i created the old gods

Chapter 343 The possibility of war

"Let's not talk about this for now, has Benjamin been found?!"

Smith, who was standing not far from Epad, suddenly spoke, a bright light flashing in his wise eyes: "As long as we find that thing, Lyon will definitely collapse without a fight, and there will be no ability to compete with us for power."

They knew exactly how Benjamin evaded pursuit and even obtained the treasure, and they even knew the hidden secrets better than Benjamin himself.

What was taken away by Benjamin was the Evernight Scepter, which represented the supreme power of the Evernight Church.

This 'Eternal Night Scepter' was smelted from the three divine scepters given by the great Lord of Eternal Night, and was sent into the world of Eternal Night by someone. It was taken by the Angel, and many legends worked together. It took several years of craftsmanship to create a brand new scepter.

This scepter is the symbol of the highest power of the Earth Eternal Night Church. Only the Archbishop is qualified to possess this scepter.

And the user of this scepter will be blessed with super abilities. With the blessing of the scepter, the archbishop's ability within the scope of the Eternal Night Church is no less than that of gods from other worlds and angels of the church!

And this scepter has great limitations. It must be covered by the faith of the Church of Eternal Night in order to be most effective. It must be a sincere believer of the Lord of Eternal Night, otherwise it will not be able to mobilize any power at all.

After the death of Emperor and Pope Cabalon of the Evernight World, George, Smith, Epad and other bishops quickly put pressure on Lyon, planning to use sanctions to temporarily remove Lyon from power and select a new archbishop.

After all, Lyon has been the archbishop for more than 20 years but has never made any outstanding contributions. It is natural to dismiss him.

Feeling a sense of crisis, Leon made a prompt decision, taking advantage of Benjamin's escape to deliberately let Benjamin go, and handed the scepter to Benjamin, asking him to take the scepter away.

Internally, Lyon lied that the scepter had been stolen by Benjamin, and that Benjamin must be caught before the next trial could proceed. Therefore, he was still the archbishop, and he could still act as the archbishop's authority.

Even though most of the bishops knew the inside story clearly, they just didn't have any evidence to prove the matter. They could only catch Benjamin and deal with it together.

"I have to say that our Archbishop of Lyon did something stupid."

Epad glanced at Smith, the university professor at that time, and said with a smile: "What on earth is he thinking, colluding with Benjamin for the sake of being an archbishop for a period of time? As long as we catch Benjamin and make his involvement public, then Not to mention the archbishop, he might not even be an ordinary member of the congregation, and being expelled from the church would be a good end."

After all, they couldn't understand what Leon was doing.

Although Leon seems to have low intelligence in dealing with the church, he is still capable in other aspects, at least far beyond ordinary people.

But this operation makes people feel confused, and they don't know what he is doing.

Doesn't he know what problems might arise?

Doesn't he know that as long as we find Benjamin, his own future will be dark and his life will be a complete failure?

"He must have known what the consequences would be."

Smith adjusted his glasses and whispered: "There must be some secret that we don't know about. This secret is probably hidden, otherwise he wouldn't take such a big risk."

"One thing to say, indeed."

Ai Paide nodded, agreeing with his statement very much, and said at the same time: "We not only want to take back the Scepter of Eternal Night, but also know the secrets hidden in it!"

They must know this secret, otherwise it would be a bit embarrassing for Leon to rely on this secret to make a comeback.

"You know, I'm not in Hawaii often. Keep an eye on these guys and don't let them escape. I'm going to continue searching for Benjamin."

After a moment of silence, Epad breathed a sigh of relief and opened his mouth to Smith: "We must find out clearly the issues related to the world of Deep Sea No. [-]. This is the basis and foundation for our turnaround!"

Smith gave Epad a reassuring look: "Don't worry, I'll take care of it."

After seeing this, Epad nodded with relief and walked towards the elevator, preparing to leave the underwater prison in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Smith watched Expedia until he was out of sight.

