Chapter 441 The Helping Hand of the Tempest Church
Chapter 441 The Helping Hand of the Tempest Church
The Fischer family had summoned all the war forces that Cyart could mobilize before the war began.
Of course, the most important Monarch Level and the Extraordinary Exponents above the 5th Rank in terms of quantity and quality were centered around the Fischer family.
The strongest were undoubtedly Darren and Chris, followed closely by Karno, and then came the leader of the Dawnbringers, Yeager, and the old butler Theo.
Recently, the leader of the Dagger Brotherhood, Moore, had been making another attempt at reaching the 5th Rank. The High Priest of the Sea God Cult, Ian, as well as Chris's good brother Archibald, also had the potential to arrive at the 5th Rank at any time.
Apart from the forces of the Dawn Church, there were only a dozen or so Monarchs from the Cyart region, such as the Family Head Aldrich of the Romann family; however, each of them possessed very important strategic value. Enjoy exclusive chapters from My Virtual Library Empire
As for the situation within the Church, Zayne came to Darren's room within Fischer Manor and expressed in private and with utmost seriousness that the Tempest Church would also be entering the fray of this war.
With rare seriousness, he nodded and said, "It's just that we won't appear openly, we'll be working behind the scenes…"
After hearing this, Darren felt pleased but still asked, "Has the Tempest Church truly made up its mind, though? This would be a breach of the rules."
Zayne couldn't help but sneer after listening and said,
"Hahahaha, we of the Tempest Church have lost a Cardinal. If we don't strike back, how can we still claim to be believers of the vast tempest? The Tempest Overlord has always supported taking revenge on the enemies with lightning and fierce winds!"
The doctrine of the Tempest Church has always been of the radical type, especially in supporting revenge, so it's only natural that the temperament of its followers is not good either.
The "Pitch Black Tidal Surge" Cardinal went to the capital of the Seven Stars and disappeared without a trace; it's impossible to believe that the Seven Suns Empire People have nothing to do with this incident.
The influence of the Tempest Church on the Ouden Continent is confined to the Eastern Four Kingdoms, and their influence on other continents is also lesser, mainly concentrated in coastal areas, which is nowhere near as significant as that of the Sun Church and the Salvation Church.
But it is still one of the Six Great True Gods Churches, naturally, they would not let things slide, so they sent several envoys to the Seven Suns Empire People to negotiate, but they received no response whatsoever.
However, they can't really start a war directly with the Seven Stars.
Therefore, for the Tempest Church, aiding Cyart in fighting against the alliance of the three nations in this war is the best opportunity and most important counterattack!
They must teach the Seven Suns Empire People a lesson they won't forget!
The outcome of this war is quite important for Lorne, but even if they truly lose, it wouldn't be a devastating loss. As long as the Seven Suns Empire People don't win or pay a great price, it will be enough.
But for the Tempest Church, having been deeply offended by the Seven Suns Empire People and with their influence reduced, this war is an extremely crucial matter; they must win no matter what!
"I want to introduce you to two very important personages."
Zayne said seriously, then took out two water globes from his hands, calmly causing them to float in the air. Inside the water globes emerged two figures, a man and a woman.
He spoke respectfully, "Two Cardinals of the Tempest Church would like to communicate with you."
The male inside the water globe appeared to be a composed young man, wearing a complex dark gold mask, dressed in a purple robe.
The female was a middle-aged woman with graying temples, dressed in a blue and white robe, her expression quite solemn.
Darren immediately looked toward the figures in the water globes, smiling and nodding respectfully, "I'm Duke Darren Fischer of the Fischer family, and I'm honored to meet both of you."
With the position of Pope of the Tempest Church vacant, the three Cardinals were the highest-ranking officials. Now that the "Pitch Black Tidal Surge" had mysteriously vanished, Darren knew that these two individuals were among the highest echelons of the Tempest Church.
The woman, known as the "Lord of Tsunamis," was a female Cardinal who hailed from the Western Silver Moon City. She was of high-level Monarch rank, her Domain being of the wide-range type; she was exceptionally skilled at controlling seawater, making her incredibly powerful in naval battles.
In some ways, her abilities were all-around superior to Zayne's, both in strength and range, and she could even transform herself into water.
