Dekan Summons the Mole

In the dimly lit Royal Capital, apart from the intermittent audio and video from the broken screens on the streets accompanied by a "buzzing" sound, and the faint light from distant battles from time to time.

A dark shadow swept across the street, appearing particularly eerie in the dim light, like a venomous snake that had locked onto its target and was poised to strike—dangerous and deadly.

He was none other than the Bishop of Falsehood Carlos, who had completely broken free from all obstacles.

By this time, he was not far from the arena.

As for the two eighth-tier members of the Kingdom Association behind him, based on Carlos's distance perception, they had no chance of catching up with him.

The Pope has just issued an order to all bishops through his authority.

They were ordered to get to the Philoven Arena as quickly as possible and destroy the Artificial Shadow World Initiator!

All the bishops also knew what had happened in the arena.

The Pope was imprisoned in the Kingdom Association's highest Magic Engineering research achievement.

Their current situation must be quite dire.

But he's almost there.

The Bishop of End is also about to be liberated.

Just as Carlos could see the iconic building of the Feilowen Royal Capital — the Philoven Arena— in the distance.

Without warning, Carlos felt his heart skip a beat, and instantly his entire body was enveloped in a strange black aura.

This black aura was actually a powerful, materialized curse, emanating from Carlos's body and enveloping Carlos entire being...

Carlos, who was walking, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground, rolling several times before coming to a stop.

Carlos, lying on the ground, stared wide-eyed, his face filled with disbelief.

Although he immediately used Purification to remove the curse and took extra precautions by activating [Pain Shield].

But this sudden and deadly attack still managed to hit him!

This is not a substantial injury.

It is an extreme form of painful curse!

It took Carlos a moment to stand up unsteadily.

It seemed as if he had used immense willpower to avoid falling again.

"Lord of Calamity...?!"

Carlos was all too familiar with this feeling.

This time, however, the power of the curse was a thousand times greater than the curses Carlos had suffered before!

For a moment, he felt as if he had deliberately run into a wall, his vision was filled with stars, and he almost fainted.

The Lord of Calamity had been watching him for a long time.

Every day, at a lucky time, I'll curse him once.

Carlos, who had been managing the church for the Pope and had to endure all sorts of trouble from Clay, became somewhat withdrawn due to the Lord of Calamity's targeting.

Fortunately, Carlos possessed exceptional mental strength, allowing him to withstand the curse relatively easily and even Purification himself.

It wasn't until recently that Carlos was finally freed from the torment of the Lord of Calamity.

But.

Wasn't the Lord of Calamity defeated?

Moreover, the Lord of Calamity cannot escape paying a price for a curse of this magnitude! Why should he help the Kingdom Association?

Etc.

The one who defeated the Lord of Calamity was... Dekan.

And now, the commander of the garrison in the Feilowen Royal Capital is also Dekan!

Is it possible that... he orchestrated everything himself?!

In an instant, Carlos seemed to understand everything.

In Carlos's mind, those who orchestrated everything behind the scenes were figures like the Pope and his bishops.

But now that I think about it carefully...

Dekan seems more like the real mastermind than any of them!

Carlos was initially convinced that the plan was foolproof and that today would be the day the Kingdom Association collapsed.

But at this moment, an uneasy premonition gradually welled up in his heart.

Carlos quickly shook his head, trying to clear his head.

The Pope is not that simple.

He is a bottomless... creature.

The more contact Carlos had with the Pope, the more convinced he became that there was something about the Pope that could not be explored.

Even if Sion manages to force the Pope to use his trump card by leveraging the power of the Phantom Canyon barrier...

That moment will also be the moment of the true destruction of the Kingdom Association!

In that brief moment, the two eighth-tier powerhouses who had been chasing Carlos also caught up.

When they saw Carlos, pale-faced and whose once spotless clothes were now covered in dust.

Although I don't know what happened.

There's no reason not to seize such a great opportunity!

Two assassins, both of the Kingdom's eighth rank, gripped a silver short sword that exuded an aura of death and pressed close to him, seemingly determined to seize the opportunity to kill Carlos with a single blow!

Although Carlos was dizzy from Dekan's sudden, long-range attack, his physical condition was intact, and his mental state quickly recovered.

