"... What's going on? Are you injured...Angel?"
Hearing a familiar voice ringing in her ears, Angel gradually came back to her senses, looked to her side, and found that Klein had arrived beside her at some point, kneeling on one knee to inspect the injuries on her body.
"Most of it is other people's blood. My injuries have healed."
She managed to regain her composure and replied, looking at the blood on her hands.
That was left over from the brief battle with Snarner who fought desperately after entering "Mirror World".
After this "War Bishop" was hit by "Calamity" Charm, and was kicked out of Mirror World and affected most of the airships in the "connection", Angel used the blood to try to curse the other party, but was " Red Angel" evil spirit stopped him, and then he was busy trying to stop the other two teams of airships from destroying East Borough and West Borough. Therefore, he didn't have a chance to wash off the filth on his body until he returned home. The housekeeper and maids who were hiding at home thought that something unexpected happened outside.
"It's okay. I thought you were... injured during the battle."
Klein squeezed out a smile and consoled her. Although he came in a hurry, he also learned about the battle that took place at Backlund in the morning from his housekeeper. He knew Angel's actions based on the somewhat distorted descriptions, and also guessed the reason for her depression.
Sure enough, Angel's next words confirmed this:
"I was not injured, but North Borough killed many people... I only protected the school where Lily and Melissa are located, but I can't do anything about the streets farther away... No, this is my active choice. I give priority to protecting them, not more people."
In her narration, which clearly suppressed Affliction's emotions, Klein learned in detail about the invasion that occurred in the morning, and also learned that her sister was almost injured in the air raid.
Sure enough, with her character, she would not be complacent because of how many people she saved, but because of the pain of those who were not saved... Klein sighed secretly, ignored the blood on Angel's body, hugged her, and comforted her softly:
"It's not your fault. A person's ability is limited. You did your best under the circumstances and protected Melissa and the others... If I were at the scene, I would give priority to protecting the people I know. This is not a despicable idea."
"I just think that I should have a more appropriate choice in that situation... That 'War Bishop' obviously appeared to cover the raiding force, but I was provoked by his behavior and attacked him instead of intercepting the airship... Although I finally made use of his 'connection' with the team to remedy the situation, a large number of casualties were inevitable..."
Angel murmured.
"In the end, I didn't catch the escaping Snearna Einhorn, and I was worried that the evil spirit of 'Red Angel' would desperately chant Honorific Name of True Creator in the city or trigger other Calamity, so I didn't force Him... Now that I think about it, He might as well watch As crazy as they appear, there is no real split personality. The Sauron, Einhorn and Medici in the body were all the 'Conqueror' of Sequence 1 before death. They had the ability and motivation to deliberately show discord, but in fact they had already reached an agreement."
"It is not a shame to be deceived by a former 'King of Angel'."
Klein continued to comfort.
Angel just sighed, his expression continued to remain blank for a few seconds, and then slowed down slightly:
"I know."
She had experienced similar setbacks in her previous life, so she did not continue to be immersed in her low mood. Instead, she hugged Klein. After feeling the warmth of his embrace, she took a deep breath and her expression became serious again.
Rather than remembering the deceased and feeling sorry for oneself, it is more important now to sort out the situation and determine what to do next.
She first stood up from the sofa, took off her airy dress in front of Klein, burned away the blood and dust on her body in Black Flame, put on another set of clothes, then took a few newspapers that were published immediately after the air raid this morning, and sat down at the desk.
Klein knew that she had come out of her grief, and no longer dwelled on the topic just now. Instead, she came to her side and together reviewed the current situation based on the newspaper, Red Angel's answer, and some of the information they already knew.
They originally thought that George III had been preparing for this many years ago, changing the law, reducing the influence of the nobles on parliament, strengthening the combat effectiveness of the army, and even taking advantage of the recent defeat in the Southern Continent and The economic downturn caused by pollution control after Great Smog has intensified the dissatisfaction of the people at the bottom of the country, widened the gap between the rich and the poor, made the middle class hope for an opportunity to improve their status, pitted the aristocracy and emerging industrialists against each other, intensified conflicts, and gathered all the factors to launch a foreign war.
But I didn't expect that the one who fired the first shot was Fusac, the neighboring country to the north. It was the Fusac Empire that captured Loen's Sunia Island in the war eight hundred years ago.
"This is not surprising. Loen Kingdom's open or covert preparations for war, as well as the frame-up and provocation between Feysac and Intis must have been seen by them," Klein took off his coat and handed it to Marionette beside him, untying his tie., analyzed with his "keyboard politician" mind, "Instead of passively waiting for oneself to become a target, it is better to take the initiative and take advantage... Moreover, I suspect that there are people like Hvin Rambis in Feysac, who are secretly promoting everything to meet the requirements of brother Amon to become a god."
Angel nodded in agreement:
"In addition, as the Feysac royal family that has mastered 'Hunter' Pathway Potion, Einhorn Family also has enough reasons to launch a large-scale war Fight, so that family members can digest Potion. Judging from the behavior of the evil spirit 'Red Angel', no one may be able to use the Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristic they have..."
