The arrest of Rose Society members was a long and complicated process.
Of course, the length and complexity are only for the resolute Inquisition. In fact, the Inquisition, which has always used thunderous means to suppress evil, rarely lasts more than 24 hours for a sacred judgment.
Especially here is Boulder, the church's center of power in the southwest of the Crescent Kingdom. From the moment the city gates were closed, the Rose Society, an underground gang, was already in trouble.
It was late in the morning, the thunderstorm had ended, and the wind and rain had gradually subsided.
Above the sky, thick dark clouds were still rolling, showing a dull dark gray in the night.
The Rose Manor was brightly lit. More and more members of the Rose Society were caught here, and there were no less than 500 of them.
Their hands were tied together, tied in series with sacred chains, and they were half-kneeling on the ground.
Behind them, piles of firewood filled with grease were set up. Although the heavy rain had just stopped, the firewood piles were still kept dry under the influence of magic.
Several Judgment Knights held torches, ready to light the pyre. The flames of the torches were pale golden, which was the fire of judgment that could burn the soul.
This is the flame used by the Holy Royal Court to judge enemies, sinners, heretics and evil ones. It is notorious in the continent of Miria. Any existence under the flames, including the Holy Royal Court's own believers, will be completely destroyed.
Looking at the pale golden flame, some members of the Rose Society turned pale, some looked confused, but... many more people glared at the Judgment Knights.
All extraordinary beings know the procedure after igniting the fire of judgment, which means that the divine judgment begins, and there are only two choices left for them -
Or, be destroyed in the flames of judgment.
Or, sign the most demanding judge contract, become a judge, and fight for the judge until the last second of his life...
Even death is not the end. Their soul power will be recovered by the Trial Hall's artifact, the Spear of Judgment, and become part of the Holy Royal Court's heritage.
As for those ordinary people without extraordinary powers, they have only one fate - burning everything in the fire of judgment.
"Sir Rajiv, except for those who were killed despite desperate resistance, and a few who fled to the inner city or outside the city before the city gate was closed, most of the remaining members of the Rose Society are here."
In front of the second-level trial knight Rajiv, the trainee knight said respectfully.
"Most...? And why are there so few peripheral members of the Rose Society?"
Rajiv was quick to catch the loopholes in his subordinates' words.
The apprentice knight hesitated for a moment and whispered in Rajiv's ear.
After a moment, Rajiv's eyes narrowed and his brows furrowed slightly:
"What? The Demon Hunter Knight is blocking it? And is it attacking the Judgment Troops?"
"These guys with corrupted beliefs... do they know what they are doing?! Is it an order from the church?"
"No...no, according to the judge, they seem to be hired."
The trainee knight said cautiously.
"Hire?"
Rajiv was stunned, and then suddenly became furious:
"Who hired him? How brave! Do they dare to accept this kind of employment?"
"It seems...it seems to be the Castel family."
"Castle?"
The second-level knight Rajiv was slightly startled.
He squinted his eyes and looked at the parchment in his hand:
"If I read it correctly, it seems that quite a few peripheral members of the Rose Society are closely related to the Castel family, and the president of the Rose Society... even has contacts with the heir of Castel."
"Hmph! These degenerate aristocratic families collude with gangs and oppress the common people. I haven't even bothered them yet, but they have come to my door myself..."
Beside him, several other second-level judgment knights also nodded:
"Castle... If I remember correctly, Castel is one of the families that the Lord Knight asked us to focus on, right?"
"They... also seem to be suspected of participating in the Evil God Cult. Your Excellency, the Great Knight, has always suspected that there was something wrong with the Blood Demon case that night, and the Great Priest seems to be hiding something."
"Hmph, for the sake of your own future and interests, you would join forces with such a dirty family. The high priest is really old."
"If it's just for hire, the demon-hunting knight would not dare to participate in the divine judgment. Since Castel is behind the trouble, I'm afraid there is also the shadow of the great priest behind it..."
"After this trial is over, it must be reported to the Great Knight. The Great Priest has completely failed to take the sanctity of faith into consideration, and has not taken our trial court seriously!"
The Judgment Knights were very angry.
As overseers of the church, it is also one of their tasks to supervise whether the clergy are qualified.
