[I have something to do and have to go out. I wonder if I can complete it at the fourth hour.]
The metalized stone tablet can heal a huge wound by swallowing a Divine Art master. It doesn't have much intelligence. It's just a part of the mechanical undead that was forcefully cut off from its body and given a trace of soul fire.
It doesn't know that it won't exist for long. The reason Byrne wants this thing is to suppress the radiant power on the altar.
The radiant divine art can indeed restrain the undead, but this restraint is mutual. The undead have a special undying attribute. If the radiant divine art wants to display its usual power, it has to pay a higher price.
A tall metalized stone tablet is suppressing the core of the altar. If you want to use the divine runic array on the altar, you have to destroy the metalized stone tablet first. If you want to destroy the metalized stone tablet, you have to continuously attack and weaken the trace of soul fire in the tablet.
In the square below the altar, at least half of the assassins have made their move. Their target is the Priest who wants to organize. They aren't responsible for killing targets like the cardinals. Their goal is to completely disrupt the order and make it impossible for Glory City to immediately organize a large-scale resistance.
West of Glory City, St. Paul's Cathedral. Dozens of cardinals of the Cardinal Court are drinking and having fun. They are a group of pitiful people who have lost their power. Their daily dream is to obtain the favor of the Pope and be transferred to Sacred City.
The alarm rang. These cardinals have yet to react. It wasn't until a violent explosion occurred in the square that they panicked and ran to the top of the cathedral to observe the enemy.
No one knows what happened. Although Glory City is sacred in the hearts of believers, it has been pushed out of the core of power. This place has been peaceful for too long. The people from the Inquisition are too lazy to find trouble.
This is a real world. The Divine Kingdom is somewhat illusory. After the Divine Kingdom's Knights were destroyed, the Cardinal Court no longer has the strength to resist the Pope.
The power of the Divine Kingdom is divided into three. Originally, the Pope led the Divine Envoys, the Cardinal Court suppressed the Pope, and the Inquisition monitored the Cardinal Court. Now that the Divine Envoys have established themselves and the Cardinal Court has lost its power, the power of the Divine Kingdom is still divided into three.
After a brief moment of panic, the cardinals began to summon their subordinates and mobilize the Radiant Knights. In the Vatican, the Radiance Knights only have three full units. One of them is in Glory City, with twelve thousand people.
These twelve thousand Radiance Knights are scattered all over Glory City. If they want to gather together, it will take a long time. It took more than half an hour for over 2,000 knights and their squires to arrive at the square.
On the altar in the center of the square, Byrne and the two assassins led by him had already slaughtered all the mages on the altar.
One eighth level mage, two seventh level mages, more than thirty fourth level mages, and more than a hundred second level mages.
The metallized stone tablet let out a painful howl, and huge cracks appeared on the altar, slowly collapsing to both sides. The metallized stone tablet was only a small part of the mechanical undead's power. It could not move, and could only devour on the spot. Byrne was no longer supplying it with energy, so it had no choice but to try and absorb the power of the altar.
This was something that it couldn't do at all. Although the Divine Altar had been dilapidated for a long time and was about to collapse, its power came from the Undead Plane. The collapse of the Divine Altar had cut off its connection with the Undead Plane.
The soul fire on the metallized stone tablet was frantically trying to rush out, but it was firmly sealed inside the tablet by the divine power.
Byrne shouted and jumped down from the altar. The two assassins followed behind him and quietly disappeared into the chaotic crowd.
On the altar, the metallized stone tablet let out a sharp and sonorous sound, penetrating dozens of miles away and piercing through the clouds. The dozen or so mages who were flying in the air screamed in horror when they saw this scene. They unleashed their magic to destroy this strange undead.
Byrne did not flee out of the city, that would be too obvious. He led a dozen assassins who had not yet made a move and followed behind a red robe, helping to organize the chaotic believers. At this time, Byrne's beard had disappeared, and the linen clothes on his body had turned into a white robe. He looked like a white robe under the command of an Divine Envoy.
* Rumble … *
* Boom! *
After a sharp piercing sound, the altar finally collapsed. This wasn't caused by the metallized stone tablet, it was the altar itself that couldn't bear the power of the divine spell. Due to years of neglect, it collapsed by itself.
The metallized stone tablet lost its foundation and split into two halves. The soul fire in the stone tablet suddenly grew stronger, as if it understood something and let out an even sharper howl.
