"And you too, your target is Germany, but you are heading in this direction first. Can I understand that you actually know each other's approximate location at the beginning?" "In other words, you two actually met up at the beginning, right? You and Brad." Victor said quickly, "If you consider this, then it's simple that Brad had to take a straight line in the opposite direction of you, because he wanted to stay as far away from you as possible and lure away the enemy." Hearing this, Arteluqi's expression became even more stunned. She looked at Victor with a little coldness in her eyes - but Victor didn't care. He continued to stare at Arteluqi and analyzed: "When Brad bit me, I was clearly seriously injured. If he still had to save you in this situation, obviously..." "You've obviously been hiding a lot from me. There's a powerful enough threat chasing you, and you're injured." Altluqi's eyes suddenly exuded a fierce killing intent. Victor looked at her fearlessly and said, "You didn't kill the knight lady not only because you thought it was troublesome, but also because you were not sure you could kill her in a short time. You were also afraid that using too much strength would aggravate your injuries and make the pursuers come faster." "Your Highness Altuluqi, it's not that you don't want to kill him..." "But you can't kill her." Victor's voice became low and cold, like... The look in Artelucci's eyes when she looked at him at this moment was just as cold. -------
PS: I have signed the contract. From now on, I have to write 4,000 words a day. It’s uncomfortable. Chapter 15, Please spare me, I really don’t want to be hunted down anymore. "Shut up, are you looking down on me?" Victor instantly felt the murderous intent that seemed to be real. Feeling angry and embarrassed, Artelluqi interrupted Victor angrily: "Or do you really like to show off your insignificant wisdom, huh?" "The size and complexity of the Holy Church are far beyond your imagination. The doctrines of different religions do not infringe upon each other, and infringement is not allowed. Do you understand?" "Do you think the few knights you saw today are all the Knights of the Inquisition?" The Templar Church is an organization formed by all believers in the world. Due to the different doctrines within the organization, its complexity and mutual hostility are comparable to those of the Dead Apostles. Especially in today's world, the chaotic fantasy species and evil church forces have almost disappeared, leaving only a few ancient forces, including the Dead Apostles, who are still in a weak position. It seems that the only opponent of the church is the Magic Association. But the Magic Association is not a complete enemy after all, and the two sides have even coexisted harmoniously in name only. In addition, there are more and more Protestants (by the 14s, the number of churches in the world had reached more than , and by , it had doubled to more than .) Under such circumstances, the contradictions within the Holy Church are becoming increasingly serious. The Knights Inquisition, as the most representative conventional combat force of the church, is jointly controlled by eight cardinals according to their regions and doctrines, with a size of more than 20,000 people. Although it is large in size and is managed by eight bishops at the same time, the entire Knights Templar is nominally a whole with only one master. And that head of the group was one of the cardinals, a favorite of Gesser Barune. "The Knights can only dispatch a certain number of troops, not because they don't want to pursue with all their members, but because the church on this land of Croatia will not allow the other party to launch such a huge "doctrinal invasion". And I know that bastard Geserbarune very well. Once the other party is dead, Geserbarune will definitely not let go of this opportunity..." "understood." In other words, Liz's death would become an excuse for Cardinal Gesserbarune to break through the so-called "internal factional interference" and strongly participate in the operation to capture people like Altluchi. Victor nodded slightly and said thoughtfully: "So, you are afraid?" "It's just that it's unnecessary after comprehensive consideration. Damn it, do you want to die?" The girl grabbed Victor in anger and narrowed her eyes dangerously: "Or are you provoking me?"
