Invade the white dove

When Julis led the team to the Devil's Branch Hall in the Eastern District, he found that Gray Crow, the deputy chief of the Guards, was already waiting for him.

And at the feet of the gloomy boy, there were more than a dozen tied civilians kneeling.

"Report." Julius simply ordered.

"Ga, I led the fifth and sixth teams to search from the west of the city. I searched the house of the cloth merchant...and found the servant who escaped from the side door, quack. We followed up and went to the east side of the temple, and caught a nest, and a nest! "

Gray Crow knelt down on one knee, bowed his head and said nothing, while the crow squatting on his shoulder was flapping its wings, chattering excitedly, occasionally uttering a few incoherent words.

After the crow on the shoulders finished speaking, Gray Crow pointed to a few civilians kneeling in front of the altar in the main hall, indicating that they were the prisoners he had captured.

Julius looked under the rectangular altar.

Those few civilians were all beaten with bruised noses and swollen faces, but there was no trace of tears on their faces.Since Julis entered the hall until now, no one has asked for mercy.

13 people in total.

Julius took a deep breath: "Evidence?"

As soon as Gray Crow waved, the five guards immediately knelt in front of Julis holding statues, ring pendants, picture books, etc. in both hands.

"Very good. The evidence is solid." Julis repeatedly "admired" his capable deputy, "13 people? Are there others?"

The crow fluttered twice, then flew to the top of the gray crow and stopped: "Gah! 37 people, 37 people. During the pursuit, 14 people violently resisted the arrest and were killed. Ten people were in the side hall. They were confessing. There were also accomplices and There are accomplices, kill, kill, kill!"

kill!

kill--

The hoarse voice of the crow echoed in the main hall dedicated to the demon.Low, rough, and unpleasant, like gravel in the palm of your hand.

Stanislav’s Devil’s Branch Temple in the East was originally a small temple to worship Olympiad, and it survived the purge movement that destroyed the temple, and it continues to this day.

Although the stone house is no longer owned by the God of God, and the statues enshrined in the central hall have been changed from gods to devils, the hall still retains all the distinctive features of the temple—huge circular dome, complicated arched glass Windows, fine and delicate mosaic murals, and colorful paintings that make people feel like they are in a dream.

Stained glass is inlaid by craftsmen with exquisite skills in the lead grid that is not as big as a palm. Starting from the central dot, it radiates outwards. Numerous round lead bars are nested with each other, forming a dazzling soft line.

The altar here once sang praises to the God of Austria.The believers here were once devoutly bathed in the light of God.

Yulis stopped in front of the altar where the statue of the devil was placed, and watched the blood moon through the glass, casting mysterious splendor on the devil: "Unexpectedly, there are so many of them in Stanley City..."

"Remnants." Sotiria cut off.

"Yes, Remnant Evil." Julius returned to his senses in a daze.He sat on the stone steps stepped by the devil stone statue, listening to the pain and wailing of those who were confessing in the side hall, one corner of his mouth turned up, "Maybe, there are more."

His prophecy was very accurate.

An hour later, the two teams sent by Ulis returned with more than a dozen people tied up.Under the torture of the guards, nearly 50 more innocent people were confessed.

Now, even Gray Crow's face covered by the black mask could see the rare excitement.

Yulis pinched the back of Gray Crow's neck with a smile, and said in a cold voice, "Your Majesty's Guards are indeed an excellent team."

He ordered Gray Crow to lead the team to Garman Colosseum, report the results of the campaign, and escort Kyle back to the palace.And he was in charge of escorting these "prisoners" back to the Lion Castle Dungeon with Sotiria and Sean, who had just been promoted to vice-captain.

But Gray Crow didn't move.

"Are you doubting my ability?" Julis looked at him, his hoarse voice was filled with coldness, "Or, do you doubt that I will let the prisoner go without permission?"

When the voice fell to the ground, the temperature of the Devil's branch hall, which was already as cold as ice, suddenly dropped a lot.

"Gah! Run away, run away!"

The talking crow seemed to sense that the atmosphere was not right, and flew away directly from the head of its master, while the gray crow hesitated for a moment, and finally knelt down on one knee, clenched its right fist on its chest, and saluted Julis as an apology.

"Go away." Julius dropped a syllable.

The Guards receded silently like a tide.

Yulis and Sotiria glanced at each other, then quickly looked away.

Back-up plan, start implementing.

Ulis had long considered the possibility that Mrs. Madeleine hadn't escaped the city early with Stani's disciples.Then we can only artificially create a "natural disaster" and make some believers "disappear" in this chaos.

