Crusade against the Pope

Chapter 58 Duel?

"Well, well, well! Since you say you are the Son of God, the prophet, the Messiah, then let me ask you, what if someone like me who kills pagans doesn't go to heaven?"

Eric, who was riding on a horse, pulled the reins, controlling the horse to shake, his tone full of anger.

Gellis stood on the ground, looking up at the Crusader Knight who was raging in the hot sun. After thinking for a moment, he began to chant slowly.

"You will no longer die of old age. In a moment you will fall by the sword. You will not have time to repent, or even to feel fear. But this is only your experience during your lifetime. When your soul leaves your body, it will inevitably fall into hell. From then on, you will suffer eternal torture."

"You claim that you serve my Father with force in this world, flaunting your piety and glorifying my Father's name, but you incur pain and cruelty, then the Seventh Hell will be your eternal end."

"Your soul will first fall into the first ring of the seventh hell, where violent people gather. All those who abused violence in their lives will be immersed in a river of blood, allowing the mucus and blood to flow into your nose and throat and suffocate you, again and again."

"Your soul will fall into the third circle of the seventh hell. Those who commit blasphemy in the name of false gods will be burned by the rain of fire in the endless desert, and the gravel under your feet will be scorching. You will have to dance endlessly to please the demons who are watching over you."

Just as Gellis was about to continue chanting, Eric was so angry that he could no longer control himself. He shouted angrily:
"That's enough! You keep saying that I will go to hell, but what will become of you, a false prophet who blasphemed my Lord?"

Garys showed a hint of self-mockery at the corner of his mouth, but did not answer Eric's question.

If there really is a hell like Dante described in this world, then my fate will be the eighth hell...

There, deceivers, demagogues, and forgers will experience eternal torment.

But in Gérice's view, the Divine Comedy was just written by humans, so what's the harm?

"A false prophet, a false saint, how dare you call yourself the Messiah." The coldness between Eric's lips expressed his anger. He shouted again: "Gallis!"

"If you still have a shred of shame, come out and fight me! Prove that you still have the courage."

As he shouted loudly, he drew out the long sword from his waist and pointed it at Garys.

All the sounds around them seemed to disappear, leaving only the two people staring at each other.

Not far away, John Simon and others couldn't help but open their mouths wide when they heard Eric's words.

what? !

Why is there anyone who wants to challenge Garys in a one-on-one duel?
For a moment, they couldn't help but look at Eric with pity.

Eric seemed to notice something, glanced at Simon, and then felt puzzled. Did those guys think they couldn't beat a poor student like Garys?
When they were still together in the palace of Jerusalem, Eric's swordsmanship and martial arts were the best among his fellow servants. It was precisely because of this ability that he felt very aggrieved that he was ignored by the Leper King.

As for Garys? It's not that his martial arts skills are very bad, but compared to Eric, there is still a clear gap.

Over the years, Eric often found various reasons to spar with Garys in martial arts. Of course, the main reason for doing so was that he could have a suitable excuse to settle personal grudges.

Three months ago, he could easily subdue Garys, but it is not the case that a person's martial arts and swordsmanship can improve by leaps and bounds in three months.

"Are you sure?" Garys looked at Eric with a look of pity.

"Huh! Of course." As soon as Eric finished speaking, he turned over and got off the horse.

Because he saw that Garys was only wearing chain mail and a robe, Eric also took off his helmet and removed his gauntlets, indicating that he wanted to fight Garys fairly.

Garys looked at Eric with even more pity.

But after thinking about it, he took off his robe without saying a word in front of hundreds of people present, and then took off the chain mail that glowed in the sun, and then took off the soft armor inside, leaving only the innermost shirt.

"Are you looking for death?" Eric's words were like thunder. Although his tone was suppressed, he felt that he was despised and became even more furious. For a knight wearing full body armor, it is actually very difficult to kill the opponent in a duel with a long sword.

After all, the armor-piercing ability of a longsword is... better than nothing. It can only be said that when the opponent is knocked to the ground, using the tip of the sword to accurately poke the weak part of the enemy's chain mail can easily cause effective damage.

But now, Garys took off all his protective clothing, which was obviously a contempt for Eric.

Eric disdained the idea of ​​fighting an unarmored man while wearing armor.

Based on his confidence in his own martial arts and swordsmanship, he wanted to prove in front of everyone that he was stronger than Garys.

Naturally, he would not allow his victory to have even the slightest flaw, or the slightest possibility of being questioned.

Therefore, in front of hundreds of people present, he also took off all the armor plates on his body.

John, who was leading a horse not far away, saw this scene and turned his head to whisper to Simon beside him: "The Holy Son took off his armor because he felt it was in the way and he didn't want his blood to splash into the chain mail, which would be difficult to wash. But why did Eric take off his armor?"

Simon, who was a bit old-fashioned, pondered for a while and tried to tell a joke: "Maybe Eric felt that it would be difficult to wash his own armor after it was soaked in blood."

John curled his lips and turned to get on his horse. He had already foreseen what was going to happen next.

Under John's leadership, other knights and attendants who were not in charge of command all mounted their horses and prepared for what was to happen next.

In the battle array of the two armies, Garys had already taken off his armor, folded it neatly and placed it in a distant place to avoid being splashed with blood.

As for Eric, he put the armor he took off on the back of his horse.

When everything was ready, the two of them each grabbed their swords and came to a position three meters apart.

“We start now?” Gellis asked.

"Well, let's get started." Eric replied.

After he finished speaking, something seemed to flash in Eric's eyes. He noticed that the sword in Garys's hand was not given by the Leper King, so he asked, "Why don't you use that sword?"

But he did not get a reply from Garys about the sword, only a very confusing sentence.

"The corpse is talking."

……

This person is arrogant in the world and his temperament is not gentle.

He had no beauty to commemorate him during his lifetime.

Therefore, the angry soul sinks here.

There are more than a thousand people who claim to be kings.
One day, we will all lie in the mud like dirty pigs.

Their reputation in the world is horrible.

——The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Canto 46, 51-
　Second update, everyone knows about the monthly ticket black monkey thing, and about the owed updates, I will try harder...

　　
　
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