Necromancers are frantically stationing troops in the apocalypse.

Chapter 1053, Crippled Them in One Go

"The church is about to prepare for the selection of a new holy seat, and at the same time, a new list of blasphemers has been added..."

"Queen of the Kingdom of Yeko - Britani, Lord of Luntam City - Winmansa, Minister of Internal Affairs of Luntam City - Hartel."

"Treasure Island - Philippa, Minnie, Robbie, Andre, Anette..., The Cult of Revelation - Evelyn, Seria..."

The Wood Elf Elder - Sindarion, the Second Elder - Tarnos, ... the Sixth Elder - Shanera...

Radio station room.

Wu Heng stared at the intercepted intelligence in his hand, his eyes suddenly narrowing.

The Church will select three new saints as soon as possible, something Wu Heng had already guessed.

But the current situation is indeed beyond my expectations.

The Vatican has actually labeled its closest associates as blasphemers.

In other words, those on the list will become targets for legitimate purges by the Vatican.

The Vatican, a power with thousands of years of history, has actually taken its anger out on these ordinary professionals.

After all, in the Vatican's original plan, the target was only themselves.

Once you get rid of yourself, the culprit, all that's left are insignificant ants.

But now, it's clear that they're in a hurry.

The most dangerous places right now are Winmansa in Luntam City and Britanni in the Kingdom of Yeko.

Although Winmansha was his maid, she held a much higher place in his heart than a dispensable servant.

In addition, he absolutely would not allow anything to happen to his daughter.

Brittany is the same; she's already pregnant with her child and has always been very dependent on him, like a little fangirl.

And nothing will happen to her.

“The skeletons are enough to protect them until the Holy See selection is completed,” Wu Heng murmured to himself.

Wu Heng placed level 20 skeleton servants beside both of them.

In addition, there are a large number of level 18 and 19 skeleton guards. As long as the hero doesn't go there personally, there will be no danger.

"As long as we can figure out a solution before the new hero of the Papacy emerges, there is still time."

My gaze continued to fall on the names that followed.

The names of all the elders of the wood elves are listed above.

This was the first time Wu Heng had ever known the names of the elders.

"If the elders knew about this, they'd be scared half to death," Wu Heng said with a smile.

The wood elves always believed that their cooperation with Treasure Island was a secret and that they had prepared ample excuses.

It now seems that the Vatican has no faith at all and is just waiting to wipe them all out.

Return the notebook to the skeleton recorder, take a deep breath, and calm yourself down.

The problem isn't too serious yet; I still have time to figure out a solution.

……

Buzz~!

My phone vibrated. I unlocked it and looked at the screen. It was a message from Lilith: "Are you asleep?"

Wu Heng thought for a moment and replied, "Not yet!"

"Come out, I have something to tell you."

"Okay, I'll come to your place!"

"Um!"

After ending the text message, Wu Heng got dressed.

Without a doubt, Lilith was looking for him about intelligence.

The matter of intercepting intelligence should be kept secret. It's also a good opportunity to hear Lilith's opinion.

[Teleportation] is cast, and the figure disappears.

……

Inside Lilith's bedroom, the magic circle dissipated, and Wu Heng's figure quietly appeared.

A faint floral fragrance filled the room. Lilith leaned against the window, her long hair cascading down like a waterfall.

Holding a white porcelain teacup in her hands, she drank with elegance and poise.

"Missed me?" Wu Heng smiled and leaned closer.

Lilith extended a slender finger, pressed it against his forehead, and pushed him away. Her tone was serious. "We've received new intelligence from the Vatican. Let me tell you."

Wu Heng's smile faded, and he sat down opposite her. "What tricks are they playing now?"

Lilith put down her teacup and carefully explained the information.

The selection of a new Holy See, the newly added list of blasphemers... the contents are completely consistent with what Wu Heng intercepted.

"Didn't the association say that our personal grudges shouldn't affect ordinary professionals?" Wu Heng frowned.

Lilith picked up her teacup and swirled it gently. "The people on the list are either your maids or hold important positions; they are all your 'helpers'."

Wu Heng raised an eyebrow. This analysis from that angle is indeed correct.

If they are caught up in each other's conflicts, they cannot be considered innocent professionals from the association's perspective.

"Do you have any suggestions?" Wu Heng asked.

“Before you came, I thought about it and came up with three points.” Lilith held up a finger. “First, closely monitor the Vatican’s movements and make preparations in advance. Second, have the Association provide protection for important figures like Winmansa and Brittany so that the Vatican won’t kill people under pressure from the Association. Third, return to Treasure Island…”

Wu Heng listened attentively and understood Lilith's thoughts.

The first point goes without saying: knowing the enemy's movements in advance is a very important thing.

The second point was to seek the association's protection, but there were too many people on the list, including Winmansha, Brittani, several core bishops of the Church of Spirit Revelation, and the elders of the Wood Elves.

Now it seems that the third point is more reliable: let's go back to Treasure Island.

With himself stationed on Treasure Island, even the heroes of the Papacy dared not easily come over.

But this passive defense is never a solution.

