Just when Benjamin was hesitant, suddenly, several more figures suddenly appeared in the church - servants in twos and threes, surrounding a richly dressed nobleman. And that nobleman happened to be Duke Colin.
Benjamin's heart suddenly moved.
They walked to the door of the church and seemed to want to leave, but were blocked by the barrier. They immediately looked frightened and angry. Duke Colin turned around and looked at the priest at the door with a questioning look on his face.
"Father, what's going on?"
"... It's not like those people are here to cause trouble again. But don't worry, Your Excellency, they won't be able to rush in." The priest's attitude towards him was considered respectful and he immediately replied.
However, Duke Colin's expression changed and he said: "What? But I have something urgent now and need to rush to the outer city immediately! Please remove this thing quickly, I must leave here within ten minutes."
The priest was stunned for a moment, and immediately showed a troubled expression: "Your Majesty the Duke... This is not possible. If the barrier is removed, what will happen to the people outside?"
"What's there to be afraid of a bunch of civilians? Aren't there a lot of paladins over there? Ask them to come over and help drive them away!" Duke Colin looked anxious. "Anyway, hurry up and get rid of this guy blocking the door." Remove things!"
"But there are too many people outside, and the current manpower is not enough to drive them away..."
"I really can't control that much!" Duke Colin interrupted him directly and said, "If you don't let me go out and miss this meeting, if the funds for church repair cannot be turned around, can you be responsible at least?" "
"I… "
Several priests were immediately silenced, and even the bishop in the church ran out to ask what happened. However, Duke Colin was not weak in his momentum. He still used the excuse of repairing the church and said something that the bishop could not refute.
Finally, he looked at the situation outside the door and nodded.
"...Forget it, temporarily close the protective barrier and call those paladins over."
The priests looked at each other and did not dare to say anything. They had to take out the special cross and pointed it at the church door. They muttered words, and the magic wave spread. They worked together to turn off the Holy Light Barrier at the door.
And at the moment when the barrier dissipated...
"Look, God's blessing is gone! God no longer bless this place!"
"Hurry in... there must be a lot of valuable things inside..."
The rioting crowd seemed to be boiling, and they rushed towards St. Peter's Basilica without hesitation. The priests at the door couldn't stop him at all. Even Duke Colin's figure was suddenly washed away and disappeared into the crowd together with his servants.
The paladins guarding the church rushed over, and outside the church, the team of paladins who had just arrived could not sit idly by and immediately rushed towards the crowd.
The whole scene instantly turned into chaos.
The priests were rushed into chaos, but they could not cast any spells. The use of divine magic on innocent civilians is absolutely prohibited, and the pope was not present. It was impossible for them to directly convict hundreds of civilians. This would be a very serious damage to the reputation of the church.
The only ones who can withstand the impact are the Paladins. They originally had their own duties to guard every corner and room of St. Peter's Basilica, but now they had to gather at the door and try to keep the troublemaking people out.
And in such a chaotic situation...
"He actually slipped in."
Benjamin slipped in through the side door of the main hall of the church, and without noticing, entered the church cloister, which was always strictly forbidden to outsiders. He looked at the scene in front of him through his helmet and couldn't help but sigh.
He thought the plan was about to go to pieces at the beginning.
"This place is really scary." The system said in his mind, "There are Holy Light Barriers everywhere. Not even spiritual power can penetrate into it, and nothing can be scanned out."
"It doesn't matter, we're not here to be spies." Benjamin shrugged and replied in his heart, while walking towards the basement where the king was held.
He also tried to detect everything around him using the water element induction method, but he was also blocked by barriers. However, what reassured him a little was that Grant really seemed not to be there.
—For a spellcaster as powerful as him, if he is located in a church, there will always be some clues in the flow of light elements here. So far, neither he nor the system has found such signs.
Did you really go to the Warcraft Mountains
This pope is so... very big-hearted.
Benjamin complained to himself as he walked forward along the corridor. The scale of St. Peter's Basilica is quite astonishing. The cloisters, back gardens... are not much smaller than royal palaces in various countries. He met several priests and holy knights hurriedly coming and going on the road. However, facing Benjamin wrapped in armor, they rushed towards the church door without taking a second look.
A few paladins even asked him about the situation when they passed by.
"Hey... how's it going over there at the door?"
Benjamin hurriedly walked forward while replying angrily: "I don't have time to elaborate. You guys should go over quickly to support me!"
No one doubted his identity, no one even asked where he was going. Looking at his hurried expression, everyone probably thought he had some important news to report and didn't dare to stop him.
And Benjamin arrived near the basement without any hindrance.
"What happened outside? If the protective barrier has not been opened, why is it still in such chaos?" At the door of the stairs in the basement, several priests, two teams of paladins, and a bishop stood here. When they saw Benjamin coming over, they immediately asked.
"I don't know... the protective barrier seems... broken."
"Broken? How is it possible? What ability does a group of mobs have to break the protective barrier?"
"I don't know, but the bishop asked me to come here to ask for help. It seems... it seems... there seems to be the shadow of the mage among the people making trouble outside... "
Suddenly, the bishop's expression changed.
"How could it be... Could it be that those nobles are colluding with the mage again..."
He pondered for a moment, quickly raised his head, and set off with most of the people present, rushing towards the gate. However, because of the importance of this basement, he still left two priests and five paladins to guard this place to prevent anyone from breaking in.
After a while, they disappeared at the end of the corridor.
"These people really can't sleep peacefully for a day!" Still guarding the door of the basement, a priest said with a somewhat angry look and a snort.
"yes… "
Beside him, a man wrapped in paladin armor suddenly echoed: "His Majesty the King is obviously fine under the blessing of God. They must feel that there is a conspiracy and must come out to protest."
The priest nodded, but for some reason, he felt that the paladin's echoing voice sounded a bit sinister, as if he was agreeing with what he said, but also seemed to be sarcastic.
This made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Therefore, he suddenly frowned and turned his head, looked at the paladin who came to report the news, and asked: "Which team are you from? What is your name? Why do I feel like I have never seen you before?"
The paladin suddenly took off his helmet.
"No... I think you must know me."