"Okay -" Dorothy was a little confused, but after receiving Mark's promise, she obviously relaxed a little.
The road to the dock area was not long, and the carriage quickly arrived at the temporary residence of the Church of Light and Night. Before Mark even got out of the car, he saw Dida waiting there with a team of night watchmen.
As soon as we got off the car, Dida came up to us: "Great, Mr. Destiny, if you don't come, we'd be a little unsure. Uh, this is..."
Mark introduced Dorothy with a smile and added at the end: "Please help them arrange food and accommodation."
"Oh, okay." Dida waved, and naturally a night watchman came to help run errands and lure Dorothy away.
The station requisitioned a hall that was originally supposed to be a VIP waiting hall. The gorgeous white swan-shaped building is flawless and white, exuding a holy brilliance in the sun. Coupled with the artistic shape of the high tower serving as a goose head, it looks like
It looks very artistic.
Right at the gate, when the four guarding knights saw Mark, they immediately stood at attention, drew their swords out of their sheaths, and pointed their swords straight toward the sky.
They paid tribute to the heroes of Vapu Province with the highest courtesy.
Mark smiled and nodded, followed Dida who led the way to the hall.
As soon as I entered the door, I felt a tense atmosphere.
This is definitely a rare scene!
To the left of Mark's field of vision, stood an unknown old man, but wearing a pointed hat, who was obviously a cardinal. He, several bishops around him, and the Knights of Light were blowing their beards and staring.
The objects of their glares were suddenly a group of people across the long table - Mark's old acquaintances Bishop Albert, Bishop Juan Nadal, Judge Abner, Vivian, and several unknown Illuminati.
Knight and Punisher.
Mark's grand entrance naturally attracted everyone's attention.
The cardinal seemed to be angry and asked sternly: "Who is this kid? How did he come to the headquarters of our Church of Light and Night?"
Without waiting for others to speak, as if she was holding back her anger, Vivian took a step forward: "He is the favored one of the Lady of the Night! He blew up a nest alone and saved the great hero Mark Destian of the Vapu Province.
Ni!"
The clear and powerful voice echoed in the hall transformed into a combat conference hall.
After what she said, you could hear a pin drop in the hall.
Mark maintained his demeanor and smiled: "Sorry to interrupt your meeting, may I ask if you are..."
A middle-aged bishop next to the cardinal raised his hand and introduced: "This is His Excellency Cardinal Brown of Light!"
"I've met Mr. Brown and all your Excellencies." Of course Mark understood what was coming across from him, so he smiled and nodded, and instead greeted the old acquaintances here one by one.
At the end, Mark spread his hands and said, "Sorry to bother you, I'm just a consultant. Please continue."
After that, with a very neutral look... he sat on a chair diagonally behind Bishop Albert.
This way of sitting is an attitude in itself.
In addition, Mark also brought two bodyguards and a housekeeper. Cardinal Brown on the opposite side was even more unhappy.
God's love is not without reason. Before confirming that the other party has lost the favor of his own goddess, Brown can't even fart. He can only continue to show his incompetent rage and vent his anger on the poor people on the other side who are one level below him.
Mark listened for a while and finally understood. After the Lamington strangely returned to the port, the Orthodox Church had actually taken action quickly.
The first was the Church of Storms, which insisted that the sea was its territory. The Storm Warriors team, headed by Ren Zhanji, carried out the first wave of assaults.
However, after two hours, they couldn't wait for any reply. The members of the Orthodox Church were a little panicked. This time they sent in a team of night watchmen from the Church of the Night, led by a punisher.
Logically speaking, the Church of the Night is more professional in dealing with [abnormalities].
Sadly, three hours have passed, and there is still no sound.
The terrifying black fog still lingered on the appearance of the cruise ship. Despite the desperate efforts of several Wright warships to block it, the cruise ship made no move to rush into the port.
It's just that the lack of movement makes it even scarier.
Because there were too many church dignitaries and dignitaries on board, there happened to be Cardinal Brown's legitimate son, Bishop John Brown, 41 years old. Brown was anxious, and in a rage, he ordered a man to follow Brown that night.
The inquisitor, who has a close family relationship, went in with an enhanced purification team composed of 1 trainee inquisitor and 8 punishers.
As a result, I stayed until noon yesterday, 12 hours later, and still no one came out.
This time, not to mention the Saint Wright Empire, even the orthodox churches were panicked.
With such a big [anomaly] standing outside the port, does the city of St. Leiden still need a port?
The most alarming thing is that in the early morning before the arrival of the "Mechanical Ascension", the City Guards received approval to test-fire a 100mm naval gun.
Then what?
No then!
The shell, which was enough to blow a big hole in the 180-meter-long cruise ship, disappeared into the mist.
