"It's almost time, we should put out the smoke column. Be careful, Thomas is extremely powerful, not inferior to the Guardian. If we are discovered, you and I may not be able to escape!"

"Know!"

The two men began to put out the fire.

"Who are you!?"

At this moment, two men on horseback suddenly appeared on the other side of the hill and discovered the two men at the first time.

These two were guards Thomas had hired from Bohemia, responsible for reconnaissance and patrolling the periphery.

I just saw the smoke column over here, so I came over to take a look.

If Thomas saw the column of smoke from the carriage, he would not have arrived here even if he rode fast.

However, these guards were placed on the periphery to spread out a larger reconnaissance area, and they arrived in time.

Just found out someone is doing something sneaky! ?

The two spies immediately exchanged glances, drew their knives, and lunged at the two guards.

"Quick victory, leave immediately!"

"it is good!"

Two against two, it seems evenly matched.

But as soon as the four of them fought, the two guards immediately fell into a disadvantage.

Even though they can ride horses, their martial arts skills are just average.

The two of them were at best considered to be mid-level beginners. Conversely, the two spies were both genuine elite fighters.

In fact, the core-level mercenaries are already pretty good. Even if they are not considered masters among mercenaries, they are at least relatively outstanding.

But facing elite fighters, it is completely insufficient.

After only three or five rounds, he was already at a disadvantage.

He tried to turn his horse and run away, but he couldn't. The enemy was holding him tightly, leaving him no chance of escape.

Suddenly there was a dull thud, and a man fell off his horse, having been chopped down by the enemy with a single blow.

After landing, the opponent immediately stabbed him with a knife, taking his life.

The other one was injured by the knife on his horse and had to jump off and fight on foot.

He is also not good at fighting on foot, and he will be in a mess after a few moves.

Suddenly, a figure appeared, and a long sword stretched out from the side, blocking the fatal blow.

There was a clang sound.

Although he was clearly the attacking party, the spy immediately felt his whole body go numb and was unable to move for a moment.

The person who came was none other than Thomas.

He glanced over and saw the situation of the two guards, and a chill appeared in his eyes.

The original purpose of hiring these guards was to avoid trouble.

After all, there are some blind thieves in this world!

It's no problem when riding alone, but it's easy to become a target when riding in a car.

Unexpectedly... trouble still came to me!

Thomas attacked without hesitation, swinging his sword, but another enemy shook his hand and threw a flying knife.

Thomas dodged to the side, but the knife struck the guard behind him squarely in the head, piercing his brain and killing him instantly.

As the opponent threw the flying knife, he had already pounced on him, and the two swords crossed. Then, like the one before, the whole body was instantly numb with electricity.

Thomas snorted coldly and swung his sword again.

The opponent wanted to retreat and dodge, but he was affected by the electric shock and his body was completely out of control.

"Spare his life!" Suddenly, a deep voice came rapidly from a distance.

In fact, Thomas's move was not very fast, but when he heard the sound, his expression did not change and his movements did not stop at all.

With one strike of the sword, a big gash was opened between the opponent's chest and abdomen.

A large pool of internal organs rolled out and scattered all over the ground.

Then look back at the other one.

The spy had just exchanged sword blows with him, and the electric shock was still there. Although he was no longer immobilized, his movements were extremely slow.

"You kill people first, and then you tell me to spare their lives?"

He did not look at the spy in front of him who was moving slowly and desperately trying to retreat, but instead focused his attention on the man who appeared in the distance.

"Who do you think you are!?"

That clothing...especially the cloak, seems familiar.

When I looked more closely, I could tell them apart.

It is the emblem of the Byzantine Empire!

In the wilderness, a tall man wearing a cloak with the Byzantine Empire's double-headed eagle emblem on it was floating towards them.

The movement was not only fast but also graceful.

To be honest, it doesn't look like someone running in the wild at all.

It's more like flying in the air than running.

The man glanced at the spy lying dead on the ground, and a hint of anger flashed in his eyes.

"Well, well, well, you're worthy of being Grand Commander Thomas! You're still so unscrupulous here in Rome!" The man sneered, but looked in his direction. "Lord Terra, you must give me an explanation for this! Otherwise, it will be a blatant humiliation to the Empire and a blasphemy against your own laws!"

"Confess? You started killing people first, what do you want us to confess?" A man dressed as a knight came out from the other side.

He was about thirty or forty years old, wearing a breastplate but no armor on his limbs or legs. He was handsome, well-dressed, and accompanied by three soldiers.

