Chapter 178 God's Sacrifice Ceremony

As a paladin, everyone has the divine ability to heal themselves.

But Alfred and the others in front of them were seriously injured, and even Alfred was on the verge of death, but there were no signs of treatment on their bodies.

In addition, when Fanny saw him just now, her sword did not have the iconic light of the "Holy Slash", which made Deya conclude that they had lost the power of the Paladin.

"Mavis, please."

Deya turned around and looked at Mavis who was following behind him, and said softly.

Mavis, wearing a snow-white dress and barefoot, nodded slightly and lowered her eyes to pray.

No matter how Mavis became a saint as an experimental subject of the Church of Destiny, her priest level is real and unique, and she also masters the healing magic that belongs to priests.

Seeing that Alfred's injuries were very serious, she directly used a seven-ring healing spell on Alfred.

The surrounding environment showed a sense of twisted fate. With the use of divine magic, the wounds on Alfred's body that were deep enough to see the bones began to heal slowly, and his pale face began to show some color.

After pulling Alfred back from the brink of death, Mavis prepared to treat Fanny and Julian.

Fanny said quickly, "Miss Pastor, there is no need to use such a high-level spell on us. It would be a waste."

Mavis paused, nodded slightly, and used the five-ring magic to heal the two.

The paladins all looked at Deya and Mavis with complicated expressions.

A seven-ring priest is already the highest level priest in the Dawn Church.

And such a powerful priest actually obeyed Deya's orders. I don't know what Deya has experienced since they separated.

Seeing that the injuries of the three people were not fatal, Deya asked: "What happened? How come you three are the only ones left and you are all so seriously injured? Where are Ken and the others?"

Alfred's team had a total of eight people, but now there were only three.

Deya had actually guessed that the other five people might have been sacrificed, perhaps on the battlefield with the Anglo Church.

This is a battle of faith, a life-and-death battle.

But even if those paladins died, Alfred and the others should not have lost the power of paladins, which would mean that their faith and the oath of knighthood had collapsed.

When Alfred heard Deya mention Kane and others, he looked dejected and a little collapsed.

He held his head in his hands and cried bitterly, "It's all my fault. It's all because of me that they died!"

Fanny and Julian hurriedly comforted him: "Captain, this matter has nothing to do with you, don't blame yourself."

The two also had tears in their eyes, but their state was not as close to a complete collapse of faith as Alfred's.

Deya just looked at Alfred, the Duke's son, in silence.

The first time I saw him was in the palace.

At that time, Alfred looked like a golden lion, shining with golden light and as vigorous as a protagonist.

The next time they met him was when they went on a mission together. Alfred showed Deya another side of him at that time. He was an upright knight and a trustworthy comrade-in-arms.

But during this meeting, this upright knight looked like a beggar on the street. He was so depressed, as if his life had become bleak and his future had been lost forever.

Fanny's eyes were red, she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes vigorously, and sobbed through her nose.

This petite girl with freckles on her face is stronger than expected. She said, "Since the captain can't say it, then I will say it.

Ken and the others died, but they did not die on the battlefield with England. They were killed by Kirkadi II, and in a sacrificial manner!"

Deya, Lamia and Mavis looked at each other, all of them looking a little stunned.

They originally thought that Pope Kircardi II had simply used a secret weapon of the Church of the Dawn, but that secret weapon now seemed to be an evil sacrificial ritual?

Anything related to sacrifice is associated with barbarism and evil, just like the nine orthodox churches never allow sacrificial ceremonies to appear within the church, not even sacrifices to God.

“More than a month ago, Pope Kirkadi II suddenly announced that all priests should go to the Third Church in advance to hold the annual High Mass. We did not think there was a problem at the time.

The Anglo-Saxon Church is already eyeing us, and those heretics have evil intentions towards the Church in Susaitani. We all think that the Pope is holding this Mass in preparation for fighting against Anglo-Saxon. "

Fanny gnashed her teeth and said, "…This mass was unprecedentedly grand. All the paladins of the Inquisition came, as did the cardinals and other high-ranking officials. Even the crusaders withdrew from the front lines and rushed back to the Third Church.

The Pope asked us to make preparations for the Mass, but this time the preparations were completely different from previous ones. It was more like a mysterious ceremony, very strange.

Ken noticed that there seemed to be something wrong with this ceremony, and he told me and the captain about it, but the captain felt that the Pope would not harm us, so he firmly carried out the order. "

Deya frowned and asked, "You noticed that there was something wrong with the ceremony. How did you find out?"

"That ceremony involved the most devout believers of the Dawn Church. For this mass, the Pope even brought in more than 3,000 believers with the strongest faith from all over the country."

