Demon Lord

The adjutant's heart was pierced, and he fell limply to the ground without making a sound. The murderer was the valet who followed Dean to the door. The swordsman's eyes were cold. After drawing his sword, he kicked the corpse back into the tent without saying a word, then turned around and stood in front of the tent door. Earl Mirno's soldiers had long since disappeared, and the only ones standing were the Christian soldiers wearing the Viper Cross robes.

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Mirno never thought that he would encounter such a situation, and he couldn't help feeling regretful in his heart. He thought that leading troops to fight was a simple matter, but how could he have thought that after the army went out, the various forces would be so unkind... If it was in In the palace of Charles II, he had a hundred ways to scold Cardinal Dean and caused him heavy losses, but on the battlefield of real swords and guns, his methods were completely useless.

The Viper Cross hopes to take back what should belong to us, and will not go to war for it. Earl Mirno can rest assured. Dean looked calm, and his slender and withered fingers picked up the cup of milk tea that originally belonged to Earl Mirno. The cup is the earl's own, and it was sold by the artisans who made porcelain for the royal family, with fine lines and bright colors. Dean didn't mean to drink tea, he just looked down at the cup, ignored Earl Mirno who was trembling with anger, and said to himself: If you guess correctly, this cup should be worth more than sixty silver coins. ?”

Milno's face was livid, the body of his confidant lay beside him, and the team that was supposed to protect him was gone. It was obvious that he was under house arrest in a disguised form. Under such circumstances, how could he have the mood to answer the other party's questions?

The earl is a nobleman of the kingdom, so I don't bother to think about what this teacup means to ordinary people. So you also won't understand why I lead people to declare war on the Rose Cross. Some things are too far away, there is no need to explain, because You won’t even understand.”

He put down the teacup and raised his gaze. When that cold gaze fixed on Mirno, the latter shivered involuntarily because of his strong mental power.

So no matter what happens next, the task of explaining to His Majesty will be handed over to you. I think you know what to say and what not to say.

After speaking, he got up and left without giving Earl Mirno a chance to speak at all. And when the adjutant's body was also taken away, Mirno, who was sitting in the tent, had changed from anger to deep fear...

He understood that no matter how big things Viper Cross did, he could only be responsible in the end.

*****

The village outside the temple city experienced a series of fierce battles in the morning, and the temple guards who rushed out basically won a complete victory with their superior equipment. However, after successfully driving away the Crusaders who looted the food, the exhausted horses had no strength to return.

So all the teams chose to rest and rectify in the village by coincidence, but before they had lunch, the Holy Cult knights who called people and horses to take revenge one after another swarmed in, ranging from fifty to two hundred chaotic teams. Regardless of strength, the temple guards here are completely crushed in terms of numbers alone.

Under such circumstances, the depleted temple guards had no time to escape, so they could only bite the bullet and fight on the spot. The only thing they could do was to immediately send soldiers back to the temple for help.

So the news that the five teams asked for help at the same time reached the temple in the afternoon, which shocked the bishop in charge of defense.

He knew that he could not decide on such a matter, so he could only rush to the church in the inner city, urgently requesting to meet the Pope and the College of Cardinals to decide the matter.

However, a group of old men of the College of Cardinals have not experienced such an urgent situation for a long time. When they received the notice of the meeting, they all changed their clothes in a leisurely way and came to the church to wait for the Pope After explaining the current situation, these cardinals looked at each other in blank dismay, none of them reacted...

What do you mean? Is Earl Mirno planning to declare war on the Rose Cross?

Probably not. It may just be that he failed to manage the friction caused by his subordinates well... Most of the knights he recruited impromptu are mercenaries. If the bullets can't be suppressed, it is not surprising that this kind of looting happened.

But now it's happening, what should we do? The village has been robbed, and the temple guards have been besieged. Is it just like this?

The chaotic discussions reverberated in the church, making the pope feel upset, but because of the sect's rules, he couldn't solve the problem at hand. He could only try his best to guide and summarize, and let the cardinals come up with the A practical resolution to come.

However, this group of old men discussed and discussed, but suddenly discovered a problem: Rubens was missing.

Rubens left suddenly in the morning, and the news of his departure from the temple had not even spread in the inner city. Are.

