The hero I support will definitely defeat the devil

"Yes, the Demon King Cult killed all of their own kind in order to prevent the Queen's words from reaching your ears."

The archbishop took a deep breath, and her body became unstable. Several priests around her quickly increased the intensity of her treatment.

"Although the Queen had anticipated this and specially sent two teams, one in front and one in the back, and the leaders were the elite of the palace guards, all of whom were gem-level professionals. Unfortunately, the Demon King Cult sent out a more powerful force, and they did not survive."

"Later, the tribe gradually became chaotic because of the undercover agents of the Demon King's sect, and His Highness had no choice but to seal up the entire territory of the mermaid tribe."

"Did the eldest sister activate the third treasure?"

Meris looked anxious.

There are three treasures in the mermaid clan. The nameless treasure in Meris's hand is the strongest and original treasure, and is called the first treasure.

The second greatest treasure is the crown worn by successive mermaid queens, also known as the Crown of Water. The recognized wearer can freely manipulate the water element, making him or her invincible in the sea.

The third treasure is a special treasure created by a sage of the mermaid tribe. The sage once said that it was the product of a flash of inspiration and a miracle that could not be replicated.

The Law of the Sea draws the power of the holder and amplifies it several to dozens of times to form an absolute suppression circle within a certain range. The size of the range depends on the power drawn from the holder. Any life within the suppression circle whose power is lower than the holder's amplified power will be absolutely suppressed and unable to resist the holder.

Although this treasure is powerful, its price is too high, and even the royal family will not use it easily.

Meris knew very well how determined her elder sister was to use the third treasure.

With the power of the eldest sister's gem level, after using the Law of the Sea, the entire territory of the mermaid clan can basically be included. In this way, the members of the Demon King's sect will have nowhere to hide.

But every day the Law of the Sea consumes the eldest sister's power, which is not just magic power, but also mental power, willpower, vitality, and even soul power.

It's fine for a short time, but if the eldest sister is allowed to use the Law of the Sea for too long, then when the absolute suppression circle is lifted, only death will be waiting for her.

Thinking of this, Meris hurriedly asked the Archbishop.

"How is she, elder sister?"

"The First Prince is very weak at the moment, but there is no problem for the time being, because the Third Prince has taken over the Third Treasure."

The Archbishop's words made Melissa feel relieved, but she knew one thing very well, that is, her third sister could not hold on for too long.

Because the third sister is only at the gold level, her strength is far inferior to that of the eldest sister who is at the gem level.

"Then what happened to your injuries?"

Meris looked at the archbishop, who was as fragile as bubbles, and felt a little puzzled.

Although the sea is indeed full of dangers, it has little to do with the Ocean Church in Glory Town, right?

"The strongest beast in the abyss almost broke through the seal, and it was the Lord of the Sea who intervened at the critical moment. But the curse that the beast unleashed before it was resealed caused many church leaders who were present at the time to be harmed."

Although the Archbishop did not go back, he was also cursed because he sent elemental clones to maintain the seal.

"I was also cursed because I was implicated by the elemental clone. But my situation is actually relatively light. Many priests and nuns with weaker strength went crazy the moment they were cursed, and were eventually forced to be temporarily sealed by the curser."

The archbishop sighed. If she had gone there in her real body, she would probably have gone crazy.

It was only because she was the archbishop of the Glory Town Ocean Church branch that she didn't go back.

In addition to her, this time the Ocean Church called back almost all church personnel above the level of bishop to the tribe, which shows how serious the matter is.

Chapter 496: Do Not Act Rashly

"I see. No wonder there is no movement in the sea. You are really decisive."

After hearing the whole story, Olivia couldn't help but admire the calmness and decisiveness of the Mermaid Queen and her two daughters.

Many people who have not experienced the crazy era of the Demon King's Sect have an underestimation of the Demon King's Sect, always thinking that they are bugs in the gutter and nothing big.

Anyone who has experienced it knows how terrifying the Demon King's Sect is.

If you think the Demon King's Sect is not scary enough, just look at those principalities and kingdoms in history that fell into civil strife and destroyed themselves because of them, and you will clearly understand how terrible these lunatics are.

