Chapter 84: Joint Operation

Chapter 84: Joint Operation

Backlund, North Borough, Saint Samuel Cathedral.

The Church of Storms’ cardinal, Archbishop of the Backlund Diocese, Deep Blue Officiant Radar Valentine, descended from the wind and landed inside the spire on the left, the one with the great bell.

He wore a black robe embroidered with Storm symbols. His face was densely bearded, his hair short and upright, its color deep blue close to pure black.

This sturdy demigod cast his gaze to the other side and said to the figure who had long been waiting there,

“Horamick, do you know what this is about? Why did Anthony suddenly ask us to come here?”

The person he addressed wore white priestly robes and a soft clergy cap. His face was kind and his expression gentle. He was Horamick Haydn, a member of the Church of Steam’s Council of the Divine, Archbishop of the Backlund Diocese, a half-god, half-human existence.

Hearing Radar’s question, Horamick calmly replied,

“I did not arrive much earlier than you. In truth, I only left the laboratory a few minutes ago.”

He was not only a clergyman, but also a famous scientist and an honorary professor in the physics department of Backlund University.

Radar Valentine was about to say something more when he suddenly saw a figure climb the winding, narrow staircase and ascend the spire through the darkness that the crimson moon could not illuminate.

This figure wore black clerical robes tinged with red. Five dark sacred emblems hung on his chest. His face was clean and beardless, and his eyes were deep and tranquil. It was unmistakably Saint Anthony Stevenson, one of the thirteen archbishops of the Church of Evernight, head of the Backlund Diocese.

“Is there something you cannot wait until daybreak to discuss? Or does your Church of Evernight simply like discussing matters at night?” Deep Blue Officiant Radar Valentine spoke first.

Anthony finished climbing the steps and stopped there. With a solemn expression, he said,

“A very urgent matter.”

“What matter?” Radar asked.

At that moment, Horamick Haydn also turned his gaze to Anthony Stevenson, waiting for him to provide an answer.

In similar situations, Horamick particularly liked having members of the Church of Storms present. It meant they would take the initiative to ask bluntly, without euphemism, sparing him from needing to say anything.

Anthony looked at each of them in turn and said,

“It is related to the royal family. It is better for Madam Arianna to tell you.”

No sooner had his voice faded than, within the shadows nearby, a female figure wearing a simple robe, a bark belt, bare feet, and loose hair rapidly outlined itself.

Upon seeing this existence, Radar and Horamick immediately bowed.

“Good evening, Madam Arianna.”

Their expressions simultaneously turned solemn. They gained a deep understanding of the importance and critical nature of the matter tonight.

Something that required an angel walking upon the earth to appear could never be a small matter!

At the same time, they could not suppress a certain shock upon discovering that they had not known when the abbess of the Cloister of Evernight and servant of concealment, Madam Arianna, had arrived in Backlund.

Under ordinary circumstances, the three Churches, the royal family, and the military had a tacit understanding in this area: angels on earth and Grade 0 Sealed Artifacts would not appear in Backlund.

“Good evening, Archbishops.” Arianna returned the greeting without the slightest arrogance.

She then raised her right hand and lightly grabbed at the air.

A few glimmers of light bloomed, transforming within the darkness into scene after scene. It was the complete process of Arianna’s conversation with Qonas Kilgor.

It was as though a secret preserved for a long time had finally been displayed before others.

As he watched, Deep Blue Officiant Radar Valentine could not help saying,

“He has actually advanced to Sequence 4 and become a demigod.”

This archbishop knew Qonas Kilgor…