Is there also an ancient palace underground in the royal capital
Charlotte was surprised.
But at the same time as being surprised, there was also a feeling that this was the way it was.
The Ancient Temple is hidden deep underground and is inherently secretive. If the Blood Demon Cult uses this place as its base, the church might really be in the dark.
However, Charlotte was also somewhat confused.
There is an ancient temple under Lutetia. How could the Holy Royal Court, as the local boss, not know about this
With curiosity and doubt, Charlotte looked around again.
She remembered that in the ancient temple in the north there was an ancient statue enshrined that could be merged with her.
After some searching, Charlotte's eyes naturally fell on the altar.
There was indeed a familiar statue there, exactly the same as the one she had merged with some time ago.
However, after integrating with the ancient statue, Charlotte's perception in some aspects seemed to become more acute. Although the statue was exactly the same as the one in the North, she found some differences.
The statue looks too new.
She took a step forward, felt it carefully, and then realized that it was just a fake.
This statue is not original, and there is no divine power of blood in it, only some turbid and mixed blood power.
The statue is connected to the restrictions shrouding the temple, emitting a faint magical power, just like an ancient temple in the north.
That is a restriction that prevents outside investigation.
However, the restrictions of this ancient temple are obviously not as strong as those of the ancient temple in the north.
The ancient temple in the north could block even the gaze of gods after activating the ban, but the one in front of him could not.
Otherwise, Charlotte would not have been able to be possessed by God successfully.
Charlotte could probably guess why.
The restrictions of the Ancient Temple are built around the statue. The statue is a fake, so the restrictions are naturally weakened versions. That is why Charlotte's "will" can be delivered over.
Charlotte pondered for a moment and looked at the "ritual" in front of her again.
Her eyes fell on the criss-crossing, hideous blood vessels on the statue, and she quickly recognized that the statue was part of the ritual, or more accurately, the container that collected the blood power for the ritual.
Following the blood vessel, Charlotte saw that it extended underground and was connected to a mysterious magic circle composed of grooves. The grooves of the magic circle had turned black and red, with some dirty blood still remaining inside.
Combining the sacrificial array on the altar with the holy emblem of the Blood Demon Archduke, Charlotte came to the conclusion:
This is not a ceremony of divine descent, but a sacrifice ceremony. It is a place where the Blood Demon Cult offers sacrifices and blood power to the Blood Demon Grand Duke and prays for God's grace!
Charlotte thought again of the scene where she had just summoned the Blood Demon Priest.
She had an idea and turned around to look in the hall. Soon she saw several unconscious children in the corner.
They looked pale and their clothes were tattered, and it was obvious that they were civilians from the outer city.
Charlotte narrowed her eyes and her gaze darkened slightly.
She became a blood descendant by accident. Although she turned into a dark creature, Charlotte has always adhered to the principles of being a human being and would never harm innocent people.
Seeing the Blood Demon Cult using innocent children as sacrifices, her disgust increased.
"Sebastian said that there was a blood demon cult sacrifice case in Lutetia some time ago, and some children disappeared in the outer city. I guess the blood demon cult kidnapped people as sacrifices."
Charlotte thought.
The Blood Demon Cult was more rampant than she had imagined, even in the church center of the Crescent Parish.
This means that either they have great ambitions in Lutetia, or they are confident that they will not be discovered by the Holy Court.
She let out a light breath and looked at the children in the hall, wondering how to rescue these poor little ones.
At this moment, there was a loud knock on the door of the temple.
Charlotte's heart moved, she retracted her gaze, and then said in a deep voice:
"Come in."
The voice was old and hoarse, and she was a little uncomfortable for a moment.
The door slowly opened, and three blood demon cultists dressed in black robes walked in. They wore hoods, revealing only their pale faces and scarlet eyes. They were all vampires.
They bowed respectfully to Charlotte, and the leader stepped forward and said in a deep voice:
"Master Priest, the Apostle's messenger has arrived and is waiting in your study."
The messenger of the Dark Apostle
Charlotte immediately became alert.
She nodded slightly, expressionless:
"knew."
The three Blood Demon Cultists stood up, made way, and looked as if they were respectfully inviting Charlotte to move aside.
Charlotte was a little embarrassed.
She didn't know the way to the study.
