"Those heretics are ready, right …?"
As Rubens spoke, he adjusted the gold and red bishop's crown on his head. His crimson robe was dignified and gorgeous, revealing a rarely seen majesty in this city. Although he was talking about his mortal enemy, the "Viper Cross", he did not seem nervous at all.
Benjamin, who was wearing a dark blue bishop's robe, handed over the heavy golden scepter and replied, "Everything is going according to plan. The nobles in the city are basically unaware of it, so they did not prepare too many private soldiers. It should not affect the heretics' actions."
"Heh … It's not the first time I've used myself as bait, but if I didn't do this, it would be really difficult to lure that troublesome guy out. The Holy Cathedral has given me so many people this time, if I can't solve this problem, it will be really hard to explain when I go back. However, I might not be able to announce your appointment letter today, this …"
"Of course I'm mentally prepared."
Benjamin smiled, then seemed to have thought of something and asked, "If there are no archers on the periphery of the square, I always feel a little uncertain about such an arrangement."
"If it's arranged, they will die silently, so it's better to save unnecessary losses." Rubens gripped the scepter tightly and lightly tapped it on the ground. A pale golden light flashed from the mageweath on the surface of the scepter, like an electric current gathering at the tip of the scepter. The buff spell "Blessing of Wisdom" was instantly cast. Enveloped in a blue light, the bishop walked out of the house and continued, "Bows and arrows have never been able to determine the outcome of a battle. I think you should understand this."
Benjamin wanted to nod in agreement, but when he thought of the incident that happened a few days ago, he hesitated for a moment and did not express his opinion. He tidied his robe and followed the bishop to the carriage that was already prepared …
At noon, the gate in front of the monastery opened on time. The guards of honor drove out, and the believers surrounding the gate were pushed aside by the guards, making a path in the middle.
The 24 Holy Knights, dressed in fresh clothes, surrounded the front and back of the carriage tightly. The bishop's carriage was a hollow wooden structure, not an enclosed carriage. Therefore, when they walked on the street, the believers could clearly see Bishop Rubens and Bishop Benjamin waving at them through the gaps in the carriage.
Cheers rang out, and the prayers of the believers began to spread through the streets and alleys.
The rose petals in the flower baskets were sprinkled down from the roof of the three-story building, filling the air with a rich floral fragrance. The believers near the carriages rushed towards the carriages, and the guards formed a human wall to resist the crowd. Roddy, who was hidden in the crowd, looked at the scene in front of him and unconsciously stopped.
The believers who scrambled to touch the edge of the carriage, the silver-armored Apologetic Knights, the sky full of petals, and the countless followers in robes seemed to form a very powerful oil painting, giving him an indescribable visual impact.
In the past, no matter how many times he had heard of such a grand religious event, it was still incomparable to personally witnessing it. Witnessing a scene that was difficult to reproduce even in modern society, Roddy couldn't help but sigh at the power of religion …
However, Roddy was very clear about the meaning behind the saying "where there are people, there will be martial arts". Behind the interests, be it religious forces or noble forces, ultimately represented the result of the struggle between people. Everything was just like the inevitable battle that would happen next, it was simply unavoidable.
The procession in front led countless believers towards the square. And the city nobles in luxurious clothes were already standing in the square. The operating funds of every religion ultimately depended on the donations of these nobles, so the Rose Cross also attached importance to the nobles in Hollier. Basically every speech was invited, and naturally, that included Count Francis, who was dressed in a luxurious dark green robe.
At this moment, he was softly chatting with the viscount beside him. Francis, who had a relaxed expression, was using his fingertips to rub the dagger at his waist and the magic wand that represented his identity as an "elementalist". His eyes were constantly sweeping across the crowd, and occasionally he would exaggeratedly laugh a few times during the conversation to show that he was very interested in the upcoming event.
Naturally, he was looking forward to this "square speech" more than anyone else.
At this moment, it was time for the truth to be revealed. It was just that when everyone standing in the shadows thought that they would be the final winner, perhaps none of them would have thought that Roddy, who had long been standing in the corner of the square and was ignored by all forces, was the most well-prepared "participant" …
The twelve Holy Knights in front were surrounded by the believers as they walked to the edge of the square. Waves of cheers came from there. After the carriage slowly came to a stop, the guards on both sides tightly surrounded it. Governor Rubens and Bishop Benjamin looked at each other, as if confirming something, then raised their palms and gestured to the believers to walk towards the podium in the middle of the square.
But just as they walked less than ten meters away, an "accident" happened.
To say that it was an "accident" was actually to the believers who did not know what was going on, but to those in the shadows, everything that happened in front of them was like a script that had long been arranged, and there was nothing to be surprised about.
