Israel, Jerusalem.
This holy land of Christianity was originally managed by the four knights of the Apocalypse. The others could not compete with the four of them in terms of teaching methods or strength.
However, after the disappearance of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Jerusalem instantly became the focus, and who could enter the Holy Land became the most important thing for Christianity.
Even the Desert Cult is ready to take action. If the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse really disappear, then they will have a chance to take back Jerusalem.
Under this circumstance, powerful Christian figures scattered around the world quickly sent their cronies or came to Jerusalem in person, preparing to get a share of this feast.
Whoever gets Jerusalem will get glory and status that will attract the attention of the world.
As for the life and death of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, although the middle and low-level believers of the Christian Church are very concerned, the higher-ups don't care at all.
Although these four knights represent the will of the Lord and the power of the Christian Church, they are aloof and have never shared their strength and power with other senior leaders in the Church.
There is no profit, and the senior leaders of the Christian Church are not stupid, how can they like having four more fathers on their heads.
Therefore, after the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse disappeared, although the Christian Church issued a very serious statement, claiming that they would investigate to the end, in fact they just sent people to look for them casually.
Today, the entire Jerusalem is more lively than ever. Believers from all over the world have gathered in this holy city, preparing to witness with their own eyes the ownership of the holy city.
Preet, the number one plague knight among the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, is also back.
After a few months, he once again set foot on the city where he had lived for many years.
Walking on the busy street, the bustling believers around him did not notice Pratt, and completely ignored this knight who represented the will of God and had a higher status than the Pope.
In the past few months, Fang Cheng and the headquarters of the Human Revolutionary Alliance, together with the vampire forces of Isis, have been searching for Preet's whereabouts around the world.
They all believed that Prat had either left the earth or was hiding in a place similar to subspace, so he could not be found.
In fact, Pratt did not hide, but had been living in a church near Jerusalem.
It's just that others can't see him, and those looking for him can't see him either.
It was not until today that Praet returned to Jerusalem.
Why I chose to come back today is not only because today is Good Friday, April 2nd, but also because Fang Cheng went to North America and was deeply involved in the town of Centralia.
After Praet, who was far away in Israel, learned of this situation, he rushed back to Jerusalem as soon as possible.
Now, after all three companions died tragically at the hands of Fang Cheng, Pratt had to admit that Fang Cheng was already his biggest enemy and biggest obstacle.
Now even he, the top ranked Apocalypse Knight, dare not fight Fang Cheng head-on. He must wait until he gets into trouble that he cannot get out of in a short time before he dares to take action.
But this was also the last action.
The original purpose of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse was to slowly find the whereabouts of their mother's soul and prevent her from being resurrected.
After Fang Cheng rose like a meteor, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse were reduced in number one after another, and it was too late to stop them.
Fang Cheng's existence may even have an impact on the coming of the Lord.
Therefore, Pratt could only use the last resort to force the final judgment to usher in the coming of the Lord and purify this sinful world.
With everyone ignoring him, Pratt walked towards the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
Climb the Temple Mount amidst the surging crowds and arrive in front of the Third Temple.
Believers from all over the world are blocked from the gate of the temple and can only worship here and offer their faith.
Praet passed through the guards guarding the gate and entered the interior of the temple.
The guards who originally belonged to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse were all killed by Fang Cheng. Now these guards are all new.
There was no peace inside the temple. Cardinals from all over the world gathered together, and even the Protestant and Orthodox churches that had split off also sent people.
The round table in the center of the temple, which was originally the place where the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse gathered to discuss, has been replaced by a larger round table, and it is full of people.
A cardinal, also known as a cardinal, is a position in Christianity second only to the pope. He is equivalent to a government member and can elect the next pope.
There are a total of 178 cardinals distributed around the world. Although most of them are powerful figures, there are only twenty who can express opinions and influence the upper-level affairs of the Christian Church.
Eighteen of these twenty people came to Jerusalem in person and sat at this big round table. Only two people had no time to leave and had to send their trusted followers.
In addition to the twenty cardinals, five are Protestant from North America and two are Orthodox from Eastern Europe.
A total of twenty-seven people filled this large round table.
The temple, which used to be peaceful and peaceful, was now full of noise, because this group of people were having a fierce quarrel, spitting and making waves, completely lacking the magnanimity and courtesy of a bishop.
They have been arguing for almost two months, and no one can convince the other because it involves the ownership of Jerusalem.
In addition to quarreling on the surface, they have quietly started to fight countless times in private.
It's a pity that no one can defeat the crowd. Even all kinds of overt and private methods can't be used to determine the winner. Naturally, there is no result in the quarrel.
Therefore, they can only waste their time here. Even if they can't tell the result, they can't quit.
Praet stood aside, watching this group of usually sanctimonious church leaders curse and taunt each other with the most vicious words.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The clear and loud sound of a wooden hammer suddenly sounded, suppressing the quarrels on the round table.
