"The Divine Child is right. We did swear an oath."
They were reluctant, but they knew the eleven of them were probably no match for Chen Cheng here. And if the Divine Child had stepped in to stop them from attacking Chen Cheng, he must have had reasons they knew nothing about.
As for whether Her had betrayed the Church, the thought never crossed their minds.
They were all believers, all followers of the God of Light. If Her had truly betrayed the God of Light, then, as he himself had said, the god would be the first to grant him death.
That was especially true of a believer like Her, who had devoted his entire heart and soul to serving the god for the sake of the God-Control Plan. He could never betray him.
Chen Cheng nodded when he heard this.
"Good. It seems we have a deal."
Chen Cheng glanced at Evan in his hand, then tossed him toward Her.
"I only stabbed him once. If the God of Light you worship truly cares about him, he'll be fine."
Sadros caught Evan. Freed from Chen Cheng's Divine Domain, Evan began to heal: golden light shone from the wound in his chest, and it closed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Evan, how are you?"
"Save the chatter. Isn't it time you gave me what I asked for?"
"Give Tortoiseshell King to His Majesty."
Tortoiseshell King was down to his last breath. The slightest jolt might shatter his Dao Fruit, which was riddled with countless cracks.
When Chen Cheng came into view, Tortoiseshell King felt little anger at being sold out.
What he could not understand was why the Church's target, the Divine Child, had helped Chen Cheng negotiate peace. Otherwise, he believed that even if Chen