Huh? Are they all real?.

Sure enough, although the third shot was fired, nothing happened in front of him.

This delighted the Patriarch, who then shouted to the knights below:

"Go find that damned assassin!"

Without him needing to say anything more, the knights and superhumans had already rushed towards the direction from which the gunshots rang out.

Even the fastest superhuman had already found the gun the assassin had left on the roof.

While cursing the other person for running too fast, he also shouted back:

"The assassin has escaped!"

His voice made people feel that the assassination attempt had come to an end.

Then, the fourth shot rang out.

It came not from the front, but from behind the Patriarch.

As Moen put down his revolver and disappeared into the shadows, the Grand Patriarch stared in disbelief at his shattered chest.

In disbelief, he gently reached out and touched it, only to find his chest truly empty. Filled with endless resentment and confusion, he collapsed straight onto the ritual platform.

'I was about to become a cardinal, how could this be? How could this happen?'

As he fell, the ritual he had forcibly modified returned to normal, and a wall of light, its brightness undiminished, illuminated around him.

But the person the light barrier was meant to protect had already died inside it.

This scene left almost everyone stunned.

The Patriarch, who represented supreme power, died right before their eyes without any warning?!

Chapter 282 Taking the First Step into Camelot (3k)

The death of the Patriarch brought a storm to the entire city of Rodgerns.

And soon, this storm will begin to sweep across the entire New World.

Inside the Great Cathedral of Rodgerns, a monk carrying some items knocked on Father Hal's door.

“Father, there are some assessments of volunteer believers that you may need to look into.”

With a clatter, the documents in the monk's hands instantly spilled onto the ground.

Moments later, the entire cathedral was filled with the screams of monks.

Several monks and church knights burst in one after another.

After seeing everything inside, they felt a chill run down their spines.

Father Hal was killed!

They understood the cause of death almost immediately—the other person had bled to death by slitting their throat with a broken bottle.

This also reminded them of the believer who had come in with a bottle of wine at the beginning; without a doubt, he was the killer!

“I remember what he looks like, I’ll go right now.”

Before the knight could finish speaking, another priest who had just arrived called out to him:

"Wait a minute."

"priest?"

The priest slightly covered his nose and stepped forward to pick up the very conspicuous letter on the table.

There was no wax seal, and even the envelope was just a very casually folded piece of paper, but there was a sentence on it—"To Patriarch Glenn."

For Patriarch Glenn?

Under normal circumstances, the highest religious leader in such a city would only be a bishop or a patriarch of a higher rank.

However, the city of Rodgrance is located right next to the Rodgrance Cathedral, where the Lionheart King and the Storm Goddess met.

Therefore, this place not only had a Grand Patriarch who oversaw the faith in the southeastern part of the New World, but also three Patriarchs under him as deputies and overseers of the church.

In the absence of the Grand Patriarch, these three patriarchs are the highest authority in this area.

Normally, such a letter would never be delivered to a patriarch; it would be best if it reached a bishop.

However, this was the first time a priest in their church had been openly murdered.

This was even the first time he could remember a clergyman being killed.

Therefore, this particular situation led the priest to stop the knights and hesitate whether to hand it directly to Patriarch Glenn or to have it reviewed by his own bishop first.

But it was also at this time.

They all heard the knights singing loudly outside:

"Patriarch Glenn is on his way!"

Immediately following was a large number of hurried footsteps.

Patriarch Glenn has come in person?

We really should hand it over to him!

This thought instantly popped into the priest's mind.

He pushed through the crowd, not even glancing outside, and held up the blood-stained letter, shouting:

"Patriarch Glenn, the assassin has given you a letter!"

Patriarch Glenn, who was rushing to deal with the assassination attempt on the Grand Patriarch, was instantly stunned.

what?

That audacious assassin even gave me a letter?

No, could this be a hostile faction trying to use this opportunity to suppress me?

For example, do I have any connection with assassins or something?

But after glancing at the crowd around him, Patriarch Glenn immediately abandoned the idea.

