"Red, Cardinal...?!" Elaine groaned, wondering why the Cardinal would wait for him in a place like this.
However, Cardinal Helwen did not seem to show any hostility, nor did she hold a weapon in her hand. If she showed any hostility, the Holy Spirit Platinum Lion would probably pounce on her immediately.
"You want to take Joan of Arc and escape from this place, right?" A very beautiful woman who calls herself a cardinal asked, "Do you think you won't be hunted down by the church if you escape like this?"
"But, but..." Elaine wanted to explain, but he thought that people in this other world nine hundred years later would not be able to know the whole story of the people nine hundred years ago, and explaining was just a waste of time.
Joan of Arc shook her head at Elaine and Goff, telling them not to be impulsive and to listen patiently to the cardinal's words before speaking.
The cardinal said slowly: "I don't know what your plan is. But just escaping like this is not an option. The church wants your blood to activate [Seed of Eden]. No matter where you hide, they will do it at all costs."
Chase. If you want the church to completely give up on you, you must destroy [Seed of Eden]. In this way, the church will lose its ticket to enter [Paradise], and everything will become meaningless."
Elaine paused. He knew Helwen was right, but ------
"You may be right, Lord Cardinal." Goff interrupted midway, pressing his hand on the hilt of his sword, full of caution: "But before that, I must confirm one thing first------
Are you our enemy or our friend? What are you here for?"
"I was ordered to protect Joan of Arc, so I am here." Helwen replied calmly: "But don't worry, I won't stop you from taking her away."
"...Really?" Gove said doubtfully.
"Actually, there are many people within the church who do not agree with the plan to open [Seed of Eden], thinking that it is a blasphemy to the doctrine." The cardinal replied: "However, Pope Eugene IV is vigorously promoting this plan.
Anyone who is willing to participate will be eliminated, and everyone can only comply."
Elaine made a grimace. So the church is not all bad people, there are also good people who have to go with the flow. And those good people may be innocently implicated in this incident. What have Elaine and the others done all this time? He
His hands might already be stained with the blood of innocent people.
"Instead of going to all the trouble to steal something [Seed of Eden], why not assassinate the Pope...?" Goff suggested.
"You can't see the Pope. He has been hiding for a long time, in a place where no one can threaten him." The cardinal shook his head: "Even if the Pope dies, it does not mean that the forces supporting him will be destroyed."
There are many people in the church who want to enter [Paradise], and they have long risked everything in order to enter Paradise and enjoy themselves in advance.”
This is probably human nature. Elaine wondered in her heart. What kind of devout believer, what kind of loyal priest, betrayed his true heart so simply in front of Yi Le.
"I can let you take away Joan of Arc, but you must promise to take away the [Seed of Eden], hide it forever, or destroy it." Helwen continued: "Only for this reason
, the church’s pursuit of you will stop, and the stupid plan to open [Seed of Eden] will come to an end.”
"Really, is it really that simple..." Elaine couldn't help but wonder.
"No. What will follow will be a long-term factional struggle within the church, and more blood will be shed." The cardinal sneered: "But no matter what, as long as the Pope cannot bring out the real [Seed of Eden] for a day,
If everyone, his power and status will be shaken. [Seed of Eden]'s plan will eventually go bankrupt. ------But that is not something you need to care about. Live your own life."
Helwen took out a wooden wand. This move irritated the platinum lion. If Elaine hadn't tried his best to stop it, Renault would have almost attacked.
The cardinal smiled disapprovingly, walked to the door and waved his wand a few times. The phantoms of the door guards immediately appeared on the spot, replacing the group of people who had fallen before.
"What the hell..." Goff looked at the cardinal in disbelief.
"Cardinal Helwen, before becoming a cardinal, was the Archmage of the Ivory Tower." The woman smiled and created an illusion in the room that looked exactly like Joan of Arc: "To this extent.
I can still use the deception trick. Hide the armor left by the guards and take the saint away. Someone will come over every twenty minutes to inspect Joan's condition. I must maintain the illusion here to help you.
Buy time."
"Thank you, thank you." Elaine said.
"[The Seed of Eden] is hidden in a treasure room fifty yards away from here, two blocks away, and is closely guarded by sixteen guards." Helwen said again: "Since your angel can find it
Come here, I believe he can also find the treasure room. ------There is not much time, go quickly!"
"Then..." Elaine nodded slightly and saluted.
"Thank you for taking care of me, Lady Helwen." Joan of Arc also said, as if she knew Helwen's plan from the beginning and had some kind of agreement with her.
"Where." The cardinal smiled mysteriously and respectfully sent the three of them out of the room.
