Chapter 361: What is the Inquisition

Although Phoenix was very determined, it was of no use.

Outside the door, Dorothy's gaze became even sharper. She could basically confirm now that this little angel really had a problem. Either she was also contaminated by the power of the Lord of Radiance, or she had discovered the problem with those guys from the Son of God Faction.

However, judging from their previous contact, this little one's faith in the God King was still very devout, and as someone from the God Blood Faction, the possibility of her being contaminated by the Lord of Radiance was not high. Then, obviously, she had discovered the problem with the Son of God Faction, but she wanted to shield them.

Thinking of this, the Home Witch was a bit speechless. She didn't know whether to praise this little one for her good ability or to complain about the people of the Son of God Faction being truly useless, to be discovered by a little witch.

But was it necessary for her to go to such lengths for that group of the Son of God Faction? You have to know that no matter what her reason was, the crime of obstructing the Inquisition from doing its job was now confirmed. This was no small crime; even if this little angel had a high status, she would still have to peel a layer of skin afterward.

Dorothy thought about this little one's motivation with some doubt, then glanced at the cathedral in front of her, and remembering the current dilapidated state of the Angel Witches, she suddenly realized.

Oh, so she wanted to sacrifice herself to buy some time for the future of the entire race. Good resolve, truly great.

The Home Witch couldn't help but feel a sense of awe, and then she refused with a polite smile.

Hehe, this is just a naive, silly child. What's the point of you trying to extend the life of a family that is already on the wrong path? Death sooner or later is still death; it's better to break and then rebuild.

And she was just a Grand Inquisitor without feelings. Investigating a case wasn't something where I could suddenly have a saintly heart and let you go just because you had a good reason for committing a crime.

So...

"Hey, little one, do you know what the Inquisition is?"

The Home Witch took a step forward, pressing close to the barrier of the God King's Protection Spell at the entrance of the cathedral, and then asked the little angel inside.

"I... I naturally know. You are just dogs of the Sage Council, specializing in attacking your own compatriots."

Phoenix was startled by the clown Grand Inquisitor's forward movement. She subconsciously took a step back, but quickly realized that with the barrier blocking, the other party couldn't get in, and her courage grew again.

She didn't actually know much about the Inquisition. After all, as long as a normal person wasn't thinking about committing a crime, who would specifically look into this? Everyone wished to stay as far away from the Inquisition as possible, preferably never meeting them in this lifetime.

Therefore, her impression of the Inquisition was limited to some simple universal concepts she had learned from various news reports.

Mentioning the Inquisition, everyone's most direct impression was naturally that this was a group of fierce people specializing in internal problems of witches. Every Inquisitor's combat power was exceptionally fierce, and they were cold and ruthless.

As long as the Sage Council above issued an order, the Inquisitors would go to the door to make arrests without hesitation, regardless of whether the other party was a real criminal or just a case of injustice. Anyway, they would grab them first and then go back for some severe interrogation. It was all about "better to arrest the wrong person than to let one go."

Every year on the Mana Web, relatives and friends of victims would speak out publicly to denounce the cruelty and ruthlessness of the Inquisition. Various novels often described the bridges where these executioners framed good people, and in movies and TV shows, the Inquisition often played various villain roles.

Anyway, in universal concepts, the impression of the Inquisition among ordinary witches was biased toward the negative. People feared and dreaded them; anyway, if they could not get close, they absolutely would not.

"Hehe, then I see you don't understand at all."

Outside the door, Dorothy couldn't help but laugh as she listened to the little angel's answer. This guy really had a child's personality; naive and cute. This answer almost directly explained her ignorance.

The biggest role of the Inquisition was to deter the internal affairs of witches, to ensure the internal stability and harmony of witches, and it was also a scalpel for the witch world to precisely excise internal lesions.

Such a violent department was destined not to be loved by most people, and what they needed was not the public's liking, but the public's fear.

Only when people fear you will the rules you represent be more deeply rooted in people's hearts, and no one will easily dare to test the waters near the deadline.

Many of the reports and news on the Mana Web that smeared the Inquisition were actually posted by the Inquisition people themselves, just to maintain their own big demon king persona.

People are bullied when they are kind, and horses are ridden when they are kind. It is hard to be a good person in this world, and it is easy to have a magic wand pointed at you.

Most witches' nature is to fear power rather than virtue. For them, who are already somewhat inflated by mastering the power of magic, only stronger violence and greater terror can effectively make them obedient.

But thinking about it, if this little one really knew the Inquisition well, she wouldn't have used such a stupid way to stop them.

Dorothy shook her head, then took a big step forward again, directly hitting the powerful defensive barrier.

"You... what do you want to do? Give up, it's impossible for you to break through this barrier..."

Phoenix saw the other party's action and was startled again, but she was still very confident in her family's life-saving means. Unfortunately, this confidence quickly collapsed completely.

She clearly saw the parchment search warrant in the hand of the clown Grand Inquisitor opposite burn inexplicably. Afterward, a strange magic power turned into thousands and scattered onto the tokens engraved with the word "Judgment" on the waists of all the Inquisitors. Then, these tokens emitted a faint fluorescence, and this layer of faint fluorescence covered all the Inquisitors, as if it had just plated a layer of film on their bodies.

And if it was just like this, there was nothing to be afraid of. What really made Phoenix collapse in fear was that she discovered that the God King's Protection Great Barrier she relied on had directly failed in front of this thin film of fluorescence that didn't look very conspicuous. The terrifying Grand Inquisitor with a ridiculous clown mask on her face passed through the barrier's obstruction unimpeded and came to her front.

"You... you... this is impossible. What means did you use? Could it be that you are a Sage?"

The little angel was scared stupid at this time. She was so flustered that she couldn't even speak properly. This scene really touched her blind spot of knowledge.

"Don't come over here. My grandmother is a Sage of the Sage Council. You won't have a good end if you touch me."

She was, after all, just a teenage girl. When her biggest reliance failed, the little angel instinctively began to bring out her family to try to intimidate the enemy.

And to this, Dorothy walked step by step to the little angel who was about to collapse, not in a hurry. She didn't do anything, just smiled and said.

"Don't be afraid, open your eyes and see. Today I will let you know what the Inquisition is, so you won't be so stupid next time, make a joke, and lose the face of the three major races."

"Also, don't bring out the Sage Council to suppress me. It doesn't work well. Although our Inquisition is indeed registered under the Sage Council, in fact, they can't control us."

"What the Sage Council can do, our Inquisition can do. What the Sage Council is not convenient to do, our Inquisition can still do."

"Execute first, report later, three kings' special permission, this is the Inquisition. Understand?"

The Home Witch patted the little angel on the shoulder and said this in her ear.

Afterward, she didn't look at the reaction of this little one who had stiffened like a stone statue, just waved her hand, and then calmly gave the order.

"Since our good friend has already helped us complete the on-site blockade, then everyone listen to the order: bring all the Angel Witches in the cathedral out for inspection. Not one can be let go."

"Yes."

The Inquisitors outside the door immediately responded in unison, then swarmed up, all easily passing through this great barrier that should have been impregnable.

... Inquisitors are making arrests... ===== CHAPTER 362 =====