Choosing to retreat in the political struggle basically means that you will not do anything in the future. Many old guys finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the subsequent resolutions were quickly unified...

Now the faction of close to Efta has completely lost its atmosphere due to the absence of Rubens, so almost everyone present at the scene believes that making good friends with the royal family is the main purpose of future actions, and their opinions are also very inclined to keep things quiet : Now send the army to rescue the temple guards first to calm the matter down, and then everyone will put the matter on the negotiating table.

This is the current mainstream view within the entire Holy See. If Rubens was here, he would definitely put forward a stronger opinion at this time. He is a person who has experienced the battlefield in Efta. Friction has a deeper understanding. But helplessly, he is not here right now, and the cardinals who have lived in the temple for a long time have almost forgotten what the war looks like.

There will never be a war that can calm down to the end. This truth has been completely ignored by them.

It's not that no one in the Holy See is willing to raise objections, but that the opinion leaders have reached a consensus, and no one else can tolerate objections. Therefore, the Pope quickly sorted out and released the opinions, and when the bishop who received the order went to implement it, two hours had passed since he reported the news.

Counting the preparation time for mobilizing the armed forces throughout the city, by the time the rescue forces set off, there would have been no more battles in the villages.

*****

And Cardinal Rubens, who had left the temple since the early morning, had already traveled 30 kilometers westward in the afternoon.

If he followed the speed of the carriage, he could actually go farther. But obviously Rubens was not in a hurry, and almost every hour the team had to stop and rest for a while. After all, he was old, and this kind of bumping and shaking was really exhausting for his physical strength.

It stands to reason that you should wear comfortable casual clothes when you are on the road, but Rubens always wears a very formal teaching robe. This religious robe not only has bright and gorgeous colors, but also received extremely powerful sacred blessings. At the same time, he also held the cardinal's scepter that was only used during the Grace Ceremony, and even wore a crown inlaid with magic crystals.

The accompanying entourage did not quite understand the cardinal's intentions, and Rubens did not explain much along the way. He just kept casting his eyes on the rugged and winding road in the distance...

From here to the northeast is the edge of the Bogdo Parish, and Rubens' hometown is just south of Bogdo, but at this time he is obviously not looking at the location of the small village where he was born. When a black shadow appeared on the mountain road in the distance, the cardinal finally breathed out, straightened his crown, and said to the followers around him, Pack up your things and get out of the way.

My lord...then, is that the army?

The drivers who were originally driving were so frightened that their legs became weak, because they could also see the armor shining in the sun and batches of tall horses. This is the first time for them, who have never experienced war, to see a real army going to war. On this road without going to the village or back, it really puts huge psychological pressure on people.

What is it, what is it not? The army is also composed of people, not monsters.

Rubens was obviously in a much better mood than before, and was even willing to chat with the driver about this matter. But the latter obviously couldn't relax. After moving the carriage and saluting in a panic, the leading scouts in the distance had already rushed to the front on fast horses.

The leather armors of the four scouts all had the emblem of the Rosie Cross. When they came close and looked at Rubens's clothes, they immediately got off their horses and rushed forward to salute without saying a word.

Benjamin was not late after all.

He nodded, but then turned around and looked back at the field of vision, where the smoke column near the temple was gradually dissipating into the sky...

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After the decision of the College of Cardinals and the Pope was implemented, the remaining 600 to 700 garrison troops in the Temple City were basically dispatched.

Because it was in the name of rescue, they did not disperse into five teams as before after putting on their armor, but marched in groups, running from near to far to the nearby villages. But when they arrived at the nearest village In the end, what I saw were buildings that had been reduced to ashes and mutilated corpses all over the ground.

rescue? The battle was over two hours ago...Three or four thousand cavalry attacked and encircled hundreds of Templar knights who couldn't even escape.

In fact, many people have thought of this kind of thing, but the cardinals and the pope underestimated the ferocity of the enemy at the first moment, and overestimated the control of Earl Mirno... Until now, they still think that what they are facing is Earl Mirno's disobedient men, just need to clarify the misunderstanding, find some reasons and supplies to get rid of.

However, Viper Cross didn't intend to give them a chance to react at all.