Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Inside the Papal Study.

The Pope was in a state of panic, dressed in his pajamas, with several personal guards accompanying him.

His eyes were fixed on the door.

Suddenly, with a crash, the door was knocked open!

The guards immediately became alert, but lowered their weapons when they saw that the person was one of their own.

The Pope stood up abruptly, anxiously asking, "What happened?! What's happening outside!??"

The soldier trembled all over, his words slurred: "They're attacking! They're attacking, with strange weapons, we can't stop them at all..."

"They have already started setting fires and killing people everywhere. Just now, they already reached your bedroom... searching for the Holy See!"

The Pope slumped back into his chair.

He was sleeping soundly today, but inexplicably the Holy City was attacked.

Not only attacked, but they even stormed Holy Mountain.

This was a strange occurrence that no previous Pope had ever experienced.

And the enemy was using strange weapons...

If only he hadn't taken all the God's Punishment weapons to the battlefield to show off.

He should have left some as city defense forces...

Damn it!

The Pope slammed his fist on the table, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

Humiliation! A great humiliation!!

"Useless! You are all a bunch of good-for-nothings! I pay you so much money every day, but you can't even stop a bunch of rebels!" The Pope roared, "They even managed to fight their way onto Holy Mountain! What are you all doing?!"

"Where are the Secretary and the Grand Judge? Didn't I ask you to find them? Why haven't they come to see me!!"

The Pope's emotions were unstable, but the guard beside him was relatively calm: "Your Holiness, perhaps we should evacuate this place first. The enemy's origins are unknown. It would be better to withdraw from Holy Mountain first, and then plan a counterattack later."

"The enemy is just a group of petty thieves who came suddenly, catching us unprepared. Once Your Holiness stabilizes and redeploys, we will surely be able to wipe out these rebels."

The Pope's face twitched a few times, and he glanced back at the bookcase.

Run... he could run.

Holy Mountain, as the most important location in the Holy City, although always in a state of peace.

However, when it was first built, various extreme situations had been considered, so secret passages had long been left behind.

Only a few members of the highest levels of the church knew about this secret passage.

Temporarily retreat, calmly plan, and then wipe out the rebels, he still felt there was hope.

After all, this was the Holy City, the enemy must have come quietly and secretly, and wouldn't have too many people.

Half of the most elite Templar Knights were allocated to the Fika battlefield, and there was still half left in the city.

Plus the other city defense forces, they would definitely be far superior to the enemy.

But to just run away like this... if this gets out, his prestige and reputation will undoubtedly be greatly damaged.

The Pope clenched his teeth.

Just as he was caught in a dilemma, a burst of noise came from not far outside the door.

First there was a burst of crackling explosions, then wails, and finally pleas for mercy.

"Don't kill me! Don't kill me! I'm just a temporary worker! I'm not with the Pope."

"Temporary workers must also die!"

Bang!

The Pope shuddered, his eyes blank.

They even killed temporary workers, these people didn't plan to leave anyone alive!

"You few, come with me!"

The Pope no longer hesitated, pushed open the bookcase, revealing the dark tunnel inside, and with an order, led several guards into it.

Before leaving, he pulled the bookcase back, everything as it was.

Not long after he left, the door was kicked open.

Lai Gou'er scanned the room and raised his hand: "He's not here, continue searching! Leave no one alive!"

In less than half an hour, the main buildings on Holy Mountain had been completely searched.

Most of the enemy troops on the mountain had been killed, and many people had escaped in the chaos.

When everyone gathered back in the main cathedral hall, Lai Gou'er looked worried.

Xiao Shuai stepped forward and said: "Brother Gou, we've searched everywhere, we didn't find the Pope."

"Including several of the church's top leaders, many have run away, either they slipped away early when they saw the situation was bad, or there is a secret passage here."

Lai Gou'er nodded: "Secret passage... even if there is a secret passage, we don't have time to search it.

There are still some resistance forces fighting in the city, we must stop them immediately and maintain the overall situation."

"Send a few more people to the Pope's bedroom, I remember there are his clothes and hats there, find a corpse, put them on it, smash the face, and declare that the Pope is dead."

"Don't worry about anything else now, take the corpse immediately to stop the chaos, open the vault! Tell the people below that everyone can come to the vault to collect money, until all the gold and silver is gone. Those soldiers who are willing to take the initiative to lay down their arms and surrender will not be held accountable! They can receive double the amount!"

"Yes!" Xiao Shuai responded and led the people away.

......

Inside the dark tunnel, the Pope and his men groped forward.

This tunnel led directly to the small path behind the mountain, leading outside the Holy City.

No one had used it since the day it was built.

The dust inside had accumulated into a thick layer.

The Pope was expressionless, but his heart was filled with great pain.

Today's revenge must be taken! All those rebels must be punished with the utmost severity!

After walking along the steps for a long time, they finally reached the doorway.

The lock on the door at the end of the passage was covered with rust.

The guard knocked hard with the hilt of his sword, and the lock broke off.

Pushing open the door, a gust of fresh air blew in.

The Pope was covered in cold sweat, and the wind made him shiver.

When he raised his head, he was stunned.

Someone was peeking inside.

That person was the Grand Judge of the Religious Inquisition!

"Why are you here!" the Pope exclaimed.

The Grand Judge narrowed his eyes: "Your Holiness, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

The Pope stepped out of the passage uncertainly, but as soon as he poked his head out, two swords were placed on his neck.

The sword's edge felt exceptionally cold against his neck.

Visible, there were dozens of guards with swords around the Grand Judge.

The Pope was dumbfounded, mechanically turning his neck to look at the Grand Judge, and said woodenly: "Did you send people to start the rebellion?"

The Grand Judge shrugged: "Not me, the Emperor of Sangjak wants to invite Your Holiness over for a chat."

Sangjak... strange weapons...

The Pope seemed to have remembered something, and muttered to himself: "Did he rebel?"

The guard who was threatening him with his sword smiled slightly: "Your Holiness, don't guess wildly.

The rebels in the city have nothing to do with His Majesty."

"We have all been living in the Holy City. His Majesty has long ordered that in the event of special circumstances, or if Your Holiness is in danger, we should immediately escort you to see His Majesty. It's just that I didn't expect this day to come so quickly. His Majesty doesn't know what's happening here yet, but I think he should be very happy to see you."

"The carriage is ready, please get in!"

The Pope's brain was already a mess, completely unable to sort out the situation.

What exactly was going on!

But one thing he was sure of, the Grand Judge had definitely betrayed him...

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