"Lord Guardian, be careful!"
Someone in the crowd loudly reminded Cervantes.
But the crowd of onlookers was a bit far away from Cervantes, and Genos and Mozart on the ground were also guardians. Cervantes thought that this caution was meant for the other two people. (The five saints are all guardians in the Demon Suppression Pass.)
Cervantes didn't take it to heart, but calculated the time and thought that the enemy should have started to fall, so he stopped flying and turned around to attack Nok who landed.
But he didn't expect that just when he turned around, his eyes were dazzled by a cold light. He instinctively raised his right hand holding the staff in front of his eyes, trying to block the dazzling light.
Unexpectedly, there was a sharp pain in his arm and neck, and he completely lost consciousness.
Cervantes died without knowing what happened.
But everyone watching the battle in the square could see it clearly.
Nok conjured up a pair of light wings to chase Cervantes, but he didn't expect that Cervantes suddenly stopped and turned around stupidly. Nok, who was being chased, took the opportunity to swing out his sword, directly taking him with him. The staffs were cut off together.
Seeing a staff and an arm, and a surprised head smashing down from the air, the whole square was silent.
Although Nok killed a saint on the city wall, there were no witnesses. Those soldiers who witnessed the attack were accidentally killed by Cervantes.
But Cervantes' death happened in front of everyone. The shock was beyond words.
That's the holy level! In the ten years of war, less than ten people on both sides died.
But now, a saint-level person was casually killed in front of them. How could everyone in Zhenmo Pass, who lived on the edge of death every day, accept this!
Moreover, Nok's sword killed "three heads", the "head" of the staff, a right hand, and the head of a holy mage. This kind of achievement was enough to shock them.
Moreover, although Nok was fighting with the [Holy Spear] before and even cast spells, he was still a long-range profession.
Why did his painting style change? He suddenly took out his big sword and became a sword master!
They didn't expect this change!
Could it be that this is the legendary dual cultivation of magic and martial arts?
"Oh my God! He killed the Lord Guardian!"
"It's over, it's over! The three guardians can't defeat him, we're going to be finished!"
"Didn't we say we have five permanent guardians? Why are there only three now! Still so weak!"
There was a commotion in the crowd, and there were people who were panicking and complaining everywhere.
Genos, who was treating Mozart, did not expect that Cervantes, who could fly, would be killed so easily.
Although he fell into the trap, it was too unexpected.
Is this the caliber of the youngest bishop in the church’s history?
No wonder the Presbyterians considered him a serious concern!
Genos panicked and didn't know what to do.
Stay, he can't beat Nock Lane.
But he did not dare to abandon Mozart and run away alone.
Although he is a member of the Holy Church, he has been sent to serve in the Adventurer's Guild.
Then he and Mozart are the same.
Coupled with the booming development trend of the Adventure Guild, he did not dare to leave his companions and run away in full view of the public.
Otherwise, neither the Adventurer's Guild nor the Holy Church would let him go, a deserter who ran away from the battlefield and abandoned his companions.
He frantically increased his mana output, trying to rescue Mozart so that Mozart could block Nok for him, and he could have an excuse to move reinforcements and escape.
Although he was a bit shameless, at least he was not a deserter on the surface. As long as the Guild of Adventure and the Holy Church could save the face, even if his actions were not shameful, his punishment would not be severe.
Genos had a plan in his mind, so he calmed down and concentrated on treating Mozart.
He had already healed the injuries on Mozart's hands and feet, and the injury on his stomach was almost healed. However, the blast injury on his shoulder was more serious and it would take time to heal.
But as long as he heals Mozart's stomach, Mozart, who can move his legs, will at least have some ability to protect himself. This old guy is a straight man, he will never lie down if he can fight, and he will not shrink back because of his shoulder injury.
When Mozart entangled Nok Lane, he, Genos, used the pretext of moving reinforcements to escape!
Genos's calculations were crackling, but one thing was missed.
Nok held the bloody sword, and with a flash of light from his wings behind him, he arrived in the air above Genos and Mozart.
"This colleague, who is also the bishop of the church, I don't know where I offended you. You actually colluded with the guard Rochefort to frame me, a person who has been trapped for ten years.
I, Nook Lane, have never met you, and I probably have never offended you.
Moreover, ten years ago, I encountered the [Rageful Witch] Jaina in Wangyue Town. In order to protect the townspeople of Wangyue Town, I trembled with Jaina, and ended up being trapped for ten years. In the end, I overcame the witch who had exhausted her magic power, and I just got out today. .
I really can't think of the reason why you condemned me as a traitor when you heard my name, and killed me on the spot without giving me a chance to defend myself!
According to the church's canon, even if I am really guilty, the church will need to send people from the Inquisition to arrest me and accept the church's internal trial. Only then can I be convicted.
As a church bishop, if you want to judge me, you need at least three cardinals, or the chief adjudicator of the tribunal, to be qualified to judge me.
Excuse me, do you have a death warrant issued by the church against me, or do you have a secret order from His Majesty the Pope?
Otherwise, how dare you unite with the local kingdom guards to murder me! "
Nok's angry question echoed at the Demon Suppression Gate.
Every word was clearly heard by everyone.
Genos was dumbfounded as he watched Nok confuse right and wrong... well, it wasn't completely confusing. He did want to murder Nok Lane under the orders of the Council of Elders.
But, is this the crux of the matter?
It was obviously him, Nok Lane, who broke through and killed the guard, so they received the alert and came out to arrest the enemy.
It's just that he and Cervantes had a tacit understanding and wanted to kill people directly!
As soon as Nok put on his big hat, the crowd of onlookers immediately exploded.
"What! The man above is the bishop of the church, was he framed by the guardian?"