There was no explosion, no fire, or even any noise. It was cleaner than a mud cow entering the sea.
The only thing exposed to the world is still the gangway hanging from the side of the ship. In addition, the entire ship is wrapped in a strange black mist, both above and below the water, from 360 degrees.
Everyone can only conclude that it is an almost independent world.
Nowadays, there is no one in charge of the Church of Storms, and the leading right to handle the incident lies with the Gemini Goddess Cult. The key point of the dispute between the two sides is whether to directly dispatch the Guardian Knights.
The entire hall echoed with Old Brown's roar: "This is a big issue related to the face of the Church of Light and Night, and to the safety of 10 million people in the city of St. Leiden and even the entire province. We must solve this ghost ship as soon as possible. Since
The Inquisitor can't do anything, so let's leave it to the Guardian Knights to kill the ship and rescue all the survivors."
"If you use heavy firepower, it is likely that evil spiritual power will contaminate the entire port. Please think twice." Albert argued rationally: "We have Lord Abner Miller's purification team, and they have very rich resources.
experience, you might as well let them try again.”
"No! I don't think Miller is stronger than Judge Charlie." Old Brown blushed and refused.
Theoretically, this is the case. There are strong and weak judges, and they are generally on the same level.
After all, the Brown family is the political enemy of the Destiny family. At a time when the Destiny family has recently begun to form an alliance with the Nadal family, Old Brown will not entrust the life of his legitimate son to the benevolent hands of his political opponents.
superior.
He simply didn't believe that Mark and Vivian would be so kind and sincerely save his son.
Here, isn't Mark in a hurry?
He was somewhat impatient.
At any rate, three old acquaintances were on board, and they were lying if they said they were not worried at all.
This matter cannot be rushed.
If there really was a massacre on the ship, then the three women were destined to die. There was nothing that could be done about it.
Unlike the original owner, Mark would feel sorry if something happened to the three girls, but he wouldn't feel very uncomfortable.
What's more, the initiative is not in Mark's hands.
Sure enough, within a few minutes, the door to the hall opened again, and a knight officer came in with a stack of documents edged with gold. Seeing Brown's expressions, Mark knew the answer.
Old Brown flicked the document and threw it in front of Bishop Albert: "I have obtained the signatures and approvals of the other two cardinals. Now, immediately dispatch the Knights of Saint Leyden to attack the Lamington."
"Yes." Albert's response was a little weak.
Even though they are both local knights, St. Layton's is much stronger than the Vapu Knights: there are more than 1,800 Beyonder Knights in total, and the leader, Upton, is a Sequence 5 Silver Light Paladin.
As soon as the Guardian Knights were dispatched, the dignitaries, servants, etc. who were resting at the gate of the pier and resting in various lounges immediately cheered.
"Come on! Guardian Knights!"
"Kill those demons!"
"I must rescue my baby——"
Amid the cheers and noises, knights wearing armor blessed by the power of light, together with battle priests, boarded three torpedo boats with a displacement of about 500 tons, and a group of small boats, and began to attack the Lamington.
As part of a regular battle, the Guardian Knights will certainly not attack from the only channel provided by the enemy.
One after another, the arrays lit up on the bow of the ship, and in an instant it was like fireworks blooming. Several golden bright lights with a diameter of more than ten meters were like light cannons, slamming hard into the black fog of the cruise ship.
Useless!
It’s no use at all!
The war magic, which was enough to beat large evil spirits to pieces, hit the mist on the ship and actually turned into real fireworks.
On the shore, at least three thousand people witnessed this scene, and everyone was stunned and speechless.
Judge Abner shook his head bitterly: "This ship has completely fallen into the spiritual world and is not bound by the power and laws of the real world at all."
Albert asked in a low voice: "What if we just leave it alone?"
"It depends on how big the entrance to the spiritual world is and whether it is fixed. If the entrance will expand, then the entire port or even the entire city will no longer be available."
"..."
At this moment, the black mist on the Lamington must have been stimulated by spiritual power, causing a rather serious stress reaction.
The calm black mist suddenly rolled like a roaring wave, and the scope of the mist expanded outward by at least two hundred meters in the blink of an eye.
Amid a series of screams, the torpedo boat and three boats closest to the cruise ship were immediately engulfed in black mist.
The black fog comes and goes away just as quickly.
In a matter of a few breaths, when the torpedo boat and the three boats reappeared in people's sight, the golden figures that were busy a moment ago on the boat disappeared without a trace.
The guardian knights, battle priests, busy sailors, and everyone on the deck were missing.
Silent, as if these ships were real ghost ships.
Even the propeller of the torpedo boat was still operating under the power of the engine, following its original course, staggering away from the cruise ship, and slowly sailing out of the port...