Impossible, there's no way they'd do something that stupid.

So, is it really true that the other party is so audacious as to openly challenge the church?

Patriarch Glenn felt a surge of anger and shock, but it quickly subsided.

Having openly attempted to assassinate the Patriarch, what does a letter to him mean to the other party?

"Give me!"

The letter was immediately delivered to Patriarch Glenn by the knights.

Upon seeing him, he frowned and said:

Why is there blood?

This is clearly not the Patriarch's blood, so how did it get stained with blood?

The priest and the people behind him looked slightly puzzled and said:

"Patriarch, that's Father Hal's blood."

Something doesn't feel right. Wasn't Patriarch Glenn here for Father Hal?

Patriarch Glenn gave them a strange look as well.

Who is Father Hal?

Our church?

Growing increasingly puzzled, Patriarch Glenn directly opened the envelope. As he looked at it, he asked:

"Has this letter been checked?"

These words instantly froze the priest and the knight in place.

They've been living in comfort for too long.

Sensing the tense atmosphere, Patriarch Glenn looked up and, filled with lingering fear, cursed:

"You bunch of losers!"

How could you give it to me without even checking it?

What if they want to kill me too?

Isn't this a golden opportunity?

Everyone in the church was so humiliated by Patriarch Glenn that they dared not raise their heads.

The knights hurriedly tried to take the envelope again to check it, but Patriarch Glenn, who had already seen something, slapped their hands away, saying:

"What's the point of checking now? If there's a real problem, is it still possible to catch up? Get out of here, you useless piece of trash!"

The knight retreated, his brow beaded with sweat.

Patriarch Glenn looked around at the people, and seeing this, they all lowered their heads.

Only then did he continue reading the contents of the letter.

It was short, just a few paragraphs, but it stirred up a storm within him.

"Your Excellency Patriarch Glenn, I believe you are already aware of the High Patriarch's death by the time you read this letter. Therefore, do you and one of your patron cardinals wish to seize the opportunity to take over the city of Rodgrens?"

"If you'd like, you can use his mines for work. The forced laborers there, who were arbitrarily conscripted, are excellent witnesses. Besides, I doubt you'll find more or stronger witnesses. And I look forward to more cooperation."

"If you don't want to, then I'll have to find someone else to collaborate with and listen to their needs. Like Patriarch Tango or Patriarch Andas, or something like that."

After reading it through, Patriarch Glenn immediately grabbed the letter in a fit of rage and shouted:

"That damned blasphemer! He cruelly murdered the Patriarch and yet he dares to provoke me and the Church! That damned demon!"

His speech immediately caused a stir throughout the church.

Many of them were still unaware of the Patriarch's death.

A priest was just killed in the church, and now the patriarch who oversees the entire church is also dead.

Good heavens, what are these people up to?

Are they crazy?

The people in the church were greatly surprised, but not yet filled with much fear.

Because they all felt that this must be a factional struggle within the church, and that such a thing had nothing to do with them, as minor figures.

In Patriarch Glenn's rage, the letter was also burned by the flames that ignited.

It turned into a pile of falling ashes, and was further stomped on by him, turning into complete trash.

Obviously, no one knows what the letter said anymore.

After venting his anger, Patriarch Glenn summoned the priest who had started the meeting and asked him:

How did you get this letter?

"Patriarch, the other side also murdered Father Hal. The letter was found next to Father Hal's body."

what?

Did they even kill one of our people in the church?

Patriarch Glenn was immediately alarmed and broke out in a cold sweat.

Although he was just a priest, the fact that the other party had killed another priest inside the church after the death of a patriarch made him quite fearful.

Especially when he felt that the other party must be extremely powerful and influential.

Otherwise, why would the Patriarch be killed?

Patriarch Glenn pushed through the crowd to personally examine Father Hal, who was now completely dead.

He became increasingly angry and said:

"Blasphemy! Blasphemy! Blasphemy! This damned madman, this damned devil. I will definitely send him to trial to confess!"

"Come on, follow me."

The crowd followed Patriarch Glenn once again.