When the darkness dissipated, Mayne found himself standing in an empty square.
Everything in front of him had a familiar impression... low houses, a monastery that was still under construction, and a brand-new stone church. The mud was dry and solid, without any trace of snow. The sun above his head was faintly discernible through the clouds, and the gentle breeze that brushed his cheeks from time to time was warm and gentle. It did not feel like he was in the Months of Demons at all.
"Wait," he suddenly realized, "Is this the old Holy City when I first became a believer? At that time in the square, it was His Holiness O'Brien who presided over the baptism ceremony.
"So this is the place that left the deepest impression on you." Zero's voice suddenly came from behind him. "It's really a good place."
Pure Witch!
His temporarily disconnected memories were all connected in an instant, and he felt a sudden burst of anger. He turned around, stared at her, and said word by word, "Zero, are you crazy!"
"How dare she use her ability on me!"
"And why didn't the God's Stone of Retaliation I carried work?"
"I know what I'm doing very well." Zero smiled. "But you... I'm afraid you're still in the dark. It doesn't matter, this is the world of consciousness, and there's plenty of time. I can explain it to you slowly. "
Mayne was no stranger to the ability of the Soul Battlefield. In the world of the Eroded, one could only fight with their consciousness. The winner would get everything, and the loser would lose everything. This was also an extremely rare summoning ability. If one did not wear a God's Stone of Retaliation, it was almost impossible to avoid. "But... damn it, I'm wearing a God's Stone of Retaliation!"
He reached into his inner pocket and took out the sky-blue crystal. Under the sunlight, its polygonal outline glowed with a bright blue luster, and there was nothing unusual about it.
"Why?" Mayne gnashed his teeth.
"Do you mean the God's Stone?" Zero smiled. "It's very simple. Its domain tremor has been smoothed out. Of course, for mortals, they can't feel the difference. "
"The tremor has been smoothed out?" The Pope could not help but widen his eyes. There was only one person in the Holy City who could remove the anti-magic effect of the God's Stone of Retaliation — the Pure Witch Isabella.
"This... is a blatant betrayal!"
This group of damned bitches! Mayne could feel the blue veins on his forehead bulging. His hands were trembling with rage. He had known that these tools were unreliable. He should have turned them all into the God's Punishment Army when he was crowned! Trying his best to restrain his anger, he said hatefully, "When did this happen?"
"How would I know how she did it? Didn't you put me in prison to teach me a lesson?" Zero shrugged. "I just asked her to do it, that's all."
"What a good word of entrustment! If you hadn't planned this for a long time, she wouldn't have done such a blasphemous act so easily! " No, he suddenly realized that even the two of them would not be able to do this … After taking over the position of the Pope, he moved into the bedroom that originally belonged to His Holiness O 'Brien in the church. Not only was it full of all kinds of traps, but it was also guarded by many Judgement Warriors. Not to mention that there were several superior God's Stones at the head of the bed. He took them every day and was accompanied by guards wherever he went. How could she have had a chance to do it?
Being so angry, Mayne calmed down. "What do you want to do? Just to retaliate against my punishment? Even if you kill me, the whole cave under the basket is under the influence of the God's Stone. Where can you escape to? Once you land, the Judgement Warriors who have been waiting for a long time will notice and then arrest you. Don't think that you can hide from the Pivotal Secret Agency. When they start the interrogation by torture, you'll find that the whipping you received a few days ago is nothing more than an itch. "
"I'm not going to escape." Zero shook her head. "I want to replace you and take over the position of the Pope."
"..." Mayne was stunned. He had imagined all kinds of situations, but he did not expect to hear such an answer. "A Pure Witch becoming the Pope? You're daydreaming. I was the one who was crowned in front of many believers in the cathedral! Do you think that if you kill me, they will recognize your power? "
"I don't need to show up in front of many people. I only need to act as the Pope's" messenger "," Zero said casually. "You see, His Holiness O'Brien also stays in the Pivotal Secret Temple all year round and occasionally wears a mask when he goes out. In this case, who will find out that the Pope has changed? "
"You can't hide it until then! Didn't you hear what I just said? As soon as the basket falls to the ground and they see that I'm not there, you will immediately be captured by them! " Mayne growled. "It's not too late to let me out now. I can pretend that you have never done such a reckless thing!"
"Once the Battle of Souls starts, it can't end." Zero laughed. "Moreover, they won't arrest me. You were wrong from the beginning."
"Won't arrest me... what does that mean?" The Pope frowned and stared at the Pure Witch, trying to see something from her eyes. However, there was no trace of timidity or panic in her eyes except for the sparkling light. She did not look away either. Instead, she quietly looked at him, as if she was saying something very normal.
Mayne suddenly felt a flash of lightning in his mind!
"Even giving up is a wise choice." "Child, I'm sorry."
"Child, I'm sorry. "
He opened his mouth, but felt that his throat was choked by a pair of big hands. He could hardly make a sound. His heart kept sinking, as if he had fallen into an ice cave. After a long time, he said with difficulty, "Is this all because of O'Brien..."
"It seems that you finally understand." Zero raised her eyebrows. "His Holiness the Supreme Pontiff has ordered all the guards and Judgement Warriors in the Pivotal Secret Temple. They will never leave the underground and will only listen to the Supreme Pontiff. You took over the scepter in the church on the ground, but you are still not the ruler of the Pivotal Secret Temple. " She chuckled. "Think about it, we are right above the top of the cave, and the core organization of the church is under our feet. This is also the only place where we can avoid all the guards on the ground and not be affected by the God's Stone of Retaliation. Don't you think it's an excellent stage?"
The Pure Witch stopped smiling, and the light in her eyes bloomed like flames. "This is also the battlefield that His Holiness has arranged for us. When the Battle of Souls is over, the one who survives will become the true ruler of the church."
"That's... what's going on!" Mayne felt his throat go dry. "Damn old woman. Just because I stole the power that originally belonged to the witches, you want to atone for your sins in this way?" "How ridiculous!"
The glint in the Pure Witch's eyes was clearly a burning ambition, an emotion that was almost impossible to see in the Pure Witch — they were educated as tools from birth and should be loyal to the higher-ups of the church. "If I hadn't devoured those daring people... No, damn it." Mayne suddenly remembered what His Holiness had said to him before he attacked the Kingdom of Wolfheart.
"I will send two Pure Witches to assist you in the battle. No one can escape from them." "
"Has he never thought about what kind of impact seizing the memories of the Wolf King and the Queen of Clearwater would have on Zero?"
Recalling O 'Brien's final expression of relief, he finally realized the meaning behind the other party's last words. Mayne clenched his teeth angrily. "How could the old man not have thought about this!" He had long prepared to let the ambition return to the Pure Witch's heart.
"Is this the result you want to see, Your Holiness the Pope?
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