The words were written under the small prayer table. The blood stains had been wiped away, but the fluorescent marks were clearly visible in Diana's eyes. She saw the lines shaking and twisting, and every stroke seemed to It seeped out all the strength of the writer, as if one could see through them the extremely strong emotions of Malm Dunit when he wrote it down - almost crazy.
Diana looked away from the crazy handwriting, and then searched the entire room again. This time, she found nothing more - the priests responsible for the aftermath were still very conscientious.
The black-haired maid blinked, turned around, and prepared to leave the scene.
However, the moment she turned around, a strong wave of magic power suddenly condensed in the room - no, it appeared out of thin air in the room like a descendant!
Diana turned around instantly, and the next second she noticed an invisible wind of magic blowing through the entire prayer room. Wisps of black and red aura emerged from the air, swirling around the small prayer table like a whirlpool. The surroundings gathered and took shape, just like the blood that had been spilled here flowed back into a body that no longer existed. The small dim lampstand suddenly burned brightly. In the suddenly brightening light, a tall, The translucent figure, which seemed to be a mixture of smoke and light and shadow, condensed and formed, floating in mid-air!
“The heresy of blasphemy!” The illusory and twisted figure stared at Diana standing in the prayer room and roared angrily, while the smoke-filled face vaguely showed the appearance of Malm Duny. With a unique look, along with this roar, he suddenly opened his hands and prayed loudly as if embracing and devoting himself, "Lord! Please send down soul chastisement and destroy this heretic who desecrated the sanctuary!"
The moment the illusory figure suddenly appeared, Diana had already taken a defensive posture. There was a faint light in her eyes, and a pale white halo suddenly appeared on her limbs and torso. A vague shield covered her whole body, and in the next second, Malm Dunit's prayer summoned a hazy phantom - the phantom was like a giant wearing black armor, with a face Shrouded in black mist, only scarlet eyes filled with murderous intent lit up in the depths of the mist. It emerged from the sky above Malm, took a step in the air, raised its flame-wrapped battle ax high, and swung towards Diana. Cut it down!
The battle ax seemed to be inevitable. As soon as Diana's body moved, the illusory ax blade had already fallen on her head. Then, the battle ax penetrated from the head to the torso without any delay. The body of the black-haired maid.
Nothing happened.
Diana lowered her head and glanced at her unscathed body. Her figure quickly faded and disappeared into the room in the blink of an eye.
The illusory armored giant stood still in mid-air for a moment, and then began to fade and dissipate. Malm Dunit's slightly confused soliloquy sounded in the prayer room: "... …a pile of steel…without a heart?”
Rapid footsteps came from the direction of the corridor, mixed with rapid and low-pitched conversations. Then the door of the prayer room was pushed open, and a group of fully armed Holy See knights and a large number of war priests poured in. Got this small room.
The room was empty, with no intruders or any visions. In the eyes of the bewildered priests, there was only a small lamp not far away that was quietly lighting up, casting a groggy light on the prayer room. of light.
......
Pedinan Wendell's face was deep, and his eyes slowly swept across the huge map of the entire empire, where countless cartographers spent a lot of effort to draw it. On the map, rust-colored spots and patches of color, large and small, can be seen everywhere, spread throughout the territory.
"...For the first time, I realized so clearly that the power of the church has penetrated into the world to this extent without all of us paying attention..." This man on the battlefield The former General Wolf, who rarely frowned, frowned at this moment, and his tone was more serious than ever before, "Shocking."
"This is the result of the royal family's continuous suppression and checks and balances in the past ten years." Rosetta glanced at the old Duke next to her, "The belief in the God of War is closely bound to the military power of the empire, which indirectly led to a large number of military nobles who were also believers in the God of War. This is much worse than the influence of the Holy Light Church in Ansu. The power is deeper, and for hundreds of years the people of Typhon have become accustomed to treating the priests of the God of War as reliable protectors and guides, which makes the royal family's checks and balances more difficult. ”
"...I know the resistance you have encountered, even for a long time...even I can't understand some of your measures towards the church," Pedinan looked complicated, "If it weren't for Bud..."
