v3 Chapter 254： count

Yes.

Those so-called assassins were arranged by Artis. Firstly, it was to pour dirty water on the Younger Scholar and find a reason for them to do it. Second, it was also to convince Nobu.

Once this opportunity is missed, it will become difficult to bring down Houshengjiao again, and there is no more time to wait that long.

but.

The time for them to do it is not now, but tomorrow morning, when the Pope of the Postnatal Sect will hold an admonishment in the municipal square.

At that time, the high-level members of the Housheng Sect will basically be there. As long as they are all eliminated in one go, the Housheng Sect will collapse on its own, and the alliance formed by more than ten religions will also collapse on its own.

Just like they did before.

"Just wait, don't worry, we will act again when it is almost dawn."

Artis sat down next to him, took a sip of the coffee he just made, "I still say the same thing, you don't need to follow me to do this, you can continue to be a chamber of commerce, with the name of the church, you will soon You can do it all over the southern continent."

An Tusen is different from ordinary people, he has a shrewd mind, following him to do these nasty things is a waste of talent.

An Tusen showed a puzzled look: "Why are you talking about this at this time?"

Artis took out a screwdriver, and while adjusting his mechanical arm, he said, "I feel that this time it might not go so smoothly. If you can, you don't have to participate."

An Tusen finally sensed something was wrong, and said coldly, "What are you hiding from me?"

Artis stopped what he was doing, stared sideways at him, and said in a slow voice, "Are you willing to sacrifice everything for the Lord?"

An Tusen hesitated: "What do you mean?"

Artis smiled, shook his head and said, "Look, you don't want to, so I won't force you."

He got up and walked over to pat An Tusen on the shoulder: "You just wait on the city wall, and seeing the sun rise into the sky should have the result. Brother, believe me, I will not harm you."

Antusen looked at him and took a deep breath, gray shadows spread on his cheeks: "Although I am not a devout believer, I believe in you, and I hope you can believe in me."

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The stars cause the seasons to move, making people willing to sleep in the night, the autumn wind is cool, and the red flags are constantly fluttering on the city wall.

Before dawn, Artis led people into the City of Heroes through the main entrance. Of course, they were dressed in casual clothes. Probably no one noticed them, and no one thought that someone would make trouble here.

The City of Heroes is also the city with the lowest crime rate in the southern continent, and also the city with the highest happiness index.

If it weren't for the plague, the people here would probably still look carefree, at least for the classes above the common people.

"Damn, why are you so slow, go quickly."

On the street, a believer wearing a black iron mask scolded the city troops next to him and pointed in the direction of the Municipal Square.

Since the pope is going to appear in public, safety must be ensured, and there must be no negligence, especially those people from the All Beings Sect, who are in the small town to the east.

The main content of the admonition is to pronounce the crime and judge the sinner, which is more like teaching and demonstrating to all living beings, telling them to stop here and not move forward.

Artis did not go to the Municipal Square, but walked in the opposite direction, which was the Earl's Palace.

The Earl is also the nominal administrator of the City of Heroes, the founding father, son of Howard Gordon, and the Earl of Desai.

Antusen was stunned for a moment and said in a low voice, "This is the Earl's Mansion."

Artis held a pancake bought from the street in his hand, and said while eating with a sigh of relief:

"He is also our goal. The followers of Houshengjiao were also recognized because of his father's voice."

Antusen's eyes kept trembling. They actually wanted to assassinate a great nobleman. This was definitely Artis's private decision. It was crazy.

He grabbed Artis's arm suddenly, and whispered: "You are crazy! You will become a sinner of the church."

Artis ate all the pancakes in one gulp, and said calmly, "You said you would trust me. If you don't want to do it, you can go back now."

Assassinating a great noble will not be tolerated by the empire, and will be spurned by all other nobles.

An Tusen calmed down, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, since we've reached this point, there's nothing we can do."

Artis smiled when he heard him say this.

When he came around the Duke's Mansion, as he expected, there were fewer guards here because of the warning.

"Walk along."

Artis came to the closed iron door on the earl's side with ease, then turned into a shadow, passed through, and opened the door from the inside.

They didn't know the terrain of the Duke's Mansion, so they could only explore on their own, and got the news that the Earl should be here. Although he won't participate in the admonishment, he will go to the church to pray afterwards.

He is also one of the senior members of the Postnatal Sect, although he is only an ordinary believer in name.

There are not many guards in the huge Earl's Mansion, and the Earl himself probably didn't expect that someone would come to assassinate him at this time, and felt that even if people from the two churches fought, it should not be his business.

Artis quickly locked the Earl's position in the shadows. He was in the middle of the dining room, preparing to eat. On the long dining table, the breakfast was hearty, with sliced ​​ham, smoked toasted bread, sticky and hot corn soup, and some broccoli with sauce.

This assassination should not cause too much commotion, otherwise it will arouse the vigilance of the Epigenetic Sect, so muskets cannot be used, and all witnesses here must be eliminated, at least not being found for half a time. Enough time to assassinate the pope on the exhortation.

It is necessary to kill the Pope in full view, in order to weaken the faith of the Houshengjiao in the City of Heroes.

Artis shot and killed a guard standing in front of the gate with a crossbow, and then motioned for Antusen to finish off the guards patrolling the aisle.

Then, his body blurred, he climbed over the window, came to the aisle outside the restaurant, and walked towards the maid who was sweeping the floor with a dagger.

"ah?"

The maid noticed something and was about to look back, so she was pierced through the back of her neck with a knife. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com covered her mouth, and closed her eyes without much struggle.

Artis opened the door to a gap, noticing that Andersen and the others were already preparing to attack the mind patrolling the boulevard. At the same time, his body also turned into a shadow, blended into the door of the restaurant, and slid in.

"Who?" The count seemed to be aware of the restaurant door, and stood up from the chair, still holding a knife and fork.

The earl's wife looked this way, wondering: "What happened?"

At this moment, she saw a figure appearing behind the earl, stabbing him with a dagger.

The count reacted, but it was too late, the dagger had already been inserted into his back, piercing the lung.

"Rest in peace." Artis said softly, looking at the terrified count's wife, drew out the throwing knife from her waist, and threw it hard with her wrist, hitting her eyebrows.

After this period of killing, he understood that even nobles are no different from ordinary people when they die. The gap between people does not seem to be that big, and sometimes it just needs an opportunity.

At this moment, his eyes were pitch black without any luster, and two slender and sharp fangs were exposed from his mouth, biting towards the earl's neck.

There is extraordinary power in the blood of the great nobleman, and he can absorb such power to strengthen himself.

The bells of the church rang, echoing above the city of influence, imprinted with the new rising sun.

at the same time.

A guard rushed in from the door, seeing the **** scene in the restaurant, he picked up a musket and shot him without hesitation.

boom

At this moment, the entire Earl's Palace was alarmed.

Artis dodged the bullet with his head sideways, and frowned involuntarily. He rushed over immediately, kicked the guard on the ground, and then slashed his throat with a knife.