The dragon knight closed his book and rubbed the space between his eyebrows as he stood in the moldy environment in the basement.
The content that disappeared was not long, and he finished reading it in a few minutes. He rubbed his eyebrows, of course, not because he was tired, but because it was a habit when he was thinking.
If he had not seen it today, he would not have known that there was such a thing in the past. There was nothing wrong with this mission. It was recorded in the data of 1972, and it was just like any other mission, nothing special.
If there was anything unusual, it would probably be the Pope and the leader of the Knights Templar.
"There must be a deeper meaning behind Quinn letting me see this past. Also, what kind of mission would require two super experts, the pope and the leader of the Holy Knights? "The Dragon Knight frowned.
With such a configuration, doing a certain mission would definitely be a big deal.
However, the description of the mission was very ordinary. There wasn't much to describe it, and the Dragon Knight didn't remember such a thing happening in the major events of the Church. He wasn't even born 48 years ago, but if it was something big, as the commander of the commandment unit, there was no way he wouldn't know.
"The incident in February, followed by Green Adolf's inexplicable death more than a month later. There must be a connection between the two events. "
But what did this have to do with the Fallen Angel and the Blood Esquire's betrayal?
The dragon knight suddenly remembered something. He flipped open the book again and looked at the first half of the mission. The evil cult used human blood as a catalyst to refine vengeful spirits and hold some kind of summoning ritual.
"Refine vengeful spirits, refine vengeful spirits!"
Vaguely, he felt that he had caught onto something.
Zizi, zizi!
The incandescent lamp above his head suddenly made a noise, flickered, and then went out completely.
The basement was plunged into darkness and silence. The air was filled with a musty smell.
Whoosh
Clang!
A gust of cold wind blew in, followed by the soft sound of the iron door opening.
The basement, which had been bright a moment ago, was now pitch-black. So, the dragon knight's pupils temporarily adapted to the darkness, which was when his vision turned pitch-black.
Someone had entered the basement while he was' blinded '.
Bang!
The sound of palms clashing came from the darkness, and a violent Qi swept through the basement in an instant. The iron bookshelf toppled over, and the paper exploded.
"Hmph!"
This was the Dragon Knight's cold snort.
After their palms collided, his pupils adapted to the darkness and he saw a blurry figure standing not far away from him.
"Seal!"
Without saying a word, the Dragon Knight sent out a stream of Psychic Energy to seal the other party's Dantian.
He was an Awakened Mental Energy Awakener, and he practiced the orthodox Forbidden Spell of the Church, a secret technique exclusive to the Commandment Group. There were a total of nine curses that could seal one's aura, mental energy, and vital energy.
His opponent used his Qi to block it, and the forbidden technique formed from his mental power was still successfully sent into his Dantian. However, his opponent was also an expert, and a large portion of the forbidden technique's effect was negated.
That was enough.
The Dragon Knight stretched out his left hand, and his aura wrapped around the iron bookshelf beside him, compressing the steel into the shape of a spear. The scorching aura instantly heated the steel like a soldering iron, refining it into a sharp spear.
Of course, he would not bring any weapons with him when he came to the database to search for information. There was no need for him to begin with. As a Dragon Knight of the Church, how could he be ambushed in the headquarters of the Church?
Faced with such an accident, he could only craft a suitable weapon on the spot.
The Dragon Knight was extremely fast. His figure seemed to teleport in the darkness as he appeared above the black figure's head and stabbed down with his spear.
Although he was an Awakened Mental Energy Awakener, he was very accomplished in fighting techniques. He and the Blood Knight had learned fighting techniques under Kane for a period of time, and the two of them often sparred.
The Blood Knight was the Church's number one fighter in fighting techniques, a master in close combat, and a terrifying being who could kill someone half a step into Extreme Grade with three punches.
"Clang!"
There was a crisp sound of metal colliding, and sparks exploded in the darkness.
The opponent took out his weapon to block the attack, but it was the most ordinary knight's longsword, not a magical artifact. Every magical artifact in the Church was recorded. Using a magical artifact was equivalent to exposing one's identity.
The Dragon Knight unleashed another forbidden technique. This time, it sealed the opponent's vital energy and blood. Similar to the previous forbidden technique, it didn't cause too much of a hindrance to the opponent, but it still made his body stiffen and his moves stagnate.
"Bam!"
He hit the opponent's chest with his palm and sent him flying into the wall. The wall let out a muffled sound as it exploded. At the same time, the Dragon Knight had already thrown out his spear and nailed the man to the wall.
The spear was cut in half by the opponent's sword, and the opponent retaliated by throwing the knight's longsword at him.
While the Dragon Knight dodged, he heard a clang of the metal door. The opponent had taken the opportunity to escape.
He chased out of the basement and followed the opponent's aura to the archives, where he found the young administrator lying in a pool of blood beside the reception counter.
A hint of fury flashed through the Dragon Knight's light brown eyes.
After leaving the library, the opponent's aura headed toward the living area, and the Dragon Knight followed closely.
The opponent was very smart. After entering the living area, he didn't blend in with the crowd, but turned around halfway and headed toward the second cathedral.
The Dragon Knight chased after him, but he suddenly lost track of the opponent's aura when he approached the second cathedral. He chased for a while longer and saw that the meeting hall beside the cathedral was brightly lit.
He pushed the door open and entered. The Pope was having a meeting with everyone. There were twelve people in total in the hall, including the Cardinal, the deputy commander of the Temple Knights, and the heads of various departments.
When they saw the Dragon Knight rushing in, they were all shocked.
The current head of the College of Cardinals, the Cardinal, Lauren Nicholas, frowned. "Dragon Knight, what's the matter?"
