As Akasha sighed, the Holy Cathedral in the northeast of the kingdom was covered with a layer of golden-red light under the afterglow of the setting sun.
The tall Church of Flowers looked even more solemn under the light. As the core city of the Rose Cross, the Holy Cathedral naturally had the most devout believers in the country. Every Holy Advent Day, many believers from other cities would come just to bow down in front of the most magnificent Church of Flowers and pray in a low voice.
The pure white marble floor was shiny because of the friction when the believers knelt. There was no trash here. If someone dared to spit here, they would probably be immediately beaten to death by the angry believers. The atmosphere of religion was the only main theme here, so the authority of the clergy in the Holy Cathedral far exceeded that of the ordinary nobles.
Even a priest would attract countless believers to bow respectfully when he walked on the street. At this time, Priest Lavda who had just walked out from the back of the Church of Flowers did the same.
He walked a little fast today, completely without the calmness and solemnity of the past. This was because Lavda was quite agitated at this time. When he saw the believers salute him, he should have raised his hand to draw a cross in response or recite the phrase "Holy Light be with us". But today, the priest frowned and walked over as if he did not see anything …
"What the hell is going on …"
After returning to his room, Lavda drank a few mouthfuls of cold well water in distress. However, this action did not calm the anger in his heart. Instead, it made him angrily punch the wall. With a bang, the wooden wall was dented.
Although Lavda was a priest, he currently had the strength of an ascetic who had advanced to Level 5. His unarmed combat ability and determination far exceeded the ordinary temple guards.
When he was young, his father was beaten to death by a group of ruffians. His mother died of a serious illness in order to support the family. As an orphan, he entered the church. At first, he only thought about the word "revenge" every day. The bishop who guided him did not want Lavda to be blinded by hatred, so he stepped into the door of the "ascetic". This way, he could give up hatred in more than 20 years of continuous training and listen to the teachings of the Lord wholeheartedly. Now, he had even gradually forgotten the appearance of his enemy.
Due to an Ascetic's powerful willpower, Lavda was specially arranged to guard the divine artifact scepter, Viper's Kiss, obtained from the Viper Crucifix at the Holy Temple. This scepter was personally sealed under the church by the Pope and guarded by a small group led by Lavda.
From the day he was sealed, Lavda had dutifully carried out his duties and lived a peaceful life every day. However, a few months ago, Lavda felt that there was a voice constantly whispering in his mind. As for what it was saying, he had no way of knowing. However, after entering his dreams every day, the scene of his father being beaten to death by those ruffians flashed in his dreams again and again …
This kind of emotional fluctuation was taboo for an Ascetic Monk. He used all sorts of methods to constantly quell the flames in his heart. However, because he had accidentally discovered that the former murderer was in the outer city market two years ago, his emotions became increasingly uncontrollable.
Originally, he had almost forgotten what his enemy looked like, but in recent days, the image that flashed through his mind was abnormally clear. To this day, he felt that he was on the verge of collapse. The desire for revenge was as difficult to suppress as a volcano that was about to erupt. It made him grit his teeth and endure, while he felt an indescribable pain.
In the past three days, this feeling had become more and more intense. Today, it had reached its limit. At this moment, when he was about to pour the cold water in the water jar on his face to calm down, his outstretched arm directly punched a hole in the water jar.
"Enough … I've had enough!"
As night fell, the previously irritable Lavda turned around and walked towards the already closed market with a calm expression …
There was no curfew in the Holy Temple. As a priest, he did not look much different from before. Only his eyes shone with an almost fanatical light. After asking a few random words from passersby, he found the house of his enemy. After knocking on the door, the man who opened the door did not recognize him and only bowed out of habit.
The residents of the city were all believers. They would bow when they saw a priest visiting.
Lavda nodded and said a few words. Then, he stepped into the room and calmly closed the door. Half an hour later, when he opened the door again, his originally white robe was already stained with blood and minced meat …
Lavda, who was breathing heavily, felt a little dizzy. When he tore his enemy into pieces, his mind seemed to have recovered its calmness. He stared blankly at his blood-stained hands. For a moment, he dared not believe that he had actually committed such a sin.
"I … What is this …"
The seemingly insane Lavda quickly attracted the attention of the patrolling Holy Temple guards. Then, the family of three that was torn into pieces caused even more exclamations. This matter directly alarmed the upper echelons of the Holy Temple and even the Pope that night. Lavda was directly escorted to the Court of Inquisition for interrogation. The results made the faces of all the superintendents solemn …
The next day, the murder case was classified as a "robbery and murder". From the beginning to the end, Lavda was not in any way related to it. As for this "Ascetic Monk", after being personally questioned by the Pope, he was temporarily imprisoned in prison.
After that, the seal on the "Viper's Kiss" scepter was strengthened more than ten times. At the same time, the guards in charge of guarding it were all replaced by bishop level clergymen. They were rotated every three days.
On the third day, during the meeting on how to deal with the "Viper's Kiss", the superintendents were also divided into two factions because of this matter.
With Rubens as the leader, the superintendents clearly believed that the "Viper's Kiss" scepter had already displayed uncontrollable power during the process of awakening. Now that things had come to this, they had to find a solution. And the solution was very simple: hand it over to the "Awakened" Sally.
Even the powerful Shadow Priests of the "Viper Cross" could not control this scepter, but Sally had directly turned the entire situation around with it in hand. This was a fact witnessed by hundreds of people. According to the news that circulated within the "Viper Cross", as well as the previous attempt to kidnap Sally, it could be determined that Sally was the only candidate who could prevent the scepter from going out of control.
But most of the superintendents were directly on the opposite side. This was because Sally was no longer the heir of the Duke, but the lord of a completely independent territory. How could the "Rose Cross" ensure its own position and benefits by handing over a divine scepter to such a powerful noble?
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