Chapter 608 107 The Great Earthquake of the Theocracy

Chapter 608 -107- The “Great Earthquake” of the Theocratic State

Crimson light swept across many cells, and the imprisoned monsters "slept" one after another.

That is the death dream compiled by Charlotte with the divine power of blood. They will return to eternal rest in a beautiful sleep.

After killing all the "blood demons", Charlotte felt a little heavy.

However, she didn't stop.

Although the underground stronghold of the Sun Temple has been destroyed, the real altar is not here.

Sebas and Nice were right. The Sun Temple did intend to summon the Blood Demon Archduke. Although there is no "container" here, some remaining magic circles and runes can still be inferred.

The "container" is only the last step. Judging from the runes on the sacrificial altar and the surrounding layout, it is indeed part of the summoning ritual, or in other words, the first 99% of the summoning ritual.

But now it seems that maybe Charlotte caused too much noise with the divine descending ceremony, and the Sun Temple has obviously moved the final summoning altar.

Of course, although the summoning altar was moved, the evidence of crime preserved in the underground cave was enough to declare the other party's demise and became Charlotte's sharp sword to attack the chief priest.

"Master, we found a lot of secret documents from the Tribunal in the nearby palace, including experimental records of their use of dark rituals to collect the blood of the vampires. There are even some approval documents from the chief priest."

"We also found their plan. Their original plan was to sacrifice the entire Holy City and summon the complete form of the Blood Demon Archduke!"

Sebastian looked ugly.

The complete form of the Blood Demon Archduke?

Charlotte frowned slightly.

"It's all put away. There was a lot of movement just now. Counting the time, the Guarding Staff should be here soon."

she said.

As soon as she finished speaking, she sensed that a large number of priests and church knights appeared at the entrance of the underground palace complex, and the leader was surprisingly a guard staff disguised as Charlotte.

…

A "big earthquake" occurred once again in the Theocracy.

No one thought that there would be such a huge group of underground palaces hidden under the Holy Capital, and no one could imagine that such a large-scale evil sacrifice would occur in the headquarters of the majestic Holy Royal Court.

When Angus, the Grand Master of the Knights Templar, Serena, the Chief Cardinal of the Demon Hunt, and many cardinals came to the underground cave, they were all shocked.

And when the church knights conducted further investigation and found out the list of people participating in the ceremony based on the secret documents of the trial, the entire Holy Royal Court fell into an uproar.

Including the church's chief archpriest Gregory XII, thirteen cardinals of the cardinal presiding group, and nearly a hundred clergymen above the level of archpriest, they all participated in evil rituals and betrayed the Creator God!

As soon as this incident came out, the entire church was shocked, and even if the church's top leaders wanted to suppress it, it was completely impossible.

Even the head of the church has apostatized, and the fallen high-ranking priests account for almost one-third of the Holy City. It can be called the biggest scandal since the establishment of the Holy Court.

The Grand Master of the Knights Templar Angus and the Demon Hunter Cardinal Serena immediately declared that the Holy City was in a state of emergency, and the Cardinal Presiding Order immediately announced the expulsion of all rebels, including the Chief Archpriest Gregory XII. religious membership and issued arrest warrants against apostates.

For a time, the Holy City became lively again. All Knights Templar and Demon Hunt Knights were dispatched to hunt down and eliminate the apostates.

In the following time, clergymen were arrested almost every day. People in the Holy City were panicked, and the joyful atmosphere of the celebration was replaced by tension and solemnity.

Holy Palace, main hall.

Charlotte sat at the desk that originally belonged to the Chief Priest, looking through the interrogation statements about the apostates sent by the Templars.

Beside her, stood Sebas who had returned to his butler appearance, and the guarding staff that had transformed into a human form, with soft holy light exuding all over its body.

"Your Highness the Saint, this is all the confessions for today."

Fabio, the deputy head of the Templar Knights, said respectfully.

As he spoke, he looked curiously at the "old man" beside Charlotte.

"Is there no whereabouts of those high-ranking clergymen yet?"

Charlotte asked.

Fabio shook his head:

"Not yet. Demon Hunter Cardinal Serena has found some traces and is currently tracing them, but there are no results yet."

Charlotte nodded slightly.

Moreover, when the chief priest, Gregory XII, was excommunicated by the College of Cardinals, Charlotte, who was a saint and had caused miracles in public, temporarily became the de facto speaker of the Theocracy. .

Of course, this does not mean that all the clergymen have surrendered to Charlotte, but at this moment when nearly one-third of the high-ranking clergymen have been exposed as apostates, in addition to being "certified by the Lord of God" and their strength The mighty Charlotte, no one else can hold the place.

Charlotte just stood up at the right time when the Theocracy was leaderless, gained support from both the Templars and the Demon Hunt, and naturally became the temporary person in charge.

