Chapter 256: Assassination of the Holy City

Suddenly seeing Liona covering her face with her hands, Nice and Huigang were a little surprised and didn't know what was going on. Then they heard a low sob. The calm, dignified and beautiful girl in front of her seemed to collapse at this moment, saying over and over again:

"Who are you? You must not be Folit, you must not be the Paladin candidate in this city, you are an apprentice at the pharmacy in Munich, you are..."

The monk was dead, and he didn't know how to deal with it now. He just felt that he was full of all kinds of things in his heart, because he had indeed encountered too many encounters between the two people, and it seemed that it was a scene that could only appear in legendary novels.

Because the south of Ed continent is bordered by the sea, the climate is warm and the rain is abundant. Farming, sea transportation, and commerce are the most prosperous places in the entire continent.

In terms of the political territory, there is no particularly large political system here to lead all parties. It is all principalities, kingdoms, federal and autonomous cities, etc., either independent or secretly dependent on a certain force on the mainland. Therefore, there are the most developed mercenary guilds, thieves guilds, chambers of commerce, and temples on the mainland.

However, in religion, there is only the only existence in the south, that is, the holy city in the Kingdom of Julian, the center of the entire church of light - the city of light.

The size and population of the Julian Kingdom are at most medium levels among the southern countries. Compared with the big countries such as Audand and Drew, even compared with Lanqi, they are considered small countries.

But the center of the Julian Kingdom is the City of Light, the supreme ruler of the Church of Light, the city where the God of Light represents the Pope in the world, the Pope Hall, the Holy Knights of Light, the Inquisition, and the Cathedral of the God of Light are all in this place. Julian's king can only be promoted to the throne when he receives the Pope's canonization.

Often one of the 12 Bishops of Light came to serve as the king. The so-called hereditary archbishop was, and then he received various support from the Church of Light. The Kingdom of Julian was the sect leader of the thirty-five small countries around. This is the alliance of the thirty-six Kingdoms. Such a force is very considerable in the south.

The City of Light is the capital of the Kingdom of Julian, but the king has little significance, because the city or the center of this country is the cathedral of the God of Light. The cathedral is in the center of the city, and the three highest buildings are the Pope's Prayer Tower, the church bell tower, and the central tower of the Master of Light Academy.

Among them, the church bell tower is a huge dome, which radiates white holy light regardless of day and night, and is the second sun in the world by devout believers.

In the City of Light, all fighting and any criminal activities are forbidden, and most of the magic is greatly weakened by the effect of the illumination of the holy light on the dome.

Of course, this is also a holy place for believers in the church of light on the mainland, even on the islands and vassal states. A large number of believers come here to pilgrimage at every moment, praying for the blessing of the God of Light. Naturally, an extremely good business circle was formed around the holy city, providing food, clothing, housing and transportation for the pilgrims.

In the inner city, this is a pure church building. The road from the south gate to the cathedral is paved with stone slabs, which is flat and clean. Except for the church and the chariots of the great nobles, the pilgrims cannot walk on it, and they all walk on the sidewalks on both sides of the road.

On this day, there were still many but not chaotic people on the roadside. In the middle of the road, there was a team slowly moving, which was composed of more than a dozen knights and a carriage. You should know that the speed of horses traveling in the Holy City was limited, for order and respect for God.

In the carriage was sitting on the Privy Council Priest Mester. Mester was less than forty years old this year and was the illegitimate son of a great nobleman in the Drew Empire. Because it was impossible to inherit the family business or enter the official career, he came to the Holy City to serve as the priest under the movement of the family.

Priest Priest was only equivalent to that of a bishop, but because he was equivalent to the Pope's secretary, he was worthy of real power. If Mester had not been for the intimate relationship between the family and the Church of Light, he would probably not have been in his position today. Although Mester in the carriage now showed a cold expression that religious people were accustomed to.

But my heart was already full of laughter. This time, I went to inspect the Drew Empire according to the Pope's order. Archbishop Bogus, the host of the Drew diocese, had a high status and ignored his inspection at all. However, because of his family, he actually asked him to catch Archbishop Bogus's handle.

