What the Senate and the Arcane Council expected was for Aaron to gather the authority of all God's Hands, summon miracles, and end the world's crises, civil wars, and rebellions.
This is not a secret in the first place, after all, there is only one winner of the Chosen One's Sacrifice. However, the problem is that although the several Hands of God whose power is to be taken away are not the favorites of the nobles and wizards, they are at least reliable ones or important allies.
To take away power from Griffith, Galadia and Erza, a more rational way would be to pay sufficient consideration in exchange for cooperation, just like the cooperation between Galadia and Erza That way. Only in this way can these three Hands of God and their supporters, including but not limited to some nobles, armies, extraordinary people and elves, have the possibility of compromise...
"You have to be careful," Princess Mirantis raised her head and looked at the tall knight, "In public, they will respect you very much, but as long as you are out of the public eye, anything can happen. I think, Erza lost contact and someone was causing trouble behind her back."
"Understood, what I want to know is..."
Before Griffith finished asking, there was a rapid knock on the door. A herald shouted outside:
"'Light of Destruction' Admiral Baldwin and 'Divine Punishment Priest' Venerable Avignon are here!
"Captain Griffith de Ravenel, please come to the war room immediately."
Came so fast! Presumably, as soon as they received the news that Griffith had arrived in Germany, the two highest-ranking commanders supervising the operations of the Southern Army came with their troops.
Following these two demigods, there must be powerful supernatural beings and elite commandos directly under the Senate.
It's too late to run away...
Griffith took a breath and looked at the princess: "I need your friendship."
"You already got it that night in Odessa," Mirantis smiled brightly, as clear as the lotus on the snow-capped mountains. "In the next war, the South will be your most loyal ally. Beacon Academy The demigod and most of the southern demon hunters will stand behind you.
"The premise is that you have to bring Erza back."
…
Senior generals and envoys from the Senate filled the war room.
The ones presiding over the work are Sequence 4 Paladin "Light of Destruction" Baldwin and Sequence 4 Priest "Divine Punishment Priest" Avignon. The demigod knights are mighty and serious soldiers, and the priests are, well..., like other priests, they seem to be very good at physically purifying evil.
They are the great demigods, the Arcane Council and one of the rulers of the world. The frontline commander is Lordes Basilico Listener.
This Professor Homem Watts once commanded Griffith in Raven. Now his spiritual power has been greatly enhanced, and he may have been promoted to the rank of Sequence 5 "Mysterious Lord". Together with Griffith, he leads the Power Rangers into the sunken temple.
The other one is Horus Osiris, the Priest Path Sequence 6 'Word Bearer', and the acting bishop of Bayeran of the Holy Light Church. Griffith was deeply impressed by his double-agent operation in Odessa.
The third one is a Sequence 6 "Sword Master" named Jerunmiya. He looks handsome and unrestrained, always with an uninhibited smile, as charming as a lazy cheetah.
The fourth transcendent is Sequence 6 "Collector". There is no name, only a code name called "Joker". He was wrapped in a thick black robe, and the dull eyes and skinny fingers that were occasionally exposed were reminiscent of the scary dolls in the abandoned house.
In addition, Lordes leads 120 officers and soldiers of the "Advanced Assault Reconnaissance Force". This is a special force of the Republic Army. Different from the regular legion and the new army, these soldiers are completely specialized in equipment and training, and have thin psychic ripples. They seem to be supported by Aaron - every advanced assault scout. All have certain enhanced extraordinary characteristics.
If you want to avoid the blockage of Commodus' army, the large army will definitely not be able to do it. It must be such a capable force.
The four extraordinarys plus Griffith form a complete extraordinary commando team. Each extraordinary person has a team of five extraordinarys in terms of organization. Such a team is staffed by Sequence 5 wizards and high-level knights, and has all-round defense, control, and lethality, at least in terms of configuration.
but……
Griffith discovered that Amber was the only Extraordinary person who came to him. The official explanation is that the current military strength is stretched thin, and other Extraordinaries will have to be transferred later to supplement his establishment.
"Commanders, please forgive me, but bricks cannot be made without clay."
Sure enough, he was going to start halfway... Griffith's mind moved and he pretended to complain.
"The Chosen One, Miss Amber Roselet is not clay," Lord Baldwin also pretended to reassure her, "She can stand up to ten people by herself."
Lord Avignon also nodded and glanced at the demigod knight silently.
Sooner or later, my authority will be confiscated... Griffith muttered in his heart.
