What era is it, still traditional card making

Apocalypse Empire Calendar 818.

Unknown beings spread a blood curse to all major human empires. This curse will corrode human hearts and turn them into demons.

Although the cursed person looks like an ordinary person on the outside, his heart has long been occupied by demons.

This type of people are collectively called pretenders.

It is difficult to tell the difference between pretenders and normal humans based on their appearance alone, so people begin to doubt each other, no longer trust each other, and even frame each other. Because of past hatred, they accuse innocent people of being pretenders and take the opportunity to take revenge.

The major human empires were once plunged into a whirlpool of chaos and suspicion.

Until the appearance of the Holy Eye Michael, the ancestor of the Paladins, his eyes were able to distinguish the difference between pretenders and humans.

In the name of God, he eliminates pretenders everywhere, and bestows blessings on qualified humans so that they also gain the ability to identify pretenders.

The twelve most powerful paladins among them were honored as the Twelve Saints by later generations.

It took just two years to put down the first camouflage war.

Apocalypse Empire Calendar 1024.

While mankind is enjoying this long-lost peace, crisis quietly strikes again.

Rumors of the Pretender's reappearance spread from a village in the easternmost part of the empire.

At first, the big shots in the empire didn't take it seriously and just sent two paladins with the Holy Eye ability to investigate.

And these two paladins lived up to expectations and brought the answer back to Saint Kaner City.

It's just a method used by unscrupulous people to frame their enemies, so don't worry about it.

Fred's father, the then King Will, did not doubt it, after all, this kind of thing happened from time to time.

Lord Michel has put down the disguise war. This is a matter known to everyone. The blood curse has been completely cured by this divine messenger. How could there be any pretenders again?

After two years of singing and dancing.

Will just realized something was wrong.

Because the twelve cities he ruled had been in good weather in the past two years, and there had never been any disasters, there was no need to send paladins to provide disaster relief.

Not only that, he even found that his third son began to resist praying to the Holy Father.

The bishops of the church also responded that the believers' beliefs were becoming increasingly ungodly.

Various bizarre signs made Will suspicious, so he sent his confidant Howard to investigate secretly.

Howard is the strongest paladin in the Apocalypse Empire, and has already reached the peak of the sixth level. At the same time, he is a descendant of a saint, and there is no possibility of being assimilated into a pretender.

So Will has great trust in him.

Howard did not disappoint Will, bringing good news and bad news to the king.

Good news: The news that things are going well in the empire and that the people are living and working in peace and contentment is true.

Bad news: all fucking pretenders.

This time the blood curse has evolved, and the humans who have become pretenders are no different from ordinary people in terms of behavioral logic and appearance. Even relying on the ability of the Holy Eye, it is difficult to tell the difference between pretenders and humans.

After being assimilated into pretenders, they do exactly the same things as their original owners without exception.

If the victims are farmers, they will continue to sow and harvest seeds, year after year, day after day.

If the person being corrupted is a corrupt official, they will continue to collect money, even if they do not understand the meaning of collecting money, they will do it.

When Will heard this, he immediately panicked and quickly asked Howard:
"Are there any loyal and honest people?"

Howard nodded and replied:

"Have."

Then he took out the golden dagger given to him by the king. The person holding this golden dagger could summon all the nearby paladins to obey his orders and fight for him.

This is the sword once used by Will's ancestor, Saint Gustav, and it should have such a degree of appeal.

After sensing that something was wrong, Howard used this golden dagger to summon more than [-] paladins to kill the pretender he discovered.

When Will heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, patted Howard on the shoulder and said:
"What, things are not as bad as they could be."

But Howard didn't make him happy for long before he told the worst news:

"The summoned paladins are also pretenders. The reason why they follow the orders is just because of the memories left behind by the original ones."

"Even these Paladins"

Suddenly Will couldn't hold back anymore. He didn't expect that the situation at the bottom would be so bad, and these pretenders were even better at hiding it.

