The entire Council Hall once again sank into a suffocating deadlock.
Who would go and persuade them?
Who dared approach those two second-tier lunatics who could fly into a murderous rage at any moment?
Just as all the squad leaders nervously tucked their heads into their collars, terrified that this deadly assignment might fall to them.
A crisp shout abruptly rang out inside the Stone Chamber!
"The High Priest is wise!"
Lin Shen sprang to his feet and strode into the center of the Stone Chamber under the shocked gazes of the Cultists:
"Your foresight is extraordinary, High Priest. I bow in utter admiration!"
"Now that Priest Enkai is wounded and the Black Forest Branch's grand undertaking has been obstructed, what would I have to fear from staking this worthless life of mine if it meant recruiting two second-tier experts to stand guard for the Holy Church?"
"For a bigger, stronger Black Forest Branch! For the supreme glory of the Abyss!"
"I, Lin Shen, volunteer to go and persuade them!"
An uproar erupted the moment he said those words!
The Cultists squad leaders were so stunned by this maneuver that their entire worldview shattered.
Everyone's gaze instinctively darted between Lin Shen and Priest Enkai, their expressions turning strange.
This kid...
Wasn't he the trusted confidant Priest Enkai had personally promoted?
Enkai had barely fallen out of favor with the High Priest, and this kid had already stepped on his former superior's head without hesitation, switched sides, and offered the High Priest proof of his loyalty?
What a shameless scoundrel!
What a master of backstabbing!
With that knack for turning on people, he was practically born to be a Cultist!
"You ungrateful, opportunistic wolf!"
Enkai raised his head and stared daggers at Lin Shen's back, so furious his eyes nearly bulged