Realm of Power

"What's going on?"

The fat man raised his head and looked forward and felt a little stupid. Turning around from the fork in the road was the sacrificial hall. However, the sacrificial hall was usually deserted. At this moment, the vast square in front of the hall was full of people. It was dark and full of heads. At least there were Nearly a hundred people gathered here Inside, most of these people looked solemn. Some were nervously looking at the closed door of the sacrificial hall, while others were walking back and forth with depressed expressions. A group of Mamunuk knights from the temple stood at the door of the hall, To prevent the crowd from attacking the palace gate directly,

"I'm sorry everyone, High Priest Ivan Brown is unwell and really can't meet you!" Two middle-aged priests wearing sacrificial robes of the sacrificial hall were standing at the door of the hall, sweating profusely and looking towards the door in front of the hall. What is the crowd explaining?

Judging from the clothes of these people, they are all low-level priests from the lower levels of the temple and some Mamunuk knights. The girl who was hostile to the empire that I met that night was also among them. She was wearing a long white dress. Wrapped in a seductive and beautiful figure, it is a little less sassy but has more of a youthful style belonging to a girl. In the mountain wind blowing over the top of the mountain, there is an extra charming artistic conception.

"This is the holy place where the temple holds sacred rituals. It is not a place where you imperial dogs can set foot!" Seeing the fat man coming from the fork in the road, the girl's beautiful curved eyebrows immediately turned into sword eyebrows, blocking the fat man like a tigress. On her way, her shout attracted the attention of many people outside the hall,

Soon, several Mamunuk knights responsible for maintaining order came from the entrance of the temple.

"Holy Ashley, what happened here?" The person who asked was a 30-year-old Mamunuk knight. He had an average appearance, dark skin, and looked a little old, but his eyes were bright and translucent. The novel chapter "With a capable spirit". His eyes paused for a moment on the fat man's black guard armor.

"Lord Bia Xiu, he...their emperors want to force their way into the sacrificial hall by force!" The girl looked nervous, a trace of panic flashed across her face, and she was at a loss as to why she wanted to frame her directly.

It's a pity that the captain of the Temple Mamunuk Knights who led the team was not an ordinary person. He didn't believe what she said directly. He turned to the fat man with a somewhat confused look. In this kind of Presbyterian Church, all three high priests were dead or injured. . The temple is also in a precarious situation, and any statement is an unpredictable mistake. As the captain of the guard of the sacrificial temple, he needs to show a neutral attitude now.

But the white thorn flower on the opponent's chest still made the Mamunuk captain's pupils shrink unconsciously.

Imperial Guard! Does such an identity require him to force his way into the sacrificial hall? Are you kidding me? According to the current situation, the empire only needs a summons. It is estimated that even High Priest Ivan Brown himself would have to come out to greet him immediately! "Lord Biasius, they really want to break into the temple. I suspect they are with..." I saw the unmoved expression of the Mamunuk captain. The girl continued with a hesitant look on her face, "Okay, I will investigate this matter myself!" Captain Biasius waved to her, interrupted her words, and said unceremoniously, "Saint Ashley. I heard that the high priest has woken up. If you don’t want to be caught first by others, it’s better to go to the palace gate immediately!”

"The high priest is awake!" The girl's eyes lit up when she heard it. No longer caring about the fat man, he hurried towards the entrance of the hall, looking as if his buttocks had been burned by fire.

Seeing such a saint running away in a hurry, the high-ranking palace guard captain Mamunuk named Biya Xiu turned around, unexpectedly respectfully saluted the fat man, and then said, "I am a priest." Bia Xiu, the captain of the palace guard, I hope you don’t mind too much what Saint Ashley just said,

"Your Excellency has also seen that although she wears the title of Saint, she is actually still a willful child. This Saint Ashley from the south is said to have two brothers who died in Normandy, so she has always been very loyal to the Empire. Disgusted! I just said such embarrassing words. I just hope that you won’t take it too seriously with a child. Just like a proverb in Salander, an elephant will not respond to the claws of an ant."

