From the God of Lies to the Lord of All Worlds

Chapter 194 "Layer upon Layer of Outsourcing"

"Have you heard? The Bishop of Sicily was dismissed on His Excellency Lyon's very first day of arrival!"

"Of course I've heard about it. Is this what power is? A priest actually dismissed a bishop!"

"Of course he can be exempted, because he is a special envoy of the Papacy, with the Pope's special permission, and even the executive power of the Apostolic Supreme Court... As expected of a paladin, his power is indeed formidable!"

"What's so surprising? They captured the vampire in the crowd in the first instance. Wow... we have vampires in our city too?"

"Of course, haven't you heard? The Bishop of Milan declared martial law to the entire city during the Great Prayer, because people have already died in the attack, their bodies drained of blood!"

"These are turbulent times... We need to distance ourselves from the bishop as soon as possible... I wonder if we'll still get our full salaries when the new bishop arrives?"

The conversations of the people in the church were clearly heard by Lyon, and they also gave him insight into certain things about this area.

As he expected, this Bishop Morris was an absolute corruptor, blasphemer, and greedy man!
Lyon came here mainly because of Pope Mario's invitation.

The aftermath of that assassination was incredibly intense, which is why the sniper who died in the attic was discovered. The fang marks on his neck, the blood drained from his body, and his still-rigid body all proved this.

The arrival of the vampires was definitively confirmed by the words of the man named Charlie in Milan.

At that moment, Lyon was on a video call with Mario: "Your Holiness, what are the results of your investigation?"

Mario's voice came through, "The Milan bishop performed a ritual prayer at that football stadium, and the result was clear: traces of a group of dark creatures were indeed seen there!"

“Sir Lyon, if I’m not mistaken, this means that the saint’s words have been proven true, and dark creatures have descended upon this world!”

“We are restarting the Holy Council and rebuilding the exorcist team. I hope you can assist Cardinal Rasinger in completing this exorcism battle!”

Lyon nodded. "Please rest assured, Your Holiness, I will do my utmost to help Lord Lasinger win this battle!"

Both of them knew that Leon could not completely join the exorcists; he had a more significant identity as the future Grand Master of the Knights Templar.

Caroline has been working hard lately to find someone who is devout enough and fits the "Holy Knight Code," and although there aren't many, there are some.

However, due to the fear of the Papal States' past misdeeds, Pope Mario has not yet obtained the right to pardon military personnel, so the Knights Order is currently just a pipe dream.

Moreover, the claims of the Teutonic Knights and the Hospitaller Knights are not in the hands of the Vatican, and it will still take them a long time to truly restore the glory of the Lord and protect the world!

Therefore, Mario had to ask the paladin for help to lead the "exorcists" he had found to complete the visit and even the battle against the vampires.

"The Vatican Discipline Conference, and indeed all members of the bishops' conference, the Papal Guard, and myself, can all become part of this battle if necessary, Your Excellency Lyon!" Mario finally said. "You will be the commander of this battle!"

Lyon took a deep breath and nodded slightly. "I will once again sprinkle the glory of the Lord on the streets of Italy, Your Majesty!"

They didn't even mention Bishop Morris, after all, during this period, the Catholic Church in America had seen more than a dozen changes at the bishop level alone, not to mention deacons, spiritual leaders, and priests.

With Mario's support and Angus's determination, as long as the cardinals of America do not object—they have no way to object to Angus—the whole of America will be truly cleansed under Angus's leadership.

This California cowboy, who has been a priest for decades, is pure of heart and decisive in action, and is living up to his ideals.

“Cardinal Lassinger and our exorcist team will meet you in Milan, Father Lyon!” Mario finally said. “I will pray for you at St. Peter’s Basilica and await your victorious return!”

"May the Lord's glory shine upon every piece of land..." the two prayed in unison.

……

Not far from this lounge, in a luxurious office, former regional bishop Maurice was staring at the photograph in front of him with a look of hatred.

The photo shows Lyon, who has just gotten off the plane.

