"Capture this heretic who has bewitched the world!"
The black-robed priest looked at Cyber coldly and ordered the judicial paladins.
The poor people's gazes changed and immediately became restless.
Led by the old man who used to be a professional, many people took the initiative to stand in front of Cyber. They glared at the judicial paladins who charged into the church with rage.
At the same time, they could faintly hear someone cursing.
"Bah! Lackeys of the Eternal Church! "
Seeing the poor people's actions, Cyber was slightly taken aback. An indescribable feeling arose in his heart.
He never thought that these poor people who weren't even professionals would actually stand in front of him at this moment!
At this moment, a feeble voice sounded from behind Cyber.
"Lord Cyber, follow me. The Eternal Church is capturing believers who preach. I know there's a secret path behind the church. Follow me quickly and escape from the back door!"
It was a thin and weak youth.
He hid the fear in his eyes as he boldly pulled Cyber's sleeve and pointed to the back of the church.
Cyber's gaze became more complicated.
He looked at the poor people around him and found that many of them were hinting at him to escape with their eyes. They moved their bodies again and stood in front of him.
"Hmph, those who obstruct the Church's enforcers, capture them all! Those who resist … will be killed on the spot! "
Seeing the poor people's small actions, the black-robed priest's gaze darkened and he said coldly.
The commotion in the crowd became even greater.
At the same time, the judicial paladins drew their swords and pointed them at the poor people in front of Cyber.
They were expressionless and had an overbearing aura. When their aura completely erupted, even Cyber's pupils shrank.
These judicial paladins … were all gold-ranked professionals!
The poor people's gazes were filled with fear, but none of them left.
The black-robed priest's expression became even more unsightly.
He ordered the judicial paladins to take action. However, just as the judicial paladins took a step forward, a loud voice came from the crowd.
"Wait!"
It was Cyber.
He ignored the poor people's looks and gently pushed their hands away. He walked out of the crowd.
His expression was calm.
"I'll go with you. Don't hurt the poor people."
"Lord Cyber!"
The poor people cried out in alarm.
However, Cyber raised his hand and stopped them.
"Don't worry, I'm fine."
As he spoke, he turned around and smiled at the crowd.
"Everyone, don't be impulsive. Please always remember that as long as there is light in your heart, there is hope in the future."
After saying that, he reached out his hand to the Knights of Judgement and surrendered.
"Tie him up!"
The black-robed priest ordered.
The Magistrate Paladins swarmed forward and tied Cyber up with anti-magic chains.
"Lord Cyber!"
The poor people behind him became restless again.
Cyber turned around, smiled at them, and shook his head.
"Take him away!"
The black-robed priest waved his hand.
After saying that, the judicial paladins roughly grabbed Cyber's arms and dragged him out …
After being brought out of the slums by the Magistrate Knights, Cyber was chained up by them.
Although it was daytime, there weren't many people on the streets of the city. Only Judges in silver armor and Eternal Priests were searching for something.
From time to time, one could hear the sounds of fighting mixed with curses, children crying, and women screaming.
Even further away, one could see a figure like him being chained up.
The other party was also being escorted by the Magistrate Knights and looked at Cyber.
They looked at each other and soon saw the shiny green name above each other's head.
Cyber was speechless.
He instantly understood that the Eternal Church was probably unable to tolerate their incitement in the Human Empire during this period of time and had started a large-scale search for players who caused trouble in the city.
Soon, the players who were preaching in the city were captured and chained up.
They were roughly pushed by the Magistrate Knights and escorted to the city square.
Throughout the entire process, there weren't many players who resisted.
Including Cyber.
It couldn't be helped. The enemies who came here were powerful. With Cyber's strength, he was destined to not be able to escape.
If he fought, there was no doubt that the poor people would be affected.
Most of the poor people in the slums had already become believers of life. As the Goddess' Chosen One, he had the responsibility and obligation to protect them …
If he was captured, he would at most die. After a minute, he would be a good man again.
Perhaps, he might even be able to gain a few more fanatical followers because of his martyrdom …
Hmm …
If that was the case, he seemed to be a little too shameless.
Recalling the worried looks of the poor people just now, Cyber felt a little ashamed.
However, from the expressions of the other players, he suspected that they had the same thoughts as him …
There were a total of twenty players who were captured.
