."

The current Sita City is simply chaotic like never before, and lo and behold, the Griffin Knight and the Frostwolf Knight are discussing in a low voice which brand to choose for the mount rations.

Kuchaz shook his head, fortunately, the Pope was finally willing to show up......

As he was thinking like this, there was a sudden rumbling sound from the door of the Bright Main Church, which was originally closed on the other side of the abyss.

Everyone looked up in unison.

At this moment, the illuminated magic array arranged outside the main church of light has been swallowed up by the fog of the abyss, and all light has been lost, and in the darkness, the magnificent and holy church suddenly leaked a ray of light without warning.

With the slow opening of the door, the light became brighter and brighter, and the curtain in the darkness slowly opened.

The crowd finally saw what was behind the gate.

Compared to the darkness outside, the inside of the church was surprisingly bright.

The arched main church, with magnificent and ornate frescoes covering the top of the church, the patterns on it shimmer with a stunning luster that belongs to the Philosopher's stone, and the statue of the god of light above looks down on the people below with a blank face in the fresco.

On the walls on both sides of the mural, huge statues of gods are either holding two moons or holding scepters, standing in various postures on both sides of the church, and the floor-to-ceiling arched glass windows behind them are also painted with colorful scrolls, but no longer telling the stories of the legend of light, but like statues, different forms of the god of light are depicted.

Gorgeous frescoes and window paintings dye the light inside the church a dazzling and noble color.

And at this moment, under the shroud of these lights, on the high platform at the top of the church, a magnificent throne stands in the focus of everyone's attention.

A statue of a god with outstretched arms stood still behind the high seat, and the silent figure on the same seat hid in the shadows that could not be lit by the illuminated magic array.

Only the two-moon scepter that he held in his hand, which symbolized the supreme power of the Church of Light, poked out of the darkness, and at the top of the scepter, the two intertwined moons flowed quietly and wantonly in the light with gorgeous glittering light.

Even if you don't see the person on the high seat clearly, the appearance of the Double Moon Scepter has already hinted at the identity of the person at the top.

The faithful were prostrate early on the ground, the priests and magicians bent down with their wands to their chests, and the knights drew their weapons and bowed in silence but in order. Even the frostwolves and griffons present were conscious, bending their front legs and kneeling on the ground.

In such a solemn atmosphere, Kuchaz's heart beat fast.

"Isn't it......"

"How do you feel that the scene that came out this time is almost bigger than the pomp and circumstance given to Xi Ze that year?"

"Could it be that His Majesty the Pope has discovered potential that I have not discovered myself, and in fact I am also a child of light?"

"No, that guy from Ulysses came back suddenly, it can't be that this time it's for him again, right?!"

While Kuchaz was messing around with possibilities, the divine light that shone on the church's spire was finally extinguished.

The Pope's familiar but unfamiliar voice of indifference rang in everyone's ears.

"Ladies and gentlemen."

In the darkness, he quietly watched everyone outside the church, and slowly spoke—

"The god of light has fallen, and it's time for us to pursue a new faith."

After these words were spoken, everyone fell into a deathly silence.

The believers were still stunned, and finally, someone slowly raised his head to look at the figure of the Pope in front of him, and then at the other believers beside him, blinked, and muttered: "God of Light is above...... I must have been eroded by the fog, hallucinating and hallucinating......"

The frostwolves and griffons lying on the side also looked at each other, and the faces of the group of beasts were slightly distorted.

However, for the powerful clergy, they clearly knew that they were not hallucinating.

Because of this, they are now far more shocked than ordinary believers.

“……”

Kuchaz opened his mouth wide and gasped for breath.

He muttered in disbelief: "Am I crazy or is His Majesty the Pope crazy?!" ”

"You're not crazy."

An unusually calm voice rang out at Kuchaz's side, and Hizer didn't look at Kuchaz, but fixed his gaze at the Pope above.

There was no defensiveness in his eyes, and there were only endless doubts.

Across the abyss, across countless believers, and across this magnificent church of light, the Pope on the high seat and the white-robed young man below looked at each other.

Two pairs of blue eyes, which are also calm and gentle, are like reflections in a mirror.

Compared to the calm of the two, the others couldn't stand at all.

An elderly white-robed bishop supported his rickety body with his wand, and trembled through the crowd to the front.

He looked uneasy and horrified at the Pope on the high seat, who had taught the Pope to read and write as a young man a long time ago, and because of this, he could not help but remind him tactfully.

"Your Majesty, are you under the influence of the fog? Why don't you go and rest for a while, you can't say that blasphemous thing just now......"

However, the pope, who stood on a high place, did not accept the kindness of the white bishop.

He stood up slowly, his god-like voice like a holy voice, echoing calmly and clearly in everyone's ears.

"The God of Light has indeed fallen."

"Now the kingdom of God has been occupied by the dark gods, and all the divine envoys have surrendered to the dark gods."

"Why don't you look at this sky, the light of the twin moons has long been gradually invaded by the long night, and the dim time of the twin moons has exceeded the bright time of the two moons, representing the dark abyss fog that spreads throughout the continent, these are all symbols of the fall of the god of light."

The believers below still dare not believe it, and there is no one who reacts more violently than the elderly faithful and clergy.

Anyone who hears that the faith they have been chasing all their lives is shattered, will have an emotional breakdown.

"The God of Light will not fall!" Some believers can't help but refute.

"The God of Light and the Divine Messengers have saved the continent countless times, and He has given us great magical powers, helped us dispel the fog of the abyss, and gave us a tower city where we can live in peace...... He is merciful and great, and He is omnipotent! How could it fall! ”

In the midst of the uproar, the Pope lightly tapped the ground with his scepter.

He coldly questioned everyone.

"If the God of Light is really great, why can't he eliminate the ferocious demonic beast?

If He really has mercy on the world and is omnipotent, why is He able to eliminate the beast and not do so?

Or does He not actually want to stop the cruelty of the Demon Beast, and he can't stop it, so is He still merciful and great? ”

"Or is He so great and merciful that He can do it all......"

"Then, why does this abyss in front of us, which is no different from the legendary divine punishment, exist?"

Deathly silence.