The face in the photo was pierced through by a pen and then slammed to the ground!

"That son of a bitch, that cursed bastard, how dare he... humiliate me like that in front of so many media outlets?" "He even called me blasphemous? He's the real blasphemer. Didn't he ever think of coming back to say that?"

Morris was furious, feeling nothing but intense resentment.

Everyone does it this way, it's not like he's the only one doing it, so why is he the only one being punished? Hmm?

Wasn't he just using the bishop's name to make a little money, do a little favor, and incidentally have some small dealings with the government?
Who doesn't do it this way? Who doesn't do it this way? What's wrong with him?
So what if he didn't listen to the Vatican's order? Is it really worth making such a fuss over something so trivial?

After all these years of this, you're now thinking of dealing with me? You son of a bitch Pope!
He hesitated, but finally made a phone call. He thought that if he held back, he would only get angrier, and if he backed down, he would only feel more cheated.

“I’m looking for Mafia… Yes, it’s me, you know this number! I need to place a job, an assassination, to kill that country bumpkin from America!”

"How much? Five hundred thousand euros? Too little, I'll give you two million. I want him to disappear from this world!"

"Very good, I'll wait for your news!"

Morris slammed down the phone and hurriedly started contacting a plane to fly to the country he had booked.

He didn't believe the Mafia could kill the knight Leon. Within the Papacy system, Maurice, who knew the details of the "Discipline Order's" formation, clearly understood that the extraordinary was not a lie, but reality!

Maurice also wanted to obtain the power of the "Commandments," but he was afraid before setting off, because under the shadow of the Commandments, those who blaspheme in their hearts would truly be burned by the sacred fire.

So he was afraid, just like his current actions. He knew he couldn't kill the other party, but he just wanted to annoy them one last time before leaving.

"Nordic Europe is such a great place. I'll just join the Aesir. How can your Catholic Church control me, a follower of the Aesir?"

Morris smiled and even hummed softly.

The Sicilian Mafia middleman who received the assassination order did not hesitate to issue the order and pass it on to a gang member.

The gang members stared at the assassin's name, stunned. "Where did this idiot come from? Does he think we wouldn't recognize Leon Rankoch?"

He was completely dumbfounded. When this paladin was renowned throughout the world, their gang leader had even considered claiming kinship with him, since he did indeed come from Sicily and from a once-famous Mafia family.

He has now transformed himself into a paladin with extraordinary power, making him the best role model for them all.

Everyone knew each other's identities and had, of course, seen the photos.

And now, someone actually wants to assassinate this person? Do they really think the Mafia are demons?

"Contact the big boss for me, I need to explain this to him!" the "soldier" said hurriedly, but his "underling" seemed to only just realize what was happening, "Hmm... people from the Vatican have come to Sicily? Why didn't anyone tell me?"

Upon hearing this, the "soldier" Mafia official was puzzled and turned around to see what his underling was doing, only to see the sharp fangs in the other's open mouth.

"No...you're not him, where did you come from, monster?" When he saw the other person's appearance, he was stunned and wanted to draw his gun, but the other person reached out and grabbed his heart.

Then, in the moments before his death, this official member of the Mafia heard a command issued in his own voice:

"Let's send our assassins out and cause him some trouble!"

I didn't say anything, so who was speaking? He lost consciousness and there's no chance of him reviving!

"Yes!" As the voice came from the phone, the vampire gradually revealed himself, looking at the photo in his hand with a sinister smile. "Let these humans test his worth. Who knows, I might even get to taste the blood of a priest..."

Thus, an assassination order sent directly from Maurice to the second-in-command of the Sicilian Mafia simply changed hands a few times, being outsourced layer by layer, and finally ended up on a newly hired low-level assassin...

"Ah, you've only been in the family for three days and you're already doing something? That's great!" he said with a smile.

P.S.: Leon's arrival is, of course, related to the Brotherhood (this inspiration comes from Assassin's Creed, no problem!).
(End of this chapter)