"Haha, elephants and ants! A very vivid metaphor!" The fat man smiled. He felt that this Temple Mamunuk named Biasius was a very interesting guy. It seemed that he could feel the years in him. The vicissitudes of life and the accumulation of wisdom

As he said, as the master of an empire, he needs to deal with such a little girl. Is there anything worth struggling with?

"Your Excellency smiled, which means you don't mind! Today's scene is indeed a bit chaotic. I wonder why the imperial guards came to the priest's hall?" Bia Xiu smiled lightly, showing his honesty,

"Tomorrow is the Holy Maiden Ceremony. I came here specifically to discuss some matters with High Priest Ivan Brown, but I didn't expect that there would be such a chaotic situation here." The fat man nodded to him and responded,

The situation in front of him did surprise him. Now he wanted to know what happened here. Did the absent high priest Ivan Brown also encounter an accident? Thinking of the situation in his eyes, the fat man couldn't help but feel entangled in his heart. I heard that High Priest Ivan Brown usually stays outside and rarely returns to the temple. From Parstina's words, High Priest Ivan Brown's attitude is more neutral.

Such a bastard-like figure should not be deliberately designed by any party in this vortex, unless... thinking of some possibility, the fat man's mouth showed a slight smile,

If this is the case, then High Priest Ivan Brown is really an interesting person.

Sure enough, the palace guard Mamunuk, who called himself Biya Xiu, hesitated for a moment, glanced around, and saw many people around him looking this way. He sighed with a strange expression and said, "It's too messy here, so it's better to go here." Let’s talk about it in a remote place.”

The fat man nodded and followed the palace guard Mamunuk to a relatively remote corner.

Because people gathered in front of the temple gate, there were not many people here. The fat man asked the guards to stop ten meters away. Captain Biasius stopped and said, "I believe you also know that something happened again in Denham Temple just now." "Yes, you can hear that sound in the Holy Mountain." I heard that many senior priests of the temple were injured in the explosion, and even two members of the Presbyterian Church were injured. The high priest is also there. Now the only person left in the Presbyterian Church is High Priest Ivan Brown."

"Does this have anything to do with it?" The fat man was stunned for a moment.

Bia Xiu paused in his voice, licked his lips at the people at the entrance of the hall, and curled his lips disdainfully, "These are the people you saw, to be honest. If it weren't for this sudden explosion, their eyes would have been When was there a sacrificial hall here?

Normally, these guys would look at our sacrificial hall with a look of indifference when walking around. Everyone knows that the sacrificial hall is the most useless place in the Presbyterian Church, and only has a chance to show its face once a year. But now , all of them wanted to press their faces directly against the wall of the sacrificial hall, "You mean, they all came because of the explosion?" The fat man looked solemn. He asked confusedly, "You can say that." Bia Xiu nodded and said, "They are all supporters of the saints of the three sects. The empire has announced that the saints will be selected from civilians. This made the three families panic. They are desperate and seek medical treatment. They believe that the only person who can still have an impact on tomorrow's ceremony is Yi. That's why the situation arose, and everyone asked to see the high priest. To avoid suspicion, the high priest also announced that he had been assassinated, and it was really ironic that he would tell no one about it after ten years! Ten years with Archpriest Ivan Brown was definitely the most glorious time! "

"It turns out that you are the guard captain of High Priest Ivan Brown. It's really disrespectful."

The fat man blinked. He didn't expect that he would meet the high priest's guard captain. It's no wonder. For a person like Ivan Brown who is indifferent by nature, it is not surprising that the captain around him behaves so strangely. "Haha, let's avoid being disrespectful. Although I am just a pony Munuk who protects the palace, I am also I have seen His Majesty Falcon before! "Yes!" Bi Xiu smiled in front of him, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. "To see His Majesty again today is indeed beyond our surprise. It can be considered a surprise." "Do you know me?" The fat man was a little stunned. Among the words of Mamunuk, there is a rare

