The late night in Rentat is not much different from other cities, except for the cathedral and the aristocratic settlement, where you can see the everlasting light, the rest of the places are "illuminated" by the silver moon or stars, so in this dark night when you can't see your fingers, Rentat is particularly calm and quiet, but occasionally a lantern flashes by.
"Deep Blue Gift" Sharp stood by the floor-to-ceiling window of the bedroom, staring intently at the darkness outside, with nothing to appreciate, as if it was the most important meaning of his life.
He raised his right hand and stroked the tumor-like bulge on the bridge of his nose, his crystal blue eyes stained with a little apprehension, others may not know that the giant of the Court Alfonso has led his men to leave to hunt down the magician of the "Tower of the Destroyer", but as the deputy leader of the "Sword of Truth" Knights, the duke, the great nobleman, one of the king's most trusted subordinates, the ninth-level Golden Knight, he has enough channels to know this fact, so he is waiting for the result.
Dong dong dong, the sound of fast running footsteps came, mixed with the clanging sound of iron boots hitting the ground and armor pieces.
"Lord Commander......" The knight who came to report the news gasped heavily, and it took him less than a minute to rush from nearby to Lord Sharp's villa, "The 'Heart of Time' returned seriously injured, and Alfonso and all the clergy and night watchmen he brought with him were all dead!"
"Heart of Time?" Sharp rarely didn't control his expression, and didn't understand how he could get involved with Ketonia.
"This is news from inside the Cathedral of Radiance, and the specific situation is unknown." The knight said hurriedly, "Master, Ketonia accused you of colluding with magicians to assassinate Alfonso, he couldn't save him, he could only save his own life, he wants you to die!"
The royal family has bought some bishops who are not strong and inconspicuous in the Diocese of Holm, but can obtain and transmit some information at critical moments.
"Alfonso became suspicious, or someone betrayed the action plan to Ctonnia, but since he intervened, why did Alfonso die, and why did he seriously injure himself......" Sharp seemed to be in a state of confusion, forgetting that he was in danger, and he didn't figure out what was going on.
Bang! The knight who reported the news suddenly knelt down on one knee, the iron armor on his knee slammed into the floor, and said with a slight cry: "Leader, run away, the church will definitely not let you go, they need a 'sacrifice' that fails, and they will send you to the stake! As long as you hide until His Majesty the King returns, you will definitely be innocent!"
「…… I don't believe that the church can sentence a duke to death without evidence, only the magician is full of nonsense, which will make all the nobles afraid and chilled." After Sharp was silent for a moment, he restrained his doubts, apprehension and worry, and said to his knights with the temperament of a leader as usual.
The failure of the operation, the arrest of a magician, and the betrayal of himself was a situation he expected, he was fully prepared, believing that under the protection of His Majesty the King, nothing would happen to him, the only thing that made him a little uneasy was that the accusation came from another duke, the epic knight Ketonia, and the weight was much heavier than expected!
With a bang, the floor-to-ceiling window made a slight noise, and a ball of fire flew in from a distance, penetrating directly into it, turning into a fierce man with an inch of head.
"Commander, run away! A cardinal has offered to arrest you!" He is Sharp's deputy, a level seven Sky Knight, and the "Burning Demon Flame" Gujufu.
Sharp's right hand was quietly clenched, and his tone was still calm: "Don't worry, this is the usual arrest and interrogation, they have no evidence, I will be fine, if I run away now, I will never be clear."
"My lord, you can't trust the church, how many nobles who were just suspected in the past they directly tried and executed!" Although "Burning Demon Flame" Gujufu admired the deputy leader for being calm and composed at such a critical juncture, this could not calm his anxiety, maybe the "Charismatic Angel" Franz would come over in person immediately!
Sharp shook his head and quietly clenched the handle of the long sword with his left hand: "Those are all nobles below the earl, and I am a duke personally appointed by His Majesty the King."
"My lord......" Gujufu wanted to take the deputy commander to escape, but Sharp's firm attitude made him hesitate, "Why don't you hide in the Nexer Palace first, I believe the church will not dare to force in, and then wait for His Majesty the King to return."
"Uh." Sharp was a little moved.
At this moment, a bolt of lightning pierced the sky, and there was a young man with sparse hair but standing on end in the bedroom, his body was surrounded by silver-white lightning, and his eyes and skin color were unusually rare silver: "Lord, the Glorious Cathedral has decided not to arrest you, but to send a cardinal to secretly come and appease you."
He is Sharp's other deputy, "Sterling Silver Punishment" Cesk.
"What?" The surprised sound was made by the "Burning Demon Flame" Gujufu and the knight who arrived first.
"Has the situation changed?" As the leader, Sharp was also very shocked, but on the surface he still tried to pretend to be calm and calm.
"Sterling Silver Punishment" Sesk shrugged: "I don't know, the news of the core is yet to be inquired, maybe they have decided to respect the nobles......"
There was a strong irony in his words.
