king of the castle

Chapter 382 A Duel Before the Gods

The Cathedral of the Supreme God outside the city of Mandos is solemn and majestic, and the tallest tower is even higher than the royal palace in the city. 【】In the church, there are hymns praising the Supreme God all day long, and the faint but never-fading holy light makes everyone who enters the church feel the power of the Supreme God.

Even people who don't believe in the Supreme God will feel awe of this god in this environment.As for those believers, they are even more devout, and many of them even walk in the cathedral on their knees.

Roger also felt a little strange at first, why such a majestic cathedral was built outside the city.After asking Anna, I realized that this is still the divine metaphor of the Supreme God.It is said that when the believers were building the first church, the Supreme God passed down an oracle to build the church outside the city.Only in this way can the priests and believers who come to pray be far away from the hustle and bustle and feel the glory of God more easily.Since then, it has become a tradition for the church to be kept outside the city, and even the cathedral where the pope lives is located outside the city.

Right now, the cathedral outside the city of Mandos is unusually lively, and many noble ministers have arrived early, waiting for the start of the duel.More commoners came too, waiting patiently with the nobles for the duel.

In other places, nobles and commoners would never stay together like they do now.However, the cathedral is the residence of the Supreme God, and in his eyes all believers are equal, so no nobleman dares to say something like "drive out these untouchables from the church".

Although there were many people in the cathedral, no one dared to make noise in this abode of God, so although the huge cathedral was crowded with people, it was still relatively quiet.When it was close to noon, the two protagonists of this duel before the gods finally arrived one after the other.

Jenson Button first arrived at the scene accompanied by several important members of the family. Although he tried his best to pretend to be calm, the blue veins on his forehead and bloodshot eyes showed Button's true mood at this time.As soon as he entered the cathedral, Barton's gaze swept the crowd back and forth, trying to find out his opponent in this duel, Roger.But to his disappointment, there was no sign of Roger at all.

Roger came later, and compared to Button, he seemed a bit weaker and weaker when he came alone.But it was a one-on-one duel and not a group fight, so Roger didn't care about it.Compared with the calmness that Barton pretended to be calm, Roger was truly as calm as water.He walked into the church slowly with a sincere smile, and whispered hello to everyone he knew. Even if someone he didn't know said hello to Roger, he would politely nod to each other.

Just because of the performance of the two before the duel, Roger didn't know how much he won over Button.As a result, many nobles secretly lamented that Roger's demeanor was much better than Button's.If they hadn't known it in advance, everyone would have thought that Roger was a member of the old aristocratic Button family, but Jenson Button behaved more like a nouveau riche with no background.

However, the duel before the gods is more about strength than demeanor, so the performance of the two is actually nothing.Bishop Tumen of the cathedral personally presided over the duel before the gods, called Roger and Barton to him in front of everyone, and began to pray for them before the duel.

This prayer is not only a ritual, but also to check whether the two are carrying any magic items.The duel in front of the gods is known as the fairest duel, and the outcome depends entirely on the real strength of the two sides. Magic props are strictly forbidden to be brought into the duel arena.Of course Roger and Barton knew this well, and naturally they would not do anything that would embarrass them in front of the public, trying to bring some magical props into the duel arena.

Barton just brought a magic wand made of iron and wood, and Roger also changed to an ordinary long sword.Barton was wearing a set of the most common magician's robes, while Roger didn't even wear the simplest leather armor, only a set of linen clothes suitable for sports.

After Archbishop Tumen finished praying, Roger and Barton showed no abnormalities, indicating that neither of them committed any fouls.Archbishop Tumen gently sprinkled holy water on the two of them, and then said in a solemn voice: "I hope you will observe the rules of the duel before God and have a fair duel under the witness of the Supreme God. Regardless of the result of the duel, Don't get entangled in this afterwards, do you two understand?"

This is a necessary ceremony for a duel before the gods, and Roger and Barton naturally agreed, but it is not known whether the loser will really abide by such an agreement.

After the ceremony, Roger and Barton entered the dueling arena in the church through two entrances, while everyone else could only stay outside, even the witnesses they selected and Archbishop Tumen.The so-called duel before the gods is a duel in front of the supreme god, and mortals are not qualified to watch it.After the duelist enters the duel field, the gate of the duel field will be closed. Generally speaking, when the gate of the duel field is opened again, only one of the two can survive. Another possibility is that both of them will die in battle, almost There is no chance of all duelists surviving.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the gate of the duel field was slowly closed, and now those people outside could only wait patiently.

The duel field was as big as a rugby field on Earth, and the ground was covered with neat white boulders, as flat as an ice rink.Roger, who just came in, couldn't help sighing secretly, it is not easy to build such a large-scale building, and there must be some unknown secrets.I don't know what kind of magical power it is. Although the duel field has less than one light, it is unusually bright.Moreover, although the light in the duel arena is bright, it is not dazzling. No matter which angle you look at, you will not be blinded by the light, and it also guarantees the fairness of the duel to the greatest extent.

Roger and Barton stood at both ends of the duel arena, staring at each other from afar.There was no one else here, and Barton no longer had to forcefully maintain his demeanor. The smirk on his face disappeared, and he replaced it with a ferocious expression.Roger still looked calm, as if he didn't pay attention to Barton at all. He would be suspicious of Barton when he came, and it was just too silly to care about a dead man.

Roger's attitude made Button even more angry, but he was also a super magician after all, so he quickly calmed down and began to chant spells.Now that the distance between the two sides is so far, it is undoubtedly a favorable condition for Barton.He will first entangle Roger with spider magic, and then slowly torture him to death with other magic.He already hated Roger to the bone, and Barton would never kill him easily, but would let Roger suffer a lot before killing him slowly.

Barton quickly completed the spider technique. He stretched out his index finger and pointed at Roger, with a crazy and cruel grin on his face.Is there anything more satisfying than killing your enemies with your own hands?Seeing that Roger was about to fall into his hands, Barton was extremely proud at the moment.