The Original Vampire

"what--"

A shrill scream echoed in the narrow space.

This is the underground confession room of the Holy Light Cathedral, where sinful souls repent to the Supreme Lord.

According to the Holy Codex, all sins will be forgiven here, as long as you devoutly confess everything to the Supreme Lord.

Snapped!

A long whip soaked in blood slapped the girl's smooth and white back fiercely, and the delicate skin instantly ripped apart.

It was another shrill scream, and no matter how hard-hearted people heard it, they would feel pity in their hearts.

But Pope Gregory, who was holding a long whip, showed no mercy, instead his face was full of twisted pleasure.

Snapped! Snapped! Snapped!

The long whip fell like a torrential rain, and the girl's scream became weaker and weaker, until there was no more sound, and she fainted completely.

Gregory whipped his whip a few more times in a vengeful manner, and the blood splattered all the angel frescoes on the walls red.

Throwing away the red and blackened long whip, Gregory took a deep breath and regained his compassionate look. He drew a holy mark on his chest with both hands and said:

"God has mercy on the world, the Lord heals all sentient beings!"

The white-gold holy light instantly filled the confession room, and the wound on the back of the girl on the ground gradually healed.

Seeing that the girl showed no signs of waking up, Gregory didn't care about her either, he just straightened the somewhat scattered robes on his body, turned and walked out of the confession room.

Outside the door, the attendant seemed to have been waiting for a long time, and when he saw the Pope, he immediately bowed and reported:

"Your Majesty, His Majesty Reinhard the Great is waiting for you in the prayer hall."

Gregory nodded, indicating that he knew, and walked down the spiral staircase to the ground.

Again through a secluded promenade, Gregory came to the prayer hall again.

After hearing the footsteps, Emperor Reinhardt did not look back, still looking up at the statue of the Lord of Glory in front of him, and said:

"Gregory, do you think my lord is really dead?"

The Pope's footsteps paused slightly, but recovered quickly. He walked up to Emperor Reinhardt and said expressionlessly:

"Your Majesty, don't forget what happened to the last emperor who maliciously speculated about the Supreme Lord."

"You said 'Dark Emperor'..." Emperor Reinhardt turned his head and looked at the Pope beside him with provocative eyes. "But can you still find a 'judge' now?"

The Pope didn't seem to be angry, and still said in a non-salty tone:

"Your Majesty, under the inspiration of the brilliance of my Lord, everyone can be a 'judge'."

"You're right." Emperor Reinhardt nodded in agreement, "It's just that who should be judged the most, don't you know in your heart?"

The Pope smiled and said meaningfully: "Everyone is guilty, and no one can escape the judgment of our Lord."

Emperor Reinhardt sneered, and seemed to have lost patience with the Pope, and said directly:

"Okay, Gregory, stop pretending in front of me, it's a waste of time and disgusting.

I'm here this time, just to tell you that I'm too lazy to care about the grievances and disputes between you and the North, who is right and who is wrong. If you change the time, you can fight whatever you want, but not now!

The invasion of the Orc Empire is imminent, and I need all the military forces of the Empire to gather in the west, and there can be no internal frictions and disputes of any kind!

So, no matter what concessions you need to make, I must appease the Saint Hilde family!

My army of millions, not one can be missing! "

Pope Gregory smiled slightly, as if he had anticipated the attitude of Emperor Reinhardt, and immediately said in a very sincere tone:

"Your Majesty, like you, I don't want to see civil strife in the empire at this time, so please rest assured, I will calm this matter down as soon as possible, and will never delay your western expedition."

Emperor Reinhardt glanced at the Pope somewhat unexpectedly, as if he did not expect him to be so good at talking,

Those threatening and inducing words that were originally prepared were no longer useful.

Seeing Emperor Reinhardt's face, Gregory naturally knew what he was thinking, and explained with a smile:

"Your Majesty, I know that there are many contradictions between us, and there have been many conflicts, and our views on many things are also inconsistent, but at a certain point, I believe that we will be able to reach a consensus."

Emperor Reinhard raised his brows and asked with great interest, "Which point?"

Gregory pointed to himself, then pointed to Emperor Reinhardt, and said, "This point is that the current imperial order must not be chaotic!"

Emperor Reinhard thought for a while before he understood what the Pope meant.

"Do you think the North might threaten the current order of the Empire?"

Gregory nodded seriously and said:

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid you don't know yet. The lords of the Eastern Territory have publicly declared their support for the Northern Territory, and the Eastern Territory Coalition has officially launched. The goal is not the Western Territory, but to join the Northern Territory Coalition!"

Emperor Reinhard frowned, and seemed to finally realize the seriousness of the matter.

Gregory spoke again and said in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty, since the Northern Territory and the Eastern Territory can unite against me this time, they will be able to unite against you in the future!"

"They dare!" Reinhard the Great glared and said through gritted teeth.

"Why not?" Pope Gregory sneered, "Do you think your prestige among the people of the empire is higher than mine?

Or do you think it is more difficult to persuade the major lords to send troops to attack the Phoenix Palace than to persuade them to attack the Cathedral of Holy Light? "

Emperor Reinhardt was silent, but there was an undisguised cold killing intent in his eyes.

Pope Gregory saw all this in his eyes, and was proud of his heart, but on the surface it was a heart-to-heart look, and said sincerely:

"So, Your Majesty, what the Northern Territory and Eastern Territory are doing now is an irrefutable betrayal!

It is a challenge to the existing order of the Radiance Empire!

They dare to unite to challenge me and the church today, and they will dare to challenge you and the authority of the royal family tomorrow! "

Emperor Reinhardt was horrified and couldn't help but say:

"Gregory, don't think that you can provoke the relationship between the royal family and the Saint Hilde family with this crude method!

Did you forget that the name of the imperial queen is Midella Saint Hilde! "

Gregory looked sarcastic, shook his head and sighed: "Your Majesty, don't you think that just by means of marriage, the two families can establish a rock-solid trust and friendship?

In the face of the temptation of the supreme position, siblings cannibalized, father and son against each other's goals, have you read less in the historical books? "

Emperor Reinhard snorted coldly and was still struggling: "But that is also a struggle within the San Lorenzo family. The imperial family has always been San Lorenzo. No one has dared to challenge this fact for thousands of years!"

Gregory immediately asked back: "Did anyone dare to claim that the Pope is a false believer for thousands of years?"

Reinhard the Great was speechless for a moment.

Gregory's blue eyes flickered with a strange light, and the holy light in the prayer hall seemed to become extremely strong at this moment. He opened his mouth, and the loud voice seemed to come from the sky:

"They dare to judge the spokesperson of our lord today, and they dare to judge the imperial family tomorrow!"