Of course, Humail wasn't worried about the Berserk Frost Staff itself. Although the Berserk Frost Staff was a Tier 3 Magic Artifact, and could greatly increase Elena's strength, it still wasn't enough to increase her strength to a level where she could threaten Humail. Thus, Humail didn't care about the Berserk Frost Staff!
What Humail was really worried about was the meaning behind Pope Ilsanke's action of giving the Violent Frost Staff to Elena!
As the Pope of the Church of the Storm, the messenger of the Goddess of Storm, and one of the most powerful people in the Kaman Empire, Ilsanke's every word and action were closely watched. His action of giving the tier-3 enchanted item to Elena could be understood as Ilsanke fulfilling the promise he made to Elena's mentor, Red Archbishop Camel.
However, Ilsanke could not wait to give the Violent Frost Staff to Elena as soon as she broke through to become a level-2 Magus. To be honest, it was hard not to think that Ilsanke was very optimistic about Elena's future as the next Pope …
Humail was not afraid of Elena, but he was really afraid of Pope Ilsanke!
Although Hummel's reputation in the Church of the Lord of Storms was rising day by day, with him vaguely looking like he could take over Ilsank at any time, Hummel himself wasn't confused by this phenomenon. He very calmly recognized that everything he had in the Church of the Lord of Storms was based on Ilsank's tacit approval.
As long as Ilsanke was willing, as a Pope and a level-3 Magus, he could take back all of this with just one sentence!
Therefore, even if it was just Ilsanke, who only gave a signal that he was optimistic about Elena and did not take any actual action, Humail still felt a chill down her spine. She did not dare to be careless in the slightest and immediately regarded Elena as a thorn in her side, a thorn in her flesh. She could not wait to get rid of her immediately!
Humail's personality in the Church of the Storm was a little arrogant. His style of doing things was very strong and bold, and he did not care about the interests of others. However, this did not mean that Humail was a mediocre and reckless person. The Church of the Storm would never let a mediocre person become a Red Archbishop, even if this person was a powerful level-2 Magus. Therefore, Humail was not a mediocre person. On the contrary, he was an outstanding person who had both brains and methods!
Humail clearly understood that although Ilsanke was optimistic about Elena, some of the people in the Church of the Storm who originally supported him had begun to waver. They chose to sit on the fence and watch as the Church surged. Then, when Elena, who had Ilsanke's backing, developed in the future, then wouldn't all the people who supported him now change sides?
Over the years, he, Humail, had been in the Church of the Storm. Although he had quickly established his authority and gained a large number of supporters through his tough methods, at the same time, he had also created a large number of enemies for himself. When he, Humail, was in power, even if these enemies hated him to the core, they could not do anything to him. They could only curse him in their hearts. However, if he lost power, then these enemies would rejoice, and there was no doubt that they would not be merciful and let him go!
Therefore, for Humail, he was now rowing a boat against the current. If he did not advance, he would fall behind. He had to succeed Ilsanke's position and become the next Pope of the Church of the Storm. Otherwise, it would be his doomsday. It was not only because his enemies would not let him go.
It was also because other than him, no matter if it was Elena or anyone else who became the next Pope of the Church of the Storm, they would be very afraid of him. In the history of the Church of the Storm, countless incidents could prove that once you were feared and suspected by the Pope of the Church of the Storm, you would not be far from death.
Therefore, from the perspective of the Church of the Storm, Humail should never harm Elena and should do his best to help her. However, from Humail's perspective, Elena had to die, and the sooner she died, the better!
Humail could not take the risk, and he did not dare to take the risk. Pope Ilsanke simply gave the tier-3 magic item, the Storm Staff, to Elena without any other intentions. This was because the stakes of this gamble were not only his life, but also the lives of his entire family. If he took a wrong step, then he would fall into a bottomless abyss, and there would be no hope of redemption.
Therefore, there was a voice in Humail's heart that told him that he had to nip this danger in the bud. He could not allow it to grow wildly, just like what he did in the Church of the Storm. He had to kill all those who had the guts to compete with him for the position of the next Pope.
Humail clearly understood that no matter how covert he was about killing Elena, he would not be able to hide it from Pope Ilsanke. If he did that, he would definitely be disappointed, scolded, or even punished by Ilsanke. This was also one of the main reasons why Humail was still hesitating and didn't kill Elena yet.
However, after coming to Flosinone, after careful consideration, Humail's heart was leaning towards killing Elena. The Church of the Storm was currently in troubled times, and he, Humail, was one of the strongest people in the Church of the Storm other than Ilsanke. At this critical juncture, the Church of the Storm could do without Elena, but it definitely could not do without Humail!
Therefore, Humail was very sure that even if he really killed Elena, as long as he did it covertly and not let anyone find out, it would cause public outrage. No matter how angry Pope Ilsanke was, he would not destroy his own great wall at this time. Pope Ilsanke would kill him to avenge Elena, or punish him severely.
In this way, at this critical juncture, Humail could make a few great contributions to the Church of the Storm. Maybe his contributions could offset his mistakes. At that time, the matter of killing Elena would be reduced to a small matter, and Elena's death would be left unsettled.
Thinking of this, Humail became more and more determined to kill Elena. Of course, he had to kill Elena, but he had to be particular about the method. He could not let this matter be known by everyone, and it would be better if he could use someone else to do the dirty work. He would not do it himself, but find a scapegoat to do it for him.
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