Her eyes fell on the three Blood Demon Cultists, wondering how to speak so as to avoid their suspicion while still getting them to lead the way, or if she could simply send them away and act alone.
At this moment, she noticed that a blood demon cultist's eyes fell on the children in the hall.
As if noticing Charlotte's gaze, the Blood Demon Cultist quickly withdrew his gaze, but Charlotte felt a hint of tension from him.
Um
nervous
After the "God's possession", maybe it was because of the "will projection", maybe it was because she was unfolding the Dark Night Castle, or maybe it was because she borrowed the body of a blazing sun...
Charlotte discovered that her perception ability had become much stronger than usual.
For example, now, she can vaguely sense the emotions of these blood demon cultists.
The other two were of the same sentiment.
Awe, fear, longing...
Only the bloodline cultist who stole a glance at the "sacrifice" seemed a little strange.
Although there is fear, there is more uneasiness, tension and worry.
No reverence.
There is no yearning at all.
Charlotte suddenly became even more curious.
Her gaze fell on the blood demon cultist, and when he noticed her gaze, he became more alert and vigilant, and his level of tension increased rapidly.
That kind of mental fluctuation, Charlotte would believe that he would hit her violently in the next second...
Charlotte looked away and stopped provoking the other party.
She is now using the body of the Blood Demon Priest, which is not suitable for fighting. She would be at a loss if her identity is exposed.
However, although she looked away, Charlotte's perception was mainly focused on this bloodline cultist.
This blood demon cultist... seems to have a problem.
And when Charlotte strengthened her perception, she discovered more details.
There seems to be something wrong with the aura of this blood demon cultist.
Although it was the same breath of the vampires, his breath seemed a little mixed, as if it was mixed with something.
Charlotte calmly connected to the Dark Night Castle and activated the Blood Summoning to further enhance her perception. She was then shocked to find that there was no star representing this Blood Demon Cultist in the crimson sea of stars.
This Blood Demon Cultist... is not a vampire!
Not a vampire
Charlotte became more and more curious.
She decisively increased the input of blood power to further enhance her perception, and then finally identified the state of this blood demon cultist.
His breath was not mixed, but he used some method to cover up his real breath with the breath of vampires!
The breath of the vampires is not real either, it should be some kind of extraordinary item.
But when Charlotte finally discerned the other party's true hidden aura, she suddenly didn't know what expression to make.
She was not unfamiliar with that scent.
That was the breath of divine power, and it was the breath of divine power fused with supernatural power, and its strength was about the second level of Silver Moon...
This is a demon hunter disguised as a blood demon cultist!
This discovery was beyond Charlotte's expectations, but upon careful consideration it made sense.
This is Lutetia, the capital of the Crescent Kingdom and the headquarters of the Crescent Diocese of the Holy Royal Court.
If the Holy Royal Court cannot dominate everything here, then the First Church of Miriah is too lame.
Thinking of this, Charlotte felt strange.
The Blood Demon Cult probably thought they were hiding quite well, and it seemed they were planning to make some big moves in Lutetia. But who could have known that their whereabouts had been exposed to the eyes of the Holy Royal Court, and even undercover agents were sent in. They might be being lured!
Thinking of this, Charlotte's mentality changed.
She originally planned to report secretly to trick the Blood Demon Cult and prevent them from making any big moves in the royal capital, Lutetia, which would cause huge casualties. But now it seems that everything is still under the control of the Holy Royal Court.
She didn't plan to report it, but instead planned to take advantage of the confrontation between the Holy Royal Court and the Blood Demon Cult to fish in troubled waters!
Of course, before that, she had to move the children who were sacrificed to a safe place.
As for how to transfer... Charlotte looked at the disguised demon hunter again.
Although he hid it well, Charlotte, with her keen psychic perception of "God's possession", still felt his worry about the children.
Charlotte was certain.
In fact, there are good and bad demon hunters. There are some who, for the sake of merit, would sit back and watch innocent people being killed.
Charlotte didn't know when the church discovered the Blood Demon Cult's plan, or how it dealt with the Blood Demon Cult's past sacrifices, but at least now, this demon hunter knight cared about the safety of the children behind her.
Charlotte's thoughts turned quickly. She glanced at the "Blood Demon Cultist" and said in a deep voice:
"You, these sacrifices are yours."
"Their extraordinary blood is impure and unfit for sacrifice to the Archduke."