This was also all the players who chose to preach in this city.
In the city square, one by one, the fire stakes were already prepared.
Seeing the fire stakes, Cyber immediately knew what was going to happen to them.
However, when he couldn't help but look at the other players, he found that after a moment of daze, their expressions quickly turned strange, and then from strange to awe-inspiring righteousness …
Many of them raised their heads and puffed out their chests proudly, like heroes who were going to die.
Cyber was speechless.
Damn it.
This bunch of drama queens.
Cyber's face was thin. He couldn't help but want to cover his face, but he quickly realized that he was tied up and couldn't move.
The next moment, he was violently tied to one of the fire stakes by the Magistrate Knights.
More than twenty players were tied up. At the same time, the same number of Magistrate Knights came in front of them.
Each of the Magistrate Knights held a torch in their hands, and there was a bucket of translucent liquid in front of them.
A pungent smell wafted over. Cyber recognized that the liquid was an extremely flammable high-energy magic material made by the Alchemists in "Elven Kingdom". It was called Magic Fuel.
Soon, accompanied by curses, one by one, the civilians were brought to the square by the Magistrate Knights.
Cyber's eyes narrowed because he saw many of the poor people he preached.
However, the Magistrate Knights didn't hurt them. Instead, they forcefully brought them to the execution ground and forced them to watch.
Soon, more and more civilians gathered and filled the square.
They glared at the Magistrate Knights with angry eyes, but they didn't dare to speak.
At the same time, Cyber also noticed many familiar gazes directed at him.
"Lord Cyber!"
In the crowd, the worrisome cries of the believers could be heard.
Facing their anxious gazes, Cyber sighed slightly and smiled warmly at them.
At this moment, the black-robed priest walked up to the wooden platform in the square.
His gaze swept across the crowd coldly, and then he took out a piece of parchment and coldly read, "This is the first time I've heard of this.
"In accordance with His Holiness the Pope's edict: Believers of Life bewitched the world, wreaked havoc in the world, and spread heresy …"
"The name of Eternity shall not be blasphemed, and the power of our Lord shall not be challenged. Today, in accordance with the Holy See's edict, the Believers of Life shall be sentenced to death!"
With that, he waved his hand at the Magistrate Knights, and the Magistrate Knights poured the buckets of Magic Fuel onto the players.
The onlookers exclaimed again and shouted the names of the players.
The order of the square instantly became chaotic.
Facing those familiar gazes, Cyber mustered his courage and thickened his skin. Like the other players, he puffed up his chest and faced death with equanimity …
But soon, he realized that he was too thin-skinned.
A few players beside him suddenly raised their heads and shouted proudly, "Don't worry, we're going to kill you.
"Death isn't scary. As long as the faith is true, there will be others after killing the preacher!"
"Death is inevitable for everyone. It may be as light as a feather or as heavy as Mount Tai!"
"My faith lives on even in death. My death is glorious!"
"My body may die, but my faith lives on! For justice, for freedom, and for a beautiful future! "
"Praise Nature, praise Life, and praise the great Goddess Eve!"
"Wula-!"
Hearing their impassioned shouts, the crowd became restless, and many of them were moved to tears.
They clenched their fists, gritted their teeth, and looked sorrowful.
Cyber was speechless …
Ah …
Hearing the words of the surrounding players, he only wanted to die quickly.
He felt like he was about to appear in the opening animation again …
The flames ignited, and Cyber's vision fell into darkness amidst the blazing light and intense awkwardness …
…
Autumn 1072 of the Eternal Era.
The Eternal Church launched a large-scale search for the believers of Life who were preaching in the area. All the preachers of Life who were caught were tied to the stake and burned to death.
For a time, a large number of players who sneaked into the Holy Mania Empire and the Kingdom of Ayres to do priest missions experienced the feeling of being burned alive …
During the search, the Magistrate Knights encountered resistance from a large number of believers of Life, and most of them were poor people who had converted to Life.
However, after a few bloody suppressions, they gradually quieted down.
However, although the riots of the heretics were suppressed, undercurrents began to faintly surge in the cities of the human countries …
In the cities that worshiped the Lord of Eternity, the number of believers entering the Eternal Church to pray every day not only didn't increase, but it also decreased.