In this process, the Staff of Guarding naturally came to the forefront. Its original purpose was to bring down the traitors of the church. Now that Charlotte has taken control of the situation, there is no need for it to continue to hide. With the wisdom of the Creator God, As an artifact, he personally stood up for Charlotte.

It even took the blame for the battle in the underground cave for Charlotte. All the clergy thought that it was the Guarding Staff that appeared and defeated the apostates in the underground cave. The appearance of the Guarding Staff was described as the help from the Creation God because of the piety of Saint Charlotte.

In short, Charlotte's move was ignored.

There was no way. Nearly one-third of the high-level rebels, in any organization, it would be normal for the entire organization to collapse and disband if such a thing happened. Even if it didn't disband, it would probably fight directly.

At this chaotic moment, the "attention" and "gift" of the Creation God will undoubtedly greatly comfort the hearts of the believers. This is the significance of the public identity of the Guarding Staff.

Of course, after such a big thing happened, the Holy King's Court was able to maintain its operation without civil strife. The main reason was that after Charlotte exposed the apostates, all the high-level apostates, including Gregory XII, disappeared like melting snow.

Charlotte had some guesses about this, and it was probably because they were frightened by the fighting power she showed in the underground cave.

Although the magic concentration of the Miria continent can only support the peak of legend for the time being, and although the power of demigods still cannot be fully erupted on the continent, when fighting in the underground cave, the power erupted by Charlotte with the help of the sacred power is enough to terrify all beings below demigods.

But this does not mean that Gregory XII and his men escaped. This is more like the calm before the storm. The disappearance of the apostates is probably brewing a bigger conspiracy, or more accurately, somewhere in the holy city, the plan of the Temple of the Sun to deal with Charlotte is probably still in progress.

"How many artifacts were taken away by the apostates?"

Charlotte put down the file and asked.

Fabio, the deputy leader of the Knights Templar, hesitated for a moment and said:

"Except for the artifact 'Holy Hand' directly under the chief high priest, and the artifact 'Mirick Shrine' belonging to the Inquisition, all other artifacts have been found, but..."

"But what?"

"But all the artifacts have lost their spirituality, and the divine power stored in them has almost disappeared, as if they were taken away by someone."

Fabio replied.

The spirituality and divine power have been taken away?

Charlotte frowned slightly.

The spirituality and divine power are the foundation of the artifact.

If the spirituality and divine power are lost, the artifact can no longer be called an artifact. At most, it can only be regarded as a holy artifact with the foundation of an artifact, and it is still the kind without wisdom.

As for the Holy Hand and Mirick Shrine, Charlotte did her homework in advance. These two artifacts are considered to be two of the more powerful artifacts among the many artifacts owned by the Holy Royal Court.

Among them, the Holy Hand is a scepter, owned by the successive chief high priests, and is also the highest symbol of power in the Holy Royal Court. It has the power to amplify various spells including divine arts, magic, curses, and blessings.

As for the Mirek Shrine, it is a divine artifact seized by the Holy Royal Court. It comes from an ancient god in the southern continent named Mirek. It is a rare spatial artifact. It is said that there is even a world inside it, which is specially used to imprison high-level extraordinary people, and even demigods have been imprisoned.

Thinking of this, Charlotte's heart moved.

Could it be that... Gregory XII and others hid in the Mirek Shrine?

"Have you found the extraordinary items of the blood race?"

Charlotte asked again.

Fabio shook his head:

"No, the cursed pages and statues that were originally planned to be destroyed at the ceremony are gone."

Charlotte nodded slightly:

"Keep tracking, they shouldn't be able to get too far, no... they should still be in the Holy City! Look carefully for the whereabouts of the Mirick Shrine, maybe they hid in the shrine!"

"Understood!"

Fabio stood at attention and saluted.

Then, he hesitated again.

"What's wrong? Sir Fabio, do you have anything else to say?"

Charlotte noticed his expression.

Fabio hesitated for a moment and said:

"I do have a question..."

He looked at Charlotte and asked seriously:

"Your Highness, may I ask... Is the God of Darkness really the subordinate god of the Lord?"

Charlotte was stunned for a moment, thought about it, and replied:

"He is indeed a god recognized by the Holy Spirit, and has a close relationship with the Lord Harald."

Fabio thought about it and bowed respectfully:

"I... understand."

After that, he withdrew.

Not long after Fabio withdrew, another hurried demon hunter came to pay a visit to Charlotte.

As soon as the other party saw Charlotte, he brought her an important news:

"Your Highness! Lady Selina found a space crack in the third district of the Holy City. After preliminary judgment, it is suspected to be the entrance after the artifact Mirick Shrine is unfolded!"