Chapter 405: Chapter 405: Technology is Power! (3rd Update)
Hearing Xue An’s words, Ding Ran felt like crying.
He must have somehow offended this person.
Otherwise, why would he appear every time he dined with someone?
Klichen’s eyes lit up as he quickly said, “Mr. Xue, I have taken good care of your compatriots! Moreover, I think there’s no enmity between us, you see….”
Xue An waved his hand to silence Klichen and then spoke indifferently, “How you treat them is none of my business. I am killing you because your Church of Light should not have set your sights on me!”
As he spoke, Xue An took a step forward.
Endless Sword Qi immediately enveloped Klichen.
Klichen cried out, “Xue An, must you be so ruthless?”
Xue An said coolly, “Save those words for the innocent souls persecuted to death by your Church of Light!”
“Don’t think that I’m really afraid of you! Divine might like prison!” Klichen knew conflict was inevitable and roared angrily.
A dazzling holy light burst from him and went straight for Xue An.
But Xue An simply waved his hand.
The seemingly grand and powerful holy light vanished into thin air.
Klichen almost popped his eyes out, exclaiming, “How is that possible! This holy light is indestructible, how could you….”
“Do you think you’re the only one with light?” Xue An said indifferently as pure white lotuses appeared in the air.
“Divine Flame of Light! No….” Klichen screamed in agony as the protective holy light around him completely submitted to the lotuses like subjects to an emperor.
The sword beams wrapped around Klichen and within a few breaths, reduced him to blood and water.
With Klichen’s death, several statues of the God of Light in the church suddenly developed cracks, and the once splendid hall fell into gloom.
Such was the role of a bishop; he could greatly enhance the sanctity of a church.
Now that Klichen was dead, the church fell alongside him.
After doing all this, Xue An turned to look at Ding Ran and the others, who had a dazed expression, and said coolly, “This place is very dangerous. You should return to China. Otherwise, I can’t guarantee you’ll be this lucky next time!”
Having said that, Xue An left with An Yan.
Once he was far away.
“Sister, what should… what do we do?” Ding Guang asked with a trembling voice.
Ding Ran shuddered back to consciousness and stood up without hesitation, “Didn’t you hear what he said? We are going back to the country now!”
“Are we leaving now? What about our thesis….”
“What damn thesis, I’d rather not graduate at all!” Ding Ran yelled angrily and turned to march out.
She made up her mind; never again! No, she decided she would never come to Europe in her life!
This place was far too dangerous!
The news of Klichen’s fall spread rapidly.
All sides were shaken.
Countless people focused their attention on Xue An and the Church of Light.
They all wanted to know what the next move would be for these two parties.
Many asserted that the Church of Light would definitely react, after all, this was the third high-ranking official Xue An had killed.
But to everyone’s surprise, the Church of Light still maintained its silence, as if nothing had happened at all.
In stark contrast was Xue An, who was making his way southward, successively slaying several churches along the way and obliterating four or five purple-robed deacons.
Many people sobered up from their initial shock and confusion, and were then horrified to realize that if Xue An continued southward on this route, he would inevitably reach the headquarters of the Church of Light, the Holy Nation of Light!
Could it be that he really intended to challenge an entire nation by himself?
This thought shocked many, but at the same time made many with their own agendas restless and eager.
In any case, the whole of Europe, and indeed the entire world, was stirred by Xue An’s actions, and countless eyes were drawn to the Holy Nation of Light.
The Holy Nation of Light is a small country spanning just a few square kilometers.
Despite its small size, there stood one exquisitely beautiful church after another on its land.
And located at the most central position was the world-renowned Holy Church of Light.
This was a place said to allow direct communication with the God of Light, and its history traced back even to the Desolate Era.
This was also the very core of the Church of Light, where the Pontiff of Light resided.
At this moment, on the sacred square in front of the Holy Church of Light, where tourists teemed, it was extremely lively.
In the Middle Ages, this was a bona fide forbidden ground.
However, with increasing secularization over the years, and particularly after an edict from the former Pontiff, the whole Theocratic Nation had begun to open its doors to secular tourists.
This naturally included the sacred square, claimed to be a place where one could hear the whispers of God.
But now, the crowd on the square was not merely tourists.
Almost every nation’s intelligence agents were present, as were spies sent by various powers in Europe.
After all, recent events had touched the hearts of many, and everyone wanted to know why the usually dominant Church of Light was being so silent this time?
David was an intelligence agent from the M Country’s agency, and he was here on a surveillance mission.
And David believed that among the tourists on the square, there were certainly many of his colleagues.
Honestly, this mission was quite nice, almost like a paid holiday. Not only could he enjoy exquisite medieval architecture for free, but occasionally, he might even have a romantic encounter with beautiful tourists from various countries.
At the thought of this, David couldn’t help but get a little excited and casually walked over to an open-air café on the corner of the square where he bought a cup of coffee and a sandwich.
As he took the coffee, the bearded stall owner smiled and said, “May God bless you!”
David nodded, then, without changing his expression, he said softly, “Still no anomalies, I suspect the Church of Light really might have become afraid of Mr. Xue now!”
“Keep watching!” the bearded owner said with a smile, then turned back to his work.
David looked at the owner who didn’t seem like an intelligence agent at all, shrugged his shoulders, and turned to enjoy his meal.
Meanwhile, a few kilometers away from the sacred square, in a black business van.
Karsath, with a cigar in his mouth, exclaimed in admiration, “You see? Technology is power!”
Anastasia, Fan Mengxue, and Meng Yan all looked at the screen in Karsath’s hand.
What it showed was a live image of the sacred square.
Karsath took a deep drag from his cigar, letting the smoke drift out through the skull head’s various holes, and said with great pride, “On this sacred square, any use of black magic or witchcraft would be detected, but not this mechanical beetle! How about that? Isn’t it impressive?”