"If I had the Lingqi Cult also issue a proclamation to eliminate churches throughout the Vatican, would that be enough to restrain them?" Wu Heng said, expressing his thoughts.

This idea was previously used on Saiddu.

Lilith raised an eyebrow; Wu Heng's methods were even more insane than the Holy See's.

“Your situation involves too many professionals,” Lilith sighed. “Let’s wait and see. I’ll talk to Hadarai and see what he thinks.”

“Okay!” Wu Heng nodded, then added, “If you tell Hadarai, doesn’t that mean you know you’ve planted spies in the Holy Temple?”

“The Whisperers are the Association’s spies anyway, there’s nothing strange about that. Just don’t let the Sanctuary know,” Lilith replied.

"Right!"

Lilith glanced up slightly and said, "Alright, I've told you what I know. Go back and rest. I'll continue my cultivation at the Island Lord's Mansion tomorrow morning."

Wu Heng got up, shook his neck, unlocked his phone, and glanced at the time; it was already 2 a.m.

As she took off her coat, she walked over, saying, "It's too late to go back and make noise that would disturb other people's rest, so I'll stay here."

Lilith rolled her eyes at him. "Is this your home? You think you can just let me stay?"

"My home!" Wu Heng walked over, picked her up by the waist, and carried her to the bed. "Our home."

Lilith lightly punched his chest. "The Vatican is in such a state, aren't you worried at all?"

There's always a way.

……

The following day, at the island lord's residence.

Wu Heng returned to the island lord's mansion, went upstairs, and walked to the door of the study.

The empress, controlling the puppet, opened the door and stepped out. "Let's go, the training ground is ready."

Wu Heng said, "No rush, there's something I need to discuss with you first."

"In a hurry?"

"Is it a bit urgent?" Wu Heng walked into the study.

The Empress turned around and they went back to the study together, where they sat down on the soft chair by the window.

“Granda, Benny,” Wu Heng called out.

Two ghosts looked over at the same time.

Xiao Xiao was not in the room, but that's not a big problem.

“We received intelligence last night, let’s discuss it,” Wu Heng said directly.

Then, he recounted the intelligence from the previous night once more. After listening, the three souls fell silent.

Granda spoke first, "Is the intelligence accurate? At this time, isn't the Vatican afraid of angering you by doing this?"

Wu Heng said directly, "The news that Lilith stayed with the Secret Whisperers in the Sanctuary should be true, but the papal decree has not yet been issued."

"Lilith's intelligence network is really impressive," Benny remarked from the side.

Granda floated back and forth in mid-air for a moment, then analyzed, "Your individual strength is an absolute advantage, but your overall strength is still no match for the Holy See. Once this list is released, not only Winmansa and Brittani, but the Church of Spiritual Revelation will also be affected."

In terms of individual strength alone, Wu Heng believed he was no less capable than the heroes of the Holy See.

However, if we compare the Vatican and the Church of Spiritual Enlightenment, the difference is too great.

Benny sneered, "Aren't you afraid we'll go and destroy their church?"

Granda shook his head. "They must have expected that we would retaliate against their churches all over the country, but they still insist on doing so. Either they have something planned, or they've already gone to their wits' end."

“Lilith also said that if we conduct a large-scale cleanup of the churches, the association will not allow it to happen and may very well push the association to the Vatican,” Wu Heng said.

“That’s it. They probably want to use this method to get the association’s support,” Granda confirmed.

One person with three souls discussed it for a while.

"With the skeleton guards we've assigned to Winmansa and Brittany, they're unlikely to pose a threat unless the hero himself intervenes." Wu Heng tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table. "But I have a feeling this list will be released along with the new hero of the Holy See, and then the hero will take action against the people on the list."

The three ghosts all narrowed their eyes.

This analysis does make sense; it is highly likely that the other side will issue this decree after the new Holy See is established.

When the time comes, it will be a one-sided crushing defeat for the heroes to kill these ordinary professionals.

Granda's voice was grave. "What are your plans?"

“All the plans we just discussed are essentially passive defenses,” Wu Heng said thoughtfully. “No matter how tightly we defend, the enemy will always find a way to break through.”

He raised his head slightly and continued, "I'm thinking, is there a way to cripple them without alerting that god, so that the Vatican won't bother us for a year or two?"

Actually, it won't take that long. Within a year, Wu Heng is confident that he can break through to the Hero stage.

The empress manipulated the puppet to lean back and said, "Your idea is easy to implement! Just cut off their method of creating heroes, won't that solve the problem?"

"What does Your Highness mean?" The others looked at her.

The Empress's voice remained calm, "Isn't the Papacy relying on that magical artifact? If we take that artifact away, the Pope probably won't even dare to leave his house."

Wu Heng raised his eyebrows.

This idea sounds like a pretty good solution.

Wu Heng immediately looked at the Empress and said, "Go steal it!"

"Are you crazy?" The empress's puppet rolled her eyes. "The ghosts can't get into the core area of ​​the sanctuary. I tried it last time in Liz's dream, and we don't even know what that thing looks like, unless it grows legs and runs to the door!"

Forehead…….

