Chapter 367: Chapter 367: Cleansing

The Ministers looked at each other's faces, thinking about the Holy Emperor's words.

Most of them already knew that Eren was talking absolute nonsense since the Minister of War was not a puppet of the Necromancer Tower in the first place.

They knew that the Minister of War was following the instructions of Cardinal Treniel. It wasn't the Holy Church that had failed but the Minister of War who had failed.

There were only four ministers who had no idea about it as they weren't supported by the Holy Church. As the Holy Emperor was saying it with such confidence, they didn't doubt his words.

They simply wondered who else was a traitor to the Holy Empire. If even the Minister of War had fallen then who could they trust? They even wondered if there were traitors amongst the Ministers who were present here.

This also explained why the Holy Emperor was so furious. Because of these Traitors, the Holy Empire had almost entered a war with the Great Demon Sect which they could not afford.

While they still had to worry about the Necromancer Tower, they couldn't afford any more enemies. If they were in his place, they were sure that they would have been even more upset.

"Your Majesty, do you believe that some of us are compromised as well?" A minister loyal to the Holy Emperor asked.

He already knew the answer to that question but he still wanted to hear that from the Holy Emperor's mouth.

Eren didn't answer right away. His gaze swept over all the Ministers. Even those who were on the side of the Holy Church looked around, as if wanting to guess who could be the traitor. Unfortunately, it was too late for them to put on an act.

"There are indeed more traitors." After a period of silence, Eren nodded as he broke the silence. "The Minister of War has already confessed the names of the other traitors."

The Minister of War had passed out before he could be interrogated but the ministers here didn't know that. Eren could easily fool them with the story of a confession.

He opened his lips and no words came out, as if his vocal cords itself were sliced. Soon, his entire world turned upside down as his head rolled to the side, falling at the Holy Emperor's feet.

His vision turned dark, watching the Holy Emperor's feet turn in another direction, leaving him behind. Soon, he lost his life as the rest of his body also dropped on the ground with a thud.

"What?"

"You killed him?"

The Ministers who were supported by the Holy Church were absolutely stunned, watching one of them die. Some even wondered if they were dreaming.

Was it really the same Holy Emperor that always took the opinion of the Holy Church before even taking decisions of small importance? He had killed a Minister?

"All the Traitors shall be killed today. No one will be given an opportunity to escape!"

As Eren spoke, the Ministers who were against him realized that the Emperor already knew about their loyalties. He had really gone crazy, wanting to go against the Holy Church with the excuse of betrayal.

Now that it had come to this, they couldn't just let themselves be killed. They had to fight back.

The Ministers were ready to fight back. Even though the Holy Emperor was strong but with their combined strength, they could still suppress him and wait for Cardinal Treniel to arrive.

"Huh?"

The traitorous Ministers had already decided to fight back, only to grow stunned as they noticed that their bodies had frozen in a thick layer of ice. Only their head was free, as if left that way intentionally so they could watch their own execution.