Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Greetings, Pope Arthas and Lady Swordmistress.”
Waldo rushed toward Arthas as Leon lowered his head and bowed toward the two newcomers.
“Leon, is that true? Did you deliberately bring people here to cause trouble?” Arthas asked coldly; he did not respond to Leon’s bow.
Leon hesitated and replied, “Your Holiness, that’s not true. I didn’t bring anyone here to cause trouble! Yesterday, I borrowed an item worth 5,000 gold coins from Bishop Waldo. I said I would return it in a few days, but Bishop Waldo told me to pay 6,000 gold coins today. Otherwise, he would take my prayer book. I have no choice but to bring Young Master Watson because he was the one who made the book.”
“What kind of prayer book is worth 6,000 gold coins?” Arthas was in disbelief.
“It’s this one in my hands.”
Leon retrieved the prayer book. The glittering surface and the faint illusion of runes on it instantly attracted Arthas’ attention; he gulped in excitement.
“This is a gold-tier prayer book, and the words on it are… runes?”
“That’s right; they are runes.”
Watson spoke on Leon’s behalf. He carried a large cloud of cursed black fog as he walked in front of Leon. “I created this book, so I have the right to use it. I can give it to whoever I want! This book is a gift I gave to Leon, but your bishop wants to snatch it. I only stopped him for a moment before he was attacked. The curse in my hand is also what he used to attack me.”
Ever since he entered the church, Watson had not started any fight.
“Your Holiness, this is all nonsense! They have wrongly accused me. Please don’t listen to him so that you won’t be deceived.” Waldo screamed as Arthas clicked his tongue in displeasure. He knew that Watson was probably telling the truth because he was familiar with Waldo’s behavior.
Waldo became a bishop because one of the seven gods in the Church of Light favored him. He was already at the peak of silver-tier at a young age.
“I understand. Since this young man seems to have a relationship with you, Lady Swordmistress, I’ll leave it to you to handle him! As for Leon, bringing people to destroy the church is against our teachings. It also goes against the God of Light’s commandments. As a punishment, you’ll have to hand in your prayer book and then go to the confessional to face the wall for a month.”
“Your Holiness, this is not fair, I—”
Leon’s face paled. His lips trembled as he wanted to explain, but Arthas had interrupted him. “There’s no need to explain anymore. This matter is settled.”
‘That b*stard Leon and that hateful little brat. I told you I’ll teach you a lesson.’ Waldo hid behind Arthas; he looked pleased with himself.
Leon clenched his fists in frustration. When he saw Arthas, he thought that he would uphold justice for him. However, Arthas was obviously favoring Waldo because he was a bishop, and Leon was only an ordinary priest.
“I’m sorry, Young Master Watson. This might delay your plan to go to the underground city.” After raising his fists several times, Leon finally put it down helplessly and smiled forcefully at Watson.
He could bear to give up the prayer book, but he did not want to go to the confessional and face the wall for a month. That was the purpose of the confessional; it was to punish sinners. Furthermore, it was dark and quiet inside. An average person would not be able to bear it if they had to stay there for a few days, let alone a month.
“Leon, I told you, you can leave your concerns to me today! It’s alright; you’ll be fine.”
Watson comforted Leon gently, but his face was cold when he turned around to face the other three persons. “I heard that the current church is known as the Holy Church of Light, but I don’t see any light here. I think this place is not as good as the Demoness Church in the past.”
“So rude! How dare you mention the Demoness Church? Do you know that they are a group of vicious people? Furthermore, the King had persecuted them personally. If you dare to speak of them in praises, you disrespect the King and the entire kingdom. Do you know your crime?
Arthas took a step forward. His long beard swayed in the wind, and his voice was filled with dignity. “If you know your place, then kneel and surrender obediently. Otherwise, you won’t be able to bear the serious consequences of what will happen.”
Arthas had been a pope for many years, so he had an oppressive vibe the moment he opened his mouth. The air in the Cathedral Hall became heavy.
“I don’t know of any consequences that I can’t bear. Why don’t you tell me?”
Watson smiled and gently threw the Instant Death curse into his right hand. He had not intended to use the fused curse, but if anyone dared to attack his friends, he would not mind the risk of exposing his strength and causing chaos in the city. He would also kill the person who hurt his friend.
“Since you are determined to go against the Holy See, then I shall teach you the consequences of that choice,” Arthas replied in a low voice. However, Christina stopped him just as he was about to walk forward. “Wait, Your Holiness. Leave this to me.”
“Lady Swordmistress, not only did this boy Watson insult our church, but he also insulted and disrespected the King. He has committed so many crimes. You won’t protect him, right?”
“Rest assured, Your Holiness. Of course, I won’t do that.”
Christina swore in her heart as she faced Arthas’s perplexed stare. She had stopped Arthas for his own safety. If Arthas and Watson fought, only one thing would happen—Arthas would be forced onto the ground, his body rubbed against it.
“Watson, you troublemaker! Why do you always appear wherever there’s trouble?”
After she calmed Arthas, Christina walked toward Watson and pressed her right hand on the sword at her waist. Unlike the previous night, she was carrying the Sky Severing Blade that day. She was more confident in her words as she had a platinum-tier weapon with her.
Even if she could not beat Watson, she could still stop him for a while.
Watson shrugged. “Who knows? Maybe it’s because I attract disasters. So, Miss Christina, are you going to stop me? I advise you not to do that. I’m not in the mood to play with you right now.”
“You mean you don’t want to spar with me? I’m sorry. I haven’t sparred with you yet, so it’s harder for me to let you go.”
Christina unsheathed an inch of her sword and said excitedly, “I didn’t sleep at all last night. I kept thinking about what you did to me. Even though it made me very angry, it also increased my strength a little.”
Her insomnia was not without its benefits. At least she could repeat the battle with Watson in her head to gain more insights from it.
“Is that so?” Watson asked calmly.
Then, he looked at Christian and said, “I’m going to attack.” Then, he went straight for her.
That attack seemed different. Christina did not draw her sword immediately. Instead, she only pulled out the Sky Severing Blade when he was near her. She slashed so swiftly that Watson could not have dodged it. “Platinum-tier sword skill, Infinite Sword Strike!”
Countless sword auras filled the entire church. Deep sword marks appeared on the church’s walls and were spreading outward. Everyone in the church, including Arthas, looked at the attack in awe and retreated outside.
There was no doubt that the attack was one that only the platinum-tier elites could display.
An unexpected scene happened as they thought Watson would lose and were about to leave the church. The sword aura that Christina released landed on Watson’s body. However, it did not even mess a single strand of his hair. Then, Watson stretched his hands outward and pinched the Sky Severing Blade gently from Christina’s hand.
There was a sound as Christina took a few steps backward. She stared blankly between the half a sword in her hand and the shiny blade in Watson’s fingers. Her jaws dropped in disbelief.
The Sky Severing Blade, one of the four strongest platinum-tier weapons in the Holy Dragon Kingdom, had been broken.