The cardinal named Alsop took out a small wooden hammer from nowhere, banged the table hard, and shouted in a deep voice: "Quiet! Quiet!"
The quarrel gradually disappeared, and all eyes, including Pret's, fell on him.
Sitting in the main seat, Alsop was able to silence everyone, not because the wooden hammer made a louder sound, but because of his identity.
He is one of the most powerful cardinals and a close confidant of the Pope in the Vatican.
After the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse disappeared one after another, the Pope was undoubtedly the highest-ranking and most powerful person in Christianity in the world.
Everyone knows that the Pope covets Jerusalem. He once proposed to move the Holy See to Jerusalem, which was approved by the College of Cardinals, but was rejected by the Plague Knights.
After the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse disappeared, the Pope immediately sent Alsop to Jerusalem to declare his sovereignty, but unfortunately he was still a step too late.
The College of Cardinals is not a whole. When the College of Cardinals agreed to the Pope's relocation of the Holy See, they hoped that His Majesty would lead them to fight against the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Now that the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse have disappeared, the bishops certainly do not want the Pope's power to go any further.
Therefore, Alsop, as a close confidant of the Pope, has been frequently besieged and stabbed in the back in the past two months. Although everyone respects and fears him, they still refuse to give in to the ownership of Jerusalem.
Now everyone is quiet, ready to see what opinions this pope's confidant will express.
If you still ask everyone to give in for the sake of the Pope, then you have to spit in his face.
Faced with many vigilant and evil looks, Alsop spoke slowly: "We are arguing here endlessly. Hasn't anyone considered whether the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse will come back again?"
The rest of the people have never thought about it, but it has been several months, and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse have not shown their faces again, just like they suddenly appeared back then.
Even the Knights Templar have disappeared. Now many people realize that something may have happened to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, otherwise they would not have left Jerusalem alone and not shown up for such a long time.
This group of people has been unable to decide the ownership of Jerusalem in the past two months. In fact, they are worried about the sudden return of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
But none of them expected that Plague Knight Praet had returned and was standing aside quietly watching their performance.
"Even if the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse don't come back, are we going to keep arguing like this?"
Alsop continued: "I have a suggestion. Since the issue of ownership of Jerusalem cannot be resolved for the time being, let's jointly manage the Holy Land first, and the issue of ownership can be resolved later."
Many people were a little moved. As cardinals, they had many things to do. They couldn't spend all their time in Jerusalem. They had to go home sooner or later.
If Jerusalem can be co-administered, at least it won't be kicked out.
But some people saw through Alsop's purpose and sneered: "Jointly manage the Holy Land? We are on the other side of the world, and the Vatican is in Italy, not far from the Holy Land. You can exert influence on the Holy Land at any time. In a few years It’s up to you to have the final say.”
Alsop was not in a hurry after being exposed: "If you don't agree with this proposal, there are other ways. Either find the four horsemen of the apocalypse whose whereabouts are unknown, or avenge them. I also know who the enemy is. His Majesty the Pope has already It has been decided that whoever can do these two things will support him in obtaining the ownership of the Holy Land, are you willing?"
The big round table suddenly became quiet, and no one said anything anymore.
No one wants the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse to come back, and similarly, no one dares to avenge them.
That man is said to have become the Lord of Demons and the King of the Undead, and is no match for even the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. They are at best ace-level cardinals, how dare they go looking for trouble.
Praet looked at the group of thieves who were preparing to rob the house when the owner was no longer around, and there was no wavering in his pure white eyes.
Whether it is Jerusalem or Christianity, it means nothing to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. It is just a vest they use to facilitate movement, and there is no sense of belonging at all.
The four of them always have only two purposes, one is to prevent the mother's resurrection, and the other is to initiate the final judgment.
Now that the first purpose cannot be accomplished, there is only another purpose left.
After speaking to everyone, Alsop continued: "To jointly manage the Holy Land, you can all send personnel to guard it. The Vatican will also send personnel, but the number will remain the same as yours, and it will not exceed within a few years... …”
This time, everyone finally felt a little moved. The main reason was that they had spent too long here and could not delay it forever.
Looking at everyone's thoughtful expressions, Alsop sneered in his heart.
His Majesty the Pope personally called him last night and asked him to end the dispute here as soon as possible, so he made such a proposal.
As long as this group of people is driven away first, the Vatican has many ways to exert influence on Jerusalem and gradually control this place.
Even if the Cardinals react by then, it will be of no use.
After giving everyone a while to think about it, Alsop asked everyone to vote by a show of hands.
Twenty-seven people, eventually twenty-four raised their hands, and the three cardinals from North American Protestantism did not agree, but the majority trumped the minority and their opinions no longer mattered.
"Since everyone agrees, then I..."
"Sorry, I object!"
