Chapter 348: Chapter 348: Unexpected Guest

Eren donned his clothes, his gaze falling upon the Great Elder's robe, a significant part of his attire as an envoy. However, he hesitated slightly, for the robe was quite heavy.

Normally, this would not have been an issue. But his body was already aching at the moment. He considered using the Dragon Tongue Magic to make the robe lighter, but after the events of the previous night, that option seemed even more risky.

In the end, Eren had no choice but to drape the robe over his shoulders, bearing the discomfort.

'God, I will have to take another portal to enter the Holy City with that woman. Just kill me already...' Rubbing his forehead, he pushed the door open and stepped out of the room.

He wanted to reach the Holy City on the Merchant Ship. However, he had never expected so much to happen along the way.

Instead of avoiding the portals, he had to take even more. Unfortunately, he couldn't even have any regrets about it as it was his decision.

Leaving the room, Eren caught sight of the Guards that were standing in both ends of the hallway. Unlike last night, they weren't stealthy anymore, making their presence well known.

It was clear that the Holy Priestess was still suspicious about them. However, she didn't attack him, which was good enough for Eren. As long as she wasn't certain about his position, she didn't have much choice in the matter.

He walked over to the neighboring room where his disciple was resting. Just like his room, he had also cast a barrier inside Yu Lin's room to make sure that he could sense if anyone entered her room.

With the barrier being intact, it was clear that no one disturbed her. No one would even think that such a young brat was behind it after all.

Eren knocked on the door and called Yu Lin out. Merely seconds had passed before Yu Lin opened the door, already appearing prepared.

Her preparedness even surprised Eren as he wondered if she was waiting on the other side of the door for him? He didn't ask her about it, believing it to be a coincidence.

As they approached the end of the hallway, Yu Lin cast a fleeting glance back towards her room. The gesture went unnoticed by Eren, whose focus was firmly set on the task ahead.

Soon, they reached the grand hall at the core of the Duke's Palace which was the most secure place. It was as if all the guards in the Duke's Palace were brought to this place to protect it.

It was also understandable as a passage to the Holy City was about to be opened, especially one that surpassed the barrier around the Holy City.

Even though the Holy Priestess was here, the Archbishop didn't take any risks after what happened last night.

Only he knew what kind of disaster it was going to be if someone like Devourer managed to enter the Holy City.

The Holy Priestess waited inside the Grand Hall, standing in front of a formation that was connected to the Holy City.

The formation appeared so intricate and complicated that even someone who had memorized it perfectly would struggle to recreate it.

Moreover, even if someone could memorize the formation and found the materials needed to create it, it was still going to be impossible for them to activate it.

The only person who could activate the formation was the Holy Priestess or someone who was authorized by her.

"Greetings to the Western Overlord," Eren greeted the Holy Priestess as soon as he stepped inside the hall. However, the Holy Priestess simply ignored him, not forgetting his disrespect of last night.

"Now that everyone is here, I will open the passage," she said as she started activating the formation.

With the formation lightning up, a portal started materializing in the center of the Grand Hall.