Not long after, a cardinal arrived and conveyed to Sharp the condolences of His Excellency Franz, the "Charismatic Angel", telling him that the evil magician "Lord of Death" set a trap, seriously injured His Excellency Ctonia, killed Alfonso and other clergy, and deliberately spread that this was his cooperation with you, trying to destroy the relationship between the church and the nobility, but the "Charismatic Angel" is a saint favored by the Lord, wise and upright, and has not been affected by rumors at all.
After smiling and sending the cardinal away, Sharp turned around and entered the bedroom, his face became extremely solemn, and he said to the three subordinates including "Sterling Silver Punishment": "There must be something else happening, go and inquire!"
He probably understood that this operation was a trap on the part of the magician, and the target was not Alfonso at all, but the "Heart of Time" Ketonia, and even the "Death Lord", the former legendary peak, was dispatched, dozens or hundreds of times more serious than he expected! Therefore, it is impossible for me to pass the level so lightly, there must be other factors mixed in to lead to such a result, and this is likely to be a more important and far-reaching event than this incident.
When the three subordinates left, Sharp paced back and forth, not even in the mood to watch the dark night outside, and a faint anxiety spread uncontrollably.
The sky suddenly lit up, lightning flashed away, and "Sterling Silver Punishment" Sesk appeared in the bedroom.
Sharp restrained his mood and maintained the image of his leader: "What did you hear?"
"There was a great battle in Tria, and His Majesty the Pope used the Divine Descent technique twice in a row to repel and severely damage the 'Silver Moon' Etna and kill Abel......" Seske recounted with shock.
"What?" Sharp could no longer maintain his image, exclaimed, "Silver Moon" did it? And then defeated?
Seske didn't care about repeating and continued: "But the Pope's Crown was not in good condition, and he returned to Reims, and the legendary magician, blood prince, primordial dragon, etc. flew over Tria and launched a direct attack on Reims, and the battle was anxious."
This is a step further than what the "charismatic angel" Franz said before, because new information has already come from Lance.
"So that's how it is......" Sharp whispered, and then relieved the slightly frightened Sesque, "Unless there is a god-like action, Lance is not so easy to breach, and when the nobles on the front line of Tria return, things will be settled, but I don't know what happened to the Pope......"
Soon, "Burning Demon Flame" Gujufu returned: "Lord Commander, His Excellency the 'King of Angels' descended on the holy city of Reims, and used the protection of the gods to block the attacks of legendary powerhouses such as the ancient time dragon Danissos, Dracula, the Elf Queen, and the 'Sun King'."
This "Sun King" is only a legendary third-tier and is not the original Thanos.
"Commander, His Majesty the King, St. Griffith, St. Ivan, the 'Shield of Truth', Rudolph, etc. rushed back from Tria and completely repelled the attack of the magicians and the Dark Alliance." The first knight finally returns with the latest news.
"His Majesty the Pope didn't take action, it seems that the situation is really bad......" Sharp analyzed softly, and suddenly, he burst into laughter, "No wonder they let me go so easily, at this time, this side of the strait urgently needs the help of the nobles, and the same is true for the westward war!"
"Yes, congratulations to you, Commander." The first knight said happily.
Sharp smiled and looked at his three trusted subordinates: "Not having to be judged is not the happiest thing for me, can you guess what I am happiest about?"
"Westward War Stalemate?" "Burning Demon Flame" Gu Jufu replied not very surely.
"Yinyue was also hit hard?" The first knight was still full of admiration and worship for the church, the pope, and the divine surrender.
"Punishment of Pure Silver" Sesk was silent for a moment and said, "Lord Commander, are you happy that these two things show the power of the nobility? A force that even cardinals would be wary of, co-opted and feared?"
"Yes." Sharp looked back out the window, the thick darkness didn't know how many secrets were hidden, "I just learned today that our strength is so strong, even if I really kill Alfonso, they can't do anything about me."
Faced with the deputy head deliberately revealing his heart and exposing his crimes, the three knights glanced at each other and knelt down on one knee: "Nobles come first!"
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"First Abel and Dracula set a trap to raid the Pope, then use themselves as bait to consume the Pope's 'Divine Descent Technique', and finally let Abel and Dracula kill the weak Pope, the plan is very good, but 'Silver Moon' is much softer than I imagined, isn't He afraid that he will be directly wiped out by the 'Divine Descent Technique'? Or is He so confident in God-like immortality? Moreover, is He so sure that the Pope cannot use the 'Divine Descent Technique' twice in a row?" After listening to the "Silver Eye Count" describe this simple but effective plan, the "Death Lord" asked half sighed and half tentatively.
The beautiful vampire with the title of "Silver-Eyed Count" smiled and said: "Because he has a certain understanding of the power and sequelae of the 'Divine Descent Technique', during the Battle of Antifleur, the ancestor has been watching nearby, but did not do anything, and stayed around Lance for a long time, but unfortunately, he still made a mistake."
(End of this chapter)