"Byrne, you damn thing, I'll kill you!" The soul fire that was separated from the mechanical undead, because of the destructive stimulation, it actually gained wisdom. Byrne used it as a scapegoat to escape from Glory City. It immediately understood this logic. However, it wasn't a real mechanical undead. The soul fire was too weak and couldn't change the shape of its body. It could only watch Byrne getting further and further away.
Byrne moved away from the altar and calculated in his heart. This time, he only killed three red robe rank mages, which is too different from his plan. Although the red robe mages of Glory City are too weak, he can't stay here any longer. He's not a Sword Saint, he can't kill his way out.
The anger of the metallized stone tablet couldn't be suppressed. In the sky, the red robe mages treated it as the cause of chaos. They all took out their equipment and threw divine spells at it.
Every divine spell that hit the stone tablet would cause more or less damage to it. The undead's undying characteristic couldn't be displayed on it. In a hurry, these mages only used intermediate divine spells and didn't release any advanced divine spells.
More than three thousand Radiant Knights surrounded the collapsed altar. The mages on the periphery organized the believers away from the battlefield. The dozens of assassins that created the chaos have been exposed. They madly rushed towards the altar, using their lives to exchange for the heads of the Radiant Knights.
If it was a sneak attack, none of the Radiant Knights would be the assassins' opponent. However, there was a huge disparity in numbers. Under the protection of their squires, the Radiant Knights calmly used their spear techniques and pierced the assassins one by one.
After more than a dozen assassins died, the remaining assassins turned around and fled. The direction they fled to was Byrne's location. These assassins have already decided to die. They didn't do this to drag Byrne down with them, but to give him a chance to clear his identity.
Byrne knew what these people wanted to do. He felt bitter in his heart. Do they want me to do it myself? Sometimes, loyalty is something that people hate!
Byrne casually grabbed a flail and smashed it on the face of an assassin. The assassin's head burst open. Byrne only remembered the smile on his face before he died.
This assassin has been following him since twenty years ago. At that time, the princess was just born, right?
The flail swept out and hit the waist of another assassin. This assassin's body seemed to be broken from the middle and bent over. An assassin's dagger fiercely stabbed towards Byrne. Byrne knew that even if he didn't dodge, the dagger would only pierce his heart and not cause any fatal damage.
Crack …
The dagger was hit by the white light and instantly shattered into seventy to eighty pieces. There was also a hole in the assassin's chest.
The bitterness in Byrne's heart became more and more unbearable. One assassin after another died in the hands of the mages. He could only help the mages kill. Because there were still more assassins hiding in the square. If there was a chance, these assassins would also target the cardinal.
These assassins' levels were not high, but their skills were outstanding. They could instantly burst out with great lethality.
"Go to hell!" An assassin's face suddenly turned as red as blood. The dagger in his hand also emitted a blood-red light. His speed suddenly increased by ten times and he threw himself into the arms of the cardinal.
The cardinal who led hundreds of people didn't expect that the assassin could bypass Byrne and directly come in front of him. Although the defensive magic on his red robe was instantly activated, it didn't stop the assassin's life-risking attack.
Bang …
Byrne turned around and smashed the assassin's back with his flail. The assassin softly slid to the ground. The blood-red dagger in the cardinal's chest exploded.
Everyone saw that Byrne tried to save the cardinal, but he could only kill the assassin. He couldn't save the cardinal.
Byrne knew that even if he didn't kill this assassin, this assassin wouldn't be able to live for more than a day. The assassination just now had already exhausted the assassin's life. But no matter what, he couldn't deny that he had killed this assassin with his own hands.
This was absolute loyalty!
The most tragic profession was the assassin. Because assassins all had the same ending — they were killed in the midst of a mission. There were only sorcerers who died of old age, not assassins. This was the assassin's unique creed.
"Byrne, I hand Rex over to you. Will you pledge your loyalty?" Byrne swung his flail. His eyes were a little blurry as he recalled Emperor Charnak's words.
"Yes, I am willing to use my life to protect the princess for the rest of her life …"
"Then, give up on practicing swordsmanship and learn to be an assassin. Rex is a sorcerer. When she is at a low level, she is most afraid of assassins' attacks. I will only be assured if a powerful assassin protects her, "Emperor Charnak said.
"Yes, Your Majesty. I will give up on practicing swordsmanship."
"Very good, Byrne. This is the deposit certificate of the Imperial Bank. Take this money and organize more people to become your subordinates. I need a group of assassins. One day, Rex will need them."
"Yes, Your Majesty …"
The past had never been so clear. It was as if Emperor Charnak's voice was right beside his ears. Byrne's heart ached as if it was being twisted by a knife.
This was his mission! He would never give up!
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