Chapter 783 Strange Circle

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The convoy stopped in front of a metal gate that closed the belly of the mountain. New Rome is located between the mountains, just like St. Louis. But compared with St. Louis, New Rome pays more attention to efficiency. Taking the metal gate in front of us, it can be seen that it has been around for many years. Its outer paint has fallen off, and even the logo representing the city of Rome on the door, a pattern of the Colosseum has long been stained with rust by the moisture in the mountain belly for many years.

In addition to these, this metal gate, which is nearly 20 meters high, still gives people an unshakable heavy feeling. In contrast, St. Louis, even a gate creates that kind of aristocratic low-key luxury, but in terms of defense, it is not even half of the gate of Rome.

In the belly of the mountain is a flat tunnel, which is enough to accommodate several chariots to walk side by side. The space is extremely spacious, and there is a row of red warning lights flashing on both sides of the road. There is no other lighting in the tunnel, but the red warning light has indicated where the road leads.

There is a row of cameras above the gate, and now they are all aimed in the direction of the convoy. Obviously, the soldiers defending the city are checking the identity of the arrival. Soon, Paul's identity should have been confirmed, so the roar of hydraulic mechanical action sounded in the mountainside. You can feel the gentle vibration of the mountain belly, and then the thick metal gate shrinks and opens on both sides. However, behind the door is not the scene of Rome as Zero imagined.

There is an empty space behind the door, and you can see that there is another same door not far away. This new Roman city actually adopts the design of the Twin City Gate. This partition is like the role of the ancient city. When the foreign enemy enters, you can trap it and gather fire to kill it!

Sure enough, when the car drove through this short passage, Zero noticed that there were many fire points between the two gates, and some things like pipes at the top obviously had a high-energy response. It can be seen that the designers of the city attach great importance to the defense ability of Rome. Combined with the situation at the time of the establishment of the city, it is not surprising that there will be such a design.

It can be said that the defense ability of New Rome is excellent, and even Asgard is inferior to it. It's just that Asgard does not rely on cities and weapons to defend, but much more capable groups than New Rome is the real strength of that city.

After passing through the first gate, there is no need to determine the identity of the second gate. Before the car opened the gate, the gate was separated by two sides. There was a bright world behind the door, and the convoy opened into the light. After a short period of discomfort, the eyes adapt to the light and can see the scene in the city.

Zero has envisioned a variety of scenes, where Paul's followers lined up to welcome each other, or Sauron's remnants with knives and guns, or even Gaia came alone. But these imaginary scenes did not appear, and what appeared was a scene that he did not imagine.

Or, even Paul has never imagined such a scene after entering the city.

Up to hundreds of metal columns are lined up neatly on the ground not far from the city gate. Each metal column has a thick iron cable. The upper end of the iron cable is welded to the metal column, and the lower end tightens the neck of a corpse. There are as many pillars as there are, as many bodies! At this entrance, as many as hundreds of hanged bodies formed a very impactful picture, and the expressions of unwilling or angry of these people before death were fixed on this face.

Paul rushed down from the car and came to a metal pillar in the front row of the gate in the middle. There was an old man hanging on it, still wearing a decent aristocratic dress. But now, no matter how popular the old man was before his life, he is just a corpse at this moment.

"Joseph..." I don't know if it's anger, fear, or both. Paul trembled gently and finally roared like a lion cub: "Who did this! Who has the courage to kill the old Joseph's family without permission!"

The soldiers on both sides of the gate bowed their heads and said no words, when someone came over. He wore a hood and hid his head and face, but Paul's familiar voice came from the hood: "Your Highness, it's not convenient to talk here. Come with me first."

"Mendrisa..." From Paul's mouth, he said another nobleman's name that was enough to change the color of Rome.

In the end, the motorcade did not enter Paul's palace, but came to a warehouse near the gate, and then never came out. If someone enters the warehouse now, they will find several cars still parked there, but the people in the car are missing.

Half an hour later, Paul and Zero and others have arrived at a secret stronghold in Mendissa in Rome. Above it is a well-known bar in Rome. Black Blood Bar is not the largest in Rome, but the most unscrupulous. Because the master behind it is Sauron, no matter what happens here, no one will investigate. But even Paul didn't expect that the Mendrisa family had built their stronghold under the Black Blood Bar, which made the young Pope sigh that those who could get along well in Rome were indeed elite foxes.

However, now outside the gate, a nest of foxes, young and old, large and small, have been killed clean.

In a simple but very clean room. Mendrisa took off his hood and cloak, revealing his original appearance. The cardinal looks very haggard, his eyes are dark, and he hasn't slept soundly for many days. Except for him, there are only Paul and Zero in the room. A white, butler-like old man personally sent three cups of water to the people in the room and retreated.

