Among the VIPs here, the one in the most awkward situation was the Pope of Death.
After all, Anna was his subordinate, a person with true authority in the Holy Church of Death.
If there really was something wrong with Anna, the entire Holy Church of Death would be cleansed.
"You don't need to look at me" the Pope said, "I am loyal to God, I would never protect my subordinates"
"Is that so? How about we call upon God's will right now, what do you think, sir? "
The Pope of Mysteries looked at him with a smile that didn't seem like a smile.
Before this Pope ascended to a high position, he had already suffered at the hands of the Holy Church of Death, so as soon as he gained power, he tried his best to obstruct everything related to the Holy Church of Death.
The Pope of Mysteries remained expressionless and coldly replied: "Whatever, I don't care about this at all, but remember one thing — — - if there is nothing wrong with Anna, then I hope that you alone will bear the punishment of disturbing God"
The Pope of Mysteries' smile froze.
Those who were prepared to agree with him also shut their mouths.
For the past year, the will of God had rarely appeared, but each time it did, it would always be accompanied by intense killing intent.
If they called upon it but couldn't provide any valuable or good information, they would suffer a terrible fate.
Two VIPs of the Holy Church of Death had already received 'God's Punishment', after being tortured to the point where not even their souls were left.
Because of that, as soon as the Pope of Death said that, no one dared to say anything else.
No matter how much the Pope of Mysteries hated the Holy Church of Death, he wasn't willing to gamble his own life.
The Pope of Mysteries didn't dare to say anything else and instead scolded: "Hmph, the roots of your Holy Church of Death are already rotten to the core. I'm guessing that there's something wrong with this Anna, otherwise, why would she kill someone out of anger?"
The Pope of Death coldly glared at him: "You need to be responsible for your words. You're still quite a character when you're alive, but once you're dead, I'll treat you well"
"We still don't know who'll die first" the Pope of Mysteries exuded killing intent.
"Alright, stop quarreling, you two!"
"To disturb the gods so easily, could it be that you're tired of living?"
"Shut up, let us see what the truth of this matter is first"
The other VIPs all spoke up.
The Pope of Mysteries knew when to stop and no longer insisted on directly summoning the will of God.
But he was already prepared and said at this moment,
"Madam, it's time for you to make your move."
Everyone followed his gaze and looked over.
A gray-robed woman stood up and sighed, "There's no need to go this far."
She was the leader of the Fortune Shrine.
"Thank you for your trouble. I ask your distinguished self to investigate the truth. This is related to whether or not that girl betrayed the deities. This is an extremely important matter that definitely cannot be let off lightly." The Pope of Mysteries insisted.
The other bigwigs also persuaded the gray-robed woman to give it a try.
Everyone's attitude towards her was very respectful.
After all, anything related to time was no longer something that ordinary spells and secrets could interfere with.
People who could control the power of time were extremely rare.
This Temple Lord's ability was considered very outstanding among all the time abilities. Even the gods had a high opinion of her. When she made a mistake, they were not willing to give her any punishment.
He was the only one among the seven Shrines who had been favored by the Deity for a long time.
The grey-robed woman looked at the Pope of the Holy Church of Death.
Seeing these people's attitude, the Pope of Death suddenly realized that he was being targeted this time.
The Pope of Mysteries had schemed for a very long time and made this matter unstoppable.
If I object, wouldn't that prove that there really is something wrong with Anna?
Furthermore, wouldn't the entire Holy Church of Death have something wrong with them?
After a bit of hesitation, the Pope could only helplessly nod.
If there really was something wrong with Anna, he wouldn't be able to protect her.
How regretful, such an excellent genius …
The Pope regretfully muttered in his mind.
The gray-robed woman didn't hesitate any longer, walked straight up to the Mech maintenance platform and carefully observed it.
— — -the Mech maintenance platform had been burnt into a broken object covered in black ash. Many of the tools and components that were originally placed on top of it had already been destroyed, and many of the special storage areas below the platform could no longer be used.
"Are you sure that Anna put something here?" the gray-robed woman asked.
The cultists exchanged glances and nodded.
The leader explained: "I saw her crouching down as if she was putting something down. When she noticed us coming, she immediately stood up and hurriedly tried to hide it"
"… If that's the case, I have no choice but to expend my power to do this"
The gray-robed woman turned to the other bigwigs and continued: "This time's temporal technique will use up all of my power, so I will enter the Holy Church of Fate to slumber. During this period of time, if any of you dare to touch my Holy Church, I will definitely report this to God and ask for God's judgment"
The bigwigs could only declare that they would definitely not provoke the Holy Church of Fate.
— — -the other party had expended her own power to do this, and none of them were able to do it.
If someone tried to do something behind the scenes, they would be able to justifiably ask the will of God to make a judgment.
No one was willing to offend her.
No one was willing to face the will of God right now.
The gray-robed woman continued: "After I fall into slumber, the Holy Church of Fate will temporarily be under the control of Cardinal Su Cher"
"Understood" the two subordinates who came with her replied.
Seeing that everything had been arranged, the gray-robed woman turned to the Mech maintenance platform.
She lightly placed her hand on the platform and chanted an incantation with a hallucinatory voice:
"Time is the length of one's life, but it is also my contracted partner"
"Many secrets hidden within time will once again be revealed, as long as time comes to answer my call"
"Come, let everything return to the moment when Anna placed that item there!"
In a few moments, the entire Mech maintenance platform was completely renewed.
— — -no, it wasn't completely renewed, but rather, it had returned to a certain moment in the past.
