Gospel of Blood-Chapter 587 : Capture him!
No one expected Cardinal Priest Filiberto to suddenly strike.
Four Legendary figures erupted simultaneously, their terrifying aura sweeping across the entire sculpture plaza.
At the same time, nearly half of the knights surrounding Charlotte, both Templar and Judgment, suddenly turned traitors, drawing their weapons and attacking their companions.
A melee broke out instantly on the plaza, and chaos quickly ensued in front of the Holy Palace.
“Rebellion! It’s a rebellion! The Templar Knights and Judgment Knights are rebelling!”
“Protect Her Highness the Saintess! Quickly, protect Her Highness the Saintess!”
“Sound the alarm! Activate the divine barrier!”
Shouts of alarm echoed continuously.
However, the most attention-grabbing were the several Legendary figures who had erupted.
Their holy symbols shattered on their chests, releasing a pale light that turned into blazing pale flames. These flames burned indiscriminately, consuming everything in their path.
Charlotte’s expression tightened.
This time, she finally sensed a familiar aura.
The aura of origin power.
Charlotte’s gaze fell upon those pale flames.
She wasn’t unfamiliar with these flames, during her journey to two thousand years ago leading the Free City-State Alliance against the Old Gods Alliance, she had seen them more than once.
These were the powers possessed by the “Legendary” figures forcibly elevated by the Sun Temple through external means.
Obviously, the four Legendaries, including Filiberto, had long since defected to the Sun Temple.
The eerie pale flames surged towards Charlotte from all directions, reducing all the intervening priests and knights to ashes.
However, just as the flames were about to reach her, they were blocked by a golden light.
“Holy Protection!”
Second Judge Aaron shouted angrily.
Golden light burst from him, forming a massive divine shield around Charlotte.
He drew his sword, and with another Legendary Templar Knight who hadn’t turned traitor, they stood against the four Legendary attackers.
Charlotte looked over and the information of the other Templar Knight surfaced in her mind—
『Name: Fabio』
『Position: Vice-Captain of the Theocracy Templar Knights』
『Extraordinary Rank: Legendary』
This was another high-ranking member of the Theocracy, and a rare one from a common background.
He and Aaron cooperated, protecting Charlotte and the others behind them.
Boom—!
A massive explosion sounded.
The clash of Legendary powers erupted, shaking the ground like an earthquake.
Terrifying energy formed an astonishing magical storm, evaporating everything within a hundred meters except for those inside the Holy Shield: Charlotte, Nice, Sebastian, and a few knights and priests.
Golden divine runes lit up on the ground and the Holy Palace walls, activating automatic divine protections.
Even with these protections, cracks spread across the ground and the glass of the Holy Palace shattered from the impact.
The Judgment Knights and Templar Knights were indeed the strongest combat sequences of the Theocracy.
The two Legendary figures fought against the four attackers without falling behind.
“Aaron! Fabio! You bastards!”
Filiberto raged.
“If you want to harm Her Highness the Saintess, you’ll have to get past us first!”
Vice-Captain Fabio of the Templar Knights said coldly.
Filiberto’s expression twisted with fury.
The urgent alarm bells rang out from the Holy Palace, accompanied by golden light. A semi-transparent divine shield began to rise and gradually enclosed the area.
“It’s the divine barrier!”
“The divine barrier has been activated!”
The distant priests cheered.
Filiberto’s expression changed.
A trace of malice flashed across his face as he shouted.
“You’re asking for death!”
He chanted an incantation, and dazzling golden light erupted from him.
A dangerous aura arose from him, and a golden holy sword’s shadow appeared behind him.
“The Holy Sword?!”
Second Judge Aaron and Vice-Captain Fabio’s expressions changed dramatically.
The Holy Sword…
One of the Theocracy’s offensive artifacts, it had once been used by a Legendary priest of the kingdom to slay Gods. Seeing the sword’s shadow and recalling the information she had on the Theocracy, Charlotte’s expression became solemn.
This “cardinal” who had defected to the Sun Temple had ill intentions from the start.
He even carried such an offensive artifact!
However, Charlotte didn’t panic.
Most of the Holy Court’s artifacts required strong holy power to be fully controlled.
Having abandoned his faith, Filiberto couldn’t fully wield the artifact’s power.
But even so, with the artifact in play, the two Legendary church knights were likely to be defeated.
Charlotte knew it was her turn to act.
With this thought, Charlotte stepped forward.
The ring cross symbol in her consciousness spun continuously, and platinum holy power spread around her.
Just as she was about to act, a solemn voice suddenly echoed in the sky.
“May our Lord have mercy on us, and all evil will be bound under the holy light.”
Platinum light descended from the sky, spreading a vast and majestic holy power.
Then, golden holy chains descended, binding the four rebellious Legendaries’ limbs and all the rebellious church knights in the distance.
Filiberto’s eyes widened.
He opened his mouth to say something, but was soon enveloped in the holy light, trapped within.
“It’s His Eminence, the Pope!”
“Great! His Eminence, the Pope is here!”
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The priests cheered.
Amidst the praises and cheers, a middle-aged man, a tall blonde knight, and a hunched old man walked forward, surrounded by priests and church knights.
The middle-aged man stood in the center.
Holy light draped over him, coating his luxurious platinum robe in gold. He held a golden ring cross, his expression serene, with a hint of anger and sorrow in his eyes.
Seeing them, second Judge Aaron and Vice-Captain Fabio relaxed their tense expressions.
They sheathed their weapons and bowed slightly to the middle-aged man, the blonde knight, and the old man.
“Greetings to His Eminence, Angus, and Judge Francesco.”
The middle-aged man nodded slightly at them, then looked at Charlotte.
With a group of knights and priests, he bowed respectfully to Charlotte and said apologetically.
“Praise the Holy, Albino greets Your Highness the Saintess. Your Highness, we apologize for the fright.”
Charlotte looked at them calmly.
The ring cross above the Gospel of Blood spun, revealing their identities in her mind.
—
『Name: Albino St. Gregory』
『Position: Pope of the Theocracy』
『Extraordinary Rank: Legendary』
—
『Name: Angus de Valvarolle』
『Position: Captain of the Theocracy Templar Knights』
『Extraordinary Rank: Legendary』
—
『Name: Francesco di Conti』
『Position: Chief Judge of the Theocracy Inquisition』
『Extraordinary Rank: Legendary』
—
It was Pope Gregory XII and the highest leaders of the Templar Knights and Inquisition.
The true triumvirate of the Theocracy had arrived.