Mendrisa said, "The place here is relatively simple. There is nothing good to greet you two. Please don't be surprised."

He looked at Zero again and stared carefully for a long time before saying, "It's the first time we've met Mr. Zero's reputation since a long time ago. Speaking of which, earlier, I hated you to the bone.

Mendisa handed a bosom of water to Zero: "Did you kill Harbes?"

Paul suddenly became a little nervous. Mendrisa's beloved son Harbes, the commander of the Seventh Army. When Sauron ordered to attack the Roaring Bay, he was buried in that battle. At that time, the battle was the first battle of Zero on the Pope's Hall. After that, Zero's name gradually came into the view of the high-level of the Pope's Hall.

"This, Bishop Mendrisa. At that time..."

Zero stretched out and patted the back of Paul's hand, signaling him not to speak. Ling himself nodded and said, "Although I didn't kill it myself, you might as well count it on me."

Mendrisa's chest fluctuated violently and finally turned into a long sigh. He pulled out a delicate golden pistol from the generous bishop's sleeve robe and put it on the table and said, "Until just now, I was still uncertain about whether to kill you or not. Although I know that my ability and the special bullets in this pistol alone may not kill you, Harbes is my favorite child after all. As a father, the murder enemy is right in front of me. I really wish I was not the patriarch of the Karki family, so that at least I could let go.

"What is the bishop's choice now?" Paul asked for Zero.

"What other options are there?" Mendrisa smiled bitterly and said, "One Harbes is dead, and I still have seven sons and three daughters. Although their talent is not as good as Harbes, as long as they are there, the bloodline of the Karki family can continue. But if I do it, I can't kill it or not. But this made him unhappy, which led to the loss of a powerful ally by His Highness Paul. Then there is no need for Mr. Zero to do it. Soon my family will end up like old Joseph and others.

Hearing this, Paul finally put down a concern and knew that Mendissa finally put the overall situation first and let go of his private hatred. But another thing came to mind: "Who killed old Joseph?"

"Sauron!"

This time, with zero calm, I couldn't help but show my eyes. He and Paul shouted almost at the same time, "This is impossible!"

Zero ended Sauron's life with his own hands, and Sauron's body was also cremated with his own eyes. But now, another Sauron has emerged in Rome. With the identity and power of Mendrisa, he will naturally not lie or admit mistakes. Therefore, this has formed an insoluble contradiction.

"It's indeed Sauron..." Someone pushed the door and entered, but it was a maple that he hadn't seen for a long time. He nodded to zero and said, "Not long after His Royal Highness Paul left, I saw Sauron appear in public and announced the ten crimes of the old Joseph family, followed by the Silver Hand Guard to directly capture and hang their family."

"But I have killed him on Victoria Island!" He gently rubbed his eyebrows with his fingers and said, "What on earth is going on?"

"Bishop, please tell me the details." Paul said.

Mendelisa said in a low voice: "Solon's charge of the old Joseph family is simply false. I and Oddson jointly asked Sauron to retract this order. But Sauron completely ignored our opposition and put out a silver hand. We can't intervene in this matter on the surface, but we can still intervene secretly. Given that Sauron's accusation this time is too absurd and will shake the foundation of Rome, I reached a consensus with the Oddson family to send a total of 20 capable people to Joseph's house and work with his masters to stop the silver hand from enforcing the law.

"Unexpectedly, the guards in the silver hand have a few pounds, and I think His Highness Paul should also know. And there are more than 30 people with the combined ability of our three parties, including three eighth-level good hands. But even so, the silver hand was still defeated. The whole process lasted less than half an hour, and the old Joseph's manor was almost flattened..." Mendrisa exhaled a turbid breath and said word by word, "According to our subsequent deliberations, the level of these silver hand guards is at least above the eighth level, and more It may be close to or even the ninth level of strength!"

"Impossible!" Paul stood up in shock: "The average strength of the Silver Hand Guard is only about the sixth level. Even if Sauron comes back to life, where did he find a group of ninth-level masters?"

"No, the more bizarre one is still behind..." Mendrisa said with a solemn look, "We think the ability to use these silver hands is very similar to Sauron, or even exactly the same..."

"How...how could there be such a thing." Paulton's mouth was full of bitterness.

Think about it, a team of masters at the level of Sauron suddenly appeared, isn't it that their previous efforts were in vain?

Mendrisa also said with a wry smile, "This battle is a terrible fight between me and Oddson. Originally, I wanted to work with the strength of my three families, and no matter how bad it was, I could take old Joseph away. I didn't expect that the only capital in my hand would be eaten by Sauron. Now we dare not appear openly, afraid that Sauron will also give us a charge and then remove us with lightning.

