With such complicated feelings, Sally went to the storage room at the end of the corridor on the first floor without thinking. She opened the door, and the moment she saw Rody, her eyes became moist. That was because Rody looked even worse than what Steward John had described him to be. As he had withstood a few rounds of shadow spells, and also suffered two 'Shadow Strikes', his leather armor was charred and torn open. It was a horrifying sight.
Sally was distressed and wanted to say something, but she saw Roddy make a gesture to keep quiet, and then he closed the door with a click. Then he cast a "Silence Enchantment" to block all the sounds in the room.
This behavior made Sally look serious. She knew that Roddy was cautious, but he did this in the Ducal Palace, which obviously meant that he had something important to say. But she didn't expect that Roddy didn't explain anything and directly handed over the stick on his back to her.
"This is …?"
Sally looked puzzled. She didn't realize that in front of her was a real artifact that countless people coveted.
"Don't tell anyone about this secret outside the house." Roddy looked at Sally and suddenly felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction. Perhaps no one in another time and space would think that this unknown girl in history would become an overlord with an artifact.
As soon as the beast skin was opened, Sally suddenly sensed an aura that calmed her heart and mind spread out. The "Viper's Kiss" with complicated patterns was very different from when Sally held it, so she still didn't recognize what it was. She reached out to hold the body of the staff, and the three snake heads suddenly opened up at the top, which made this Duke's expression extremely interesting.
She looked up at Roddy, her eyes full of disbelief. "Why is it here!?"
Before Roddy could answer, a surging power suddenly swept out from the scepter, and then it gently and firmly passed into Sally's body. Her long golden hair even fluttered because of the dense fluctuation, and at the same time, two golden rings appeared in her eyes!
Sally involuntarily let out a long howl because of the power of the artifact. Thanks to the "Soundproof Enchantment", she didn't alarm others. Then the three snake heads on the body of the scepter seemed to be alive, crawling from the tip of the scepter to Sally's arm along the body of the scepter. Under her surprised gaze, they turned into little streams of light and formed three complicated colored rings in the middle of her forearm.
Since then, the three snake heads on the top of the scepter had been replaced by a triangular red crystal, and the magic patterns on the surface had completely disappeared. When Sally held the scepter, the body of the scepter had a kind of ivory luster. From the appearance, perhaps no one would recognize this scepter as the "Viper's Kiss".
Sally felt the full divine power in her body, and for a moment she could not believe it was real. Divine incantations were different from magic. As a priest, when Sally cast divine incantations, she would chant the scriptures to "resonate" with the god that the "Rose Cross" believed in, and rely on the "resonance" to achieve the effect of the divine incantation. Sorcerers, on the other hand, relied on directly controlling the elements in the air to "create" spells, so there was a fundamental difference between the two.
But at this time, Sally could clearly feel the gentle power around her body, as if she could cast divine incantations at will with just a raise of her hand. She suddenly had a feeling that if she cast spells now, perhaps she would no longer need to wait for the resonance of the god.
This was a sense of solidity that she could actually control the power. Sally was stunned for more than ten seconds before she took a deep breath and looked up at Roddy. "You gave it to me … Did the pope really agree?"
"It doesn't matter whether the pope agrees or not. As long as I agree, then it's fine."
Roddy looked at the description of "advanced to level 35" above Sally's head, and he was actually very happy. But before he could say anything, Sally opened her arms, raised her head, and kissed him. He knew that Sally was using her actions to express her feelings, but the kiss was still a little long … The fragrance on Sally's body made him inexplicably have an urge to do something bad. He tried to steady his breath, but he saw that Sally's face was red, and she was paralyzed in his arms, panting, and her blurred eyes looked a little strange.
Staring at Sally's eyes, Roddy suddenly felt that she actually gave him a strange mental pressure. This had never happened before. He let go of the girl in his arms and looked at her curiously. "Do you feel any changes?"
After the scepter was completely awakened and integrated, Sally's temperament had changed a lot. But at this time, she had not yet adapted to the changes in her body. She only felt that everything around her seemed to be a lot clearer, and there seemed to be something extra in her mind … When she thought about it carefully, she suddenly felt a little dizzy. She staggered and was quickly supported by Roddy.
"Everything else is fine, just a little dizzy …"
As Sally spoke, she raised her arm and looked at it. The lines of the three snakes had a kind of harmonious beauty, and it did not seem the least bit out of place. With a thought, she found that the lines actually emitted a faint light — but for a moment, she did not know how to use this power. After a few seconds, she felt her eyelids become heavy, and her whole body fell into a state of drowsiness.
