Chapter 68 68 Take Them Down!
Chapter 68 -68- Take them down!
The arrest of the members of the Rose Society is a long and complicated process.
Of course, the long and complicated process is only for the vigorous and resolute Inquisition. In fact, the Inquisition, which has always suppressed evil with thunder, rarely takes more than 24 hours for a divine judgment.
Especially here is Boulder, the power center of the church in the southwest of the Crescent Kingdom. From the moment the city gate was closed, the Rose Society, an underground gang, was already trapped.
It was early morning, the thunderstorm had ended, and the wind and rain gradually subsided.
Above the sky, the heavy dark clouds were still rolling, showing a dull gray in the night.
In the Rose Manor, however, the lights were bright, and more and more members of the Rose Society were caught here. Looking around, there were no less than 500 people.
They all had their hands tied up, tied in series with sacred chains, and half-knelt on the ground.
Behind them, piles of firewood filled with grease were built. Although the heavy rain had just stopped, these firewood piles remained dry under the effect of divine magic.
Several judgement knights held torches, ready to light the firewood at any time. The flames of the torches were pale gold, which was the fire of judgment that could burn souls.
This was the fire that the Holy Court used to judge enemies, sinners, heretics and evildoers. It was notorious in the Miria continent. Anyone who existed under the flames, including the believers of the Holy Court, would be annihilated.
Looking at the pale golden flames, some members of the Rose Society were pale, some were confused, but... more people glared at the judgement knights.
All extraordinary people knew the procedure after lighting the fire of judgment, which meant that the holy judgment had begun, and there were only two choices left for them -
Either, they would be reduced to ashes in the fire of judgment.
Or, they would sign the most demanding judge contract, become judges, and fight for the court until the last second of their lives...
Even death was not the end. Their soul power would be recovered by the Spear of Judgment, the artifact of the court of judgment, and become part of the foundation of the Holy Court.
As for those ordinary people without extraordinary powers, they had only one fate - burning everything in the fire of judgment.
"Lord Rajiv, except for those who were killed in desperate resistance, and a few who fled to the inner city or outside the city before the city gates were closed, most of the remaining Rose Society members are here."
In front of the second-level trial knight Rajiv, the trainee knight said respectfully.
"Most of them...? And why are there so few peripheral members of the Rose Society?"
Rajiv quickly caught the loophole in his subordinate's words.
The trainee knight hesitated for a moment and whispered in Rajiv's ear.
After a moment, Rajiv's eyes condensed and his brows frowned slightly:
"What? The Demon Hunter Knight is blocking? And he also attacked the trial troops?"
"These guys with fallen faith... Do you know what they are doing?! Is it an order from the church!"
"No... No, according to the judge, they seem to be hired."
The trainee knight said cautiously.
"Hire?"
Rajiv was stunned, and then he was furious:
"Who hired them? How dare they accept such a job?"
"It seems...it seems to be the Castel family."
"Castel?"
Rajiv, a second-level knight, was slightly startled.
He narrowed his eyes and looked at the parchment in his hand:
"If I'm not mistaken, it seems that quite a few peripheral members of the Rose Society have close ties with the Castel family, and the president of the Rose Society...is even in contact with the heir of Castel."
"Humph! These decadent and corrupt noble families collude with gangs and oppress civilians. I haven't even bothered them yet, but they come to me on their own..."
Beside him, several other second-level trial knights also nodded:
"Castel...If I remember correctly, there is this Castel among the families that the Grand Knight asked us to focus on, right?"
"They...seem to have Suspected of participating in the evil god cult, the Grand Knight has always suspected that there was something wrong with the blood demon case that night, and the Grand Priest seems to be hiding something. "
"Humph, for the sake of his own future interests, he actually joined forces with such a dirty family. The Grand Priest is really old."
"If it is just for employment, the Demon Hunter Knight dare not participate in the Holy Judgment. Since it is Castel who is behind it, I am afraid that there is also the shadow of the Grand Priest behind it..."
"After this trial, it must be reported to the Grand Knight. The Grand Priest has completely ignored the sanctity of faith and our trial!"
The trial knights were very angry.
As the supervisor of the church, it is also one of their tasks to supervise whether the clergy are qualified.