After all, Mester was born in a noble family and knew that some people's handles would not be affordable but disaster if they caught them. However, by chance, if they caught them, they were really afraid to make any threats or excessive actions. The 300,000 gold coins of the city-state of Mastan, and the position of bishop in a prosperous area, and they would be promoted to cardinal when appropriate.

This time, Mester has gained a lot of benefits, which is much better than the false reputation around the Pope. When Mester thought of this, he finally couldn't control his expression and smiled from the corner of his mouth.

What beautiful beauties arranged for him by Archbishop Bogus in Muni City, he still misses him very much when he thinks of it. It doesn't matter. The other party has agreed to give these beauties to him.

The person in charge of the convoy of Mester was a level 13 Knight of Light, with rich experience. The knight was told to be careful and there might be a sudden attack. Moreover, when he was in the territory of the Drew Empire and the Drew vassal forces, he could see the warriors of the Mester family quietly protected him.

So this knight has always been careful. After all, if the person he protected is hurt, this responsibility is not a trivial matter. But now that he has entered the Holy City, he breathed a sigh of relief. No cases have ever happened here, so it is safe.

At this time, the pilgrimage who were originally marching neatly on the roadside suddenly became chaotic. Several people rushed to the central road in panic, waved their hands at the knights, asking for help. The leader immediately got off the horse and walked over. At this time, the priest who was responsible for maintaining order on the roadside also went over to help.

The neat stream of people gradually began to be inactive, and some people were squeezed into the street. The quiet and peaceful believers began to fight each other for some reason. The holy light of calming the mind that continued to emit from the dome seemed to have lost its effect.

The convoy's progress had stopped due to the chaos of the crowds. The 13th-level Light Knight, led by the leader, finally felt something was wrong. He had already held the hilt of the sword and was ready to pull it out at any time.

While Mester was imagining the wealth and beautiful prospects he had gained in the car, the carriage suddenly stopped. He was stunned, and then impatiently opened the side door of the carriage, stretched out his body, and shouted at the driver in front:

"Why don't you move? Just drive away the people in front of you. The Pope doesn't like this kind of mess..."

All the words were stuffed back. In this moment, several short crossbow arrows had been shot from all directions. All the guards did not expect that in the safe city of light in the divine realm, someone would actually attack the Pope's close ministers in the most broad daylight.

The level 13 knight had heard the sound of the crossbow twitching. Just as he was about to go in that direction, the horse under him suddenly neighed, as if he was crazy. The knight had jumped down from the horse. At this time, many places in the already chaotic crowd were shouting:

"I've killed someone, killed someone."

The believers who were originally in a stable and peaceful mood, but wanted to worship the God of Light here and get the light to be blessed, were not prepared for this matter at all. When they heard this shout, they saw the horses standing up in the streets, and suddenly became mentally broken and became chaotic.

The road between the South Gate and the Cathedral is now full of all the believers who don’t know where they should go. More than a dozen knights were crowded in the crowd and could not move at all.

When the three knights near the carriage saw that Priest Mester had been shot by a crossbow arrow, they immediately became anxious and did not care about the civilians around them. They used their fighting spirit to rush over. Some magical techniques of the Knight of Light can remove toxins and heal wounds. As long as they delay for a period of time, they can even resurrect the dead in the holy city.

But in the dark, a silent dagger had already stabbed over. The poison healing and the light fighting spirit that healed the wound did not play any role at this time. Before the three knights could even turn around, they felt that the energy and vitality in their bodies were corroded and they instantly fell into darkness.

Fifteen minutes later, the brigade of the church of Light and the guards of the Kingdom of Julian arrived here and quickly calmed down the situation. When several high-level masters of Light came to the front of Mester's carriage, all they could do was to dispel the evil, because Father Mester, who was hit by a crossbow, was covered with a rotten aura.

This breath is not unfamiliar with the priests of light and the wizards. A priest said in a trembling voice:
Chapter completed!