Everything that happened at the Northern New Year's Festival shook the entire Holy Sanctum.
"This is a disgrace to the Holy Palace!"
Standing in the middle of the Dazzling Hall, the Highest Bishop in a crimson robe turned ashen. Even his hand that gripped the scepter turned pale from exertion.
In front of him, the group of bishops, led by Bishop Karl, lowered their heads, not even daring to breathe loudly.
It was no wonder that the Highest Bishop was so furious. The scandal during the Holy Palace's New Year's Ceremony was embarrassing enough. But the problem was that this wasn't as simple as an ordinary private battle. One of them was a famous Blessed of the Holy Palace while the other was a Saint Knight! Besides, this private battle even involved the intervention of the Angel Army and the Goddess!
"What exactly is going on?!"
The Supreme Bishop glared angrily at the group of bishops in front of him, his old face even trembling with anger.
"Who can tell me why the Oracle of the Holy Sanctum would fight a Saint Knight? Why did the Angel Army appear? Why did the Goddess have to personally intervene? Hmm? What were you guys doing?! What were you guys doing?! "
The Highest Bishop got angrier as he spoke. Be it the Kingdom of Heaven, the appearance of the Angel Army, or the Goddess, it was a good thing for the Holy Palace. But this time, the Holy Palace was pushed to the teeth of the storm. The rumors outside were getting more and more ridiculous. There were even cultists with ulterior motives spreading rumors in private, claiming that the Order Temple had betrayed the will of the Goddess, which was why the Goddess had sent her messengers to punish the temple.
If it were in the past, such rumors would be laughed off. But now, many of them were shaken!
It was normal. After all, when Fangzheng summoned the Angel Army, many nobles and Mages were present. They personally heard Brand, the strongest Knight of the Holy Palace, accuse Fangzheng of being a cultist. Then, Fangzheng summoned the Angel Army to slap his face. Everything that had transpired was truly something that one could not help but ponder over.
Brand was the strongest fighter in the Holy Palace. From a certain perspective, he represented the will of the Holy Palace.
And now, a representative of the Holy Palace accused the Angel Army of being a cultist? In the end, they even fought to the death?
In addition, the Goddess took away Brand's Blade of Justice in the end …. Sigh, I can't help but think too much.
All of this happened in front of everyone. Even if the nobles and the Holy Cathedral who attended the banquet did not spread rumors, there were still so many servants and maids. Temple understood the principle of guarding against the mouths of the people, how could they hide this matter?
If news of this got out, coupled with the interference of those damned cultists … people might really think that the Holy Cathedral had betrayed the will of the Goddess, and might even look for an opportunity to kill Fangzheng, the spokesperson of the Goddess. That was why the Goddess couldn't bear to watch any longer. She sent the Angel Corps to protect him and even personally took away Brand's divine artifact.
"Please don't be too angry, Supreme Bishop."
At this moment, a gentle voice sounded. Upon hearing the voice, the furious bishop turned around respectfully and bowed to the other side of the veil.
"But … Your Holiness the Pope …"
"Let's talk about what happened first …. At least, we need to know what happened so that we can make a judgment, don't we? Karl, you were in charge of this matter at the scene at the time. I think you should have a complete report, right? "
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Karl, who was standing below, took a step forward and began to narrate in detail what happened.
Although Karl did not see what happened with his own eyes at the time, fortunately, in addition to Nimf and Connie, there were also guards on duty and servants passing by in the backyard of the Holy Cathedral at that time. From these people and the interrogation of Brand, Karl successfully figured out the ins and outs of the matter.
After listening to Karl's narration, everyone present did not know what to say at all.
"… In other words, Connie thought that the angel was bound by Knight Fangzheng with some magic or means, so she tried to help her get rid of the binding? She's really something …!! "
The Supreme Bishop did not even have the strength to be angry. He could only wonder why he had such a stupid Paladin under his command.
"Minister Karl, in your opinion, is the angel bound?"
"Not at all, Your Majesty."
Hearing the question, Bishop Karl answered seriously again.
"To tell you the truth, in the battle at Dark Swamp, I was fortunate enough to fight alongside Knight Fangzheng and the angel. From my observation, the angel trusted Knight Fangzheng very much. There was no gap between them. Moreover, the angel was the main contributor in the battle to destroy Hell's Gate. If it weren't for her, we wouldn't have been able to defeat the six-armed serpent demon Bella so easily and destroy the magic circle of Hell's Gate …. "
"…."
Hearing this, everyone looked at each other in dismay. They finally understood why the young man had attacked them without saying a word. She took the trouble to help you get rid of such a big threat, but you didn't even say a word of thanks. But you actually hurt someone …. And for a completely groundless reason. Anyone in your shoes would be furious.
"…. Now, about Knight Connie's funeral …."
"…. We're considering …."
Bishop Karl had a helpless look on his face.
"To be honest, we've examined Knight Connie's body. Her soul and life have completely disappeared …."
"Was it done by the Angel of Death …."
Hearing Bishop Karl's answer, the Supreme Bishop frowned.
Perhaps the lower believers would be suspicious of the power of death, but in fact, as the higher-ups of the Order Temple, they were not really averse to the power of darkness and death. Because both darkness and death were actually a part of Order. Therefore, what the Order Temple opposed was not darkness and death, but the disaster and pain brought about by these powers. After all, compared to the Holy Light, the former naturally caused more harm.
"…. Where's Brand?"
"He's been resting at home. It seems that losing the Blade of Justice is a big blow to him."
"Sigh …."
Hearing Bishop Karl's answer, the Supreme Bishop sighed helplessly. Brand had only himself to blame this time. Not only did he lose the Blade of Justice, even his power was deprived by the Goddess. He had now completely become an old mortal, and no longer had the power of a legend. In fact, the Order had already decided to deprive Brand of his title of Knight Commander. Everything he did was too much. Even the Goddess herself had taken action in the end. If the Order did not respond quickly, it would really be over for them.
"That Knight Fangzheng …. Have you found him?"
"I'm sorry, but we still haven't found the whereabouts of Knight Fangzheng."
After the battle ended, Fangzheng left with Nimf. Because of the protection of the Angel Corps led by Masael, no one dared to stop him. They could only watch him leave. After that, Bishop Karl took Shi Dong and the others to look for Fangzheng everywhere. They even went to Rex to ask, but unfortunately, there were no clues.
"Is there no way to find his whereabouts through the star patterns?"
Hearing this answer, the Supreme Bishop became even more anxious. As the saying goes, whoever started the trouble must end it. The best way now was to find Fangzheng and announce that there was no problem between him and the Order. That way, the rumor would collapse on its own. But the problem was that Fangzheng was hiding, and they could not find him. This was very troublesome.
In this situation, what if someone pretended to be the Order and attacked Fangzheng? What would they do if that happened? One Antonio was enough to give them a headache, if another one were to appear, how could Temple endure it!
The first thing the Order needed to do now was to find Fangzheng and clear up the misunderstanding with him. At the very least, they had to let him know that the Order did not have any hatred or resentment towards him. What they did previously was the private actions of Brand and Connie. It did not represent the thoughts of the Order itself. But …. Fangzheng did not show up. No matter how sincere they were, it was useless!
"I'm sorry, I've looked for Sir Oscar, but he said that Knight Fangzheng's star pattern has been deceived. There's no way to find his true location …."
"Sigh …."
Hearing this, the Supreme Bishop could only sigh helplessly.
"But that's good. If we can't find him, those with ulterior motives can forget about finding him …. Maybe this is the will of the Goddess."
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