16 The Churchs Team (2/2)
He is publicly known as the Eventide Saint. He is comparable to the great Visser Gallard, Astoria's Heavenly Protector.
As a Saint rank, he enjoyed higher standing than Ryson. He's definitely the one who's leading the church's investigation team.
Melissa suffered a immense headache because of this, she's actually forgot something significant like that. Hence, she hastily decides on something.
She set her vision towards the soldier ”Alright. Quickly permit them in.” and ordering the soldier with a bit loud voice.
”Yes my lady, at once.” the soldier hastily left for the outside.
Melissa is holding and massaging her head looking disturbed, she didn't know what those church's big names want. The other members began looking troubled as well after seeing her like that.
Melissa then begins informing the others about the possibilities of those church people's identities.
After hearing Melissa's explanations. They were also shocked and stupefied.
A Church's Saint rank expert is outside?
But strangely the feeling of anticipating in meeting a Saint rank expert is sprouting inside their hearts. Because it's very rare for them to be able to meet one. So they began waiting.
Even Melissa who's looking distressed earlier also began to feel enthusiastic. She's actually never met Victor before, but she more or less knows about him.
It is said that Victor Assange is a man with a good disposition. He also has a great sense of humor. Of course, she also knew that even though he was an amiable person, he stills a powerful Saint rank in the end, who absolutely cannot be underestimated.
Only Arno still looked very calm as he didn't share the other ecstatic feelings. Although a Saint rank is unremarkable in his eye, he still understands why the other members feel elated after knowing a Saint expert will have an audience with them.
For these people, Saint rank is a dream, destination, and something to strive for. Seeing directly the object of their dream is extremely precious to them.
Boooom!
Not long. A vast mighty wave of power envelops the entire branch's interior. While at the same time, a group of 4 people adorned in the precisely Church's knights signature armors and robe is entering the building through the front door.
The power is radiating from the body of a heroic looking old man wearing the Church's armor in front of the group, and the Energia's fluctuation inside the building became extremely erratic and violent. As a consequence, the branch's building is shaking for a bit.
The old powerful old man is setting his sight at Melissa's team, and he is looking at each of them indifferently. He can see almost all of them is already sweating copiously and felt anxious through the expression on their faces.
At that moment, he began focusing and concentrating the violent power, and directly targetting Melissa's team members. Suffocating and pressuring them.
The team member is unable to do anything in front of this absolute power. It is an overbearing pressure which can only be unleashed by a Saint rank expert.
So just like Melissa had told the team before, this old man, who's pressuring them, is indeed one of the Church's Saint rank experts — Victor Assange.
While a middle age man behind him is probably Ryson Garddas.
Melissa complexion still looks fine as she had the strength to block some of these pressures targetting her, though she's still feeling suffocated for a little.
Dina, Sasha, Zohar, and Aurel are already drenched in sweats and gritting their teeth, trying to hold on with all they've got.
Alfred and Luccio didn't look so good, they have lost almost their entire strength just to resist the pressure for a few seconds. The only thing that is still holding them up is their tenacious willpower, which is also almost collapsed too.
Fortunately, Fanctom is not over here currently, he's inside the warehouse in the back of the building. Otherwise, he definitely can't resist the pressure and directly fainted.
The only one who had a good condition is Arno. It is obvious the pressure didn't affect him at all. He is looking calmly at the old Saint while assessing his strength.
That old Saint is the first of the Current Era Saint or Martial Lord rank expert he met. He really curious about them.
He notes the old Saint are extremely proficient in controlling his Energia projection. From its violent and erratic form, into a condensed and precise shape that can be used to directly pressurize the enemy.
Arno judge this old Saint is someone who raises his cultivation through a great struggle and battle experiences, instead of with external help.
Cultivators who's taking a shortcut in raising his/her cultivation with the help of external methods such as; pills, heaven-defying treasure or forcibly ranked up through wicked rituals, typically will have a shallow foundation. They were more fragile than someone in the same rank.
Those cultivators normally won't be able to go far in their cultivation journey.
Based on that, it can be said that the old Saint is a amazingly talented cultivator.
Booom!
Suddenly, an explosion sound reverberated from Luccio's body. Everyone inside the room can't help but immediately shift their eyes towards its direction.
What they saw was, Luccio is trembling and convulsing. While the fierce burst of mana violently shrouding his body.
All the people who saw what happen is realizing Luccio is in the middle of breaking through his cultivation.
But because Luccio is currently being suppressed by the overwhelming pressure from the Church old Saint. He cannot stabilize his cultivation. Hell, he can't even move his body due to the pressure.
As a result, his condition now is extremely hazardous. If he does not stabilize his cultivation immediately, it will be catastrophic. As he could lose his life or worse, crippled.
