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The priest froze.

It was not just that priest; the others guarding the entrance were slow to react as well. As guards assigned to an important figure, they should have remained alert at all times, fully armed as they watched over the basement. Why had they suddenly taken off their helmets?

Benjamin's face had been meticulously disguised, so no one recognized him.

Thus, when the Water Element Domain suddenly unfolded and layer upon layer of waves emerged to surround them all, only then did expressions of utter astonishment appear on their faces.

"You, you are..."

The first priest trembled as he opened his mouth, seeming to want to say something, but Benjamin gave him no chance. He clapped his hands, and in an instant, rushing water formed a vortex that swept everyone present into it.

The two priests and five Paladins could not hold out in the vortex for even a second.

Before long, seven drenched corpses lay beside the basement entrance. Benjamin did not spare them another glance. Turning around, he directly summoned the Water Elemental Sprite.

The basement holding the king was right before him. However... there was also a seemingly formidable Holy Light Barrier.

"Break this barrier!" he immediately ordered the sprite.

The sprite beat its wings and flew up, raising its tiny arms. Water elements condensed in its hands, and then—whoosh—a blue beam shot forth, piercing straight through the Holy Light Barrier ahead.

The Holy Light Barrier cracked like glass and dissolved into the air.

Benjamin immediately rushed into the basement.

From the moment he used magic, he knew the mana fluctuations would spread out and alarm all of St. Peter's Cathedral. Time was pressing; he had to take the king away as quickly as possible.

Kicking open the basement door, Benjamin saw a middle-aged man