Tome of Blood

Chapter 605 -104- The conspiracy of the Sun Temple

The Ninth District Judgment Hall, deep underground.

The winding passages crisscrossed each other, like twisted blood vessels, extending into the darkness.

The stench of dampness, mildew, and rot mixed with the rusty smell of blood filled the air, occasionally mixed with a low whimper from an unknown source in the distance.

On the support of the stone wall, the crackling torches were dim, burning with dim and unstable flames, peeling the surrounding few feet of space from the endless darkness, casting mottled shadows on the ground where the blood stains had turned into black.

Occasionally, figures in black robes patrolled holding torches high. They were two in a team, wearing uniform black divine robes with a golden sun symbol painted on their chests. The aura of each of them was no less than that of the stars.

If Charlotte were here, she would recognize that the symbols on the chests of these patrolling extraordinary beings were the holy emblems of the Sun Temple that she had seen when she traveled through history.

While the two Sun Believers were patrolling, suddenly, two strong black figures rushed out from the darkness. Before the Sun Believers could react, two cold rays of light flashed across their necks.

They didn't even have time to call for help before they collapsed and were quickly dragged into the darkness.

After a while, two figures wearing black divine robes reappeared, but their figures were much taller than before.

"I really didn't expect that there would be such a huge secret hidden under the trial court in District 9. This is no longer a dungeon, but rather an underground world!"

"We should have entered the secret base of the Sun Temple. If Mr. Cat is correct, I am afraid that the underground of the Holy City has been hollowed out long ago. These stone walls are very old. I am afraid that the Sun Temple was built hundreds of years ago. It has infiltrated the Theocracy."

The two figures were naturally Sebas and Nice who had sneaked into the Ninth District Judgment Hall.

One of them is already at the pinnacle of Blazing Sun, while the other, although not very strong, is good at all kinds of weird spells and can easily sneak into the Trial Hall.

However, even though the two of them had been mentally prepared, they did not realize that the dungeon they originally planned to sneak into was actually just the tip of the iceberg of the underground "world" of the Holy City!

"No wonder the master wants us to quietly investigate this place! The trial dungeon in District 9 is probably just one of the entrances. Looking at the direction of the passage here, I am afraid that most of the trial offices in the entire Holy City are already connected here..."

"Yes, the situation is more serious than we imagined. Over the years, the Trial House has been very extreme, always arbitrarily accusing and arresting extraordinary people. Looking at it now, I am afraid that the Trial House here in the Theocracy has completely turned towards the sun. The temple."

"They have launched such a big battle, and I'm afraid they have a bigger conspiracy! After all, the master should have diverted his attention by now. We must seize this time difference and get deep into the core area as soon as possible!"

Sebas and Nice quickly reached a consensus.

Following the passage, the two continued to go deeper, and not long after, they finally reached the end.

At the end of the passage is a huge underground ruins.

No, more accurately, it should be a ruined temple.

The edge of this temple is incompatible with the surrounding passages, like two worlds, and they seem to be cut off.

However, the two people's attention was not focused on the ruins. Their eyes were fixed on the densely packed cells scattered throughout the space.

These cells are based on ruins and extend into the darkness further away. Just the part that the two of them saw with the help of dim torches is probably thousands of them, not to mention the ones that cannot be seen in the darkness that extends deeper. part.

Low roars came from the darkness, one after another, and it was impossible to distinguish the number. In the darkness, the dense, crimson crazy eyes made the two people's scalp numb instantly.

Sebastian's expression changed:

"This aura... is from the Vampires! Thousands of Vampires are imprisoned here! We haven't seen the Vampires since we entered the Unite Peninsula. It turns out that they are all imprisoned here! Huh? Wait, their status... "

"They have become blood demons. I am afraid that someone has activated the blood curse on them!"

Nice looked solemn and authentic.

As he spoke, he looked carefully at the dilapidated temple. After identifying it for a moment, he suddenly realized:

"Wait! I understand! It turns out... this is here!"

"Oh? What did you find?"

Sebastian's heart moved.

"The Ancient Palace! This is probably the ancient palace that was discovered in the Theocracy! It is recorded in the books of the Holy Royal Court that the first ancient palace under the crown of the True Ancestor was discovered in the Theocracy, and it was also The largest of all ancient palaces, it is even known as the core of all palaces!"

Ness said.

"The earliest ancient temple discovered by the Theocracy?"

Sebastian was stunned for a moment, and then said:

"I remember hearing you say before that haven't all the ancient temples discovered by the Theocracy been destroyed?"

"It doesn't seem to be the case now. I'm afraid it was intercepted by the Sun Temple. The Sun Temple's infiltration into the Theocracy... is probably longer than we, or even the wisdom artifact, knew about!"

Nice looked serious.