"Ha!"
A loud roar suddenly tore through the chaotic cheers, the crowd that was crowding around Rubens suddenly seemed to be pushed away by something from the inside, "Boom!" Three to four figures jumped out from the gap after the crowd expanded. They were holding daggers or knives in their hands, and without a word, they charged towards Rubens and Benjamin!
The crowd was in an uproar, the believers were shocked by this sudden scene and stood rooted to the ground.
The assassination of the "Viper Cross" happened without any surprise, and to the "Rose Cross" Holy Cathedral who was already prepared, it could even be said to be a little "boring". Behind the three assassins were another five people, but they did not charge forward. Instead, they raised the crossbows that were originally hidden on their bodies and pulled the trigger at the Holy Cathedral guards!
At such a close distance, there was almost no space to dodge the arrows. But just as the arrows were about to explode, Benjamin and Rubens did not just stand there and stare blankly. Instead, they immediately chanted an incantation and quickly released the divine arts that they had long prepared —
"Blessing of Valor (Level 3)"
"Guardian Shield (Level 3)"
In the next moment, the sound of Jingle exploded in everyone's ears, and the crossbows in front of the Holy Cathedral guards and the bishops were all deflected by an invisible force. After that, the heavily armored guards received the blessing of valor, they immediately raised the weapons in their hands and collided with the charging assassins!
"Bang bang bang —"
Cries of pain, curses, and orders were mixed together, but the chaos did not spread. Because the number of assassins was too small, the Holy Cathedral guards who had the advantage in numbers almost immediately subdued the assassins.
This seemed to be just the 'appetizer' of the entire assassination. Just as the guard formation was thrown into disarray because of this, more figures armed with weapons suddenly rushed out from the crowd behind them. At the same time, crossbow bolts flew from all over the place and completely enveloped the two bishops in front of the carriage!
This brutal scene completely scared the originally fanatical believers. After all, the commoners were not trained Holy Cathedral guards, they instinctively retreated, but this only served to highlight those who were originally mixed in the crowd with ill intentions …..
There were a total of 40 people.
"Assassins!"
"Protect the bishops!"
"Tighten the formation!"
"Boom —"
The shouting was suddenly interrupted by a loud explosion. The crowd was so frightened that they stopped shouting. They even squatted down as if they had become shorter. That was because a huge fireball had exploded beside the carriage!
The entire carriage was a hollow structure that was not sturdy enough to begin with, and now that it was hit by an explosive fireball, half of the carriage was instantly blown to pieces, and the shockwave that swept out in all directions directly killed the horses, while the driver and a few guards nearby were blown away!
Because of the group divine art "Guardian Shield" protection, Rubens and Benjamin were still standing firmly on the spot. The guards that rushed over from the side raised their huge shields, and in the midst of the flashes of light, divine arts were released one after another, the armor of the soldiers glowed with a greenish-grey luster, and there were also no less than two halos faintly appearing under their feet.
Because of the crowd around them, the 24 Holy Knights could not move their horses, so they simply jumped down and rushed to the side of the bishop. Including the 16 shield-wielding guards from before, at this moment, there were now 40 densely packed Holy Cathedral guards surrounding Bishop Rubens's carriage!
This did not include the more than 30 soldiers who were guarding beside the people in the monastery, nor did they include the private soldiers of the nobles who were rather skilled. Obviously, although the 40 assassins appeared with great momentum, they did not have the ability to immediately injure the well-prepared Bishop Rubens.
From an absolutely rational point of view, this form of assassination by the "Viper Cross" was completely like a typical brainless operation, because it did not have the "if the attack fails, flee a thousand miles away" goal. It was as if it had come up with this idea on the spur of the moment, afraid that the whole world would not know that it was going to assassinate the bishop. It actually only sent out a few people for the first wave of assassination, so that the guards who had organized their defensive forces were completely unafraid of the assassination team of a few dozen people.
In a sense, this was no longer an "assassination", but a "war."
The believers were scared out of their wits by this scene, screaming and fleeing in all directions. In the midst of the chaos, the scene erupted into a real bloody conflict — the second fireball drew a bright yellow trajectory, and violently exploded on the shield of a soldier …
"Boom!"
The corpse that was blown away fell to the ground, and a gap appeared in the circular shield formation, but very quickly, there were people who filled the gap, and waved their weapons fiercely at the assassins of the "Viper Cross"!
At the moment when the weapons clashed, angry shouts and cries of pain rang through the square.
Blades and armors clashed, and blood sprayed everywhere. There were people who fell to the ground and became corpses, but they were stepped on by others as they continued forward.
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