"Reynold, can, can you do it?" Elaine asked as soon as she left the room: "Look nearby, find a room with a lot of guards?"
Without Elaine's urging, the Platinum Lion had already taken action. After using the electromagnetic radar, he easily found a place that matched Elaine's description and started walking towards his destination.
"Can I ask a question?" The three of them walked behind the platinum lion. Joan of Arc took the opportunity to ask: "Are you from the King of France? Or ------"
"Uh..." Elaine hesitated.
"It's someone sent by Lord Aslan." Seeing that Elaine couldn't answer properly, Goff rushed to answer.
"I understand. It is indeed the case." Joan of Arc seemed to have expected this to be the case, and nodded convincingly: "Although Cardinal Helwen said that you disrupted her plan, what actually happened was different from hers.
The predictions were almost unanimous. What a visionary man."
Boom! The entire underground shelter shook violently again. Joan of Arc couldn't stand and fell forward. Elaine rushed over to help her, but the clumsy Elaine couldn't stand still and fell down. He could only adjust in the air.
The position is such that you fall to the ground first, and use your own body to land on the ground first, acting as the saint's back.
"Uh-huh...Sorry." Joan of Arc pressed on Elaine and said when she got up. She also noticed that Elaine was actually not wearing any clothes, only wearing a plate armor, so she felt a little embarrassed.
Question: "Well...don't you at least wear some clothes on your body? Your skin is worn by the armor..."
"First of all, let's escape first..." Elaine got up awkwardly. In fact, many places on his body had been worn, and his inner thighs, arms and other places were bleeding. He was already wearing ill-fitting armor.
I feel extremely uncomfortable. I really want to leave this hellish place as soon as possible, take off my armor and have a good rest. But I can't do it now. It can be said to be the darkness before dawn. If I finish this last section of the road------
"Roar!!" Elaine's thoughts were interrupted by the roar of the Holy Spirit Platinum Lion. Before they could react, the Platinum Lion sped out and killed the six guards in front of the treasure room.
When the guards heard a noise outside the door, they naturally rushed out to deal with it, but they underestimated the strength of the Platinum Lion. The guard who just rushed out of the door was immediately slapped twice by Renault, and the guard with strong electric current all over his body fell back and hit others.
On the guards, a group of people were all scorched by electric current!
"Roar!" The ferocious platinum lion rushed into the room and started fighting. A series of screams came from the room. After a few seconds, it suddenly became quiet again.
"So cruel." Joan of Arc couldn't help but whisper.
"Hug, sorry." Elaine apologized on behalf of her Holy Spirit.
The sound of killing stopped, and the platinum lion also came out with a strange tree species that was a mixture of red and blue, which was what the church called the "Seed of Eden".
It's as simple as child's play. Although the Platinum Lion is good at surprise attacks, it caught the guards by surprise. But is it too simple? Is it a complete crushing of combat power?
Is it because the Platinum Lion of the Holy Spirit is too powerful, or is it because the church is short of manpower during the battle and the soldiers left here to guard it are too weak?
Or ------
Goff frowned and had a bad feeling.
Joan of Arc boldly took the tree seed from the lion's mouth, but the big cat did not resist and handed over the tree seed happily, and even licked the girl's hand.
"I agree with what Lord Helwen said. This artifact must be destroyed." Joan of Arc wiped the big cat's saliva from her palms and solemnly hid the tree seeds in her arms: "It is indeed a [paradise].
But today’s human beings are not qualified to set foot in this [Paradise]. This is a test given to us by God to see if we can strengthen our faith and reject the temptation of [Paradise] when we are not under control.”
"But now, we have to get out first," Gove said.
Because the closely guarded [Seed of Eden] was snatched away, some kind of alarm system in the treasure room seemed to have been triggered. Alarms began to sound throughout the underground shelter, and a warning red light flashed on the ceiling.
"I also join the fight." Joan of Arc glanced at the treasure room and took out a battle flag-shaped weapon. It was an item that was seized when she was captured. It was the weapon she used when she led the French army to resist England.
Battle flag.
"Reno, help us find the exit." Elaine picked up a large shield and said. He knew that the alarm sounded and a series of battles were inevitable. But now his fat and bulky human body is not suitable for wielding a sword.
Fighting and raising his shield to assist in defense were the best he could do.
The platinum lion grunted, as if complaining. The efforts of this group of humans are actually meaningless. In this narrow environment, Renault alone can suppress all the incoming pursuers--at least he
That's what he thought. But he didn't make fun of Elaine's smallness. He just focused on using radar to detect it and found a possible exit.
"Roar!" the platinum lion roared and reminded, leading everyone to run towards the exit. (To be continued)