Kurono Tatsumi looked at the blond young man in front of him with a look of disbelief on his face.
"Why are you here? There are also Dead Apostles...haven't they been completely wiped out?"
"How is it possible...isn't there the biggest fish that has slipped through the net right in front of us?"
A ferocious smile appeared on the bishop's face. He moved his wrist, and the dark sword hilt slipped into his hand, and was woven into a silver blade with the infusion of magic power.
"If I hadn't been worried about affecting that Lord's plan, I would have killed you back in the church."
"What……?"
Kurano Tsumi's mind was in chaos, and the bishop's eyes flashed with a gleam of familiarity. It was an existence called "murderous intent." At this moment, he could hardly think about why things turned out like this.
"By the way, I forgot to tell you that I am not the protagonist. To be precise, I am the Cardinal. I am responsible for the smooth progress of this Holy Grail War. Of course, you will not understand this."
Bishop, no, it should be said that the Cardinal is moving forward. Although he is not as good as the deputy responsible for fighting, compared with the high school student in front of him, he is still far beyond.
The bright silver sword light was like a poisonous snake that was preying on prey, thrusting out its fangs towards the prey. Kureno Tsumi felt his heart beating fiercely, like the engine of some restless large machine. The surroundings became quiet, and the world
In his eyes, it slowed down strangely, and the trajectory that was originally impossible to avoid could be caught with the naked eye.
He rolled on the ground again. Although his posture was very awkward, the effect was surprisingly good.
"Huh?"
The cardinal uttered a question until he noticed the blood-red circles appearing in Kurano Tsumi's pupils, which was a sign that the Death Apostle's power was excited.
"I see."
He rubbed his white gloves embroidered with golden crosses and slid the pieces of paper he had prepared in advance. The gray armor covered his limbs and vital parts. Although these armors were only made of pieces of paper, they were as good as alloys under the blessing of the spell.
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A small hand crossbow appeared in his right hand, and the arrowhead made of fine steel reflected a bright purple color in the moonlight. It was quenched with venom specifically targeted at the Death Apostles, which could weaken them.
His left hand held a Western-style one-handed long sword with the [Destroy Demon] and [Wither] techniques arranged on it, and he attacked Kureno Tatsumi from a distance and from a distance.
Kurono Tsumi's hands trembled and he took off the safety device of the pistol, and then continued to roll on the ground to avoid the incoming arrows. But when he raised the pistol and aimed it at the Cardinal, the violent shaking of his arm made it impossible for him to lock it.
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"do not come!"
He suddenly thought of Elsa's repeated words to him: if he encounters danger, he must use the Command Seal without hesitation.
"Don't let me use this, if I use this, my friend, my friend will definitely kill you!"
Kureno Tsumi licked his lips, his mouth was dry, his voice was unusually hoarse, as if there were two pages of sandpaper rubbing against each other in his throat, his arms could not stop shaking, and even his thighs were trembling slightly.
"hehe."
Seeing his trembling appearance, the Cardinal laughed disdainfully and pulled the trigger of the crossbow mercilessly.
boom--
Kuruno Tatsumi also fired, and the powerful repulsion almost caused the pistol to come out of his hands, and the bullets naturally flew to nowhere.
The poisoned arrow hit his right leg and spread to the entire leg in less than a second. The deteriorated black blood exuded a rancid smell. From a distance, it looked like a black spider web tattooed on his body.
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The strength drained from the body rapidly, and soon there was no strength left to hold the handle of the gun, but at this time, Kurenotsumi's consciousness was particularly clear.
His face was grabbed, his hands and feet were nailed to the ground with black keys, and his body was stretched into the shape of a cross. A ferocious smile came into his eyes. Kurono Tatsumi had never imagined that such a friendly bishop would show such a smile.
"Declaration——
As I destroy, I also create life. As I harm, I also help. No one can escape from my hand, and no one cannot escape my eyes."
The Cardinal chanted the baptismal chant, which is the only miracle allowed to be practiced by the Holy Church. It is a simple ceremony that sublimates the lost soul and sends it to the Seat of Return.
The soft white field unfolded, and the dust in the air reflected the light. The burning pain like a flame made him exhale in pain. This kind of flame seemed to appear on his soul. Lai Yexun vaguely seemed to see another blurry one.
Himself, dots of blood-colored spots covered his hazy body surface.
"Return to the dust.
Those who are defeated and those who are old are called by me. Commit yourself to me, learn from me, and be loyal to me.
I grant you rest. Don’t forget to sing, don’t forget to pray, don’t forget my name. My body is light, and I will liberate you from the heavy suffering of all things.”
The places covered with blood-colored spots were particularly painful. If this was his soul, Kuruno Tatsumi thought that he might be burned to death.
Correspondingly, his body also emerged with dots of white light, rising towards the night sky.
"Get rid of the disguise.
For forgiveness, there is revenge, for trust, there is betrayal, for hope, there is despair, for light, there is darkness, and for things in this world, there is darkness.
Rest is what I bring. Burn your sins and mark them.
Eternal life can only be given by death."
The Cardinal's voice became louder and louder, the domain spread out into the distance, and the light became more and more dazzling. In this light, Kureno Tsumi's body was shattered, like burning white paper, and only the Cardinal caught him.
's head.
"——Forgive me here, I, the one who takes the flesh, swear this.
——May the Lord have mercy on this mourning soul (kyrie eleison).”
The light reached its peak, and the surging magic turned into a rotating hurricane, carrying the light straight into the sky. The dark clouds were torn apart, and the light of the stars fell on the city.
The field gradually shrank, and finally dissipated. The Cardinal breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Kurono Tatsumi's life response had completely disappeared, wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead, and then saw the pistol Kurono Tatsumi left on the ground.
"As a Death Apostle, you are really young. You are not even as good as those brainless ghouls."
A contemptuous smile appeared on his face, and then he bent down to pick it up, but soon his smile froze on his face.
"cough……"
The sharp claws penetrated his chest. In the claws covered with scales, the bright red organs were beating, squeezing out the last blood.
The Cardinal's pupils couldn't help but dilate and gradually became dilated. He couldn't imagine that someone would break through the protection of the specialized defensive [Gray Lock].
He tried hard to turn his head, trying to see the face of the attacker, but all he saw was an ugly face covered with bony protrusions and scales. The similarity could only be seen in subtle details, and his blood-soaked eyes were full of
Violence and madness, with no trace of reason in sight.
"So it turns out that baptismal chanting can't completely eliminate you?"
Before he finished speaking, the sharp teeth penetrated deeply into his neck, greedily sucking the blood containing magic power.