Gabriel brought back the corpse of Louis III, but Louis III’s head was exploded with a kick from the boss, so what Gabriel brought back was merely a headless body, and its appearance was extremely tragic!
Seeing Louis III in such a condition made Michelle’s delicate body uncontrollably shake, and she felt a blackness before her eyes, almost fainting to the ground.
Fortunately, Nicolas was quick on his feet and managed to hold Michelle up!
"Lady, take heart!"
Michelle did not pay attention to Nicolas. After stabilizing her posture, she slowly turned her gaze back onto Louis III’s body.
"Uncle..."
A gut-wrenching scream immediately erupted from Michelle’s mouth, and she knelt down on the ground with a thud, tears falling in a stream like broken beads.
Seeing this, Nicolas couldn’t help but let out a slight sigh.
Others might not know about Michelle and Louis III’s relationship, but he did.
Michelle’s parents died quite early, and it can be said that Louis III raised her from a young age.
Although Louis III was just Michelle’s uncle, in her heart, he was completely like a father.
With Louis III now killed, it was certainly a massive blow for Michelle; her heart might be shattered by this.
Michelle knelt on the ground, her tears continuously falling from her eyes. In an instant, she became a person made of tears.
Others in the church hall, upon witnessing this, all wanted to say some comforting words to Michelle, but didn’t know how to begin.
After a long while, Nicolas slowly said, "Lady, you must take care of your health. Now that the Pope is no more, the entire church needs you to stand strong!"
Although Nicolas is the second soul figure in the church, Michelle’s status is still higher than his in terms of hierarchy.
Therefore, even in the absence of Louis III, Nicolas was not going to be in charge; it would be Michelle leading the church.
Michelle seemed not to hear Nicolas’s words, weeping silently, looking so sorrowful that one couldn’t help but want to embrace and comfort her.
After an unknown length of time, Michelle suddenly spoke, "Who... who killed my uncle? Was it the Marshal?"
At that moment, Michelle’s voice was filled with a somber tone, mixed with intense killing intent.
Moreover, when Michelle asked the question, her fists were tightly clenched.
If Gabriel were to say it was Marshal Ye Xunhuan who killed Louis III, any past relations between Michelle and Ye Xunhuan would instantly vanish; she would treat Ye Xunhuan as an enemy, a relentless adversary.
"Lady, it wasn’t the Marshal!" Gabriel informed Michelle truthfully.
"Then who was it, the Blood Phoenix?" Michelle roared.
At that moment, Michelle resembled a beast in a berserk mode, exuding a cold yet desolate aura.
"It’s... a mysterious man!" Gabriel cautiously said, "He ambushed the Pope, severely injuring him, and later killed him."
Gabriel neither concealed nor exaggerated anything; he was honest and straightforward.
"What is his name?"
"I don’t know!"
"Investigate him!" Michelle gritted her teeth and said, "By any means necessary, find out who he is!"
"Yes!"
Even if Michelle hadn’t demanded it, the church members would certainly investigate the identity of this boss, considering he killed Pope Louis III, which was a grave insult and provocation to the entire church and couldn’t be tolerated.
"Lady, perhaps if you ask the Marshal, he might know who the person is?"
The next instant, Michelle’s gaze fixed directly onto Gabriel.
Feeling Michelle’s cold stare, Gabriel shivered uncontrollably.
At that moment, Gabriel felt akin to being watched by a venomous snake, ready to be bitten should he make any wrong move.
"Does the Marshal know the person?"
"I... I don’t know!" Gabriel quickly shook his head and said, "But he didn’t act against the Marshal!"
"I see!"
"Lady, there’s... there’s one more thing?"
"Speak!"
"The ruler of the protectors was killed by the Marshal!"
Upon Gabriel’s words, everyone’s expressions changed drastically.
The ruler and Louis III were the dominant leaders of the Eastern and Western factions, yet both were now dead.
"Gabriel, is what you say true?" Nicolas asked immediately, even before Michelle could.
If only Louis III was killed, the balance between the factions would be utterly disrupted, but with the ruler dead as well, the equilibrium might still be maintained.
Considering in the holy war, the church played the most prominent role, with its Pope at the forefront.
If only Louis III had died, the balance would be lost, and if Huaxia seized the opportunity to initiate a holy war, the West would almost certainly lose.
But now that the ruler is also dead, it’s hard to be certain.
"I saw it with my own eyes!" Gabriel knew the gravity of the matter and hurriedly explained.
"The Marshal could kill the ruler?"
"He teamed up with the Blood Phoenix and the Demon King to kill him!"
With Gabriel’s explanation, Nicolas asked nothing further.
If that was the case, the ruler indeed stood little chance of surviving, given that neither Ye Xunhuan, Olivia, nor the Demon King was easy to deal with.
The team-up of these three, few could withstand.
"Moreover, our return was arranged by the Marshal; he left behind the man who killed the Pope, likely fearing the man might act against us en route!" Gabriel further added.
"Why didn’t the Marshal help my uncle?" Michelle suddenly questioned.
"He... was fighting someone else, and nobody expected that person to ambush the Pope," Gabriel truthfully said, "But... but..."
"But what?"
"It’s possible the Marshal actually hoped for the Pope’s death!" Gabriel cautiously mentioned, "Given our recent activities have been somewhat conspicuous, and Lady, you were also..."