"Heresy! You deserve to die!"
An angry shout came from afar. It was the voice of the High Priest of Lehn!
Horn and his companions had already investigated and found out that the High Priest, who posed the greatest threat to them, lived in a large private mansion on the outskirts of the city, much larger than the mayor's.
Even if the High Priest was extremely fast, the time it would take him to reach the central square from the city's edge would be more than enough for Horn and the others to escape.
The reason they could hear the High Priest's voice was due to a fourth - level divine spell that only the High Priest in Lehn City could cast,
The Voice of the North Wind!
The sound - amplifying effect of this divine spell was much greater than that of ordinary sound - related spells. Although it didn't have the secondary sound - amplifying effect, its propagation range was similar. The advantage was that it didn't require prior preparation.
"We should run! Be careful." Horn told his companions and then ran towards the Lehn City Prison.
Because the troll was imprisoned there!
Tonight,
He had to die!
The sound - amplifying effect was excellent, and it wasn't just the High Priest's voice that was heard in Lehn City!
The whole city was in an uproar. Wasn't the Masked Man that active wizard recently?
How could he be a wild wizard?
But even if he was a wild wizard, what on earth was he trying to do? Challenge the authority of the North Wind God Church?
A wild wizard tying clergy to the stake and burning them alive was simply unheard of!
All the common people spontaneously walked out of their houses, wanting to witness this once - in - a - century event with their own eyes!
But at this time, all the black - robed deacons and North Wind Knights were mobilized. At this critical moment, they absolutely couldn't let the common people take to the streets!
No matter what the result was, letting the common people on the streets would only make the situation more complicated!
In the slums of Lehn City
Alanek, sitting in the basement, suddenly burst into laughter!
"Is someone causing trouble? Hehe, the Masked Man? That kid from that day! I'll get in on the action too!"
Countless thick worms crawled out from under him. His strength hadn't fully recovered, but now that Lehn City was in chaos, if he didn't go out and show his presence, what kind of wizard would he be?
This was the perfect time to stir up trouble!
It would be even better if he could kill that Masked Man!
Mages?
It was simply a joke. What were they?
"Hey, don't cause trouble here. This is my base. Go crazy farther away!"
Irema swayed her hips over and glared at Alanek.
"Okay, okay, I'll stay farther away." Alanek grinned with his toothless mouth, looking somehow terrifying!
At Douglas the Carpenter's Shop
Old Douglas, who was carving something, had his hand tremble. The carving knife cut a deep gash across the back of his hand, but he didn't even notice!
Tears streamed down his cheeks, and he sighed softly:
"Alas... Why bother?"
In a bar in the eastern district of Lehn City
Ilya, sitting in the bar and drinking heavily, was chatting cheerfully with the brown - haired beauty beside him. Suddenly, he spat out a mouthful of wine onto her face!
The beauty angrily stood up and slapped Ilya.
Ilya apologized with a smile. Just as he was saying sorry, he burst out laughing again!
He just couldn't help it!
He laughed uncontrollably, clapping his hands non - stop as if he was going to laugh his lungs out.
"Interesting, so interesting! Hahaha, that kid suits my taste!"
He picked up the great sword on the table, grabbed little Alia, who was sleeping with a wine bottle in her arms, and left the tavern with a big smile.
He completely ignored the beauty who was cursing at him from behind.
At the North Wind Cathedral
The Holy Maiden stood up straight.
"Is he my brother? He really doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth!
Bert, Christopher, come with me. I'll kill that senseless Masked Man with my own hands!"
Let that old guy feel some pain too!
...
Some time had passed since Horn's shout. Clergy members scattered throughout Lehn City gradually arrived at the center of the square.
They looked at the dozens of sawed - off wooden stakes and the ten black - robed deacons still wearing their deacon robes, tied to the stakes.
It was an extremely jarring sight!
And there was also a faint chill!
The High Priest descended from the sky. Seeing that the people tied to the ten stakes hadn't been burned yet, he breathed a sigh of relief.
If they had really been burned to death, it would have been a huge disgrace, and he, the High Priest, might also have been punished!
No one, including the High Priest, noticed that ten long fuses were slowly burning!
Gunpowder was one of the small inventions of the time - traveler Douglas. Unfortunately, in Ceylon, gunpowder couldn't be used as a weapon like on Earth. No matter how he adjusted the ratio, the gunpowder couldn't even be used to make fireworks. However, it was very reliable as a fuse.
When used as a fuse, it burned slowly and evenly, making it easy to time, and its faint flame was not easily noticed. It was an excellent fuse material.
Just as the church members were about to untie the ten deacons, the fuses burned to the end!
The ten deacons burst into flames!
Their bodies had long been coated with a thick layer of kerosene, and even some had been poured into their mouths!
The moment the fire started, they were beyond saving!
At the same time, on the nearby ground,
A large pentagram pattern lit up! It was painted by Horn with fire - oil in advance!
And the burned deacons were in the center of the huge pentagram!
This was Horn's revenge on the church!
The High Priest's already gloomy face became even more hideous!
A gale even stronger than the effect of Rives's divine spell instantly blew out the kerosene - coated corpses and the hexagram pattern!
"Search! Mobilize everyone! Search for them! Even if you have to turn Lehn City upside down, find them!"
At this moment, the whole of Lehn City was in motion. Countless deacons were mobilized, and even half of the deacons guarding the prison were dispatched!
Rives stood there with an uncertain expression on his face. He felt that Horn would appear at the prison because he thought Horn would seek revenge.
But he didn't tell the High Priest. The High Priest was extremely angry at the moment. If Horn wasn't at the prison, he would be in big trouble for giving false information.
So, taking advantage of the High Priest's inattention, Rives headed towards the prison on his own!
At this moment, at Lehn City Prison
Horn's voice had spread across most of the city, and of course, Enoch had heard it too, because it was the signal for the plan to start!
And Enoch was now outside the prison!
Under the High Priest's order, most of the black - robed deacons and North Wind Knights guarding the prison had been dispatched to the streets to maintain order and hunt for Horn.
At this moment, the prison was at its most vulnerable.
It was so vulnerable that even Enoch alone could pave the way for Horn to directly see the troll!
According to Horn's plan, if the people in the prison didn't move, they would wait for Horn to arrive and then the two of them would charge in together.
But now, there was no need to wait for Horn!
After all, he, Enoch, had also been working hard on his training!
Not only Enoch, but all the wild wizards scattered throughout the city had started to act.
Their mission was to cause as much damage as possible in Lehn City while ensuring their own safety.
To completely throw Lehn City into chaos!