Without too much hesitation, he immediately summoned all trustworthy people and officially declared the start of the second disguised war.

Hearing this, Ye Qiong looked at Fred. If nothing else happened, Will should have failed. Otherwise, how could it be that Fred was the one to quell the second pretend war, and not him?
When Fred said this, his tone was extremely low.

"He died in the end, unable to quell the pretend war."

When Ye Qiong heard this, he patted the other party's shoulder and said with relief:

"Your master's father died fighting for the Apocalypse Empire. He died a worthy death. There is no need to be so sad."

"No, he died of heart disease. He was still messing around with women on the eve of the war, died on the bed, and then left this mess in my hands."

Ye Qiong held it in for a long time before he finally said:
"This king has quite a personality."

"He does have quite a personality, but if you think about it carefully, there were a lot of mysteries around my father's death. He always did things casually, but he was also a person who took things seriously. How could he die in such a stupid way."

"Is there a pretender mixed into the palace?"

"That's what I originally thought, but Paladin Howard took action. He sealed off the entire palace and investigated them one by one, but to no avail. No trace of the pretender was found.

We have to accept the reality that our father died for such a stupid reason. "

After saying this, Fred became much more melancholy.

Even though they were facing a formidable enemy, several of his brothers and sisters still wanted to seize power.

Although Fred was favored by King Will, he spoke straightforwardly and offended many people. At the same time, he never managed his own power.

Only after Will died did he realize that he had been living under the blessing of his father.

Facing the other brothers and sisters, he had no power to fight back.

The eldest prince Terrence sent Fred to the frontier, and the second prince Martha assassinated him on the way.The Sixth Prince helped him prepare a graveyard and an excuse.

Good guy, a few lions killed the little lamb and then divided the territory.

This was also the first time that Fred felt the warmth and warmth of human kindness.

If his good brother George hadn't blocked the knife for him, I'm afraid he would have been killed by several brothers and sisters before he could rise up.

But if you think about it carefully, George's behavior of blocking the knife back then may have been planned in advance. After all, with that kid's character, how could he do such a thing?After this incident, Fred grew up a lot overnight.

However, there is still a long way to go before he can become the Dawn Sword Master who quelled the Second Pretend War.

Fred paused. The rest of his upbringing was irrelevant to what he was about to say, so he skipped it briefly.

The time jumps to 1036 in the Apocalypse Empire Calendar.

Relying on the power of the Sword of Hyera, Fred has the ability to identify the pretenders who have evolved again.

Relying on his powerful force, he finally killed the culprit who spread the blood curse.

Skeleton Knight-Gallup, the death knight who died in the first disguise war and was resurrected, was the one who caused the second disguise war in the Apocalypse Empire.

After killing the source of the blood curse, the humans whose souls had been eroded gradually returned to their original appearance.

He returned to San Caner City with his brother who had fought alongside him for many days, but what Fred never expected was that what awaited him was not a welcome, but a ruthless backstab.

The rebels, led by his brother George, mercilessly killed him, the man who had helped quell the Second Pretend War.

Prime Minister Tabor, Duke Barton, Earl Ward, and Commander Harold.
Fred recorded the faces of these people one by one in his mind. He didn't understand why they did this.
After the war is over, wouldn't it be nice to enjoy peace?

If George wants the king's place, give it to him.

Fred has never had a desire for fame and fortune. All he longs for is to save the people of the empire who are in dire straits.

With this regret, he floated above Saint Kaner City until Maxine found him and sealed him in the Sword of Hayera.

This is Fred's life experience, a life full of betrayal.

From becoming a prince to finally becoming the Sword Master of Dawn, he has been betrayed his whole life.

Even after death and the remaining soul being sealed in the Sword of Hiera, he would still be betrayed.

The betrayer Calvis suppressed the guilt in his heart and asked:
"Does the Sword of Hyera still have the ability to identify pretenders?"

Fred shook his head and replied:
"It used to be, but now too much power has been lost. It is necessary to find the source of power lost everywhere so that the Sword of Hayera can once again gain the power to judge crimes."

