Chapter 220 The Last Witch (25)
Midnight, church.
The large pile of rubble at the door had not yet been cleared away, and the bishop's body had become a meat pie, and was still pressed under the cross.
Cardinal Gerry, who suffered serious internal injuries, was placed in bed, half asleep and half awake, coughing painfully from time to time and spitting blood foam.
There was an icon at the head of the bed, candles and incense were lit around it, and a large group of clergy gathered around him, reciting prayers in low voices.
Seeing how hard Cardinal Gerry was working, his personal attendant worried that he might die in a foreign land, so he leaned over and whispered in his ear, "How about we go to town and find a doctor to take a look..."
His words were extremely outrageous.
The Pope once said: "Those who are morally deficient need the care of a doctor, but the faithful who follow the footsteps of the Heavenly Father have angels to protect them."
"No... absolutely not...!" Cardinal Gerry moved his lips weakly and tugged at the hem of his attendant's clothes. "Have you caught the witch?"
The attendant lowered his head in frustration. "Not yet... We've already arranged for all the deacons to search Santa Cruz Village and beyond, but unfortunately, we're unfamiliar with the area and have wasted a lot of time. I'm afraid the witch has already escaped and is no longer in the village."
"Where's Viscount Santa Cruz?" Cardinal Gerry asked excitedly, "He's the lord here, so he didn't send anyone to help hunt him down?!"
"Viscount Santa Cruz said he had to entertain the princess, prince, and earls, so he couldn't spare any manpower..."
"How dare he! How dare he! After I recover, I will definitely, definitely, definitely fight him to the death!!"
Cardinal Gerry was furious. He couldn't breathe, his face turned blue, and he was breathing in big gulps of air, as if he was going to die at any moment.
"Sir Gerry! Don't get excited! Take care of your health first, and then take your time with other things!" The servant was so anxious that he made the sign of the cross on his chest and prayed to God to save the life of the protagonist in red.
The room was filled with wailing.
When everyone bowed their heads and prayed, a female voice was suddenly heard.
"His people are not dead yet. I don't know why you are crying."
“Who is it?!?”
Everyone looked up in surprise. They hadn't noticed that a woman had come in through the skylight used for ventilation!
Shisui smiled, jumped neatly from the skylight and landed on the ground, right at the head of Cardinal Gerry's bed.
Everyone was terrified.
Her dashing figure is clearly the witch who pushed down the cross with her bare hands! !
"It's the witch from the daytime!! Run!"
The deacons serving Cardinal Gerry no longer cared about their master and subconsciously ran away, scrambling to get out of the room.
"Heh...what's wrong? Am I that scary?"
Tokiho quickly glanced at the bedside table where various "holy objects" were placed.
There are "holy wafers" and "holy water" on it...
She raised an eyebrow, picked up the "holy wafer" with her left hand and crushed it in her palm, picked up the gilded vessel containing "holy water" with her right hand, and then poured both out at the same time.
The residue of the "holy bread" mixed with water droplets, fell to the ground and on the people, and instantly turned into seeds, sprouting and growing many vines.
These green vines appeared out of nowhere and grew wildly, covering the sky and entangling the clergy who tried to escape. They also blocked the only exit. The stems and leaves spread and blocked the sky, as if they were about to fill up and burst the room.
The intense screams of more than a dozen clergymen hurt Shisui's ears.
"Shut up, everyone! I need to have a good talk with your Lord Cardinal."
Shisui snapped her fingers, causing the vines to seal their mouths, block their ears, and tighten around their bodies, preventing anyone from moving.
Cardinal Gerry's eyes widened as he gasped and cursed, "You wicked witch, you sold your soul to the devil and betrayed God. You will surely die a miserable death!"
"You are the ones who are so heartless and crazy, and you will also die a miserable death! Count carefully with your half-hearted kindness how many innocent women have been executed by the church in the name of witches?!"
Tokiho stepped on his injured chest.
"Ah--Puff--" Bishop Grihong spat out another mouthful of blood.
“Get up!!”
Shisui commanded the vines to pull Cardinal Gerry up from the bed and forced him to sit down at the desk.
She threw the letter paper and quill at him. "Write! No need to pretend. Just say you were captured by a witch in Santa Cruz Village and are dying. Warn your Pope that if he doesn't take back the witch hunt warrant, he'll be the next one to be crucified!"
There was a look of great fear in Cardinal Gerry's eyes.
He had no choice but to write the "warning letter" on the letter paper with trembling hands, signed his name, and printed his unique badge.
"You're quite sensible."
Tokiho folded the letter and gave it to Cardinal Gerry's personal attendant, asking him to go back to the capital alone to deliver the letter.
Of course, Shisui didn't expect that anything would be accomplished with just this letter.
On the one hand, she had to spread the war to the royal capital, and on the other hand, local conflicts had to be escalated.
Only after watching the frightened servant walk away with the letter did Shisui retract his spiritual power.
But with a wave of his hand, the vines that filled the entire room disappeared in an instant, and the clergy fell from mid-air, screaming in pain.
Shihui groaned, jumped up, and left the room through the skylight.
But as she was walking, she deliberately let a gold coin fall out of her dress, and it happened to fall at the feet of Cardinal Gerry.
This gold coin is printed with the family crest of Santa Cruz and is extremely rare. If it were not personally awarded by the Viscount, no one else would be able to own it!
Silence is better than words. Shisui hinted to Cardinal Gerry without saying anything... She, the witch who stirs up trouble, has an inseparable relationship with Viscount Santa Cruz!
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