Saint Laurent Prison Warden

Chapter 13: The Lamb
[Stigmata Shackles]——[Broken Staff Era], the most cruel method used by the Holy See to deal with hostile mages.

Any mage hit by the [Stigma Shackles] will have his magic book completely sealed unless his strength reaches [Demigod], and even legendary heroes cannot escape.

After the magic book is sealed, all the magic that the wizard had learned and the magic power he possessed will disappear, and he will never be able to learn or cast any magic again in his life, and will completely turn from a wizard into a mortal.

Once the stigmata shackles take effect, only the Holy See can remove them. The entire Silver Federation is helpless, which is extremely terrifying.

The [Stigma Shackles] can only be released after a high-level angel who is capable of becoming a hero sacrifices himself, and the cost is huge.

Due to its powerful effect and huge cost, ordinary mages are not qualified to be sealed by the [Stigmata Shackles].

Since the [Stigmata Shackles] first appeared in the world, it has been a weapon used by the Holy See specifically to target hostile [Geniuses].

Every mage who is sealed by the [Stigmata Shackles] is a super genius recognized by the Holy See. They are also collectively referred to as [Stigmata Mages] by the Silver City-State.

The famous Stigma Master [Ze Sheng] said this when he committed suicide:
"I was already dead the moment I became a Stigma Mage. I'm just being buried now."

This one sentence summarizes the ending of almost all stigma mages.

The genius mages who were chosen by the [Stigmata Shackles] were all [World Protagonists] who were born with a connection to magic. It was difficult for them to be willing to be completely silent and never come into contact with magic again in their lives.

The only way for them to regain their magical powers is to defect to the Holy See. Unfortunately, this path is a dead end. The terrifying beast guarding the Silver City.

Therefore, in the Age of Broken Staff, more than 90% of the Stigma Mages would soon "commit suicide" or disappear.

The very few who did not commit suicide eventually chose to rebel.

Among all the Stigma Mages, the most famous one is [Time Hourglass] · [Tai Mohan]:
When [Tai Mohan] was 16 years old, he showed an extremely terrifying talent. Through [Innovative Magic], he gained insight into the mystery of time and innovated the time magic [Zero Time Sand].

The 16-year-old founder of a magic faction, [Tai Mohan] is % the protagonist of the world. As long as he lives, he will definitely become a demigod, and he even has the hope of going to the battlefield of the gods in the sky and becoming a true god!
Thus, he was sealed with the shackles of the stigmata.

[Tai Mo Han]'s talent was too high, so the Silver City was reluctant to kill him, so they kept him alive, hoping that one day they could break the [Stigmata Shackles] on him. [Tai Mo Han] also behaved very cooperatively, showing no signs of rebellion.

This period of time lasted for 73 years.

Until Taimohan was 89 years old and near the end of his life.

When everyone thought that Taimohan would never betray or commit suicide again, he successfully faked his death to escape from the Silver City-State, betrayed to the Holy See, and freed himself from his shackles.

And in just 6 years, he became a demigod.

To this day, Taimohan is still one of the eight cardinal popes of the Holy See.

Out of old friendship, he did not participate in direct military action against the Silver City-State.

However, the time-related magic he developed still caused immeasurable damage to the Silver City-State.

After 73 years of silence and lurking, everyone thought that Taimohan would be the first mage who did not choose to rebel after being afflicted with the Stigmata Shackles. But he eventually rebelled.

From a personal perspective, Tai Mohan succeeded. He gained his freedom, regained his magic, and became a demigod.

But from a group perspective, [Taimohan] cut off the survival path of other [Stigma Mages].

Since him, no Stigmata Mage has survived the rebellion.

Richard looked at the glowing secret angel and felt very flustered.

“An angel who can release the [Stigmata Shackles] is considered a genius among geniuses in the Holy See.

To put it bluntly, this method is to exchange the fall of one super genius for the fall of another super genius, which is ultimately harmful to others and not beneficial to oneself!

[Stigmata Shackles] haven't appeared for 45 years. I only know that there is such a thing, but I have never seen it.

But I don’t know why, I just felt that the secret angel was about to use the [Stigmata Shackles] on me! ”

Richard felt an inexplicable panic in his heart, and for some reason, Teacher Kappa's words automatically emerged in his mind.

"Richard, a mage's soul can resonate with the elements. This resonance is often more accurate than wisdom and experience.

We usually call this resonance intuition.

If one day you encounter something that you cannot solve with your wisdom and experience, don't hesitate, feel your intuition and believe it! "

Richard took a deep breath. He realized that he couldn't just sit there and wait for death, he had to find a way to save himself.

