The five cardinals knew very well in their hearts that they were the generals of the defeated army, so they had better behave, otherwise they would inevitably be punished more severely.

"Sit down, do you want me to repeat it again?" said Pope Peter's voice, which suddenly became majestic.

The Pope is a supreme master at the same level as the Demon Emperor, and the change in his attitude can completely affect the state of mind of others. The five of them suddenly felt like they were in an ice cave. Frightened, they hurriedly sat down nearby. One by one, they were silent.

"Do you know why I'm in such a hurry to find you?" the Pope's tone flattened again.

But even so, when the five of them heard this, they were all frightened, and they suddenly fell to their knees with a "poof". "My subordinates are guilty, and they are willing to be punished!" They were already trembling with horror.

"Hmph, it's not a good thing!" the Pope snorted in displeasure, then softened his tone and continued, "If I just want to punish you, do you think it's necessary for me to take it personally?"

The five cardinals were all delicate and delicate figures, and when they heard it, they knew that the death penalty had been absolved, and although they were still a little worried, their expressions were much better in the blink of an eye.

"Alas, with the participation of the Sea Clan, your defeat is inevitable!" This operation, the Church of Light suffered extremely heavy losses, so Pope Peter sighed helplessly.

"Your Majesty, this time our army did not encounter the Sea Clan. Elma knew that her church, with its well-developed intelligence system, would find out the reality of the war sooner or later. Rather than being found out and unable to confess, it is better to confess and be lenient now, in order to win favor.

"What? what did you say?" exclaimed Pope Peter a little out of shape.

"Your Majesty, we have not encountered the Sea Clan army. The other cardinals already knew what Elma meant, and they all replied with shameful faces.

"So, how many pirates there are?" asked Konstantin apprehensively. He is the supreme leader of the Southwest Continent, and if he loses to a small group of rabble, then he will be a big loser.

"Not much, sir. That's almost a tenth of ours. Elma replied with her head almost down to her knees.

"What?" exclaimed everyone.

"No way, absolutely impossible!" Constantine roared, ignoring the occasion and with a pale face.

Pope Peter understood his feelings and did not blame him. "Although the army of the Southwest Continent is not considered elite, with my understanding of you, its combat effectiveness is by no means inferior to that of the rabble of pirates. Tell me in detail, what happened at that time?" The Pope's analysis was extremely rational, but unfortunately, due to the Demon Emperor's strong deterrence, the information he had was still stuck in the past.

"Your Majesty, it's not that there was an accident, it's that we have a wrong understanding of this group of pirates. Strictly speaking, they are no longer pirates. They are a strong maritime force. Its combat power is staggering!" Elma said.

"What are the specific aspects of its combat effectiveness?" asked Pope Peter with a solemn face.

"First, the military is complete. There are melee fighters, and some even resemble the warriors of the East, and there are ranged mages and archers.

Second, cooperate tacitly. The combination of far and near, the advance and retreat are well-founded, and the organic combination of attack and defense ....... Its level is not inferior to that of the elite troops I teach.

Third, and most frightening. All the officers and men have the courage to look at death as if they were at home and the fighting spirit to forge ahead. In the face of more than ten times the army of our sect, they dared to charge without hesitation. I think it's something that I can't do by teaching the vast majority of the military.

Fourth, possess mysterious weapons that we have never seen or heard of. This is also a very important reason why we are beaten by them and cannot hold our heads up. What impressed me was a black liquid, very weird, a little ignited, no matter how you put it out. This time, more than half of my army lost their lives at the hands of this black liquid. There is also a device capable of firing huge arrows and cobblestone. We didn't see anything like it all the time. But, judging by my years of experience, those arrows and cobblestones with great lethality are certainly not fighting skills or magic. Due to its sheer size, the impact is almost irresistible at high speeds. The energy shields that we have teamed up on our warships are completely vulnerable to them. Maybe I was wrong, but I really don't want this to be a new weapon. Because these things are not limited by talent like the cultivation of masters, they can be mass-produced. Once it is widely used on the battlefield, the harm caused to our sect army will be incalculable. ”

Elma is in charge of intelligence work, and her analysis is clear and incisive. Pope Peter nodded with satisfaction.

"In this way, the pirates who were originally a rabble have now been integrated into an elite army! Could it be that the changes in the pirates are all brought about by Ciscoret?" Constantine spoke first, his intention was obvious, that is, to emphasize the strength of the enemy, and incidentally divert everyone's attention, so as not to appear in the embarrassing situation of denouncing his leadership and lax management of the army, which led to a crushing defeat.

"Even if it wasn't brought directly by this young man, it must have something to do with him. Don't forget, after the ugly woman he dressed up for a huge sum of money at auction, he rushed straight to the sea. Why? Nine times out of ten, it's to arm that group of pirates to the teeth. "Elder Peter agreed with Constantine's idea.

"It seems that this young man's intentions are not small!" said Pope Peter, "but, whether it succeeds or not, it has always been the established policy of my religion to completely erase this young man, so there is no need to focus on his question now." Then Pope Peter changed his mind.

Everyone present immediately understood his intentions, and they all bowed down and responded, "Yes!"

"Elma ......"

"Subordinates are here!" Elma immediately stood up in fear.

"In fact, the four points you just mentioned are very profound. Pope Peter continued.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Elma looked very excited when she received the Pope's compliment.

"However, but these four aspects don't seem to be enough to explain why you still fail when you have an absolute numerical advantage?"

Hearing the Pope's reproachful words, Elma's excitement was immediately swept away. What the five cardinals feared most was that the Pope would hold them accountable for their failures.