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- Dark yellow thick carpets, hanging high from the ceiling, chandeliers full of candlesticks, exquisite stone statues, lifelike murals and reliefs, and a bright and warm atmosphere make the small black building feel like a nobleman's villa, rather than letting people in. The famous and terrifying "Hell".
This was the first impression that the "Inquisition" left on Fernando and Douglas. After they followed the "Gatekeeper" through the tree-lined paths full of statues, they officially entered the place that every magician fears from the bottom of his heart.
In the hall, except for Fernando, Douglas and the "janitor", there were no other tribunal personnel walking around, but their keen senses noticed that there were several people hiding in the dark. They seemed to be the number one person in the "tribunal". Road safety alert.
The "gatekeeper" had a solemn face, slightly panicked, and said angrily as he walked: "I doubt your devotion to the Lord. You should come and report this kind of thing as soon as possible. If it delays the important event, you can wait to be burned on the rack." .¡±
After a pause, he softened his tone: "If things go well, you will also receive generous rewards."
"Yes, sir." Douglas acted submissively, while Fernando lowered his head and said nothing, as if he was frightened.
The "normal performance" of the "gatekeeper" and the information revealed prevented the "night watchmen" hiding in the dark from taking any action. They just used the knight's intuition, the clergy's premonition and the magician's spiritual force field to sweep over Douglas. and Fernando, when the two were well prepared, this kind of inspection undoubtedly failed to discover their true identities.
Of course, Douglas and Fernando did not go too far and pretended to be ordinary people. It would be difficult to conceal the magic fluctuations in the magic circle. They acted as low-level magicians who were ready to betray their companions. This identity was half true and half false, and it was both effective. It concealed the facts without attracting attention - after the fall of Antiphore, there were too many similar situations, so many that it was numbing.
Therefore, as the first cordon of the "Judgement", the night watchmen are only slightly curious about what important information there is, but they are not qualified to pay attention to this kind of thing.
After passing through the hall, there is an east-west corridor, with rooms on both sides that are either compressed or open.
Through the half-open door, Fernando discovered that inside were ordinary clergymen who dealt with texts, files and records, most of whom did not even have the level of formal priests.
It was only then that he and Douglas looked at each other, and understood each other's thoughts from their eyes and slightly relaxed expressions. Although the "Inquisition" still followed the original regulations, it set up layers of alerts and defenses, like the strongest A fortress, but no matter how perfect the layout is, it still needs people to control it. Careless and lazy people make it all seem useless.
Halfway through the corridor, the "janitor" suddenly opened a closed door. There was no decoration inside the door, and the dusty ground was directly exposed. A downward staircase was located in the middle.
At the end of the stairs is a gray stone door, painted with simple but profound magical symbols. They seem to be ten crowns symbolizing different meanings, connected in unique levels and ways.
Fernando and Douglas narrowed their eyes slightly at the same time, feeling its powerful power. This door should be an intuitive reflection of the entire Inquisition's defensive magic array. When it is in operation, it is almost equivalent to a ninth-level cardinal - the current church is so powerful that only legends can become Cardinals.
"The tree of grace" Fernando whispered in his heart and recognized the symbol of ten consecutive crowns.
"The Gatekeeper" tapped lightly on the fourth crown a few times, with obvious changes in rhythm. A dull voice soon came out: "Who? What's the matter?"
"The second team, 'Touch of Twilight', today's 'gatekeepers', two low-level magicians were invited to inform. The information is very important. I was worried that they were hiding something or lying, so I brought them in and asked the captain to inquire in person." The "janitor" answered in a coherent manner, his eyes sharp and sober, but if you look carefully, you can see that there is a vague divergence and dilation in the depths of his pupils.
Under normal circumstances, the informant can only ask the "gatekeeper" to deliver the news, and then the captain of the night watchman decides where to question them. However, the "gatekeeper"'s reasons are also fair. After all, certain special magic arrays that can detect lies can only There was only an "interrogation room", and similar violations of the rules did not occur at the same time. Frequent victories made the night watchers ignore the detailed rules established by their predecessors, or they simply couldn't remember them, thinking it was unnecessary.
The night watchman guarding the stone gate was silent for a moment, as if he was assuming the identities of the three people outside the core of the magical array. Thirty seconds later, he said in an uneven tone: "Come in."
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Standing up, the ten "crowns of divine magic" were shrouded in holiness, and the door slowly opened.
Douglas sighed inwardly and felt a little happy. Although he could control the captain of the night watchman when he came out to interrogate him, there were so many magicians in the underground tribunal that the spell fluctuations could easily be covered up. If he was outside, he could only rely on constant hacking now. The silver lightning and the roaring thunder were falling.
Behind the gate is a corridor with no end in sight, and the night watchman hiding in the darkness did not show up.
The corridor is winding and winding, with rows of silver candlesticks on both sides, but what lights on them is not the light of candles, but the holy light from the magical array.
The shining light is in sharp contrast with the gloomy and dim corridor, making people feel increasingly depressed and gloomy.
After passing through this corridor, there was a sudden noise. In the wide hall, many people wearing black gloves came and went. There were also "interrogators" with red gloves and "executors" shrouded in gray cloaks. people".
There are corridors around the hall, and from time to time there is the smell of magic fluctuations and divine spell fluctuations. It is obvious that someone is exercising their abilities or using them to interrogate prisoners.
