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No! No! I can't let that power touch me!
Marcus screamed wildly in his heart, dodged left and right subconsciously, and struggled violently. However, he was now tied to the stake with iron chains, how could he escape
The vast power of light still fell on him, and the power of the mantra merged into his body. In an instant, an inexplicable urge surged from the bottom of his heart, as if he had a lot of things to say and couldn't help but get them out.
Upon realizing this, Viscount Marcus' expression instantly changed from shock and anger to horror.
Finished!
"Let me ask you, was it you who secretly instigated the attack on the pastor this time?" Wu Hui asked.
No! Can't say!
Viscount Marcus subconsciously tried to keep his mouth shut, but his mouth opened without his control: "Yes."
As soon as the words fell, there was an uproar in the square.
It was actually him!
The nobles who had always regarded Viscount Marcus as a good-for-nothing looked incredulous.
The few young nobles who had just clamored for evidence looked even more ashamed.
Recalling Viscount Marcus's behavior just now, they were both angry and incredulous. They had never expected that there would be such a shameless person in the world who could make such a righteous excuse, as if he was really innocent.
None of them doubted the truth of what Marcus said. After all, the Word of Truth was not a divine art invented by Wu Hui, but had long existed in the history of the Holy See of Light. Although many of them had never seen it, they had heard of it. When they saw it at this moment, they naturally reacted.
Seeing their reaction, the clergy and knights on the steps couldn't help but sneer.
They didn't believe that these nobles were completely unaware of the situation. Although these things were done covertly and cautiously, Viscount Marcus couldn't have carried them out personally, so there must be someone among these people who knew about it.
There was a lot of commotion in the square, but Wu Hui in mid-air was not affected. He continued to ask with an indifferent look:
"Why did you plan this?"
"In order to provoke a conflict between the Church and the nobles, and trigger civil unrest in Thorn Territory." Viscount Marcus looked horrified, but he still spoke the truth uncontrollably. "As long as Thorn Territory is in chaos, I can take advantage of the situation to contact another neighboring marquisate, lead the marquisate's army into Thorn Territory, and reap the benefits."
When these words were spoken, not only the nobles in the square were surprised, but even the clergy and knights of the Holy See could not help but change their expressions.
The investigation of the Holy See has already uncovered some of the tricks that Viscount Marcus had done in secret. Some people have vaguely guessed that Viscount Marcus has big plans, but many people have not thought too much about it.
At this moment, when the conspiracy behind this was revealed, many people were instantly frightened and broke out in cold sweats.
Although the Church is strong in military power today, the total number of legionnaires within the Church is just over a thousand. Even if the Thorn Legion of the Thorn Territory is included, the total number is only five or six thousand. However, a marquisate has at least two legions of ten thousand people!
That's 20,000 people! Even if they didn't use any strategy or tactics, they would just line up and charge forward. The momentum would be terrifying.
If Viscount Marcus really succeeded, with the current strength of the Church, even if the whole army was pressed forward and all means were used, plus Liliana and Saint Luke, two level 7 masters, the outcome would be uncertain. After all, with such a terrifying number of people, even a level 7 saint would not be able to determine the outcome of the battle.