That answer put Valentino at a loss for words. He stared at the bishop who was avoiding his gaze as well as the other priests who had their heads down before he finally managed to speak again.

��Is it not possible to create at least a small path with light-affinity divine power? Can�t you burn dead mana with divine power?�

Valentino sounded desperate.

�We just need a small path. Just the tiniest of paths. Just enough for our knights to go through in a single-file line. We can only move a small number of knights with flight magic. Is it not possible?�

�Ahem, you see��

The bishop hesitated for a moment. That made Valentino wonder what was going on.

It was at that moment. He heard Duke Huten�s voice through the video communication device.

� Priests with light-affinity are said to feel as if their entire body is on fire in order to use divine powers to purify dead mana.

Purify.

The gods did not let people use their powers for free. There was always a price to pay.

�Ah.�

Crown prince Valentino finally understood why the priests were acting this way.

Duke Huten continued to speak.

� The priests were said to have endured the pain in the past in order to destroy the necromancers. They did it for justice. Although none of them were injured or died because of it, however, the sequelae from it made a lot of priests suffer in pain until they died.

The priests in the back started to frown every time Duke Huten spoke. Valentino and the others looked toward the priests. That was why none of them noticed the sneer on Duke Huten�s face.

�Nobody got hurt because Cale Henituse�s shield was stronger than we expected.

But we are still successful since we are able to prevent them from moving.

Even the Roan Kingdom�s necromancer can�t take care of this alone.�

There were too many enemies for the Roan Kingdom�s magic attack or a few knights being moved with flight magic to be able to handle.

Duke Huten quickly fixed his expression before once again looking as if he was seriously worried about the Caro Kingdom.

The bishop looked toward crown prince Valentino and started to speak.

�Ahem, it is difficult to take care of it immediately as there is a way to slowly and safely purify it. I ask for your understanding, your highness.�

��But the enemy will kill the citizens and merchants up north if we let them go. And if those ships also have dead mana bombs on them��

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