Actually, this was also part of Ileya’s plan! It was the finishing move to “slay” the opponent after a long sequence of setups!
They were currently at the center of the area Ileya could control, and the terrain was not at its highest point.
Kauls had no idea that Ileya’s control over this Underworld was limited to a mere 100 miles of land.
With this information gap, combined with the previous psychological suggestions, Ileya even used some visual perspective tricks she had learned from watching movies in her past life…
She had only shifted the terrain within the surrounding 100 miles, but in the eyes of the Bishop and the Captain, the entire world had been reshaped!
It was precisely because the Lady had laid so much groundwork that Kauls was now witnessing a scene that could only be described as a Godly Miracle!
‘Whew… it really isn’t easy to fool this old fox.’
Glancing at Kauls, whose face was filled with shock and conflict, the corners of Ileya’s mouth curled up slightly.
Perhaps it was time to harvest the fruits of her victory! She only needed to wait for the right moment…
As she felt the surroundings gradually turn cold and the dead become increasingly restless—
‘It’s here!’ A chilly wind, sounding like a soft sigh, blew across the faces of the three from a certain direction.
“Great Lord! Your mercy… Your sighs of compassion have showered this land of death…”
As she spoke, Ileya slowly performed a Holy Rite.
“Let this place… overflow with the vitality of death!”
Clack, clack, clack!
Just as Bellelily and Kauls were looking on in confusion, countless pale, bony hands suddenly thrust out from the grey, desolate earth below! Shortly after, thousands of skeletons crawled out from the ground!
Like newborn infants, they climbed out of the soil and gazed blankly at their surroundings. Then, they began to wander aimlessly.
In reality, a single Wind of Resurgence could only produce a few dozen low-level skeletons.
Ileya had simply used a bit of cleverness; in order to make the style of the Wind of Sighs appear more grand, she had organized the skeletons to crawl out together near their location.
Among them, some of the skeletons were quite bewildered. They didn’t understand why, after wandering peacefully across the plains, they had suddenly been stuffed into the dirt.
However, the Captain and the Bishop were completely unaware of any of this…
They were simply stunned by everything happening before them.
The two high-ranking members of the Holy See finally understood!
That gust of wind just now, which sounded like a sigh, was a Divine Gift… a sigh of compassion for this World from the Supreme God!
And merely His sigh was enough to allow these skeletons to sprout from the earth like bamboo shoots after a rain…
Though it was unnatural, a mere sigh could give birth to such life… it could make the dead be Reanimated! What great power was this! What immense mercy…
“Your mercy! It showers this land!”
Following Ileya’s lead, the two spoke in unison and slowly performed a Holy Rite!
By now, the old fox Kauls almost entirely believed Ileya’s claims.
After all, he had seen too many miracles with his own eyes!
The act of “controlling the world” alone was a power that only the Supreme God’s authority could achieve!
Not to mention these countless Reanimated being awakened by the Wind of Sighs.
Furthermore… Kauls had once heard certain secrets from the Pope, which were among the highest classified information of the Holy See…
Looking at it now, those secrets might truly correspond to this so-called Underworld.
Perhaps…
As Kauls pondered, the Wind of Sighs gradually subsided.
“Miss… Ileya.” In that moment, the Cardinal even considered whether he should address the young girl before him as “Lady.”
But in the end, he could not bring himself to say it.
Aside from being unable to throw away his dignity, the most important reason was that she had not joined the Holy See, nor had she become the Divine Messenger he imagined.
Therefore, aside from the Pope and the King, no one could make a Cardinal like him use such a title from the bottom of his heart.
This was not just his own prestige, but the dignity of the entire Holy See.
“When the Lord granted you these abilities, did He… give you any revelations?”
After hesitating for a moment, Kauls finally asked the question. Ileya slowly shook her head in response.
She didn’t know much about this Supreme God, nor did she know if He was the type to give clear instructions to His followers, or the type who wouldn’t transmit a single word for 100 years and let His believers develop on their own.
The Holy See definitely knew more about the Supreme God they had worshipped for centuries than she did.
Although such an existence wouldn’t contradict her, making things up blindly would easily reveal flaws. Therefore…
“I did not receive a revelation before, but… giving me control over this Underworld and then letting me encounter you… this is perhaps the greatest revelation the Lord has given to me, and to us.”
Ileya smiled, looking at Bellelily and Kauls with a gaze as if she were looking at her own siblings.
“Yes.” Though the Captain’s face remained expressionless, she nodded slowly.
“Stated that way… it is indeed not wrong. Your encounter with Lily might truly be the Lord’s arrangement.”
Kauls nodded slowly, showing his approval of Ileya for the first time.
This also represented the Bishop’s complete defeat in this confrontation with the Lady.
If Kauls were not a member of the Holy See, Ileya’s performance would not have fooled such an old fox at all.
But now, he chose to compromise with Ileya, allowing her to take the initiative.
Faith… sometimes truly makes people blind.
“Of course, the Lord’s intent might be more than just that. He let us meet… so, is there a connection between the Underworld I control and the Holy See…”
The two talked a lot about the matter.
All the others knew was that after returning from the Black Gate, Captain Bellelily remained as expressionless as ever, but the Bishop and the Lady both had smiles on their faces.
They seemed to have discussed something quite pleasant, and both sides had apparently received satisfactory answers.
…
Meanwhile, in a suburban manor in the Crystal Capital of the East County.
Despite the late hour, a young girl with slightly curly golden hair was still reading letters in the manor’s study.
Besides the girl, seven or eight people stood in a neat row within the room.
None of these people looked easy to deal with.
There was an enchanting woman with a scorpion tail tattoo on her face, a 2-meter tall man with over a dozen scars on his arms, and a short, shrewd-looking man whose eyes darted around constantly…
If anyone from the Crystal Capital’s underground forces saw this, their jaws would surely drop!
These were all boss-level figures from various districts of the city’s underworld.
Their subordinates were everywhere, and their businesses were extensive.
But now, they all stood with their heads bowed before the fair-skinned girl, not saying a word. They looked like mere subordinates.
Bam!!
The girl slammed the parchment letter onto the desk, causing the people in front of her to jump instinctively!
“I have said many times… pay attention to the Disappearance Case and report any situation to me immediately!”
Her eyes swept over everyone present, yet not one of them dared to speak.
“If news hadn’t leaked from Zorn’s side about the beggars disappearing one after another, would I have to wait until next year to find out?!”
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