There was a hint of sincerity. "I was also the one who escorted the High Priest Parstina to the Mamunukri in the north, but a little person like me can't get into His Majesty's eyes!" Biya Xiu raised his head and said, Looking at the golden outline at the top of the temple, stand up straight The body said, "Actually, our Mamunuks also have northern and southern factions in the temple. When the high priest Parszina went north, he hoped to use his influence to resolve the factional disputes. The southern faction was very dissatisfied with this, and the entire elders There will be almost unanimous opposition,

Only High Priest Ivan Brown, who was born in the northern sect, did not express any objection and secretly seconded several of our temple guardians, Mamunuk, so that the trip to the north by High Priest Palstina was possible! We also encountered the Normans on the way. In order to protect the high priest, twenty-three of our brothers died on the way."

"That's it!" The fat man was surprised for a moment, and now he knew why Parstina's Shaowei Mamunuk had a bad look on his face when he saw him. "They said that the empire was deliberately annihilating Temple! And the first step is to destroy the Saint. "Biya Xiu turned around solemnly and looked at the fat man with lightning eyes, "So here, with the Holy Mountain as evidence, I would like to ask Your Majesty on behalf of the twenty-three brothers who died, what will the saint do in the future? Is this decision true to only select from civilians?"

The fat man hesitated for a moment, and the other person's words made him feel a strong murderous aura. Finally, he nodded heavily, "Yes, this is my decision, and it is also the empire's decision! No matter what the situation, it will not change again! As for elimination, "Temple, that's a joke!" "Why?" Biasius' face was as heavy as water.

The fat man looked around with a majestic attitude and said, "You have also seen that the saint is no longer a saint, and the temple has deviated from the original teachings and has become a tool for power and profit among forces. If I want to destroy the temple, it will be completely unreasonable." So many means need to be used, and the mere fact that the Temple has sympathy for the expeditionary force is enough to put the charge of rebellion on the Temple." The fat man said calmly, "Under the crushing force of the army, the temple is no stronger than those religions that have existed in history. The best way to eliminate this power dispute is to leave the future of the temple to the Salanders themselves." Good idea! I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, I will declare Sky Religion as the state religion of the empire tomorrow! Do you think I will still try to destroy the temple?"

"The state religion of the empire!"

The confused Captain Mamunuk had an unbelievable look on his face and took a breath. It is undeniable that Captain Biya Xiu Mamunuk, who had been a little sarcastic just now,

At this moment, there was an aura of a sharp sword being unsheathed. Without the restraints of a helmet, this slovenly Mamunuk captain wears white armor with wild and fierce lion patterns, and has light yellow hair draped over his shoulders like a wild lion.

Wearing a cold ruby ​​headdress on his forehead, there is a scar on the right cheek, which looks like a centipede. The long sword in his hand is half open and half closed, with a sheen like snow on the hilt.

After a moment of silence, Biya Xiu seemed to have made up his mind and said, "I hope what your Majesty said today is true. No matter what, I hope the sacrifice of those twenty-three brothers was worth it!"

No one wants to see war return to Salander. If the dispute between the north and the south that has lasted for hundreds of years can be resolved because of the civilian saint, your majesty will be the benefactor of the entire temple!

But if His Majesty is just lying to me, then I am just a lowly palace guard Mamunuk. I will also abide by the Mamunuk oath I made to the temple to protect the temple! Guard the temple with my humble blood.”

"Don't worry, everything will be known tomorrow!" The fat man nodded and said solemnly, although the Sky Temple is decayed. There are still a few pillars among them, and there should be quite a few people like Bia Xiu.

"Dang! Dang! Dang!" A burst of rapid bell ringing suddenly came from inside the sacrificial temple. Bea Xiu raised his head, with real horror in his eyes.

"What's wrong?" the fat man asked with a solemn expression. He smelled a hint of danger from Bi Xiu's unusual look.

"It's a signal that someone broke into the palace!" Bia Xiu turned around and said with a solemn expression. Then he quickly ran to the palace gate. The entrance to the palace where crowds had gathered just now was already in chaos. The fat man saw people running around everywhere.

