Chapter 163: Analyzing the Possibility of "Him"

After confirming Silas's determination, Emilia first had Silas withdraw to make some corresponding preparations.

After Silas left, Emilia turned her head, looked at the ten people on both sides, and asked, "Well?"

"We think there's no problem," the five bishops stated first.

Logan followed up seriously, "Silas will not disappoint you, Archbishop."

Emilia nodded with satisfaction and then said, "Then next, we need to focus on researching who exactly He is! The Lord of Death and Storm, the One True God of the Secluded Valley and the Abyss – is He a deity?"

During the battle, no one concealed anything and recounted it truthfully. The core of the problem was pushed onto the group of mysterious people summoned by Luke.

"Just now, Silas mentioned that he helped those mysterious masked people prepare a summoning circle to fight the monster. Based on the situation at the time, the rules within the magic circle were destroyed by the descent of the 'Outlander' (Dark Offspring). It can be confirmed that He cannot come to the material world through conventional means. Due to the destruction of the rules, the Goddess's Spirit Vision protection system failed, and it is very likely that the rule 'deities cannot be looked at directly' will also become ineffective. From the current conditions, we cannot judge whether He is truly a deity. According to records, certain '%@#%' existences can also reach this level," the youngest of the five bishops, a blue-haired young man in his thirties, analyzed seriously.

The middle-aged bishop nodded. "Eric has a point."

Logan interjected, "Although we cannot temporarily determine His form, at least from the current perspective, They are not our enemies. Judging from Luke's conversation with them at the time, they seem to be constantly rushing about the continent, dealing with some major events."

"I don't quite agree with Bishop Logan's view," the female bishop said calmly.

"Bishop Saro, please voice your doubts," Emilia said, turning to look at her.

Bishop Saro seriously stated her suspicions: "Firstly, they are too abrupt. There is not even a single record related to them in our archives; they appeared as if out of nowhere. Secondly, although they helped us deal with this incident, they took away all the powerful relics, even Ron's grimoire. We can suspect that they are collecting certain powerful relics."

"Thirdly, since the rules within the magic circle were already broken at dusk, if they wanted to stop it, why didn't they summon earlier? Were they waiting in the dark, waiting for Ron to complete the summoning, thereby achieving some of their own purposes?"

"Finally, those who help us eliminate enemies are not necessarily our friends; they could also be new enemies hidden in the dark. Such cases of cults intermingling and fighting each other have appeared too many times in history."

After Bishop Saro finished speaking, the others nodded in agreement.

Even Logan and the other two who knew the truth felt that these four points of suspicion were very objective, pertinent, and convincing.

Emilia nodded in affirmation. "Well said, Bishop Saro. This is indeed something we need to pay attention to."

"Regarding this matter, I believe we should focus on handling it in three parts next," the middle-aged bishop proposed his idea.

"Please speak, Bishop Kilian."

Bishop Kilian responded, "Firstly, and most crucially, we need to determine their true intentions. They probably won't stop here. We should set up a special task force to follow up on this matter."

"Hmm, that makes sense."

"Secondly, I believe we need to determine what kind of existence He is. In the long millennia of recent times, ancient races have secluded themselves from the world, and various deities active in mythology no longer manifest, seemingly due to certain issues preventing them from setting foot in the material world. His appearance makes me consider more possibilities: Is He an ancient deity who has 'escaped confinement,' a brand new deity formed in recent years, or some powerful existence that has already come into contact with source knowledge? Their appearance serves as a reminder to us that although the world seems very calm, enormous changes that we cannot perceive are quietly occurring."

Hearing this, everyone's heart tensed.

Since the establishment of the March System, people had lived in relative peace for seven or eight thousand years. People instinctively believed that the world would not undergo any major changes.

"Thirdly, according to historical records, every descent of an 'Outlander' will cause hidden and unseen effects on the world, and this time will be no exception. The trajectory of mysticism is like an incredibly dense spider web covering the entire world. Any twitch at a node will trigger chain reactions beyond our imagination. We must prepare in advance to deal with any mystical situation."

"Fourthly: I think everyone has already noticed that His authority includes frost and bell sounds. According to the Mist Revelation, these two distinctly different existences symbolize two legendary deities from ancient times."

"The mysterious Frost King who annihilated the six kings of the undead in ancient times, and the Bell Holder who suppressed the abyss and controlled the netherworld valley," Emilia murmured to herself.

At the mention of this, everyone fell silent. The historical records of that period were too vague. Since they were recorded from a human perspective, only some vague abilities and approximate names were known.

But it was precisely that period of history that ended the distorted era of ancient times and ushered in the mystical era suitable for human development.

"Does anyone else have anything to say?" The atmosphere remained heavy for about a minute before Emilia looked around and asked.

The five bishops shook their heads; everything that needed to be said had been said.

"Bishop Logan?" Emilia turned to look at Logan.

Logan smiled wryly. "I can't think of anything else for now. At that time, I had just been tortured by Ron's men, and the whole process was a blur."

Emilia nodded with deep sympathy. "The Church will remember your bravery and dedication."

"I met Luke afterward," Father Walter, elderly and frail, sitting in his wheelchair, suddenly spoke.

Instantly, this sentence drew everyone's attention.

Emilia's fair face showed a hint of nervousness. "What is Luke's attitude now?"

"He said you'd better not provoke him. If your stance is satisfactory enough to him, he can return 'Sky'."

Hearing this, Emilia seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. "That's no problem."

Father Walter coughed, turned his wheelchair, and said casually, "Since everything has been said, let's start working."

With that, he slowly became the first to leave.

"Bishop, Luke took those ten people away. Is that really okay?" Father Eric asked tentatively.

Emilia said with a relaxed expression, "Don't worry. As long as he still bears the Stigmata, even if he hates the Church, he won't do anything that threatens the Church."