Episode 276 A motion to impeach the Pope is proposed!
Conflict between some of the high-ranking priests of the central temple and the papal faction.
The Saints are overturned!
The moment when rumors related to Saint Novien hit the world.
A big change occurred in a corner of the Kingdom of McLane.
“I think you should return now, Your Majesty the Cardinal.”
“What nonsense! We will never back down like this! Either we hand over new soldiers from the abandoned ones, or…”
Ezer, whose face was very flushed, shouted as usual.
However, at the swordsman’s next word, his expression became as hard as stone.
“It is said that a voice came from inside the central temple calling for the impeachment of the Holy Father. Would it be okay for someone who is a cardinal to be here?”
“…what?”
“There is a problem at the temple. Wouldn’t it be a good idea to go quickly?”
After hearing the swordman’s words again, Essel’s face turned earthy as he realized that the situation was not unusual.
He hurriedly ran into the barracks and soon came out again.
“The investigation team hastily returns to the temple!!”
With that urgent voice, the investigation team’s course of action was decided.
Doo doo doo doo.
Behind the frantically racing investigation team, cheers erupted from the elites of the 2nd Corps, who were also speeding along.
“Do we really have to send those crazy people back like this?”
The knights around him unconsciously nodded when they heard Lewis’ dissatisfied voice.
In their eyes, the Heretic Questioner was just a crazy fanatic.
Those who swing a mace to cut off someone’s head or insist on being burned at the stake at the slightest excuse if it does not fit their religious views.
If the knights hadn’t stopped it, I couldn’t even imagine how many people would have died unjustly.
It wasn’t that the swordsman didn’t understand the anger, but he just calmly shook his head.
“At least we can’t allow them to cause damage within our kingdom. That in itself will be an excuse for the temple.”
“Ugh. That’s a shame.”
“This is a small-minded person who ignores the official position of the shrine and rushes like this just to get one more vote in the impeachment deliberation. The rest are like brainwashed dolls. There is no need to take it to heart.”
Lewis, who had been nodding at that calm voice, tilted his head at a question that suddenly occurred to him.
“One vote?”
“They say all the high-ranking priests at the level of bishop or higher gather together to vote on the impeachment resolution. They say even the cardinal just voted there.”
“Huh… That’s the only reason why we’re in such a hurry… Ah, then I guess the Inquisitors’ votes will also be included. Didn’t you say that the agents have divine power at the level of a bishop?”
“They are bishops in charge of each diocese, so they would not be eligible.”
“Then you really just want to cast one vote?”
“The author’s position is probably the most important. He probably wants to impress the Pope.”
The logic behind why the leader of these crazy people moved so quickly was so simple.
“Wow. I’ve seen you for a few weeks, but you still can’t get used to it.”
Lewis sneered and laughed at Ethel.
Of course, Essel, unaware of their feelings, simply urged them on their way with a sense of urgency.
After riding for three days, the swordsman finally passed the trading city of Kyle and reached the border, and spoke to Essel with a relieved face.
“Well, that’s it for us. Please take a look and return, Your Majesty the Cardinal.”
“I will never forget this favor.”
Essel gritted his teeth and answered the swordsman who was even smiling.
Due to the Templars’ interference, he returned empty-handed without being able to accomplish anything the investigation team had set out to do, so it was natural for him to grind his teeth.
But there was no time to complain further.
“Return as soon as possible!”
Heeeeeeee.
Lewis joked as he watched the investigation team hurriedly crossing the border and moving away.
“Now all that remains is to return to the capital. I hope you will be in a good mood because you will be able to see Lady Stella for the first time in a long time.”
“No, there is still important work left.”
Unlike Lewis, who smiled brightly, his boss had a stern expression and said something unexpected.
“yes?”
“Lead the knights and go back first.”
“Are you going?”
“There was an order from His Majesty. Place someone similar in physique to me on my horse and place him at the front. You will have to treat him as if he were me on the outside. You and all the knights.”
At those words, Lewis’ complexion immediately hardened.
“No way…”
“Please.”
The swordsman who tapped his shoulder soon disappeared on his horse.
It was the movement of the ghost shadow that the swordsman was proud of.
However, Lewis, who had been watching and learning from his side for a long time, was able to discern, albeit vaguely, that the movement was heading west.