As soon as the enemy closed in, he immediately understood their intentions.

Carlos felt as if his anger had finally found an outlet.

Without a word, he imprisoned the assassin who was about to get close into the [Void Illusion Realm] and began to use magic to strangle him!

"You guys are unlucky, and I'm in a really bad mood right now!"

Then, staring at another enemy, he raised his finger with a sinister expression and began a new round of spellcasting, filled with murderous intent.

The ancient-style streets of the Royal Capital have once again been transformed into a bizarre and dangerous psychedelic world!

At the Philoven Arena.

With his back against the Artificial Shadow World Initiator, Dekan held a law book that exuded an ominous aura, and his whole being seemed to have become a statue of a god of judgment who held the power of life and death.

Compared to what Dekan did.

All eyes were drawn to the dark magic book in Dekan's hand.

The aura it exuded was unlike any normal magic book; it was as if it were a product that should not exist in this world, recording forbidden truths that should not be known to humankind!

After Dekan activated it, the entire book was instantly swept up by a whirlwind and flipped through the pages at lightning speed!

What followed was a strange black aura that surged out of the pages like a raging storm, as if it would engulf Dekan in an instant.

The black aura dissipated.

Dekan's figure gradually became clearer again.

His body swayed precariously, like a feather.

"Huff... huff..."

Dekan felt his vision go black; if he hadn't been leaning against the massive magical machine behind him, he would have collapsed.

His situation is probably only worse than Carlos's.

But if he wanted to take down Carlos from a distance, he could only do his best.

Dekan never attempted the maximum extent of the curse.

This attack nearly drained his magical power, and the backlash almost made him faint.

If his Master hadn't taken over his body and shared the backlash with him, Dekan might have already lost consciousness.

"Talomati, I'm sorry..."

Dekan spoke with great remorse to his Master, whose Magic Power fluctuations had become extremely weak.

The Master, already in a state of remnant soul, would likely take a long time to recover after sharing the backlash with him.

"I can't help you with the rest... Take care of yourself..."

Accompanied by the Master's faint thoughts, it seemed to fall into a deep sleep in the next second.

"The imminent danger has been temporarily averted; all that remains is to call for reinforcements..."

The information from the city's defense hub bracelet indicates that Bishop Carlos of Bishop of Falsehood has been successfully overtaken by the Kingdom Association's pursuers.

In any case, at least they can buy themselves some more time.

The problem now lies with the Bishop of End.

Even without her trump card, Bishop of Nightmare Alina, along with Saint Knight Captain Alger, couldn't stop the Bishop of End.

Unless, of course, another bishop can help them intercept the Bishop of End!

Dekan, leaning on [Batchel's Sword of Despair], was pale and seemed to have difficulty even standing.

There are indeed too many versions.

This was the first time Dekan had felt powerless.

Fortunately, his partners are all reliable enough.

Whether it was the unscrupulous businessman who always managed to trick him unexpectedly, or the Astrologer he had just met who was a hater, they both did everything they could at crucial moments.

They all trusted Dekan completely and stood by him through thick and thin.

Dekan will then do his utmost to repay their trust.

Since the Resurrection Church wants a decisive battle, then we'll fight to the bitter end!

"Do you think this dragging on will get us anywhere?!"

Adair continued to Taunt Dekan, trying to shake Dekan, who seemed to be in poor condition.

He didn't know what Dekan had done.

But Adair could probably guess.

Carlos was affected by the strange, dark book, Dekan.

Dekan was indeed capable of dealing with Carlos's threat, just as he had said when he initially assigned the task!

All that Dekan did was temporarily plug the huge hole in a ship that was about to sink.

It merely slows down the rate of collapse.

It seems that a bishop will be able to arrive before Sion defeats the Pope in Phantom Canyon!

Somewhat weary, Dekan cast a [Gag] spell on Adair.

He no longer wanted to hear Adair's clown voice.

Adair's shouts instantly turned into unwilling sobs.

Faced with the [Nightmare Puppet], which was essentially a replica of the Bishop of Nightmare, Adair dared not use [Purification] on [Gag], a negative status effect unrelated to combat.

But this one [Gag] made the previously smug Adair feel like ants were crawling all over his body!

