Paladin

The old mage was tied to the stake, and the guards tied him perfunctorily, and then jumped down. Naturally, there were two people holding torches beside him.

As usual, the deacon in charge of this trial will give a concise speech on the high platform next to him, talking about the crimes committed by the executed person, but he seemed to lack interest and only said a few words.

But just before he announced the start of the burning, someone suddenly came out from the crowd——

Evan came out more and more, stepped on the pyramid-shaped firewood surrounded by three full circles, and then stepped on these dry firewood; his appearance was distinctive and outstanding, and many people immediately recognized him and shouted exclamation sound.

Evan said to the guard, "Wait a while," then came to the old mage, met him and said, "You have never committed a capital crime."

The old mage Woody had his glasses taken off, looked at Evan with some difficulty at this moment, and said in a daze: "Oh, you look familiar... I don't know if I have committed a capital crime, but they all said that I have, Then I guess there is.”

Evan shook his head with a smile, and said seriously: "To be honest, the only crime you're charged with is illegal research on alchemy items. I don't think you deserve to die."

The old mage smiled and said, "Oh, my honor."

Evan couldn't laugh or cry after hearing the words: "That's not the point. But the point is, I don't want you to be sentenced here, you know? These people below—"

He turned his head and glanced, and the dark crowd below were all looking up expectantly.Every fire is an unforgettable feast. People will fill the square, as eager as mice to smell the smell of cheese. There has been a burning at the stake almost every day.

"These people are already too fanatical and radical." Evan sighed, and Su Rong said, "They are destroying the legal system that they have tried their best to establish and maintain. A case that should be sentenced but got away with it, and a case that should be ignored A case of being burned in public at the end of punishment will cause irreparable damage to the dignity of the law."

Woody opened his eyes wide, nodded seriously, and said, "You are right, sir. I have never heard of your analysis before. Then how do you think this phenomenon should be ruled out and prevented?"

The old mage was still tied to the pillar, but when he spoke, he seemed to be participating in some academic report, and seriously discussed with Evan—he seemed to have always been out of tune with the surrounding atmosphere, teaching science on the confession stand, and asking questions on the stake. Law, this is simply a hooligan thing.

Evan shook his head helplessly, and continued: "So I need to save you. It's time for some people to realize that it is the law that should really make the decision, not their anger and fear; maybe some people It needs to be understood that the anger of the people is easy to provoke, but not so easy to control ... well, in the final analysis, I just don't want to watch a person who is not guilty of crimes burn alive."

"...Speaking of which, the Cyan Youth group... is really hard to describe." Evan muttered again, reaching out to pull out the phoenix sword behind his back.

But at this moment, the old mage squinted his eyes, struggled to see Evan clearly with his dim eyes, and suddenly said in surprise: "Oh, wait a minute, I recognize it, aren't you the Lord Krefeld?" lover?"

For a moment, Evan almost thought he heard it wrong. He was stunned for two seconds, and then heard the old mage say again: "This is really, oh... Lord Krefeld is indeed Lord Krefeld, he said that I Will see you, I almost thought he was wrong! Thank God you came, I have something to convey to you..."

Evan was at a loss. He turned his head to look at Louis, the demon spirit who usually followed behind invisibly, but he didn't find it. Evan asked again: "You said... Huitt asked you to bring me a message? Why didn't he tell it himself? Me, is it more convenient to have Louis here than to send a message?"

"Maybe he can't tell you in person, or maybe he thinks it's better to tell you at this time..." The old mage muttered, "Oh, let me think about it, Lord Krefeld wants to tell you about our plan. I told you, he said you are one of the most trustworthy people. Well, my lord, I want to tell you: the meteorite is coming soon, you should find a place to hide quickly, Your Excellency Blood is ready for five or six A meteoroid is ready to be launched at the group of cardinals who are still electing the pope in the meeting hall—"

When he said this, a huge amount of information gushed out, even Evan was surprised: "Meteorite? Are you going to directly attack the meeting hall? When?"

"Today, immediately." The old mage smiled with narrowed eyes, "According to the length and angle of your shadow, combined with our latitude and date, we can calculate that it is almost [-]:[-] p.m.—Secret Your Excellency Blood is planning to start planning at [-]:[-]. It is estimated that three meteors can be used to blow up a hole in the Dawn Barrier first, and the rest is enough to blow up the meeting hall into a big crater, and then the last meteorite will blow up a hole. The Golem will take advantage of the chaos and open the teleportation array to pick up the rest of the people in the ring, and everyone will be free!"

Evan: "..."

At this moment, the square is full of crowded people, and the whispers are as noisy and continuous as the tide; the sky is blue and boundless, and the afternoon in late summer and early autumn is dry and comfortable, without any disturbing omen.

