Crusade against the Pope

Chapter 92 People Think They Are Smart, But They Become Foolish

"In the name of the kingdom's peace, I ask you to die."

As Kaler was speaking, the bottom of the box suddenly fell off, and then a dagger appeared in Kaler's hand.

In this instant, the original kneeling on one knee turned into a preparation for a sudden attack. When the box was blown away, the dagger stabbed straight at Isabel.

Garys was indeed tired, and his reaction was slow at this moment.

When he realized the current situation, it was already difficult for him to completely suppress Kaler in front of him. He only had time to block Kaler's stab with his left hand, and then kicked away the assassin who had not stood up straight.

The price of blocking the dagger with his hand was that a cut was made on the palm of Garys' left hand, and drops of blood dripped onto Isabel's nose and cheek.

That was blood no different from that of ordinary people.

[During the Roman triumphal ceremony, the victor will imitate the oldest statues of the god-king Jupiter, wearing traditional purple robes and painted his face red. To ensure a clear distinction between the imitator and the real god-king, a slave will hold a laurel wreath above the victor's head and whisper: "Remember, you are only a mortal."]

An ordinary person? What a joke! Isabella saw with her own eyes that the horrific wound was slowly healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Although it's still bleeding, it will heal soon!
When Gailis protected Isabel, the other two knights in front of him had already drawn their swords from their waists.

For a moment, the two men on Garys' side were unarmed, while the three men on the other side were wearing armor and holding swords.

The strengths and weaknesses on the field are clear at a glance.

As for the wound on Garys' left hand, it was constantly oozing blood, showing the other party that he, Garys, was just a mortal.

"Who are you?" Gellis asked a meaningless question.

"Kale, from Ibelin, follows Lord Balian's orders to maintain the unity of the kingdom." Kale got up from the ground, stretched his muscles slightly, and drew his sword from his waist.

He didn't mind wasting a few words with Garys. After all, Garys wasn't even wearing armor now, and in his eyes he was just a piece of fish on the chopping board.

Perhaps due to the injury, Gellis' mind was much clearer, and he realized a piece of information that he had overlooked earlier.

When communicating with the passing caravan in Alhadi Town, Gailis not only heard about the dispute over the throne, he also heard about something that had a relatively smaller impact.

When Baldwin de Ibelin, the head of the Ibelin family, witnessed Sibylla breaking the contract in public and choosing to crown Guy as king, he refused to swear allegiance on the spot, voluntarily gave up his territory, and chose to exile himself.

The political disputes in Jerusalem are now a complete mess.

Since the death of His Majesty the Leper King, the kingdom that once dominated the Levant, punched the Fatimids and kicked the Ayyubids has turned into a wild horse that has broken free from its reins, galloping towards an unknown abyss.

As for the people riding horses, they are fools, trash and lunatics.

"You must not be a knight sworn to Balian."

"Of course I am, and I have to be."

"Guy? Renard? Gérard? Or Iraklio? Or Emery..."

Garys called out a series of names. His superhuman sixth sense, coupled with the excitement brought by his injury, enabled him to examine the assassin Kaler more clearly.

In Garys's perception, every time he said a name, Kaler would have a slight reaction...

"Is the Jerusalem Palace a gang's lair?!"

Gailis could not help but scold, because the names he reported were all powerful people in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. However, this group of people were afraid of Isabella and wanted to get rid of her again and again.

To this end, this group of insects can abandon their principles and borrow the power of Muslims. To this end, this group of people can sacrifice the people in the kingdom.

The tragic scene of Monterey Village is still vivid in Garys's mind.

The corpses of human beings spread out from the valley mouth to the village, the women were torn from their clothes, raped and beheaded, and the babies were thrown to the rocks and killed. "For the unification of the kingdom and for the great cause of the Crusades, we must all die!"

"You keep saying it's for the kingdom, but whose kingdom is it?"

"Now the kings and nobles of Jerusalem have sinned against the Lord by their evil deeds and false gods. Their steps have strayed and they have entered the wrong path. They have turned away from the mandate of heaven and have become obsessed with power, which has incurred the wrath of the Lord."

Garys couldn't help but say.

But obviously, neither Kaler nor the other two knights beside Kaler would give up their determination just because of Gailis's words.

The leader, Kaler, took an attacking stance. He stood with his feet shoulder-width apart, then took a half step forward with his right foot. After standing firmly, he raised his sword and pointed the tip of the sword directly above his head and slightly backwards.

This is a wide-open attack preparation.

Different from the starting positions of other sword techniques, the top position starting position means not to think too much about how to block the opponent's attack, but to emphasize active attack.

In short, Kahler felt he had won.

As for the other two knights, they also made preparations for attack.

Kaler took a step forward, Kaler chopped...his movements made every part of his body vulnerable to Garys.

Garys' left hand was still bleeding, but this not-so-serious injury stimulated the secretion of adrenaline in him, speeding up his heartbeat and giving him a stronger focus and outburst.

For Garys, it was as if time had truly stopped. This was the first time he had felt this since he traveled through time.

He knew that this state would not last long, but just a moment would be enough.

Gellis borrowed the sword from Kaler, and then slashed it with one sword, cutting off his right arm at the root.

Then, before the blood spurted out, he took two steps forward and stabbed each of the knights behind Kaler with a sword.

When he had done this, Gaillis returned to Isabel and covered her eyes with his left hand.

Now, the wound on his left hand is almost healed and no longer bleeding.

Time resumed its flow, and waves of screams echoed in the conference room.

For Kaler, he had no idea what had happened before. It was as if an inexplicable divine hand had cut off his right arm in that instant.

It was not until he saw that Garys was holding his sword in his right hand that he was shocked and had a little guess.

[Men thought they were wise, but they became fools and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for images made like mortal man and birds and four-footed beasts and creeping things.]

—Romans 1:22-23
Garys dropped the sword in his right hand, picked up Isabel, covered her eyes with his left hand, and left the meeting room that was like a Shura field.

Outside the meeting room, Gailis saw the other four knights who followed Kaler, and now they were surrounded.

However, their fate has nothing to do with Gillis.

After leaving the meeting room and putting Isabel on the ground.

Gailis could no longer hold on, his legs were shaking, his head was splitting for a moment, and he finally knelt on one knee on the ground.

It was indeed his limit. The "absolute" time zero he had achieved previously, which was achieved by relying on the burst of adrenaline, had increased his speed to at least a hundred times that of an ordinary person, and the burden involved was even more terrifying.

　Second update. My typing efficiency is extremely low today due to various reasons.

　　Then the story will begin a new chapter and a bigger stage will come.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)