Chapter 448: His Trump Card
A middle-aged man with blonde hair entered the room with steady steps. As he stepped inside, everyone widened their eyes, sensing the aura of a peak Emperor-stage expert! Prince Wilmar and Carlson were the most shocked by his appearance. How could they not be, when the man who had just walked in was none other than Cardinal Carsius himself?
If he was here, then he must have completed his seclusion and successfully refined the artifacts he stole from the church!
It seemed he had also made a breakthrough to the peak Emperor stage during his seclusion, making him the strongest cultivator in the empire! Coupled with the church artifacts he had stolen, Prince Wilmar thought that Cardinal Carsius had become a threat to anyone on the continent, including himself since no one could control him.
The others, initially shocked, soon changed their expressions to irritation, turning their heads away so that Cardinal Carsius wouldn’t see them. They gritted their teeth inwardly, knowing that this man was the reason they had suffered great losses because of the mysterious swordsman. When they knew that the prince was actually harboring him, they thought he had made a hasty decision. Cardinal Carsius was a wanted man by the church, and this civil war was not the time to add another enemy.
Although they believed that the church would not involve itself in the civil war as long as it did not know the cardinal was here, they still worried about the consequences of hastily placing Cardinal Carsius under the prince’s protection.
If the church somehow found out that the cardinal they were searching for was in the empire, and even under the protection of the second prince, it would not stand by idly and would surely involve itself in this conflict.
They still did not understand why the prince continued to protect him despite the heavy losses they had already suffered. Although they had been told that the cardinal could be a great asset in the future, the losses had already far outweighed the benefits at this time.
From their perspective, if the prince had handed this man over to the mysterious swordsman much earlier, they would not have had to make that enigmatic young man their ultimate enemy. They could have made peace more easily and even built a relationship with the mysterious swordsman.
Although Cardinal Carsius had already broken through to the peak Emperor stage, they still could not feel relieved or put their hearts at ease. Normally, they would congratulate him for reaching the peak Emperor stage, but not under the current circumstances.
Now that the mysterious swordsman seemed to be on his way here, it only made them more frustrated. Meanwhile, Cardinal Carsius hadn’t done shit all this time—while they had already lost so many personnel and resources.
"Why are you here? Who told you to come out?" Carlson asked with a frown.