Tranxending Vision - Chapter 879

Chapter 879: 879

In thirty seconds, Angelo was expected to make an important decision that could potentially risk his life . Stubbornly, the older man was still hesitant .

“Do you want me to burn this church down? Perhaps doing so would help you settle on a choice . ” Xia Lei continued, “Or maybe, I could head back and melt that metal . You’ll never find it again . If you give me the armour, you’ll still have a chance to receive the complete relic . If not… you can forget about it for eternity . ”

Thirty seconds was over, but Xia Lei was rather reluctant to fire a third bullet towards Angelo . This wasn’t because he felt empathetic but he did not think Angelo would survive another bullet .

Angelo fell into silence . There was a brief pause before the old man spoke, “Come with me . ”

Shakily, he steadied himself up from the floor and started to limp towards the door of his office . Both wounds that Xia Lei had left on him were bleeding profusely .

Trailing behind him, Xia Lei left the study . The man cautiously activated his X-ray vision and did an extensive scan of his surroundings . No secret rooms and trap doors were found . His findings had allowed him to draw a conclusion . The Sacred Palace was not situated within the church .

Angelo led Xia Lei along a corridor .

Statues of the Knight Hospitaller knights were lined along both sides of the corridor . The stone subjects were all equipped with ancient armour, hands armed with swords, shields, hammers and a variety of weapons .

The back door of the church was at the end . With his vision, the heavy wooden door disappeared to reveal a rocky path that stretched towards a stone wall . It was close to a thousand metres long . Knight statues were also lined along the rock path, but now they were mostly depicted to be on their horses .

Xia Lei let his left vision penetrate the wall a distance away . He began to wonder . “These statues along the path shouldn’t just merely be here for aesthetic purposes . Could they bear any unique symbolism? Wait, was the Sacred Palace hidden within the walls?”

As he continued to observe the stone, Angelo sneakily pried away a stone axe from a nearby statue . Quickly, lunging forward in an attempt to chop Xia Lei’s neck .

With a swift motion, Xia Lei took a light step to his side and leaned slightly . The axe missed his Adam’s apple by an inch .

Poof! He fired his gun .

The axe in Angelo’s grip fell with a clang . A hole was formed on the back of his hand .

Menacingly, Xia Lei threatened, “Quit it or I’ll kill you with my next shot . ”

“You’re going to hell for this,” seethed Angelo .

“We’ve been stuck in hell for a long time now,” replied Xia Lei .

“Hmph!” The retort effectively silenced Angelo . The old man resumed limping towards the door . He allowed the bloodied hand to dangle beside his form but reached his other hand into his pocket .

Xia Lei focused his vision on Angelo’s moving hand, making past the fabric barrier of his pocket . At that moment, Angelo’s palm was seen around a golden card . Surprisingly, the older man exerted force and folded the card .

The gold was soft, bending at the folding force . The action had even broken the chip embedded inside .

It didn’t take long for Xia Lei to identify it as the Sacred Palace’s access card . The card Angelo had destroyed was the same one Arthur had in his possession .

“Haha…” Angelo cackled maddeningly . He retrieved the broken access card from his pockets and threw it in front of Xia Lei . “I’ve already destroyed the access card . There’s no way you can enter the Sacred Palace now . ”

Xia Lei scowled . “Was this really necessary?”

“You’d still kill me even if I brought you into the Sacred Palace . I rather die with honour than to die a traitor!” Angelo had seemed to have made his choice .

Xia Lei questioned, “So you’re telling me that I won’t be able to enter the Sacred Palace without an access card?”

“Yeah . In your dreams, bastard!”

“I really wasn’t expecting you to stoop so low . ” Xia Lei threw his hands, flashing him a face of disappointment and helplessness . “Since I can’t enter, I might as well leave now . But allow me to ask you one last question . I’m sure you’re not a believer of the legends of the Red Rider and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, right? It’s quite clear to me that you have no intentions of rebuilding your nation . Why are you so determined and so desperate to locate the broken shards of that particular armour?”

Angelo glared at Xia Lei coldly .

“You were desperate enough to steal the Metal Book from the Vatican . What exactly are you all after? Or more rather, what is your goal?”

There was a pregnant silence before Angelo voiced, “Do you believe in the existence of God?”

Inexplicably, the question had Xia Lei think about Zhu Xuanyue and the mysterious black-robed man . Those two had possessed powers akin to ‘God’, but were they actually ‘Gods’? Xia Lei answered him . “Yes, I do . However, people tend to romanticise and force their narratives upon Gods . Perhaps they weren’t supposed to be our protectors, perhaps we’re just vulnerable prey to them . ”

“Blasphemy!” Angelo shouted at Xia Lei, waving his fist around .

“You consider this as doing a favour to God?”

“The armour is God’s armour . We believe in his existence . We need to awaken him and receive his blessings to be bestowed upon potent powers and be blessed with immortality . ” There was unmasked excitement glimmering in Angelo’s orbs . His mind had already begun to feed itself delusions of his encounter with God .

“You’re doing all this solely for that?” Xia Lei was rather dissatisfied with the answer .