He was interrupted mid-sentence. Alsop's expression immediately darkened, and his eyes fell on the three cardinals from North American Protestantism: "Are you really planning to stand hostile to the Vatican?"
The three cardinals looked at each other. Although they objected, they did not speak.
"I do not agree with the Vatican's assertion."
The voice sounded again, coming from outside the big round table.
"who is it?!"
Alsop subconsciously followed the sound and looked over, but his fierce eyes suddenly turned into shock, and his expression froze.
The other people on the big round table also turned their heads to look, and then they showed expressions like they had seen a ghost in broad daylight.
Praet, who has pure white eyes, stands on the edge of darkness.
His face with thick eyebrows, two deep nasolabial folds and drooping corners of his mouth made his indifferent expression full of majesty.
Alsop stood up suddenly and stared at Pratt.
"You, you still dare to show up?"
There was panic in his tone. As a close associate of the Pope, Alsop knew more things, including the fact that the man and the headquarters of the Human Revolutionary League were searching for Preet's whereabouts all over the world.
I thought that in this situation, Pratt would not dare to show up again, but I didn't expect that he would appear in front of everyone like this.
The others didn't know the inside story, but they were also shocked by Pratt's appearance.
They were also panicked, because the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse were definitely not gentle towards the Christian Church, and many believers and bishops died in their hands.
"Why can't I show up?"
Praet said calmly: "Are we allowed to let you group of insects occupy the Holy Land openly?"
"you!"
Those who felt they were being ridiculed became angry, but facing the number one Plague Knight, they were extremely fearful in their hearts and did not even have the courage to express their anger verbally.
Alsop took a few deep breaths and suppressed the bad mood of the cooked duck flying away: "Since you are back, you don't need us to decide the ownership of the Holy Land. You can do it yourself."
After saying that, he was ready to leave. It would not be a good thing to stay. Who knows if Preet will go crazy.
Wait for that man to come to your door and see how he dies.
With this dark mentality, Alsop had already left his seat, and others also stood up.
"stop!"
Praet's words were much more effective than Alsop's. He didn't need a hammer and immediately stopped everyone who was about to leave.
Alsop turned back to look at him, suppressing his anger and said: "Do you still want to punish us insects?"
His words were full of ridicule. Anyone familiar with the situation knows that the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse once launched a purge within the Christian Church in the name of punishing those with impure beliefs. Even the Pope could not stop it.
Praet was indifferent to Alsop's ridicule, but said in an unquestionable tone: "I am preparing to open the door of heaven and welcome the coming of the Lord. I need sacrifices. You are all suitable, so just stay. "
These words were like thunder, thundering in everyone's hearts.
As high-level members of the Christian Church, they know very well what the Gate of Heaven is, and they also know what sacrifices are needed to open the Gate of Heaven.
Alsop was furious: "You dare to kill us?"
What responded to him was Pratt's cold eyes.
Forehead!
Alsop suddenly felt a tightness in his neck, as if he was being strangled by a big invisible hand, making it difficult to breathe.
Not only him, but the other twenty or so people were also attacked in the same way. Their faces turned red, their eyes widened, and their bodies were pinched and lifted into the air.
The lowest strength of this group of people is also an ace, and the highest strength has the power of the legendary demon.
But in front of the Plague Knight, who ranks first among the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, he can't even resist.
Without even looking at them, Prat walked slowly around the large round table and walked behind the main seat.
Here is a giant crucifix. Jesus was nailed to the cross, with his head slightly lowered, as if he was looking at Pratt who was standing in front of him.
Praet looked up at the statue of God, raised his hand and made the sign of the cross on his chest, then folded his hands and prayed in a low voice.
Behind him, twenty cardinals were floating and struggling in the air.
Along with poof! puff! puff! With a loud sound, their necks were cut off, and a large amount of blood spurted out.
The blood did not fall to the ground. Instead, under the pull of invisible forces, it gradually gathered into a red stream and flowed to the top of the temple.
clang! clang! clang!
The melodious bells suddenly rang throughout Jerusalem.
Countless believers looked around blankly, looking for the source of the bell. Then, someone looked like they were crazy and raised their fingers towards the Third Temple, shouting 'miracle'.
More and more believers have noticed that on the top of the Third Temple, an illusory gate to heaven is gradually emerging, and the entire city can clearly see it.
"What a miracle, this is the door to heaven!"
Countless believers in Jerusalem rushed to the Temple Mount like crazy.
Jerusalem has a permanent population of more than two million, all of which are the most devout believers.
When they saw the gates of heaven appear, they were as mad as the most fanatical fanatics.
Two million people rushed to the Temple Mount at the same time, causing numerous car accidents and stampedes due to riots and crowding.
On the Temple Mount, more believers began to rush towards the temple gate, preparing to rush into the temple to get up close and personal with the gate of heaven.
The guards could hardly stop this group of crazy believers, and they were soon drowned in the tidal wave of people.
