The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

If her and Dekan's deductions are correct.

The Pope may possess some racial power that has never been revealed, or that cannot be shown to the people of his time!

Sheen pointed with his finger.

In the silence, everything in the distance between her and the Pope began to shimmer.

The once empty and flat ice field suddenly became bright, as if it had all fallen into Sheen's attack!

"You don't actually think those eighth-tier beings can stop the End and the Illusion, do you?!"

The Pope shouted with a gloomy expression.

When the Pope sensed that Sheen's killing move was aimed at him, he gritted his teeth and chose not to respond to Sheen's provocation.

As long as either End or Illusion can reach the arena and sabotage the artificial shadow world activation device from the outside, the Pope will naturally be able to escape!

The countless beams of light and shadow, as cold and sharp as spears, were all cast upon the Pope's magical shield.

Instantly, the shield shattered like an eggshell!

"Eighth rank? You look down on a fifth-rank Painful Bishop?"

Sheen sneered; a new round of attacks was ready.

At the same time, the Pope, with a somber expression, once again mobilized his magical power and reconstituted the shield.

"...Just wait until this artificial shadow world activation device is destroyed, and you'll see the Painful Bishop's gruesome death!!"

298 The Gospel of Decan Shines in the World

After Sheen and the Pope disappeared from the arena.

Dekan stared at the crystal blue bracelet on his hand without saying a word, as if his soul was completely immersed in it.

Before dragging the Pope into Phantom Canyon, Sheen handed the bracelet that controlled the central defense barrier of the capital city of Philowen to Dekan, which was equivalent to entrusting the overall command of the Kingdom of Philowen to Dekan.

She was targeting the Pope.

And what Dekan needs to do.

It means helping her intercept the bishops until she can defeat the Pope.

"You damn reporter, you really trust me enough..."

Dekan smiled bitterly and muttered to himself.

"You've given me such a difficult task..."

At this moment, Dekan could sense the general battle situation in the entire capital through his bracelet and issue commands to the entire city.

Six points of intense fighting appeared on the map.

Of the 11 friendly Tier 8s outside the arena, only the Silent Bishop, who was furthest away, was assigned one Tier 8 and several Tier 7s to hold them off. The other five bishops were each assigned two Tier 8s to intercept them.

Although one eighth-tier member plus several seventh-tier members would not be enough to stop the Silent Bishop, they are far away, so we can rest assured for now.

Meanwhile, the three bishops, Devourer, Plague, and Shadow, were all successfully delayed by the friendly eighth-tier forces, and showed no signs of moving in the short term.

The problem is the false bishop and the end bishop.

If we take the former Paladin Commander Judith as a unit of measurement for eighth-tier combat power.

The fully-powered Archbishop Evans requires three Judiths to defeat.

Therefore, the combat strength of a bishop-level expert can be roughly regarded as three Zhu.

Even without considering defeating the bishop, if the goal is simply to stall him, at least two level eights would be needed to stop him.

As for the illusory and the final, judging from their current performance, conservatively speaking, they are both above the sixth level.

The false bishop was originally restrained.

But just now, after getting caught up in the battlefield with the Shadow Bishop, the False Bishop broke free and began to approach the arena at high speed!

The situation is even worse for the Bishop of the End.

In just a brief exchange, the two eighth-tier soldiers responsible for intercepting them were already on the verge of death.

Even Dekan was stunned.

An eighth-ranked individual couldn't even stand up in front of the Bishop of the End!

This was a one-sided crushing defeat.

The Kingdom Federation, which already had a shortage of combat power, will have this gap completely torn open on the battlefield of the Bishop of the End.

Soon, the Bishop of the End will also be heading towards the arena at full speed.

Dekan lowered his right hand, which was wearing the bracelet, feeling somewhat exhausted.

If this were a high-voltage tower defense game...

By the time Sheen handed it over to him, the situation was already on the verge of collapse.

The only operators who can be dispatched immediately are Paladin Commander Alger, Imperial Sword Saint Adair, and himself.

"Gentlemen, please go and stop the Bishop of the End. I'll figure out a way to deal with the Bishop of Illusion."

Without much hesitation, Dekan looked at the two of them and said.

“I refuse. I have no reason to risk my life for your kingdom.”

Adair crossed his arms and shook his head with a mocking expression.

It seems that after the Pope was restricted, all threats were no longer relevant to him.

Even though, due to the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Empire and the Kingdom Federation, Adair's position was that he should help the Kingdom Federation fight against the Church of Resurrection.

However, this is a time and place where the global situation can be shifted at any moment.

Adair's stance is somewhat difficult to fathom.

What's more troublesome is...

Adair stayed here.

Without Sheen's deterrent.

Therefore, he can no longer be regarded as an ally.

It is a huge hidden danger!

Dekan and Alger both frowned and stared at him.

But soon, Alger stopped and turned back to intercept the Bishop of the End, following the directions given by Dekan.

There's no point in Alger hesitating here. Regardless of Adair's choice, Alger must go and support the two Tier 8 soldiers who are almost dead as quickly as possible.

"Are you... serious?"

Dekan felt his blood pressure spike.

The situation was originally just barely manageable.

But things became even more difficult because Adair didn't follow orders.

There's no way someone like Adair could possibly understand Dekan's mindset.

But unfortunately, Adair encountered a critical moment when all the pressure from the Church of Resurrection fell on Dekan's shoulders.

Perhaps it's a personal grudge from the battle with Dekan.

Perhaps it was because they were afraid of death and unwilling to face the Bishop of the End.

Perhaps Adair has some other scheme from the perspective of the Empire.

But in any case.

At this critical juncture, Adair poses a threat to more than just Dekan.

They treat the lives of hundreds of millions of people in their kingdom as worthless.

Dekan immediately equipped himself with the [Batchell's Sword of Despair] and activated [Three Corpses Frenzy] once again.

Rather than leaving Adair, this ticking time bomb, at the base, we should first examine his true nature!

Although the Artificial Shadow World Activator was protected by an external barrier, it could not withstand several full-force attacks from Adair.

Dekan couldn't possibly leave Adair here with peace of mind!

The next second after the mental magic hit Adair.

After Adair's desires were aroused by the [Three Corpses Frenzy], his killing intent was unleashed. His cold eyes were filled with chilling light, like sharp blades slicing through the night sky, staring intently at Dekan.

They launched an attack on Dekan without hesitation.

It was obvious that he had wanted to kill Dekan for a long time, but he had been holding back!

Having anticipated this, Dekan directly used the protective barrier within the Philovian Arena to separate Adair.

This is the last defensive force that Sheen left for Dekan.

"Were you planning to wait for Alger to leave so you could betray me at the crucial moment?"

"Dekan asked coldly."

"Heh, so what if it is?"

Adair is no longer acting.

He exuded murderous intent and didn't care at all. He was still at the scene of the broadcast, and he wondered what the people of the kingdom who were watching this scene would think.

"The corpse is talking."

Dekan's voice was icy cold.

……

"Damn Imperialists!"

"This is a war crime! This is a war criminal!!"

Adair's intentions were already clear when he refused to fight.

Dekan merely used mental magic to induce Adair to reveal it ahead of time.