Chapter 334
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Chapter 334: Trouble
Ricardo frowned slightly. Damn, weren’t these people in the city? How did they hear the commotion?
It was clear that Celica was not to be underestimated.
She arranged for these people to stay in a nearby village, claiming it was to enjoy the rural scenery.
It is well known that some wealthy people, after spending a long time in big cities, start to yearn for a simpler life.
During holidays, people from the village run to the city, while those from the city run to the village.
Celica arranged this, and these people did not feel anything was wrong.
Moreover, Celica personally visited to keep it secret.
As a cardinal, it is reasonable for her to visit various churches.
Now that these people have arrived here, they have yet to sleep soundly and have witnessed the Magical Circle of Deicide.
"Some matters within our church do not require your concern," Ricardo said with a smile.
"Oh?" The pope of the Flame War God Church squinted his eyes, "I seem to sense the presence of our Lord here…"
The Flame War God has a name; His name is Surtr…
The pope of this church personally came here, partly to see if a true god has appeared and partly to meet Karoso, Surtr’s The Favored One.
The Flame War God Church is not large, but with the pope’s personal visit, it is still significant.
"Karoso is a noble young master, and also The Favored One of the noble church… This aura might be a trace left by Karoso?" Ricardo smiled and said, "The view here is lovely, with a lake perfect for fishing, and the forest is fit for hunting."
"We are not interested in the matters within the noble church; what I want to know is what is inside such a large piece of Seastone that is here?" The red bishop of Lionheart Church stepped forward.
Lionheart Church is a church focused on knights. Although the Pande Empire only believes in the Knight King, they still have many interactions with this knight church, and their relationship is good.
"This also has nothing to do with you all," Ricardo continued.
"Ha, nothing to do with us? That sounds a bit overbearing, doesn’t it?" Lionheart’s Red Bishop laughed and said, "This is Laria, the territory of the Pande Empire. With such a large piece of Seastone appearing, even if the noble church discovered it, a part should still be shared."
"We will share," Ricardo said with a slight frown.
"Then let us help as well; such a large piece is not small work without machines to cut it," Lionheart’s Red Bishop said calmly.
Clearly, he was a rather simple person; he only thought that Ricardo wanted to keep everything for himself…
The Seastone here is equivalent to the sum of two ore veins, which is indeed worth making a bigger deal out of.
The Magical Circle of Deicide we just saw might have taken out some who wanted a piece of the action.
"No need to trouble you all." Ricardo felt a bit of a headache.
If it were just one or two, it would be fine to take them out directly, and we could say it was a mutual end with Celica; then we could pass the blame and make everything perfect.
The problem is, with so many, how on earth can we kill them?
The Magical Circle of Deicide is powerful, but it needs to be used when the enemy is unprepared.
Even when facing a high-level opponent, you have to hold them down first before using the circle.
"Now that the Magical Circle of Deicide has been used and my lord’s presence is here, this is both an internal matter of your church and something you don’t even want us to witness… I have serious doubts about your church’s actions!" The Pope of the Flame God Church said in a deep voice, "This Seastone cutting is done so well, what lies beneath?"
……
"Ahem…"
Celica struggled to get up from the ground.
Even though she reacted quickly in the end, the stone slab wasn’t perfectly sealed, and some of the power from the Magical Circle of Deicide seeped through the cracks.
Just a little bit of it almost cost Celica and the others their lives.
At that moment, Celica, Sherry, Peter, 『』, and Alita all gave their all to ensure that the light did not kill them.
Looking at the situation in this cave, all the solid ice had melted, and those Death Knights had evaporated. After Karoso and the others fell, Karoso quickly pushed open a door, leading a few lower-level individuals inside, but it was unclear if they escaped or not.
"Huff, huff…" Sherry sat on the ground, her whole body shaking.
She had never imagined that as the Blade of Dawn, she would one day have to face the Magical Circle of Deicide!
"Master Celica, are you okay…" Peter managed to stand up.
"I’m fine…" Celica shook her head, gritting her teeth and said, "Damn it, I underestimated Ricardo. He really wanted to kill me!"
I have to say, Ricardo is very decisive in his actions.
If Celica makes a big deal out of this, he cannot escape.
No matter if this is a scheme from the higher-ups in the church, at least it must not be exposed to the light.
Killing a cardinal to silence him may be bold and reckless, but it might just save a life.
Ricardo couldn’t help but feel, why did Celica choose to act here?
"Sir, what should we do now?" Peter gasped for breath.
That last hit was like taking out several people.
"It’s over, are we going to be silenced too?" Alita grabbed her hair with wide, vacant eyes. "I knew following that little brat would bring trouble, but it shouldn’t be something this big!"
"Calm down first." 『』’s face also turned pale.
Facing a giant like the Church of Dawn Goddess, at least a ninth-tier Card Maker would be somewhat useful, right?
An eighth-tier can’t solve anything.
Celica remained silent.
These people came to help, but I didn’t expect their help to cause big problems!
Even Celica couldn’t guarantee that they would survive.
"Calm down? What are you talking about, calm down!" Alita was panicking, "They are all powerful eighth-tier, and not just one of them! Our magic was almost completely used up from that last attack, and we’ve even been injured. We are done for! Karoso, if I ever go out with you again, I’ll change my name!"
"It is the teacher’s duty to protect the students." 『』 shot Alita a glare.
"This isn’t school, and I’m not a proper teacher, so I don’t have your teaching morals!" Alita was starting to break down.
"They haven’t come down yet, so they must be held up by something." Celica looked up, "It seems my plan is working."
"What arrangements?" Alita felt a bit lost.
"I arranged for people from the major churches to stay nearby. With the Magical Circle of Deicide making such a big noise, they must have noticed," Celica sighed in relief.
"So, do we just go up there?" Alita’s eyes lit up.
"What if they kill us right away when we go up?" 『』 said helplessly, "Killing us in front of so many people would create a huge uproar, but it’s not impossible."
"We can just say that this was our doing, and they came to deal with the traitors. There’s no way to clear their names."
Celica fell silent for a moment.
She truly wanted to go up there and confront them using the presence of those people as her strength… She forgot that she had no power herself, and even with strong backing, she might not be able to speak at all.