"Okay, we will discuss this matter after the Lord Knight comes back from apprehending Sebastian Flameheart. Let's start the trial."
Rajiv, the leader, stopped his colleagues from continuing to talk.
As he spoke, he looked at the Rose Club members gathered in the manor and said in a solemn voice:
"According to reports, the Rose Society sheltered wanted pagan demi-humans, smuggled crossbows, controlled knives, seeds of origin and other contraband, secretly colluded with the Blood Demon Order, and participated in several Blood Demon cases in Boulder. The Rose Society President Sebastian has contacts with the Adam Cult active in Coria, and has an ambiguous relationship with the Pure White Witch, a wanted criminal of the Holy Royal Court. The evidence is conclusive..."
"According to Article 66 of Chapter 13 of Volume 4 of the Holy Code of the Royal Court... the Rose Society has been confirmed as a secret evil group, the danger is assessed as extremely dangerous, and the purification level is to be executed immediately!"
After saying that, he looked at everyone in the Rose Club:
"Of course... our Lord has always been kind. Evil people will eventually be punished as they deserve, but those who repent can also get a chance to live."
"Sinners who have fallen into the abyss of evil, make a choice: be purified by the fire of our Lord's judgment, or make repentance and spend the rest of your life to atone for your sins?"
"Bah! The lackey of the Holy Royal Court! The son of a bitch!"
An angry curse came from the crowd, and they were immediately greeted by the angry eyes of the Judgment Knights.
"Kneel down!"
A Judgment Knight kicked the scolder to the ground.
Rajiv looked over following the voice and saw that the scolder was a male demi-human. He was tall, strong and ugly in appearance. The two black wolf ears on his head were particularly eye-catching.
"He is Wolf Wolf, the second-in-command of the Rose Society. He has a high reputation in the Rose Society. He is also the leader of the remnants of demi-humans taken in by President Sebastian."
A trial knight quickly introduced to Rajiv.
"Werewolf? Haha... are the remnants of the blood disciples who worship the extinct blood king as a totem... It seems that the Rose Society is indeed related to the blood demon!"
Rajiv sneered.
After speaking, he withdrew his gaze and looked at the other Rose Club members present:
"Those who are stubborn, stay put, and those who want to repent, step forward!"
After hearing the words of the Judgment Knight, the captured members of the Rose Society fell into a commotion.
After scolding, scolding, sighing or crying, about half of the members took a step forward.
And including all the demi-humans and advanced transcendent beings, no one chose to move.
Second-level trial knight Rajiv was not surprised by this. Between the choice of life and death, most people still hope to live, even if the trial only gives a path of slow death.
This is also the reason why local judicial forces can continuously receive replenishment.
In fact, as an underground gang that has only been established for a few years, Rajiv is quite surprised that half of the people choose to die. Among the cult groups he has dealt with over the years, not many people can die in such a proportion.
This actually made him have some admiration for the Rose Society, and even the Rose Society's president, Sebastian, who was being hunted by the Lord Knight.
The Society of the Rose is not really a cult and does not have the twisted beliefs of cultists to add cohesion.
Even so, there are still so many extraordinary people who choose to die, which is enough to show that Sebastian, the president of the Rose Society, does have a certain personality charm.
And those who would rather die than surrender are worthy of being looked down upon at any time.
Of course, admiration is admiration.
As evildoers, they must be punished!
"Wear sacred chains on those who repent, and execute judgment on the remaining sinners!"
Rajiv ordered.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, a crisp voice broke the silence:
"Wait!"
The Judgment Knights turned around and saw a mighty team approaching from a distance outside the manor. The leader was a carriage with a black eagle emblem on the side.
On it, sat a beautiful girl in a white dress.
She was surrounded by hundreds of demon-hunting knights!
Seeing the Black Eagle emblem, Rajiv's face instantly turned ugly.
His eyes fell on those demon-hunting knights whose highest strength was only at the first level, his expression turned cold, and he waved his hand and ordered:
"What are you still doing?"
"Take down Charlotte de Castres, the Castel heir who is in cahoots with the Rose Society!"
"Take down all the demon-hunting knights who participated in blocking the divine judgment!"
"If something happens, I'll take care of it!"
Rajiv straightened his back, and the powerful coercion of Silver Moon's second level swept across the scene.
