“It’s just me and Cardinal Monn.”
Upon hearing the Saintess’s reply, Elton was stunned on the spot.
His eyes were filled with disbelief as he asked, “Just… just the two of you?”
Ace nodded.
After confirming the second time, Elton suddenly seemed to have aged a few years.
He staggered back a few steps and sat down on the chair.
He muttered, “That’s an army of 100,000 Werewolves. What’s the use of just the two of you coming? So what if you have the power of a Saint…”
Seeing Elton’s expression, Ace could not help but explain, “We came from St. Servant. That place is too far away from Preston. It will take at least two days for the Holy Knights to reach here. Cardinal Monn and I have come first.”
Although Ace did not say anything important, Elton figured out the hidden meaning in Ace’s words.
The Holy Knights were on their way, but it would take about two days.
Ace continued, “Moreover, St. Servant just ended the war. It is impossible for all the troops to come. We still need to defend against the Werewolves in case they make a comeback.”
These words clearly told Elton that even if the Holy Knights came, they shouldn’t expect too many troops.
Elton was silent.
Of course, he knew that the Orthodox Church currently didn’t have any troops to support Preston.
After all, the Werewolves didn’t directly attack Preston.
Besides, St. Servant suddenly repelled the Werewolves.
Otherwise, St. Servant would not have been able to draw out troops to support them.
Elton sighed.
It was already good enough to have reinforcements.
He did not want to ask for too much.
He lowered his head and bowed deeply to the Saintess and Cardinal Monn. “Then I’ll leave it to the two of you.”
Cardinal Monn looked at Elton, who was bowing, in surprise.
Cardinal Monn was changing his views about Elton.
He didn’t expect that the Pope, who had thought of ways to deal with him, would bow to him?
This was somewhat out of Cardinal Monn’s expectations.
On second thought, after all, he had become a Pope. Even if he had some misgivings, he couldn’t be a bad person.
Otherwise, the Pope wouldn’t have chosen him to be a Pope.
After thinking it through, the way Cardinal Monn looked at Elton changed.
Although his impression had changed, it was impossible for Cardinal Monn to take the initiative to get close to someone.
He looked at the sky.
The sun gradually set, and the moon quietly appeared.
So he said, “It’s getting late. It’s time to let the soldiers rest.”
Elton heard Cardinal Monn’s words and laughed bitterly.
He also wanted to let the soldiers rest, but the Werewolves outside were eyeing them like tigers. Without the barrier of light, the Werewolves would have attacked them long ago.
When Ace heard Cardinal Monn’s words, she seemed to have thought of something.
She smiled and said, “Then we’ll have to trouble our Lord Cardinal Monn.”
Ace winked at Cardinal Monn.
Cardinal Monn instantly understood Ace.
Was she trying to build my prestige?
Cardinal Monn shook his head, wanting to say that there was no need to.
But since it was Ace’s good intention, he didn’t refuse.
Elton heard their conversation and his face was full of questions.
Could it be that this Cardinal Monn had a solution?
Thinking of this, he also had some expectations.
The soldiers of Preston had not slept for a few days.
If there really was a way to let them sleep well, that would be great.
With doubts and expectations, Elton followed Cardinal Monn and Ace to the front line even though he was heavily injured.
“His Holiness Pope Elton, Her Highness the Saintess, and Cardinal Monn.”
As soon as Cardinal Monn and the other two appeared on the battlefield, the Holy Knights began to greet them one by one.
As Cardinal Monn’s position was the lowest, he was greeted last.
Cardinal Monn did not mind.
As for the Pope and Her Highness the Saintess, they were on the same level.
However, Elton’s prestige was still the highest in Preston.
Therefore, the Holy Knights naturally greeted Elton first.
At the same time, the Holy Knights also had some doubts in their hearts when they saw Cardinal Monn and the other two on the battlefield.
They had heard about it when Cardinal Monn and the Saintess first arrived in Preston.
They knew that they were sent by His Holiness the Pope to support them.
However, after staring for a long time, they still did not see any unfamiliar faces of the Holy Knights.
They also knew that the only people who came to support them were Her Highness the Saintess and Cardinal Monn.
This situation made them feel depressed.
After all, they had been fighting for several days.
They did not know when they would not be able to hold on.
However at the same time, they also knew that in other places, the Orthodox Church was also fighting.
Therefore, they did not have any intention of blaming.
It was just that they did not know when they would be able to turn the tables in such a situation.
Elton looked at the exhausted warriors, and he could not bear it.
He could only sigh in his heart.
After calming himself down, Elton introduced Ace, “I think everyone knows this is Her Highness the Saintess.”
Then, he introduced Cardinal Monn, “This is Monn, a cardinal. Although he is only a cardinal, he is probably even more powerful than Leader Lucius.”
As soon as the situation in the Magical Beast Forest ended, Elton had already inquired about the specific situation.
He was very surprised at Cardinal Monn’s strength, but Cardinal Monn’s attitude still made him dissatisfied.
However, in the face of the survival of the human race and Preston, he had long put aside his prejudice.
He even hoped that Cardinal Monn would be stronger than what he had heard, so that Preston would have a chance of survival!
Hearing Elton’s words, the Holy Knights’ first reaction was doubt.
Stronger than Leader Lucius?
How could that be!
Lucius was a Holy Rank saint. They heard that he had a breakthrough a while ago.
He had reached the peak of the Holy Rank.
How could a cardinal have the strength of a peak-level Holy Rank?
But this sentence came from the mouth of their respected Pope Elton.
For a moment, they were not sure if this was true or not.
Of course, Cardinal Monn and the others also saw the doubt in the Holy Knights’ eyes.
But they did not care.
For Elton, it was because although he did not know Cardinal Monn’s specific strength, he was still at the Holy Rank.
Ace thought that after Cardinal Monn showed his strength, their doubts would naturally fall apart.
As for Cardinal Monn…
He really did not care much.
It was as if this matter had nothing to do with him.
Elton swept his gaze over the warriors. Among them were the Holy Knights of the Orthodox Church, as well as the Kingdom’s soldiers.
The Kingdom’s leader in Preston had died in battle yesterday when the city was destroyed.
Although Elton felt sorry, this was how war was.
After thinking for a while, he turned around and said to Cardinal Monn, “Cardinal Monn, please use whatever methods you have!”