"Dang~"
A long axe knocked away four spears that were thrusting towards him.
"Hoo~~Get out of here!"
“Dang”, “Dang”, “Dang”, “Puff”, “Puff”, “Puff”…
A sturdy man in white armor swung his two-handed axe repeatedly to block the fatal injuries around him and desperately break out to a distance.
His body was covered with wounds of varying sizes, and his mind felt a little dizzy.
"Quick, follow me and break out! We are going to expose those despicable guys!! God will bless us!"
Glancing behind him, he saw that there were less than a hundred soldiers following him. There were also shouts and cries of killing in other areas. He didn't know how many people were still alive.
This is a powerful enlightener who relies on his personal strength to lead his comrades to break through on both sides.
The weather was very bad, with dark clouds and extremely poor visibility, especially in this great rift valley. However, the white armor of the Demon Hunter Corps was still extremely conspicuous in this environment, but the armor of the Nolan City Army and the Imperial Army was not the case.
This operation was not a rescue at all, but a trap, a trap for the Demon Hunter Legion!
By the time they realized this, the soldiers of the legion had already fallen down after being betrayed by their so-called "friendly forces".
There were several weapons coming at him at the same time in front of him. He just raised the long-handled axe to swing it away when a clear and crisp "bang" sound reached his ears, along with the sound of a bow and arrow string, and he felt a chill under his armpit.
A long arrow accurately penetrated through the gap under the right armpit that was not protected by the armor and pierced deep into the flesh.
"Cough~"
Perhaps his lungs were injured, and he immediately coughed up a mouthful of blood, and his strength quickly drained away.
“Puff”, “Puff”, “Puff”…
Three spears pierced the part of his legs that was not covered by armor one after another, and the two spears that were aimed directly at his face were caught by his left hand.
"Oh...die!"
With a sudden exertion of force, he pulled two imperial spearmen in front of him. One of them was kicked hard in the face, with half of his head collapsed. The other was lifted up by the strong man.
“Get lost!!”
The soldier's body was thrown out like a stone, and the dozen people in front of him were scattered with "bang", "bang", "bang".
The sturdy man gasped violently, then he could not hold on and fell to his knees. The screams behind him became more frequent. Without looking, one could tell that the soldiers who had broken out with him were being massacred.
He stretched out his left hand and broke the wooden shaft of the long arrow under his right armpit with a "click", then looked at the rift stone wall not far away.
"Bah! If you have the guts, come down and fight me in single combat. What's the point of hiding up there and shooting arrows at me?"
There were sounds of weapons clashing and screams all around, and his roar didn't seem to travel very far, but Heno still heard it.
But his response was to draw his bow a second time with an arrow in his bow.
After one arrow was dodged, another one came. The price of his efforts to dodge the arrows was a heavy hammer hit on the back by a Red Leaf Army soldier. Then he couldn't dodge the third arrow and was shot in the left shoulder.
In the chaos, this civilized person was exhausted to death by Heno's bow and arrow, with blood holes of varying depths all over his body. However, Heno just turned around with an expressionless face and attacked the next target.
By the second half of the night, it had started to rain heavily in the Great Rift Valley, but the rain could not wash away the strong smell of blood.
The 4,000 demon hunters were completely wiped out, and even those who surrendered were executed afterwards. Although the civilized people who were given special attention had super personal combat capabilities, they also could not escape the disaster.
This kind of large-scale troop stranglehold, under the command of outstanding officers, could have killed those demon hunters even without the help of the civilized ones, not to mention that there were also civilized ones on the side of the Imperial Army and the Red Leaf Army.
Heno and the generals of the imperial army never took part in the battle themselves, but only shot arrows from behind. It was not because they did not value their honor, but because this operation was too important and they would never put themselves in danger.
…
On the eve of dawn, the sleeping Bishop of Nolan City was awakened again in annoyance.
It was still the same reception room, and Heno, with some blood on his armor, saw him again.
Looking at Heno's current appearance, his armor was soaked, his cloak was also wet, and the floor of the reception room was covered with muddy footprints and water stains of Heno and his accompanying soldiers.
After frowning, the bishop looked at Heno and asked a question.
"Heno, the battle is over so soon?"
"We are still cleaning up the battlefield. I came back first with a camel and a few other people."
Heno remained humble and did not forget to salute the bishop.
"The Demon Hunters didn't even come to report to me first, but instead asked you to make a trip. That's really outrageous!"
The bishop looked relaxed and kind. It was a good thing that the problem was solved so quickly.
"Well, they can't spare any time, so it's the same if I report it to the bishop. Or maybe this is God's will, don't you think so, Bishop?"
