Chapter 378: Chapter 378: Waging a war

Eren could feel the Cardinal's strong hostility towards him. Amidst that strong hostility, there was also a faint trace of killing intent, as if the Cardinal couldn't wait to tear him apart.

This was the same Cardinal who had earlier mocked the Great Demon Sect for having weak Great Elders when Eren had first arrived in the Holy City.

Observing the Cardinal's reaction, Eren wondered if he should have really selected the option about killing a Cardinal. They were practically handing him an excuse, after all.

Before Eren had crossed level 40, a Cardinal could have been compared to him in raw stats. But now, he was much stronger. After crossing the fourth great wall, his stats had increased a lot.

Still, this was the domain of the Holy Church, where they were strong and everyone else was weak.

He could negate the effects of the Holy Domain, but only by utilizing the Sword Emperor's Aura, which was another problem in itself. If he were to fight, he wanted to do so when he could eliminate them all.

"You!" The Cardinal's expression darkened further. He took a step forward, only to stop as he felt a hand on his shoulder.

"Is the Cardinal trying to harm my brother?" A voice came from behind. The Cardinal looked back, finding the Holy Emperor's younger brother standing there.

For some reason, he felt immense pressure on his shoulder. Even with his considerable strength, he couldn't easily free himself. The man behind him was surprisingly powerful.

The Holy Emperor's younger brother, Uriel, was quite famous throughout the Holy City. It was said that he was born with a blessed bloodline. When he entered the world, many strange and auspicious phenomena were witnessed in the sky.

Even as he grew up, Uriel displayed greater talents than the current Holy Emperor Damien. Not only was his bloodline considered purer than Damien's, but his abilities were equally impressive.

At the mere age of ten, Uriel had already defeated his sword instructor. By the time he reached fifteen, he had defeated an Archbishop in a training battle.

"You!"

The Cardinal felt frustrated that Uriel was trying to stop him. Just what did these brothers treat the Holy Church as? Did they forget their place? Just because they had the Royal Bloodline, did they think they were really special?

"That's enough." Cardinal Treniel intervened, stopping the Cardinal who was about to go overboard. "We are here to attend a Banquet, and not to fight."

"Lord Uriel, I believe you should also calm down." He turned to Uriel, taking control of the situation. "I believe it is just a misunderstanding. There is no reason for us to have killing intent towards His Majesty. We are the protector of this Empire, not the enemies."

"Hmph. As sly as always." Uriel took his hands off the Cardinal. He stepped forward, for the first time standing next to his brother.

The Guards in the hall couldn't remember the last time they had seen the two brothers standing together. Was it truly an unexpected reunion? They wondered.

In any case, this was an interesting sight. The Royal Family was consolidating their strength. Now that they thought about it, they wondered if the Holy Emperor's previous actions were also for this reason?

The ones he killed in the Royal Army... Were they all traitors of the Necromancer Tower? That looked a little exaggerated. A few insightful guests had already understood the intentions of the Holy Emperor.

The people that were killed by the Holy Emperor were traitors to him, but they were not traitors who had sided with the Necromancer Tower. MvLeMpYr-article

Even though Eren didn't outright say it, almost everyone in the hall understood it. It became evident that it were the people who sided with the Holy Church, which was why the Church appeared so upset.

Was the Holy Emperor waging a war on the Holy Church? Wasn't it foolish? The Holy Priestess was an Overlord after all. Even if the entire continent went against her, they couldn't defeat her. They wondered what gave the Holy Emperor the confidence?

At this point, many guests kept taking subtle glances at the Great Elders of the Demon Sect.