Deya understood that any ritual would not involve ordinary people. If the material of a ritual required ordinary people to join, it would be similar to sacrificing a demon. It was normal for Paladin Ken to be suspicious of this.

"But Ken still felt something was wrong. On the day of the ceremony, he falsely conveyed Monroe's order and asked me, the captain, and Julian to leave the cathedral and go outside to resist the Anglo-Cathedral.

I can understand Ken's thinking. If there is really something wrong with the ritual, then he saved us. If there is nothing wrong with the ritual and the higher-ups want to punish us for our negligence, he can take all the responsibility on himself."

Fanny clenched her teeth and tried hard to suppress her tears.

And Deya also noticed some details in her words.

For example, she called Monroe directly instead of "Lord Monroe", which means that during the sacrifice ceremony, Monroe, the president of the Inquisition, stood with the Pope, and they held the sacrifice together.

"After the ceremony began, the captain and I were fighting with the English church army outside the church. Deya, you should know the result. The English army was completely wiped out, and the area around the church became a dark place. This was all the result of the ceremony.

Susetani won, but at what cost? The Pope deceived everyone. He used all the church leaders, tens of thousands of crusaders and the most devout believers as sacrifices in exchange for that miracle! "

Fanny clenched her fists and hammered the tree beside her, venting her inner pain.

"Are there any survivors?"

Deya asked at this time.

If there were any survivors, and if they were survivors of a certain status, then as long as the matter was made public, Kirkadi II would be ruined.

Fanny said dejectedly:
“There were no survivors. Monroe then cleaned up the people who were still alive. The captain and I escaped after going through a lot of hardships, but we were also seriously injured. The others died in the ceremony.

If we hadn't met you, Deya, we might not have survived for long."

However, Deya felt that something was wrong. In his memory, Monroe, the President of the Inquisition, was a seven-ring strong man.

If he was the one chasing them, especially after seeing Alfred and the others, he would not let them live.

Alfred was still holding his head, saying something like 'It's all my fault'.

Deya sighed softly and said, "This has nothing to do with you, Alfred. You can't destroy this ceremony, and you can't prevent such a result."

Alfred smiled bitterly and said in a hoarse voice: "Maybe I can't stop this ceremony, but if I trust Ken, maybe I can save a few more people."

Deya didn't know what to say to comfort him.

Alfred was indeed a man of noble character. What he regretted was that he could not save more people, which made him feel painful.

This once elite team of Paladins have now lost their power as Paladins and are just ordinary warriors.

This shows that Alfred no longer believes in the Goddess of the Dawn and their ideals have completely collapsed.

Since Kirkadi II was able to perform the sacrificial ritual, it meant that the Goddess of Dawn agreed to the sacrifice. On the other hand, the Goddess of Dawn could even be equated with the evil god.

"Deya, you came here, do you want to...?"

Fanny asked nervously.

Deya nodded slowly: "Yes, I came here just to go to the Third Cathedral."

"Don't go there. Kirkadi II and Monroe are very powerful. Even if... even if you bring this seven-ring pastor lady, I'm afraid you won't be their match. In the Third Church, Kirkadi II has a strength of more than seven rings!"

Fanny shouted anxiously, trying to persuade Deya to give up this idea.

But how could Deya give up since he had already come here? Moreover, he was prepared for the fact that the Pope might be much stronger than he imagined.

Seeing that Deya was still going to the third church, Fanny stomped her feet impatiently, but didn't know how to persuade Deya.

Deya smiled and said, “If Fanny wants to help us, you can tell me what’s going on in the Third Church.”

"I don't know much about that place either. Deya, what do you want to ask?"

"How many people are still in the Third Church now?"

"There should only be Kirkadi II and Monroe left. The others... the others are all dead."

Deya nodded slightly and said, "Fanni, Julian, take Alfred to his father's territory. He is the son of the Duke. If he comes forward in person to tell the Pope about his evil deeds, it will surely break the Pope's hypocritical face."

Alfred suddenly raised his head, looking tired, and said to Fanny:
"That's right, Deya is right. I can't die yet. Take me back to the Dukedom. In the name of the Campbell family, I will tell the world about the despicable deeds done by Kirkadi II."

After a pause, he looked at Deya and said seriously: "... Deya, I don't know why you are so confident, but I believe you will win. Please avenge those innocent people."

Deya nodded solemnly: "I will!"

His original purpose was to kill the Pope, and if killing the Pope could be considered revenge, then he was willing to do it.

I never thought that one day I, an evil necromancer, would become a messenger of justice.

(End of this chapter)