Chapter 546

Chapter 546: Whoever Wins Helps the Other

Null and 『』 both arrived behind Karoso, and Elizabeth also sailed over to Karoso’s side.

With an additional Minaret, they were outnumbered and outmatched in quality compared to the enemy.

However, even though the opponent set up their formation, they did not dare to attack.

Ivan was killed by Karoso, Thrall was slain by a Blackening Card, and Diefu was assassinated by a Minaret.

With so many people surrounding them, not only did they fail, but three of them ended up dead; it was a situation where the first to stick their head out gets shot.

"Karoso, do you still have hope?" Null whispered.

"Yes." Karoso nodded seriously.

Not just for myself, but even for another me, I must win this battle!

"Everyone, attack!" the Pope shouted. "If you don’t move now…"

Whoosh!

At that moment, a sword rested across his neck.

The Pope recognized this sword; it is the Sword of Dawn!

Ivan was killed, Hercules lost an arm to the Blackening Card, and the Pope was naturally also in pain.

After several hard fights, he didn’t have much blue energy left.

Facing a fully strong Celica, he might not be sure he can win.

You should know, Celica hasn’t really made a move at all, just been waiting.

Everyone looked at Celica in confusion; they thought she was slacking off, but didn’t expect her to betray them.

"Celica, are you going to betray the Dawn?" The Pope’s face changed.

Damn, didn’t you say you weren’t bringing that kind of card? Didn’t you promise to only bring healing cards?

Celica said that in her pile, there were only a few one-star cards and a Zero-star Card for healing. She had not made a move because she was waiting for this moment.

If Karoso had died, she would have hidden and thought of other ways.

But, Karoso held on, even making these people too scared to attack, so if she didn’t act now, there would be no chance left.

At first, Berdace and Anson planned to charge in, but with Celica’s move, both of them were stunned.

They never expected that Celica would do this!

You must know that even though Celica is very rebellious, her purity of Aurora Glory is unmatched, only the Pope from the Church of Dawn Goddess can compare.

Everyone may betray, but Celica will not.

Has the world changed so much that even faith in the Lord can be faked?

"Betrayal? If you mean the Church of Dawn Goddess, I am indeed tired of it and I have betrayed it. What can you do to me?" Celica ignored the Pope.

Celica was already quite unhappy with the church, and with Karoso widely spreading dirt on the Church of Dawn Goddess, plus the previous trial, Celica felt completely disappointed in the church.

She knew she needed to change the situation in her own way.

Otherwise, the reputation of Aurora Goddess will be completely ruined by this generation!

"Celica, it’s not too late for you to stop now!" The Pope gritted his teeth, "If you betray the dawn, you will be marked as a traitor and hunted down by the dawn forever."

"I betrayed the church, but that does not mean I betrayed the goddess." Celica silently looked at the Pope, "The church is completely rotten!"

"Celica, do you truly understand the consequences of our defeat in this battle?" The Pope, seeing that Celica was still open to discussion, quickly said, "Karoso is a madman. He not only wants to overthrow the nobility, but he also wants to abolish the entire church…"

"Karoso, do you want to abolish the church?" Celica looked at Karoso.

"Pure faith, why would I want to abolish that?" Karoso shook his head, "What I am dissatisfied with is the church’s oppression of men and women, and how the church members exploit ordinary people in a noble way."

"So, Karoso does not want to abolish the church." Celica said firmly, "Pope, do you not know that you are mistaken, very mistaken!"

"You keep thinking that the church can still be saved, but you do not realize that the church is rotten to its core!"

"Not just our church, even the Flame War God Church is the same. You are so busy fighting for power and seizing territory that you forget what the church is supposed to do."

"When we hear the voice of dawn, how does dawn teach us? It teaches us to welcome the dawn! Dawn means hope, and we should make people feel hope, and believe in the goddess from the bottom of their hearts."

"But it was the same back then." Ninth-tier Knight Anson spoke up, "When we heard the goddess’s voice, we expanded, we killed the heretics, and the goddess did not stop us…"

"Because at that time, the enemies we fought were truly followers of the evil god. Even if there were some mistakes, our intentions were good!" Celica abruptly interrupted Anson’s words.