"...It's not a good habit to abandon a donkey after it has done its job, Your Highness." Victor sighed slightly and let the other party drag him down and said helplessly: "But I guessed it right, right? You didn't refute it just now, but just added an explanation for the so-called dignity..." "That is to say, you are indeed injured." Using force would only make the injury worse, and it would also likely attract bishops from other religious factions to join in the hunt, so killing them would not be worth the loss... But the problem was... "I'm not provoking you, Your Highness. I want to know more, but I just don't want to die here." "You said I don't understand the complexity of the Holy Church, but in fact, you may not understand the complexity of human beings that well either—" Victor turned his head and looked at the silent street. "Perhaps the long-standing opposition and irreconcilable conflicts among the Dead Apostles have led you to make a certain misjudgment, thinking that humans will also hinder each other." "Although I have to admit that this is true. Humans are the kind of people who will immediately fall into civil strife once they lose their common enemy." "But at the same time, they are very fickle and are also very good at becoming extremely united again when certain common interests emerge." "You mean..." Altluchi was stunned for a moment. Victor pointed to the moon in the sky, which was already dim and about to set. It would be dawn in less than two hours. "If there was only one Brad, I believe the local church and cardinals would not allow other bishops to take a bite." "But what if there is another Altluchi?" Victor smiled bitterly: "I don't think that bishop is stupid enough to think he can deal with two ancestors at the same time, right?" Perhaps Artluchi doesn't even know what she represents. She is not just the princess among the Dead Apostles, but also the blood in her. As the descendant of Zhu Yue, she herself is a creation called "Miracle". Here, according to the Magic Association, the value of the designated seal of Altluchi is several times or even dozens of times that of other ancestors. If Altluki could be captured... Victor would not think it was too much even if there were five or six cardinals from different doctrines in this small country of Croatia. What's more, being a cardinal does not mean that one is good at fighting. In fact, among the 128 cardinals, less than % are good at fighting. But those who can become cardinals must have a combat organization under their command that is capable of destroying a patriarch. "I can't help but wonder, in a country so close to the headquarters of the Holy Church in Croatia, the White Knight has been able to run away in a straight line without being caught. Is it because the Holy Church has cast a long line as bait for fishing?" Victor was certain that the people chasing Brad were obviously agents. The Eighth Secret Society is obviously very good at this kind of operation. "Take a look at this town, Your Highness." Victor took a deep breath and said, "It is impossible for those agents to have the leisure to evacuate the ordinary people. The only ones who can disperse the ordinary people here are those guys from the Knights." “Why do you think they’re driving away the common people?” Because they were afraid that the people here would be affected by the war, and they were even more afraid that the people here would become mobile blood packs when they were not strong enough. Artluqi seemed to have figured something out, and her pretty face turned gloomy. "We are locked in..."
"Bingo." Victor nodded. "I estimate that at the latest at dawn, when the sun rises, they will start their attack." "So I say, your decision to let the Knight Commander go is really stupid..." "Shut up!" “…Well.” Victor shrugged his shoulders and looked at Altluchi, who was becoming increasingly silent and had no idea what she was thinking. He kindly reminded her, "If you were standing in the position of your loyal subordinate, I sincerely advise you to turn back immediately and go to Germany to seek support. This is the best option." "I can't give up Brad." Hearing this, Artluchi frowned without even thinking. The Black Knight and the White Knight, although they are two demons, are the two most loyal guards who have followed her since ancient times. "...Then I can only wish you good luck in your military career." Victor had obviously anticipated this, and he was brewing his words: "By the way, I think they are not targeting us, but Your Highness, so...I have an unwelcome request." "You're not going anywhere." "..." "I need you to get a lock on Brad's location." "Brad ran away in a straight line. You just need to follow this direction." "I need you to help me share some of the firepower." Victor said helplessly: "It's useless for me to follow you. My strength can't help you, and I may even become a burden that exposes your position." "..." The floating figure of Altluqi lowered her head slightly, and her blood-red eyes without any emotion stared at Victor quietly. The murderous intent and anger inside had long disappeared, but there was no panic either. There was only a depth like a calm lake, without any ripples. "I saved you, your life is mine." "..." "That's a bit unreasonable, sir. Saving someone without expecting anything in return..." Victor wanted to struggle a little bit until he heard the other party's impatient voice: "Stop talking nonsense or I'll kill you." "..." Victor rubbed his temples with a headache. In fact, if this willful princess listened to his advice, gave up Brad and turned directly to Germany, he would be quite happy to follow her temporarily. But if he were to seek death... Tsk, no, he had to find a chance to escape. "There is no time to lose. If that's the case, I'll get going right away. Let's get moving before daybreak." Thinking of this, Victor gave up the resistance and said, "At least, we must prevent them from forming a true encirclement." …… "teacher……" In the woods dozens of kilometers away from Victor and Altluchi, busy believers were cutting down trees and forcibly clearing out a piece of open space. The tired or wounded knights were resting in the open space. Behind them, hundreds of townspeople who seemed to have lost their minds were being directed by a smiling middle-aged man and were queuing in an orderly manner.
