Chapter 225 Golden Palace
The movement of the Spear of Longilus was not small, and its power was naturally worthy of the name of the Holy Spear. An entire team of Omegas was torn apart by the impact of the huge warhead, and the remaining Omegas were all alarmed.

Golden flames burned on their bodies, and the heads of ferocious beasts appeared on their headless torsos. With strange roars, they pounced towards the two huge monsters at the end of the street.

Lucrecia did not panic, and even slowly folded the strange-shaped holy spear armor, the Spear of Longilus, and stored it on her back. After doing this, Lucrecia in the knight's cabin had time to snap her fingers.

"You don't have to command me." Chu Yuwei's indifferent voice came from the call channel.

As the sound of a button being pressed was heard, roars rang out one after another, and huge flames rose from both sides of the street, completely engulfing the Omegas that were flying over.

The equipment department naturally couldn't just equip the Great Xia Dragon Bird with melee weapons. In fact, the ranged equipment on the Great Xia Dragon Bird's back was no less than that of the Seraph. There were also time bombs and mines, and it was unknown why they were equipped with such weapons.

But even so, Chu Yuyi still loves her sword. The large samurai sword that was made by the equipment department at all costs with reference to the holy sword equipment·Sword of the King has a power that surpasses those mass-produced holy sword equipment.

Chu Yuwei slashed her way from outside the city to inside with a knife. If Lucrecia hadn't suggested launching a long-range attack first to reduce the weight on the body, she would probably have picked up her knife, lit a fire, and rushed into the Omega group.

Naturally, the explosives produced by the Equipment Department would not disappoint people. The magnificent streets were completely changed and the tall buildings on both sides of the streets naturally could not remain safe and sound.

The golden flames flickered under the dozens of tons of ruins, and even the Omegas in the air were affected, smashing into the buildings farther away with flames all over their bodies. It seemed that even the Omegas, who exuded a weird and sacred aura, could not gain much advantage in the face of absolute physical force.

Lucrecia drew out her holy sword equipment, followed by Chu Yuzhi who drew out her giant samurai sword and had already harvested the remaining Omegas in the ruins.

The Omegas that came to besiege them were almost wiped out, but there were more Omegas from farther away that were rushing towards them. Although the individual strength of these guys was not enough to fight against them, their large numbers could not be underestimated.

"It's just a 'prototype'. The old guy should just be buried in the ground and rust away." Lucrecia used her holy sword to split an Omega in half.

Although it was a prototype, the Seraph had been modernized by Gattuso and was already quite different from the original Seraph. The first sentence on the first page of the Seraph's instruction manual, which made Lucrecia feel sleepy at first glance, said that the Seraph was a perfect exoskeleton equipment, and all subsequent exoskeleton equipment was inferior to it.

However, the rapid development of modern technology soon slapped them in the face. It is true that the Seraph is an exoskeleton equipment that surpasses the existing human technology, but when faced with various heavy weapons, it is inevitable that it is difficult to resist.

Thus, drastic changes began. First, the heavy energy pack of the Seraph that could not sustain much action time was replaced with a more durable and more convenient energy system.

The height was changed from the size of an ordinary person to the size of the "prototype" Omega. It also added a lot of gold decorations that seemed useless but she liked it very much.

Lucrecia observed the internal structure of the Omega, and sighed at the structures that were somewhat similar to the original Seraph, but completely different. The golden liquid in the Omega's gorgeous armor looked like blood, but also like something else.

The prototype Seraphim needs something called red mercury to drive it. This liquid can provide Seraphim with considerable power. By soaking metal in it, you can also obtain Mithril, a high-level alloy that is as magical as recycled metal.

However, this liquid is quite rare, and it is not enough to just convert the mithril to make exclusive equipment for Seraphim. This is one of the reasons why the family replaced the power source for Seraphim.

Omega's golden blood reminded Lucrecia of red mercury. This golden liquid seemed to be Omega's power source. The creatures soaked in this golden blood made her scalp tingle.

