Tome of Blood

Chapter 363-19-

There is also an ancient temple underground in the capital?

Charlotte was surprised.

But at the same time as surprised, there is a feeling that it was so.

The Temple of the Ancients is hidden deep underground, and it is inherently secret. If the Blood Demon Sect uses this place as its base, the church might really be darkened.

However, Charlotte also has some doubts.

There is an ancient temple in the underground of Lutetia. Doesn't the Holy Royal Court, who is a local snake, know about this?

With curiosity and doubt, Charlotte glanced around again.

She remembered that the ancient temple in the north enshrined the ancient statues that could be fused by her.

After some searching, Charlotte's eyes naturally fell on the altar.

There was indeed a familiar statue there, exactly the same as the one she fused some time ago.

However, after merging with the ancient statue once, Charlotte's perception in some aspects seemed to become more acute. Although the statue was exactly the same as the one in the Northland, she found a difference.

The statue looks so new.

She took a step forward, felt it carefully, and then realized that it was just a fake.

This statue is not original, and there is no blood power in it, only some muddy and mixed blood power.

The statue is connected to the prohibition shrouded in the temple, exuding a faint magic power, just like the ancient temple in the north.

That is a prohibition against outside detection.

However, the restriction of this ancient temple is obviously not as strong as that of the ancient temple in the Northland.

The ancient temple in the north can block even the eyes of the gods after the restriction is activated, but this one in front of you can't.

Otherwise, Charlotte would not be able to successfully "possess the body".

Charlotte could probably figure out why.

The prohibition of the Temple of the Ancients is centered on the god statue, and the god statue is a fake, so the restriction is naturally a weakened version, and it is precisely because of this that Charlotte's "will" can be delivered.

Charlotte pondered for a moment, then looked at the "ceremony" in front of her again.

Her eyes fell on the ferocious criss-crossing blood vessels on the idol, and she quickly recognized that the idol was a part of this ritual, or more precisely, it was a vessel for this ritual to collect bloodline power.

The line of sight spread along the blood vessels, and Charlotte saw that the blood vessels extended to the ground and connected to a mysterious magic circle composed of grooves. The grooves of the magic circle had turned black and red, and some dirty blood remained inside.

Combining the sacrificial circle on the altar and the holy emblem of the Gorefiend Duke, Charlotte came to a conclusion:

This is not a divine descending ceremony, but a sacrificial ceremony. It is a place where the Gorefiend Cult offers sacrifices and blood power to the Gorefiend Grand Duke, praying for God's grace!

Charlotte thought of the scene where she had just summoned the blood demon priest.

With a thought in her heart, she turned around and searched in the hall, and soon saw a few unconscious children in the corner.

They were disheveled and their clothes were worn out. They were obviously civilians from the outer city.

Charlotte squinted her eyes, her eyes sinking slightly.

She became a bloodborn just by accident. Although she became a dark creature, Charlotte has always implemented the principles of life and never hurt innocent people.

Seeing the Gorefiend Cult sacrifice innocent children added another layer of disgust in her heart.

"Sebas said that there was a sacrificial case of the Gorefiend Cult in Lutecia some time ago, and some children disappeared in the outer city. It must be that the Gorefiend Cult has kidnapped people as sacrifices."

Charlotte thought about it.

The Gorefiend Cult was even more rampant than she had imagined, even in the church center of the Crescent Parish.

This shows that either they have a big plan in Lutetia, or they are confident that they will not be noticed by the Holy Royal Court.

She let out a breath, looked at the children in the hall, and thought about how to rescue these poor little ones.

And at this moment, the door of the temple was knocked heavily.

Charlotte's heart moved, she looked away, and said in a deep voice:

"Come in."

Her voice was old and hoarse, and she was really uncomfortable for a while.

The door opened slowly, and three Gorefiend Cultists in black robes walked in. They wore hoods, only showing pale faces and scarlet eyes. They were all blood clans.

They saluted Charlotte respectfully, and the first one took a step forward, saying in a deep voice:

"Master Priest, the messenger of the Apostle has arrived and is already waiting in your study."

The messenger of the Dark Apostle?

Charlotte immediately raised her vigilance.

She nodded slightly, expressionless:

"knew."

The three Gorefiend disciples got up and moved out of the way, as if respectfully asking Charlotte to move.

Charlotte was a little embarrassed.

She didn't know how to get to the study.

