Chapter 368: Chapter 368: The Scent of Blood

Ev the Ministers who were loyal to the Holy Emperor were froz in a similar manner for some reason.

Er walked from one minister to the other, swinging his bloody swords as he removed the poisonous weed that was trying to devour the Royal Family whole.

The Royal Guards simply watched from a distance, not interfering. They were just as shocked but they didn't do anything.

"The seeds of the Necromancer Tower must be erased before they grow up to be a tree that devours everything in its path. Today, I shall cleanse this place with your blood."

As more of them died, the Ministers had started growing scared. Some ev started begging the Royal Guards, saying that the Holy Emperor had gone crazy.

They ev said that it was the Holy Emperor who was a traitor. Unfortunately, that was far from believable now that the Holy Emperor was punishing people who tried to sabotage the cooperation deal with the Demon Sect.

It was a deal that was supported by the Holy Church and the Holy Emperor. If the Holy Emperor was a traitor, why would he stop the Minister of War?

This was exactly what Er wanted. With that, their excuses had become useless.

"If you kill us, the Church will never let you go!"

Some Ministers came clean and said that they were supported by the Holy Church.

"If you want to lie, you should pick lies that are more believable. There is no way the Holy Church would support the traitors of the Empire!" Er exclaimed as he kept killing the Ministers, ignoring their warnings.

Finally, there were only four Ministers who were left alive. They were loyal to the Holy Emperor but they were also froz, only able to watch death that was slowly creeping up on them.

They didn't know why the Holy Emperor said that they were traitors. Was there a misunderstanding? They could only close their eyes in fear of death.

Although there were still the Dukes and other Royals who were on the side of the Holy Priestess, that could all be dealt with later. For now, it was a good step.

Er looked at the corpse of the dead Ministers. He knew that it was only a matter of time before Cardinal Triel was going to arrive. Before that happed, he had to prepare. He couldn't meet Cardinal Triel like this.

Ev though he didn't have the holy essce of the Holy Emperor, he could still fool the Ministers and the Guards. The Cardinal was differt.

The Cardinal was from the Holy Church. He was easily able to feel the essce of holiness that a person carried. Before meeting with the Cardinal, Er had to solve that problem. He had to gather the holy essce without the help of the Holy Processes.

He told the Guards to clean the bodies from the throne room while he left the place after telling the remaining ministers to rest.

Er walked to the bedroom of the Holy Emperor where he was going to be alone. To make sure no one else disturbed him, he let Yu Lin stay at the trance of the room.

Inside the room, Er sat on the bed. He oped his invtory and brought out the heart of the Holy Emperor that was brimming with his holy essce.

As he had already stol some holy essce wh he killed Archbishop Nathaniel, he was able to confirm that he could steal the essce with devouring. As for how much he could steal from the Emperor, it was to be se.

Taking a deep breath, he took a bite of the forbidd fruit.

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Cardinal Triel arrived at the trance of the Royal Palace. Ev wh he was yet to ter the palace, he was able to feel the sct of blood.

A smile appeared on his lips. He believed that his plan was successful. As the sct of blood was so strong, it meant the Great Elders had killed quite a lot of people in anger. It was exactly what he wanted.

Thinking that everything was going according to plan, he tered the palace with a pleasing look on his face.

Only a few seconds were ough for his expressions to dark as he watched lifeless bodies being carried away, all belonging to the Ministers that were loyal to him.