The Bishop commanding the forces of the Holy Church was absolutely stunned. His face revealed shock like never before.
There were multiple passages before Eren, but he had specifically chosen the one that led to the place where the portal formations were cast.
It should have been impossible for any outsider to know the exact location of the portal formations. Even the Holy Emperor had never stepped inside the Holy Church, so he had never seen the portal formation.
The only outsiders who had seen the portal formation were the guests from the Eastern Continent who had been brought by the Priestess.
The Bishop couldn't help but wonder if it was just a coincidence that the Necromancer had selected that specific passage. He really hoped that was the case.
If not, it meant the Eastern Continent, the Holy Emperor, and the Necromancer Tower were on the same side against the Holy Church.
"We can't let him find the formations! We have to stop him."
They couldn't hold back anymore. Initially, they wanted to delay Eren until the Cardinals from other major cities arrived. Unfortunately, that had become much harder. To buy even a little time, they had to put their own lives on the line.
After that, it depended entirely on the Cardinals. As long as they could arrive on time, then this sacrifice was worth it.
The Bishop activated all the traps along the passage to delay Eren. At the same time, he rushed out with the other Bishops.
He had thought that the traps were going to keep Eren busy until they reached home. However, that was far from the reality.
The traps were far from effective against Eren, whose physique had become even stronger. With the Ancient Dragon Tongue, he was able to pass through all the traps without even the slightest of wounds.
By the time the Bishops reached their destination, they were only greeted with rubble all around them. The formation rooms were all broken, along with the formations inside.
Not a single formation was left intact. All their hopes had come crashing down. Without the formation, the Cardinals couldn't come here.
There were also some Royal Guards who had been keeping an eye on the situation. Another group of the Guards had already left the place to inform the Holy Emperor about this.
Eren's clone was already expecting to be informed by the guards about the chaos at the Holy Church.
He had barely managed to calm the two furious ladies that were fighting for their love. Fortunately, their fight had stopped before someone was actually harmed. All it took was for him to say that Eren needed their help.
After calming them down, he waited in the training hall as if he had no idea about what was happening outside.
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It was only after he heard repeated knock on the door that he revealed a gaze of acknowledgement.
"Finally it's beginning."
He opened the door and stepped outside with the three guests from the Eastern Continent accompanying him.
"What happened? Why are you so flustered?" Eren's clone asked the guard who was breathing heavily as if he had been running all the way.
"Your Majesty, something big has happened," he said as his gaze occasionally kept shifting to the guests from the East.
The Holy Church was under attack. He wasn't sure if he was allowed to say that in front of outsiders or if the Emperor might want to keep the news under the wrap.
"You don't have to worry about them. Tell me what happened?" Eren asked, not revealing even the slightest of flaw in his acting.
If anything, he acted so realistically that the Royal Guard could even feel his rage and killing intent when he told the Emperor about the attack on the Holy Church.
"Is it just one person?" he asked the Guard.
The Guard nodded in response. "As far as we know, there is only one person. However, he appeared to be very strong. I saw him take down quite a few bishops in a single attack."