Looking at Epad's leaving figure, Smith raised the corners of his mouth slightly, showing a mocking expression.

It is true that he is now cooperating with Epad, but there is only one position for the archbishop. Lyon is about to fall, and he and Epad will have to compete.

By then, having mastered the information about the Deep Sea No. [-] world, he will definitely be able to obtain assistance from the Evernight World.

"Eppaid is definitely aware of this, but why is he still tolerating these things from me? What on earth is he going to do?"

Smith pushed up his glasses and thought to himself: "Tsk, what tricks is Epad doing? It's really too complicated."

Whether it was Leon or Expedia, Smith couldn't figure out what they were going to do.

Even George, a simple and crude night watchman, couldn't understand him.

Smith exhaled a breath of turbid air, and a mottled look flashed across his turbid eyeballs. He murmured to himself in a lonely voice, "This archbishop's position is really difficult to handle."

Among the four main competitors, Lyon, George, Epad and himself, he has the lowest support rate and is also the least promising one.

However, Smith does not intend to admit defeat just like this. Before the last moment, who can know whether he will come back against the wind?
At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps behind Smith, and then the warden of the underwater prison walked in from the gate and said anxiously:

"Bishop Smith, we have just received news that Dean Merlin of Jindal Academy of Magic has arrived in Hawaiian waters. He has released a signal in advance and wants to see the creatures from other worlds that were captured today."

"Dean Merlin?!"

When Smith heard this, his face changed slightly, and he was a little shocked, and then asked in a low voice again: "Are you sure it's Dean Merlin himself?"

"Yes, Your Excellency."

The warden nodded, and after hesitating for a moment, he immediately said, "Not only that, Kunlun's Lin Chuo and Lu Yaoyao also mentioned that they will visit someday."

At this moment, Smith understood why Epad had left this matter to him.

Damn it, he completely forgot about the fact that there were other strong men, and was only thinking about fighting for power with the insiders of the Eternal Night Church.

"Ugh."

After Smith let out a long sigh, he told the warden: "What else can we do? Get ready for the arrival of Dean Merlin."

Merlin was second only to the gods. Smith could not provoke him, and he did not dare to provoke him.

Although the Eternal Night Church is very strong, it cannot cover the sky with one hand now.

Even if there is a backup from the Evernight World, it will have no effect. After all, both the Jindal Magic Academy and Kunlun have reached cooperation intentions with other worlds and become partners.

If it really breaks out, it will be a world war.

So, no matter what, it is definitely impossible to fight.

Therefore, Smith could only ask Dean Merlin to interrogate these prisoners.

It’s not a loss to give the demigod some face.

Within half an hour, Dean Merlin arrived in Honolulu in a dusty journey. Smith greeted Merlin and after some business touts, Merlin did not say anything to other officials in Hawaii. Instead, he headed straight for prison.

Smith didn't know why, but he didn't do anything. He just asked Dean Merlin to lead him to interrogate those creatures from another world.

As a result, before Smith could reach the designated position in the compartment, Merlin had finished interrogating and had already left.

"???"

At that time, Smith's expression was full of questions: "Change the surveillance camera to see what Merlin asked!"

The warden hurriedly brought the pictures and audio recordings, but there was no movement. Merlin just sat across from him, took one look at the creatures from another world, and then left. This made Smith feel even more incredible.

So, he quickly interrogated those creatures from another world and asked them about what had just happened.

"Just now? That strong man glanced at me, and I felt... terrified, as if being targeted by the Fire Demon King."

Uncle Gula, who has secretly taken refuge in the government of the United States, said to Smith with lingering fear: "But... that strong man didn't seem to ask me anything, he just glanced at us."

After getting this answer, Smith's face became even more gloomy.

Although Merlin did not ask him for the interrogation transcript, Smith knew that Merlin now knew much more than he did.

