Chapter 291 The Pope in Fear

At the Pope's signal, the two cardinals boarded the airship bound for the city of Rodgrens.

This time, they were extremely powerful.

Not only did they bring their own private soldiers, but they also called on their vassals.

If you add up the scattered figures, you can see that their fleet almost covered half of the sky.

The cardinals were present to see the fleet leave.

No matter how wrong they are in private, they still have to act like they are united in public.

And this time the other party really came for official business.

Although they all thought that the death of the Patriarch was most likely caused by one of their companions.
Among the more than ten cardinals, the young bishop who finally stood in the middle from the end withdrew his gaze.

A smile from the bottom of the heart.

The other party did not tell him the entire plan, but that was what he knew.

He believes that the other party's chances of success are very high!
So Cardinal Moss is unlikely to come back.

Although his hasty entry yesterday meant that even if Cardinal Moss introduced him into his faction and designated him as the successor to everything he had, he still couldn't swallow up all of Cardinal Moss's power.

But so what?
He had previously watched helplessly as he was gradually sidelined, and now even if he swallowed a part of it, it would be enough for him to gain a foothold.

Simply perfect!
Of course, this requires the other party to be really successful!
This made the young Goering narrow his eyes slightly.

It was also at this time that he suddenly noticed another problem - why didn't the Pope come?

In this situation, the Pope, as the head of the church, should be present, right?
With such doubts, Goering waved to a church knight and asked:
"Why is His Holiness not here? Is there any important business?"

The knight who was part of the Pope's guard bowed and said:

"His Majesty said he needed to pray to the two majesties, and pray that the two cardinals' trip would be smooth."

There is nothing wrong with this statement, but who would believe it?
The Lionheart King had died long ago, and the Storm Goddess had also "died" in the Storm Sea along with the Lionheart King.

Neither of them will respond to prayers, or the most terrifying thing would be if one of them started to respond to prayers.

Because they all know what the church is like today.

This is a serious situation that will definitely be cleared up!
And they have no means to resist the Supreme.

At least not as far as Goering could see.

Their power is entirely parasitic on the prestige of the Supreme Being.

Therefore, the higher up the church is today, the less it believes in Storm and Lionheart.

The relationship between them is no longer that of believers and the Lord God; they are enemies, hosts and parasites.

So, what is the Pope doing?
Goering keenly sensed that something was wrong.

While thinking, he smiled at the knight and said:
"That's great."

The knight also lowered his head, smiled, and retreated.

Only Goering was left thinking and leaving.
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And in front of that round table.

The Pope, contrary to his usual behavior, paced back and forth in the closed basilica.

His face was filled with anxiety.

The anxiety is so severe that even a child can see the problem.

And he kept muttering words that people couldn't understand.

"Why? Why is it gone? Why is it gone?"

"Why did it disappear?"

"How could he disappear? At this time?!"

"Did you find something wrong?"

"No, he is the one who will never leave or give up!"

"What happened?"

His voice became more anxious and his steps became faster.

Suddenly, he heard the sound of something falling behind him.

This made the already tense Pope look back instantly.

On the high steps, the veil that they had put up to cover the goddess' face who knows how many years ago fell down.

In fact, it is more like a curtain designed in the shape of a veil than a veil.

It did not directly cover the statue of the goddess, but blocked the face of the goddess. It seemed that the pope and the executors did not dare to touch the statue of the goddess.

From this, it can be seen that the veil was probably added shortly after the death of King Lionheart.

Otherwise, the church would not be so afraid of the goddess who died in the stormy sea.

It’s exaggerated when you think about it, it actually started so early.

Every time the Pope thinks of this, he feels a surge of emotion.

King Lionheart is indeed an undisputed great man.

Selfless and noble.

But it seems that because of this, He has given the church too much power and authority that it should not have.

The Pope could understand what the king was worried about.

He was worried that after he left, the Round Table, the highest military force in the church, might lose control due to issues such as generational changes.

So He gave the clergy in the church, who were mainly composed of the general public, the means to fight back.

This is a very good thing, because in his time it was very normal to have such concerns. You know, the Lionheart King spent his entire life fighting against crazy high-sequence creatures.

That is, the king seemed to have underestimated people's hearts and misjudged His charm.

Those who followed Him in those days are still captivated by His charm today, but mortals cannot live to see Him until now.

It only takes one or two hundred years of dormancy and replacement.

The King's good intentions would become a huge constraint, causing the result He most wanted to avoid to manifest itself in the exact opposite form.

No one can say that Wang was wrong, we can only say that it was fate that played tricks on us.

The scarlet curtain slowly fell from high above in front of the Pope.

Today, the goddess's gaze fell on this profane land for the first time after countless years.

At this moment, the Pope almost suffocated.

He clutched the necklace tightly on his chest and stepped back repeatedly.

The lion necklace with seven gemstones of various colors became his only support at this moment.

They do not believe in the king, but only the king’s legacy can be relied upon.

What an irony.

He wanted to call his knights and guards, but he could not make the slightest sound.

He could only stare at the statue of the goddess.

It seemed that as long as he opened his mouth, the punishment of the Holy Spear would fall from the sky.

The sound of crazy panting kept ringing in the Pope's ears. That was the sound he made.

He knew he was going crazy with fear.

But he didn't know what else he could do.

I could only stand there in fear and helplessness.

Fortunately, it seemed that the veil that was merely hiding the goddess' gaze had fallen down due to disrepair.

Because the goddess still had no reaction as before.

This slowly calmed the Pope down.

Then he slumped down on the ground without any image.

It was not until this moment that he realized that in such a short period of time, his cold sweat had soaked all his clothes.

After wiping the sweat from his forehead, the Pope did not even bother to change his clothes and carefully examined the lion necklace on his chest.

Fortunately, the seven gems are still shining.

This means that the foundation of his power has not been shaken.

But at this moment, another thing fell down.

That was the dragon-shaped flag hanging high in the hall.

It wasn't just this one flag that fell. When the Pope looked over, all the dragon flags hanging in the entire hall fell down.

The Pope was left standing there stupidly, at a loss as to what to do.

(End of this chapter)