If you have never believed in something, you may never understand some of the thoughts and impulses of believers.
Belief in something that exists on the spiritual level can make people do many unprecedented things.
Regardless of whether the belief is a person, a nation, a country or a religion, people with beliefs often do many things that are difficult to understand for non-believers.
Some of this is good, such as in terms of calming and focusing. People with faith are often less likely to be confused than others, because they have their own direction in their hearts, so they can do things that ordinary people cannot overcome and cannot muster the courage to do without hesitation.
Fanatic believers always have no hesitation.
If they shout the name of God, even if they are facing a giant dragon dozens of times their size, they will still dare to charge with a spear, mount a horse and roar.
Henry knew it all.
Nationalists can persecute other human beings who are not much different because of their belief that their own blood is nobler. Nationalists shout that everything is patriotic and swing their butcher knives at those they consider their enemies. Even if it is one's own relatives.
And religious fanatics are even worse.
Taking the content in the scripture as the basis for action, there is no need to even meet the person in person, just because it is recorded in the scripture, then even if this person is just met for the first time, to the believers, he is a heinous enemy who should be killed quickly.
Such behavior is difficult for ordinary people, even casual believers, to understand.
Henry knew it all.
The White Church's canon has a history of thousands of years, and during the time it has been handed down to this day, religious personnel are still writing and revising it.
This is a book that was not created by gods but written by human hands. Naturally, it is inevitably mixed with the subjectivity and bias of the writer.
But just because it was stained with ink and written on this hugely significant book, it became an irrefutable fact.
If it is written in the book that it is your enemy, then you should abandon all thinking and just wave the weapons in your hands to fight to eradicate God's enemies.
Henry knew it all.
This kind of hatred, which is actually based on unknown true or false stories, is so strong that it can make people wield weapons without hesitation. In the final analysis, it can only be understood that the brains of fanatic believers are no longer consistent with normal people.
Henry knew it all.
So when the man drew his sword and struck at him, the sage made no attempt to defend himself.
When he got mixed up with the witch thing—no, the day he set foot on the east coast and stepped on the plank of the trestle in Parnilla Port, he had foreseen the arrival of this situation.
This holy knight is somewhat self-aware. His attack does not seem to violate the code of chivalry of "no sneak attack", but in fact, when he openly declares war on Henry, he has already approached extremely close and stabbed him with his sword.
This cunning approach is intended to gain an advantage, however.
He was not the first knight of the Church to do so.
It won't be the last either.
church.
church.
Holy white church.
The church of God who saves the world.
As long as it is in the name of God, then the process is not important at all. As long as the result is good, everything will be fine.
Henry did not draw his sword. He avoided the opponent's unexpected sword with a simple side step. People around him stopped and watched as the two knights in armor suddenly started fighting.
The fire flickered on and off, and after reacting, people quickly moved away.
The Paladin obviously did not intend to stop. The sage who was ready for battle was wearing Constantine's spare armor. Only his shoes and hands were not worn for flexibility. In addition, his throat and head were exposed.
The opponent's first blow was aimed directly at Henry's neck without reservation, and after the sage avoided it, he grabbed the weighted ball and threw the entire two-handed sword out with one hand, relying on this to extend the strike distance. The skill slashed towards the sole of Henry's foot.
"Pa—" But the tip of the sword fell into the snow, and as if he had foreseen all this, the knight quickly drew it back and returned to his normal sword-holding posture.
"" With two consecutive actions, Henry guessed something.
"The clothes are as white and dazzling as possible, and the nouns are always holy and bright, but the moves are so insidious-" Just like strolling in the courtyard, the opponent's rapid moves one after another failed again and again. Henry's words were sarcastic, and the knight's face flickered a little because of this.
"Shut up, I can't abide by the rules for you!" He suddenly said loudly, so loud that the group of church knights behind could hear him clearly. Then he suddenly withdrew his long sword - this was not to give up and continue fighting, because the holy knight turned around and immediately took a two-meter-long spear with a wooden pole painted white from his companion's hand.
It seemed that he was aware of the difference in strength, so he no longer planned to use a weapon that showed off his skills like a long sword, but chose a more powerful weapon.
"Pull out your sword! Are you looking down on me!" The Paladin shouted loudly. Because he had changed to a longer weapon, everyone around him tried to avoid it and moved further away. In an instant, there were no more people blocking him. The light of the huge bonfire was heavily invested. Many of the onlookers standing on the opposite side closed their eyes subconsciously, and during the transition between darkness and light, the knight seized the opportunity, leveled his spear and stabbed towards the sage with a lunge.
This time, he did not aim at the head and neck but aimed at the breastplate. Anyone could clearly see his unreserved expression. The impact of a two-meter-long spear gun is far greater than that of a long sword, so if you choose to hit a larger torso part of the target, even if it is protected by armor, it will be enough to knock Henry back. Once he masters this rhythm, he will still have a chance to win.
Longer and bigger weapons, determined not to underestimate the opponent's mentality, seize every opportunity to launch an attack and attack decisively.
——Every aspect shows that he is a veteran.
Not sticking to the spirit of chivalry, not sticking to those detailed rules, even if you still follow them on the surface, in fact it is just finding a loophole that cannot be refuted.
Excellent warriors not only need reliable training, but also have rich experience. Otherwise, they will only be dull and rigid in fighting, and will be defeated by more skilled people in unexpected ways.
In all aspects, this paladin is a combat professional worthy of recognition.
But still.
It doesn't change the facts.
Both people present knew the facts.