"If we don’t expand like this, where would all these followers come from?" Berdace retorted.

"Pope, do you see this? This is the strength of the ninth-tier followers." Celica sighed and said, "Is this what you think, Pope?"

"I understand your point, but we must keep the church safe." The Pope said helplessly, "We should take it step by step; we cannot rush this…"

"You can’t stop people’s greed." Celica whispered, "Since it’s already rotten, why not break it and start again?"

"I believe there are still people who know the true teachings of the Church of Dawn Goddess; there are still those who truly long for the light."

"We should provide help like the Church of Wisdom God, making people genuinely love and believe in the goddess, instead of fearing the church and the priests!"

"Priests are servants of the gods; they should not be the masters of ordinary people. The gods never ask people to give everything for them or to serve them. The gods do not think their followers are superior!"

"Celica, do you really want to keep being wrong like this?" The Pope sighed, "I will give you one last chance."

……

"You’re a good follower; you still remember your original intention," said the Lord of Eternity as he looked at the Aurora Goddess.

"Indeed, it’s good, but there are too few people like her. The Pope’s starting point is good, but his gentle approach doesn’t work," the Aurora Goddess sighed. "Eternity, what was your purpose for establishing the church in the first place?"

"It’s fun; I just needed some subjects for experiments," the Lord of Eternity winked.

Clearly, he was a typical outer god.

He did not need people’s true faith, but the Aurora Goddess did.

"Surtr, Celica said your church is also going to fail. Don’t you have anything to say?" Messiah asked Surtr.

"What do I have to say?" Surtr looked surprised. "Actually, I forgot about that broken church. They insisted on believing in me; I didn’t make them believe in me. At that time, I was just bored, so I gave them a little blessing."

Messiah was speechless.

Alright, an outer god is just an outer god, really just playing around out of boredom.

"One last chance for me?" Celica shook her head, "I don’t need it."

"Then, considering that the other party broke absolute laws, can you choose not to take part in this war?" The Pope’s voice became cold.

Celica was silent for a moment, then slowly nodded and flew to the side, becoming a third party, which means neutral.

Indeed, Karoso broke absolute laws, that cannot be denied.

Celica did not want to harm Karoso, but she also did not want to stand by his side.

She never thought it was right for Karoso to use ninth-level power to kill ordinary people, even if his intentions were for the greater good.

She also wasn’t the type of person who would just kneel and bow to Karoso because he was strong; whether it was betraying the church or not helping Karoso earlier, she had her own reasons.

She dealt with people and situations according to her own principles.

Like the City of Freedom Incident, her actions upset countless people. Though they were understandable, they still felt angry and even thought she deserved to be punished.

But in this world, there are never absolute heroes or villains, only different positions and everyone’s own measuring stick.

The people present did not launch a surprise attack.

It was not that they had high morals; they simply did not know whether to take action.

"Pope, your people…" Joseph clenched his teeth.

"This is an internal matter that I will handle myself later," the Pope sighed.

"Then, what about the others…?" Joseph looked around.

It was just one Celica missing, and she hadn’t intervened before; the advantage still lay with them.

"Then can we talk now?" Karoso smiled slightly.

"We will not compromise!" Joseph shouted angrily.

Right now, the Yggdrasil Empire is losing the most, and it is the one that wants to stop the least.

"Is that so? However, others do not seem to think so," Karoso said as he looked around at everyone.

"The pact is absolute!" Joseph stared fiercely at Karoso. "Celica is a problem within the Church of Dawn Goddess, it does not represent everyone else."

"You can speak for yourself and for the Yggdrasil Empire, but can you speak for everyone?" Karoso scoffed. "If some people stop, Presea might replace Yggdrasil Empire and stand at the top of the world."

What just happened has already turned the world’s situation upside down.

Joseph, hearing this, suddenly looked at Hercules and Hyros.

When doubt begins, the accusation has already been made!