"Okay, this matter will be discussed after the Grand Knight arrests Sebastian Flame Heart. Let's start the trial."
Rajiv, who was in the lead, stopped his colleagues from talking.
As he spoke, he looked at the Rose Society members gathered in the manor and said solemnly:
"According to reports, the Rose Society sheltered wanted pagan demi-humans, smuggled crossbows, controlled knives, source power seeds and other contraband, secretly colluded with the Blood Demon Cult, and participated in several Blood Demon cases in Boulder. The Rose Society President Sebastian had dealings with the Adam Cult active in Koria, and had an ambiguous relationship with the Holy King's wanted criminal, the Pure White Witch. The evidence is conclusive..."
"According to the 66th article of the 13th chapter of the fourth volume of the Royal Court Canon... the Rose Society is confirmed as a secret evil group, the danger is assessed as extremely dangerous, and the purification level is to be executed immediately!"
After that, he looked at the people of the Rose Society:
"Of course... our Lord has always been merciful, and the evil people will eventually receive the punishment they deserve, but those who repent can also get a chance to live."
"Sinners who have fallen into the abyss of evil, make a choice, to be purified by the fire of judgment of our Lord, or to repent and atone for the rest of their lives?"
"Bah! Running dogs of the Holy Royal Court! Bastards raised by bitches!"
A curse came from the crowd, and immediately ushered in the angry eyes of the trial knights.
"Kneel down!"
A trial knight kicked the curser to the ground.
Rajiv looked over and saw that the curser was a male subhuman, tall and strong, with an ugly appearance, and two black wolf ears on his head that were particularly eye-catching.
"He is Wild Wolf Luf, the second in command of the Rose Society. He has a high reputation in the Rose Society and is also the patriarch of the subhuman remnants taken in by President Sebastian."
A Judgment Knight hurriedly introduced him to Rajiv.
"Werewolf? Huh... the remnants of the blood disciples who worship the extinct blood royal power as a totem... It seems that the Rose Society is indeed related to the blood demon!"
Rajiv sneered.
After speaking, he retracted his gaze and looked at the other members of the Rose Society present:
"Those who are stubborn, stay where they are. Those who want to repent, step forward!"
After hearing the words of the Judgment Knight, the captured Rose Society members fell into a commotion.
After a lot of cursing, scolding, sighing or crying, about half of the members took a step forward.
And including all the subhumans and the extraordinary people who entered the level, no one chose to move.
Rajiv, the second-level Judgment Knight, was not surprised by this. Between the choice of life and death, most people still hope to survive, even if the judgment gives only a path of slow death.
This is also the reason why the local trial forces can be continuously replenished.
In fact, as an underground gang that has only been established for a few years, half of the people chose to die, which surprised Rajiv. Among the cults he has dealt with over the years, there are not many who can die at this rate.
This made him admire the Rose Society and even the Rose Society President Sebastian who was being hunted by the Grand Knight.
The Rose Society is not a real cult group, and there is no distorted belief of cultists to increase cohesion.
Even so, there are so many extraordinary people who choose to die, which is enough to show that Sebastian, the president of the Rose Society, does have a certain personal charm.
And those who would rather die than surrender are always worthy of being looked up to.
Of course, admiration is admiration.
As evil people, they must be punished!
"Put the sacred chain on those who repent, and execute the remaining sinners!"
Rajiv ordered.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, a clear voice broke the silence:
"Wait a minute!"
The trial knights turned around and saw a huge team coming from afar outside the manor, led by a carriage with a black eagle emblem on the side.
On it sat a beautiful girl in a white dress.
Around her, hundreds of demon hunters followed!
Seeing the black eagle emblem, Rajiv's face instantly turned ugly.
His eyes fell on those demon hunters whose highest strength was only the first level, his expression turned cold, and he waved his hand and ordered:
"What are you still standing there for?"
"Capture Charlotte de Castel, the heir of Castel who colluded with the Rose Society!"
"Capture all the demon hunters who participated in blocking the Holy Judgment!"
"If something happens, I'll take the blame!"
Rajiv straightened his back, and the powerful pressure of the second level of Silver Moon swept across the scene.
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