Free Web NovelChapter 1549: Chapter 1543: Heretic Hunt!
The same temple trial is underway.
The five members of the [Nine Commandments Secret Meeting] are facing their own predicament.
Especially compared to Ronald, who possesses the "Divine Comedy", and thus promptly resisted and investigated the trial of the temple.
Though the five entered together, they are utterly bewildered about their current situation.
They have no understanding of the nature of this temple trial.
When the light before them dissipated, and they found themselves in the chapel together, their first reaction was one of confusion:
"Is this... inside that church?"
"Did we come in?"
"What’s going on? Where’s that nun!"
The five looked at each other, instinctively assuming this change to be some sort of defensive mechanism inherent to the chapel itself.
But after all, they are capable casters.
The initial bewilderment lasted only a few seconds before someone noticed their biggest difficulty:
—Their casting abilities were sealed.
"I can still sense my archetype, but I can’t communicate with its power!"
"The permanent spells on my body have failed too."
"A magic-banning barrier that strips away casting ability?"
Realizing this, the eldest of the Lenny brothers immediately walked towards the chapel door, prepared to leave first.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!
—
Something frustrating occurred.
Although the chapel of the monastery is just a simple, unadorned building, freewebnσvel.cøm
the bricks forming its walls are sturdy and durable, and the doors, sealed shut at night, were cut from solid beech and fixed with hard metal hinges.
Having lost their casting abilities,
the casters of the [Nine Commandments Secret Meeting], now ordinary people, had no way to forcibly open it.
The eldest of the Lenny brothers clenched his fists and hammered the door fiercely.
The ultimate outcome was just his palm turning red and painful, providing no means of escape.
"Damn it!" he cursed, stomping his feet and looking at his companions, "We’re trapped here!"
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The faces of the five casters turned rather grim.
In their predicament, someone recalled Ronald, who had been standing with them just moments ago but was now nowhere in sight.
The youngest of the Lenny brothers, who initially wanted to ’deal with’ Ronald, wore a vicious expression:
"Wait, that nun is gone!"
"Eric, it’s that nun you brought who’s playing tricks!"
Glaring at their companion in anger.
The two casters who brought Ronald to this place suddenly snapped out of it after a moment’s thought.
Without the power of the word spirit to maintain interference,
their thoughts cleared, and they recalled the scene of being controlled by the nun’s word spirit magic.
"No, we were controlled by that person using magic!"
"That person is mysterious and used strong word spirit magic to control us, leading us to bring her here to find you."
Upon hearing this, the second of the Lenny brothers furrowed his brow immediately:
"Is there an old monster left alive in the holy city?"
The eldest of the Lenny brothers was skeptical about this:
"Really, were you controlled by her word spirit magic?"
"Based on the information we’ve gathered over the past few days, the church indeed has considerable expertise in word spirit magic, but it shouldn’t be able to control archetype holders long-term."
The second brother immediately agreed with the eldest:
"That’s right, I’ve never heard of using word spirit magic to control archetype holders long-term!"
"..."
In the critical environment, the casters of the [Nine Commandments Secret Meeting] began to argue among themselves.
But among them, the eldest of the three brothers remained the calmest, and after a moment’s quarreling, he voiced a distinctive opinion:
"I think our focus shouldn’t be limited to this location in the holy city. Don’t forget, we also have a dangerous enemy hot on our heels."
Once this was said, someone immediately caught on:
"The monster masquerading as a descendant of the Adler family? But he shouldn’t be able to..."
"It’s "Origin of Species"!" Almost simultaneously, someone guessed a possibility, "That archetype has the foundational ability to alter body structure; we’ve been fooled by that monster!"
In a few words,
The five members of the [Nine Commandments Secret Meeting] had a general understanding of their situation and even reached a fairly accurate conclusion.
But their only mistake was their ignorance of the temple trial.
Based on their previous analysis, they believed that Ronald had used the opportunity to destroy the chapel’s barrier, performed some special spell on them, blocking their casting abilities and trapping them inside the chapel.
"Why didn’t he just kill us?"
"Our deaths could alert others... The president! There’s danger for the president!"
"No way, we must find a way to escape here immediately!"
Upon realizing this, the discussion among the five of [Nine Commandments Secret Meeting] grew even tenser, with some breaking out in a cold sweat.
But at that moment, the tension abruptly halted.
Because they heard sounds.
Sounds of someone approaching from outside the chapel!
Is Ronald coming to execute them? Or has someone discovered the situation here and come to support them?
The five powerful casters held their breath as if awaiting the verdict of fate.
Click—
The lock was opened from the outside.
But it wasn’t the person they imagined who entered.
Instead, it was several clergy members wearing monk robes.
Upon seeing the five of them, these young men had expressions of surprise on their faces as well.
"What? There are still people in the church here?"
"Did someone come here again last night and stay so late, even when locking the door didn’t leave?"
The young monks who opened the door were uncertain.
But for the casters of the [Nine Commandments Secret Meeting], this was tremendous news, and an opportunity they absolutely had to seize.
The young men who opened the church door hadn’t reacted yet.
The eldest of the Lenny brothers quickly approached, making up a few stories, and before the young men could react, the five left the church at once.
Then everything became clear.
Before them was the thriving and prosperous holy city.
Such a magnificent sight now before their eyes, all previous suspicions and concerns shattered by the vivid reality.
"We must have fallen into an illusion."
"This is a chance to personally experience the peak period of the church. We can gain a lot of valuable things from here!"
"This isn’t what we should be doing now."
"The problem now is how to get out of here!"
The five members of the [Nine Commandments Secret Meeting] discussed the situation before them.
To avoid exposing themselves, they minimized their movement and directly hid in a deserted courtyard of the monastery.
With their proficient knowledge in spellcasting,
they quickly gained a new understanding of their surroundings, even hypothesizing that this might be like a trial of the archetype.
Meanwhile, time continued to pass slowly.
Dong—
Suddenly.
A conspicuous bell rang.
With the ringing of the bell, the atmosphere of the holy city seemed to change at once, and even the passersby on the street began to appear strange.
Though unable to use spells,
as experienced casters, the five of the [Nine Commandments Secret Meeting] understood that this sudden change was undoubtedly bad news for outsiders like them.
The eldest of the Lenny brothers charged out of the courtyard.
Almost in the instant all of this happened.
A powerful flow of magic power enveloped the courtyard, confining them where they stood, unable to move.
Then, a majestic voice came forth:
"Found the heretical invaders; they’re all here!"