I am not a wizard, I am too close to the military veterans, and the power in my hands is too much for my age and status. Lord Avignon, the thoughts of such a big man must be unfathomable. He will kill me when the time is right, but he won’t say anything now...
As soon as this idea came up, the noble cleric suddenly spoke!
"Ahem, everyone knows that it was you who defeated tens of thousands of rebels in Verona with an army of several thousand and killed a Hand of God. At that time, you were just a low-level officer, but you were able to mobilize so many army."
"Sir, I want to defend myself!" Griffith said hurriedly.
Avignon waved his hand to signal him to shut up, and pointed at Griffith in front of the princess and many important people:
“This kid who even doubts his extraordinary path has many allies.
"Count Larmore has openly supported him and wants to marry his daughter to him. She is a beauty!
"The elves of Canaan are ambiguous with him~damn it.
"Erza, whom we all love, has an extremely suspicious relationship with him. If I were the Pope, I would burn him to death today. Unfortunately, I am not, um. The ruler of Beacon Academy, the "foreseeer" Llanfendale was even more suspicious! Hell, I could never figure out what he was thinking.
"Sir and ladies, I dare say something is wrong, but it's vague. The dark side of psychic energy is looming over us!"
Griffith was really shocked that the burly and noble-looking spokesman for God actually talked so much. He wanted to defend himself, but he didn't know how to start.
And Avignon hasn’t finished speaking yet:
"Hey, young man, as soon as you get here, you and the princess hide in the small reception room and whisper. Miss Diana, don't be angry, I can't hold back what I say. Everyone says I should stay Preaching in grassroots chapels.
"Look at you, you are so close to the princess. If I were Commodus, I would be so angry that I would turn to the dark side!"
"That's enough~" Miss Mirantis criticized softly with a smile.
"I haven't mentioned the saint and the strange things on Neopolis yet! And, I mean, after all that, I still feel like I've missed something!
"Baldwin, tell me!"
"I have nothing to say," the semi-holy knight patted his chest and calmed himself down, "I'll give you a punishment when I return to Beyeland and seal your mouth."
"But I really feel that we missed something important! Okay, okay, let me tell you the last two words!"
Lord Avignon waved his arm that could tear down the city gate:
"You have to understand, Xiaoyugan, I thought this nickname was very funny the first time I heard it.
"For people like you, don't ask too much from the organization.
"You go to the lost temple and find the secrets and companions. It doesn't matter whether you can come back or not. The Senate and the Arcane Council have already made preparations."
…
The topography of the temple is quite peculiar. From a distance, this is a large lake with a small raised black island in the lake. In fact, this island is the top of the sunken temple that emerges from the water.
In the silent hot wind, the half-ruined and tilted thick stone looked like a dormant beast. The rough shape and the unrecognizable incomplete passage were like a big mouth, deep and dark. A strange smell was surging, and there was even an unspeakable hissing sound coming from the depths, lingering in my ears.
After arriving at this ruins, Griffith felt strong uneasiness and impulse, and connected it with the ruins under the Tulan Swamp.
In order not to attract the enemy, the entire commando team rode in small boats. The moon gradually rose. On the mirror-like lake, the ripples of light have an indescribable strangeness. Griffith felt the boat swaying slightly with the waves, and he didn't know what ferocious beasts were hiding under the dark and deep water.
"Don't underestimate the risks in ancient ruins, young man.
"The entrance to the ruins is small, but the space inside is beyond our imagination. We don't know what kind of evil sleeps there."
Lordes, who acted together, was Griffith's equal in the chain of command. He is also a guide who knows the ruins relatively well, explaining it in a harsh and cold voice just like he did in the academy.
“This is not the first time that the Chosen One’s Sacrifice has been held, and you are not the only God’s Hand.
“At some time that we don’t know, maybe a lucky person who got the power of the gods fled here and hid.
"Griffith, let me tell you, this place gives me this feeling."
The moonlight was exceptionally bright, and the first batch of commandos arrived at the ruins in the lake. The assault scout jumped out of the boat, waded ashore, and quickly established a small position.
Griffith observed and found that these troops were different from any army he had ever seen. The soldiers wore special breastplates, helmets that covered their entire faces, and carried at least three types of flintlock muskets. Each soldier has a grenade, and there are even teams of two carrying weapons such as small artillery.
Advanced Assault Reconnaissance officers have better armor but are still agile. The rifles they carried were large-caliber short-barreled guns, and they retained their swords and tomahawks.
