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Mayne was so angry that he actually grew eerily calet back at me for my punishe is the influence area of God's Stones, so you have nowhere to run As soon as the elevator stops, you'll be spotted and captured by the waiting Verdict Warriors Don't even drea you, you'll feel like the days of whipping is just tickles to you"

"I don't want to escape" Zero shook her head "I want to replace you and become the Pope"

"" Mayne was stunned He had predicted all kinds of reasons, but he never expected to hear this answer "A Pure Witch as the Pope? You have quite an iination, since I'm the one as crowned as the Pope in front of all our believers! If you kill me, do you think they would accept you?"

"I don't need to appear in front of everyone because I can just have a 'mouthpiece' to act as the Pope," said Zero unconcernedly "See, His Holiness O'Brien also stayed in the Pivotal Secret Temple most of the time and would wear a mask on the rare occasions he came out Under these circumstances, who could tell that the Pope was actually someone else?"

"You won't be able to keep up your ruse for long! Didn't you hear what I just said? As soon as your cage hits the ground, when the Verdict Warriors realize I'm not here, they'll iht now, I can still forget that you ever did such a reckless thing!"

"As soon as the Battle of Souls begins, it won't ever end," said Zero with a s, because they won't arrest me"

"Won't arrest her What does that mean?" The Pope stared at the Pure Witch's eyes with a frown and tried to see what she was thinking, but her eyes only shined with excitement and didn't reveal a trace of fear or panic She didn't avert her eyes and instead stared cal

Mayne suddenly felt a bolt of electricity flash through hisup may also be a wise choice"

"I'm sorry, child"

He opened his mouth, but he felt that his throat was choked by a pair of large hands and couldn't make a sound He felt his heart sink, as if it fell into a pool of icy water After a long tireat difficulty: "Is this all O'Brien"

"So you finally understand" Zero arched her eyebrows "The Supreuards and Verdict Warriors in the Pivotal Secret Teround and will only listen to the Pope You accepted the scepter above ground, but you don't have the control of the Pivotal Secret Temple yet" She chuckled quietly "Think about it We're currently above the cave and the core organization of the church, as well as the only place free froround and froree that this is the perfect arena?"

The Pure Witch stopped s flaed for us, so whoever survives will become the true ruler of the church"

"How how could this be?" Mayne felt his throat dry up "This stupid oldthe power that belonged originally to witches? How absurd!"

The flames in Zero's eyes were clearly from ambition, an emotion that was rarely seen in Pure Witches—they were trained as tools since birth and were all supposed to be unwaveringly loyal to church officials "If we hadn't conquered those reckless No, shoot!" Mayne suddenly re the Kingdoside you No one can escape their wrath"

Why didn't he ever consider how acquiring theof Wolfheart and the Queen of Clearwater would affect Zero?

As he recalled O'Brien's relieved expression in his last hour, he finally understood the ritted his teeth furiously "How did the oldfor the ambition to return to the Pure Witch's heart"

Is this the ending you hoped to see, Supreme Pontiff?!