At the same time, in the capital of the Northern Ayres territory, Larona, a group of unfamiliar figures welcomed.
"This is Larona, one of the few cities in the empire that allows believers of other religions to preach freely."
"John, the Blessed of the Life Church, preaches here, and a large number of believers come here to visit him every day …"
"Especially after the Eternal Church began to persecute the preachers of Life, more and more believers of Life have fled here."
"You still don't know Lord John, right? Many people call him Saint John. He came here a few months ago and has been helping the poor, healing the wounded, and preaching the faith of the Life Church. He has a very high reputation in Larona … "
The young man leading the way said.
Frank, who was riding a white horse, nodded lightly and asked curiously, "I've heard of him before.
"I've heard of him before. Many people here seem to respect him. Perhaps … I'll pay him a visit in a few days."
"But … can you preach here as you wish? If I remember correctly, Adam, the Blessed of the Eternal Church, lives here in seclusion, and this place is still under the jurisdiction of the empire … "
Saying this, he tossed a silver coin to the young man.
"Thank you, Lord Knight!"
The young man excitedly received the silver coin and explained, "Lord Knight, you're from the north.
Perhaps you don't know the history of this place. Larona was once a city built by humans and dwarves. In the past, the main religion here was the Dwarven Church. "
"Although it was later under the rule of the empire, the main religion was still the Dwarven Church, until the Dwarven Church gradually declined … The Eternal Church took over."
"However, because this place is still under the jurisdiction of the Dwarven Church in name, the Eternal Church didn't interfere with the beliefs here. The Dwarven Church has always been very open and doesn't care about other churches preaching here …"
Hearing the young man's words, Frank fell into deep thought.
Once they entered Larona and found the church of the Eternal Church, the young man left.
Looking at the few people in the Eternal Church, Frank's gaze was somewhat emotional.
Along the way, even if he didn't deliberately observe, he noticed that the Eternal Church seemed to be getting more and more deserted.
Dismounting, he entered the church accompanied by his personal guard, Roland, and handed over a letter for a visit.
However, when the priest in charge of receiving him saw his name and introduction, his originally enthusiastic expression quickly turned cold.
"Frank? You're the abandoned son of the Lawson family? "
Frank frowned slightly.
He suppressed the discomfort in his heart and nodded lightly.
"That's right, but I no longer have any relations with the Lawson family."
The priest shook his head.
"You can leave. Lord Adam is very busy and isn't in the church now."
"Can I wait here? Or rather, when will Lord Adam return? I can choose a day to visit … "
Frank asked.
The priest's expression became more and more impatient. He glanced at Frank and sneered.
"Do you really want me to say it out loud? A sinner who has been stripped of his noble title still wants to see Lord Adam? "
"You!"
Roland, the personal guard, glared at the priest.
However, he was quickly stopped by Frank.
Frank's original smile faded a little. He took a deep breath and said, "I'm not here to visit as a noble.
"I'm not here as a noble. I'm here as a mercenary, or rather, as a commoner of the Empire."
"That's even more unacceptable. Lord Adam is very busy. Other than the nobles who have made an appointment in advance, he won't see any other guests, much less commoners. You should leave."
The priest shook his head.
Frank's eyebrows furrowed slightly, but he quickly covered it up.
"Really … … I can't visit?"
He raised his head and looked seriously at the priest.
The priest sneered.
"You were once a noble. I've already said that I won't see him, yet you're here asking again and again. Where's your dignity?"
Frank was silent.
After a moment, he sighed and nodded.
"I understand."
"Roland, let's go."
As he spoke, he turned around and walked in the direction he came from.
But before he could take a few steps, he heard the priest's chuckle again. The priest's tone was filled with disdain.
"A sinner who has been stripped of his noble title still wants to see Lord Adam? Tsk … … What wishful thinking … … "
Frank's body trembled slightly.
Then, he continued walking.
However, his clenched and unclenched fists showed that he wasn't as calm as he appeared.
Roland turned around and glared at the priest. The priest hurriedly covered his mouth and turned his head away while curling his lips.
Then, Roland looked at Frank and couldn't help but ask.
"Lord Frank, are we still looking for an opportunity to visit God's Chosen Adam?"
Frank was silent for a moment before he sighed.
"Let's first visit the legendary God's Chosen John … …"
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