"Speaking of this, I still want to confirm," Rosetta said suddenly, "You once saw the vision of Bard being abandoned by the gods and being tortured and burned by the fire of faith during an 'enlightenment', and That 'enlightenment' occurred several years after his disappearance... For these reasons alone, do you really think that Bud was still alive at that time?"
"Malm once said that it was a ' The warning sign is that Bard betrayed the gods, so the gods used enlightenment to warn me, but I understand Bard, he is not a person who will betray the gods, he..."
Pedinan The Duke's voice was suddenly a little unsustainable, as if he didn't know how to express his contradictory and wavering mood, so Rosetta didn't let him continue: "Okay, Mr. Petinan, I understand your mood - just as I also Understand Bud. In any case, you had doubts about the church and did not let Andesa be baptized. This choice seems to be the right one now. It’s as safe as humans imagine.”
“I didn’t think about this at the time. I just hoped that before I figured out what happened to Bud, I would try not to let Andesa go down the same path... "Pei Dinan shook his head, as if he didn't want to recall the past. He raised his head again and looked back.On the map in front of me, "You reminded me a long time ago to keep a certain distance from the church, and now your warning has finally come true..."
As he spoke, the old Duke's expression gradually faded. Becoming extra serious, he waved his hand as if he was holding an invisible sword: "Your Majesty, the truth behind the gods is indeed what you said..."
"I know this It’s hard to believe,” Rosetta said in a deep voice, “However, Gawain Cecil has sent us a lot of evidence and information, and those things...are completely consistent with the current vision of the Church of God of War.”
"...I understand, Your Majesty," Pedinan nodded slowly. He straightened his body and saluted like a knight, "Then this is a war - let me retire and go to fight for this war. Prepare for war."
The former General Wolf turned around and walked out of the emperor's drawing room with steady and powerful steps. Rosetta was the only one left in the large and brightly lit room. · Augustus, the ruler of the empire, quietly stared in the direction where Ferdinand left. After a few seconds, his eyes suddenly froze.
Not far in front of him, on the floor that should have been completely illuminated by the light, there was a hazy shadow printed on it. The shadow was expanding and contracting on the surface of the floor as if it had substance, and At its edge, a large number of rust-colored lines that were almost invisible to the naked eye had spread everywhere, spreading to the surrounding walls, to the door not far away, and even to the ceiling!
The moment Rosetta's eyes fell on the shadow, an indescribable, sleep-like whisper suddenly sounded in the room, and a bloody smell like rust rushed straight into the room. Entering Rosetta's nostrils, a hazy human figure quickly formed in the air. The rust-colored lines and shadows on the floor were vaguely connected to the human figure, and a hoarse voice was hard to distinguish. The voice sounded from "it", tearing Rosetta's eardrums: "Augustus..."
"Malm Dunit," Rosetta's face was as frozen as black. His eyes were fixed on the strangely appearing figure, and he rubbed his fingers slightly. However, the magic warning did not cause any movement outside the room. None of the guards who should have rushed into the room as soon as they noticed the abnormality showed up—— Even so, he didn't look panicked, but his eyes were colder than before, "I never thought we would meet under such circumstances, old friend."
"I didn't expect either, You will go so far on the road of disobedience to the gods..." The hazy shadow said hoarsely, and his figure became more solid. "I originally thought you were just on a whim, just like the past few times, you just wanted to do something.' "Checks and balances' trick, but I didn't expect that you have been completely blinded and can't even see the guidance of the right path - it's so regrettable, my old friend..."
