quicksilver blood

Chapter 498 Step into Madness
This cannot be called war at all.This can only be described as a massacre.

For some reason, the day before the God of Contract launched the war, all the priests of Tyre whose holy ranks were below the bishop rank all lost their ability to cast spells.

The divine grace in their bodies still remains, but no matter how they are used, it is only wasted and cannot have any effect.And once used, these divine favors will no longer be replenished.

That is to say, priests who have reached the silver level can still be rescued - at least their magic effects have not been weakened.

But their divine grace is still used a little bit less.No matter how much they prayed, the grace never recovered.

So, these Tire priests immediately realized that something really happened to Tire.

Without Tyre's protection, they were even a little more vulnerable than the most immature lambs in front of the group of sophisticated killing machines under Ra's hand.

After all, Tyre was not Sivir.

Even if Tire's priests know how to use long swords and rapiers, they only know the holy sword technique under the blessing of Tire's magic and holy fire.Once the magic and holy fire are lost, all that is left is just a beautiful show.

Realizing that they were in a bad situation, some more vigilant people immediately took off their robes, left the church and hid in the homes of believers who had a better relationship with them; Kneeling silently in front of Tire's icon, praying quietly, waiting piously for Tire's return.

After all, mercenaries cannot violate the contract.

The gods who now exist swore an oath long ago, when Tire first established its rule.They promised never to attack the priests of Tyr first, never to plunder the sacrifices that belonged to Tyr, and never to encourage them to believe in other gods in the parish of Tyr.

That's all for other gods.But Ra's followers alone cannot break their vows.

That's right, now Thiel is indeed in a rare disadvantaged situation.But because it was the God of Contract who started the war first, the priest of Tire was actually not in a hurry.

It's nothing more than seizing territory and plundering beliefs.The mercenaries can't do it themselves, at most they will imprison and persecute those priests who belong to Tyre.Because they first started the war and seized the territory, after the other gods realized the existence of this cake, maybe they would turn around and protect their city for the priests of Tyre.

You know, those are mercenaries.It is an enthusiastic party that people trust and exists to help others.

It was precisely because of this that even the group of pastors who thought they were in a bad situation only left the temple, but did not leave the city where their church was located.

If they leave here, where else can they go?Their roots are here.Out of here, they are just priests, no one knows them.Only in their own churches are they priests, evangelists of Tyre, impartial arbiters to whom people first think of in their problems.

But then, something that no one expected happened——

Accompanied by the arrival of the mercenaries, a group of spellcasters wielding dirty and viscous dark red flames and hiding in dark red flame-patterned robes.

Under the silent opening and acquiescence of the mercenaries, those spellcasters accurately picked out every hiding priest in the crowd, and burned them directly in the street with viscous and foul poisonous fire, regardless of the safety of the people around them. die.Those priests hiding in the houses did not end well either—they didn’t try to enter the houses, but locked the door outside the house as if they could see the priests, and set them on fire together with the house.

After that, they sang hymns in praise of Gaia's father, and brandished a raging flame that reduced everything to ashes and broke into the temple.

They laughed wildly and tied up the priest and the nun, cut their stomachs open with ritual knives, and squatted there watching the intestines flow out slowly.It was not until the wailing and wailing of the victims had subsided that they cheered and took out their guts and smashed them on the icon that was thrown at Tire.

The mighty brass statue of Tyr holding a sword was stained with thick blood, and half of his intestines could even be seen hanging on the sword that Tyr raised slightly, making the smile on the corner of Tyr's mouth look extremely ferocious and cruel.

They are the Embers.One of the cultists who were once suppressed by Tyre and Sivir.

The Embers are cultists who are enemies of all gods.

They believe that there should be no definite beliefs in the world, let alone governments.They advocate that there should be no contractual relationship between people, including marriage, that there should be no private property in the world, that all human beings should be a collective, that all human beings should abandon all sensual pleasures, and work hard for the evolution of human beings. progress.

Cruelty and profanity do not exist in the Ember's dictionary.In their theory, they did not feel pleasure in killing a person, so it means that they did not kill this person for their own self-interest.

For a time, screams, groans and curses spread throughout the church.Amidst the louder and louder singing of the Embers, the blazing fire reflected the rigid faces of the silent mercenaries.

——They still complied with the contract.

They did not attack Tyre's priests, nor did they plunder the sacrifices that belonged to Tyre.They just followed behind, picking up the ownerless treasures on the altars that were burned by the Embers, and solemnly removed the gold ornaments from the priests who were killed by the Ashes.

The money they squeezed out of any one of the temples was comparable to the entire net worth of a well-run country nobleman.

Looking at these golden things in front of him, seeing their golden brilliance shimmering under the firelight, the dim yellow firelight gradually reflected in their pupils.

The harvest in just one day is comparable to the income of the mercenaries in the past three years.Moreover, there is no need to do anything, no need to take any risks, the only thing that needs to be adapted is the abuse of others.

Yes, until now, these mercenaries have discovered how shallow they were in the past.

Dedicate yourself to the joy and happiness of others?Don't be stupid, what can that bring to them?
They also have wives and children.They also need life, they need food, they need white bread and wine and meat.They need money to maintain the stability of the family.

Yes, their children have been respected by others since they were young.But then again, what does that get them?
Can respect keep them fed?Can they be allowed to enter Ra's temple directly?Can someone let someone marry their daughter to them just out of respect?
So, don't be stupid.

