"Those heretics are ready..."
While speaking, Rubens straightened the golden and red bishop's crown with his hands. The crimson cassock was solemn and gorgeous, revealing a majesty that is rarely seen in this city—even though he said that the mortal enemy "Viper Cross" ", but he didn't look nervous.
Benjamin, who was wearing a dark blue bishop's robe, handed over the heavy golden scepter, and replied: "Everything is going according to plan, and the nobles in the city basically don't know about it, so they didn't prepare too many private soldiers, so it shouldn't affect to the actions of heretics."
"Heh... It's not the first time that I used my body as bait, but otherwise it would be really difficult to get that tricky guy out. The temple has given me so many people this time. If I can't solve this problem, it will be really difficult." Let’s go back and explain—but the letter of appointment for you may not be announced today, this point..."
"Of course I'm mentally prepared."
Benjamin smiled, then he seemed to think of something, and asked, "There are no archers on the periphery of the square. I always feel a bit uncertain about such an arrangement."
"If it is arranged, they will die silently, so it is better to save unnecessary loss." Rubens clenched the scepter, and lightly paused on the ground, the pale golden light hidden from the surface of the scepter The magic pattern flickered past, converging on the tip of the staff like an electric current—the blessing spell of "Blessing of Wisdom" shot out instantly, and in the blue light covering the whole body, the bishop walked towards the outside of the house, and continued: "Bow and arrow You can never dominate the outcome of a battle, I think you should understand this."
Benjamin wanted to nod, but thinking of what happened a few days ago, he hesitated for a while, but he still didn't express his opinion. He straightened his robes and followed the bishop to the prepared carriage...
At noon, the gate in front of the monastery opened on time, and the guard of honor drove out. The believers surrounded in front of the gate were pushed away by the guards, giving way to the middle road.
24 Templar knights in fresh clothes surrounded the carriage tightly. The bishop's car was a hollow wooden structure, not a closed carriage, so when walking on the street, the believers could clearly see the inside of the carriage through the gap. Bishop Rubens and Bishop Benjamin waved at them.
Cheers sounded, and believers began to sing praises and prayers to God throughout the streets and alleys.
The rose petals in the flower baskets were thrown down from the roofs of the third and fourth floors, and the petals were sprinkled all over the sky, filling the air with a strong fragrance of flowers. The believers who were close to the convoy rushed towards the carriage, and the human wall formed by the guards resisted the crowd with all their strength—Rody, who was hiding in the crowd, looked at the scene in front of him and stopped unconsciously.
The believers scrambling to touch the edge of the carriage, the apologist knights covered in silver armor, the petals all over the sky, and the countless teams in robes and followers seemed to form a very tense oil painting, which brought him an indescribable visual impact.
No matter how much I heard about such a religious event in the past, it was never as good as visiting the scene in person. Witnessing this scene that is difficult to reproduce in modern society, Roddy couldn't help but lament the power of "religion"...
However, Luo Di is very clear about the meaning behind the phrase "Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes": Whether it is religious power or aristocratic power behind the interests, it represents the result of the struggle between people—everything is as what will inevitably happen next Like a battle, it is unavoidable at all.
The marching team carried countless believers towards the square. Meanwhile, the richly dressed nobles of the city have already stood up in the square—after all, the operating funds of each sect depend on the donations of these nobles, so the "Rose Cross" also attaches great importance to the nobles and nobles of Houllier City. Almost all the speeches were invited, and this naturally included Earl Francis in dark green and luxurious robes.
At this time, he was chatting and laughing softly with the viscount beside him, and Francis, with a relaxed expression, was stroking the dagger at his waist and the magic wand representing the identity of "Elementalist" with his fingertips, while his eyes kept wandering and sweeping towards the surrounding crowd, Occasionally he would laugh exaggeratedly during the conversation to show that he is very interested in the next activity.
Naturally, he looked forward to this "Square Speech" more than anyone else.
All the conspiracies have been woven up to this point, and it is time for the truth to be revealed, but when all the people standing in the shadows think that they will be the final winners, I am afraid that they will never think of it - that person who stood in the corner of the square early and was killed Rody, who is ignored by all forces, is the most well-prepared "participant"...
The twelve Templar knights walking in front were surrounded by believers and walked to the edge of the square, and the sound of cheers was overwhelming. After the carriage stopped slowly, the guards on both sides surrounded them firmly. Bishop Rubens and Bishop Benjamin looked at each other, as if confirming something, then raised their palms, signaled to the believers, and walked towards the podium in the center of the square—
Just when they walked out of a distance of less than ten meters, an "accident" happened.
