Li Rui received the latest war report.
He didn't know how Ling Zixiao persuaded the other members of the command center, but now he had the power of independent decision-making and had obtained more intelligence.
Now, he decided to delve directly into the Holy Judgment High Court, to find the others and Song Yao, and there were many questions to ask Zuo Qiutian clearly.
Whoosh—
A gust of wind rose from the border of the Chaos Land, heading straight northeast.
When his figure appeared again, he was already in the sky above a small plain town.
A small-scale battle was taking place here; on one side were a few Extraordinary from the Western Kingdom alongside mechanized troops, and on the other was the Polar Alliance.
The Extraordinary of the Cathedral were easy to recognize; they had uniform attire and were mainly spell-oriented professions, whereas the Extraordinary from the Western Kingdom preferred close combat.
Li Rui observed from a high point for a moment, confirming that most of the participants were around level 50, which was a significant level on a global battlefield, being already at the peak of city-level standards.
At this time, the battle was in a stalemate. The Western Kingdom relied on the firepower cover of mechanized troops to push forward little by little, the process being very challenging.
According to the battle report provided by Ling Zixiao, the goal of this troop was to occupy the town, but they hadn't expected to meet with strong resistance from the Polar Alliance.
Li Rui needed some intelligence on the Holy Judgment High Court, so he leaped from the tallest building, transforming into a Golden Thunder mid-fall, disappearing entirely.
Father Alan of the Polar Cathedral was at the front line, casting spells to intercept rocket attacks.
As someone who had participated in the Secret Realm battles, he was an absolute mainstay in this region.
However, comparatively, his strength had not been fully realized.
When the objectives of war remain unclear, soldiers inevitably question their actions.
In the Cathedral, Father was not a lowly position at all. He absolutely knew that the Western Kingdom and the Polar Alliance had been in constant conflict for years, but he hadn't expected such a bloody result to suddenly arise.
He randomly cast spells, merely trying to throw himself wholeheartedly into combat, so he could ignore the maimed bodies hanging on walls, buried under ruins, and submerged in blood within the town.
He didn't understand why they were engaged in this battle, why the Cathedral's high-level asked them to stir up chaos worldwide.
He just mindlessly executed the higher-up's orders, just as he did in the first half of his life.
Whoosh!
A columnar flamethrower appeared in his hand, shooting straight at the advancing tank several hundred meters away.
It would only take an extremely short time for the thing to turn into a high-temperature iron coffin.
Alan's mood was numb; he didn't dare confront his true thoughts because he knew he secretly hoped someone would stop it all.
Then his wish came true.
A golden figure suddenly flickered on the path of the flamethrower, and the Epic Level skill dissipated instantly.
Alan, this level 55 Mage, surprisingly couldn't see what had happened.
But in the next instant, that terrifying figure appeared right in front of him.
The nightmare of the Secret Realm battlefield descended again.
Alan was completely rigid, as if plunging into an ice cave.
On that giant sea island, he first witnessed this person's power from afar, seeing that corrupted eagle annihilated by the All Heaven Thunder Fire Spell.
Then came the Western Kingdom's war report, describing someone who fought from the western to the eastern front and survived, and then seeing Simon's demise firsthand.
In the end, he died at the hands of that dual-bladed world NPC; he thought something like this appearing on a level 50 Secret Realm battlefield would result in most people being slaughtered.
But later, he learned that the person from Dragon Country who killed Simon also killed that world NPC, which shocked many people for quite a while.
Now it was finally Alan's turn to face this terrifying assassin head-on, accurately speaking, he felt he was facing death.
Boom boom!
Flames started burning around him, as he planned to deploy an area-effect skill, to turn this building and the enemy into ashes together.
Of course, the chance of success was very low, and he didn't expect to solve the opponent with one skill.
Nevertheless, he overestimated himself.
Li Rui didn't give him the time to complete the skill, a backhand hit struck the opponent's chest, sending him flying into another building behind.
Then he teleported in, stepping on Alan's chest; with just a little more force, he could crush the man's heart into pieces.
"Tell me, what's the current situation of the Holy Judgment High Court?"
Alan shook his head, "I don't know."
"What about the Cathedral?"
"I won't betray the gods."
"The one betraying the gods is your Pope; I suggest you switch your allegiance."
Li Rui looked at him coldly, "I heard you take followers under the big tree and drown them alive in blood pools; is this the result of the gods' protection?"
Alan raised his head and closed his eyes, "People dedicate themselves and then return to heaven, enjoying endless tranquility."
Li Rui chuckled lightly, "Do you believe it yourself?"
"....."
This target wasn't chosen at random but was given by Ling Zixiao.
Both the intelligence networks of the Western Kingdom and Dragon Country provided clear information. The interior of the Polar Cathedral was not monolithic, and the actions of the Hidden Sect were too extreme for many to agree with, leading to shaken faith.
Alan Nathan was an appropriate target for conversion, but there was never a suitable opportunity before, as he was always accompanied by high-ranking clergy, who could also discern who might turn into an enemy.
Within the last couple of days, due to the assassination plan of the Divine Strategist, many experts of the Polar Cathedral were urgently called back, creating this gap.
Even so, without this chance, Li Rui could eliminate the accompanying or supervising clergy experts first, then interrogate this guy.
Alan Nathan said, "What do you want me to do?"
"I want you to take me to the Holy Judgment High Court."
"And then?"
"Stop those people, that is, your Pope."
"You are insane."
Alan Nathan said coldly, "Just the two of us?"
Li Rui cast a disdainful glance at him, "It's just me."
"...."
...
When Alan was captured by Li Rui using the Escape Technique, reaching a spot a few dozen kilometers from the Holy Judgment High Court, he discovered the young man's progress was far faster than he had anticipated.
But he still couldn't understand; this insane plan had no chance of success. Why did the other party still come?
More crucially, why did the high-levels of the Western Kingdom and Dragon Country agree to let him come alone?
Yet, Li Rui seemed unconcerned, not even a bit nervous.
"How should we pass the checkpoint ahead, I would prefer not to be discovered here."
Father Alan shook his head, "Impossible, unless you have a way to escape the perception of those Hunters."
Just as he finished speaking, he hesitated for a moment, because he felt the aura beside him disappeared, yet Li Rui was clearly standing right before him, like a lifeless stone or a tree.