A Necromancer couldn’t pass through the Holy Barrier. So how did a Necromancer come here? The only other person who could create an opening in the portal was the Holy Emperor, who was hailed as a savior.
Not only was he close to the envoys from the Demon Sect, but he had somehow also received help from the Dragons.
As she thought about this point, everything started making sense. The Holy Emperor was finally starting to reveal the cards in his hands.
“Is this a declaration of war, Damien Valerian?” She turned her back on the commoners and returned to the Holy Church that was stained in the blood of her people.
In the entire continent, there were billions of people who had faith in the goddess. The loss of a few hundred thousand didn’t change things significantly.
Although the timing couldn’t be worse, it had taught her an important lesson. For her, this was just the beginning. Since the Emperor had taken the first step, she could only respond in kind.
Her holy essence suddenly flared like a tsunami, surrounding the entire Holy Church. The blood stains were removed from the hallways and rooms. Even the corpses were destroyed by the holy essence.
The entire place was cleansed by the Holy Aura, which was so strong that it even created a powerful gust of wind around the Holy Church, managing to push back the commoners and even the Royal Guards.
The doors of the Holy Church closed on their own. The rooms that were destroyed, started getting repaired on their own. With her abilities, even the portal formations were also repaired, connecting to the other cities.
“Should we shut their mouths forever?” The Cardinals were following the Holy Priestess, asking her if they should kill all those people that talked bad about her.
“They are just pawns. The real player is someone else.” The Holy Priestess smirked. “But you don’t have to worry about it. Let those behind the dark curtains celebrate for now. They will soon have to cry a thousand times more.”
She gestured for the Cardinals to stop following her as she was returning to her sanctuary which was the only place that remained untouched.
As she walked away, she didn’t forget to issue a command.
“Contact the other branches, tell them to make sure that this news doesn’t spread in other cities. They are free to kill those who try to spread the Emperor’s greatness in other cities.”
“Tell them to send a few bishops to the main branch as well. And lastly, gather more information about this incident, even things that appear completely insignificant. I want a complete report with a proper timeline.”
After she finished instructing the Cardinals, she disappeared into the distance.
“We shall have it done,” The Cardinals said, but the Holy Priestess had long disappeared.
The Cardinals divided themselves into three groups. The first group was responsible for contacting the other branches. The second group was responsible for gathering information.
The third and last group was responsible for making all those who talked bad about the Holy Priestess, disappear.
Even though the Holy Priestess didn’t instruct them to do this, they couldn’t let those people live. Fortunately, the number of people wasn’t too high.
The three groups split up and walked in different directions, each with an aim of their own.
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The Holy Priestess reached the hall that Eren had failed to enter, thanks to the powerful restriction that even he couldn’t break.
She reached out her hand to open the door. However, as she was about to touch the door, she stopped. She noticed a small piece of paper being stuck on the wall next to the door.
Was it a letter of taunt? Or was this a message left by the person who attacked this place? She wondered.
She touched the folded piece of paper, and pulled out off the wall. She brought it closer to her face and started unfolding it to read what was written.
“Huh, this?” The moment she completely unfolded the letter, her expressions turned darker. There were no words on the letter. Instead, there was a formation carved in the paper, making it a talisman.
Before the Holy Priestess could react, the talisman exploded right in her face. It was the second time Eren had tried to blow her up even though he knew that she wasn’t going to die with this.
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Eren was standing on the balcony, overlooking the city.
“This never gets old.”
There was a smile of amusement on his lips as his gaze stopped on the Holy Church which was just as grand as the Holy Palace.
As soon as the talisman activated, he was able to sense it. He felt somewhat pleased that his gift had managed to teach the target.
“I’m sure you already know who was responsible. So, are you going to go crazy and attack the Royal Palace? Or are you going to be more careful? Whatever you choose, you are already at a checkmate my love.”
Eren had already prepared for the worst case scenario, in which the Priestess was going to attack the Holy Palace.
Although she had a feeling that the Priestess wasn’t going to do something this stupid at a time like this, but he had every preparation in place.
He waited for five minutes after the activation of the talisman, but the Holy Priestess didn’t leave the Church.
“So you chose the second option. Wise decision indeed…” Eren turned around, letting out a sigh.
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The Holy Priestess felt the burning sensation on her face. However, her face was slowly healing with each passing second.
Even as she felt the stinging sensation, she didn’t make any notice. Her eyes carried the silence before a storm that might devour everything when the time came.
She opened the door and entered her sanctuary. The door closed on its own behind her.
Inside the sanctuary, she gazed at the giant statue of the goddess, stepping closer to it.