The bishop made a prayer gesture with satisfaction and was about to say something when he saw Heno's eyes suddenly change and he moved closer to look directly at him.
"My Lord Bishop, can you really listen to the voice of God? Did the Supreme God tell you..."
"Tell me what?"
Heno's voice was very soft. When the bishop wanted to hear it clearly, he felt a chill in his chest. A few seconds later, he felt an intense pain and loss of strength.
Heno supported the bishop's body and slowly put him on the ground, then pulled out his sword from his body and wiped the blood off the bishop's clothes.
"Uh... cough... how dare you... cough..."
"Nothing...it seems you can't hear the voice of the Most High!"
Heno's eyes were cold as he turned to look at the other priests who were trembling in the room.
"Ah~~~Ah~~~You killed the bishop!!! You blasphemous family...uh..."
Several priests nearby were killed by Heno's accompanying soldiers the moment the screams started, and at about the same time, the witcher legion's camp was also being cleared.
The entire church in Nolan City was bloodbathed at this moment.
These two days were the full moon days. If calculated according to the Earth time, the day and night were as long as thirty hours. During this long night, horrific massacres broke out in more than a dozen places in the Qinggele Empire.
None of the four legions of the Church of the God of Light in the Qinggele Empire were spared and were almost completely wiped out.
The royal family of the Qinggele Empire took the lead in launching an attack afterwards, producing a series of evidence to prove the conspiracy of the Church of the God of Light.
"Plotting to overthrow the royal orthodoxy of the Qinggele Empire" was the crime, and he also instigated the empire's eldest prince to kill his father and rebel!
His Majesty the Emperor of the Qinggele Empire has prepared everything, including a series of evidence ranging from secret communications to various minor relationships between events, and to the confession of the eldest prince himself who has already pleaded guilty. He will make all of this public along with the empire's decision and action to purge the evil forces of the Church of the God of Light.
It was true that the eldest prince was planning a rebellion. He clearly felt that his father did not seem to intend to pass the throne to him, and he had indeed communicated with the church, so the evidence provided by His Majesty the Emperor was somewhat true.
The news spread throughout the known world within a few solar cycles, causing an uproar in all countries. (A solar cycle is equivalent to 10 days, of which there will be three to four days with 30 hours)
The emperor of the Qinggele Empire realized that he had not much time left, so he chose this most drastic way to achieve his goal.
…
Half a month after the incident, in the study of the palace.
The elderly emperor took a sip of the throat-soaking tea, rubbed his forehead, and continued to read the reports sent from various places.
The Qinggele Empire's so-called purge of the evil forces of the Church of the God of Light does not mean to completely eliminate the existence and religious activities of the Church of the God of Light.
The old emperor was well aware of the horror of religious beliefs, and no matter how radical he was, he would never do this.
The latest legal provisions of the Qinggele Empire stipulate that the church is not allowed to station troops within the empire, no church is allowed to have armed personnel in any form, and no bishops and archbishops are allowed to be established. Only ordinary priests and servants are allowed to exist, and religious activities in churches across the country must be maintained and allowed.
In short, the empire will not interfere with the religious activities of the people, but the church can no longer maintain a threatening armed force within the empire as before.
After finishing processing a large part of the documents, this elderly but still hardworking man put down his ink pen and planned to take a short rest.
As if he suddenly thought of something, he moved an exquisite wooden box from the table over.
This was the spoils of war specially sent by the old Lord Nolan. He had just read the old Lord's handwriting and had become a little interested in the origin of the things inside, but he had not yet read what was inside.
The old hand held the wooden box, pried up the lock, and then slowly opened the box.
A row of seven beautiful and dazzling crystal accessories appeared before the old emperor.
Intricate carvings, delicate patterns and expertly crafted gemstone faces reflect the light in stunning ways, as if the accessories themselves were radiating light.
"This... No wonder Bishop Nolan was willing to pay any price to possess this treasure..."
The old emperor took the old lord's handwritten letter again, which contained the content about the "Curse of Extraterrestrial Creatures".
No matter how long the old emperor had planned his actions against the church, judging from the events that occurred, this curse is really interesting.
But it's just a little interesting. After all, that so-called alien creature was also burned to death.
"Why……"
A slight sigh suddenly appeared in the study room like a hallucination. The old king shuddered and looked around but saw nothing.
"Someone come!"
With a click, the study door was pushed open and two servants outside came in immediately.
"Your Majesty, what do you want?"
The old emperor looked suspiciously at every corner of the room and ignored the two servants. It was not until more than a minute later that he let out a long sigh and waved them away.
"Am I so old that I'm hallucinating?"
As soon as the Emperor finished mumbling, his body stiffened again.
"Why……"
The sigh appeared again, this time more obvious, as if it came from beside him.
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