Chapter 698 Ruoan Eternal

"What Aiwass said is correct."

At this moment, a soft and intelligent childish voice sounded.

Accompanied by a burst of rainbow light, a girl with white hair and white eyes, dressed in a black and red robe, appeared out of thin air behind everyone with a wave of nothingness.

When Aiwas saw her, his expression was a little complicated.

So this is the pure white he saw before...

He nodded slightly and greeted softly, "Your Holiness."

"Don't call me Your Holiness," the young Eternal Pope said with a smile, his voice as gentle as a mother or a teacher. "Just call me Joan from now on."

Once out of the fight, her voice softened.

Her sharp and forceful tone was like that of a teacher discouraging a child from doing something dangerous. It was like a nursing mother protecting her cub, her eyes red, as if she would go mad and bite anyone who came close again.

As she calmed down completely, this seemingly slender little girl began to exude a gentle and quiet temperament.

That style was completely different from that of Ligeia, a carefree old woman. Even if Ligeia pretended to be a bit sleazy, outsiders could easily see that she didn't belong to this age group. But even though the Eternal Pope possessed a gentleness and steadiness beyond her years, she didn't look out of place at all.

At this moment, the ceiling of the Silver Crown Dragon's temple had been shattered by the Perfect Man, and the sunlight shone directly upon her. Ruo'an's overly fair skin reflected a pure and intoxicating glow under the light.

"Ruoan..."

Aiwass muttered.

He had heard this name from Sizhu before.

"My name is Joan Eternal."

Her voice was filled with intense joy, a sense of finally having a glorious retirement. "When I step down as Pope, I'll be canonized... and then I'll have to call you Your Holiness."

"Please just call me Aiwass. After all, I'm not the real Pope. So, should I call you Ms. Joan?"

Aiwass nodded soberly and politely, then complained softly: "Why did you leave so immediately..."

"I have to save those who are being attacked and tortured."

The Eternal Pope placed his hand on his chest, a holy glow radiant on his face, his long eyelashes fluttering. "As for you... I believe in you."

"...I don't really believe in myself, Your Holiness."

Cardinal Dominic on the side grumbled, "That's a perfect sixth-level being—that is, he's not good at fighting, otherwise we'd all die here."

"When I saw him use that move, I knew you couldn't lose."

The Eternal Pope explained, "I saw that move when I was a child. It's the 'Art of Creation' that extracts the essence of life. Once it's unleashed, it can't be interrupted... just like high-level prayers and rituals, they can't be easily interrupted. Once interrupted, the caster will suffer backlash, and this is especially true of the Art of Creation."

"That guy is a complete idiot. I believe you can handle someone like him who isn't very smart."

"really."

Aiwass nodded in agreement.

In a one-on-many battle, suddenly using this kind of channeled spell that cannot be forcibly interrupted... The Eternal Pope is still too ladylike. We usually call such people idiots.

Aiwass didn't even summon the little crow - he still had enough energy to kill this guy by surpassing his level.

Although the damage was mainly caused by the honey badger, Aiwass did have a way to deal with him.

Even the honey badger couldn't help but laugh: "Honestly, this is the first time I've seen someone who didn't react after being hit by Shadow Attack three times..."

"Because idiots like this usually die in the first move, right?" Aiwass raised the corner of his mouth.

"yes!"

The honey badger couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Hasn't he noticed that if there's fire in front of him, there must be a shadow behind him?"

"After all, he is a follower of Xiong Tiansi...so it's quite appropriate."

Aiwass teased.

"...Are there still people in Avalon who believe in Xiong Tiansi?"

The honey badger couldn't help but gasp: "That's true, he believes in Xiong Tiansi, so everything he does seems very reasonable."

Obviously, the honey badger also knows the origin of Xiong Tiansi.

Ruo An took advantage of this opportunity to introduce the much-relaxed Honey Badger, "The man in front of you, the current Acting Pope, personally participated in Xiong Tiansi's fall operation not long ago."

The honey badger suddenly widened its eyes and looked at Aiwass in disbelief.

Tiansi’s... fall?

Is this really something that a supernatural being in the material world can do?

You're only at the fourth energy level, right?!

"Aiwass is right," Joan's expression grew more serious. "We won't kill you. Killing someone just to keep a secret is too brutal, uncivilized, and wasteful."

The honey badger pursed his lips and said nothing.

...After all, this is how Hawkeye treats people who might leak information.

When in doubt, kill the person first.

After all, they were an organization purely for adaptation, and the smartest people within were a bunch of liars who were unsure whether to trust them or not. There couldn't be many truly intelligent people, but there were quite a few cowards.

To prevent leaks and potential repercussions, the secret execution of colleagues who might leak secrets or betray the organization was a common occurrence. There was even a master assassin whose sole purpose was to kill his own men.

...And now, she has come to the real civilized world, and for a moment she is a little uncomfortable.

but……

"waste?"

The honey badger was a little confused: "Does the Church need a fifth-level person like me?"

"Of course we have," Ruoan said patiently, "but we lack a Moon Child expert like you. We have been concerned about the harm Moon Children have caused to humanity for many years."

Hearing this, the honey badger's eyes suddenly lit up.

She asked anxiously, "Is the Theocracy finally going to take action against the Moon Children? Are they going to sanction the Moon Children in Iris?"

"Unfortunately, that's unlikely."

Joan shook his head.

"Why not..."

The honey badger was a little puzzled. "The Children of the Moon are usurping one human kingdom after another! They can always infiltrate easily, quietly corrupting those nobles and wealthy businessmen who fear death. They always help each other on the basis of race, making it easy for their own people to do things - isn't this a violation of order? Once the rulers of various countries are in danger, the Theocracy will intervene... But what about the Children of the Moon?"

"Because the Theocracy has always had a principle... the principle of voluntary protection."

Ruoan patiently said, "The Sons of the Moon didn't forcibly capture those nobles and convert them. Rather, they were driven by a desire for immortality and, therefore, voluntarily converted regardless of the consequences. This was their own choice, so the ultimate destruction of their nation or even their clan was only natural."

"The Theocracy is merely a watcher, not a protector. Although the Children of the Moon have squeezed humanity's living space, we view this as a rebellion launched by rebels within the kingdom, rather than an invasion by supernatural forces from outside. All we can do is educate them—warn them not to believe the Children of the Moon's persuasion."

"But persuasion alone won't do the trick!"

The honey badger was a little excited: "We have tried it a long time ago, but it's useless. Not many of those nobles really care about their own souls and selves. Even if we tell them that the Son of the Moon is just another person, only a few will be shaken. The temptation of eternal life is too great. We must rely on strong power to supervise and prevent the infiltration of the Son of the Moon! Just like Avalon-"

"—because you have to understand one thing, Ms. Honey Badger."

Aiwass on the side continued, "What the Theocracy represents has never been natural justice and absolute fairness.

"In other words, the theocracy represents the interests of the church.

"And the church represents the interests of the Nine Pillars of God."

(End of this chapter)