"In the past 20 years, Merlin has never entered any other world. There should be no problem. He will not make an exception for the Deep Sea World No. [-]." In this regard, Smith could only comfort himself.

In Boston, USA, the church is brightly lit.

There are more than a thousand large candles burning on the edge of the altar. The candles are divided into eight rows, and each row is separated by flowers.

The fragrant aroma of the purest cigarettes spurted out from the church door like the whirlpool of the ocean tide. This newly gilded chapel was extremely narrow, but very luxurious.

The luxuriously dressed Leon finished his day of prayer. He stood in the dark room, looking at the splendid palace through the narrow window, and something strange flashed in his eyes.

"Your Majesty the Archbishop!"

"Your Majesty Leon!"

"team leader!"

Night fell slowly, and the next moment, a few more figures suddenly appeared on the empty church seats. They were at the forefront of the entire church, wearing black cloaks, as if they didn't want people to notice their identities.

Leon was not half surprised, but instead raised his hand, indicating that he already knew everything: "My Lord, everyone, please take a seat."

After saying that, Leon moistened his throat and said nonchalantly: "What is the current situation of the two bishops Smith, Eppaid, and Lord George?"

"Eternal Night is on top."

A figure wearing a black robe and cloak immediately opened his mouth and said: "Smith and Bishop Epad appeared in Hawaii to deal with cross-border creatures in the world of Deep Sea [-]."

"Bishop Smith remained in Hawaii, while Bishop Eppaid left Hawaii at about one o'clock noon."

Immediately afterwards, another figure wearing a black robe and cloak took up the topic and said: "As for Mr. George. After killing Benjamin, Mr. George appeared in the Korean Peninsula again and continued to hunt down the Soul Eater."

Leon nodded slightly and continued to ask: "Has the true identity of the Soul Eater been found out?"

"Not really, but."

The figure sitting on the far left hesitated for a moment, then opened his mouth and said: "His Majesty the Archbishop, may be the Great Onmyoji of Japan, Tsuchimikado Kurosaku."

"Tsuchimikado Kurosaki, I have some impressions."

Leon chuckled lightly and said, "In person, George received the blessing of Eternal Night and defeated Tsuchimikado Kurosaki, but I guess he will not die because of it."

"The archbishop is wise!"

"The archbishop is wise!"

Everyone complimented in unison.

Those gathered here are all Lyon’s cronies.

Although Leon was not very good at running the church, he was quite good at winning people's hearts and playing court battles.

Otherwise, he would not be able to fight against the three forces of Smith, Epad, and George on his own.

His influence spreads all over the United States, especially in the northern part of the country. Most of the church priests in the north are appointed by Lyon.

As for the south, most of them are from Epad, Smith and George.

Leon nodded, and then said: "Have you found the scepter? Where is it hidden by this boy Benjamin?"

"could not find it."

A figure in black robes said shamefully: "However, we have already locked several cities, Lordan, Dallas, New York and Boston."

"Boston?"

Leon was slightly surprised when he heard this, and immediately said, "Are you playing with us in the dark?"

After that, Leon added: "Focus on Boston and search step by step."

After that, Leon looked around at everyone again and said, "How did that matter go?"

The black-robed figure replied: "It's ready, all that's left is the scepter."

"very good."

Leon nodded, sighed deeply, and said with some emotion: "Once that matter is carried out, I am afraid that I will immediately break with Epad, Smith and even George and start a battle."

After saying that, Leon continued: "Don't worry now, we will tell you when we find the scepter."

For the time being, Lyon is not ready to break with Smith, Epad and George.

Moreover, there are many external conflicts, and the Eternal Night Church is likely to collapse as a result.

But no matter what, things have come to this point, and the civil war between the Evernight Church and the South will start sooner or later. It is just a matter of time.

After that, Leon looked around at everyone again and said meaningfully: "Get ready for battle. In two years at most, we will go to war with the South."

“That’s it for this monthly meeting, adjourned!”

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)