This strange creature that looked like an eyeball was stabbed by the holy sword, and half of its eyeball was deflated. However, it did not die. It stared at the Seraph while still breathing. Its eyes seemed to penetrate the Seraph's visor, making Lucrecia's golden eyes feel a burst of burning.

Suddenly, Lucrecia's pupils shrank and she heard a whisper in her ear. This strange eyeball creature was talking to her!

It says: "Gattuso, the blood of a sinner..."

A shrill alarm suddenly sounded in the Knight's cabin of Seraph. The vital sign detection device was sounding the alarm, and the qualified person was suffering from a mental attack!
Chu Yuyi was startled by the sudden movement, sending the last still-moving Omega into eternal sleep. She looked back and saw the huge Seraphim kneeling on the ground, the knight's cabin was open, and Lucrecia was breathing in fresh air.

"What happened?" Chu Yuwei helped the Seraphim up and asked.

Her pupils were still trembling, and the gold in her eyes flickered. Lucrecia covered her forehead and said slowly, "I seem to have seen a glorious holy city called Florence. It is guarded by rows of seraphim, using pitch-black guns and swords to make the entire Western world submit to it."

"Make the entire West submit? Neither the Roman Empire nor the Papal States have such ability, right?" Chu Yuwei frowned, then shook her head, "You have been attacked mentally and have hallucinations. Find a safe place to rest."

"I refuse." Seraph stood up and closed the knight's cabin. "I have a feeling that the answers to the things that my family has been hiding from me may be found there."

As she spoke, she headed towards the church at the end of the street.

……

"Master... is it really okay to just leave those two lumps of iron behind?" The ahoge on top of her head shook uneasily, and Xia Mi turned around to look at the door that was closed again.

"Please don't worry." Patsy, who was walking in front and leading the way like a guide, said, "Miss Lucrecia and Chu Yuqi are not that fragile. The new Seraph and Great Summer Dragon Bird will not be afraid of the Omegas."

Xia Mi glanced at her and said, "You seem to know a lot."

Patsy turned around and smiled at her faintly: "Collecting all the information for the master is the basic quality of a maid."

"What kind of maid is this? Even the agents are not as dedicated as you, okay?" Xia Mi couldn't help but say.

Patsy continued to smile and did not answer the question. Instead, she took a look inside the church and said softly, "It seems that this is a one-to-one replica of the Florence Cathedral. At least I can't find any fault with it."

Lu Mingfei did not answer, but quietly looked at this building that was almost a symbol of the beginning of the Renaissance. When he was still outside, he already understood the magnificence of this church, but when he really stood inside, he realized how magnificent this so-called primrose of the new era was.

He looked up and saw the dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, which was carved with huge religious images and took 16 years to complete. It was said that it took more than a hundred years to complete the cathedral. It was more of a memorial than a church. It was not only a symbol of the Renaissance, but also a symbol of the victory of Florence, which was still a city-state at the time, in squeezing the nobles out of the center of power.

Such a building would be amazing no matter what era it was in, but Lu Mingfei frowned. He entered here to find something protected by Omega, not to marvel at it.

"It seems we still need to be busy." Patsy said, unfolding the church diagram she brought with her.

In fact, with her memory, she had already memorized all of this, and brought this in just to facilitate other allies, such as the masked girl who was now poking her head over with her hair shaking.

Patsy smiled inexplicably, marveling at the girl's energy.

"We've looked everywhere where things could be hidden, but we didn't see anything hidden by Omegas, let alone an Omega." Xia Mi said with some distress.

Lu Mingfei nodded. He once saw an Omega walking out of the church with his own eyes. Even if this was not the Omegas' base camp, it should be a camp or something like that.

In fact, in addition to the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence also has a landmark building, the Palazzo della Signoria. But when they came, they deliberately passed by the area, which was extremely cold and deserted, as if it had been abandoned.