Her eyes fell on the three Gorefiend cultists, thinking about how to speak so as to avoid their suspicion and let them lead the way, or simply send them away so that she can act alone.

And at this moment, she noticed that the eyes of a Gorefiend cultist fell on the children in the hall.

Seeming to have noticed Charlotte's gaze, the Gorefiend cultivator quickly withdrew his gaze, but Charlotte felt a little nervousness from the other party.

Um?

nervous?

After the "God's Possession", perhaps it was because of the "projection of will", perhaps because she was unfolding the Dark Night Castle, or because she used a blazing body...

Charlotte found that her perception ability became much stronger than usual.

For example, now, she can vaguely perceive the emotions of these Gorefiend followers.

The other two were very much in the same mood.

Awe, fear, yearning...

Only the bloodline cultist who peeked at the "sacrifice" was a little strange.

Although there is also fear, but more apprehension, nervousness, and worry.

No awe.

There is no yearning.

Charlotte suddenly became more curious.

Her eyes fell on the Gorefiend cultist, and upon noticing her gaze, the Gorefiend cultivator became more vigilant and vigilant, and at the same time, his nervousness rose rapidly.

That kind of heart fluctuation, even Charlotte believes that he will violently beat her up in the next second...

Charlotte looked away and did not provoke the other party.

She is now using the body of a blood demon priest, which is not suitable for fighting. It will be a loss if her identity is exposed.

However, although she looked away, Charlotte's perception was mainly focused on this bloodline cultist.

This Gorefiend cultist... seems to have a problem.

And when Charlotte strengthened her perception, she discovered more details.

The aura of this Gorefiend cultist seemed not right.

Although it is also the breath of the blood race, his breath seems to be a bit mixed, as if it was mixed with something.

Charlotte connected to the Dark Night Castle calmly, activated [Blood Call] to further strengthen her perception, and was shocked to find that there was no star representing this Gorefiend cultist in the crimson sea of ​​stars.

This Gorefiend cultist... is not a vampire!

Not a blood race?

Charlotte became more and more curious.

She resolutely increased the input of blood power to further strengthen her perception, and finally discerned the state of this blood demon cultist.

His aura is not heterogeneous, but he used some method to cover up his real aura with the aura of blood race!

The breath of the blood race is also not real, it should be some kind of extraordinary item.

And when Charlotte discerned the hidden real aura of the other party, she didn't know what expression to make.

She is not unfamiliar with that breath.

It was the aura of divine power, and it was also the aura of divine power fused with extraordinary power. Its strength was almost at the second level of Yinyue...

This is a witcher knight disguised as a Gorefiend cultist!

This discovery greatly exceeded Charlotte's expectations, but it made sense after careful consideration.

This is Lutetia, the royal capital of the New Moon Kingdom, and the headquarters of the Holy King's Court, the New Moon Parish.

If the Holy Royal Court can't rule everything here, then the First Church of Miria is too hip.

Thinking of this, Charlotte's mood became weird.

The Gorefiend Cult probably thought that they were hiding well, and it seemed that they were planning to make a big deal in Lutetia, but who would have known that their whereabouts had been exposed under the eyes of the Holy Royal Court, and even undercover The arrangement has come in, I'm afraid I'm not being fished!

Thinking of this, Charlotte's mentality changed.

She originally planned to report a wave secretly, to slander the Blood Demon Sect, and to prevent the other party from making any big moves in the capital of Lutecia and causing huge casualties, but now it seems that everything should still be under the control of the Holy Royal Court inside.

She didn't plan to report it anymore, but planned to take advantage of the confrontation between the Holy Royal Court and the Blood Demon Cult to fish in troubled waters!

Of course, before that, she had to move the children who had been sacrificed to a safe place.

As for how to transfer... Charlotte looked at the disguised Demon Hunter Knight again.

Although he hid it well, relying on the keen spiritual perception of "God's Possession", Charlotte still felt the worry in his heart about those children.

Charlotte is certain.

In fact, there are good and bad witcher knights. There are some demon hunters who sit back and watch innocent victims for the sake of meritorious fishing and law enforcement.

Charlotte didn't know when the Church discovered the plan of the Gorefiend Order, and how it responded to the past sacrifices of the Gorefiend Order, but at least for now, this witcher knight cares about the children behind her of safety.

Charlotte's thoughts turned quickly. She glanced at the "Blood Demon Cultist" and said in a deep voice:

"You, these sacrifices are yours."

"Their extraordinary blood is impure and not suitable as a sacrifice to the Grand Duke."

