Chapter 667: The Birth of the Named One
Gaia looked down at the bullet hole in her chest, her eyes gradually becoming dull.
Her grip loosened and she fell off the rope.
Below, the [Investigators] continued firing with their muskets.
"Michelle, this won't work! They're getting higher and higher, and they're going to be out of the range of the muskets!"
“Damn it, damn it!”
The young priest shouted angrily. His clothes were stained with blood and dirt, and he had lost his initial composure.
"That airship is clearly just a balloon, how come it didn't burst after being hit by so many bullets?!"
The [Investigators] nearby glanced over but said nothing.
They were all extraordinary people, and they could clearly see the sparks when the bullets hit the airship's airbag. At least that thing had a protective plate underneath.
There were several more rounds of volleys, but apart from shooting down a few of Gaia's clones, there was no result. Zoe had just pulled Beatrice into the cabin, and now Gaia had also climbed in. There was no need to use clones to block bullets anymore. They had no way to deal with this airship at all.
"What do we do next, Michelle?"
Michelle turned around, and before she could say anything, she heard a commotion outside.
The [Investigators] looked back and saw a group of soldiers wearing the emblem of the Candlelight Society - the church's mortal auxiliary army had arrived.
"This bunch of rubbish, why did they arrive only now?!"
Michelle's face darkened, and he wanted to scold her, but when he saw the eyes around him, the corners of his mouth twitched, but he still didn't say anything.
This incident cannot be blamed on the mortal auxiliary army, but these extraordinary people have to explain to the Council of Secret Keepers.
"What are you looking at me for? Are the Secret Keepers going to eat us? This group of people can't even leave the house. Doesn't the church still rely on us to operate?"
"But isn't this a rebellion? We will be judged."
Bang!
Michel casually threw the gun to the ground, a stern look on his face. "What rebellion? Failure is rebellion! Now all the high-ranking members of the church have been killed by the Mechanical Templar. They are the losers! And we, we quelled the rebellion of the Mechanical Templar. This is an achievement!"
He looked at the people around him and said, "The extraordinary people are the foundation of the church. We represent the Candlelight Society!"
The [investigators] looked at each other and said nothing.
Michelle's voice softened.
"This time, all the high-ranking officials who oppressed us have been eliminated. The Council of Secret Keepers will have to rely on us to manage the church. This is a good thing for us!"
After saying this, he took one last look at the airship that was almost out of sight above his head, and walked out of the collapsed wall.
"Come on, follow me to the Keeper of Secrets' Sanctuary!"
The investigators looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and then followed him. The mortal auxiliary troops also obeyed the order and followed him.
The Council of Keepers of Secrets is the highest decision-making body of the Holy See. All decrees come from here, and their words determine the direction of the entire Holy See.
The Candlelight Order has seven Secret Keepers, the largest number among the four major churches, which confirms its transcendent status and enables it to occupy the entire continent.
Michelle, along with the [Investigators], led the mortal auxiliary army and marched towards a less conspicuous building.
There are no candlelight or the majestic spires of other churches, and the overall atmosphere is very simple.
If there is anything special, it is that there is not a single window in the entire building.
The guard booths on both sides were already empty. Michelle stood at the door, took a deep breath, and pushed open the door.
Success or failure depends on this move. He now has to convince the Council of Secret Keepers to recognize their status.
"I am." Michelle just said the beginning loudly, but suddenly stopped.
He stood at the door, his whole body slowly shaking.
It was a little earlier, before the guests in the banquet hall had time to turn their weapons against each other.
Upper Rhine, the Vatican's forbidden book room.
This is the library of the Candlelight Society, which collects almost all the historical materials on the continent, and the forbidden book room contains various records about the extraordinary.
The knowledge contained in these books is often contaminated, and can be eroded by flipping through them, or sometimes even just by looking at the title.
The Candlelight Society's motto is to collect dangerous knowledge and seal it away, so you can imagine how many secret histories are hidden here.
At this moment, footsteps were suddenly heard in the empty forbidden book room.
Calmly and powerfully, without any hesitation or pause, he walked all the way to the depths of the forbidden book room.
Soon, the footsteps stopped in front of a bookshelf.
Then, a hand made of steel parts reached up, pressed against the spine of a book, and gently pulled it out.
The Birth of the Named One
The book was a bit old, and the pages showed obvious signs of being flipped through. The hand opened the book and made strokes on the densely packed notes in the blank spaces.
"What a shame."
A soft sigh sounded from above.
"Beatrice, you didn't listen to me."
The mechanical arm suddenly clenched its fist. The book was just an ordinary piece of paper, and with a sound that made one's teeth ache, it was forcibly crushed into a small ball.
Then a stream of red flame burst out from his palm, burning the paper to ashes.
"I told you not to believe in anything other than human beings. Unfortunately, you also misunderstood the definition of 'human'."
"But fortunately, I will correct these."
The palm opened and the ashes slipped through the fingers. After a while, the sound of footsteps was heard and gradually faded away.
The forbidden book room fell silent again.
The man walked forward, pulling back the hood and windbreaker that were covering his face.
A body made of mechanical gears was revealed.
But unlike the other mechanical priests, he did not wear a red and black mechanical priest robe. Instead, he wore a white robe with wavy gold edges - symbolizing the sacred candlelight.
He was clearly dressed in mechanical clothes, but he was a monk of the Candlelight Society.
If you look closely, you can see that he is holding a long metal scepter in his hand. The top of the scepter is shaped like a candle, and the metal is even used to make the scattered light, which is a series of radiating needles.
This makes it look a bit like a long-handled hammer with spikes.
However, anyone who sees it and has even a passing understanding of candlelight will know its value – it is the symbol of the cardinal.
Cardinals are almost at the top of power in the Congregation of Candlelight, with only the Pope above them, and the Pope is also elected among the cardinals.
But the man didn't care much about the appearance of the scepter in his hand. He held the scepter casually, letting the candlelight, which symbolized the sacredness, rub against the ground, causing a string of sparks.
After passing through the long corridor and the church and pushing open the heavy wooden door, the man finally came to a slightly small house.
A quaint long table was placed in the middle of the room, with seven hooded figures sitting on both sides.
At this moment, they all turned around and looked at the man.
"Jules, what are you doing here?"
(End of this chapter)
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