The court officials did not pay much attention to the entry of the "gatekeeper" and Douglas and Fernando. In their opinion, if there were official night watchmen leading the way and passing all the previous inspections, what problems would there be?
The "janitor" turned into a corridor and knocked on a door with a black skull painted on it.
"Come in." A majestic voice came from inside.
Pushing open the door, Fernando saw a middle-aged man with slender cheeks that looked like a poisonous snake.
"Who are they?" the captain of the Night Watch asked slightly angrily.
The "janitor" closed the door and repeated what he just said.
"Don't be so reckless next time, do a preliminary interrogation first." The captain of the night watchman criticized, but he was not too harsh. Then he raised his head and looked at Douglas and Fernando, "You know where 'Dark Storm' is hiding. ?Know the headquarters of the 'Magician United Union'?"
His eyes became hazy, and the holy light on the wall began to flow, apparently using the power of a special magical array to find the answer unexpectedly.
In this regard, he is full of confidence. Although he is only a fifth-level knight, with the help of the divine magic circle, high-level magicians will also be affected if they are not prepared. It is even impossible for the two low-level magicians on the opposite side. Resist.
Suddenly, he saw a pair of deep and dark eyes, filled with stars, holy and charming.
"You actually really know!" The captain of the night watchman suddenly stood up and his voice became much louder.
The faint magic fluctuation is so inconspicuous under the flowing holy light, and it is almost non-existent when mixed with similar auras around it.
The captain of the night watchman paced back and forth: "This matter is too important. I must report it to the 'Agent' and the others! No, I have to invite the 'Hunter' to come with me."
The agent is a giant in the county tribunal and also possesses high-level strength.
He opened the door and told a night watchman who came over: "Go and ask Mr. Hunter to go to Mr. Agent's room. There is important information about the Dark Storm and the United Magician Union. !¡±
The night watchman passing by nodded quickly and jogged towards the "Hunter"'s room. This adult came here just to hunt down the "Dark Storm"! This kind of information must be told to him immediately!
"The hunter" is what Fernando and the others call the "vulture", which made him lightly clenched his fists, waiting for the explosion.
The captain of the night watchman took the "janitor" and Douglas out of the room and headed towards the "agent" room in another corridor. Along the way, Douglas and Fernando both looked at the magical array hidden on the wall with the corner of their eyes. After setting up the arrangement, we came to the same conclusion. This place is very repressive for magicians. It would be very laborious to break in all the way. But even so, the two of them have stood here openly.
No matter how powerful the magical formation is, it can open a breakthrough from the "human heart". Hundreds of years of victory and peace have made everything so relaxed, without any vigilance and alertness when going out to perform tasks.
As they were walking, the captain of the night watchman suddenly paused and said half to himself: "We must take the magicians who surrendered before and have them confront them."
So, he changed direction and went to another corridor first.
This is Douglas's will. He must ensure that the "Hunter" reaches the "Agent's" room before he and others, and then catch them all. After all, it is difficult to hide the fact that the "Night Watch Captain" and "Gatekeeper" are controlled. The "actor", when the time comes, I'm afraid he will have to let go.The goal of "Hunter" is not enough time. As long as the action is taken, it must be completed in a very short time, and then escape before the church notices.
In the room, Benson was drinking a strong drink that usually affected his sanity. His expression was indescribably relaxed, and he no longer had any fear or anxiety.
Of course, only by getting drunk can you forget the incredibly spiteful look in your friend's eyes before he died.
"Come to my 'agent' and some magicians will provide information. You can help me with the identification." The captain of the night watchman was very polite.
?? Benson is a rosy-faced young man with regular features and a dignified appearance. He smiled and said: "This is what I should do."
He glanced at Douglas behind the captain of the night watchman and felt that he was very strange. However, he did not know many mages in the organization, so it was normal to feel strange.
And Fernando, who had changed his appearance and aura, also hid it from Benson. He just thought in a funny way that there was such a short male magician.
He never thought that Fernando would dare to break in here, this is the "Inquisition"!
Along the way, Benson didn¡¯t pay much attention to the two magicians. Only low-level ones posed no danger to his status, so he was more talking with the captain of the night watchman and trying to build a good relationship with them.
The captain of the night watchman grabbed the people in the hall and asked a few questions, confirming that the "Hunter" had already walked towards the "Agent"'s room, so he quickened his pace and rushed over as if he was afraid of being blamed by his superiors.
In the "Agent's" room, a "Hunter" wearing black leather armor and a shadow helmet sat on a dark red armchair and asked the "Agent" in silver armor opposite him: "Is there really darkness?" Storm's whereabouts."
"They haven't come here yet, and I don't know, but the 'Lion' won't blindly invite you." The representative replied,
"Lion" is the code name of the captain of the Night Watch.
"Hunter" nodded, said nothing, and waited quietly as if he had merged into the darkness.
There were sounds of footsteps and someone knocked on the door.
"Come in." The "agent" knew that the "lion" was coming.
The door slowly opened, and when he saw the "Hunter" at the door, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated. After being promoted from the mountain of corpses and the sea of ??blood, he had an intuition that death was coming.
"No!" He rushed to the door without thinking. His rich experience told him that only by interrupting the other party can he get a chance to survive.
However, everything in front of him turned gray and dim, and everything stopped, as if he had entered another world. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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