The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

The situation is progressing smoothly in a very positive direction.

However, it was at this moment that the Bishop of the End realized that something was wrong.

The Shadow Bishop's primary purpose in rushing here to desperately stop him was to help the Nightmare Bishop successfully cast his vote!

"All bishops, abandon your journey to the arena, shake off the enemy's pursuit, and cast your votes against this action first!!"

At the synod, Bishop End immediately conveyed the new operational instructions to all the bishops.

He had figured out exactly what Dekan and his men wanted to do!

Or even if Mier didn't do that, he should have changed the operational order.

We absolutely cannot allow Decan to vote out the Pope at this point in time!

"All combat personnel of the Kingdom Federation! At all costs, prevent the bishops before you from voting using their bishop's certificate!!"

Dekan's commands had already echoed throughout the entire capital of Philovian.

He knew that once Mie successfully freed Alina, the Bishop of the End would understand their intentions.

So the moment he received Mier's look, he immediately announced the new strategy to the entire city without hesitation.

What was originally just a protracted confrontation was like a tug-of-war.

After the new instructions were given, the level of gore increased several notches in the blink of an eye.

Both sides even began a final, life-or-death struggle!

Because their combat objective is no longer a long process of interception and pursuit.

Instead, it only takes seizing a single moment to determine the outcome of the entire battle!

……

Inside the Philvin Arena.

Dekan put down the commander-in-chief's bracelet.

There are four minutes left.

But the real battle has only just begun.

Every minute and second that followed was the most unbearable time.

"So, do you know who your intelligence agent is now? Why aren't you responding?"

With Mier's main body having finished dealing with the most crucial matters and Alina returning to the battle, Mier finally had the energy to spare to focus on his clone and asked Dekan a question.

She was also puzzled as to why the allies of this Kingdom Federation did not help Dekan, to the point that Dekan had to ask her for help.

“...It’s Clay.”

Dekan replied with a look of utter despair.

It's like I've been holding back words for so long, and now I finally have someone to confide in.

"what??"

Dekan's answer stunned Mier for a full three seconds.

Mier, who is usually a dynamic beauty, was now frozen in time.

Her first reaction was that Dekan was joking.

Then Mier went through a series of brainstorming sessions, gradually connecting many things, and finally figured it out.

"How could it be him...?"

Mier murmured, somewhat bewildered.

More than being shocked, she felt a strange sense of frustration.

We're all in the same industry.

But Clay is the highest-ranking intelligence agent of the Kingdom Federation.

In terms of certain business capabilities.

He was several times more successful than her, the commander of the Imperial Special Forces!

No wonder he's a "top-level" intelligence agent!

This level of perfect disguise would put even Mir to shame.

Even Mia, after learning Clay's identity at this point, couldn't deduce from every moment he had spent working with Clay at the Church of Resurrection that Clay was genuinely maintaining an Oscar-worthy performance or simply not acting at all.

"What about the others?"

After regaining his senses, Mir quickly asked.

Dekan: "He put himself in prison and then disappeared."

Mir: "...?"

The profession of intelligence agent.

Shouldn't we emphasize discipline?

Mier was momentarily puzzled as to whether the Imperial Special Forces' basic principles were flawed or whether the Kingdom Federation's methods for training spies were too advanced.

What kind of new-concept top-level intelligence agent are you, Krezan?

Mier always thought that Clay was the most liberal bishop.

It turns out I was just too conservative.

As an intelligence agent, Clay also embodies what it means to be the freest man!

Mir shook his head violently, as if trying to clear his head.

Even she, an Imperial, was completely baffled by Clay's actions.

She suddenly understood even more why Dekan, as the commander of the Kingdom's forces, was so exhausted.

If she were Dekan, she would also be numb.

Mir's expression quickly turned extremely serious!

Clay is out of the question.

Then we can only assume they had four votes in favor.

These are the last few minutes.

Of the three bishops, Plague, Silence, and Devouring, only one can vote against it!

If two people vote, resulting in four dissenting votes, they cannot win.

The Silent Bishop only has one Tier 8 single-target defense, so he probably can't hold out for long.

The only hope is that the Kingdom Federation's eighth-tier members can successfully prevent the Plague Bishop and the Devouring Bishop from casting their votes.

……

"After the Pope escaped, was everything over?"

"Feloven will be massacred and its country destroyed; no one can stop it..."

"Bishop of Pain, is there any other way?"

"Judging from his appearance... he seems powerless... This is no longer a situation that a fifth-tier youth can salvage..."

Watching the apocalyptic battle in Phantom Canyon, and the unusually calm Philovian Arena.

People no longer know whether the situation can be salvaged.

They didn't understand what Dekan and Mier were talking about.

However, everyone probably already guessed it.

The moment of truth is almost here.

Because at this point, the three civilian staff members at the command post, which was the Philoven Arena, had given up on doing anything more.

Instead, they waited quietly for the result, as if counting down the seconds.

They have done what they were supposed to do and what they were capable of doing.

The rest must be left to the other teammates.

"Dekan, if we lose now, I'll die with you."

Mir gave a wry smile and mocked himself.

Mier, who had hoped to evacuate long ago, can now only accompany Dekan in his final gamble.

What had initially seemed like a hopeful situation became uncertain again due to the unpredictable factor of Clay.

If they lose the bet.

The Pope, who eventually escaped, would certainly not let Mieu off the hook.

However, Mier seemed indifferent, resigning himself to fate.

She showed absolutely no remorse for her decision.

"On the bright side, Sheen probably anticipated that I would initiate the bishops' vote, so she simply helped me take this opportunity to oust the Pope. Therefore, she specially assigned a relatively unknown and weakest eighth-rank to deal with the Silent Bishop, while sending stronger eighth-ranks to seal off the Plague Bishop and the Devouring Bishop. She must have calculated the vote count beforehand."

Dekan's mindset is also exceptionally good.

At times like these, there's nothing they can do but chat.

In situations like this, just stay calm and don't put any more pressure on your teammates.

……

A remote street in the capital of Philowen.

The brickwork of the buildings on both sides of the road is dilapidated.

Not only here, but clearly the entire route had witnessed a brutal battle, with almost no buildings remaining intact.

but.

No crying could be heard.

It was as if everything around had turned into deathly silence.