Bringing the conversation back on track, when Meris said that Chen Cheng had come alone, Bimus's first reaction was that he was utterly arrogant.
In Bimus's eyes, Chen Cheng simply did not take Servants of God like them seriously. He actually dared to come alone to meet them.
Meris saw through Bimus's thoughts. He would not tell Bimus that, for Chen Cheng and himself, the number of people involved was no longer a decisive factor.
Thus, Chen Cheng had chosen to come alone out of some so-called saintly compassion, but Meris was different. Since he wanted to win, he had to go all out.
"Go. Welcome our guest."
Although Meris said nothing else, Bimus understood that he meant to eliminate Chen Cheng before he could meet the God of Light.
Bimus acknowledged the order, then withdrew to gather his forces.
Chen Cheng made no effort to conceal his tracks. After he remained suspended in the air outside Holy City for a long time, the nobles from the former nations who had fled here for refuge naturally discovered him.
The moment they saw his familiar face and recognized his identity, enormous unrest erupted within New City outside Holy City.
Everyone shouted that the Empire's emperor had come, that the Empire's army had come, that they were finished, and the like.
They could not be blamed for falling apart at the sight of Chen Cheng. Previously, their provocations and empty boasting toward Holy City's Church had been one thing, but Chen Cheng was a fierce man who had restored his Empire right beneath their noses. He had already become the nightmare they feared most deeply.
Meanwhile, in New City, the spies infiltrated by the Imperial Intelligence Bureau immediately realized that things had become serious when they saw the Empire's emperor appear outside