“Ah. No way…”
Although he felt uneasy, Lewis soon remembered the swordsman’s command and rode towards the capital.
“More! Faster! It’s late! It’s late!”
Doo doo doo doo.
Since entering the empire’s border while receiving a farewell(?) from the knights of the McLane 2nd Corps, including the swordsman, Essel has gradually increased his speed by urging the Heresy Inquisitors. Although he was the one riding the horse at the head of the race and had the hardest time, he even poured his divine power into the horse.
‘Impeachment. What nonsense.’
If the Pope is impeached, it is the end for him.
Because the Pope he knows will never die alone.
‘He’s the kind of person who can drag me in.’
That guess made him nervous.
Even corrupt priests have their degrees. Even in the temple, a simple bribe would not be considered a serious crime, but his secret taste was considered taboo even among the corrupt priests.
If found out, he could have been excommunicated and even executed.
Wasn’t that why the Pope was able to treat him like a pawn?
Even though he is a cardinal with completely independent authority.
I once again felt resentful of myself when I was immature.
‘Why did you leave evidence?’
Of course, he also did not believe that the Pope would be easily impeached.
That’s why you need to go back as quickly as possible and prove your loyalty.
With that in mind, I was in such a hurry, but an unexpected word was heard from behind the galloping horseman.
“Your Majesty the Cardinal, I see an obstacle ahead!”
obstacle?
Beyond the setting sun on the hill where the horses were busy galloping, I saw things that looked like stone statues standing tall.
‘What is that?’
Since only the shortest shortcut was taken from the border of the empire to the central temple, the road could be difficult.
However, since it was the road I used when I came, there was no way I would have known if there was such an impressive obstacle.
thud. thud.
“Huh? It’s moving!?”
“what?”
“It’s a golem!”
“Everyone ready for battle!”
On behalf of the embarrassed Essel, Rob shouted to the entire investigation team.
However, the horses, who had run for more than half a day and had almost exhausted their stamina from climbing the hill, were not agile in their movements.
thud. thud. thud. thud.
Before the investigation team could prepare for battle, the stone statues approached the ground at increasingly faster speeds.
Before they knew it, the stone statue that was right in front of them was well over 3 meters tall and looked like a giant.
Moreover, the giant stone statues were not only wearing armor, but they were all holding huge two-handed weapons.
The weapons, such as two-handed swords and two-handed hammers, which looked clunky but very sturdy, were shining sharply as if they could easily cut off the heads of most living creatures.
A rush of over 50 armed stone statues.
The complexions of those looking at it from the front became as hard as stone.
Ugh.
At the same time, a huge, incomprehensible energy weighed down their entire bodies.
“Magic!! All unfold divine power!”
With Rob’s shout, white light erupted from the agents’ bodies.
‘Sanctuary declaration’ by the regional group constitution law. It was a top-class sacred law that could only be implemented by a large number of Saint Aurors and agents who had mastered pure divine power.
As its name suggests, the holy law instantly raised the fighting power and morale of the Heresy Questioners.
“Wow!”
Hearing the cheers of his colleagues, Rob also got his fighting spirit boosted again.
Any guy can be killed in an instant.
Because they were agents of divine punishment, carrying out God’s will on earth.
‘The swordsman is only abnormal, but we are the strongest!’
It was time for Rob to raise his mace with all his might with such confidence.
‘danger!’
He reflexively lowered his head due to the eerie feeling he felt for a moment.
Skag.
Soon, with a small noise, an arm holding a mace was seen floating in the air. It was a strangely familiar sight.
Feeling intense pain right away also felt familiar for some reason.
Of course, the pain itself was something I could never get used to.
“Ahh!”
“Tsk. Are you two harmed?”
As Rob let out a scream without realizing it, a voice that had become familiar to his ears over the past few weeks was heard right next to him.
Before I knew it, that voice was scarier than my colleague’s severed head lying on the floor.
“You’re a swordsman!!”
As if responding to the shout, a masked person appeared on the front of the robe.
Although not only the momentum but also the voice was very familiar, the masked man asked back slyly.
“Hmm? Who? I don’t know anyone like that?”
“Don’t laugh, you idiot! Aren’t you afraid of divine punishment!”
The answer to that shout came not from the swordsman(?) but from an unexpected place.
“This is heavenly punishment!”
