Chapter 366: Chapter 366: Slow poison

While Eren had taken his first step towards completely controlling the Holy Empire, Zia was pacing back and forth in her room, unsure of how she ended up in this situation.

She knew she had to act, but felt embarrassed even though she had already done it once before.

Inwardly, she cursed Eren's name as she began undressing, stripping down completely before getting into bed.

Zia started the act, which was not entirely an act. As she feigned moans, her mind kept returning to the thoughts of Eren. She wondered if she would sound the same if he was above her and it was not just an act.

The moment she realized what she was thinking, Zia's face flushed slightly. What nonsense was she even considering? She wondered.

Yet, even as she tried, she couldn't shake Eren from her mind. Without even realizing it, her fingers began to wander downwards.

....

"Traitors from the Necromancer Tower? That's impossible. With the Holy Barrier's existence, how can it happen?"

"That is right. The Necromancer Tower can't infiltrate the Holy City! So that's impossible."

"Even if they somehow managed to get in contact with people of the Western Continent, no one would listen to them! Everyone knows what kind of monsters they are!"

One after another, the ministers expressed their shock at Eren's words. Even though these were the words of the Holy Emperor, they found it difficult for them to accept.

While most of the dissenting voices belonged to ministers loyal to the Holy Priestess, a few were from those loyal to the Holy Emperor.

"The Minister of War used dark mana to assassinate the envoys of the Demon Sect. I'm sure you can assume who benefits the most if that had happened? If our potential alliance with the Demon Sect falls apart, who does it benefit the most?"

"Fortunately, the envoys were strong and weren't harmed. They have also seen the Minister of War use dark mana. The Royal Guards were also able to witness it. I'm sure that is enough evidence about this infestation."

Hearing his words, the entire hall became silent. Even those who didn't support the Emperor couldn't question him. There were just too many witnesses this time.

Not only did the Emperor see it but the Royal Guards and the envoys have done the same. If it was just guards, they could have turned them to their side and made them lie but the involvement of the Great Elders of Demon Sect made things more complicated.

'Can you make it any more obvious?' Eren thought, observing the flustered and angry expressions of the eleven traitorous Ministers who were at a loss of words.

Some were looking at the Minister of War with hostility, wondering how he could fail to this extent. He had one job to do and he even failed in that.

As if to poke the traitors even more, Eren sympathetically said, "Although I don't want to accept it, it seems that the Holy Church has failed this time.'

'You...'

The majority of Elders grew pale, looking at the Holy Emperor with a stunned look on their faces.

Did he already find out that the Holy Church was behind it and they had failed this time? They couldn't let the Holy Emperor live. Although it was problematic, they had to kill him.

"They failed in stopping the influence of the Necromancer Tower from reaching the Holy City. However, I am sure that together, we can solve this problem. The Holy Church is still our greatest shield," Eren further explained, having enough of messing with the traitors.

Although he knew what the Holy Church wanted, he still couldn't afford to expose them. Instead of making it a blunt attack on the Holy Church, he wanted to be a slow poison that devoured the Holy Church from within.