Chapter 789: Chapter 407: Peeling Off the Great Sin - Rage, Louis’ Completion

Louis always had a confusion in his mind.

The Church of Glory and Justice seemed to trust him too much compared to other forces.

Logically, shouldn’t a church with a positioning like the "Church of Light" be dark and sinister?

This kind of attitude really makes it hard to dislike them.

He didn’t believe the church was unaware of the close relationship between Grace and himself.

Yet the church said nothing about the future saintess, seemingly not even taking any action to stop it.

It was somewhat too...

How did that song go?

The freedom you gave me was too much.

Really not worried at all about core members sitting on the wrong side, huh?

But no matter how much Grace trusted him, he had to explain the reason to her, considering her position.

Otherwise, that would be leaving Grace in the lurch.

"The reason we let you keep only a small part of the elite is because the other side dispatched a special demigod to carry out a precise destruction at Lokeshi’s fortress."

"Who?"

"The Sin of Envy."

"Huh? How did he end up with the Demon King Army?"

"He didn’t want to go there; he was killed by Helmer, his soul trapped in his body, turning into a Corpse Demon."

"I understand now."

Grace smiled.

Louis nodded and said, "You should know that Envy is very skilled at soul attacks. From what I see at Birch Forest Fortress, it’s clear that the other side is not the main force for siege, but rather used as a disruptor of the protective formations, moving across the battlefield to create opportunities for the Demon King Army."

"So next, all battlefields will face the situation where protective formations fail, and our strategy to concentrate forces and counterattack will change?"

"Yes."

"Alright, I’ll talk to the cardinal about it."

Grace nodded and then tugged at Louis’s sleeve softly:

"(Mr. Caesar) You need to be careful, a lot of people are waiting for you."

Louis smiled and said, "I know, after all, my wife and child are still waiting for me."

Grace’s eyes lit up slightly.

"You have a child?" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"Yes."

"Whose?"

"Huh?" Louis was shocked, "Of course it’s Beatrice’s."

If not my first wife’s, then whose else could it be?

Grace, you’re messing with me!

No, wait.

How do you know I have other women?

Louis looked at Grace with suspicion in his eyes.

Grace smiled weakly and said, "I’ll go and talk to the cardinal first, it’s better to act sooner rather than later."

Then she turned and left, leaving Louis staring.

But still...

"It’s really strange, what kind of feelings does Grace have for me?"

Logically, if it was pure love, it would inevitably contain a desire for possession.

Even the little swan who didn’t want to compete with Beatrice didn’t do so because she lacked possessiveness, but because she felt she owed Beatrice too much.

However, just now, Grace seemed genuinely happy to know that he had a child.

The succubus talent’s feedback was indeed the same.

This is quite peculiar.

It really doesn’t seem like the mentality of someone secretly in love, and Louis couldn’t figure out what she was thinking.

But Grace handled matters quickly.

Soon, the cardinal came over.

He didn’t even say much, just started with "Communication has been established, shall we depart now?"

Honestly, Louis was quite surprised.

Such high-efficiency execution, nearly comparable to the regime under Ense.

It’s no wonder Ense would strategically cooperate with the church.

They have value in a united front.

So Louis said, "Based on the routes, they’re likely heading to the Thousand Islands Fortress first, which is one of the most important seaports for Lokeshi, and also the place they most want to capture."

This is based on strategic judgment and intelligence selection.

As forts began to lose contact one after another.

Looking at the situation, they’re either breached or bogged down in intense fighting.

Though these forts are crucial, none are as important as Birch Forest Fortress.

Heading there now would only clean up the aftermath without changing the situation.

So he had previously used communication crystals to contact the guards of various forts to keep information flowing, trying as much as possible to infer the next possible target of the Demon King Army and Envy.

Thus, the Thousand Islands Fortress came to mind.

In the IF line, after the Demon King Army descended on Star Continent, the first thing they did was to seize the seaport and then began spreading around.

Although they no longer start from the areas around Ense, it’s still the same people who devised the plans, and their thinking won’t change.

So Louis believes they are highly likely to follow the original plan.

The Demon King Army... needs ships to carry the monsters to various countries.

Think it, do it.

The priests of the Church of Light and Justice quickly gathered, following Louis’s rapid march to transfer between towns and the wilderness.

In every location, they left a number of elite priests to assist those disconnected forts, filling the gap of lacking a healing profession.

Yet the main force always rushed in the direction of the Thousand Islands Fortress as fast as possible.

Thus, after one day, the group finally saw the outline of the Thousand Islands Fortress while walking in the mountains.

But before they could approach, Louis and the cardinal over there spoke up.

"Prepare for battle."*2

The priests and knights didn’t ask why and immediately assumed combat stances.

It was early morning at that time.

The air still carried a thin mist.

Amidst the fog, the sound of footsteps arose.

The footsteps grew increasingly dense, ultimately transforming into the warhorses that shook the earth.