Swish!
Light and shadow flickered, and Kael used teleportation magic to arrive in E-Rantel.
Upon sight, the large area centered around Marquis Bouche Paul Lope's mansion was severely damaged, with some wood emitting black smoke from incomplete combustion due to magical explosions.
Lord Philip III's staff, the city lord, and First Prince Barbro Andrean Ield Ryle Vaiself had already arrived and stood at the edge of the affected area, watching. The City Guards were helping to deal with the destroyed homes and rescue the injured.
After Kael appeared, Kael, who was talking with the Old King, immediately noticed him and quickly approached him.
"My Lord."
"Kael, tell me what happened here."
"Yes! Previously, according to the plan, we came to apprehend Marquis Bouche Paul Lope, who was colluding with the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick..."
Kael recounted the events in detail, and in a short time, Kael understood everything that had transpired.
Narberal Gamma and Princess Renner coincidentally met Blue Roses, which was a rather pleasant surprise. Currently, Nabe had been taken back to the Holy City for detention, while Princess Renner and Marquis Bouche Paul Lope were being held at the Church of Destiny's outpost in E-Rantel. The original goal of this operation had been more than achieved.
However, the attack by Shalltear and Albedo caused almost all the assisting Church of Destiny members to perish, and Blue Roses' four resurrection items were also consumed. If the other party hadn't hastily retreated, Kael and the others might not have survived.
After a moment of thought, Kael smiled faintly at Kael and asked, "I plan to scout their lair. Do you want to get revenge?"
"Don't."
Kael shook his head, declining Kael's offer. After the battle with Shalltear, he understood that there was still a significant power gap between him and the Guardians of the Great Tomb, so he didn't want to be a burden on his side of the battlefield.
Seeing this, Kael didn't insist. "Alright then, you've all worked hard after an intense battle. Return to the Holy City and rest."
With that, he activated the [God of Destiny's Divinity] within him, and a golden beam of light flew out from his body, entering various corners of the battlefield ruins.
Upon contact with the resurrection power, all Church of Destiny members who had been crushed by collapsing houses rose from the dead, violently pushing away the obstacles on them.
The Re-Estize Kingdom guards, who were preparing to collect the corpses, looked shocked, staring at the resurrected Church of Destiny members with wide eyes full of astonishment.
They had heard that the faithful of the Church of Destiny were immortal, and today they had witnessed it!
Kael ignored the reactions from the Re-Estize Kingdom personnel. After resurrecting all the fallen Fate Dependents, he intended to leave.
At this moment, Old King Ramposa III and Prince Barbro, escorted by Gazef, came before him and tried to detain him, saying, "God of Destiny, please wait a moment!"
Kael paused briefly and glanced at the three of them indifferently, "What do you want?"
How rude!
Seeing Kael's cold reaction, Prince Barbro felt a surge of anger. Although he had heard about Kael and the Church of Destiny before, and the Old King had very seriously instructed him to show respect to Kael.
But Barbro was somewhat dismissive in his heart. Just a Magic Caster, relying on a bit of power, dared to show off in the Re-Estize Kingdom and even trample on the dignity of the royal family.
Hmph! Once I ascend the throne, I will dispatch a large army to eradicate the Church of Destiny, this cult organization, and completely wipe away the stain you have placed on the royal family!
Thinking this, Barbro's gaze towards Kael held a hint of ill will.
However, Kael was not interested in these useless people and continued to stare at Ramposa III, awaiting the Old King's statement.
Ramposa III bowed slightly and said, "Regarding today's events, allow me to express my sincere gratitude to you and your esteemed Church of Destiny. If you had not exposed the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick's conspiracy, perhaps our Re-Estize Kingdom would have been in great peril."
Hehe.
Kael let out a soft snort, his expression unreadable.
On the surface, the Old King was expressing gratitude, but in reality, he was also asserting his position as the ultimate authority. Perhaps he had also realized what it meant that the Church of Destiny didn't inform him, the King, beforehand, but directly apprehended a large number of Re-Estize Kingdom nobles who were colluding with Nazarick.
However, Kael had made his plans long before the operation, so he didn't particularly care about the Old King's thoughts at this moment.
"Ramposa III, I am very disappointed with you nobles of the Re-Estize Kingdom. Do you think the Re-Estize Kingdom can move towards a bright future if you continue to rule?"
"This..."
The Old King's face stiffened, and for a moment, he was speechless.
Prince Barbro, hearing Kael's 'treasonous' remarks, immediately stepped forward angrily and rebuked, "What do you mean by that! Are you trying to subvert our authority and commit rebellion!?"
Kael merely glanced at Barbro after hearing this, not even bothering to argue with him. He simply said, 'You all take care of yourselves,' and then used teleportation magic to leave E-Rantel.
"Utterly arrogant!"
Prince Barbro looked as if he had never been ignored before, and his mood was extremely furious. He gritted his teeth and sought permission from Ramposa III, "Father! We absolutely cannot let this person run rampant. Immediately send troops to eradicate the Church of Destiny's stronghold!"
"Silence!"
Ramposa III rebuked Barbro with a grim expression.
This foolish child truly lacks acumen!
He had repeatedly explained to him not to show dissatisfaction with the God of Destiny or the Church of Destiny in front of others, but it was clear that this foolish son didn't listen to a single word.
Regardless of how strong the Church of Destiny was, the fact that a large number of Re-Estize Kingdom nobles were controlled by the Church of Destiny was already very troublesome.
Unlike the Baharuth Empire, the Re-Estize Kingdom's power was too dispersed; gathering strength required the cooperation of the nobles. In other words, without the great nobles controlled by the Church of Destiny, the Re-Estize Kingdom wouldn't even have a chance to unify its strength.
Moreover, this wasn't the worst-case scenario.
Although he was unwilling to admit it, Ramposa III knew that most of the Re-Estize Kingdom's nobles were not strong-willed, and Kael and the Church of Destiny were clearly not the common folk of the Re-Estize Kingdom who would fear noble status.
At present, let alone taking action against the Church of Destiny, it might even be difficult to maintain peaceful coexistence between the two sides.
Thinking this, Ramposa III glared at his son, who wanted to defy him, and then turned to Kael beside him, "Kael, I'd like to speak with you alone, if that's alright?"
Upon hearing this, Kael's eyes flickered. He guessed what the Old King wanted to talk to him about.
After a moment of thought, an apologetic expression appeared on his face as he politely declined, "I apologize, Your Majesty the King, but I am now a member of the Church of Destiny and can only follow my Lord's arrangements."