The Dragon Knight stood at the door. He was clad in silver armor, had golden hair, and was tall and straight. The light shone on his cold face, and his temperament suppressed everyone except the Pope.
He didn't answer the Cardinal, but frowned and fell into deep thought.
If the unknown assassin didn't have some special escape technique, it would be impossible for him to escape right under his nose. If he did, he should have lost him when he left the archives.
It was very likely that the assassin was hiding among these people.
"How dare you cause trouble right under my nose. Even if you're half a step into Extreme Grade, I'll still drag you out." The Dragon Knight snorted coldly in his heart. He strode into the meeting hall and reached out to stop the deputy commander of the Temple Knights, Messer Oliver.
"Let me see your chest."
Everyone present was a weakling. The Dragon Knight's first target was Maisel Oliver. Only a top S-rank like him was qualified to exchange a few blows with him.
Messer Oliver looked at him blankly and said, "What?"
The Dragon Knight ignored him. He moved his fingertips and cut the clothes on his chest into pieces, revealing Messer Oliver's hard chest muscles.
It wasn't him? The Dragon Knight frowned.
"Everyone, take off your clothes," the Dragon Knight said loudly.
Everyone was stunned.
The Cardinal asked again, "Dragon Knight, what are you …"
"I was assassinated in the archives. I followed the assassin's aura here, but I lost track of him. He took a palm from me, and the injury on his chest won't heal in a short time, "the Dragon Knight said.
"You suspect that we're assassins?" Everyone in the meeting hall understood, and their expressions changed.
"You actually suspect that we're assassins? Who do you think we are?"
"So you tore my clothes because you think I'm an assassin? Kyle, you've gone too far. "
"How arrogant. You even suspect that we're assassins in front of the Pope."
To them, the Dragon Knight's suspicion was indeed insulting.
"Your Holiness, this is a serious matter. Please ask them to cooperate." The Dragon Knight didn't waste any time and asked the Pope directly.
The Pope sat high up. He was used to doing so. This generation's Pope wasn't "close to the people." Ever since the Dragon Knight joined the Church, his impression of him was that he was high and mighty.
"The meeting is over. You may leave first. I have something to say to the Dragon Knight." The Pope's voice was calm, but it carried an inviolable authority.
The Dragon Knight frowned slightly. Since the Pope had already said so, he couldn't refute.
The door closed after everyone left. Only the Dragon Knight and the Pope were left in the meeting hall.
"Did you notice something?" the Pope asked.
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but the Dragon Knight felt that the Pope's gaze was especially sharp. After a moment of silence, he said, "Your Holiness, I don't think the Blood Knight's betrayal of the Church is that simple. The Blood Knight is loyal and devoted to the Church. He would never betray. Today, I … "
He told the Pope everything that had happened in the database in detail, including the note that Quinn Adams had left for him.
"I see." The Pope nodded. "Then, do you want to know the truth of the past?"
The truth of the past
The Dragon Knight nodded as he met the Pope's calm gaze.
"Back then, Grimm Adolf and I dealt with a cult rebellion. During that incident, the cult leader summoned an Evil God …" the Pope said slowly. "It was a very terrifying Supreme Master. I worked with Grimm to fight it for a long time. Grimm was no match for it, and his Primordial Spirit was destroyed. I used all my strength to kill it, and brought Grimm back to the Church. But when I was treating him, I unexpectedly discovered … "
After a pause, the Pope said in a low voice, "The Evil God didn't die. It was residing in Grimm's body. I tried everything I could but couldn't get rid of it. One night, more than a month later, Grimm was controlled by the Evil God. He snuck into my bedroom and tried to assassinate me. But he underestimated my strength, and I counterattacked. "
The Dragon Knight's pupils contracted. Was this the inside story behind Grimm Adolf's sudden sacrifice? Thinking back to the unusual part of the mission to annihilate the cult, and corroborating it with the Pope's words, everything made sense.
No wonder the Pope and Grimm Adolf had to work together. The other party was a Supreme Master.
"After discussing with Quinn Adams, I locked Grimm Adolf in the Purgatory and guarded him strictly. But we still underestimated the Evil God. He didn't leave the Vatican with Adolf and has always been hiding by our side. "
The Dragon Knight took a long time to digest this shocking news. He stared at the Pope. "Why didn't you make this matter public?"
"It's not that simple. The Evil God will bewitch people's hearts and lead them to fall. When I came to my senses, many people in the Vatican had already been bewitched by it and fallen. So all these years, I watched coldly and secretly investigated. The most important thing is that we have to find its true form. Otherwise, it would only alert the enemy and not solve the root of the problem. Even our best friends might be slowly decaying in the dark. "
"The previous Cardinal was a Fallen One?"
"Yes." The Pope nodded. "The Evil God is obsessed with powerful Primordial Spirits. The Fallen One of the Vatican refined Fallen Angels to satisfy its desires. Now you know why I didn't investigate the Land of Extreme Negative Energy and let Pess be refined into a Fallen Angel. Not long ago, I sensed the aura of a Fallen Angel and thought that the time had finally come. "
"Blood Knight!" Dragon Knight Kehr exclaimed softly.
"You finally understand. That's right, the Evil God is residing in the Blood Knight. He is hiding by our side as a loyal servant of the Lord and one of the Vatican's Knights. "
"There are still his henchmen in the Vatican?"
"You don't have to worry about this. I will investigate it myself. The most important thing now is to capture the Blood Knight. I injured him last time, and it will be difficult for him to do anything in a short period of time. But if we let him continue to recuperate and accumulate power, he will definitely become a huge problem in the future. "
The Dragon Knight clenched his fist and placed it on his chest. "Your Holiness, I understand."
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