Sotiria cleared his throat: "I want to take a good look at this stone house dedicated to Tatos, and then I will also build a stone temple ten times more beautiful in your castle."

"Be careful," Julius ordered.

Sotiria smiled and floated away.

Ulis then ordered the three of Sean to guard the door. The newly appointed team leader was obviously very obedient, and he did not forget to close the door of the palace before leaving.

Soon, the branch hall became cold and silent, only the slight crackling sound of thousands of flickering candles in the central hall, and the heavy breathing of the "prisoners" kneeling under the demon stone statue, their hands tied together by the same rope.

A total of one hundred and three people.

"Eighteen years ago, the eldest son of King Sprue III, Kyle Mulder, was born. The Holy Court sent an envoy to congratulate the Garman Empire on welcoming the future heir."

Julius' voice was almost hoarse.

The medicine given to him by the holy court to change his voice, every time he said a word, it was like countless blades were cutting his throat.He has long been used to this pain, as long as he doesn't speak, or swallows his saliva, it can relieve a lot.

But now, it seemed that even the slightest breath or swallow would cause him a searing pain.

I am afraid that this is the punishment of the cruel betrayer, knowing that its believers are about to suffer innocent massacres.

"But the ignorant oracles offended the king, and countless temples built in Stanley were overthrown. The oracles were pushed into the street by the fanatical townspeople like beasts. The men's clothes were stripped off, and the women's headscarves were stepped on. The soles of the feet. The people whipped believers and forced believers who promised not to marry to break their vows..."

Julius closed his eyes.

He had only heard about the "Purge Movement" initiated by Sprue III when Odon's theology teacher gave him lectures.Whenever he talked about the various atrocities committed by the people against the believers of the God of God under the instigation of the monarch, the teacher would burst into tears.

Although he understood the grief of the teacher at the time, he couldn't empathize too much.After all, as the heir of Odong, he is a devout believer of the God of Austria, and the tragedy of Sprue III's reign will never happen again in Odong.

Teachers can shed tears for the past, but they don't have to worry about the future.

until today.

"I know that there must be innocent people among you. As long as you are willing to speak, I will definitely plead with His Majesty." Ulis said, "As long as..."

Before he could finish speaking, someone spat hard: "You hypocrite, put away your crocodile tears. Believers of the God of God are not afraid of death!"

Julius looked at the person who spoke.

He was one of the few who was taken to the side hall to "confess".The man's right eye had been beaten into a narrow slit, and there was some air leakage when he spoke, and it was obvious that he had lost a few teeth.

But he is still alive, which proves that he spoke useful information.

Julis flipped through the notes Gray Crow had left for him.

"Korn Rees." He whispered, "Thanks to your confession, the Guards captured five wizards who were performing witchcraft in an attempt to curse His Majesty."

There was a commotion among the prisoners, some of whom had already begun to curse.Some called Ulis a lackey of the king, others screamed and cursed Cohen for his treachery.

"You claim to be believers of the God of God." Julius threw a thick pile of testimony on the ground, "but I believe that most of you are only bewitched by others because of ignorance."

"Your Majesty has entrusted me with the power of interrogation. As the chief of the palace guards, I am willing to give you a chance to plead your case."

Everyone was silent.

"Only once." Julis said, his eyes slowly searching the crowd, "You were arrested by the guards today because you committed an unforgivable mistake. But your majesty is merciful, go astray Those who are mortal, will be beheaded, and you will feel no pain. And those real wizards, will be castrated, cut off limbs, and finally tied to a stake and burned at the stake. They will live to the last moment , Watching his own body turn into ashes with his own eyes."

Before he finished speaking, he saw seven or eight people whose faces were already pale, and their lips were pursed, as if they wanted to speak.Without exception, they are all teenagers.

But they only swayed for a moment, and their eyes became firm again.

Ulis took note of the faces of those people.

"I……"

A distorted and sharp voice sounded, Julis followed the sound, and it turned out to be a bald man in his early thirties.

Seeing Julis' gaze, the man seemed a little timid, but Julis smiled encouragingly at him again, the man swallowed tremblingly, and said tremblingly, "I was just brought here by my companion yesterday, if I put He confessed, my lord, can you..."

"Me, me too..."

"My lord, please forgive me!"

More and more people joined the begging for mercy, and Yulis swept across their faces one by one.

At this moment, there was a slight noise in the quiet central hall, and the entire hall made of stones seemed to start to twist slightly.As the stones collided, countless crushed stones and dust fell from the top of their heads, and the fan-shaped cross vault made terrifying groans.

Julius wrinkled his nose, he smelled burning.

The hall finally caught fire.