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"Holy See?"

Suddenly, Wang Xing remembered Wang Yue's job change quest, which seemed to involve finding a papal archbishop.

As a result, even now, a month or two has passed since the task began, and Wang Yue is still in an ordinary profession, having yet to complete this ridiculous job change quest.

Wang Xing originally thought that the Holy See was just an affiliated organization of a city lord, used for treating the sick and wounded, and not very useful.

The Holy See of Light – these four words alone reveal much about its extraordinary nature.

Especially the word "light," even a fool could guess that they must be the mortal enemies of the demon race.

"Yes, compared to the city lords of the main cities, we demons fear the Holy See of Light more. Although the Demon Emperor is powerful, the strength of the cardinals of the Holy See is even more unfathomable! Moreover, the way the Holy See passes on its power is different from that of the city lords. Before each cardinal dies, he will find his successor and pass on all his power to the successor."

"This has resulted in each generation of cardinals being slightly stronger than the previous pope, or at the very least, on par with them. Over the course of ten thousand years, these cardinals have grown increasingly powerful, surpassing even the Demon Emperor of ten thousand years ago!"

"Although Lord Dragon Demon Emperor is powerful, he has just broken free from his seal, his strength is weakened, and he was seriously injured in a battle. Naturally, he is no match for the Cardinal. After fighting the Cardinal, he was forced to retreat due to his serious injuries."

"That's not all. Kentaro, the city lord of Four Seas City, who was previously killed by the Demon Emperor, was also revived by the Cardinal's 'Great Resurrection Spell.' Now, Four Seas City has two 'Emperor-level' powerhouses in charge, which is beyond the current capabilities of the demon race."

"The Cardinal?" Upon hearing the name of the Cardinal, Wang Xing immediately thought of the person Wang Yue was looking for; he seemed to be the Cardinal.

Are there many cardinals? How many cardinals are there in each region?

"A lot?" Yana gave a wry smile. "If the number of cardinals is as many as the number of city lords, then we demons will probably never have a chance to rise again. There are very few cardinals, only one in each region. Their status is extremely high, and in a sense, it is even higher than that of the city lords."

"In the entire human world, apart from the legendary 'Pope,' the cardinal is the highest authority. This is because the lord of a main city is only responsible for their own city, while the cardinal is responsible for all the cities in the entire region!"

Upon hearing Yana's explanation, Wang Xing was startled. "His status and strength are even higher than the city lord of the main city! And this is just a cardinal? Then how powerful is the Pope...?"

"The Pope..."

As if she had thought of something terrifying, a rare look of fear appeared in Yana's eyes.

"The Pope's strength is beyond the comprehension of a mere demon king like myself. Among the demon race, apart from the legendary Demon God, no demon can rival the Pope. In the great war ten thousand years ago, the Demon God and the Pope fought fiercely for several days, ultimately ending in mutual destruction. Humanity, with the help of the Holy See, gradually gained control of the situation and eventually set up a seal, suppressing our demon race within an underground imprisonment."

"For ten thousand years, neither the Demon God nor the Pope has appeared again. I don't know the specific reason. Perhaps they have been in seclusion to recuperate from their injuries, or perhaps the battle made their injuries too severe, and both sides fell into a deep sleep."

Wang Xing was shocked upon hearing this. "Recovering from injuries? Sleeping? What do you mean? It's one thing for you demons to live for tens of thousands of years, but does that mean the Pope can also live for tens of thousands of years?!"

Yana glanced at Wang Xing indifferently. "Although there's a huge difference in lifespan between humans and demons, once you reach the King level, your lifespan can reach two or three hundred years. Reaching the Emperor level, a lifespan exceeding a thousand years is not a problem. As for reaching the Pope level, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years, are easily achievable!"

"Holy crap!!! Is that even possible!?"

What do you think?

"Then...then...just how strong is that Cardinal? How does he compare to the Yamata no Orochi?"

"He's definitely not as strong as the Yamata no Orochi! That's obvious. If the Cardinal were stronger than a sacred beast, our demon race would be trapped in our underground seal for eternity. The Cardinal's strength is only slightly greater than the city lord of yesteryear, about 30% or 40% stronger than the current city lord. But the problem is, the Cardinal is of the Light attribute, our demon race's nemesis. For demons, his strength is even twice that of the city lord!"

Hearing Yana's explanation, Wang Xing suddenly understood. "I see..."

"If the Cardinal's strength is inferior to Orochi, or even significantly weaker, then I still have a chance to kill him. If I kill the Cardinal of Sakura Ward, will the Demon Clan be able to completely destroy Sakura Ward?"

"That's true, but... the prerequisite is that you have to be able to kill the Cardinal."

"What do you mean? You think I don't have the ability?"

Yana chuckled softly. "To put it another way, Kentaro is weaker than the Demon Emperor, and might not even be able to defeat you. The Cardinal is stronger than the Demon Emperor. If it were a one-on-one fight, with you and the Demon Emperor each taking on one of them, you'd likely have a better chance of winning."

"But... in a 2v2 battle, I can tell you with certainty that you and the Demon Emperor will undoubtedly lose! The reason is simple: the Cardinal possesses powerful support abilities; he can boost Kentaro's strength by more than half! Moreover, he has powerful healing abilities, even resurrection abilities like the 'Great Resurrection Technique.' Do you think you can win?"

"Forehead..."

Wang Xing was speechless for a moment, because he suddenly remembered Wang Yue's incredibly powerful support abilities.

Even a single talent skill can increase Wang Xing's strength by more than 30%!

If Wang Yue were to switch to a legendary hidden class, let alone a 30% increase, it could actually boost Wang Xing's strength by more than half!

If you look at it that way, Yana's words don't seem so outrageous after all.

"So, according to you, we're helpless? Wherever the Demon Emperor goes, the Cardinal will go too, and we'll have no chance of succeeding. So we can only wait for the Nation War to start and decide the outcome through that? Wait, no! I have a question: if the Nation War starts and our players attack the main city, will the city lord and the Cardinal help the players defend the city?"

"I don't know about that. You should ask Yukihime."

Wang Xing looked at Xue Ji. "Do you know?"

Xue Ji nodded gently. "The city belongs to the city lord, and they will definitely fight to the death to protect it. But the cardinal will not, because the Holy See is a neutral organization. In the end, a war between nations is just a war between humans. Unless it is an invasion by alien races, the Holy See will never intervene."

"Therefore, once the national war begins, players only need to worry about the city lord and guards defending the city, and do not need to worry about the Papacy."

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