This is the reason why a small raiding force is accompanied by "War Bishop" and "Weather Warlock" raids the rear. They are all Einhorn, and they are all eager to gain more benefits in the war!
The only obstacle lies in divine power. Feysac Empire is the only Orthodox Church. "God of War Church" lacks the reason to ignite the war, even as "Red Angel" said, the Seven Gods could only pinch their noses and recognize George III as "Black Emperor", but after all, this emperor is still the emperor of Loen, not the emperor of Feysac.
Unless...
"Has the news that Goddess obtained Death 'Uniqueness' been known by 'God of Combat'? From the mouth of Mobet in "The Travels of Grosell", we can know the hostility between Fourth Epoch Evernight, Death, and God of Combat. This means that the three Pathway may be adjacent to each other, which means that on Death's Uniqueness, God of Combat and Evernight Goddess have irreconcilable conflicts!"
The two of them thought of this at the same time and looked at each other with panic in their eyes.
If there is such a reason, then it is very reasonable for God of Combat to allow or even prompt Feysac to launch a war. If conditions permit, He may even come directly to the battlefield and force Evernight Goddess, who is in a bad state, to give up the "Uniqueness" that accommodates Death, thus triggering a divine war that has never happened since Fifth Epoch.
Affected by this, no one can predict whether other righteous gods will take sides and fight against each other due to previous conflicts or subsequent interests, dragging more countries into the battlefield and causing war to sweep the entire world.
But since "Angel of Imagination" Adam dares to promote this war, he must have the confidence to let it develop to such a scale, otherwise he will not be able to complete the ceremony.
In addition, the words of the evil spirit "Red Angel" also made the two of them confused.
Three Great Churches One of them has a different opinion?
Do they represent their respective God attitudes?
Are you dissatisfied with George III becoming a god, or do you have a different view on war?
Angel not only hoped that the Goddess of Night would formally express her dissatisfaction with the new "Black Emperor" candidate, but he was also worried that the Church of Steam, whose headquarters and most of its believers were in Intis, would not be willing to intervene in the war between Roen and Feysac, or that the "Lord of Storms" would respond passively in the war in order to prevent "Eternal Blazing Sun", a god who betrayed the ancient sun god with him and was an adjacent path.
But no matter what, this is a dispute between God, or it was inferred by the two from various information. They don't know whether it is true or not, and they dare not verify it.
In World War, which is likely to involve a war between gods, it would be good if a Demigod could protect himself and those closest to him. At most, it would exert some local influence to reduce losses, but it would not be of much use to the overall situation.
After understanding the scale of the upcoming war, the two shifted the focus of their discussion to more specific aspects.
Increase strength.
Whether it's protecting yourself and those important to you in a war, doing your part, or trying to stop George III's plans, power is indispensable.
The transaction between Angel and Mr. "Sun" has been concluded. The other party provided four pieces of Mystical Item equivalent to "1" level Sealed Artifact for selection in exchange for her "No Darkness Cross" ", Angel originally wanted to choose the more aggressive one and give it to Klein or his Marionette, but after today's battle, she preferred the only one with healing ability, "Life Staff".
It is likely to come from High Sequence of "Planter" Pathway. In addition to the ability to drive creatures and "Life Transmutation", the most important point is that it can heal most injuries. The cost of Spirituality is almost negligible. Holding it is equivalent to a humanoid self-propelled treatment machine.
This item will be given to Klein. On the one hand, he can use his weird abilities to complete the role of "Trick Sorcerer". On the other hand, it can also heal those who are frightened, or treat civilians injured in the war.
In today's battle, Angel appeared as the dead Irene in front of Church of Steam's Archbishop. With the help of the opponent's surprised feedback, she digested a lot of Potion. From this, she determined that the opponent was most likely Saint of Sequence 3.
Maybe with a few more "resurrections" like this, she will be able to digest the Potion of "Unaging" Demoness, but Church of Evernight Archbishop Anthony already knew that she was not dead, and Church of Storms's Archbishop was new to the job and did not know her. This kind of opportunity was difficult to find.
Of course, she can also visit ordinary people who think she is dead or Low Sequence Beyonder, so that she can add up to a lot to meet the performance requirements, or she can perform some kind of large-scale performance and stage a gorgeous resurrection from the dead.
I don't know how other "Unaging" Demoness can digest Potion. Like Katarina, it takes hundreds or thousands of years to slowly kill all the people they know, appear next to them when they are old, and digest Potion in their frightened eyes? Although this is safe, stable and effective, it is not suitable for me who is pressed for time...
Angel was thinking, and suddenly noticed some changes in Klein's expression.
"What's wrong?"
she asked curiously.
"I suddenly thought of something that may involve my safety and future course of action..." Klein said hesitantly, "Arrodes had reminded me before, but I didn't take it to heart at the time. When the Backlund situation changes, Arianna who can help us is likely to leave here and return to Holy Cathedral near the border between the two countries to deal with the invasion. Some hidden risks will surface..."
"To be specific, the 'Seer' Pathway Angel that I saw in Mist Town and the leader of Secret Order, Zarathus, is likely to have come to Backlund."