"It doesn't look like there's anything hidden up there..." Xia Mi looked up, then lowered her head and stabbed the beautiful floor tiles with her sword, "It can't be underground, right?"

Suddenly, she stopped talking. Patsy noticed something was wrong with her, turned around, and then fell silent with her. Lu Mingfei glanced at them sideways, looking at the cracks that were spreading on the ground in surprise.

Starting from the tip of the sword that the little troublemaker had stuck on the ground, a spider web-like crack was spreading rapidly around it. Then, with a loud bang, it sank.

The rubble fell for a long time, and the dust blown up by the storm gradually subsided. Lu Mingfei pushed away the rubble in front of him, and the golden light in his eyes illuminated the darkness around him. The underground of the church was an extremely huge space, and it was so dark that even if the golden pupils were lit up, it was impossible to see far away.

"Hey, are you all there?" he shouted to the people around him.

"I'm still here." A voice came from the ruins nearby, and Patsy stood up.

Lu Mingfei used the Eye of the Wind King when he was falling. The strong wind slowed down their falling speed. Although they were a little embarrassed when they landed, they were lucky enough not to be seriously injured.

Lu Mingfei frowned and looked around, but he didn't see the little troublemaker jumping out and saying, "I'm here too." He wanted to grab her when she fell, but there were too many pieces of rubble falling with her, and when he turned around, he found that she was gone.

Patsy also looked around and said softly, "Ms. Xia Mi's bloodline seems to be much better than mine. Even if she can't deal with an Omega, she should have no problem escaping."

Lu Mingfei glanced at her and said nothing.

Patsy smiled at him, seeing what he wanted to ask: "Ms. Xia Mi's disguise is very interesting, but... it seems that she can't hide her usual eccentric personality."

Lu Mingfei searched in the ruins for a while before he stopped helplessly.

As Patsy said, although this little troublemaker is a little erratic, his bloodline is not bad, and his abilities are the same, except that he can slap Omega away with his bare hands. With a sword in hand, safety is not a problem for the time being.

...But, Lu Mingfei looked around and found the place to be dark and depressing, and eerie and uncomfortable. No matter how you looked at it, it didn't look like a place where a 16 or 17-year-old girl could stroll around safely.

"Let's explore and search at the same time," Patsy suggested.

“…That’s the only way.” Lu Mingfei nodded.

This dark space was very large. Even though the golden pupils had the ability to see in the dark, they could not see the end at a glance. Lu Mingfei and Patsy walked in the darkness, silent and speechless, as if they had been abandoned by the world.

There were broken pillars and collapsed walls along the way, and it looked like it had been abandoned for more than a thousand years. Lu Mingfei had heard that the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore was a church built on a garbage dump, but no matter how you looked at it, this was clearly not a garbage dump.

"...I think so." Patsy said softly, "I might know where this is."

Lu Mingfei looked back at her, waiting for her next words.

Patsy gently stroked a broken white pillar. From the broken end, it could be seen that the pillars were made of high-grade marble. This relic seemed to be part of a magnificent palace.

Patsy looked up, her golden eyes piercing through the darkness, and then she said in a complicated tone: "This is the Golden Palace."

"Golden Palace?" Lu Mingfei squinted slightly. This Golden Palace obviously did not mean the literal golden palace. Combined with this location, there seemed to be only one answer.

"That's right, the Golden Palace built by Nero, the last emperor of the Claudian dynasty." Patsy stroked the marble pillar and spoke softly.

"...Sure enough, this is not Florence, nor is it Emerald Green." Lu Mingfei looked up and seemed to see the sacred city on the ground through the endless darkness.

He said softly, "This is Rome."

Lu Mingfei looked at Patsy. The Gattuso family was based in Rome. The person in front of him was strictly speaking a Roman. Naturally, so was Lucrecia above.

"That's right." Patsy chuckled. "As a Roman, it's a very strange feeling to see the place where I grew up being occupied by another city."

(End of this chapter)