For cultivators, being crippled is much worse than death. Once they became a cripple, they would lose all of their cultivation and return back to being a mortal.
Many people in the room didn't recognize Luccio's dangerous situation. They didn't know what to do with him. Besides they were also being suppressed too, as it is hard for them to even move a finger.
Arno begins to stare at the old Saint again, he narrows his eyes as he saw the old Saint still didn't stop his power pressures.
Did he not recognize how dangerous Luccio's situation is? Arno thought furiously inside his mind.
If in that case, Arno thinks he needs to do something.
Bang!
An invisible powerful Energia projection was released by Arno and directly clashed with the old Saint's Energia's projection.
The old Saint's Energia's projection unable to bear a candle against Arno's projection which power is inconceivable.
Thus, The old Saint's projection was rapidly dissipated and vanished. While Arno immediately retracted his projection and the situation inside the room began returning to normal.
The old Saint was startled because his projection is surprisingly defeated in a very quick fashion. Subsequently, he began setting his sight on Arno, who's glaring back at him indifferently.
The old Saint can feel there is a mana projection that came from a handsome young man's dressed in black armor and strange dark robe, in which quickly defeats his Saint rank mana projection.
He didn't know who this handsome young man in black armor at all.
He felt this is very weird because even though it is merely a simple mana projection contention, no one is able to defeat him before. Except for some other Saint rank expert who possessed a higher level than him, maybe they were capable to defeat him.
If that the case then. Is that young man, a Saint rank expert too? The old Saint thought this matter carefully.
But after he secretly tries measuring the young man's strength, he didn't find anything, not even single mana, is detected from his body.
Making the old Saint even more baffled.
Melissa and the other team member also began to relax and recovering their complexion, while Luccio didn't waste any more time as he quickly sits on the floor and stabilizing his cultivation which successfully had a breakthrough.
Most of them didn't realize about the mana projection battle between Arno and the old Saint earlier. And when Arno defeats the old Saint projection, they thought the old Saint is simply retracted his pressure.
Only the middle age man behind the old Saint is able to senses what was happening. He was shocked actually, he really cannot believe his superior was defeated in mana projection battle.
The old Saint then averting his eyes and looking at Luccio again before walking towards his direction.
Once he stands beside him, he grabs Luccio's shoulder ”You alright, brat?” and grinningly asked.
Luccio, who only just finished stabilizing his cultivation, lift up his head towards the old Saint's face ”Y...yes..your excellency, I'm fine.” he stutteringly replies.
Knowing Luccio is alright, the old Saint is smiling and patting Luccio's back ”Great. Congratulation brat, you just ranked up one level. Keep it up, hahaha.” after that he started laughing out loud.
Luccio can merely nod gratefully, he didn't expect he's able to breakthroughs because of the old Saint's pressure at all. He was elated as he became a Level 2 Super Warrior now. He began to stand up and stare in awe at the old Saint.
The old Saint still laughing when he looks at Melissa's direction ”Sorry young lady Melissa, for our ehem...rude entrance, hehe.” and awkwardly apologizing.
Melissa is in the middle of analyzing her team members condition one by one. Seeing they were alright, she sighed in relief.
”It's fine Lord Assange. So, what are these honorable guests wanted with us?” Melissa bitterly smiles as she asked the old Saint.
”So you already know our identities huh. Good. About what our business here, it is not for me to speak about it.” Said Victor and then he glanced at the young woman standing behind the Church's people.
The young woman nodded to Victor, and she walking closer towards Melissa. Her appearance is finally revealed to Melissa's team, and she was extremely graceful.
Her lovely face is full of gentleness and youthfulness, but her brunette hair was partially hidden by a faint white priestess hood.
Her illustrious and ethereal white robe is concealing her whole body, down to her ankle. As a consequence, there wasn't a single spot of her light-toned skins revealed to the world.
She was so pure to the point it completely discourages people to think of her with dirty thought.
Once she arrived just a step away from Melissa, she politely smiles and bowing ”We meet again lady Melissa...” and she speaks with a calm and gentle voice.
”Indeed Lady Rione. How have you been?” Melissa returned the greetings.
Unlike the rest of her team member, Melissa already knows and recognized this young woman in front of her right now.
She is the Saintess Candidates of the Greysia Church — Rionne Malta. She's the one who would become the Church next Saintess, replacing the current one in the future.
Melissa had encountered her once, during a Church ceremony in Astor cathedral several years ago.
”I'm very much in a healthy state, thank you. But now let's get straight to the focal point, shall we? I'm sure you also want to settle this matters quicker, right?” Said Rione with a deliberate tone.
”Very well, that's more like it. So what do the Church's team wants from us?” Melissa also speaks more serious now.
Rione is smiling gently before she opens her mouth once more.
”A cooperation.”