"Noak Lane? Why does this name sound so familiar? He has been missing for ten years in Wangyue Town...ah! He is the bishop of Reims Cathedral, the genius who was famous in the kingdom ten years ago! Bishop Nok Lane!"
"What! The Bishop of Reims Cathedral? Isn't he missing?"
"Missing? Isn't everyone saying that he is dead? After all, he has been missing for ten years!"
"Damn it! If he is really Bishop Ryan of Reims Cathedral, then there must be a conspiracy in it!"
"That's right! I heard that Bishop Ryan didn't get along with that big shot in the royal capital, and he even suppressed that big shot back then!"
"Hush, you want to die! The guy who has been developing for ten years and now dominates the kingdom with one hand, you are going to die if you say this!"
The onlookers remembered Nok's identity, and most of them began to believe Nok's lies.
After all, even if the grievances between Knock and Richelieu were not spread at that time, everyone was well aware of Richelieu's actions against Reims Cathedral in the past ten years.
Especially after losing its lord from the Champagne Territory, Reims Cathedral almost became half the owner of the Champagne Territory and has been at odds with the Royal Capital.
Genos was so angry that his lungs exploded when he heard the comments around him.
"You're talking nonsense! I didn't!"
Genos stopped treating Mozart, jumped up, pointed at Nok and retorted loudly.
But he didn't notice that he stopped the treatment midway, causing Mozart's face to turn red violently, and a mouthful of old blood sprayed on the ground. He couldn't breathe and passed out on the spot.
"Am I talking nonsense?" Nok's expression turned gloomy and even became a little more ferocious.
I saw Nok excitedly holding up the tip of the sword that was still dripping with blood, pointing at Genos and asking loudly.
"Then let me ask you! Is I, Nock Lane, wanted by the church or dismissed from my post? Why did I return after missing for ten years? I just reported my name in front of the gate, and the gatekeeper gave me the name indiscriminately. Am I condemned as a traitor?
You even deliberately wanted to anger my disciple Milady and try to trick her into breaking through?
I was so angry that I jumped up to the top of the city to confront him, but he didn't even give me a chance to speak and just killed me.
I was just passively defending, but a guardian jumped out, killed the guard without saying a word, and then loudly announced that I had killed the guard.
Then he wanted to kill me directly, but unexpectedly, I was trapped for these years, but I managed to break through by chance. He was no match for me, so he sounded the alarm.
As a result, the three guardians of you came up without saying a word. Not only did you attack me and the guardian who killed the guard, the holy mage even released a fire tornado, killing all the witnesses on the city wall. Lose.
After killing someone, the crime was placed on my head.
What on earth are you going to do! "
"Even if you want to put me, Nok Lane, to death, why do you want to kill innocent people indiscriminately!"
"Although I was trapped for ten years, on my way back, I learned about the major events that happened in these ten years from my disciples."
"The veterans on the city wall are all survivors of ten years of war! They have experienced hundreds of battles and guarded the Demon Suppression Pass. They are well-deserved heroes!"
"But these heroes, they did not die on the battlefield or in the hands of the enemy, but they were mercilessly killed by you because they witnessed a conspiracy! How dare you!"
"I, Nook Lane, will kill you today not for myself, but for the heroes who died in vain on the city wall!"
"In order to give them justice, even if I am accused by the church, I will kill you here to comfort the souls on the city wall!"
"Suffer death!"
Nok "lost his emotions" and swooped down with his sword, killing Genos.
Looking at Nok Lane who was confusing right and wrong and labeling himself, Genos was furious, but when faced with Nok Lane who was fighting in front of him, he had no time to defend himself.
However, Nok's words successfully confused the people around the square who did not know the truth.
After all, the scene where Nok questioned Genos was played with too much indignation.
Coupled with Nok's sensational and righteous performance, it seems that he killed the guardian not for himself, but really seeking justice for the soldiers who died unjustly on the city wall!
Who made Genos unable to answer Nok's question?
After all, the name Nook Lane could be said to have resounded throughout half of the continent ten years ago, at least to the point where no one in the Kingdom of France knew it.
It is indeed unreasonable for the generals and guardians to attack such a genius after he disappeared without even conducting an investigation and confirmation.
Moreover, the city of Reims is not far away. If you go quickly, you can basically run back and forth in more than an hour.
It is not difficult to confirm the authenticity of Nok's identity.
But the guardian didn't do this, and instead directly killed him, which is indeed suspicious.
Just when everyone was convinced by Nok's performance, Genos was already in danger.
Without Mozart and Cervantes standing in the way, he was a purely auxiliary bishop and was no match for Knock.
Even if he knows a few magical attacks, he can't break through Nok's defense.
What's more, Nok has much more combat experience than him.
If it weren't for hiding his strength, Nok would have stabbed Genos to death.
But even though he was acting, after a few moves, Nok walked around behind Genos and pierced the back of Genos's heart with his sword.
A bishop from Genos died tragically in front of everyone.
Nok walked up to Mozart and looked at the unconscious Mozart. In the end, he did not continue to kill him, but stabbed the big sword in his hand hard on the ground on Mozart's face.
Nok ignored the twitching corners of the "coma" Mozart's mouth, but shouted to the people around him: "Everyone, I, Knok Lane, have been trapped for ten years. I came back today and was framed by an adulterer. I had no choice but to kill to protect myself. I still want to survive." Please be a witness.
I am now waiting here to be punished. I also ask you to ask a highly respected person to preside over the situation. By the way, send someone to the city of Reims to inform the steward of the Cathedral of Reims and the lord of Reims City. Just say that I, Knock... Ryan is back.
Nok can’t thank you enough! "