People always need to live.

When they help a boy confess to a girl he has been in love with for a long time, they may wear a green hat because they haven't been home for a long time.

As they risk their lives trying to cut out a gang's influence in the city, their wives and daughter are being targeted by retaliators for their reckless actions.

When they accidentally fall off a cliff because they help a villager find a lost sheep, their wives and children will not get any compensation for it.

By the way, if he accidentally killed the sheep, according to the contract, they would have to pay the villagers a sum of money.

Even if they accomplished their task, fulfilled their mission, satisfied others - what did they get?

nothing.Except for a meaningless thank you.In addition to the respect of people on weekdays.

And if they fail at the task, their children will indeed be taken care of by others.But if you think about it, do their children want this kind of care?Sacrificing one's own parents for one who might make her peers jealous and doesn't have decisive care?

"Do not be silly……"

They have been taking the risks of the most dangerous profession in the world and wasting a lot of time, but in the end the money they earn is only enough to feed and clothe a family of three?

Yes!Because the God of Contract itself was not rich, they couldn't even afford to raise another child—or in other words, how could they have a second child without being at home all year round?

When their children were young, they didn't have time to accompany them; when their children were older, they no longer knew them.

How many mercenaries saw the vigilant and fearful eyes of their children when they went home?

In this darkest age, they are doing jobs that even people in peaceful times can't persist.

Finally, now, their pope can't hold on anymore.

After La launched a declaration of war against Tire and repeatedly stated that "by any means necessary" and "all gains are personal gains", these mercenaries finally went crazy.

Their pope had a friendly contact with the leader of the Embers, and set out the content of the cooperation in a simple and clear way-we open the way and you kill, we take the money and you kill.

In theory, mercenaries can team up with anyone and seek help from anyone in order to complete the task.

Because of the mercenary's reputation, people of any alignment may befriend them.No one would try to attack a mercenary first - as long as a contract is made, even strangers will become comrades who can trust their backs.

But now, everything is ruined.

The current mercenaries have lost their glory.

After tasting the sweetness, they finally realized that they could ask for more money for the same task.

The cracks of their chain mail were full of jewels and gold and silver coins, and they looked into the eyes of others as if they were wondering how much they could exchange for it.

Three days is enough time for them who have lived through hardships to buy a piece of land and live a comfortable and moist life as a master.Their children can eat meat if they want, and they can live comfortably without the wind and sun.

More importantly, what they did was all behaviors allowed by the gods - they didn't attack anyone.All they do is turn a blind eye, and no one can say they are unrighteous.

It is very difficult to gain trust, but it is extremely easy to destroy it.

From people's warm welcome, to angry scolding, to fearful escape, it only took less than a day.

They have become wild dogs of war that anyone can kill as long as they have money.

But what is strange is that the prestige of the god of contract, who plundered the wealth of the entire Temple of Tyre, has developed at an unimaginable speed.Gradually, people joined their team, and thieves and killers joined the mercenary team one after another.

But La didn't know what kind of nerves he had, or he decided to go dark to the end, and he no longer cared about maintaining his reputation.Instead, they performed miracles directly and transformed all these people into priests.

Realizing that something was not quite right, the priests of Tire expressed their loyalty to the Bantha officials without hesitation, hoping to gain their protection.

But their request did not receive any response. The queen's silence and the inaction of the troops from all over the country gradually made them feel cold.

After the first bishop angrily went to the city guards to make a theory, and was completely enraged by the military's rather casual attitude and fought, another army participated in the looting.Although in theory it was an "individual behavior of some local garrisons who were not calm enough and prejudiced against Tyre", but no one tried to express their dissatisfaction with this matter against the opinions of three gods and a country.

The wall fell and everyone pushed.

After all, Thiel is too rich and too united.They were richer than Queen Bantha, and they were united enough that everyone had to be wary of them.

From the outside to the inside, from the inside to the army, everyone is taking advantage of the precious opportunity of Tire's loss of power to rob them of the wealth they have accumulated over the millennia, and is preparing to beat them to death with a stick, and never again Give Thiel a chance to come back.

Therefore, they were extraordinarily ruthless.If Sivir hadn't withdrawn early, even if another Sivir who could use divine magic was added, it wouldn't last long under the hostility of the three gods and one queen.

Finally, on the third day after the massacre started, that is, the eighth day of the Ring Ceremony, this group of wild war dogs hit Frankfurt.

When they looked at this holy city, the light in their eyes was no longer longing and looking up, nor was it solemn and solemn.Their only thought is, how much money can the city spend?

Yes, they looted some money.But that's just the small head.

That is the private savings of some priests or bishops in the local temple, at most it is the savings of several generations.

But Frankfurt is different.

This holy city, the city of miracles, and the city of a thousand years is the oldest city that has existed since the birth of Tyre, and has continued to exist until now.

——All the wealth that Tyr has accumulated over the past thousand years is inside.

It is said that that is enough wealth to buy two Bansa.

Not only were the mercenaries squatting outside the city with green eyes like wild dogs that saw a bone, but even some regular soldiers took off their badges and waited outside the city fully armed—they even Not even the standard equipment was removed.Just stand outside like this.

A total of 8000 people.They directly surrounded the entire holy city.

No one doubts whether the holy city can still exist after today.

Before the final war started, it was over.

　Today's plot is relatively compact, so I won't divide it into volumes... This is two in one
　　
　
(End of this chapter)