Zhang Wei took out the 'candy beans', and Lu Lianxue's beautiful eyes lit up when she saw them. She recognized the 'candy beans' in Zhang Wei's hand.
They were immortal statues.
They were given to Zhang Wei by the Way of the Guardian before coming to the Vatican. To be precise, they were bribed to Zhang Wei by Xiao Xuan. Each one was a semi- trấn phái level magical artifact.
I still remember.
When the immortal statues were delivered, Zhang Wei and the others were excited. They eagerly opened the suitcase and were all stunned.
"Where are the immortal statues?"
Zhang Chao looked at the large suitcase, which was empty, and was momentarily stunned:
"What is the Way of the Guardian doing? Did they send it by mistake, forget to put the immortal statues in, or embezzle them? Damn it, such a big suitcase, where are the immortal statues... Huh? What is that?"
Before he finished speaking.
Zhang Chao's peripheral vision caught sight of the suitcase not being empty. He discovered that inside the suitcase, there were about ten 'small candy beans' placed in the mesh compartment. He looked closely, and his eyes widened:
"Holy crap, found them, the immortal statues. They... they're so small."
At the same time.
Zhang Wei and the others also discovered:
"So small, but very exquisite, they are indeed magical artifacts."
"Such cute immortal statues. Xiao Xuan really thought of everything. If they had sent the kind of immortal statues for worshipping at home, they would be inconvenient to carry. He specifically sent these easy-to-carry ones."
"Amitabha, this humble monk can feel that although these immortal statues are small, they possess the power of a semi- trấn phái level, similar to the semi- trấn phái level Buddhist beads on this humble monk, and perhaps even more powerful."
They were immortal statues the size of candy beans. Sheng Xuan had specifically chosen these small immortal statues to make it convenient for Zhang Wei to carry them, allowing him to surprise his opponents.
...
At the same time.
Seeing Zhang Wei take out the immortal statues, Lu Lianxue understood Zhang Wei's intention but was still a little worried. After all, it was the Fallen Angel Legion and the Dark Church, with a Nation- trấn level expert present. Zhang Wei wouldn't gain any advantage with these magical artifacts.
However.
Before Lu Lianxue could persuade him, Zhang Wei had already rushed out.
On the other side.
The battle between the Dark Church and the Church continued. With the Satanic array deployed, although the Church had the advantage of being in their headquarters and having a numerical advantage, temporarily maintaining the upper hand, the Pope and the others looked displeased. They knew very well that if the battle continued, the situation would completely turn around.
"Ah!!!"
A scream suddenly erupted.
It was a Cardinal who was fighting a Fallen Angel Commander. He originally had the advantage of God's blessing, but after the Satanic array appeared, his strength gradually weakened.
Finally.
The Cardinal felt his body being eroded by the Satanic array. In a moment of carelessness, he didn't notice the speed of his power loss. The Fallen Angel Commander seized the opportunity, closing in on the Cardinal.
Ch!
The Fallen Angel Commander extended his hand and pierced the Cardinal's chest, creating a blood hole that went straight through. Blood sprayed out as his hand clutched a beating heart.
The next moment.
With a bang.
The Fallen Angel Commander crushed the Cardinal's heart. The Cardinal's eyes immediately lost focus, and he fell into his own pool of blood.
"Yonoq!!"
"Archbishop Yonoq!"
Many exorcist priests and Cardinals roared with rage, their eyes seeming to spew fire. However, it was only anger; they could do nothing else. They were all held back by the Dark Church and the Fallen Angels. They couldn't even break free, let alone assist themselves. They were resisting the erosion of the Satanic array while struggling to cope with the attacks.
The Pope also saw the situation, his face grim and terrifyingly dark, devoid of its usual kindness.
It was at this moment.
Samul, who was fighting the Pope, sneered:
"Belleglio, surrender. The Satanic array has been activated, and you have no chance of winning. All that awaits you is to be slowly devoured. However, I am merciful, and I am willing to give you a chance. As long as you kneel before me now, curse God, and say a few flattering words to Lord Satan, I am willing to spare you and some of your Church personnel. How about it?"
As soon as he spoke.
Before the Pope could respond, the other Cardinals listened and all angrily cursed:
"Damn Satanists, you will never make us yield."
"We would rather die than betray God."
"Today, even if we all die here, we will not comply with your wishes. What if we die? We will be in heaven, while you will only go to endless hell after death."
The Pope also spoke:
"Samul, do you see? Even if you turn this place into Satan's territory, we will not yield to you. We are followers of God, and our hearts are with God. Put away your despicable tricks."
Just then.
Hill, leading the Fallen Angels, said with a smile:
"God is with you? God doesn't even glance at you, you fools. Look around you. God's believers are dying one by one, but where is your so-called merciful God? He doesn't care about your lives at all. He only guides you to heaven but doesn't care about your current suffering."
"Is this mercy? This is cruelty, this is abandoning people to die. God is selfish. Even if you all die here, he won't even bat an eye. He is just and merciful like this, it's hilarious."
After he spoke.
The first batch of Fallen Angels present also spoke out, mocking the Pope and the others.
At the same time.
They also attacked more fiercely, tearing apart the weaker exorcist priests, their blood staining the marble walls of the church and splashing onto the cross of God, turning the sacred Church into hell.
This scene deeply stimulated many members of the Church. Not to mention the priests, even the Cardinals were moved, and some began to waver.
"Hurry up and pray, pray to your merciful and great God, ask him to save you quickly, and let you not suffer here."
Hill said sarcastically.
He also raised his hand, holding an angelic spear, and pierced the left arm of the commander of the Judgment Knights.
"Ah!!"
The commander cried out in pain and tried to strike back at Hill, but he was restrained by another Nation- trấn level Fallen Angel Commander. The situation became two against one.
Clearly.
With the verbal and behavioral provocations from the Fallen Angels and Samul, coupled with the erosion of the Satanic array, some people in the Church began to waver.
In response.
The Pope's eyes were solemn, as if he had made a decision. He raised God's scepter high, emitting God's radiance:
"Everyone, do not be misled by the words of the Dark Church and the Fallen Angels. No matter what, for God, for our homeland, fight back with all your might, defend our loved ones and homeland. I believe God will see it, will lead us to victory, and dispel evil..."
As his voice rang out.
Samul and the others noticed the Pope's actions and their expressions changed slightly. They realized what the Pope intended to do – to sacrifice himself and detonate the scepter, the symbol of God passed down through generations of Popes, to gain a sliver of hope and blow up the Satanic array.
Without hesitation.
Samul and the others, along with Hill, both moved towards the Pope, intending to stop him and give the Church no chance to survive.
However, at this moment.
Zhang Wei appeared, placed his hand on the Pope's shoulder who was about to self-destruct, grinned, and said slowly,
"Your Holiness the Pope, there's no need to go to such extremes. Firstly, dying in your own territory would be too frustrating. But one thing I can be sure of is that I don't know if God will see it, but your heroic actions have been seen by the gods of our Great Xia."
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