"We will not betray the pact," Hercules said with a look of disdain.

He appreciates the Blackening Card, standing in his opponent’s position to admire their bravery, but it does not mean he will betray his side.

"Is that so?" Karoso smiled and said, "Hyros, do you think so too?"

"The Yggdrasil Empire is strong because of Ivan; they have the most Level Nine warriors."

"Now, I have already defeated Ivan."

"You, Presea, will face a coup, organized by Teresa!"

"At this time, if you die, Presea will truly be finished. Do you think the Yggdrasil Empire will take advantage of it?"

Hyros’s expression changed unpredictably.

Clearly, Karoso had hit on his worries.

"Hyros!" Hercules whispered sharply, "Don’t think about things unrelated to the fight!"

"Can you really not think about it?" Karoso said with a playful smile, "After I say this, if you all start fighting, won’t you just leave Joseph and Sakaski out of it?"

"I will not betray my allies!" Joseph said firmly.

"Also, to the others, Master Norma, Master Gul’dan… Master Norma has helped me before, so I will definitely go easy on her, but not necessarily for the others." Karoso looked at Norma and Gul’dan, "If Master Gul’dan unfortunately dies at my hands, then your country will no longer have a ninth tier."

"You originally wanted to make it so no one above the seventh tier can fight!" Joseph pointed at Karoso, "If everyone listens to this guy’s nonsense now…"

"Having a sword and not having one are two different things." Karoso interrupted Joseph.

Gul’dan hesitated; he was somewhat afraid to make a move.

"Stop with the nonsense!"

Hercules suddenly lunged forward, swinging his only hand with a long knife towards Karoso.

Clang!

Karoso drew his sword and fought bravely.

The Pope saw this and quickly cast a spell on Hercules.

Suddenly, Hercules’s other arm grew back!

His one arm, which was strong and blessed by the rules, had already been burned by the Blackening Card. This new one may not be as good as the old one, but it was better than nothing.

Anson and Berdace saw the Pope take action and quickly rushed forward.

"If you don’t want to fight, take a step back, or else…" Karoso said quietly, "I don’t know whose body Minaret’s sword will pierce!"

Norma and Gul’dan instinctively took a step back.

Stan Eichler from the Pande Empire wanted to step up, but Julia Eichler grabbed him and shook her head, so they both watched carefully.

Elizabeth turned her cannon aimed at them.

Boom, boom, boom…

Shells shot up into the sky!

Seeing this, Berdace and Anson picked up the broken shield that Karoso had damaged to defend themselves.

Null and 『』 drew their cards at the same time, and two beams of golden light shone down on Karoso.

They knew their direct confrontation would not be very effective, so they chose a deck focused on Pastor.

Minaret threw out a card, and she vanished in a blur.

Seeing this, Joseph prepared to cast another spell.

Sakaski took a stance, watching his surroundings warily, afraid to leave Joseph, worried that this wizard could be killed by Minaret.

In no time, Karoso’s few words scared off the four.

Although the pressure is still great now, it is much smaller than before.

"Brother, if those people don’t make a move, is it safe?" 『』 whispered to Null.

"It’s not safe, it’s…" Null shook his head, "Whoever wins, they help."

"Who hurt my brother?"

The terrifying divine power enveloped everyone.

Everyone suddenly looked up and saw Neymar silently appearing right above them.

The clone of the God of Wisdom was slain by Karoso; when she used her divine power, it was no longer the blue of wisdom, but her own gold.

"God of Wisdom…" The pope’s heart grew cold.

Although the God of Wisdom has not grown to the level of a deity, now Neymar…

"God of Wisdom, do not forget your position!" Berdace shouted. "What Karoso intends to do is not just to overthrow the nobles; he even wants to topple the church’s rule! The one most affected by this is you!"

"What does it have to do with you?" Neymar stared at Berdace.

When Neymar appeared, the two from the Pande Empire stepped back at the same time.

Julia Eichler raised her hand, "We are willing to help Princess Aileen reclaim the glory of the Knight King!"