"At the final, when Your Highness and Mr. Zero come, then this matter may not be a turnaround."

"Speaking of the silver hand guard, when he was on Victoria Island, Sauron also brought three mysterious high-levels..." Zero said in a low voice: "Their ability is the same as Sauron!"

"Then what's the matter? Sauron made biochemical warriors with his own genes? Paul frowned.

Zero looked at Mendrisa: "Do you have a chance to see these guards of silver hands?"

"Of course, now the Pontifical Council has issued a new decree. Except for Sauron and the Order, bishops or ministers like me, are not allowed to enter. There will be one or two silver hands guarding outside the papal chamber, but I'm afraid it's inconvenient for Mr. Zero to appear in such a dignified place. Mendrisa thought for a moment and said, "Tomoron will meet in the square, and he will always gather citizens to give speeches in the next two days. At that time, a team of silver hands will appear. If Mr. Ling wants to observe them, he can take action tomorrow.

No, he nodded and said, "I have an idea about the Sauron in the papal chamber. Will Sauron secretly cultivate one or two stand-in at ordinary times, because I'm sure that this Sauron must not be true now.

"This is not impossible, but if this is the case, the stand-in is too similar. I have worked with Sauron for so many years, and I know his words and behavior very well. If this is a stand-in now, then his acting skills are simply super first-class. Mendrisa said.

Paul stood up and said, "It's not without this possibility. Well, I'll have someone try to get this person's hair or something else. As long as you check his DNA, everything will be understood.

"But how do you enter the Pope's Hall?" Zero question.

"I don't have to go in, and there may not be only silver hands in the papal hall." Paul said confidently.

The next day, as soon as the clock pointed to seven o'clock, the broadcast sounded in the city. Zero changed a set of clothes prepared by Drissa for him, which was the ordinary clothes of the residents of Rome. In addition, Mendrisa also prepared some special things for Zero, including wigs and beards, as well as some silicone parts. When Zero came out of a private house near the Black Blood Bar, he had turned into a strong middle-aged man.

The yellow-brown wig covers his own hair color, and a circle of paste makes him a lot of vicissitudes. Mendrisa also carefully drew thick eyebrows for him to match his current shape. The most surprising thing is that those silicone parts, which stick tightly to Zero's chest and shoulders, and then put on clothes, make Zero look stronger than the previous uniform and slender figure.

Such a disguise can only be seen through by people who are very familiar with zero and stand close to observe. Today, Zero will be mixed among the citizens, and the probability of being recognized is very low. He lowered his head and came to the square with the crowd. A moment later, the music of the honor guard sounded, and Sauron, wearing a military uniform and a badge on his chest, appeared on the square.

I looked at this Sauron without any trace. Sure enough, there was almost no difference in size, eyes or feeling. However, Zero still felt a little strange, but the feeling was very vague, and he didn't know what the problem was for the time being.

Looking at those silver hands again, Zero knew that he had really been hit by himself. These people feel exactly the same as the three genetic warriors on Victoria Island, and their biggest speciality is to give people a mechanical feeling. Although these guards are now wearing tactical suits in silver hands and wearing tactical helmets on their faces, their precise and synchronized movements cannot be concealed.

Now that it has been confirmed, it is useless for Zero to stay in the square, so he quietly retreated. When he returned to Mendrisa's stronghold, the cardinal had been waiting for him. As soon as he saw Zero come in, he split his head and asked, "How's it going?"

Zero nodded: "Those silver hands should be some kind of biochemical people made of Sauron's genes, all of whom have Sauron's strength. Of course, it was the previous Sauron. When I met on Victoria Island, the real Sauron reached the tenth level early.

"Tenth level!" Mendrisa suddenly smiled bitterly and said, "So, you are at least at the tenth level?"

"That's true." Zero didn't intend to hide it from him and said it directly.

A moment later, Paul also came. He smiled and took out a small box with a few hairs in it: "This is a few hairs that fell on the pillow when Lord Sauron woke up in the morning. He won't find out if there are two missing, will he?

Mendisa took it with one hand and said, "I'll have it tested immediately, and there will be results in the afternoon at the latest."

said and went in a hurry.

By the afternoon, Mendrisa brought amazing news. The results of the test have come out, and the DNA of those hairs completely match that of Sauron!

Suddenly, things seemed to fall into a strange circle.

Looking at the test report in their hands, everyone fell into silence. Zero suddenly raised his head and said, "Maybe we made a mistake from the beginning. In terms of the nature of genes, the Sauron in front of him is indeed himself. At the same time, there are many Solons like this. For example... those silver hands?"