21st Century Necromancer-Chapter 745 - 741 Living in Hiding (Please Subscribe, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

745: Chapter 741: Living in Hiding (Please Subscribe, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

745: Chapter 741: Living in Hiding (Please Subscribe, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

For Gilles de Rais, the only thing he had thought about during the six hundred years following Joan of Arc’s death was to resurrect her, to have his Holy Maiden reappear before him.

Now, Gilles de Rais’ wish had been fulfilled, his Joan of Arc, his Saint had returned. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com

In the instant Joan of Arc was resurrected, Gilles de Rais felt that his six centuries of vigil were worthwhile; he felt the reward for his six hundred years of dedication.

As long as Joan of Arc could be resurrected, then all the hard work and effort he had put in over those six hundred years would have been worth it.

However, Gilles de Rais also understood that his act of resurrecting Joan of Arc was a great taboo in the eyes of the Catholic Church, and once they found out, they would inevitably pursue him and Joan to the death without ceasing.

If it were only Gilles de Rais alone, he wouldn’t mind the Catholic Church’s persecution; in fact, the Catholic Church had pursued him more than once over the six hundred years, with Witch Hunters, the Religious Tribunal, Paladins, and even Acting Angels appearing every few years or decades to hunt him down in the so-called name of the Lord.

Over the course of six hundred years, Gilles de Rais, aside from spending time researching how to resurrect Joan of Arc, had also spent his time dealing with occasional persecutions from the Holy See every few or tens of years.

Sometimes Gilles de Rais could easily defeat his adversaries, either turning them into Blood Descendants, enjoying the pleasure of their faith collapsing after knowing of their own downfall, or simply using them as food to drain their fresh blood.

These were all pastimes that Gilles de Rais once enjoyed because they gave him a sense of revenge against God.

But at times, Gilles de Rais would also find himself in peril, as elites from the Holy See like the Paladins or Acting Angels were capable of inflicting enough damage to even kill him.

However, as a vampire who had lived for six hundred years, and once the Marshal of France, Gilles de Rais had quite some experience in the art of survival.

Despite several close brushes with death, sometimes running in the most humiliating ways, he ultimately managed to preserve his life and wait for the opportunity to resurrect Joan of Arc.

Resurrecting Joan was an unhesitant act, but now that she had returned, Gilles de Rais had to consider the impact of this event and how he would deal with the potential problems that could arise.

Do not think that modern science has dethroned God and the Catholic Church has lost its once unmatched status and influence.

What the Church had lost was merely its dominion over the entire Western world and its shackles over the minds of the people.

In terms of influence, the Catholic Church, still one of the world’s three major religions, remains the most followed, with its power still widespread across most cities in the Western world.

Although the Papal States have lost their army and today’s Pope seems more like a mascot rather than a powerful figure controlling the vast entity of the Holy See, that is just the ordinary people’s view.

In the eyes of those who truly understand the inner workings, the Pope who appears to be a good old man, almost reduced to decoration, is still one of the most powerful people in the world.

Despite being nominally the leader of the world’s foremost superpower, everyone knows that America’s great leader is just a spokesperson put forward by the financial tycoons who actually control the country.

Compared to the Pope who rules the entire Catholic Church, the Grandmaster only possesses a bit more secular power.

Of course, as the Pope governs the entire Catholic Church and has many matters to deal with, a vampire like Gilles de Rais, despite his notable reputation, has yet to reach the level that would warrant the Pope’s dedicated attention.

At most, the Religious Tribunal, the Inquisition, and the Witch Hunters would pay him mind.

But Joan of Arc was different.

As a saint recognized by the Church, the national hero of France, and the symbol of the indomitable spirit of the French people, the fact that the Maid of Orleans had been resurrected by a Necromancer using necromantic spells was bound to alarm the Pope, resulting in the Church’s determination to relentlessly hunt her down, rather than the pursuit previously limited to only a few departments under the Church.

Perhaps it was time to seek a place of sanctuary?

Others might not know the depth of the Church’s power, but Gilles de Rais, who had fought against the Church for hundreds of years and witnessed its most glorious era, knew all too well that the Holy See had at least several demigod-level forces at its command.

These forces did not originate from within them, but rather from the power of angels that could descend upon them.

Compared to the Acting Angels who are merely granted a portion of the angels’ power, those called by the Church as Descending Angels might ordinarily be just ordinary priests or paladins, but once they summon the descent of an angel upon themselves, they can unleash demigod-level combat strength.

This is the greatest foundation of the Church, and it is also the reason they have been able to rule over Europe for a thousand years.

Although Gilles de Rais was confident in his own strength, after having witnessed the might of true demigods like Chen Yu, Mordred, and King Arthur, he did not believe he could escape from a demigod’s grasp, especially since angels naturally possess a great restraint over vampires like him.

As for Joan, although she was almost on the verge of Divine Enthronement due to the accumulation of hundreds of years of faith, she, freshly resurrected, needed time to adapt to her current powers.

Moreover, Gilles de Rais did not want to drag her into danger.

If possible, he would rather find a place where he and Joan could live in seclusion, free from the concerns of the world.

But in this world, even in that ancient country of The Orient, the Church’s influence exists.

Apart from Antarctica, where is there a place not under the Church’s reach?

As for the territories of Islam, those were places Gilles de Rais would not consider stepping foot in, no matter what.

However, after giving it some thought, Gilles de Rais suddenly remembered the space he and the couple Chen Yu had visited last time—the ultimate sanctuary of Fantasyland, Avalon.

It seemed to be beyond the reach of the Church’s interference and was an entirely independent space.

Moreover, with the protection of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, it was indeed a very suitable location for him and Joan to hide away.

Once this idea took hold in Gilles de Rais’s mind, he could not shake it off.

After pondering it seriously, he decided to take Joan to the United Kingdom.

Although the space was difficult to enter, Lord Nelson had told Gilles de Rais and the couple Chen Yu how to get in, to facilitate their entry and exit the last time they left.

For Gilles de Rais, going there was not difficult.