"Killing, killing!" Amidst the chaotic shouts, among these people, a dozen Mamunuk knights with their faces covered were rushing into the palace gate. The two priests who had just stood at the door to explain had already fell in a pool of blood,

At the entrance of the main hall, more than a dozen of Bi Xiu's men were desperately guarding the main entrance of the main hall. With the flash of swords and the shadow of swords, blood continued to spatter onto the wall of the main entrance of the temple, like plum blossoms blooming. The two sides collided fiercely, and the other side He obviously came well prepared. Not only was he heavily armored, but his martial arts skills were obviously better than that of Xiao Wei from the temple.

One of the strong and delicate figures is even more invincible. He actually uses the knight's shield in his hand as a weapon. The shield is as light as a feather, as flexible as a god, and ever-changing, like a beautiful arc of light running at high speed.

"Asshole, it turned out to be the Shield Killing Technique of the Southern Temple!" After seeing the blooming arc of light, Bia Xiu's face showed an expression as if he had seen a ghost, and explained to the fat man, "This is the most terrifying thing of the Southern Temple." A kind of martial arts. Most of the practitioners are women who are born with soft bodies. They use their soft and strong body postures, often from various tricky angles, to catch people off guard. I always thought that this kind of martial arts has been lost. I never thought that it would be used today. See you!”

The fat man saw that it was just as Bia Xiu said. The figure was obviously a woman. Her figure was extremely soft, as if she had no bones. Even if someone fought back, they would be blocked by the shield in her hand that was completely impossible to return.

And every time the arc-shaped shield struck, one of Biya's men would fall down covered in blood. The Biya's men in front of her were either thrown away by the shield, or were just hit by hard gears. , or cut the armor with a sharp shield edge, throwing out red blood,

Bia Xiu's men were killed and fell back again and again. The Mamunuks with their faces covered followed the female Mamunuks and rushed directly to the palace door.

"It seems that today we can only fight to the death! I just hope that your majesty can remember what he said today."

Biya Xiu showed a sad smile to the fat man, and the long sword in his hand was finally unsheathed. In the blink of an eye, the high-ranking Mamunuk knight had already rushed into the enemy's palace at the palace gate.

After cutting down two people, they were also entangled by three Mamunuks who were obviously of the same level. They could no longer advance half a step forward. Instead, the shield woman at the top had completely defeated the defense of the hall. The door of the sacrificial hall was open in front of her without any obstruction.

"Your Majesty, are we..." a guard captain behind the fat man asked hesitantly. From these words, everyone could hear the determination of this affectionate and righteous Mamunuk.

As a soldier, the most important thing is the friendship of not fearing death for the sake of his companions. This Mamunuk was able to directly take the risk to question His Majesty Falcon for the sake of twenty-three dead companions. This kind of courage has to be admired.

"Brod!" The fat man looked at Bia Xiu who was in a hard fight in the distance, with inexplicable emotions flashing in his eyes. He called out the name of the guard captain in a cold tone, and said sternly, "Temple Mamunuk's martial arts skills." You are all outstanding. Since you have come to the Holy Mountain, you should not return empty-handed! Go and practice, so as not to ruin the reputation of my Imperial Guard!"

"Yes, I will never disappoint His Majesty!"

The several guards captains behind the fat man nodded excitedly, and the sword flicked from the scabbard to their hands like a silver ribbon of light.

Several guards captains formed a simple sharp formation and slammed into the opponent's unprepared rear.

Among the scattered crowd, several bloody swords suddenly rushed out and quickly chopped down the three Mamunuks who were blocking Bia Xiu to the ground.

"Kill!" Several guard captains attacked at the same time, and the situation on the other side changed immediately. Although the number of people on both sides was about the same, the sudden appearance of these black-armored warriors, with their strong smell of blood, their indomitable spirit, and their life-or-death fighting style, completely caught the Templar Mamunuk Knights, who had never even been on the battlefield, off guard.

No one expected that the Imperial Guards would appear here. To be continued