If you casually stopped a person and asked him what the Priory of Zion was, most of the answer would be inexplicable.
The Priory of Zion, even within the Holy Light Religion, was a secret that could not be casually spread. Among the thousands of priests and holy knights present, only less than half of them knew the meaning of this word.
In short, it was a group of rebels hidden within the church. They also had the faith of the Holy Light, but they were not of the same mind as the church. On the surface, they obeyed the rule of the church, but secretly plotted to overthrow it. The official statement within the church was that the Priory of Zion was a group of shameless heretics who stole the faith. Although they could use the Holy Light, they were the biggest enemy of the church. However, the Priory of Zion had existed for a long time. For those who were familiar with the inside story, the Priory of Zion meant that the rule of the Holy Light Religion was not as honorable as they said. Perhaps the Sea of Holy Light was supreme, but their human spokesperson was obviously not.
Of course, at least on the surface, the Priory of Zion was still the sworn enemy of the Holy Light Religion, the largest illegal organization. They killed the members of the Priory of Zion without asking any reason.
"You said that the Archbishop is a member of the Priory of Zion, what evidence do you have?" A priest who had always loved the Archbishop loudly asked.
At the beginning, when Faceless One claimed that the Archbishop and the Holy Maiden were apostles, he already had his doubts. Now, he even claimed that the Archbishop was a member of the Priory of Zion, which was simply nailing him to the pillar of shame. Moreover … how could other people believe such a slander without any evidence?
"Evidence? Since Rowan is here, why don't you let him personally show the evidence? Rowan, show everyone your heart of faith. If you are not a member of the Priory of Zion, I will commit suicide in front of you, what do you think? "
Faceless One laughed, simply took out a pen and drew a warm smiling face on his face.
"Rowan, as long as you are willing to show your heart of faith, if I wronged you, I will collapse my heart of faith and die in front of you. I am a man of my word, and I can swear on my faith as proof. So, it's up to you. "
All eyes turned to Rowan.
If he was inexplicably questioned and asked to prove his innocence, Rowan could scold: I don't need to show my faith to the devil, his decades of piety is enough to win people's trust. Faceless One, on the other hand, used a high-pressure policy, forcing the Archbishop and the Holy Maiden to rebel. His means were radical and even sinister, so it was necessary for him to show his heart of faith.
But now, the situation was different. Faceless One had piled the stakes to infinity, using his life as a guarantee, so Rowan could only keep up. Previously, he rendered Faceless One as the root of all evil. As long as he is eliminated, everything will be peaceful. Now, there is a way to eliminate Faceless One effortlessly. Do you want to use it? As long as you lose a bit of face, you will be able to kill the villain. Are you going to do it or not?
Rowan had no other choice.
Facing the gazes of tens of millions of people, Rowan sighed, "Ah, worthy of being the sharpest knife in the Holy City. I can't believe that after so many years, no one has discovered this secret, but it is so obvious in your eyes. "
While speaking, Luo Wan opened his chest. A white light shone on his chest, and a platinum heart-shaped object emerged. It was Rowan's heart of faith.
At the same time, waves of exclamations of surprise rose and fell within Dragon City.
The luster of the heart of faith was pure and clear, symbolizing Rowan's unswerving faith in the Holy Light. As the archbishop of the diocese, Rowan's faith was undoubtedly firm and devout. However, on the heart of faith, there was a deep mark, like an ugly scar, which was exceptionally eye-catching.
And it was this mark that caused countless exclamations, because it was the symbol of the Priory of Zion!
Faceless One was right. The archbishop, who had served the church for decades, was the biggest traitor of the church!
After his biggest secret was exposed, the archbishop appeared to be extraordinarily calm. He faintly withdrew the heart of faith, put on his holy robe, and then said, "Since Joan of Arc was burned at the stake eighty years ago, I knew that the church was hopeless. A saint who saved millions of believers was forcibly slandered as a heretic, while the top leaders of the church were immersed in the Golden King's inheritance in Taobao City, and even refused to look back at the evil that was happening behind their backs! Although they posthumously conferred the title of Supreme Saintess, they forbade the story of Joan of Arc to spread in the world, constantly obliterating her influence, making the world forget her existence, in order to cover up their own mistakes! By the way, the two saints who made the decision and personally carried it out were not investigated. They did the wrong thing and killed the wrong person, yet they still got away with it. How could people not question such a church? "
His speech was not impassioned. The secret that had been buried in his heart for decades was exposed, but Rowan was neither happy nor sad.
Because it didn't matter anymore. He had once again seen Joan of Arc. Even if he died immediately, even if he lost his reputation, so what? Unfortunately, at the last moment of his life, he could not realize the Saintess' expectation. This war could not be settled by him alone.
"Hahaha, that's really a moving speech. You can even rebel so brilliantly, what else can't you do? Unfortunately, if you didn't join the Hermit Order and were willing to lose your reputation, you could still use your identity as an Archbishop to make those words public, which would be somewhat convincing. But now, what I hear is just the ravings of an apostate. Holy Light Believers, there are only two paths in front of you. Either you go down the evil path with the apostate with compassion, or you use the sword in your hand to prove your faith. "
With that, the avatar of Faceless One disappeared like an illusion and was absorbed by the main body, which continued to suppress Bedivere. On the battlefield, the atmosphere began to change rapidly.