Seeing this, Roddy knew that this might be some kind of sequela, so he removed the soundproof enchantment around her, and then called a maid to take care of her after a simple wash and sleep. At this time, Sally was so sleepy that she could not even lift her eyelids, but she still held onto Roddy's finger and did not let him leave. In this regard, Roddy could only change into the pajamas that Sally had already asked the servants to prepare, and lay on the bed with Sally in his arms.
Seeing that he was lying beside her, Efteta Duke finally fell asleep peacefully, while Roddy silently covered her with the quilt, lowered his head to kiss Sally's forehead, and then closed his eyes at the side.
The fierce battle and flight also made him extremely tired, and he fell asleep after a few minutes.
*****
While Roddy was lying comfortably on the big bed with Duke in his arms, Count Milnor was experiencing the worst night of his life.
Previously, after being placed under house arrest by Elder Dean, he could not leave his tent at all. Even when he went to the toilet, he was surrounded by at least four soldiers of the Viper Cross, and this situation was only alleviated when the sky turned completely dark. Count Milnor did not know why, but when he heard the noises outside getting louder and louder, he walked out of the tent and found that the soldiers guarding him had already disappeared.
Count Milnor walked a few steps in shock, but he saw that there was a fire in the camp far away. He had always been in a state of isolation, so he had no idea what was happening outside. After running for about two hundred meters, he found a subordinate in the somewhat empty camp, and hurriedly asked, "Where's Dean?! Where did those guys from the Viper Cross go? "
The person who was stopped was a captain of the knights. As soon as he saw Milnor, he immediately said anxiously, "Sir Count, Elder Dean and Elder Claude were killed at the entrance of the Holy Cathedral! The knights from the Holy Army are completely in chaos … They are now wandering around and killing, quickly organize the army to suppress them! Otherwise, we will all be affected when the riot starts! "
Why did they always say that the military camp was an important place? It was because the people here were all war machines. They were quick to kill and set fires, and even more quick to harm themselves when they lost control. Trying to stop the out of control army was no different from fighting a war.
Now that the Viper Cross was leaderless, the original "Church Army" had been crippled by the "Rose Cross" in the city, and now they were scattered soldiers. The originally unorganized and undisciplined "Holy Army" had completely turned into bandits. Originally, there were close to ten thousand of them, but in the afternoon battle, more than seven thousand of them participated in looting and fighting. When they received the news that the leader of the "Holy Army", Cardinal Claude, had been defeated, this group of people became a virus that harmed everything …
Regardless of whether it was a village or a town, the knights in groups started to "burn, kill, loot and loot" without hesitation.
Anyway, the soldiers of the Holy Cathedral would not come out to help at night, and there was no one to control Milnor's troops now. Their minds were filled with the idea of "leaving after this mission", and they destroyed the territory around the Holy Cathedral like a swarm of locusts. Not only did they attack the civilians, but even the small groups that had conflicts with each other started to kill each other!
Milnor had never seen such a scene before. When he knew that the two elders of the "Viper Cross" had died, his brain buzzed, and he almost fell to the ground. Then, he immediately asked the captain of the knights to gather the nobles who were originally moving together. After some questioning, Milnor found out that most of the nobles had directly left with their troops in the afternoon!
These nobles were not stupid. When they knew that the "Church Army" had broken through the "Holy Cathedral", they immediately knew that they had fallen into the trap that Milnor had dug! No matter what the outcome was, if the royal family blamed them, they would definitely not be able to bear the consequences. Therefore, the nobles who knew how to "play it safe" cut off all relations with Milnor. They did not care about how dangerous it was to travel in the middle of the night, and they all left the camp early.
Milnor was so angry that he almost crushed his teeth. He knew that he had been tricked by the "Viper Cross", but he had not realized how big of a mess the "Viper Cross" had made. After gathering his army of more than a thousand people. This naive count initially wanted to ask his subordinates to suppress the rebellion of the "Church Army", but he soon realized that it was all empty talk … The "Church Army" had long collapsed, and everyone only wanted to take advantage of the situation. Who would have the mood to stay in the camp?
It was not suitable to march after dark, let alone fight. Looking at the burning village in the dark, Milnor could only sullenly order the soldiers to form a defensive formation to prevent themselves from being affected by the rebellion of the army …
Originally, there were more than ten thousand people, and including the logistical auxiliary troops, there were more than twenty thousand people. In just a day, there were only less than two thousand people left. Even Milnor himself did not understand what had happened. However, there was one thing that was already set in stone —
The plan to attack Efta was completely ruined.
*****
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