"One, two, three, four, five, six... Six in total." The High Priestess of the Church of the God of Nobility narrowed her eyes and carefully counted the powerful auras that had suddenly appeared on the Church of the God of Knowledge's side. Not only was there no fear on her face, but a faint smile appeared instead. "The God of Knowledge truly dares to spend. Six incarnations descended at once."
"A little too few. Not even one apiece," the old man of the trio of old, middle-aged, and young men sighed, looking somewhat disgruntled.
"Do we attack them, or wait for them to attack us?" asked the female mage skilled in spatial magic, who had just withdrawn from the front lines.
The High Priestess did not answer. Instead, she instructed her assistant beside her, "Have our Saints prepare as well. They must be ready for divine descent at any time."
The assistant nodded and went off at once to make the arrangements.
Only then did she say to the Legendary powerhouses, "By all rights, nine against seven should give us a sufficient advantage. But the methods of gods are difficult to fathom, so I intend to invite His Majesty to descend with two incarnations as well. For no other reason than this: at the very least, we need to be able to see through their methods."
Naturally, the Legendary powerhouses had no objections. Though they had great confidence in their own strength, having powerful comrades backing them up was certainly better.
Once they had reached an agreement, the High Priestess smiled without the slightest warmth and took out a crimson wand.
"We do not know how strong the incarnations sent down by the God of Knowledge are, so let us probe them first."
With that, she began chanting. Blood-red light