In this way, it can be regarded as an explanation of the ceremony that the blood demon priest just interrupted.

After hearing Charlotte's words, the "Blood Demon Cultist" was slightly taken aback, while the other two Blood Demon Cultists showed envy.

Those who can be used as sacrifices are carefully selected, even if the priests say it is not suitable, but for them, it is also a good carrier to provide extraordinary blood.

The blood race... is going to be bloodthirsty after all.

The "Blood Demon Cultist" quickly lowered his head.

He saluted Charlotte respectfully, and then took the unconscious children down under the envious eyes of the other two Gorefiend followers.

Seeing the other party's figure disappear, Charlotte was relieved.

Leave it to the witcher knights, and those poor little ones will be safe.

Taking a deep breath, Charlotte straightened her face, and said in a low voice to the other two Gorefiend cultists whose attention was still being taken away:

"Lead the way, and meet the envoy of the apostle."

With the distraction of the sacrifice, the two Gorefiend cultists were also distracted. They didn't notice that Charlotte's order was wrong, so they saluted respectfully and walked ahead in a fawning manner.

Seeing that Charlotte generously "appreciated" the sacrifice just now, she was also moved.

Someone led the way, and Charlotte felt relieved.

She is not worried about her identity being exposed, the Dark Apostle is the Duke of Blood, and the envoy of the Duke of Blood can only be Chi Yang at best.

Chi Yang is at the same level as Bertrand, unless he investigates carefully, he won't be able to see through Charlotte's "possession".

Following two Gorefiend followers, Charlotte left the hall of the temple.

Outside the hall, there were no other Gorefiend believers. Charlotte only sensed a few sporadic blood breaths, and there were none of the non-blood cultists.

Obviously, even for the Gorefiend Cult, not everyone can come here casually.

As for the number of blood races in the Temple of the Ancients, Charlotte observed it and found that there were no more, no less, exactly six.

If adding her own temporary body, there would be seven, which was also the same as the number of stars she saw in the sea of ​​crimson stars.

Charlotte devoted her energy to analyzing the specific location of this ancient temple by combining the map of Lutetia brought to her by Sebastian, plus the location of the blood race in the crimson star sea and her own coordinates, and was surprised to find that , this ancient temple should be located under the Royal Square in Lutetia.

Charlotte looked thoughtful.

The Central Council Hall, where the Central Conference is held, is also in the Royal Plaza. Could it be that... the Gorefiend Sect is aiming at the Central Council?

"My lord, we have arrived."

The respectful and flattering voice of the Gorefiend Cultist interrupted Charlotte's thoughts.

She looked up and found herself in front of a teleportation array.

Teleportation array?

Is it to the surface?

Charlotte's heart twitched slightly.

She looked to the side of the teleportation array, where there was a hanger with noble clothes hanging on it.

Charlotte looked down at the priest's uniform on her body, and realized something.

She took off her priestly clothes calmly and put on a nobleman's coat, while the Gorefiend Cultist helped her activate the teleportation circle like a dog's leg.

The next moment, the magic circle shone brightly, and Charlotte was teleported out.

She looked around, and found that she had come to a noble manor, and the hour bell sounded far away, which was the clock of the Lutetia Cathedral in the distance.

She's on the surface, and in the inner city.

There was a butler waiting beside the magic circle, who was an ordinary human being, but Charlotte felt the dark power of the Gorefiend Cult from him.

This is also a follower of the Gorefiend Sect.

"Lord Earl, Lord Richard has arrived and is waiting for you in your study."

The housekeeper saluted respectfully and authentically.

Richard?

Charlotte raised an eyebrow.

There are many people named Richard in the New Moon Kingdom, and she just met another one yesterday.

Charlotte had some guesses, she nodded slightly, and walked towards the manor house together with the butler.

This time, there is no need to lead the way. Most of the studies of the Miria nobles are on the second floor of the mansion, and most of them are on the south side. Charlotte can identify the location of the study through the window at a glance.

And when she entered the study, a young nobleman was already waiting inside.

It was none other than Earl Gaston's eldest son, Richard de Gaston, a nobleman whom Charlotte had met once at the city gate.

He glanced at Charlotte, with no expression on his handsome face:

"His Excellency Bertrand de Chevaly, your actions yesterday ... crossed the line."

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Make up for yesterday's.

Because I went back to my hometown tonight, today's update may be late, or in the early morning, or tomorrow morning.