Those priests who once sympathized with the Archbishop and were hesitant about Faceless One have made a decision in their hearts.
The story of the Archbishop was indeed wonderful, but no matter how wonderful the story was, it could not cover up the fact that he was an apostate. Even if they didn't know the significance of the Priory Order of Zion, at this time, from the word of mouth of the people on the battlefield, it became clear to them. They were the sworn enemy of the church, and anyone who sympathized with or supported the Hermit Order would, without exception, be treated as an apostate!
If previously, people still had a lot of doubts about the sudden appearance of Faceless One as the Chief Inquisitor, but at this time, many of those doubts have been dispelled. Faceless One acted aggressively because this time, the opponent he faced was the local bully who had held the position of Archbishop for more than forty years! His forces were everywhere in Dragon City. If there was no thunderous surprise attack, who knew what would happen?
Therefore … although there was still some reluctance in their hearts, the members of the Priory Order of Zion must die!
On the Holy Light Religion side, an unprecedented morale was gathered. The priests and Holy Knights were united against the common enemy and clenched their weapons.
"Hahaha, Rowan, thank you for exposing your shortcomings so that our army can become more powerful. Now, it's time to launch a general attack and wipe out the apostate and the heretics in one fell swoop! "
Along with Faceless One's wild laughter, the Holy Light Religion believers began to press forward. In order to be closer to the front line, the priests' formation became more compact. Although the possibility of suffering damage was greatly increased, in the holy war, seeing that the victory was already decided, people couldn't care less. At this time, it was more important than anything else to prove themselves with the courage to sacrifice themselves.
And at the same time, Wang Lu, who was watching with cold eyes, lightly said, "The flower picking operation can begin."
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The war had entered its final moment. The battlefield was like an egg. The Dragon City Guards were compressed into a ball by the white Holy Light Army. Without the protection of the last three fortresses, the Dragon City Guards had no place to defend. The line of defense built with flesh and blood was crumbling.
So far, the damage suffered by the Dragon City Guards was not too big. The previous front shift was to exchange precious space for breathing time. Among the more than thirty high order professions present in the Dragon City Guards, after the fierce battle, they only lost three or four people. The casualties in the middle level were relatively heavy, but it was still less than one-fifth. With the elite Dragon City Guards, their morale did not suffer too much of a setback. On the other hand, the loss of Holy Light Religion was twice as large. This time, with the full mobilization of eighty high order professions brought by Faceless One from the provincial capital, they also lost one-tenth of their high order professions. The loss in the middle level was even heavier. The two sides barely formed a balance.
However, this was the end of the evenly matched situation. After losing all the strategic depth, the Dragon City Guards' geographical advantage was almost completely shattered. They could no longer rely on the familiar terrain and pre-arranged formations to display their tactical expertise and quickly annihilate the enemy's effective forces with local advantages. They had to rely on their flesh and blood to face the superior force several times their own.
Dragon City Guards were like a highly squeezed egg that could be crushed at any time.
However, they had no way to reverse the situation. The strongest leader, Bedivere, was caught in a bitter fight in the air. His silver knight armor was covered with scars, and even the inscription on his knight sword was flickering. The sharp sword qi was dim. Compared to the initial one that could cut off a mountain, its power had been reduced by more than half. Defeat was only a matter of time.
The high order professions of Dragon City Guards, facing more than twice the number of opponents, could only rely on the taboo method of burning their life to barely contend. The middle level forces could rely on tactical command to fight against the many, but the Holy Light Religion followers had gradually adapted to the command of the Archon. In terms of tactics, they quickly caught up and faintly had the momentum to overtake them.
No matter from which point of view, Dragon City Guards were doomed to lose.
At this time, unless there was another external force that could affect the situation. However, within the radius of thousands of miles around Dragon City, where else could there be an external force that could overturn the situation?
In the air, Faceless One once again used a sneak attack to stab the dagger with the infinite curse into Bedivere's body, tilting the balance of victory to one side. However, at the same time, his attention was focused below.
If there was any possibility of change now … Just now, the Nine Regions person who used a strange method to intercept and capture Marina and her daughter was the biggest suspect.
Come on, let me see the ability of you Nine Regions people.
Just as this thought crossed his mind, on the battlefield, in a place where more than one hundred priests gathered, more than ten magnificent sword lights suddenly burst out, like a blooming rainbow flower.
The flower was incomparably gorgeous, but it contained a life-taking murderous intention. Each petal was like a sharp sword blade, and anyone who touched it would die. When the flower bloomed, more than one hundred priests were instantly minced into minced meat.
Among the stamen of the flower, a girl in a gorgeous dress was slowly retrieving the more than ten flying swords that were scattered outside. On her face, a smile bloomed like a flower.
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