"Oh!!" The successive thrusts failed again and again, and the knight's attacks could not even force the sage back. He seemed to be getting a little impatient, so after a thrust, he suddenly changed his attack again and planned to use a spear-throwing method to attack.
"Hey!" The other paladins who were watching all this on horses sighed with regret, but it was already too late.
"Snapped!!"
Like iron pincers.
The sage easily dodged the attack with the shaft and grabbed it with one hand.
No matter how hard I pulled, it wouldn't budge.
"Have you tested enough?" He looked straight into the other person's eyes and whispered this sentence in the flickering firelight.
The sound was not loud, because the people around them left a large distance so that they could fight, and people were not able to hear Henry's speech clearly.
"I didn't intend to just test, but it seems that using all my strength is useless in front of you." The attitude of the Paladin suddenly changed, as if the previous scene was all an act - or maybe it was.
"After all these years, the church has been at loggerheads with you. I don't believe that they didn't send troops to try to solve this matter, but you are still alive."
"Aurora's nightmare." He once again uttered this word that many people had said, while his body was still trying to withdraw the spear.
"I can't defeat you, I know that, but I have to let my people know it too."
"Lest any fools injure themselves before they get to the real enemy."
"So the people who came this time are all from Department 13?" Henry shrugged, and the knight nodded: "Yes, they are all insiders. At least they all know what you have done."
"I want you to know something." The Holy Knight suddenly said: "Your Excellency."
This long-lost honorific without any irony made the sage feel uncomfortable all over - he frowned.
"I know you don't like this title, but I do it out of respect. Please understand—"
"Anyway -" "Ka -" the paladin said and then suddenly took a step back with all his strength. Everyone could clearly see that he was still unable to take the weapon back from Henry's hand with the help of his calf. And he then whispered.
"Although even the canon declares you a traitor and is the target of all the armed personnel of the Holy See of the Yetina Sect who must be executed on the spot when they meet. But within the church, there are still many people who agree with your approach. "
“The church today, like the country, has become too weak.”
"They don't understand the meaning of the word sacrifice and are so immersed in hedonism that even if the glory of God is forgotten by the world, they think it's just such a no big deal." The knight said and turned his head to look at The dim and small statue in the center of Scotti Town looked a little angry.
And Henry was just silent.
"We have long forgotten the decisiveness of killing in the past, and have forgotten what you did-" "That's enough" "Pa--" Henry let go of the spear in his hand, and the knight took several steps back and steadied himself. The figure did not fall to the ground.
"Clang, clang, clang, clang--" The sounds of armor and weapons clashing sounded one after another. Along with the light illuminated by a whole column of torches, Constantine, Minna, Margaret and Mira, who received the message, led The army came quickly.
"Continue to set up your defenses, the fun is over here." The sage turned around and shouted to the soldiers and soldiers surrounding him. He didn't even know Henry's true identity for the unknown facts and just regarded him as a passing knight. For them, although this battle was exciting, it was also a bit confusing.
Fortunately, the paladin who was competing with Henry was no ordinary person. He spoke at the right time: "Ah! I'm sorry. I just saw this knight's tall stature, and suddenly became competitive and caused trouble for everyone. I also Please bear with me!"
This explanation was obviously acceptable to them, and with the arrival of officers like Constantine and others, the passers-by continued to discuss the situation and walked around to return to work.
As for the objects that this "showdown" of a performance nature wanted to show the most, those church knights who knew something more or less looked at each other, speechless.
"You understand what I mean." The paladin who fought Henry breathed out and said this.
"Get your priorities straight, get your priorities straight and figure out what we're here to do."
"For the glory of God."
"Yes, for the glory of God." The paladins patted their chests and said.
Constantine and others who arrived belatedly observed the surrounding scene and guessed what happened based on the previous emergency report. Mira quickly ran to her teacher's side. Margaret's attention was attracted by the huge transport team behind her. After taking a long breath, the noble lady with black curly hair said something to Constantine and ran over to talk to the caravan personnel. Communicate, and then guide them to transport various materials to designated locations with a very skillful look.
The paladin leader, who had briefly fought against Henry, after finishing lecturing his own people, turned around and took a look, then nodded towards the knight commander with curly black hair.
"How rude. You must be the commander here."
"Yes, you are welcome. I am the garrison commander, Imperial Knight Constantine." The knight commander said so and stretched out his hand. The identity he introduced himself made the paladin frown, but then Constantine said Then he said: "I believe that everyone is on the same front when it comes to fighting against the witch, right?"
He obviously meant something, "This man is not simple." The Paladin smiled slightly, and then held his hand: "Yes, it is true."
"I am the Executive Paladin Minister of the Thirteenth Division of the Yetina Holy See Arms."
"Please call me Adolphus." The knight in platinum armor introduced himself, and Constantine frowned.
"Witch annihilates the troops?"
"This is really an amazing big shot."
"" The firelight flickered, and in a dim corner of the city wall, looking at the backs of the busy engineers, Henry said nothing.
"One day." After a short silence, the Luoan girl suddenly said this.
"Huh?" The sage responded with a short modal word.
"One day, you will tell me all your past." Mira said. Henry was stunned for a moment, then turned around and looked at Mira's face.
Her blue eyes shone brightly in the flickering firelight, and they were filled with the same determination as when she said she wanted to control her own destiny.
A few years are enough for the sage to understand.
When this girl says it, she means it.
"Okay." He suddenly smiled.
It was the first time for Mira to see Henry smile so tenderly.
"One day." The sage stretched out his big hand and ruffled her hair.
"I'll tell you one day."
"Little girl."