Evan looked into the cloudy eyes of the old mage again: Is this a lunatic?Or a normal person?As a ring mage, trying to mislead him?Or did you receive Hewitt's commission to deliver a message for him?The most important thing is, are these words true or false, and where did Demon Louis go?

It's 21:[-] p.m., the Grand Place de la Croix Rose in Corunna.

There was a complex look in Evan's eyes, and he stretched out his hand and pulled out the phoenix sword behind him, the blade reflected the razor-sharp light under the scorching sun.

He cut off the rope on the old mage's body with a sword, and then called out in a low voice: "Little Ao!"

When he jumped up and lightly landed on the roof next to him, his young phoenix had already rushed down from the sky and turned into an extremely pure flame body, carrying him at a low altitude over the holy city of Corunna skimming.

The people on the ground let out a burst of exclamation. When they looked up, they could only see the brilliant and elegant figure of the phoenix covering the sky exposed by the surrounding buildings.

Evan made a decisive decision and rode a phoenix to the meeting hall in the center of Corunna. At this moment, he looked up.

In the sky, there was a faint red light shining beside the dazzling sun; except for Evan's eyes, almost no one noticed it.

There was a faint hissing sound in the low air, heralding an ominous sign.

26:[-] p.m.

The phoenix passed by at high speed in front of the meeting hall, and Evan's figure fell directly from above, landing in front of the incomparably magnificent hall, and then walked inward with his feet raised.

The two paladins guarding the gate raised their spears, asking: "Your Excellency Paladin—"

Before they finished speaking, Evan pushed away the two long guns with one hand, and walked into it without looking back; his pace was not fast, but he walked through the promenade in front of the synagogue at a very fast speed, and the stone pillars and statues on both sides quickly passed by. Pass.

The cardinals were sitting solemnly in the synagogue. At this moment, there was one person on the stage who was speaking dignifiedly. It was Cardinal Montero, a strong candidate for the position of Pope.

When Evan broke in, Montero was saying: "The status of the Knights Templar is being shaken. This is the moment when we need the most change for more than a hundred years. We should use such a force that belongs to us and needs to be mastered by us." Power is included in the plan, and the Grand Master's power—"

At this time, among the crowd, Kyle Spencer, who was wearing a red and white robe, was the first to discover Evan's intrusion; Evan and him looked at each other for a short while, and Kyle mouthed helplessly: "They put I stuffed it back. I'm a guy who can't make a mistake now."

But to his surprise, Evan didn't care at all why he disappeared from the dungeon and reappeared in the meeting hall.

Evan walked to the edge of the high platform. Under the blank gaze of the entire cardinal group, he said: "We are under attack, and there are still three minutes left. Everyone evacuates here."

Immediately there were voices of conversation from the audience, and the stable cardinals were all very gracious, and they exchanged opinions with the people around them for a while; while Montero on the stage was looking at Evan, and asked: "Your Excellency Paladin, can I Assuming you know that the electoral council is the most sacred and inviolable court council, I—"

28:[-] p.m.

Standing in the middle of the synagogue, in front of a group of cardinals, Evan suddenly looked up at the load-bearing columns towering to the dome beside him.

In the next second, he took a step back without saying a word, and kicked on the stone pillar brazenly!

The power of the holy light burst out, and the load-bearing pillars immediately began to crack, and the entire ancient and sacred hall began to rattle.

A few seconds later, people's horrified shouts boiled over in the wide auditorium!

The cardinals were caught off guard and stared at Evan dumbfounded; standing in front of the cracked stone pillar, Evan turned his head and looked at them calmly with emerald eyes: "Now, can you run away, gentlemen?"

In just a few seconds, the entire ancient synagogue, which was more than 20 meters high and could accommodate tens of thousands of people, began to collapse under the force he erupted; the cardinals fled in panic amidst the bang, leaving countless Document paper, and a long red ribbon that was accidentally stepped on by others.

Evan picked up a lord who had fallen to the ground, carried him out of the meeting hall through the side door, and the cardinals poured out of the door like a school of fish. The crowd waiting for the election outside should have been Shocked, now they all looked up at the sky.

The screams were endless.

Evan also looked up, and saw that the tiny red dot he had seen before was getting closer and closer, and he could clearly see that it was a huge bright red meteor, dragging a long flame tail, heading straight towards the sky. Here—falling towards them.

One thirty in the afternoon.

Sensing a huge threat from high altitude, the Great Enchantment of Dawn, 30 meters high and with a radius of one kilometer, is the most powerful invisible protective force field on the holy land of the Holy See, lighting up golden lines over the holy city of Corunna .