"How can this be, how can this be ......"

For the past quarter of an hour, Ellwood had only repeated the words, and now he did not have the vigor of the first time he took over as pope, as if he had aged forty years overnight, and the wrinkles on his face were wrinkled together, like a crumpled orange peel.

Elwood has enough reason to feel wronged, obviously he didn't do anything, but the bad news is one after another, Dinah's affairs have not passed, and now the Council of the Wizards Guild has successfully killed gods under the leadership of Leonardo da Vinci.

Moreover, the group of madmen also recorded the whole process with magic crystals, and now the entire Dawn Continent is full of images of the fall of Pargos.

It is impossible for Elwood to block the news even if he wants to, these days not only believers everywhere, but even the middle and high-level of the church are clamoring for him to come forward to explain, because there are masters from the church side in the video, and Vannall Van V, who was supposed to enjoy his old age in peace, just went out to visit friends some time ago, is also among them.

What role did the Church play in this matter? is now something that all parties are eager to know, and the question naturally falls to him, the pope.

But at this moment, Elwood almost didn't cry, he, the nominal ruler of the Holy Alliance, had also received the news from the magic crystal of the Wizards' Guild, even one step later than the inhabitants of New Tert.

In fact, after seeing that image, Elwood was completely confused, and the corpse of the god in the Endless Sea of Trees was a secret of the Wizards Association, so in the eyes of most people, Pargos, the god of war who died in Seta City, was the only god who had fallen to the mortal world.

Will those eternal beings who are high up and possess endless life also be killed by fragile and insignificant human beings with a lifespan of only a hundred years? What should be interpreted in the sacred texts about the immortality and invincibility of the gods?

And now there are more and more abyssal rifts everywhere, are they really the means used by the gods to destroy the human world, as the Wizards Guild says, and where is the line between good and evil?

People are hungry for someone to step up and give them answers.

And Elwood wanted an answer, too.

His Majesty the Pope looked at the messenger in front of him, he still remembered this young man named Houghton, he was originally the child of a merchant leader, the merchant group was doing business between the free city-states and the Holy Alliance, but unfortunately encountered pirates, he survived a whole merchant ship, and everyone else, including his parents, was killed by pirates, and then Horton was rescued by a temple frigate passing by the exercise, he was only four and a half years old at the time, and the paladins on board originally planned to send him to the welfare home in Setvia, but in the end Vannal V decided to adopt him, and this matter was rumored to be a good talk among the believers, and Elwood knew about it。

In short, Horton stayed with the old Pope from then on, until more than four years ago, when Vannel V stepped down from office and moved out of the Palais of Charity, and everyone left him...... Well, at least on the surface, only Horton was still by his side to take care of his daily life.

The young man did not have any position in the temple, but everyone knew that sometimes his words worked better than the cardinal, because in a sense he represented the attitude of Vannal V.

But this time Elwood didn't buy it, and snorted coldly, "What about Vanal V, why didn't he come to me himself?" Something so big happened, he didn't even say hello in advance, is there still me as the Pope in his eyes?!" Elwood became more and more angry the more he spoke, in the past, he needed to use Vanal V's prestige and connections to help him stabilize this position, but now he found that he was likely to misjudge, and the trouble that Vannal V had brought him over the years was far greater than help.

Elwood regretted that he had gotten on the thief ship in the first place, and said angrily, "And at the end of the day, why don't you stop them and let them go like this, even if you can't do it...... Listen, kid, I've been through a lot of bad things, so I have enough experience, the situation looks bad now, no doubt, but it's not like there's no way to save it, the Wizards' Guild can publish their truth, we can also change the story, the church has hundreds of millions of believers, we will win this war in the end, as long as we can stick together, but the point is that you can't do this anymore, and every time you wait until something happens to come to me. ”

Horton stood and listened quietly, not interrupting Ellwood, until the latter stopped to catch his breath before speaking, "It's too late, it's over." ”

"What do you mean?" Elwood grimaced, "Don't forget who poked out the basket, do you think I'm happy to face it, I'm wiping your ass right now!"

"Teacher thank you so much for everything you have done for us. ”

Elwood grabbed Horton by the collar, "Don't let me play this trick of trying to get caught and retreat again, where is Vannar V, I want to see him, now, immediately, immediately." ”

His Majesty the Pope deliberately accentuated the last few words, but the young man in front of him did not change.

"Unfortunately, the teacher has left. ”

"Where to go, how long to come back?"

"The teacher left Setvia by boat for three days and went to the world of elves, I'm afraid...... He's not coming back. Horton said softly, "As I said before, it's over, we're losing, Your Majesty." ”

"No, not yet, I wouldn't have lost to those magicians without you. Elwood said coldly.

"I'm not talking about the war between the Church and the Wizards' Guild. Horton shook his head.

"What is that, Lionheart Empire, given that your monster killed the son of Lehart VII, there is a real chance that he will fall at this time. ”

"Your Majesty, don't you understand, there will only be one war from now on. The young man looked into the old man's eyes, "The war between mortals and gods, and this war has begun, right in Seta City, provoked by the Magician Guild itself, we can't win it at all"

Elwood's mouth was wide open, and his expression was horrified, "What nonsense are you talking about, isn't the incident in Seta City the fault of those magicians, what does it have to do with the others?The church has been faithfully carrying out the will of the gods...... No, they need us, they need us to help them collect faith and manage believers. ”

"If humanity no longer exists, I believe there will be no believers to manage, Your Majesty. ”

Happy May Day, everyone~ Hehe, there will be a holiday soon this week.

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