Chapter 718: 716 Post-War (Part 2)_1

“So, Mensai blew the Horn of Gold and then this chaos ensued?”

“Yes, Your Grace.”

“Where’s the Horn of Gold?”

“Here.”

Colin carefully examined the Horn of Gold handed over by Knight Sinag, then turned to look at Mensai’s remains.

He gradually began to piece together the events that had transpired.

It appeared that upon hitting a dead end, Mensai had finally blown the Horn of Gold, only to unexpectedly summon the Emperor Gana of all people!

The only legendary Holy Knight in the history of the Empire of Glory, certainly deemed worthy of being the Church’s last trump card.

However, the problem was that the summoned Emperor Gana wasn’t under the Pope’s control!

Colin didn’t believe the Church would make such a blunder unless something unexpected had happened in the process.

Unfortunately, Mensai was dead, otherwise, he might have been able to answer many of Colin’s questions.

“What about the leader of the Temple Knight Regiment? Has he surrendered?” Colin suddenly asked.

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Knight Sinag immediately bowed and said:

“Your Grace, I’ll go inquire immediately.”

Having said that, he hurried away.

Colin turned to the retreating figure, adding:

“And bring Yerug to me as well!”

“Yes, Your Grace!”

Then, Colin, with the Horn of Gold in hand, felt the overwhelming urge to blow it.

However, he quickly dismissed this reckless idea.

Looking at Mensai’s horrifying state, it was clear that the price to pay for blowing the Horn of Gold was no trivial matter.

No wonder Mensai dared not blow the Horn of Gold, despite Colin’s intense pressure.

After a moment’s thought, Colin summoned a Blood Slave, handed him the Horn of Gold and ordered him to try blowing it.

The Blood Slave, undoubtedly obedient to Colin’s orders, lifted the horn to his mouth and took a deep breath—-

—-

Nothing happened…

Colin blinked, watching as the Blood Slave’s cheeks ballooned without making a sound.

Was his power insufficient?

Colin switched to another six-stage Blood Slave to give it a try.

Alas, still nothing happened.

Eventually, Colin had Holy Warrior Otto give it a shot.

Still no luck.

Scratching his head, Colin realized, not just anyone could blow the Horn of Gold.

According to the Church, only those who serve the Lord of Glory wholeheartedly can become Pope and wield the Horn of Gold.

So, likely, the qualifications to become Pope were the conditions needed to blow the Horn of Gold.

As Colin hesitated about rounding up a few high-ranking Church priests to try their hands at blowing the Horn of Gold, Knight Sinag had returned with information.

“Your Grace, the leader of the Temple Knight Regiment, Paladin Knight, has fallen in battle. However, Vice Leader Knight Mackain has surrendered.” As he spoke, Sinag gestured towards the knight following him.

The Knight dropped to his knees, raising his sword high above his head and addressed Colin:

“Distinguished Duke St. Chapman, Mensai’s deeds have betrayed the glory of the Supreme Lord. We refuse to serve him any longer, and thus, on behalf of all Holy Temple Knights, I surrender to you.”

Colin stepped forward to accept his sword and said:

“I accept your surrender.”

Subsequently, he asked again:

“Knight Mackain, how much do you know about the operation in Huorong City?”

“Duke, before leaving Dragon City, Mensai only told us that the objective of this operation was to kill you, and then strike a heavy blow to the Blood Knight Army.

But the details of the operation plan, including the coordination with the mages to sacrifice Huorong City, Mensai didn’t mention anything.

So when we found the city filled with fire and rampant mana power, we realized we had been deceived.

Mensai is not fit to be the spokesperson of the Supreme Lord, he is the biggest blasphemer! He should be judged, be…”

“Alright, alright.” Colin waved his hand, interrupting Knight Mackain’s impassioned speech.

He knew Knight Mackain was now eager to distance himself from Mensai to gain his support, but he just didn’t have the mood to care about these manipulations.

“What about this man? You should recognize him, right?” Colin pointed at Emperor Gana’s body, and asked.

Knight Mackain nodded his head, saying:

“Of course, this is the founding emperor of the Shining Empire, His Majesty Gana St. Lorenzo.”

Finally having confirmed the identity of Emperor Gana, Colin immediately asked:

“Why did he appear in Huorong City? Why was he able to be resurrected after dying earlier?”

“Before we set out, Mensai asked us to carry a coffin, but he didn’t tell us what was inside. Now it seems, it should be the remains of Emperor Gana.

However, I have no knowledge about the strange event of Emperor Gana’s resurrection after his death just now.

I guess it might be the effect of the Golden Horn…”

“What do you know about the Golden Horn?”

“The Golden Horn has always been a specific artifact of the Pope. It is said that when it is blown, it can summon an Angel…”

Colin rolled his eyes, could the so-called Angel of the Church be Emperor Gana?

“Anything else?”

Knight Mackain shook his head, saying helplessly:

“Duke, the Golden Horn has never been used in the history of the Church, and its function has always remained a rumor.

If you want to know more, I’m afraid you have to ask the Pope or the successor of the Pope – the Cardinal.”

Colin stroked his chin, lost in deep thought.

Before long, an orderly officer came to report:

“Duke, Scholar Yerug has been found by us, but… he is already dead.”

“Dead?” Colin’s eyebrow raised, seeing that the soldiers were already carrying the body of Scholar Yerug over.

“Yes, Duke, according to the weapon and the nature of the wound we found, Scholar Yerug should have committed suicide.”

Colin glanced at the wound on Scholar Yerug’s neck, frowned, but didn’t say anything more.

Afterwards, he ordered the Blood Knight Army to clean up the battlefield and calm the commoners in the city.

…

As dawn approached, it was also when the darkness was deepest.

Huorong City slowly quieted down from the chaos of war, and the fires that had been raging had been completely extinguished.

The distraught citizens, under the organization of the Blood Knight Army, began to settle down, nursing their wounds, waiting for the arrival of dawn.

As the castle of the Brugen family had become ruins in the duel between Colin and Kurd, the Blood Knight Army commandeered the Church of Huorong City as a resting place for Colin.

The bodies of Emperor Gana and Pope Mensai had been prepared and were placed in the back hall of the Church.

With a creak, the back hall door slowly opened, and Colin walked in alone.

He came to the coffin, lifted the lid, and saw Emperor Gana lying quietly inside.

Colin reached out and touched it, finding Emperor Gana’s body already freezing cold, but not as stiff as a typical corpse.

Hesitating for a moment, he finally opened his mouth wide, exposed his ferocious tusks, targeted Emperor Gana’s neck, and bit down!

“Gulp… gulp…”