Those members of the Demon King's Sect who revealed their identities were basically good people whose identities were innocent no matter how they were investigated. If they hadn't revealed their identities, no one would have associated them with the lunatics of the Demon King's Sect.

There are also some members of the Demon King's Cult who have never been activated in their lives. No one knows they are members of the Demon King's Cult until they die, not even their parents and children know. If the list of their names was not found during the raid on the Demon King's Cult base, no one would have connected them with the Demon King's Cult.

When you discover a member of the Demon King's sect in your own forces, you need to be prepared for your forces to suffer heavy losses or be destroyed altogether.

Because if there is one, there will be a second, a third, a fourth...

There was even an absurd incident in history where, except for the Grand Duke, all of the four most important officials in a principality were undercover agents of the Demon King's sect. The most important thing was that these four people did not know each other's identities.

As a result, due to the intrigues among these four people, this ancient principality with hundreds of years of history was destroyed.

And at the beginning, no one even linked the demise of the principality to the madmen of the Demon King's sect.

Because in history, it is quite common for a country to be destroyed due to intrigue among its senior officials and weak leaders.

But later, one of the four important ministers joined another principality, and that principality also perished within a dozen years. This attracted the attention of the Adventurer's Guild.

Eventually, the Adventurer's Guild found evidence that this guy was a member of the Demon King's Cult and arrested him.

The other three were also exposed due to various reasons, and were eventually captured and executed by the Adventurer's Guild and the Eight Major Churches.

And it was not until this time that everyone knew that the principality was destroyed because of these four members of the Demon King's sect.

From this, we can see how terrible it is once a member of the Demon King's sect appears in a force.

This is why Olivia praised the Mermaid Queen and her daughter for being decisive.

To deal with these lunatics from the Devil's Sect, we must cut the Gordian knot quickly and have enough execution power.

The main reason why those kingdoms and duchies were unable to eradicate the members of the Demon King's sect was that the grand dukes and kings who were their leaders were only the largest lords rather than the rulers of the duchies and kingdoms with absolute power.

This is vividly reflected in the Patra Empire.

As the most powerful emperor in history, Patra IX held almost all the power of the empire in his hands. In the empire, his status was higher than that of the gods of the church. Many people in the empire worshipped their emperor, believing that only this majesty could lead them to prosperity.

Therefore, although there are members of the Demon King's sect in the Patra Empire, their status is very low. Even if they cause trouble, they are only trivial matters that are not harmful. Even if someone occasionally makes it to the middle or high level, they will be quickly cleared out.

Because Patra IX would not be fooled by these seemingly loyal guys.

Patra IX, who possessed the power of anger, was calmer than anyone else.

It is not an exaggeration to say that he can see through people's hearts.

A strong hand and a heart that will not be deceived, this is why Patra IX was able to bring new life to this empire that was originally in decline.

Originally, once the Mermaid Queen was assassinated, it would cause great turmoil in the mermaid clan. At the same time, the mermaid clan caught in civil strife would have no time to manage the affairs of other sea clans. This gave the members of the Demon King's sect an opportunity to fish in troubled waters.

But the Mermaid Queen survived with the help of the treasure and quickly froze herself.

The mermaid queen being dead and being alive are two completely different concepts.

The Demon King's cult's plan failed halfway from the start.

Then there is the eldest daughter of the Mermaid Queen, Meris’s eldest sister. This first princess is also a calm and decisive person.

Relying on the power of the third treasure, the prince took control of the entire territory of the mermaid clan.

Even after the seal problem was resolved by the God of the Ocean and the Ocean Church, she still did not lift the absolute suppression circle.

The reason is that she wants to completely eradicate all members of the Demon King's sect in the mermaid territory.

After the First Princess lost her power, her third sister, the Third Princess, immediately took over control of the Third Treasure in order to continue her plan to eradicate the members of the Demon King's sect.

The reason why the second princess was not allowed to take control was probably because a powerful royal family was needed to maintain stability.