"That's it"

The plot is quite decent. There is no way that the protagonist can obtain the Holy Sword in its heyday from the beginning. He must find the pieces bit by bit and grow slowly.

"Have you found the source of the first disguised war?"

"No, but we have always suspected that it was the Ghost Church. After all, several major disasters in the Demonic Continent were basically caused by them."

Oh, I understand, the status of the Church of Ghosts and Gods is almost the same as that of the witch, right?
Anyway, there is nothing wrong with throwing the blame to them.

Ye Qiong glanced sideways at Mother Teresa, but found that at some point, she had finished praying and was sitting on a bench nearby, seemingly eavesdropping on their conversation.

As if aware of the gaze, the beautiful nun looked over.

"No, the Church of Ghosts and Gods has never caused a blood curse."

answered?
Your Excellency Atsoblaise, if I remember correctly, you should be playing a devout nun now, right?
How can you speak for the Church of Ghosts and Gods?
The level of this performance is too unprofessional, right?
Fred had actually noticed Mother Teresa for a long time, but he thought she was a friend of Calvis, so he didn't ask any more questions.

After hearing the other party's answer, I couldn't help but curiously asked:
"This young nun, is it possible that you know something inside?"

You must know, he is the famous Knight of Despair, so he must know something inside.

The key is whether she wants to say it or not.

Ye Qiong didn't make a sound, just listened silently.

Mother Teresa seemed to be thinking about whether she should say it. After a long time, she finally said:

"The Church of Ghosts and Gods will only accept the orders of the Three Knights."

"Three Knights? I've heard of this, but you're not the Three Knights. Why do you say they didn't give orders to spread the blood curse?"

When Ye Qiong heard this, he wanted to say that she was one of the three knights, Knight of Despair Atsobraith. Did he not know whether she had given the order?

However, it seems that the other party has no intention of disclosing his identity, so he will not expose it by talking too much.

"There is no other reason, because I am one of the Three Knights, the Knight of Despair Atobryth."

Your Mightiness!

What do you mean by this?

Ye Qiong was confused. Don't you want to hide your identity?Why did you say it so openly?

But he didn't expect that the nun had just finished saying this, looked sideways at Ye Qiong, and said:

"Didn't you already know my identity? Why are you so surprised."

Fred also looked over.

Good guy, you, this thick-browed guy, have already had an affair with the upper echelon of the Ghost Church?

Could it be that the person who deceived me earlier was also under the orders of the Ghost Church?

Having been betrayed many times, he faintly smelled of conspiracy.

hiss.

Fred's vision was so sharp that even Ye Qiong couldn't help but panic.

No, Your Excellency Atsoblaise, you are so good, why did you suddenly stop acting?
Now he is completely puzzled. What is the meaning of suddenly announcing his identity?
As if aware of Ye Qiong's inner thoughts, Mother Teresa continued:

“Why do you think my identity is a taboo.

The Dark Holy War has long ended, and the Ghost Church and the major empires have also reached a truce. "

He looked sideways at Fred.

"So, why is the paladin over there looking at me with hostile eyes?"

"Light and darkness are inherently antagonistic, and the Church of Ghosts and Gods has always been the enemy of the empire."

"Oh, in my opinion, you, the Apocalypse Empire, are the only aliens. You must have not communicated with the outside world for a long time, right?"

"What do you mean?"

"The blood curse is not spread by the Church of Ghosts and Gods. I just want to inform you of this fact."

After saying this, Mother Teresa stood up and walked out of the church. Seemingly, she didn't intend to say any more.

So if it’s not your Ghost and God Church who did it, then who is it?
Isn’t it better to just say what you have to say?What a Riddler.

Ye Qiong really wanted to stop Mother Teresa and tell her to stop being the Riddler, but if she did, she might not be preparing for the next reincarnation.

Rationally, he chose to give up.

Unfortunately Fred didn't want to. (End of chapter)