As they spoke, the other robed figures on the platform gradually understood the situation.
Upon learning that the plan had gone awry and the target had not been subdued, the many robed figures became very agitated.
Some people, who were probably in higher positions, looked at the man in the brown robe and made sarcastic accusations:
"Over a thousand people and they couldn't catch two? That's really embarrassing."
"If we had known it would be like this, we should have sent our team earlier. Incompetent and useless people will only alert the enemy and accomplish nothing."
"Actually, you can't entirely blame them. Their strength is far inferior to that of the other priests. Losing to two out of a thousand is normal. The only mistake is that they clearly lacked self-awareness and didn't stay in the church to do their auxiliary work. Instead, they rushed to the front line to make a fool of themselves. Tsk tsk, you should always act within your capabilities."
"..."
Hearing these sarcastic remarks, the man in the brown robe could no longer bear it and retorted, "It's easy for you to talk when you're not in the situation. That Mi Lailai very strong; he can drive people crazy without even getting close. Wang Wen is even more terrifying; she managed to teleport someone away from hundreds of people! All you know how to do is make sarcastic remarks. I think if you were in her shoes, you would be finished too."
The people around exchanged glances, and especially after seeing that the high priest in the center of the arena had not made a statement, they laughed even louder.
"To lose is to lose, yet you make excuses for yourself. The more you try to explain, the worse it gets. You're just asking for trouble."
"Exactly! If it were me, I would have been so ashamed that I would have committed suicide to atone for my sins!"
"What do you mean by saying that it would be a disaster no matter who's in charge? Are you trying to boost the enemy's morale while diminishing our own? Are you implying that our entire church is full of useless people, and no one can compare to those from the Eastern Continent?"
"Wow! That's really impressive."
"It's one thing to be humiliated by your own failure, but to blame the enemy is to question the decisions of the Church and the High Priest, and to deny our long-cherished plan!"
"Not only did the mission fail and alert the enemy, but it also undermined morale and negated the grand plan. He deserves to be executed!"
"Trash is trash..."
The Human Face and clenched his fists, unable to speak for a long time.
He dared not continue to refute.
On the one hand, I have indeed failed, and whatever I say is wrong.
On the other hand, the fact that the high priest did not stop the noise around him proves that he was also dissatisfied.
Saying anything more will only make the high priest angrier.
It's best to keep quiet and bear with it.
In fact, the high priest in red robes was quite displeased that someone had escaped despite having devised a specific plan.
In her opinion.
This is a very simple math problem.
She believed that no one could beat Wang Wen in a one-on-one fight, not even ten against one or a hundred against one.
But this is not a battle.
It's simply a contest of energy.
Time is the fairest substance in the world. No matter how strong a person is, the speed at which they can collect energy is limited. They cannot collect more energy than hundreds of people combined.
It can be said that the situation where the two sides were purely competing in terms of energy was something she deliberately created after she went to the Eastern Continent to understand the strength of both sides.
This was the only situation in which she was confident she could win.
It still failed?
The high priest was unwilling to accept this.
She preferred to believe that it was due to her subordinates' incompetence that the Isolation Grand Formation failed to function as intended, rather than that Wang Wen truly possessed the strength to completely overwhelm hundreds of priests.
Otherwise, what would be the point of everything we've done from beginning to end?
The Western Continent might as well surrender and commit suicide; what's the point of struggling?
Therefore, she remained indifferent to the infighting and instigation among her priests.
Girls, you know.
No matter how great one's achievements, everyone has their little temper and quirks.
As the high priest, he couldn't openly lose his temper, so taking this opportunity to vent his anger was a good idea.
She watched silently as her subordinates argued amongst themselves.
Silently watching the brown-robed priest, who was being condemned by everyone, he trembled with rage and could not utter a word.
An indescribable sense of joy welled up inside me.
It seemed the prank had succeeded.
It was as if the pent-up anger in my chest had been released to some extent.
She exhaled softly through the mask.
I feel much better now.
I adjusted my emotions.
He prepared to speak up and stop the surrounding noise.
Mouth open.
The sound hadn't even been uttered yet.
The teleportation portal in the distance lit up again.
Everyone's eyes were involuntarily drawn to that direction.
They had some doubts.
The messenger has returned; who else is coming?
An ominous thought flashed through the red-robed high priest's mind, and he involuntarily took a small step forward, as if to get a better look.
The light within the portal was seen to surge and swirl.
Not long after, a figure was vomited out as if retching.
Its shape resembled a ball, and it rolled around as soon as it appeared.
After finally managing to stop his momentum, he stretched out his body and lay on the ground, bleeding profusely from his head, barely alive.
Everyone looked.
Isn't he just a priest under the brown-robed man?
He looks like a deserter who ran away from the battlefield!
Everyone couldn't help but burst into even more mocking laughter.
The man in the brown robe recovered his senses and was so ashamed that he just wanted to crawl into a hole in the ground.
The high priest in red robes secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
She smiled and shook her head.
I felt self-deprecating and ridiculous for my wild thoughts just now.
Before she could finish her self-deprecating joke...
The portal's light shone again.
This time, the figure that appeared in the light was no longer disheveled.
A man and a woman walked out side by side. The woman was confident, determined, and fearless, while the man was expressionless and calm.
The two of them lifted their legs and then lowered them.
His body had already appeared in front of the platform.
The voices of all the robed figures on the stage fell silent.
The high priest in red robes even paused in his breathing.
The man and woman did not stop, but continued to climb the steps, maintaining their pace even when there were people standing in front of them.
Coincidentally...
All the long-robed people blocking their way would involuntarily make way for the two of them.
Those who witnessed this scene wore complex expressions, their gazes towards those who made way for them carrying obvious disdain.
Only the person who gave way knew in their heart just how powerful and terrifying the oppressive feeling the two people who had come along had brought them.
Until he stood firmly on the high platform.
Wang Wen and Mi Lailai finally stopped.
Not far to their left front was the brown-robed man who had been the target of everyone's scorn.
Seeing the large group of people who had been mocking him become so frightened by his sudden appearance that they dared not even breathe and made way for him, the man in the brown robe felt a strange, twisted sense of pleasure.
As a member of the Western Continent, he shouldn't have been happy about the cowardice of his own people.
Just minutes before, these same people had been mocking and insulting him, calling him a piece of trash.
Now that's good, let these people see.
Faced with such an enemy.
Who isn't useless?
The man in the brown robe quietly took a small step back, suppressing the twisted pleasure in his heart, and stole glances at all those who had just insulted him.
Occasionally, the gaze would even sweep over the high priest in the center of the crowd.
She was besieged just now, and as the high priestess, she didn't stand up to uphold justice; one can imagine what she was thinking.
They must also be resentful of themselves, believing that they are useless and that's why they messed things up.
Now look at them!
If you've got the guts, then don't be a coward!
Let one or two of you who aren't useless step forward and take a look!
The man in the brown robe was secretly delighted.
I couldn't help but take another small step back.
Wang Wen spoke up at this moment.
He asked the red-robed high priest in a gentle and approachable manner, "Do you want to die?"