Chapter 1646: Redemption

Marie asked, "Tell them quickly that you are not; this is the only Method that can save you."

The Prussian woman shed tears of pain and humiliation, looking at Marie, for she too was German, and also a person of Prussia.

But she saw the attitude these Holy Cross Army soldiers held toward her.

Regarding some of the speculations about Marie, a flash of determination crossed her eyes, and she said coldly.

"I cannot betray the Lord; even if I am burned to death, it is absolutely impossible for me to betray my faith!"

Hearing these words, Marie's heart instantly turned cold, and she closed her eyes, letting two lines of tears fall.

That Prussian woman stared at Marie with a venomous gaze and said fiercely:

"I will never submit to these so-called Crusaders!"

"And I will never let them take away my chastity!"

"To become an unclean woman like you!"

This sentence landed on Marie's heart like a heavy hammer, striking her so that her chest felt stifled, as if all the air had been squeezed out of her lungs.

A feeling of powerless suffocation spread throughout her entire body.

Marie staggered back a few steps; she no longer had any way to use her own body to protect the Prussian woman who had revealed her identity.

She herself was a spy sent by Frederick II to be by Douglas's side, with the purpose of gathering intelligence and keeping Douglas's mind off the army.

So that the Prussian army and the Dragon Flame Army could conquer the Holy Cross Army and take back Hanover.

So that more Prussian people would no longer have to endure the pain of war.

But now that Marie had been called unclean by the very person she had personally protected, her heart felt icy cold, as if it had been smashed to pieces.

Regarding this kind of misunderstanding, Marie had been clearly warned before coming here.

But she thought she would not encounter it, yet she did not expect it to come so fast, so quickly!

It was as if it were going to shatter her.

Hearing the Prussian woman's reply, those Holy Cross Army soldiers chuckled and sneered: "Who says heretics can only be burned to death? We have discovered a more effective purification plan for female heretics!"

The Holy Cross Army soldiers let out evil smiles.

Like vicious wolves tearing at their prey, they pounced and very quickly subdued this Prussian woman.

This Prussian woman struggled incessantly, but her hands and feet were held down by these Holy Cross Army soldiers.

No matter how strong a woman is, when facing four trained Holy Cross Army soldiers, it is impossible to break free from their strength.

In broad daylight, these Holy Cross Army soldiers were actually going to carry out their evil deeds.

That Prussian woman wailed repeatedly; if she lost her chastity this way, she would betray the Lord, and this was a sin according to the Bible.

It looked as if these Holy Cross Army soldiers were about to succeed!

Suddenly, the sound of a sword ringing out, and a Knight Sword pierced into the Prussian woman's chest.

Blood flowed freely, and that Prussian woman looked at Marie, who had ended her life; she had not expected it to be her.

As her life ebbed away, this woman squeezed out a faint smile at Marie.

Marie closed her eyes slightly and silently recited in her heart: "I'm sorry, may the Lord let you go to Heaven."

The Holy Cross Army soldiers, with bloodstains on their faces and hands, were suddenly furious to see this woman die before them!

"You bitch!"

"Do you know that we were doing this to let this heretic be purified!"

Facing the accusations of these Holy Cross Army soldiers, Marie's cold gaze swept over all of them.

These so-called heretics and this so-called purification were the source of all disasters; these were merely excuses they used to justify their own crimes.

Marie said emotionlessly: "What I did was also to let her soul receive judgment."

After saying this, she dropped the blood-stained Knight Sword and turned to leave.

This was not the first time she had killed someone, and she did not feel much discomfort.

But she still could not help but retch, could not help but hate herself for being this way.

She had clearly been trying to save her life, yet she had ended up killing her with her own hands.

How ridiculous.

Marie looked at the small amount of bloodstains on her fingers, and her whole being felt a tremendous shock!

Remembering that final smile, her cold heart shattered instantly.

How many such tragedies must be unfolding in Hanover every day? Thinking of this, Masha's mood could not be calmed for a long time.

After boarding the Horse Carriage, the atmosphere inside was exceptionally dead and heavy for her.

But those Holy Cross Army soldiers who had just committed the atrocities acted as if nothing had happened, chatting and laughing, even treating what had just occurred as fodder for conversation.

"Sigh, what a pity, that kind of woman could have been purified by us."

"Including the heretic I just purified, I have purified twenty-five."

"I have a few less than you, only twenty."

"You guys don't know, last time the three of us purified a heretic together; guess how the three of us managed to do it at the same time?"

"It must have been..."

Various answers that would make a woman blush came from inside the Horse Carriage, but everything that was happening seemed to have nothing to do with Marie.

There was only one thing she wanted to do now.

To stop these tragedies from continuing to happen.

The Horse Carriage stopped steadily; after Marie got off, she looked up at Douglas's residence, a touch of perseverance appearing in her eyes.

At this moment, on the other side of Europe.

Liu Zheng, who was far away in the suburbs of the main city of Prague.

In the temporarily established stronghold, the food that Liu Zheng had brought to Prague this time was already nearly exhausted, following the alms given along the way.

When these fifty thousand Dragon Flame troops arrived, they traveled light, carrying only a small amount of food.

Now, food had once again become a difficult problem for Liu Zheng.

However, regarding this problem, Liu Zheng did not hesitate much and immediately chose the best Method.

War-Nourished Warfare!

Saxony is also very wealthy, and from a standpoint, it is also a hostile nation to Dragon Flame.

Declaring war on them is reasonable and justifiable.

For those who manipulate war, there is no need for excessive reasons to attack; war only has interests.

Now, Saxony has chosen to stand on the opposite side of Dragon Flame.

Declaring war on Prussia, sending troops to attack Protestantism, and purging the Protestant.

Based on this point alone, Dragon Flame has sufficient reason to use force against Saxony.

Liu Zheng checked the distance from Prague to Saxony; it was not that far, as Prague is adjacent to Saxony.

Liu Zheng immediately formulated a detailed battle plan against Saxony.

War-Nourished Warfare!

But these plans did not include operations against Austria.

Prague had already fallen into chaos, and the border defense forces had long been completely destroyed following the invasion of the Holy Cross Army.

There was no need to use force against Prague.

But if he wanted to ensure nothing went wrong, Liu Zheng should take Prague to serve as his own route for retreat.

This would avoid losing a retreat route in the event of a disastrous defeat in Saxony.

That would be extremely disadvantageous for the Dragon Flame army.

But if he were to use force against Prague now, the stability that Teresa had just established would be completely destroyed, and war would once again drive these refugees to madness.

Originally, Liu Zheng would not have been so hesitant.

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