Tome of Blood

Chapter 605 104 The Conspiracy of the Sun Temple

Chapter 605-104- The Conspiracy of the Temple of the Sun

The Ninth District Court, deep underground.

The winding passages crisscrossed like twisted blood vessels, extending into the darkness.

The stench of dampness, mildew, and decay mixed with the rusty smell of blood filled the air, occasionally mixed with the low whimpering of something unknown in the distance.

On the stone wall supports, crackling torches flickered, burning dim and unstable flames, peeling off the surrounding space of several feet from the endless darkness, and casting mottled shadows on the ground that had turned black due to bloodstains.

Occasionally, figures in black robes would patrol with torches held high. They worked in teams of two, wearing uniform black robes with golden sun symbols painted on their chests. The aura of each of them was no less than that of the stars.

If Charlotte were here, she would recognize that the emblem on the chests of these patrolling extraordinary people was the holy emblem of the Temple of the Sun that she had seen when she traveled through history.

Just as the two Sun believers were patrolling, suddenly, two nimble black shadows rushed out from the darkness, and before the Sun believers could react, two cold lights flashed across their necks.

They didn't even have time to call for help before they fell down and were quickly dragged into the darkness.

After a while, two figures in black divine robes reappeared, but their figures were much taller than before.

"I never thought that there was such a big secret hidden under the Court of Inquisition in District 9. This can no longer be considered a dungeon, but rather an underground world!"

"We should have entered the secret base of the Temple of the Sun. If I am not wrong, the underground of the Holy City has probably been hollowed out long ago. These stone walls are not new. I am afraid that the Temple of the Sun has infiltrated the Theocracy hundreds of years ago."

The two figures were naturally Sebastian and Nice who had infiltrated the Ninth District Trial Center.

One of them has reached the peak of Chiyang, and although the other one is not very strong, he is good at all kinds of strange spells, so sneaking into the Inquisition is no problem for him.

However, even though the two of them had been mentally prepared, they did not realize that the dungeon they had originally planned to sneak into was just the tip of the iceberg of the underground "world" of the Holy City!

"No wonder the master wants us to investigate this place quietly! The dungeon of the Inquisition in District 9 is probably just one of the entrances. Judging from the direction of the passage here, most of the Inquisitions in the entire Holy City are probably connected here..."

"Yes, the situation is more serious than we imagined. The Inquisition has been acting very extreme over the years, always wantonly accusing and arresting extraordinary people. Now, it seems that the Inquisition on the side of the Theocracy has completely sided with the Temple of the Sun."

"They have made such a big scene, I'm afraid they have a bigger conspiracy! By now, the master should have diverted the attention. We must seize this time difference and get to the core area as soon as possible!"

Sebastian and Nice quickly reached a consensus.

Following the passage, the two continued to go deeper, and soon after, they finally reached the end.

At the end of the passage is a huge underground ruins.

No, to be more precise, it should be a temple that has long been ruined.

The edge of this temple is out of tune with the surrounding passages, like two different worlds, and as if they were cut off.

However, the two men's attention was not focused on the ruins. Their eyes were fixed on the densely packed cells that spread throughout the space.

These cells were supported by the ruins and extended into the darkness further away. The number of cells in this part that the two men saw with the help of the dim torches was probably thousands, not to mention the invisible part that extended into the deeper darkness.

Low roars came from the darkness, one after another, and it was impossible to distinguish the number. In the darkness, the densely packed, scarlet, crazy eyes made the two men's scalps numb instantly.

Sebastian's expression changed:

"This aura... is from the vampires! There are tens of thousands of vampires imprisoned here! We haven't seen any vampires since we entered the Yunete Peninsula. It turns out that they are all imprisoned here! Eh? Wait, their condition..."

"They have already turned into blood demons. I'm afraid someone has activated the blood curse in their bodies!"

Nice said solemnly.

As he spoke, he looked carefully at the ruined temple again. After a moment of identification, he suddenly realized:

"Wait! I see! It turns out... it's here!"

"Oh? What did you find?"

Let's go to the middle of the day.

"Ancient Palace! This is probably the Ancient Palace that was discovered in the Theocracy! The books of the Holy King's Court record that the first Ancient Palace of His Majesty the True Ancestor was discovered in the Theocracy. It is also the largest of all the Ancient Palaces and is even known as the core of all palaces!"

It's the way to go.

"The ancient temple that was first discovered by the Theocracy?"

Sebastian was stunned for a moment, then said:

"I remember hearing you say before that the ancient temples discovered by the Theocracy had all been destroyed, right?"

"Now it seems that it is not the case. I am afraid that it was intercepted by the Temple of the Sun. The Temple of the Sun's infiltration into the Theocracy... may have known about it longer than us, or even longer than that wisdom artifact!"

Nice said seriously.