This also explains the ceremony that the Blood Demon Priest had just interrupted.
After hearing what Charlotte said, the "Blood Demon Cultist" was slightly stunned, while the other two Blood Demon Cultists showed envy.
Those who can be used as sacrifices are carefully selected. Even if the priests say they are not suitable, for them, they are still the best carriers of extraordinary blood.
The vampires...are bloodthirsty after all.
The "Blood Demon Cultist" quickly lowered his head.
He saluted respectfully towards Charlotte, and then took the unconscious children away under the envious gazes of the other two Blood Demon Cultists.
Charlotte breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the other person disappear.
Leave it to the Demon Hunter and those poor little guys will be safe.
Charlotte took a deep breath, frowned, and said in a deep voice to the other two Blood Demon Cultists whose attention was still on the sacrifice that had been taken away:
"Lead the way, and go meet the messenger of the Apostle."
With the interruption of the sacrifice, the two blood demon cultists were also distracted. They did not notice that there was something wrong with Charlotte's order, so they saluted respectfully and walked in front in a flattering manner.
This was because he saw that Charlotte had just generously "rewarded" the sacrifice, and he was also moved.
Charlotte felt relieved that someone was leading the way.
She was not worried about her identity being exposed. The Dark Apostle was the Duke of Blood, and the Duke of Blood's messenger could only be Chiyang at best.
Chiyang is at the same level as Bertrand. Unless he investigates carefully, he will not be able to see through Charlotte's "possession".
Following the two Blood Demon Cultists, Charlotte left the temple hall.
There were no other Blood Demon Cultists outside the hall. Charlotte only sensed a few scattered vampire auras. As for those non-vampire cultists, there was not a single one.
It is obvious that even for the Blood Demon Cult, not just anyone can come in here.
As for the number of vampires in the Temple of Antiquity, Charlotte observed and found that there were exactly six.
If her own temporary body is included, there are seven in total, which is the same number of stars she saw in the crimson sea of stars.
Charlotte devoted her energy to analyzing the specific location of this ancient temple, combining the map of Lutetia brought to her by Sebastian, the location of the vampires in the Crimson Star Sea and her own coordinates. She was surprised to find that this ancient temple should be located below the Royal Square of Lutetia.
Charlotte looked thoughtful.
The Central Council Hall, where the Central Conference is held, is also located in the Royal Square. Could it be that... the Blood Demon Cult is heading for the Central Council
"Master Priest, we are here."
The respectful and flattering voice of the Blood Demon Cultist interrupted Charlotte's thoughts.
She looked up and found herself in front of a teleportation array.
Teleportation array
Is it leading to the surface
Charlotte's heart moved slightly.
She looked to the side of the teleportation array, where there was a clothes hanger with nobles' clothes hanging on it.
Charlotte looked down at her priestly robes and realized something.
She calmly took off her priestly robes and put on aristocratic outer garments, while the blood demon cultists helped her activate the teleportation array like lackeys.
The next moment, the magic circle glowed and Charlotte was teleported out.
She looked around and found herself in a noble manor. The hour chimes could be heard from afar. It was the clock of the Lutetia Cathedral in the distance.
She came to the surface and was in the inner city.
There was a butler waiting next to the magic circle. He was an ordinary human being, but Charlotte felt the dark power of the Blood Demon Cult from him.
This is also a believer of the Blood Demon Cult.
"My Lord, Lord Richard has arrived and is waiting for you in your study."
The butler bowed and said respectfully.
Richard
Charlotte raised an eyebrow.
There are many people named Richard in the Crescent Kingdom, and she just met another one yesterday.
Charlotte had some guesses. She nodded slightly and walked towards the manor house with the butler.
There was no need for a guide this time. Most of the study rooms of the Miria nobles were on the second floor of the mansion, and most of them were on the south side. Charlotte identified the location of the study room through the window at a glance.
When she entered the study, a young noble was already waiting inside.
It was none other than Richard de Gaston, the eldest son of Count Gaston, a nobleman whom Charlotte had once met at the city gate.
He just glanced at Charlotte, his handsome face expressionless:
"Mr. Bertrand de Chevalier, your behavior yesterday... overstepped the boundaries."
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Make up for yesterday.
Because I am going back to my hometown tonight, the update today may be late, either in the early morning or tomorrow morning.