Mythology Rebooted
Chapter 613 - 257: Gritting Our Teeth, It’s Not Impossible_2

Chapter 613: Chapter 257: Gritting Our Teeth, It’s Not Impossible_2

"The Pope is not aware of the true nature of our relationship. In his eyes, since you’ve become the successor to the God-chosen Knight, you would inevitably support me as the next Pope. He does not wish to oppose the God-chosen Knight and is already preparing to step down," Saina said mockingly.

It was indeed more dignified to exit voluntarily than to be ousted, and the Pope knew how to choose. Saina’s words carried a tone of sarcasm.

"By taking the initiative to soften your relationship with him and displaying Pride, you can make him underestimate you and lower his guard, which will make it easier to move against him later on..."

As she spoke, she noticed Wayne’s smile was sinister, and she frowned and retorted, "I’m considering this for your sake, not my own gain. If you can see through my thoughts, you should know I’m not lying."

"I know, including just now when you deliberately angered them, it was all from my perspective. That’s why I find it strange..."

Wayne’s smile was playful: "You verbally resist, but your actions are quite loyal. It hasn’t been long, and you’ve already learned to take initiative."

Saina turned away, her choice was not by preference. Given any other option, she surely would have pursued her own interests.

Besides, she wasn’t simply considering Wayne’s welfare. In persuading the fourteen ornamental figures, she had her own ulterior motives, unable to stand the thought of newcomers living more comfortably than she did.

Saina knew Wayne could hear all the words she sorted out in her breath.

You’re quite tsundere; is that a debuff from Dragon Blood too?

Wake up, people prefer straight talk nowadays; tsundere is out of style.

Does Veronica know that all those sweet nothings are what others have already heard?

Wayne chuckled without responding, as he was very familiar with handling tsundere behavior; to expose it now would embarrass Saina, and he had agreed to let her retain her dignity, for one must keep their word.

"So, what’s your plan then, assassination or smoothing things out with the Pope?"

"Smooth things out, lest he suddenly flees and I wouldn’t know which road to ambush him on, and..."

Wayne licked his lips, his smile growing more malevolent: "Wouldn’t it be more fun to let these people taste the flavor of betrayal just before they die?"

Saina nodded repeatedly, "Do you need my help to contact the Pope for you?"

"No need, just go and talk to him. Bring the people here. That’s all."

Wayne shook his head and said: "Make my intentions clear, I’ve become the God-chosen Knight now and have no intention of escalating conflicts with him. We’re all adults; there are no conflicts we can’t resolve... You make up the rest. Hurry up; I’ll wait for you here."

Wayne handed over a semi-finished Philosopher’s Stone and vanished into it. Revenge couldn’t wait for tomorrow; immediate action was essential, for delays would disrupt a good night’s sleep.

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Misty Hidden Forest.

Four people followed Saina into it, two men and two women, all at the level of Golden Mage.

There’s not much to say about the men, for the two women were all attractive beauties, among them Flora, who recently learned to behave and rose to become the behind-the-scenes support for the Pope.

"High Priestess Saina, the Pope has sent us here on his orders, what exactly is the matter?"

Full of doubts, they did not understand why the Pope and Saina had reconciled, commanding them to carry out Saina’s tasks. After some thought, they figured it was probably about the forthcoming appointment of the Holy Maiden.

Yet another political compromise over power!

Flora looked the most upset among the four, not because she guessed the truth, but because she had just dealt with her own students in the Misty Hidden Forest; the setting unearthed emotions she was unwilling to confront.

"It’s nothing serious..."

Saina’s expression was calm as her Legendary Mage’s Life Force Field expanded, instantly engulfing the four people into her world.

Golden Mage and Legendary Mage are only one realm apart, just one realm, but the difference is as vast as heaven and earth. Saina fashioned her Life Force Field into the likeness of the Misty Hidden Forest, taking over the perceptions of the four Golden Mages, who from start to finish did not perceive a thing.

Fear descended!

Their vision blurred, and they were each cast to the northeast, northwest, southwest, and southeast corners of the Misty Hidden Forest. This sudden change caught them completely off guard.

At the same time, an image appeared before them, showing a conversation between Pope Ludwig and Divine Oracle High Priestess Saina.

With both sound and vision, their perplexities were resolved.

"Impossible, I am utterly loyal to the Pope; I’ve done so much for him, he couldn’t possibly betray me!"

"Saina, dare you kill me, the Pope will not let you go."

"Let me out, I need to see the Pope. I’ve shed blood for the Church; he can’t do this to me..."

The taste of betrayal was bitter and hard to swallow, and the four people looked extremely unsettled, cursing Saina’s nonsense on one hand and denouncing the Pope’s cold-heartedness on the other.

The dense fog of death and darkness spread, like a sky-covering hand slowly enveloping the corners of the forest. Fourteen Resentful Spirits hid within the fog, each positioning themselves against their sworn enemies.

The Resentful Spirits of vengeance returned, and with their perceptions under Saina’s control, the four mages struggled in vain and repeatedly fell into traps due to their distorted senses.

Extensive suppression, they could do nothing but passively endure the attacks.

All four were seasoned Golden Mages, even Flora, despite being the least experienced among them, had accessed profound Divine Arts due to her status as the former Holy Maiden. Thus, even in a passive state, the Resentful Spirits could not vanquish them.

Gradually, a cat-and-mouse game commenced on the edges of the forest. With Saina’s help, the four Mages’ health bars were revealed, leading to a battle that could be described as torturous.

Wayne paid no heed to the others, his interest was solely in Flora.

Contrary to his expectations, Odile was not interested in revenge against Flora and stayed assisting while Regina relentlessly dealt damage.

Silver taking on Gold, even with the enhancements from The Book of Greed, Flora’s health was sufficient for Regina to grind away at for quite a while.