This miraculous scene caused everyone here to be deeply shocked.
"Did you discover anything?"
The Pope of Death pretended to be calm and asked.
"Indeed, at that point in time, Anna had placed something here" the gray-robed woman pondered for a bit before confirming it.
The Pope's heart sank.
This was the final verdict. After today, the entire Holy Church of Death would most likely face a purge, countless followers would die.
Even the Demigods who were on good terms with Anna wouldn't end up well.
The gray-robed woman raised her hand and lightly tapped the void of space.
All the partitions around the Mech maintenance platform opened up.
"Ah, I can see it, this should be it"
As the gray-robed woman waved her hand, an item slowly fell into her hand.
The Pope of Mysteries abruptly stood up, laughing like a victor and loudly declared: "Ahahaha, I knew it would be like that! This is irrefutable proof of the Holy Church of Death's betrayal, we should immediately summon the Gods! "
The other VIPs also nodded and began to discuss.
The Pope of Death sat there without saying a word, his expression a bit dejected.
But no one noticed that the gray-robed woman's expression was a bit strange.
"Silence, I have something to ask" she said.
Everyone looked at her.
The gray-robed woman carefully looked at the item, then at the followers who followed Anna and asked: "At the time, you saw Anna crouching behind the maintenance platform, only when she noticed you did she hurriedly stand up to hide herself, correct?"
"That is indeed the case, your venerable excellency!" the followers excitedly replied.
With irrefutable proof, they had done a great deed this time, their future would be bright, so how could they not be happy?
The gray-robed woman's expression was even more subtle.
She tore open the box, read the instruction manual, and looked at the item carefully.
The Pope of Mysteries couldn't hold himself back anymore and loudly declared: "I want to summon the Gods to see for myself!"
He triumphantly glanced at the Pope of Death and immediately began to cast his spell.
The gray-robed woman glanced at him and slowly spoke: "If you want to die at the hands of the Gods, I won't stop you"
The Pope of Mysteries forcefully stopped his summoning.
The reason he was able to sit in this position today wasn't purely because of luck, so he naturally understood the meaning behind her words just now.
"You mean …"
He tried asking.
His spell was interrupted by himself, so the recoil caused him to feel a bit nauseous, but he couldn't wait to know a definite answer.
The Pope of the Holy Church of Death also looked up with a surprised expression.
Is there still a chance?
The gray-robed woman looked at the VIPs and waved at the Grand Priest of the Holy Church of Life.
"What is it?"
The Grand Priest asked in confusion.
"Take a look at this — — among everyone here, only you and I have studied the Earth World's language, and you are also a woman, so I'm sure you understand the situation as well as I do"
The Grand Priest stood up, walked forward, and received the item from her hand.
She was stunned for a split second.
"At the time, Anna was crouching behind the maintenance platform …"
She muttered and quickly understood.
So that's what happened.
She exchanged glances with the gray-robed woman, then turned to the Pope of Death at the same time.
The Grand Priest pondered for a bit and asked: "Your Excellency, pardon me for asking, is Anna … married?"
The Pope was a bit confused by the question, but still answered: "She is not"
"What about the rumors?"
The Pope shrugged: "She is a rising star that everyone in the seven Holy Churches revolves around, if there were any rumors, I'm sure the two ladies would know about it before I did"
The Grand Priest and the gray-robed woman both appeared contemplative.
"What exactly is the situation?" the Pope of Mysteries couldn't help but ask.
— — the situation seems to be different from what I thought. What exactly is going on?
The gray-robed woman explained a bit awkwardly: "This is a technological product, although it's crude, it doesn't require the use of any magical power, it's extremely effective — — - erm, to check whether or not you're pregnant"
The Grand Priest's explanation was in a completely different style.
She didn't try to hide anything: "From the description of the believers, Anna crouched down, most likely taking off her pants to check whether or not she was pregnant, then they rushed in"
The gray-robed woman followed up and subtly expressed her stance: "If I was the one who was disturbed in such a situation, not to mention that I had to run away from a fire, I would most likely do something irrational in my rage"
This was very clear. As a woman, she was already standing on Anna's side.
The Grand Priest pondered: "At the time, that world was no longer capable of suppressing supernatural powers, so Anna must have been afraid that someone would use some sort of strange power to check her situation"
"She's a woman, even she herself would be afraid of such a thing, so she definitely wouldn't want others to know about it first"
The gray-robed woman agreed: "This matter is related to one's reputation, so it's best to find a secluded place to avoid being checked by others and understand the situation first"
The Grand Priest continued: "Even so, when she was taking off her pants, someone suddenly rushed in to question her and set her on fire — — - if it was me, I would probably have killed every single one of them to calm myself down"
As the two of them finished talking, the entire secret room went silent.
Silence filled the air.
Not a single person could say a single word.
The believers who had been keeping an eye on Anna and were responsible for investigating her situation were already stunned.
After causing such a huge commotion and inviting so many big shots, this was the result.
— — -do we even have a way out?
As soon as this thought appeared, they trembled in fear and started sweating profusely.
The Pope of the Holy Church of Death smiled and shook his head: "Thank you, everyone, for being so cautious about the scandals of our Holy Church of Death, spending so much effort to invite the master of the Holy Church of Fate and even inviting the Gods to listen"
He patted the Pope of Mysteries' shoulder and spoke in a friendly tone: "How about I summon the will of the Gods and report these arrangements of yours to them? This would also prove that while managing the Holy Church, you've also done an excellent job in gathering intelligence"
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