We arrived at the city, and before we could find a place to set up camp, a group of priests found us. Randall and his soldiers were arranged to rest in the William family's barracks.
It was getting late, and we knew that the undead army would arrive soon. Alonso immediately gathered the generals in Kelandil City and Randall's troops. They were deployed to the Golden Lion Fort, the highest command center of the empire.
We followed the group of priests to St. Antonio's Cathedral in Caelandir, where His Holiness the Pope would personally receive us.
The St. Antonio Cathedral was a majestic and solemn building. It was the headquarters of the church, where the Seven Gods and the Pope lived.
Except for Mayfair, who took Avina to her place to treat her injuries, the rest of us followed the healed Gerrard and the priests to the St. Antonio Cathedral.
The St. Antonio Cathedral was located in the east of Kelandil. It occupied a large area, like a fortress.
As soon as we entered the cathedral, we were enveloped by an indescribable solemnity. Loud noises were not allowed here, and we could only hear the soft sounds of hymns.
The interior of the cathedral was also very spacious. The dome inside was painted with the story of the Seven Gods. In the center, there were statues of the Seven Gods. The seven gods were Raus, the God of Love; Hunter, the God of Hunting; Raquel, the God of Luck; Arenac, the God of War; Pamela, the God of Truth; Wezdum, the God of Wisdom; and Saen, the God of Sun.
Under the guidance of the priests, we arrived at the Pope's office.
I saw the Pope, who was wearing a plain white robe and walking barefoot. If you didn't tell me that he was the Pope, I would have thought that he was a beggar from the slums.
The Pope had a head full of white hair and a kind face. He gave off the feeling of a wise sage.
When the Pope saw us, he asked the priests to leave. He wanted to speak with us alone.
"Your Holiness, they are the members of the Demon Hunter Mercenary Group. This is Laric Ferde," Gerrard introduced.
"Alright, Gerrard. You have worked hard. Go and rest," the Pope said to Gerrard.
I felt that the Pope had an imposing manner, and even Gerrard seemed to be afraid of him.
"Nice to meet you. You don't have to call me Pope. Just call me Echo," the Pope said to us after Gerald left.
"Hello, Lord Echo," I said.
"Haha, you don't have to be too restrained in front of me, just relax. I have many things to tell you today, "the Pope said.
Actually, what I wanted to ask the most right now was why the Pope was paying so much attention to me.
"Laric, you must be curious as to why I'm paying so much attention to you. Actually, it all starts from your birth. You are a dragon descendant, the incarnation of Yan Long, so you are destined to be extraordinary. However, you have yet to awaken your power. However, there are some missions that only you can complete, "the Pope told me.
The Pope's words confused me. I didn't understand what he was trying to say, nor did I know where he had gathered all this information.
"The mission this time is for you to assist in investigating the changes in the Beastmen's Land, right? Actually, the Evil Orcs you saw before, as well as the Demonic Energy, and Zul 'Faol who was controlled by the Demonic Energy, were all part of a huge conspiracy. All of this was planned by the Undead Witch King Lancelot, including his growing Nightmare Army. All of this is to eradicate all of us who are still alive, "the Pope said in one breath.
I seemed to understand a little. The strange changes in the Undead were all caused by the Undead Witch King. I didn't know what this had to do with the Black Dragon's attack on the King's City, but I felt that it wasn't that simple.
"Actually, the reason why you are so special, Laric. The most important thing is that the Undead Witch King seems to have recovered his power. He has also completed the formation of the Undead's Nightmare Army. You also know that these Undead can't be killed by ordinary swords. Although the Holy Water is effective, it is obviously impossible to give it to everyone. Therefore, it is almost impossible to defeat the Undead Witch King and his army, unless … "
The Pope paused and looked at me.
"Have you heard of the Church's Antonio Canon?" the Pope asked.
"That is the sacred book left behind by the founder of the Church, Antonio. It is the highest law of the Church," Flants said casually.
"Not bad, this young man knows a lot." It was obvious that the Pope didn't recognize Flants.
After a few years of polishing, it was difficult for Flants to tell that he was once a Knight of the Church.
"In the Antonio Canon, I found a strange scroll. It wasn't left behind by San Antonio, but by the Undead Witch King Lancelot. What's even stranger is that it is a scroll of time and space. In fact, it is a door of time and space. However, the key to open it is written in the Draconic language, and it is personally opened by Laric Ferde. I don't know how the Undead Witch King did it. I spent a lot of effort and effort to gather information before I found you, Laric Ferde, "the Pope continued.
Seeing the shock on our faces, the Pope revealed something else.
"Actually, there is another sentence in the scroll. It is the truth of the matter and the way to defeat me. So, for the sake of mankind, Mr. Laric, are you willing to open this door of time and space? "
"What if it is a trap?" I asked. After all these years of training, I was a little cautious.
"But things have already come to this. This is our only hope." The Pope looked at me with a sincere gaze, as if I was the savior of the world.
"Alright, I am willing to give it a try. When do we start?" I could only agree. Now, I could only take one step at a time.
"Haha, that's great. I thank you on behalf of all mankind. There is no time to lose. Let's go now. "Pope Ecci happily held my hand.
His hand was old, strong, and very warm. Just like that, we arrived at the place where the Antonio Canon was kept.
The room was very big. There was a picture of a sun on the smooth brown marble.
A group of priests and a few Holy Knights guarded this place day and night. The Holy Knights were the Pope's personal knights.
To be honest, the Antonio Canon was completely different from what I had imagined.
This book was huge and had no paper. It was a book that emitted a holy light, as if it could contain the entire world.
The Antonio Canon was read by twelve Cardinals who would cast magic to assist the Pope. The Pope, dressed in white, held the Immortal Scepter handed to him by a priest and prepared to cast a spell.
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