A Guide to Becoming a God Starting from a Monastery

But Thomas was not frozen.

He extended one arm to block the stick, then with amazing strength and skill, caught it in return.

The knight instinctively tried to seize control of the club in his surprise, but Thomas was much stronger than him. With a single push of his arm, he forcibly grabbed the club, swung it, and hit the knight on the head.

The knight fell down with a groan and fell unconscious.

Joseph and the other two knights drew their swords, but they did not dare to act. A sword is a lethal weapon, not like a stick.

Their goal was to force the Grand Commander to leave, not to kill him.

Thomas raised an eyebrow at Demetrios. "Is this your plan?"

"Captain, you're making it very difficult for us..."

"It's difficult?" Thomas smiled. "Your jokes aren't very funny, Demetrios. You should be glad you're not a comedian or a bard, because you don't have that talent."

He pulled out a pistol from his body, raised his hand and fired without even looking.

With a bang, the bullet struck the wall next to Demetrios's ear, piercing it. The violent gunshot instantly shook his entire eardrum, and a buzzing ringing echoed in his head.

Although his good upbringing allowed Demetrios to maintain his sanity, the fear of brushing against death was like a sharp claw gripping his heart.

It took him a few seconds to come back to his senses.

After Andrea was knocked down, several others were also knocked down.

They wielded their swords, but they were no match for Thomas's club.

It's hard to describe the feeling. Thomas's movements weren't that much faster than his opponents'. In fact, it felt like Thomas's movements were just a fraction faster than his opponents'. But with that tiny fraction of a second, several people were completely suppressed.

He was knocked down easily and effortlessly with a stick.

Joseph was the last to be struck down.

He used his immobilization technique again, but it was of no use.

Thomas' body was not affected by the immobilization spell. Instead, he took advantage of his shouting and hit him on the temple, knocking him to the ground.

Although he didn't faint, he couldn't get up for a while.

This...what's going on?

How come the Grand Commander is so powerful?

The magic of the Bloody Cross? No, it wasn't magic. Because he was sure Thomas didn't have time to use magic.

Demetrios had also seen the magic flag cast, so he knew that it took time to cast a spell.

If there was no magic, how could he have easily defeated five or six elite warriors?

Moreover, he did not use any supernatural powers and did it easily.

The answer seems to be obvious.

"Grand Commander, you are... you are... the Protector of the Nation?"

But how could this be possible? He had been to Rome himself. He hadn't just heard about it from others, but had actually investigated it.

The Romans never used divine revelation, really not!

"Who told you that I'm not a protector of the country?" Thomas snorted coldly, took a step forward, and kicked Demetrios in the abdomen, causing him to bend like a shrimp.

"...This is the first warning. This is a warning against your disrespect towards me, a warning against your disrespect towards the Grand Master. In this world, apart from the Holy See, no one can speak to me in a commanding tone, no one, not even the kings of the nations!"

“Plus, it’s a re-education in stupidity.”

Chapter 195 Rebellion 3

After saying this, Thomas turned around and walked to the closed door.

Louis was originally on guard outside, but the doors of that era were not soundproof, and he could hear the movements inside through the crack in the door.

So he also heard the last conversation.

The Grand Commander is the Protector of the Country?

"Open the door!" Thomas shouted through the door.

Louis opened the door with some trepidation and saw the captain with a unhappy expression.

"Three months, go clean the toilet!" Thomas said coldly. "Don't forget to hang the flag!"

Then he strode away.

Louis watched Thomas leave before walking into the room.

The room was littered with knights, either unconscious or unable to struggle. Clerk Demetrios was the one in the best condition.

Although he was also kneeling on the ground holding his stomach like a shrimp.

"Clerk," Louis stepped forward and helped him up.

The muscles on Demetrios' face were twisted in pain, but if you looked closely, you would see that he was smiling.

He is laughing.

Laugh sincerely because of joy.

At this moment, all the questions and doubts that had troubled him in the past were answered.

I see! I see!

The Holy See did not ignore the plight of the Knights of Rhodes Island. He had already planned everything out.

It has been like this since the beginning.

It’s just that fools cannot see through the truth shrouded in layers of fog.

Instead, he used his insignificant vision and shallow and ridiculous knowledge to presumptuously speculate on the Holy See's layout, thus doing some meaningless and stupid things.

"Clerk...are you okay?" Louis asked nervously.

"It's okay...it'll be fine in a moment..." Demetrios retreated to the sofa and sat down. "Help them all up..."

That's right, how could the Holy See suddenly entrust such an important knightly order to an unknown ordinary person who came from nowhere?

And how could one entrust inestimably precious artifacts—not just one, but two—to someone who was incapable of protecting them?

Even if it's an illegitimate child, it's not allowed. Letting a three-year-old child carry gold in the busy streets—that's not called love, that's called framing!

