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She had seen the Holy Emperor when he was a child. It was she who had orchestrated his ascension to the throne, instead of his brother.
Over the years, she had watched him grow, treating her as little more than a servant. Yet, that same servant had now turned against her in the most unforgivable manner.
He deserved to pay for his betrayal. And now that he had willingly entered the domain of Goddess, there was no escape for him. Within these cruel walls, no outside force could interfere with the fate that awaited him.
She couldn't wait to rip the Holy Emperor's soul apart, watching him cry in pain. She also couldn't wait to find out about the others that were involved in this. Only after destroying all of them, could she feel confident enough to go after the Northern Continent.
'Five steps...'
In his mind, Eren had already started counting the number of steps left before the Priestess was within the range of his attack.
'Four steps...'
'Three steps...'
'Two steps...'
'One step...'
Eren was prepared to call out his sword. Just one more step and he could finally remove the second seal.
"Hmm?" As the Priestess was about to enter his range, she suddenly stopped. Eren watched golden words form in front of the Holy Priestess.
The words were carrying the same essence as the creator of the domain, which meant they were made by the goddess.
Even now, she couldn't see through Eren's disguise but she couldn't doubt the words of the Goddess who knew better. Ren Necroline had actually returned and managed to get so close to her, without her knowledge.
"No wonder the cowardly Holy Emperor became so troubled in such a short time. You had already taken his place. I was truly a fool to not even realize it...," the Holy Priestess said still in disbelief.
"If he wasn't in my core domain, even I wouldn't have noticed his real identity. You don't have to blame yourself." The words of the goddess changed, as if consoling the Holy Priestess.
While the Holy Priestess was talking to the goddess, Eren was having a much harder time. He felt like he was frozen in place.
It was different from being frozen in time, an ability of the author. When one was frozen in time, not only their body but their mind and their souls were frozen as well. Even the elements of the world were frozen.
Meanwhile, within the current restriction, only his body was frozen. Eren couldn't even move his lips.
The Ancient Dragon Tongue didn't need words to be changed. He could use it without the need to move his lips, but the Dragon Tongue was useless in this place.
He couldn't break this restriction with raw strength. It was the same for the Dragon Tongue Magic that failed to free him.
In the end, Eren realized that staying here any longer was dangerous. Even if he had to give up on the Holy Priestess' blood, he had to leave this place. He had to use the Escape Talisman.
"Hmm?" While Eren tried to activate the talisman, his mind felt like it was completely shattered. There was no escape talisman in his hand. It had simply disappeared.
He didn't understand where it went. Did the Goddess use her control of the Domain to take the talisman from him without his realisation? Just how strong was she? How did he not notice?
The more he thought about it, the worse he felt. He had lost his last option of escape as well. Things had turned much darker for him.
If he wasn't worried about raising a red flag, he would have wondered if things could get any worse for him.
"Ren Necroline... The man who survived..." The Holy Priestess finished her conversation with the goddess, shifting her attention to Eren.