After chatting for a while, Granda summarized, "There's still time. We need to get Lilith to pay more attention to the information about the Sanctuary, as well as the basic information about that artifact. Such a valuable artifact can't be left out in the open. It's very likely that it will only be taken out when 'producing' heroes."

“Okay, I will talk to Lilith.” Wu Heng nodded.

"Don't think too far ahead," Granda comforted him. "The worst-case scenario is that the personnel outside will be transferred back to Treasure Island. Spreading faith in the zombie world won't stop you from breaking through to the hero stage."

"I understand. I feel much more relaxed after talking with you all," Wu Heng said with a smile.

The empress's puppet stood up. "Let's go. Instead of just talking about strategy on paper, let's get to training! All the difficulties stem from your lack of strength!"

"You're not the one who'll be burned or struck by lightning," Wu Heng said, and then walked out.

They headed together to the training grounds for the third stage.

……

In the afternoon, after finishing my practice.

Wu Heng returned to the island lord's mansion, sat on the sofa, and was talking to Lilith on his mobile phone.

"What did Chief Hadarai say?"

"He'll keep an eye on the sanctuary, but there's no concrete action," Lilith replied briefly.

Wu Heng frowned slightly and continued typing, "Do you have any information on how the Holy Temple can quickly train heroes?"

"not yet."

Wu Heng stroked his chin and edited the message again, "I want the Sanctuary's whisperers to record the Sanctuary's location using the Ghost Train ticket."

After a few seconds of silence, Lilith's reply finally popped up: "Don't do anything foolish!"

Wu Heng's fingers flew across the keyboard. "Just in case, is that convenient?"

"Sure, but he doesn't have a train ticket. How will you deliver it?"

"Just like last time, send me his name and appearance, and I'll write a letter and send it to him."

After a brief pause, Lilith sent a detailed description, including the whisperer's physical characteristics and name.

Wu Heng replied, "I will write to him. You can use the radio to notify him to tear up his ticket near the church and not to get on the train."

"it is good."

Wu Heng thought for a moment, then sent a thank-you emoticon: "ヾ(＠゜▽゜@)ノ Love you!"

Teach me!

"Okay, next time!"

As soon as the conversation ended and Wu Heng put down his phone, Shanera walked over from the training room, her hair still damp with sweat.

"Has something happened?" Sanera asked softly. "Chief Lilith suddenly asked me about the situation of the Elders' Council today."

Wu Heng thought for a moment and decided there was no need to hide it from her. He said seriously, "The Holy See is drafting a new list of blasphemers, and all members of the Wood Elf Elders Council are on it."

"What?" Sanera jumped to her feet, her pupils shrinking. "Really?"

"This is just intelligence; no official decree has been issued yet." Wu Heng pressed her shoulder. "Don't tell the elders yet; there might still be a chance."

Sanera's breathing became noticeably rapid, and her fingertips clenched unconsciously. "If the order is really given, the wood elves..."

“The worst-case scenario is that the Elders’ Council temporarily relocates to Treasure Island, and I have the ability to protect them,” Wu Heng said in a deep voice.

Sanella took a deep breath. "This is for the best. At least we can save our lives!"

Wu Heng nodded, "I'll go upstairs to take care of some things first, and I'll tell you in detail later."

Sanella forced a smile. "Okay!"

Wu Heng returned to his study, took out the strange quill pen, and wrote on a piece of paper: "Tear up your ticket outside the church and do not board the train."

After finishing writing, he took out another train ticket and put it together with the letter, then sealed it in the envelope.

Then hold it in your hands, silently recite the name of the cryptic speaker and recall their appearance, and the letter disappears.

……

Four more days passed.

Inside the sacred hall, brilliant golden light poured down from the dome, illuminating the pure white marble floor as if it were flowing molten gold.

Beneath the towering statue, three archbishops, clad in magnificent robes, knelt on one knee, heads bowed, receiving the Pope's admonition.

His face was solemn and devout, but deep in his eyes shone an undisguised excitement and longing.

Hero!

Finally, it was my turn.

The Pope, holding his scepter, spoke in a calm and authoritative voice that echoed throughout the hall.

"Today, you will bear the glory of the sanctuary and cleanse the world of its filth with the power of God."

As soon as he finished speaking, the palace doors slowly opened.

Twelve Papal knights, clad in silver armor, marched in unison, carrying a sacred ark carved with intricate holy patterns on their shoulders, solemnly entering the hall.

The Ark is made entirely of holy silver, with countless reliefs of angels and saints etched on its surface, gleaming faintly with golden light under the illumination of the holy light.

When the ark was placed in front of the statue's pedestal, the air in the entire temple seemed to freeze, as if time itself slowed down.

The Pope stepped forward slowly and proclaimed, "Return of the Holy Throne!"

The choir's voices suddenly rose, turning into almost shrill harmonies.

A dazzling golden light burst forth from the cracks in the ark, flowing out like liquid and completely enveloping the archbishop kneeling before it.

hum!
The air in the hall seemed to freeze for a moment.

The next second, the three people below suddenly straightened up, their robes fluttering even without wind.

The three of them began to rise rapidly, and holy light burned on their bodies like flames.

Outside the palace, the sky suddenly distorted.

The Milky Way reverses.

(End of this chapter)