It's being controlled by a really lousy licensing system!

Morion scoffed, muttering a barely audible curse at Adair as "the Imperial fool."

It was as if it were mocking Adair's delusion that he still dared to try and take down Dekan.

Adair, thoroughly humiliated and unable to retaliate, blushed again.

This evasive acrobat in front of me is so annoying, I can't hit him no matter what I do!

However, Adair's expression quickly turned cold again, and he focused on the battle at hand.

He didn't believe that Dekan, already at his limit, could still turn the tide.

Not far away.

Dekan leaned against the Shadow World Starter, his head propped up by his neck, looking extremely tired.

Then, without saying a word, he produced his [Proof of the Bishop of Pain].

He looked at the seal he had desperately tried to hide and smiled with a sense of relief.

I never imagined that one day I would be able to take it out in front of everyone.

Next, we'll take the step that will truly turn the tide.

Some time ago.

After the Pope revoked all licensing authority for the Bishop's Token Dekan, this Bishop's Token is almost rendered useless.

Dekan was neither allowed to attend regular meetings nor to speak privately with any bishop.

But.

The Pope can only restrict the general power of granting permits to bishops.

High-level permissions cannot be blocked for [Bishop Duel] type games!

Dekan focused his Magic Power and divine sense on the [Proof of the Bishop of Pain].

Now he is going to initiate a supreme ritual outside of the Resurrection Church's [Bishop Duel]—[Bishop Vote]!

Unlike ordinary meetings.

The [Bishop Vote] is Bishop Council used to remove the Pope!

Voting will take 10 minutes. The results will be calculated once all bishops have voted or the time has expired.

If the votes for or against are higher in this special Bishop Council, the Pope could even be deposed.

Then a new Pope will be elected.

The opportunity to initiate such a mandatory meeting is extremely valuable!

Each bishop may only use it once in their lifetime.

Of course, anyone who dares to initiate such a vote, and fails, would normally be killed by the Pope.

Who initiated the Bishop Vote?

"Dekan? What do you want to do?"

"It's pointless. To depose the Pope, you'd need to kill at least a few more bishops, and that's assuming you can do it."

After the meeting began.

A series of Taunt and questioning thoughts immediately emanated from the bishops.

Dekan simply uttered this thought:

"Intelligence agent! Go and intercept the Bishop of End. Give me your code name, and I'll immediately lift the blockade!"

Dekan's purpose in initiating the [Bishop Vote] was not at all to expel the Pope.

Rather, the purpose of this forced meeting is to establish a coded connection with the Kingdom Association's top intelligence agent!

Now Dekan just hopes that "Unicorn" will respond to him soon!

"Heh, trying to play mind games and make us distrust each other?"

"Too late. The Bishop of Nightmare, that big mole who's always been lining his own pockets, has already jumped out. Do you really think there's anyone in the bishop's circle willing to help you?"

All the bishops could sense and convey thoughts, but no one voted for a long time.

It seems that the battle was too intense for him to reach out and touch the Bishop's Token before throwing it.

"Who is it?! Answer me now!"

A minute passed, and there was still no response. Dekan began to panic.

Even though confirming a vote requires the use of the [Bishop's Token] and focused concentration, conveying one's will in this mandatory meeting only requires a thought!

The intelligence agents must have received a message from Dekan.

As long as the other party can utter the words "Unicorn" and give the code to Dekan will immediately withdraw the eighth-tier powerhouse's defenses against the bishop!

Next, this bishop went to support the Saint Knight Captain and the Bishop of Nightmare in dealing with the Bishop of End.

Then let the eighth-ranking figure who was originally blocking him deal with the Bishop of Falsehood.

The situation has opened up!

But.

During the Bishop Council, aside from Taunt Dekan, no one responded to the code name Dekan for a long time!

Just like there wasn't a single "Unicorn" in this meeting!

Dekan clutched his Bishop's Token anxiously, somewhat unwilling to believe the fact.

What happened?!

Sion couldn't possibly lie to him!

This intelligence agent is one of Sion's greatest sources of confidence!

Moreover, the other bishops should also be present at this meeting!

... etc.

Cold sweat began to bead on Dekan's forehead.

He suddenly remembered a missing person...

"Holy crap... no way, bro..."