Sebas quickly noticed the altar in the center of the ruined temple.

It was a rather huge altar, more than forty meters high, almost reaching the dome of the entire underground space.

Under the altar is a huge blood pool, filled with black and red blood.

The complex and mysterious magic arrays and runes are densely packed, extending from the altar and the blood pool to all directions, and at the end is the prison cell of this underground world.

In the center of the magic array, there is a symbol that is quite familiar to the two people - a demon eye with an inverted triangle.

"Is this... the symbol of the Blood Demon Grand Duke? Why is there a symbol of the Blood Demon Grand Duke here? This is a sacrificial magic array... Could it belong to the Blood Demon Grand Duke?"

Sebastian was slightly stunned.

Nice's eyes also fell on the altar.

He looked solemn, and when he carefully looked at the magic array that was so complicated that he would feel dizzy at a glance, his expression suddenly became a little weird:

"No... This is not an ordinary sacrificial magic array... This, this is a directional sacrificial and summoning magic array!"

"Directional sacrificial and summoning magic array?"

Sebastian frowned, his expression was a little subtle:

"Wait... The Temple of the Sun is actually going to summon the Blood Demon Grand Duke himself?"

It is difficult for him not to look weird.

The Blood Demon Grand Duke is a blood clan, and is naturally suppressed by the True Ancestor.

If the Sun Temple wanted to summon the Blood Demon Grand Duke to deal with His Majesty, then it was simply a great benefactor who delivered food.

As for why the Blood Demon Cult's altar appeared here, he was no longer surprised after a little thought.

Many of the high-level officials of the Theocracy were controlled by the Sun Temple, and the Blood Demon Cult, which had even poorer organizational ability, had probably been infiltrated by the Sun Temple.

Furthermore, even if the crazy Blood Demon Grand Duke himself defected to the Sun Temple, Sebastian would not be surprised.

"Be careful, let's go forward and take a look, but don't let your identity be suspected."

Nice whispered.

The two quickly pretended to be patrolling and quietly approached the altar.

There were quite a few Sun believers patrolling around, and the two did not attract much attention.

When they approached the altar and saw it more clearly, their eyes suddenly became solemn.

They saw a set of armor.

It was a very majestic set of armor, with complex patterns carved on it, exuding a vicissitudes and ancient atmosphere.

The armor was located in the center of the magic circle, as if it was at the center of the summoning, and on the helmet of the armor, there were exquisite elven decorations.

"Wait... isn't this the 'Zerora's Wrap'? How did it appear here?"

Sebastian was slightly stunned.

"Zerora's Wrap? The legendary artifact created to fight against the vampires?"

Nice's heart moved.

Sebastian nodded, his expression gradually becoming solemn:

"Yes, that's it. When I was still on the Moon God Island, I saw its description in the classics. This armor is exactly the same as the one in the classics."

Nice thought:

"I have heard of it too. It is said that it was made by Zerola, the greatest craftsman in the history of the elves. It is one of the greatest man-made artifacts of the elves, and it has only one ability - to isolate the power of the blood race."

At this point, Nice looked at the surrounding sacrifices and summoning arrays:

"It is said that Zerola's Armor can even isolate the power of the True Ancestor. Could it be that... the Temple of the Sun intends to use it to allow the summoned Blood Demon Grand Duke to have the power to fight against the True Ancestor?"

"It is very likely! The master's power has not been fully restored. If the other artifacts prepared by the Temple of the Sun are added, I am afraid she may really be in danger!"

Sebastian's expression also became serious.

"No! We must report to His Majesty the True Ancestor immediately! We must even pray for God to descend immediately!"

"Wait... pray for God to descend?"

"Yes, you just saw that this ancient temple is out of tune with the surroundings. It should have been transferred here by space. Each ancient temple has its own alien space. In other words, the ancient temple can theoretically be moved. This ancient temple has traces of being transferred. It is very likely that the Sun Temple has been transferred here in order to hold the ceremony smoothly. They have the ability to transfer this area, and now His Majesty the True Ancestor may have alarmed them. We must not leave the Sun Temple with the opportunity to start the sacrifice call or transfer this area!"

Nice said.

After saying that, he called out Charlotte's name in his heart.

However... he did not feel any response.

"Wait, I can't seem to sense the connection with Lord Charlotte."

Nice said doubtfully.

"Me too, my blood oath seems to be suppressed."

Sebastian's brows also frowned.

The two looked at each other, and then their faces changed at the same time:

"Not good! Retreat!"

They retreated almost at the same time, but the next moment, they all ran into an invisible barrier.

A hoarse chuckle came, with a hint of amusement:

"Haha, it seems... a smart little mouse has slipped in."

The dim torch flickered, and in the darkness, a hunched figure slowly emerged.

It was the chief judge Francesco.