The moment a golden aura exploded from the center of the investigation team with a calm but powerful voice, about a dozen Heretic Questioners around them lost their lives as their limbs were torn like pieces of paper without even being able to scream.
Soon, the ground collapsed with a loud roar.
Rumbling.
The road along which the investigation team had rushed disappeared in an instant, and the ground in the area sank nearly 7 to 8 meters.
Heeeeeee!
“Ahh!”
“Joe be careful!”
“It’s great magic!”
Of course, it was not enough to kill all of the 300 or so Heresy Questioners, but the horses of the investigation team, which had already stumbled under the wide-range gravity magic, were annihilated along with the death horse.
At that terrible sight, everyone’s eyes on the battlefield were focused on another masked person who suddenly appeared. The investigation team was unable to recover from the shock of the sudden tragedy and the appearance of the person who caused it.
However, the few Inquisitors who did not panic and maintained their fighting spirit noticed that the masked man’s chest was rising and falling sharply.
“That enemy overdid it!”
“Now! Kill it!”
“Receive divine punishment!”
But at that moment.
“No way!”
The red aura that shot out in an instant pierced through the interrogators who were trying to approach the masked person in the center.
“Swordsmith! This heretic! You will be punished!”
Cardinal Essel, who was the only member of the heresy investigation team who suffered injuries from a fall, limped on his ankle and cursed.
However, the swordsman(?) did not even respond and only massacred the heresy interrogators, and soon came to the rear. Another scream erupted.
“Aaaah!”
“I’ll change everything!”
A silver storm struck the side of one Heretic Questioner.
A silver wind blew among the Heretic Questioners, centered around a skinny masked person who appeared from nowhere.
Kwakwakwakwa.
“Aaaah!”
In an instant, the silver wind that penetrated into the center of the battlefield passed through the gaps in the armor and separated the bones and flesh of the Heretic Questioners.
Some of the chief interrogators blocked the silver wind by spraying white beams of light. Even the coffins were helplessly pierced by the sharp iron skewer-like sword wielded by the skinny masked man. The
silver storm had suddenly turned into a storm of red blood, devastating the rear of the investigation group. And, taking advantage of the gap, about 50 stone statues landed on the ground. They jumped under the ground.
Quaaaaaang!
The golems jumped down like meteorites and started swinging their huge weapons without hesitation.
“Oh no!”
“Fight!”
“Stop it!”
Under normal circumstances, only one golem would have been able to handle it. The Heresy Questioners were helplessly swept away without even making a single proper attack.
Soon, the moment the masked man in the center, who had been catching his breath for a while under the guard of his allies, began to emit golden aura again, the fate of the Heresy Investigation Team was decided.
“They ran away . There is no sleep… sigh. “My lord.”
“Those agents were enemies with a taste for cutting. If you tell the lump that didn’t make it, he’ll be quite sad. “
Thank you both for your hard work.”
In an instant, the masked men who had annihilated the temple’s elites gathered around one person.
It was hard to believe that this was the result of only four people, including the mage who walked out from behind the golems. However, it was something that was planned because it was quite possible according to the expectations of those present.
“Is that possible?” The master’s power was the greatest.”
“No matter when I look at it, that blow is truly outrageous.” ”
The advice you gave me, Master, was great.”
Logan, the leader of the masked people, answered with a smile from behind his mask.
The 6th type of the divine sword’s secret ‘source’ In theory, ‘Split’ is an absolute killing weapon that can crush all substances or life within its range, regardless of its strength. However, the power used to cut it was too enormous to handle a small number of people or objects. That is
why the swordsman used it. I once gave advice on how to change the expression and use it as a wide-range attack that destroys surrounding terrain or objects.
This transformation, the collapse of the universe, was used for the second time following the previous civil war.
“Lu . … I was a little anxious because I couldn’t bring him, but I guess my worry was for nothing.”
“It’s my fault for being ignorant and big. There’s no way he wouldn’t be noticed.”
The swordsmen laughed, scolding even the absent person, but the magician couldn’t do that.
“But, my lord. Even if I erase the memory of the land and completely clean it up, the public’s attention will be focused on us. I am concerned that it will have the adverse effect of focusing attention on us, our king, rather than the chaos in the temple that you want.”
“I know what you mean, but you don’t have to worry about that. “It will work.”
Logan dismissed Clayton’s concerns in a confident voice.