"Did my people do something wrong? These people are the magician's followers. Your Grand Master is accompanying a magician who blasphemes Christ! We are arresting sorcerers!"

Chapter 341 Coercion 3

The Byzantine chuckled coldly.

This matter is public knowledge throughout the Christian world.

Magicians are enemies of Christ! This is universally acknowledged. Popes throughout history have frequently issued edicts demanding the suppression of such practitioners of sorcery.

Although this did not affect the nobles from secretly reserving the best guest room in their castle for the magician.

But at least officially, if a person was identified as a magician or a witch, they would actually be burned at the stake.

A branch of the church, the Dominicans, did this all the time. They even established the famous Inquisition!

And this magician is even more notorious.

He once used sorcery to cause heavy losses to the imperial army in the Battle of Smyrna, and bewitched the empire's supreme commander, Prince Andronicus, leading to the prince's tragic death.

Such blasphemers had long been sent to Rome through official letters, and Rome naturally issued a wanted order.

In fact, the Vatican did not know the details of this matter at all. In their view, it was just a very common matter: with the approval of the Holy See, a certain evil magician was listed as a wanted criminal in the entire Christian world.

Is there a need for a reason to put a bounty on a magician? Magicians will be burned anyway!

Although this kind of thing is rare, it is not uncommon.

But the Byzantine side already knew that this magician finally arrived in Rhodes Island and was taken in by the Knights!

Once exposed, it would be enough to bring the Knights Templar, or at least the Grand Master, into disrepute.

But this matter has always been kept as a precious card and has not been played.

Some cards need to be used sooner rather than later, as they become useless after they expire.

Other cards must be kept hidden, growing stronger over time—just like wine.

For the same batch of wine, the new wine that has just been brewed and drunk is not valuable, but the price of the aged wine can be ten times higher!

If I had played this card earlier.

Thomas could have just killed the magician and declared that he had been deceived.

It is certainly unanimously condemned, but it is not inexcusable.

At least his teacher, the former Pope, would suppress the matter.

This kind of thing is a typical example of "If you don't weigh it, you're worth nothing, but if you weigh it, you can't even weigh a thousand pounds."

He didn't even need to actually kill the magician, he could just kill someone and declare the dead person to be the magician.

Who could go to Rhodes Island, under the strict control of the Knights, to investigate this matter? Who would dare?

Therefore, the effect of this card was to cause Thomas to suffer some loss of reputation.

but now……

If this were to get out, Thomas' victory in the Mediterranean would immediately become a victory achieved through collusion with witchcraft.

That is not the glory of Christ, but a shame!

Even the new Pope must respond for the sake of his own authority and the reputation of the church.

Terra's face grimaced. He was the commander of the local garrison, responsible for local security. He was a key supporter, or perhaps even a confidant, of the new Pope.

Upon hearing this, his expression changed immediately.

"What do you mean? Colluding with someone who practices witchcraft!?"

Immediately, the Byzantine told Thomas how he met the magician in Bohemia and then returned together.

This is evidence of open collusion with the blasphemous wizard who is on the wanted list!

"More than that..." the Byzantine said slowly.

"Our Grand Master Thomas...is he still Grand Master Thomas?"

"We all know how terrifying these sorcerers are. They can turn humans into their puppets! Or, they can easily find a substitute and transform him into the appearance of Grand Master Thomas!"

"Lord Terra, why did Grand Commander Thomas act alone? I'm afraid this Grand Commander Thomas has already been replaced. If you and others are not careful, the future... hehe."

Terra's expression showed hesitation and indecision.

"Grandmaster, could you please prove your sanity? Or at least prove your identity?"

"How to prove it?" Thomas maintained a half-smile on his face.

He had hoped that his move to Bohemia would remain secret, but it appears that his move was not kept secret.

Who is it?

Being able to accurately intercept him in such a position, on the edge of Roman influence...

Accurate intelligence, even very accurate intelligence, is needed.

And there is only one force that knows Thomas's route of action!

Jews!

After all, he was relying on the Jewish post station system. Others might not know his whereabouts, but the Jews certainly knew!

The Jews betrayed him.

Just like what the Bible says, they betrayed the Savior for thirty pieces of silver.

I overlooked it.

We habitually use the conveniences brought by Jews, but forget the dangers they bring.

These people are born masters of betrayal and lies!

Oh, and a master of murder and terror! His specialty was killing defenseless women and children.

They look obedient now, but they just don't have the ability to do these things now. When they have the ability, Israel in the previous life will be the best example.

"If you are the real Thomas, you should have a bloody cross flag on you!" Terra said in a deep voice.

It turns out to be this!

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