Behind him, Liz Baife looked at her own archbishop's behavior without any mercy in silence: "Is it really okay to brainwash them so brutally? Shouldn't our doctrine be to influence them by relying on the compassion of our Lord..." "That would be too much trouble." Hearing this, Archbishop Geserbarune turned around and said with a smile: "Wolves are everywhere, and the lost lambs need guidance. We are the shepherds appointed by the Lord, so it is natural for us to do this." "..." So this is how the word shepherd is used... Liz Baife muttered a few words in her heart, no longer paying attention to these things, and asked thoughtfully: "Speaking of which, since you can appear here, it means that you have been here from the beginning... No wonder that weird old man asked me to say hello to you... But teacher, since you are here, it means that you have anticipated the existence of the ninth ancestor, the black princess Altuluqi. Wow, you actually watched your students die like this-" She opened her eyes wide and said in disbelief: "Don't you care about me at all?!" "Weird old man...hahaha, what a nice name." Hearing what Liz Baife said, Geserbarune laughed twice, then shook his head and said, "Don't call me that behind my back in the future, little Liz. Bishop Talvis is a very respectable person." "As for you... this unexpected encounter may not necessarily be a bad thing." Geserbarune looked at Liz and smiled softly, "Given your personality, I'm sure you've thought about participating in the hunt for Brad before, right?" “Ah, this…” Liz’s original questioning spirit suddenly weakened a bit after hearing this. She said aggrievedly: “At least White Knight Brad can’t be stronger than Hei Ji…” Geserbarune didn't say anything. Seeing this, Liz's eyes widened: "Are you going to say that the White Knight is stronger than the Black Princess?!" "That's not the case..." Hearing this, Geserbarune pinched his chin and shook his head: "It's meaningless to compare the strong and the weak, Liz." "Over the years, there have been actions against Heiji, but most of them ended in failure, and usually it was the Black and White Knights who took action. There is no information on Heiji because almost all the people who attacked her died." "But in terms of danger, White Knight Brad's ability is obviously more troublesome." "The White Knight is called the Vampire Count. The exact principle of the blood ring is unknown. We only know that anyone whose blood is sucked by him will be cursed with eternal slavery. Once they die, their souls will be bound in his inherent barrier and transformed into ghosts to fight for him." "But fortunately, that guy has a rather special interest. There is no record of him sucking women's blood, so I am so confident in sending you..." "Well, who knows about that guy Tarvis... It seems that your recklessness has made him quite unhappy. He wants you to experience the power of the ancestors in advance. Hahaha, it may not be a bad thing. At least now you know what kind of opponents you will face in the future, right?" Liz Baife is a student he is very optimistic about. She has a good personality and character, and her ability is also among the best in the academy. The only flaw is that she has only been the leader of the Knights for less than two months, and is a complete... rookie. Although he was somewhat dissatisfied with Talvis' irresponsible act of putting him in danger, considering that he was indeed also in the territory, with Liz's strength, and the fact that Altluchi was now seriously injured by the four bishops, even if he was being hunted down, it should be no problem for her to hold on until he arrived, so he was too lazy to pursue the matter. After all, a young eagle must go through hardships before it can learn to fly. Whether the student you favor can grow or die in adversity depends on his luck. You can't always protect him. But Artelucchi... There was no pursuit at all? Humph... This allowed her to escape a disaster by accident - Thinking of this, the archbishop narrowed his eyes slightly, raised the holy book in his hand, and turned to the last page. I saw a message vaguely appearing on the last page which was originally blank. "The Black Knight and the White Beast have broken through the blockade and left Germany—" Chapter 16, Damn it! "what happened?"
A day later, Altluchi, who was floating, paused for a moment, and a layer of frost instantly covered her pretty face. Victor, who was standing beside her, knew what had happened without even having to think about it. "The eye I left at the previous node was destroyed again." A whole day had passed since the night in the small town, but Arteluqi's mood became more solemn. Her familiars could hardly send back any information, and all means of detection seemed to be blocked by an invisible net - not only that, in the extremely calm past few days, not even the trace of the believers could be seen. Instead, it was like a surge under the calm water, which made people feel uneasy. "Oh... the tracking of the Holy Church is obviously still as powerful as ever, isn't it?"