“Once the angel sacrifices herself, the shackles of the stigmata she releases will not fall in vain.

According to historical records, the only time the Silver City-State successfully stopped the [Stigmata Shackles] was by [Blocking with Death].

Another wizard volunteered to replace the target locked by the [Stigmata Shackles] and allowed himself to be sealed by the [Stigmata Shackles] in order to save the locked super genius.

If I were hit by the [Stigmata Shackles], I would definitely die. My [suicide] would only be a matter of time. I am very confident of this.

If I want to survive, I must find a wizard to block the [Stigmata Shackles] for me.

However, the mage who blocks the [Stigmata Shackles] for me must be clear of the Stigmata Shackles and voluntarily resist them for me.

Where can I find that wizard in such a short time?"

Richard's thoughts were as fast as lightning, but the situation was too dangerous, and even he couldn't think of a solution to protect himself in the first place.

Just as he was thinking, a strong sense of crisis surged into Richard's heart.

Richard looked up and saw that the secret angel's eyes had completely turned into light elements, like flowing light liquid.

No time!
Die, die, die!

Richard almost suffocated. At this moment, Richard was quick-witted and a bold idea popped up in his head!

"Right! This is another way. It's risky, but better than waiting to die. No time to think about it, I'll just go for it!"

Richard suddenly started to run, shouting as he ran: "Xingge! Be careful!!"

He rushed to Xingge in a few steps, spread his arms and legs, formed a big letter, and stood in front of Xingge, who had a look of surprise on her face.

At this moment, the secret angel began to flicker repeatedly at high speed like a broken light bulb.

Beep beep beep.

boom!
Suddenly, the entire spy hall was illuminated by a blinding light.

The secret angel's entire body exploded and melted into a rich and powerful holy light. The holy light turned into a dazzling chain of light and pierced into Richard's body at an unimaginable high speed.

"what."

Richard raised his neck and let out a sharp scream. His magic book spontaneously rushed out of his body and tried to escape, but was tightly bound by chains of light that appeared out of thin air.

The blazing flames attached to the chains of light burned Richard's magic book, as if burning Richard's soul.

boom! ! !
"Richard!" Xingge shouted anxiously. But her shout was quickly drowned out by the elemental pressure brought by the riot of the light element.

The light elements in the entire spy hall seemed to have gone crazy, concentrating madly towards Richard's magic book and forcing their way into it.

Richard, who used great magic to infuse Lolo's small holy light every day, finally got his retribution - the huge holy light ignored Richard's wishes and infused his small magic book fiercely.

"Forehead!!"

Richard groaned, put his hands on his head, and fell straight to the ground.

His magic book also fell from the air and hit his chest.

At this moment, Richard's magic book had become tattered, and countless angel feathers were scattered in his magic book, emitting a faint light.

These feathers formed a chain that locked Richard's magic book inside and out. On each angel feather, there was a white flame burning, which made Richard's magic book emit a pungent smell of burning.

……

It all happened so fast that when Xingge realized what was happening, Richard had already fallen to the ground like a corpse.

"Richard!" Xingge shouted and ran to Richard, turned on the magic and cast a healing spell on him.

The light of healing magic lit up on Richard's body, but it had no effect on Richard. Richard was not injured in the body, but in the soul.

Xingge noticed something strange about Richard's magic book. She was shocked and immediately realized what had happened.

"Oh my god. The Stigmata Brand?! Richard blocked the Stigmata Shackles for me?!"

Xingge covered her mouth and exclaimed in disbelief.

The intense light that erupted when the secret angel sacrificed himself dazzled the surrounding black-robed wizards.

But they could still hear Xingge's exclamation clearly.

As soon as the words "Stigmata Shackles" came out, all the black-robed mages became alert.

Stigma shackles!

The fact that he could be locked with the stigmata shackles proved that this wizard had the potential to change the world in the eyes of the Holy See and was a super genius.

For a mage who is qualified to be sealed by the [Stigmata Shackles], the [Stigmata Shackles] are the ultimate nightmare.

But for a wizard who is not qualified to be sealed by the [Stigmata Shackles], the [Stigmata Shackles] are the supreme merit and the highest recognition.

"Oh my god! Captain Xingge was almost hit by the stigmata shackles. Fortunately, Richard rushed out to help Captain Xingge block the seal."

"I understand now, the Secret Angel is the secret weapon of the Holy See.

The ultimate goal of the Holy See is to seal Captain Xingge with the stigmata shackles!

