"Failed?"

The horse-faced man looked at the Dead Sore. Though his expression didn’t change much, it was still evident that he was somewhat disappointed.

"It’s quite normal."

The Dead Sore shook his head and continued, "We’ve dealt with the Celestial Strategy Mansion for so many years. You should know, although their whole organization is far from achieving extreme precision and efficiency due to various constraints from Yellow Springs Mainstream and historical reasons, the top-tier battle forces are indeed not to be underestimated... Especially Xia Yue. As long as he’s around, things will never spiral out of control because other top-tier forces can’t bypass his intervention.

And that Catherine from the Russian Orthodox Church, although her Authority Ability is powerful, without the cooperation of top-tier battle forces, when other top-tier forces from Celestial Strategy Mansion respond, she’s almost like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered... Though we still don’t know why they took so long, dragging on until Ji Xin returned to the Imperial Capital. But even without Ji Xin, relying solely on her is probably tough, considering there are still two Celestial Strategists who don’t belong to Celestial Strategy Mansion in the center of the Imperial Capital. As the situation develops to a certain extent, they can’t possibly turn a blind eye.

Actually, I still don’t understand why the Russian Orthodox Church was in such a hurry. They acted as soon as they thought of it. The mission they sent hadn’t even left before they chose to take action.

They didn’t even collude with those old folks, just leaked the news of the Celestial Punishment Weapon. Everything was too urgent. If they had planned well, maybe met with those old folks or with us, the result might have been different."

The horse-faced man was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Their Pope can hardly hold on anymore; he’s reached the end of his life."

The mist on Dead Sore rippled, somewhat puzzled, "Hm?"

The horse-faced man explained, "They were in such a hurry, perhaps related to this matter. Currently, all the Cardinals of the Russian Orthodox Church have started heading to the Assumption Cathedral, preparing for the election of the next Pope, but the current Pope Yorgai I is very angry about this. He feels these people are challenging his authority; for this reason, he even killed a Cardinal.

But he’s really too old. All signs indicate that he can hardly hold on anymore. The Russian Orthodox Church has managed to suppress secular power all these years, but once the current Pope dies and a new Pope isn’t elected, creating a power vacuum for a period, the consequences will be unimaginable. So those Cardinals are still determined to hold the election.

In this case, besides giving up, the current Pope Yorgai I has only one way to maintain his prominent position."

"Celestial Punishment Weapon?"

Dead Sore blurted out instinctively but then shook his head: "No, although this is very important, it won’t keep him alive. For him, what’s most important should be extending his life... Wait, are you saying he’s in such a hurry because the Celestial Strategy Mansion has something that can keep him alive?"

"Hm... Could it be related to Chen Lu Si again?"

The horse-faced man’s expression slightly twisted and suddenly blurted out a name, but he seemed unsure.

"..."

Dead Sore was speechless, then said, "Not everything can be related to him, and this time the Russian Orthodox Church only released information about the Celestial Punishment Weapon."

"But the mission sent by the Russian Orthodox Church must have seen something, otherwise they wouldn’t have been so anxious."

The horse-faced man thought for a moment, then said, "So... what exactly could it be?"

"Whatever it is, it probably doesn’t have much to do with us, and everyone else will think the Russian Orthodox Church acted for the Celestial Punishment Weapon."

Dead Sore suddenly chuckled, "Now Celestial Strategy Mansion is in big trouble. Although the Russian Orthodox Church failed, the news of the Celestial Punishment Weapon has already been leaked, and the bold move of the Russian Orthodox Church was seen by all. Next, everyone will reassess the importance of this weapon.

I guess for a long time, Celestial Strategy Mansion will be overwhelmed dealing with those ambitious people. The Celestial Punishment Weapon may end up becoming a hot potato... Hehe."

He seemed somewhat schadenfreude.

The horse-faced man raised his head at the words, about to speak.

But suddenly.

A black mist similar to that on Dead Sore seeped in from outside the window, then formed into the silhouette of a woman.

Noticing her.

The horse-faced man and Dead Sore immediately turned their heads.

The female silhouette was very direct, starting off by saying: "Xia Yue appeared at the borderline not long ago, about to enter Chamomile Alliance territory."

Dead Sore suddenly froze, then mumbled: "... Appeared at the borderline!? Retaliation? Establish dominance? So fast??"

The horse-faced man was also stunned for a moment, then hurriedly asked, "How many people? How many people did he bring into Chamomile Alliance?"

His expression changed.

He didn’t care what Xia Yue was going to do, only how many people he brought.

If Xia Yue brought enough battle forces... then he could do many things.

"One."

The female silhouette was silent for a moment, then replied, "He, along with Chen Lu Si, a total of two people."

"..."

"..."

The horse-faced man and Dead Sore widened their eyes suddenly.

Two people? Boldly venturing to the Assumption Cathedral in the heart of Chamomile Alliance? Is this for retaliation or suicide?!

"Get the other two elders over here!"

The next second.

The horse-faced man suddenly realized, urgently said, "Have them immediately drop what they’re doing! Prepare right away, we’re heading to Chamomile Alliance too."