Sebastian quickly noticed the altar in the center of the ruined temple.

It was a rather large altar, more than forty meters high, almost reaching the dome of the entire underground space.

Below the altar was a huge pool of blood, filled with black and red blood.

Complex and mysterious magic circles and runes are densely packed, extending from the altar and the blood pool in all directions, and at the end is the prison cell of this underground world.

In the very center of the magic circle, there was a symbol that was quite familiar to the two of them - a demon's eye inlaid with an inverted triangle.

"This is... the symbol of the Blood Demon Grand Duke? Why is there a symbol of the Blood Demon Grand Duke here? This is a sacrificial array... Could it be that it belongs to the Blood Demon Grand Duke?"

It's a good idea.

Nice's eyes also fell on the altar.

He looked solemn, but when he looked carefully at the complex magic circle that made him dizzy at a glance, his expression suddenly became a little strange:

"No... this is not an ordinary sacrificial array... this is a directional sacrificial and summoning array!"

"Directional sacrifice and summoning array?"

Sebastian frowned, his expression was a little subtle:

"Wait... The Temple of the Sun is actually going to summon the Blood Demon Duke himself?"

It was hard for him not to look odd.

The Blood Demon Duke is a member of the vampire clan and is naturally suppressed by the True Ancestor.

If the Temple of the Sun wanted to summon the Blood Demon Duke to deal with His Majesty the True Ancestor, then it would be like a good man delivering food.

As for why the altar of the Blood Demon Cult appeared here, after a little thought he was no longer surprised.

Many high-ranking officials of the Theocracy are controlled by the Temple of the Sun. The Blood Demon Cult, which has even poorer organizational capabilities, has probably been infiltrated by the Temple of the Sun and turned into a sieve.

Furthermore, even if the mad Blood Demon Duke himself defected to the Temple of the Sun, Sebastian would not be surprised.

"Be careful. Let's go forward and take a look, but don't let anyone suspect our identity."

Ness whispered.

The two quickly pretended to be on patrol and quietly approached the altar.

There were many Sun followers patrolling around, so the two did not attract much attention.

And when they got closer to the altar and saw it more clearly, their eyes suddenly became solemn.

They saw a suit of armor.

It was a very majestic set of armor, carved with intricate patterns, exuding a time-worn and ancient atmosphere.

The armor is located in the center of the magic circle, as if it is at the center of the summoning, and on the helmet of the armor, there are exquisite elven decorations engraved.

"Wait... isn't this the 'Zerora's Arms'? How did it appear here?"

It's a good idea.

"Zerola's Armor? The legendary artifact that was created to fight against the vampires?"

Nice's heart moved.

Sebastian nodded, his expression gradually becoming solemn:

"Yes, that's it. When I was still on Luna Island, I saw its description in the classics. This armor is exactly the same as the one in the classics."

Nice thoughtfully:

"I have also heard of it. It is said that it was created by Zerola, the greatest craftsman in the history of the elves. It is one of the greatest man-made artifacts of the elves, and it has only one ability - to isolate the power of the vampires."

Having said that, Nice looked at the surrounding sacrifice and summoning arrays again:

"It is said that Zerola's Wrap can even block the power of the True Ancestor. Could it be that... the Temple of the Sun intends to use it to give the summoned Blood Demon Duke the power to fight against the True Ancestor?"

"It's very likely! The master's strength has not yet fully recovered. If the other artifacts prepared by the Temple of the Sun are added, I'm afraid she might really be in danger!"

Sebastian's expression also turned serious.

"No! We must report to the True Ancestor immediately! We can even pray for God to descend immediately!"

"Wait... pray for God to descend?"

"Yes, you just saw that this ancient temple is out of tune with the surroundings. It must have been moved here by space. Each ancient temple has its own different space. In other words, the ancient temple can theoretically be moved. This ancient temple already has traces of being moved. It is very likely that the Sun Temple deliberately moved it here in order to hold the ceremony smoothly. They have the ability to move this area, and now the True Ancestor may have alarmed them. We must not leave the Sun Temple with the opportunity to start the sacrifice summons or move this area!"

It's the way to go.

After saying this, he called out Charlotte's honorable name in his heart.

However... he didn't feel any response at all.

"Wait, I can't seem to sense the connection with Lady Charlotte."

Nice said in doubt.

"Me too. My blood oath seems to be suppressed."

Sebastian's brows also furrowed.

The two looked at each other, and then their expressions changed at the same time:

"No! Get out!"

They retreated almost at the same time, but the next moment, they all crashed into an invisible barrier.

A hoarse chuckle came, with a hint of amusement:

"Haha, it seems... a smart little mouse has sneaked in."

The dim torches flickered, and in the darkness, a hunched figure slowly emerged.

It was Grand Inquisitor Francesco.