"Sloane, he was actually still alive! And he had even received the blessing of an evil god."
Regardless of attribute or race, the only one who could bestow favor upon a "Lich" was an evil god.
His Holiness the Pope raised his right hand, and even his fingers were trembling slightly. It was clear just how deep the enmity between this Lich named Sloane and the Holy Church ran.
In the Holy Church's eyes, Sloane should have long since been a dead Lich.
Yet not only was he alive, he had even appeared openly on the World Cup stage.
"Lauried is no match for him."
Another elderly man behind them spoke.
He was the Chief Judge of the Inquisition, a position equivalent to that of an Archbishop. "Check the name."
As soon as the Pope finished speaking, someone handed him a file. He took it and opened it, immediately seeing a name—Enlos. Enlos was Sloane's alias during the open qualifiers.
He was currently ranked fifty-sixth, neither high nor low, in a position that was not particularly conspicuous.
"That isn't a bad thing." Caleb Norris suddenly spoke. "It's a good thing that we can expose his identity before the preliminaries begin. Lauried did well."
His Holiness the Pope immediately calmed down and said in a deep voice, "He cannot be allowed to appear in the preliminaries."
Caleb Norris said, "There is one day between the open qualifiers and the preliminaries."
The Pope said, "Do it tonight."
Caleb Norris said, "Mm."
The Chief Judge of the Inquisition then said solemnly, "I'll handle it personally."
For the Holy Church, this hunt was a battle they could not afford to lose.
Victory was imperative!
Dark Attribute Division.
Lauried did not suddenly pull out a "God Card" as Dark had hoped.
However, after all of