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"Take a closer look. Horrible, isn't your ship's equipment reacting a little slower than usual?"

"!!!"

Upon hearing this, Ke Bu's eyes widened in shock.

"As expected, my ship's equipment was affected..."

"According to calculations, the ship's reaction speed has decreased by approximately 5%, 5.1%..."

Gascoigne closed her eyes, carefully sensing the changes in her ship's equipment, the numbers she spoke of constantly increasing.

"Get out first!"

Richelieu's voice carried an undeniable air of authority.

Chapter 552: The Holy King Beyond the Holy Throne

"It's no use. The only thing we can do now is to defeat the Plague Knight and stop the spread of the concept of plague."

"However, the Plague Knights haven't even been activated yet, and this is already causing such an impact. I'm worried about you..."

Although Richelieu had just checked his own machine and confirmed that there were no problems.

However, when it comes to plagues, very few individuals can be "immune," so it doesn't offer any real help.

“You’re right. Once the Plague Knight is activated, this effect will definitely intensify.”

"It's entirely possible that other effects will occur at that time."

"So, you should leave first. I'll handle things here."

As he spoke, Richelieu looked firmly at the giant mech knight.

"Hey, you're trying to use that stuff again, aren't you!"

Unexpectedly, at that moment, Jean Bart rushed over in one stride.

"Jean Barthes..."

"You know better than I do what the cost of using that kind of thing is!"

Jean Bart's face was filled with anger.

"But if we don't do that... even you, Jean Bart, have already been affected..."

Faced with his sister's anger, Richelieu surprisingly softened.

However, Richelieu was right. Apart from the royal ships that had been "blessed" by the Queen, everyone else on the ships present, including Jean Bart and Joan of Arc, was affected to some extent.

"Take a good look at your face!"

As he spoke, Jean Bart swept Richelieu's hair aside.

"It's already come to this, do you still want to continue?"

“If it’s for your sake, I can accept this level of sacrifice.”

...

While the Richelieu sisters were still arguing, Joan of Arc quietly flew into the air.

Her eyes were fixed on the white knight, who was in a dormant state.

"zero..."

Due to the impact of the plague concept, the Zero System also seems to have experienced some malfunctions at this moment, but the problem is not yet serious.

Suddenly, Joan of Arc noticed that both the Plague Knights and the surrounding fleets were enveloped in a faint golden light.

"That's... the Aurora Wall?"

At that moment, an idea gradually took shape in Joan of Arc's mind.

"Zero, tell me the answer!"

...

“Cardinal, if you don’t want to continue arguing with the Knight Commander, you might as well listen to my thoughts.”

With flapping her wings, Joan of Arc landed beside Richelieu and Jean Bart.

"Terrifying, around the Plague Knight, that should be the Aurora Wall, right?"

"That's right!"

"If I remember correctly, the Aurora Wall has the ability to move within a certain range."

"If we pass the Aurora Wall directly through the Knight, can we split it apart?"

Joan of Arc's plan plunged the horror into deep thought.

After a short while, she nodded.

"In theory, it is possible to maximize the power of the Aurora Wall."

"However, there is a problem."

"The control center here hasn't been maintained for several years."

"I cannot guarantee whether such a sophisticated instrument can still be used under these circumstances."

"Even if it works, I can't be sure if any accidents will happen along the way."

"If the Aurora Wall becomes uncontrollable, our fate will be no better than if a 'plague' breaks out."

"Is that so..."

The method has been found, but there is no way to implement it at the moment.

This caused the glimmer of hope that had just appeared to fade away once again.

"Hmm~ I have an idea about this problem~"

Because of the Queen's "blessing," the enmity has not yet shown any unusual behavior.

"Since concepts can be materialized here, if we materialize the concept of the Supreme Leader of the Iris, can we directly manipulate the Aurora Wall through thought?"

"You mean... to materialize the concept of the Holy See?!"

At this moment, both Horror and Joan of Arc believed that if there were truly blasphemous nuns in the world, then this one before them must be it.

She showed absolutely no basic reverence for anything, whether it was "the Lord" or the Queen.

"Hmm, this is it~"

"And also~"

As he spoke, the enmity turned its gaze to Richelieu.

"Isn't there a very suitable candidate here?"

...

Richelieu stood quietly on the sea, the crown-shaped ring structure of the Holy King's Machine surrounding her.

She kept her eyes tightly closed, yet she still couldn't be sure what the concept of the Holy See really was.

Unlike her previous grievances and seeking the Queen's blessing, what she now needs to do is project the concept of the Holy See onto herself.

In other words, she needs to become the Holy See.

"I'm just a cardinal..."

With a wry smile, Richelieu shook his head.

In the distance, Jean Bart, watching his sister's posture, also fell into deep thought.

Speaking of the Holy See, Richelieu now looks more like the Holy See than the Holy See himself.

However, concepts are very likely to be idealistic.

If your thoughts are not clear, they will have no effect.

As his thoughts wandered, Barr couldn't help but recall an experience he had some time ago.

That was when she was still in the Vichy port, fighting a life-or-death battle with the Sirens.

Suddenly, she seemed to sense something happening in the distance, as if her soul had been instantly pulled away.

That time, she seemed to see Richelieu's figure in the golden light.

Meanwhile, her former companions were all present beside her.

They stood on both sides of the walkway, just like themselves, as if they were guarding their king.

"Could it be this?!"

Thinking of this, Barr's eyes lit up.

She immediately turned on the communication device.

"Hey, you bastard, listen to me now!"

...

After shutting down the communication device, Richelieu's face showed a look of astonishment.

"So... I actually took this step before?"

Richelieu can't be blamed for this.

However, having just awakened to the second stage of the Pearl Jade Realm, she was so focused on killing the Builders for the sake of all the world's lives that she didn't pay attention to anything else.

Just now, Jean Bart mentioned it, and she remembered what the "guards" on both sides of the walkway looked like back then. They were all the ships of the Iris.

"Then let me try again!"

As he spoke, golden light burst forth from Richelieu's body.

Before her, a sacred book appeared once again.

A red path stretched out in front of her.

An aura of royal dignity spread outwards to the surrounding sea.

"Is this... what she really looks like?"

Although the royal family had records of everything Richelieu had done.

However, written words can never compare to the impact of live footage.

The sacred texts before Richelieu moved without wind.

Richelieu spread his palms out and placed them lightly on the sacred text.

Along both sides of the trail, the golden mist began to thicken.

"Boom!"

A series of thuds, like heavy objects hitting the ground, resounded in everyone's ears.

"!!!"

When everyone saw the "statues" clearly, they were surprised to find that they were actually ships of the Iris Kingdom.

Jean Bart, Horror, Joan of Arc, they're all in there.

Upon seeing this, Yuanchou immediately turned to look at the Iris's ships.

As a result, all of Iris's ships stood there blankly, as if they had lost their souls.

"Where did they go?"

As if remembering something, Yuanchou quickly turned his gaze toward Richelieu.

At this moment, enveloped in a golden aura, the once lifeless statue seemed to come alive.

Richelieu took a step forward.

"Boom!"

It was clearly just a light kick, yet it felt as if it carried the weight of a thousand pounds.

As Richelieu took this step, the "ships" on both sides of the walkway raised their weapons in unison, forming a dome.

"I hereby declare!"

Richelieu's voice wasn't loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly.