"Those women Clayde abducted back then—where did they go? Are they still alive?"
Linley's tone was calm, but Gilmer could hear the boundless killing intent in it.
"Linley, you—you're the Dragonblood Warrior? Were you the one who abducted Clayde earlier?"
Gilmer grew agitated as he watched Linley transform back into his human form right before his eyes.
He was only ten!
Linley was only ten years old.
A ten-year-old Saint-level powerhouse, and a Dragonblood Warrior at that!
If Linley could be brought over to the Holy See, then all they would need to do was wait for him to grow up. What would the Dark Alliance amount to then?
Aside from the Yulan Empire and the O'Brien Empire, the entire Yulan Continent belonged to the Radiant Church.
However, before Gilmer could finish indulging in his fantasy, his expression turned stiff.
What had Linley just said?
The women Clayde abducted back then?
Gilmer's expression darkened.
As a Red Archbishop, he naturally knew what had happened to those women.
Were some of them Linley's family?
His mother?
Gilmer quickly recalled what he knew about Linley's family.
Hadn't Linley's mother died in childbirth?
"Gilmer." Seeing that he wasn't answering, Linley stepped forward and took him from Olivia. He grabbed Gilmer by the throat. "I won't ask a second time. Where did you send the women Clayde abducted?"
Linley's voice was cold.
Even now, deep down, Linley still held on to the faintest hope.
What if?
What if the Holy See hadn't killed his mother?
But Gilmer's next words crushed that hope completely.
"Linley, you want to know what happened to your mother, don't you?" Gilmer smiled. "She has already returned to the Lord's embrace. Give up, Linley. Submit to the Lord. It's the only way you can atone for your sins. Aaaagh!"
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