The man referred to as "Crazy Thunder" was a mysteriously originated young Cardinal, only a bit over a hundred years old, born with an eye filled with lightning power. His power of Bloodline in the realm of lightning and thunder was progressing remarkably quickly, a top-tier genius.
He too was of Upper-tier Monarch rank, and his Domain specialized in the frequency of attacks.
"Crazy Thunder" can release hundreds of lethal thunderbolts in an instant, with great speed, and too many attacks for there to be a possibility of completely dodging them, and the power of those thunderbolts is immense.
Besides, "Crazy Thunder" can also transform into a lightning giant capable of standing among the clouds, its immense strength enough to destroy towns. It is currently the strongest force of the Tempest Church, even a bit stronger than the missing "Pitch Black Tidal Surge" and "Lord of Tsunamis".
"We will help you with all our might, Duke Darren Fischer."
The woman who was called the "Lord of Tsunamis" and a Cardinal spoke, her voice clear and cold.
"We must win this war."
"The Sun Church and the Reforging Church will both help those three nations; in fact, even the World Order Church had originally thought to take action but was persuaded by us to stand down."
Darren immediately said joyfully, "Mighty Tempest Overlord above, I am truly grateful for the help of the Tempest Church! Your Eminence, with your support, Cyart will surely be victorious!"
She shook her head slowly and said, "It's nothing, after all, Cyart is an important area of influence for the Tempest Church; we cannot abandon it... "
"But let's not mince words, I actually think the odds of winning are very small."
As she spoke, the "Lord of Tsunamis" paused for a moment before continuing:
"The 'Heavenly Enlightenment' from the Sun Church can't enter the Eastern region, but together with the Reforging Church, their combined power is ultimately greater than ours."
"While we stand a chance of winning if it were a battle at sea, what is your plan for resisting the alliance of three nations?"
Her concerns were not unfounded; in fact, the vast majority of people on the Ouden Continent felt that Cyart's chances of victory were slim, even the Lorne citizens felt that unless substantial assistance was provided to Cyart, winning would be very difficult.
After all, Cyart wasn't even the strongest nation among the Eastern Four Kingdoms, and yet now it faced the challenge of confronting three nations alone, which was indeed very difficult.
Darren noticed something; "Crazy Thunder" hadn't said a word the whole time. He was currently the strongest in the Tempest Church, yet he seemed to dislike speaking in such settings.
It could well be as the rumors said, that "Crazy Thunder", like Chris, was purely a combatant.
After thinking it over, he replied, "I cannot deny that Carnia, Rhea, and Vallere have more Monarch powerful experts than Cyart, and significantly more at that."
"After forming their alliance, they can deploy eight Middle Rank Extraordinary Exponents, and there's also the First Monarch of Carnia, the upper-tier Monarch 'Divine Might Titan' lurking in the background..."
The "Lord of Tsunamis" suddenly interrupted him.
"The 'Divine Might Titan' is indeed very strong."
"That person is more powerful than I am, though not necessarily stronger than 'Crazy Thunder', yet we, the True Gods Church, cannot intervene directly in frontal combat, hmm, at least we can't openly help you dethrone kings."
Darren fell into silent contemplation, his eyebrows lifting as he felt that the True Gods Church's concerns were too numerous, and some matters of prestige would lose their value once broken.
He believed that inevitably, one of the True Gods Churches would openly break the principles and pull all of the True Gods Churches completely down to a secular stance, but it was hard to say which one would be the first to break these principles.
"We all know that the outcome of a war isn't decided by size alone, whether it's the military's spell inscriptions, city barriers, or powerful Forbidden rare artifacts, as well as compatibility issues of powers, all will play a crucial role."
"And if we want to win against the odds, I think we need to defeat the enemy one by one, gradually erasing our disadvantage."
The "Lord of Tsunamis" said, "I understand the theory, but how exactly does the Fischer family plan to achieve this?"
Darren looked up and said calmly:
"It's not about how to do it, but that it must be done! Rest assured, we naturally have powerful Forbidden rare artifacts to accomplish this... as long as the price is sufficient..."
Of course, he couldn't reveal the various means of the Dawn Church and the Great Lord of the Lost.
Facing the Tempest Church, which were temporary allies but actually heretics, one must also be cautious and vigilant.