"This is different from the past. 'Checks and balances' are different, Malm," Rosetta said in a deep voice, "This is no longer a matter of earthly rights and interests., there is something wrong with your church, there is something wrong with your faith, and there is something wrong with your Lord - you are sliding in a weird and dark direction. To the empire, you are no longer a threat, but a hazard. . "
Such words completely angered the shadow. He suddenly raised his body, and a large number of indescribable murmurs and layers of rust-colored halo instantly filled the entire room. He shouted angrily: " Enough! You have fallen into a miserable heretic, and guidance given to you is a waste of time—let the power of the Lord help you regain your sanity! "
Faced with the sudden increase in pressure on his body, Rosetta just stared coldly ahead. He did not retreat, but stepped forward: "That's right... Judging from your state, it's probably transformed into Things like evil spirits or dead souls, it is indeed a luxury to expect you to retain your sanity under such circumstances. "
The shadow of Malm Dunit didn't seem to hear the sarcasm. He just raised his hands high, and the rust-colored surge in the room rolled down towards Rosetta: "Sinner ! Face the Lord’s sanction! "
"You misjudged one thing," Rosetta raised her head, stared at Malm's shadow and said calmly, "The Augustus who have been cursed by God for two hundred years have never been afraid. through any so-called 'master'. "
He closed his eyes slightly, and when he opened them again, endless starlight appeared in those deep black eyes.
The next second , everything in the entire living room was submerged by the surging starlight, the walls, the roof, the furnishings... everything quickly melted and dissipated in the starlight, creating an extremely bright scene that seemed to only appear in human dreams and fantasies. The starry sky swallowed up everything, and easily swallowed up the projection of Malm who was calling for the power of the God of War - the latter only had time to let out a shrill howl and an incredible roar: "...How dare you! ”
The bright starry sky drowned Malm’s words, and those bright light spots began to slowly rotate in the purple-black smoke, showing a bizarre, confusing and confusing appearance, Rosetta· Augustus stood in the center of this "chaotic starry sky" and became the center point around which all the stars were surrounded.
Listening to the last roar left by Malm's projection, he just sighed slightly: "Kill. It doesn't take much courage to kill a monster. "
The next second, the illusion of the chaotic starry sky quickly shrank and disappeared, and the objects in the living room that had been swallowed returned to Rosetta's sight. He frowned and shook his head gently: "It's just one. An insignificant shadow..."
"It doesn't matter, a shadow is enough to prove your sincerity," a hoarse and low voice suddenly sounded next to his ears. The voice that all descendants of Gustus would hear echoing in the deepest depths of that nightmare palace said, "I did taste... the power of divinity and faith. This is a good appetizer." ”
“I have shown mySincerity, it’s up to you to show your attitude next,” Rosetta said coldly, “Don’t forget what you promised. "
"Of course, of course - we've both had enough of this mutual torture, that's what we have in common. You use yourself as a springboard for me to return to the world 'out there' while I end the curse on the Augustus family and never come back...it's a fair deal and we both look forward to it," that The voice said happily and with a sincere tone, "I will keep my promises more carefully than ordinary people. You can rest assured of this - after all, I am the eye of God, and I don't even bother to lie and deceive. ”
“This is best. "
......
Gawain came to the widest terrace of Melita's house. Under the bright night sky in the Arctic region, he looked up in the direction of the mountain peak where the jury headquarters is located. .
Although it was still dark here, according to Cecil’s time, it was already morning.
Gawain’s face was a little serious.
For some reason, a faint sense of uneasiness has been in his heart since last night. At first, he thought it was because he talked too much with the Dragon God about the secrets of sailors, gods, reverse tides and black traps. These are the secrets The psychological pressure caused by the incident made him uneasy, but as he gradually cleared his thoughts and took a night's rest, this uneasiness did not diminish at all.
And he felt it vaguely last night. It was similar to the "breath" of the relics of the Voyager. Although the feeling was very weak and lasted less than three minutes, he was sure that he was not under the illusion.
There were some Voyager in Tallond. The relics are the result of the Dragon Clan's continuous "recycling" from various places, but they only seal up those legacies. Under the absolute rule of the Dragon God, no dragon will touch or even activate the legacies of the Sailor without permission. But last night, Gao Wen was sure that he felt the aura fluctuations of some kind of Voyager relic being activated... This was undoubtedly abnormal.
Something might be happening - the feeling in his heart became stronger.