Even the appearance of the Virgin of Chastity might be a cover for the Secret Angel. "

“Thank goodness Captain Starsong is okay.

The Anthony family must be arrested and interrogated thoroughly, and no one should be spared."

The black-robed wizards were filled with excitement.

They were talking about it, and many of them praised Richard:
"Richard has done a great job! I never thought this little college teacher would have such courage."

"Although Richard's morals are not good, he has done nothing wrong in the big picture, and he deserves to be called a hero."

"You are awesome, Richard, for standing up and sacrificing yourself for others at the critical moment."

The noisy discussions around her passed by Xingge's ears like the wind. She ignored the gossips of the black-robed wizards and kept staring at Richard's unconscious face.

"This ladybug saved me. Is he really that kind?"

Xingge looked at Richard and felt an inexplicable strange feeling in her heart.

This feeling is neither touching nor grateful, but a strange sense of incongruity.

It was as if her body was strongly rejecting Richard, denying the fact that Richard had saved her.

“But he did stand in front of me just now and blocked the stigmata shackles for me. I saw it with my own eyes.

Strange, why can't I thank him frankly? Is it because he is a seven-spotted ladybug and I hate him preconceivedly, so I can't thank him? "

Just when Xingge was confused, a flashing portal suddenly opened beside Xingge.

pat.

The Star Moon Mage's robe fell to the ground. Mahir walked out of the portal.

The Star-Moon Wizard robe he was wearing had some faint signs of being burned, and his beard was a little messy.

He said to Xingge with a dark face: “The old patriarch of the Anthony family, the legendary wizard [Anthony Blancolin] has confirmed the rebellion.

I have already dealt with all the Anthony family mages above the legendary level. Please remember to make arrangements to liquidate all the Anthony family forces in our state."

"Teacher!" Seeing Ma Xier coming back, Xingge suddenly found his backbone.

"I understand, teacher, I will arrange it immediately.

Teacher, something happened here while you were away."

……

……

After listening to Xingge's description, Mahir asked Xingge to relax, and then used magic to check Xingge's memory.

After reading Xingge’s memory, Mahel closed his eyes and pondered for a long time before finally confirming it.

He nodded slowly and said:

"From your magical memory, it seems that when the [Stigmata Shackles] appeared, it was indeed Richard who risked his life to block it for you.

Disciple, you don't have to doubt it, Richard is your benefactor, he is the hero of our Silver City."

Xingge no longer had any doubts. She breathed a sigh of relief and asked with some guilt:

"Yes! Teacher! Teacher, Richard has been unconscious. He became like this because he tried to save me. How can I help him?"

Maher shook his head:
"No need to help. I just checked Richard with magic. He has no other injuries.

The reason why he was unconscious was because the [Stigmata Shackles] sealed the magic book, cutting off the connection between his magic book and his soul.

This caused him great pain in his soul.

In order to prevent himself from dying from his own pain, Richard's soul activated its self-protection function and forced himself to faint.

Now that the [Stigmata Shackles] have been completed, the soul pain will gradually disappear.

In this case, the safest way is to let Richard sleep enough and wake up naturally. Using magic to help him wake up will easily leave sequelae. "

"Teacher, how long will it take for him to wake up? I want to thank him in person." Xingge asked anxiously.

"Wait a little longer. Although his life is not in danger, Richard will have to sleep for at least another 5 days.

Xingge, you know how to deal with the Stigma Mage.

But Richard is the hero who saved your life, so you can’t deal with him according to the normal procedures for dealing with the [Stigmata Mage].

His spellcasting ability has been abolished, and I can't let him join my [Dome Mage Group] as I promised before.

From a mage's perspective, he is now a useless person without the ability to cast spells, and his physique is not even as good as a normal person."

Maher looked at Richard, and his eyes gradually softened.

He smiled at Xingge and said, “See, I told you that your moral judgment of Richard was too arbitrary.

It turns out that Richard is not only talented, but also not that bad morally.

Too bad he has no talent now.

He saved you, and our Silver City will give him enough rewards according to the procedures. But the rewards from the city are just some things in terms of material and privileges, which cannot completely make up for Richard's loss.

He became like this in order to save you. Xingge, you have to think about how to place him and take care of him for the rest of his life. I believe you can handle it.

Don't distract yourself too much from Richard's affairs. Cut the Gordian knot. Don't forget, we have more important things to do."

"Yes, teacher." Xingge looked at Richard, biting her lower lip gently with her teeth, her eyes flickering.

(End of this chapter)