Because from the beginning, Thomas was a patriot.

Haha ...

Not knowing who was laughing, Dimitrios turned around and saw that it was none other than Knight Andrea who was still vomiting blood.

Then, more people started laughing.

Joseph was also laughing. He and Andrea exchanged a look, and both laughed even harder.

Only now did I understand how foolish it was for the two of them to escort the Grand Commander all the way to Rhodes Island.

Because the commander-in-chief doesn't need two guards at all.

Elite-level soldiers defending national-level soldiers? This is a complete joke!

It's just that the Grand Commander has always kept a low profile, so they didn't realize their folly. In fact, if this incident hadn't happened today, the two of them would probably have continued to be kept in the dark.

It took a long time before everyone stopped laughing.

"Why do you think this is the case?" Joseph asked.

His question was vague, but everyone knew what he meant.

"Byzantines!" Demetrios said firmly.

The Holy See did not wish the Byzantines to gain an advantage.

At that time, the Knights suffered a setback, lost all their naval warships, and were forced to form a brief alliance with Byzantium.

If the Byzantines knew Thomas was the Protector of the Nation, they would have taken advantage of this unique opportunity and used various means to force Thomas to fight for them. However, under these circumstances, it would have been difficult for Thomas, as the Grand Master, to refuse.

The more powerful you are, the more you will be exploited.

On the contrary, the weak can avoid this kind of limelight.

For example, when attacking Smyrna, the Byzantines would not allow Thomas to be a spectator without doing any work.

If the Grand Commander had appeared on the battlefield as a protector of the country, Smyrna would not have been able to defend itself and would have been directly captured by the Byzantine army.

Instead of falling into the hands of the Knights as it is now.

This ingenious scheme had been completely incomprehensible to them before. Only at this moment, when Thomas revealed his true strength, could they understand it.

"Louis, don't worry about us, just go and hang up the flag." Someone said to Louis.

At this point, everyone was lying on the sofa in a mess, their armor removed. The captain had just attacked with considerable brutality.

Louis responded and left.

"What should we do next?" someone asked.

"Follow the Grand Commander and fight the Wolf God here!" Dimitrios said firmly.

If the Grand Commander was only at the initial elite level, then they decided to use the method of "military remonstration" to force the Grand Commander to avoid this battle.

But if the Grand Commander is the Protector of the Nation, then the story has to be told differently.

Protecting the country against protecting the country, plus the Knights have so much combat power and the help of magic flags.

There is no reason to lose!

If they could kill this Wolf God, what prestige and honor would the Knights gain!

"Also, everyone, cheer up. The Grand Commander will probably be conducting a sweep of the island in the next day or two to eliminate those spies and agents!"

……

On the coast of Asia Minor, in the Sword Castle of the Star-Moon Cult.

Muzaffar hurried past.

The door to the Grand Master's room was wide open, and when a servant saw Muzaffar, he immediately made a "come in" gesture.

This action indicated that the Grand Master was waiting for him.

"Muzaffar," the Grand Master said. "What is the situation?"

"After receiving Lord Wolf's declaration of war, the Knights went on full alert. They announced a temporary lockdown of the city for a month and launched a massive hunt for spies on the island."

"Several of our key personnel were busted, and the losses were significant."

"The surviving spies are unable to enter the city and can only lurk outside. They bring word that the Knights may be constructing barricades. However, Thomas's magical banner is now hanging directly at the highest point of the Knights' headquarters, visible from outside the city. It seems that the Knights are planning a decisive battle with Lord Wolf God here in Rhodes Island. However, there is also news that they have not withdrawn the troops stationed in Smyrna."

"What do you think, Muzaffar?" asked the Grand Master.

"I suspect... the Knights intend to use artillery against Lord Wolf," Muzaffar said after a moment's hesitation. "Or at least gunpowder weapons."

"The news of Lord Wolf God's battle record in the Holy Land should have reached them. They must have known that ordinary weapons would be useless against Lord Wolf God, so their choice is completely understandable."

The Grand Master smiled. He slowly took out a pipe, took a drag, and exhaled a puff of white smoke.

"They will soon realize how wrong they are. Muzaffar, let us wait here patiently."

Chapter 196 Before the War 1

At dawn, the sky was just beginning to show a hint of paleness.

The sky is gloomy today, and the clouds are pressed together, blocking most of the light.

A merchant ship appeared outside the port of Rhodes Island.

As the merchant ship approached, a warship came directly to meet it. Someone on the warship waved a flag, indicating that the port was closed today.

Pause for a day.

The merchant ship could only anchor temporarily outside the port.

In fact, there is not just this one ship, there are already many foreign ships parked outside.

They were all blocked out by the "one-day port closure order".

Seeing that the other party obeyed the order, the warship did not take any further action, but chose to return to the port.