Abruptly, Angelo blurted, “Oh chosen God, I shall sacrifice myself for you . Oh chosen God, guide me to heaven!” The older man quickly lunged forwards to a statue and extracted a large sword from it . Without any hints of hesitation, the man gripped his fists around the handle tightly and rushed forwards to Xia Lei’s heart .

Poof! Poof! Poof!

Xia Lei fired three continuous shots . The silenced Viper pistol spewing out fiery bullets that found home in Angelo’s chest .

Clank! Angelo’s grip on the sword loosened . Soon, the older man slumped weightlessly towards the ground .

Xia Lei walked over, gazing down upon Angelo’s pitiful face peacefully .

Crimson red came pouring out of Angelo’s jaw like a fountain . The older man gaped, “You’ll die, God will punish you . You and the people you love will all die!”

“You’re still adamant on cursing me even in this state? Fine, I was honestly planning to have you pass in peace but since you’re so mean, let me show you something . ” Xia Lei reached a hand into his pockets hidden under the robe .

Angelo glued his unwavering stare to Xia Lei . Despite his life slowly trickling away, the older man was eager to know what Xia Lei was about to show him . He hoped it would be the sacred relic .

Unfortunately for him, the thing Xia Lei had presented out of his pockets was a golden card .

Angelo’s expression took a great shift .

Xia Lei waved the card in his face . He said, “Do you see that? I’ve got my own access card too . I was trying to tell you but you didn’t let me speak . What’s the point in destroying yours? I’m going to enter the Sacred Palace now and take away what I desire . It’s about time for you to go too, no need to hang on anymore . ”

“Mmph . . . “Angelo gurgled and allowed a large mouthful of blood to escape his mouth . His neck tilted and his breathing ceased . Perhaps the older man could’ve stayed alive for a little longer but the sight of Xia Lei’s access card was the last thing his heart could handle .

When Xia Lei left Angelo’s lifeless body behind, the man had no mind to spare the body one last glance .

Exiting the church, Xia Lei hurriedly strode past the stone path .

He saw four black-robed gunmen bodies on the ground by the wall, evidently, Tsukino Kyoko’s doing .

If entering the Sacred Palace had required the access card and signed permission from Angelo, then the four gunmen were the last obstacle standing between Xia Lei and the palace . Thankfully, Tsukino Kyoko had gotten rid of the issue beforehand . The only thing was that the female ninja was unaware of the secret laying behind the stone wall .

“She’s really efficient this time . I must reward her something when this operation is over . ” Xia Lei made a little mental note to himself .

Soon enough, he neared the stone wall . The wall was unbelievably flat and soft, spanning about a good area of about three hundred square meters . There was a horse-riding knight carved into the stone, the horse was red and the knight had on a silver armour . In his hand was a silver longsword, the piece was overall dignified and fierce .

Despite this, the knight was carved with a helmet on . The red rider wasn’t depicted with distinguishable features .

Xia Lei began to ponder to himself . “A red horse, sword-wielding… Isn’t this one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse? The one that symbolizes war? Weirdly, Angelo hadn’t made a single mention about the horsemen . But he did mention something about his chosen god . Chosen god…?”

His thoughts suddenly arrived at the prehistoric chosen one, causing him to shudder in shock .

The prehistoric chosen one had lived past the Ice Ages and became the divine figure to the Knight Hospitaller . Was that scenario possible?

“Nevermind, I’ll leave that thought for later . This is not the time for that . ” Xia Lei cleared his mind and began to search for where he could slot the access card in .

It didn’t take long for him to detect an opening on one of the hooves that looked like an ATM card reader . He calmed himself down and used his X-ray vision on it . The returned results had surprised him, this stone wall was actually fake . It was actually a large metal door that consisted of intrinsically complicated electronic circuits and mechanisms inside of it .

He could’ve still entered without an access card, but he’d require more firepower than he had on hand now .

Xia Lei inserted the access card into the reader .

Within a few seconds, the metal door began to move slowly . It slid open towards the sides of the wall, revealing an arched tunnel sluggishly .

Thankfully, the tunnel hadn’t extended to great distances . It was only about a few ten metres deep . The walls were cut polished into a smooth surface, there was no air and no light inside . However, this hadn’t hindered from taking a good look into its interior with the help of the dim lights outside . The end of the tunnel seemed like a prayer hall typically seen in churches .

Xia Lei turned on his military-grade torch and entered it bravely .

Similar to the path, the sides of the tunnel was also decorated with large, stern and holy looking knight statues . The sculptor had done an impeccable job . The knights actually looked like they had life breathed into them . Their stance looked intimidating as if they could swing their weapons against intruders whenever .

Reaching the end, Xia Lei found no statue of Jesus nor Mother Teresa around . On the altar where the divine statues were most normally placed, stood a silver armour . The protective equipment looked tattered with cracks all about, there was even a large hole in its helmet . Perhaps someone had driven a sword or spear into it .

The silver armour was motionless, silently existing in its place . Despite that, it seemed rather alive to its spectators . While it had radiated of an ancient and historical presence, it gave off an uncanny feeling of some probably impending doom .

Xia Lei walked towards it . By the moment he reached the side of the display, something on the hollowed wall behind the armour caught his attention .

There was an oil painting drawn on the wall .

A single glimpse of the painting had Xia Lei frozen . As if he was struck by thunder, Xia Lei could only gape at it .

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