Speaking of "accidents", in fact, this is for unsuspecting believers, and for those black hands in the shadows, everything that is happening now is like a script that has been arranged long ago, and there is no need to be surprised.
"ha"
A loud shout suddenly tore apart the chaotic cheers, and the crowd crowded beside Rubens seemed to be suddenly pushed away from the inside by something, and three or four figures jumped out of the enlarged gap of the crowd with a "boom", Holding daggers or short knives in their hands, they rushed towards Rubens and Benjamin without saying a word
The crowd roared loudly, and the believers were stunned by the sudden scene.
The assassination of the "Viper Cross" appeared without any surprises. It can even be said to be "boring" to the "Rosary Cross" temple that had been prepared for a long time. There were five people following the three assassins at the same time, but They didn't rush over, but raised the hand crossbows they had hidden on their bodies, and pulled the trigger towards the temple guards.
At such a short distance, there is almost no room for dodge from the crossbow arrows, but just at the moment when people are violently wounded, Benjamin and Rubens did not stand still in a daze, but immediately chanted the incantation Wen, and then released the magic spell that had been prepared at an extremely fast speed—
"Blessing of Heroism (Level)".
"Guardian Shield (Level)".
The next moment, the sound of "Ding Ding Dang Dang" burst into my ears, and all the crossbow arrows in front of the temple guards and the bishop were bounced off by invisible forces, and then the guard in heavy armor was receiving the "Blessing of Heroism" After the blessing, he immediately raised the weapon in his hand, and collided with several assassins rushing over
"Bang bang bang—"
Sounds of pain, curses, and orders were mixed together, but the confusion did not expand, because the number of assassins was too small, and the temple guards who had a superior number subdued the assassins almost immediately.
This seems to be just an "appetizer" for the entire assassination. Just as the guard formation was disrupted, more figures with weapons rushed out of the crowd behind, and at the same time, more and more crossbow arrows flew from everywhere. It completely enveloped the two bishops in front of the carriage
This brutal scene completely frightened the fanatical believers. After all, ordinary believers are not trained temple guards. They retreated instinctively, but it made those guys who were originally mixed in the crowd with evil intentions stand out...
A full 40 people.
"There are assassins"
"Protect Your Excellency the Bishop"
"Tighten up"
"boom-"
The shouting was suddenly interrupted by a cracking sound, and the crowd stopped shouting in fright, and even squatted down as if they were a little shorter—because a huge fireball exploded beside the carriage
The entire carriage compartment was originally a hollow structure with insufficient firmness. At this time, it was hit by an explosive fireball, and half of the carriage was instantly blown into pieces. The shock wave that swept all around directly shocked the horses to the ground, and the coachman And several guards who were close were blown away
Rubens and Benjamin were still standing firmly in place because of the protection of the group magic "Guardian Shield". The guards rushing over from the side held their huge shields to block them one by one. A series of magical spells were released amidst the flickering light. The armor of the soldiers had a blue-gray luster, and even more There were no less than two halos faintly emerging.
A Templar knight couldn't move his horse because of the crowd around him, so he simply jumped down and rushed towards the bishop. Counting the 6 guards holding shields, at this time Bishop Rubens' carriage was surrounded by dense crowds. 40 Temple Guards
This has not counted the more than 30 soldiers who were far away from the monastery personnel, nor the skilled retainers and private soldiers beside the noble team-obviously, although the 40 assassins who appeared at this time were huge , but it is not the ability to immediately injure the well-prepared Bishop Rubens.
From an absolutely rational point of view, the assassination in the form of "Viper Cross" is completely like a typical mindless operation, because it does not have the targeted "one hit, travel thousands of miles" at all, but it seems to be On a whim, as if the whole world would not know that it was going to assassinate the bishop, there were only a few people involved in the first wave of assassinations, so that the guards who had organized a defensive force were not afraid of the assassination team of dozens of people.
In a sense, this is no longer an "assassination", but a "war".
The believers were terrified by this scene, screaming and running away, the scene broke out in a real bloody conflict in the chaos - the second fireball drew a bright yellow trajectory, and exploded on the shield of a soldier come on...
"boom"
The bodies that were blown out fell to the ground, and there was a vacancy in the circular shield formation, but soon someone filled the vacancy, brandishing their weapons and colliding fiercely with the assassins of "Viper Cross".
At the moment when the soldiers met, angry shouts and screams resounded through the square.
The blade collided with the armor, blood sprayed, and some people fell down and became corpses, but they were stepped on by others and continued to rush forward.
The stone floor was covered with viscous blood, and the stench permeated.