The Cathedral of the Supreme God outside the city of Mandos is solemn and majestic. The tallest tower is even higher than the palace in the city. 【】 Hymns in praise of the Supreme God are sung softly all day long in the church, which is faint but yet...
The holy light that never disappears allows everyone who enters the church to feel the power of the Supreme God.
Even those who do not believe in the Supreme God will still be in awe of this god in this environment. As for those believers, they are even more pious, and many of them even kneel and walk in the cathedral.
Roger also felt a little strange at first, why such a majestic cathedral was built outside the city. After asking Anna, he found out that this was a metaphor from the Supreme God. It is said that when the believers were building the first church, the Supreme God
The oracle was passed down to build the church in
Outside the city. This way, the clergy and the believers who come to pray can be away from the bustling city and more easily feel the glory of God. From then on, it became a tradition for the church to remain outside the city, and even the Pope lived there.
The cathedral is also located outside the city.
The cathedral outside the city of Mandos is unusually busy right now. Many noble ministers have arrived early, waiting for the duel to begin. More civilians have also arrived, waiting patiently for the duel with the nobles.
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 all believers are equal in his eyes, so no noble would dare to say something like "Put
These untouchables will be kicked out of the church."
Although there were many people in the cathedral, no one dared to make any noise in this residence of God. Therefore, although the huge church was crowded with people, it was still relatively quiet. Near noon, the two protagonists of this duel in front of God finally met.
They arrived one after another.
Jenson Button first arrived accompanied by several heavyweights from the family. Although he tried his best to pretend to be calm, the protruding veins on his forehead and bloodshot eyes showed Button's true mood at this time. Just now.
When Barton entered the cathedral, he scanned the crowd with his eyes, trying to find Roger, his opponent in this duel. However, to his disappointment, Roger was nowhere to be seen.
Roger came later, and compared to Barton, who came alone, he seemed a little weak. But this was a one-on-one duel, not a group fight, so Roger didn't care about it. He and Barton pretended to be
Compared with the calmness of others, Roger could truly be said to be as calm as water. He slowly walked into the church with a sincere smile and whispered hello to everyone he knew. Even if people he didn't know said hello to Roger, he
He will also politely nod to each other and say hello.
Just looking at the performance of the two before the duel, Roger had no idea how much better he was than Barton. So many nobles secretly lamented that Roger's demeanor was much better than Barton. If they hadn't known in advance, everyone would have thought that Roger was better than Barton.
Jay is a member of the long-established aristocratic Patton family, while Jenson Button behaves more like an upstart with little background.
However, the duel before the gods is about strength rather than grace, so the performance of the two people is actually nothing. Bishop Tumen of the cathedral personally presided over the duel before the gods, called Roger and Barton in front of everyone, and began to argue
They pray before the duel.
This prayer is not only a ritual, but also to check whether the two people are carrying any magic props. The duel before the gods is known as the fairest duel. The outcome is determined entirely by the true strength of both parties. Magic props and other items are strictly prohibited from being brought into the duel field.
Of course, both Roger and Barton knew this, and naturally they would not do anything embarrassing in front of the public, or try to bring some magic props into the duel.
Barton only brought a magic wand made of ironwood, and Roger also changed to an ordinary long sword. Barton wore a set of the most ordinary magician robes, and Roger did not even have the simplest leather armor.
I only wore a set of linen clothes suitable for sports.
After Archbishop Tumen finished praying, there was no abnormality on Roger and Barton, which meant that neither of them had committed any foul play. Archbishop Tumen gently sprinkled holy water on the two of them, and then said in a solemn voice: "I hope you will be careful before God.
The rules of the duel are to have a fair duel under the witness of the Supreme God. Regardless of the outcome of the duel, you must not dwell on it afterwards. Do you two understand?"
This was a necessary ritual for a duel before the gods, and Roger and Barton naturally agreed wholeheartedly, but it was unclear whether the losing side would actually abide by such an agreement.
After the ceremony, Roger and Barton entered the duel field in the church from two entrances respectively. As for everyone else, they could only stay outside, even the witnesses they selected and Archbishop Tumen. The so-called God before
A duel is a duel in front of the Supreme God. Mortals are
Those who are not qualified to watch. After the duelists enter the dueling arena, the gate of the dueling arena will be closed. Generally speaking, when the gate of the dueling arena is opened again, only one of the two can survive. The other possibility is that both of them can survive.
They all died in battle, and there was almost no chance that all the duelists would survive.
Under everyone's gaze, the door to the duel arena slowly closed, and now all those outside could do was wait patiently.
The duel field was as big as a football field on Earth, and the ground was covered with neat white boulders, as flat as an ice rink. Roger, who had just entered, couldn't help but secretly lamented that it was not easy to build such a large-scale building.
There must be some unknown secret. I don’t know.
What is the function of magic? Although there is less than one light in the duel arena, it is unusually bright. And although the light in the duel arena is bright, it is not dazzling. No matter which angle you look at, you will not be stimulated by the light.
You have to keep your eyes open, which also ensures the fairness of the duel to the greatest extent.
Roger and Barton stood at both ends of the duel arena, looking at each other from a distance. There were no other people here, and Barton no longer had to maintain his grace. The fake smile on his face disappeared and was replaced by a ferocious expression.
Roger, on the other hand, looked calm and relaxed, as if he didn't take Barton seriously at all. He was doubtful that Barton would die if he came to Barton. It was just silly to argue with a dead man.
Roger's attitude made Barton even more angry, but he was also a super magician after all, and he quickly calmed down and started chanting spells. The distance between the two parties was now so far, which was undoubtedly an advantage for Barton. He wanted to use the spider first
He entangled Roger with magic, and then used other magic to slowly torture him to death. He already hated Roger to the core, and Barton would never kill him easily. Instead, he would make Roger suffer a lot of pain before killing him slowly.
Kill him.
Barton quickly completed the spider technique. He stretched out his index finger and pointed at Roger, with a crazy and cruel smile on his face. What could be more enjoyable than killing the enemy with his own hands? Roger was about to fall into his trap.