The Second Princess, like the First Princess, is a Gem-level professional. When the Legends of the Royal Family cannot be dispatched due to the maintenance of the seal, she is the strongest one in the Royal Family.

As for the Fourth Princess, she, like the Third Princess, is only a Gold-level professional and cannot serve as a fighting force to deter those with ill intentions.

The mermaid clan seems to be in a bad situation now. The mermaid queen is seriously injured and frozen, the first princess has lost all her power, and all kinds of chaos and bad events are happening in the mermaid clan's territory. But in fact, it is just the pain of cutting off the rotten flesh before treatment. As long as the treatment is completed, they will be revitalized and get better.

"Mother...sister..."

Merissa suddenly had an urge to go back immediately.

"Your Highness, you can't go back."

The archbishop did not give any reason, but Melissa knew what he meant.

The sea is too chaotic now, and Meris can't go back.

Once she goes back, the situation becomes even more confusing.

“But people need me.”

Meris said firmly.

The reason why those lunatics from the Demon King's sect tried to assassinate her twice was because they were afraid that she would be alive, right?

So why don't they want to live themselves?

The answer is very simple, that is, he is afraid that she will return to the tribe alive.

Once she returned, even if her mother really died from the assassination of a madman from the Demon King's sect, with the support of important officials who knew the Queen's secret orders, the Ocean Church, and her sisters, she could easily become the next Mermaid Queen.

And if it comes to this, no matter what the Demon King's sect's plan is, it will completely fail.

So she had to go back.

Chapter 497: Not Easy

"But your injuries..."

The archbishop frowned.

She could naturally see that Meris's current physical condition was not very good.

The first assassination attempt by the Demon King's Cult's killer had already caused Melissa extremely serious injuries, and before her injuries could be healed, she was assassinated a second time.

This time the situation was even more serious. Countless curses caused Merissa's body to fall into a near-death state. If she hadn't been rescued by Bessie by accident, Merissa would probably have died long ago.

But even so, Meris's situation was not very good.

Although Meris now looks like she has recovered and has no problems moving, in fact, Meris is only healed on the surface, and her internal injuries still exist, especially the fatal injuries she suffered when she was assassinated for the first time. The curse has been mostly eliminated, but a part of it still stubbornly exists in Meris' body and cannot be eradicated.

Meris going back at this time can be said to be the best target. If the Demon King's sect kills her in the mermaid's territory, the mermaid kingdom will definitely fall into complete chaos.

"My mother and sisters need me, too."

Meris held the necklace in front of her chest.

Now my mother and sisters are in great need of this treasure.

If she didn't go back, she could certainly avoid the attacks of the Demon King's sect temporarily, but how long could she avoid them?

As long as she is the heir to the Mermaid Queen, she will never be able to escape the assassination from the Demon King's sect.

"But..."

The archbishop suddenly shut his mouth in the middle of his words.

She seemed to be feeling something.

After a long time, the archbishop opened his eyes.

She looked at Meris with disbelief.

"Your Highness, you can go back now."

"what?"

Meris thought she had heard wrongly. Why did the archbishop, who had just been trying to dissuade her, suddenly change his mind?

"I have received a command from my God. Your Highness, you can go back now."

There was a hint of excitement in the archbishop's words.

This was the first time she received the oracle so clearly.

Although I had received oracles several times before, the messages were always relatively vague and I had to comprehend the meaning myself. But this time, the message was crystal clear and I didn't need to think at all.

"Could it be that the Lord of the Ocean has wiped out all the people of the Demon King's Sect?"

Meris couldn't help but get excited when she heard the archbishop's words.

"My God did not explain this, but I am sure that the Mermaid Kingdom is now safe."

The archbishop completely trusts the god of their mermaid clan.

Compared to other sea creatures who don't know the truth, the mermaids know very well that the Ocean God was also a mermaid before he became a god, and he was also a member of the royal family of the mermaids, a princess of the royal family. And the current royal family of the mermaids is related by blood to the Ocean God.

This is why all mermaids devoutly believe in the God of the Ocean.

To their clan, the God of the Ocean is not only the God of the Ocean but also the God of Mermaids, and is also their ancestor.