"Your Holiness."


    "What are your orders?"


    Holt looked at the figures on the screen and said, "Listen up, everyone. Wilbur wants to end the war in the Burd Bay area. He will inevitablye to find you. The moment any of you encounter Wilbur, notify me immediately. I will get there as fast as I can. This time, I will ensure he dies."


    "Yes, Your Holiness."


    "Understood, Your Holiness."


    At this moment, Wilbur was on his way to Velks, a small country in the Burd Bay area. Velks had been engulfed in the region''s war for over a year. The prolonged conflict had imed the lives of thousands of soldiers and civilians.


    Wilbur had learned that Velks was controlled by Cardinal Bernal of the church. ording to La''s intelligence, Bernal was a treacherous individual who had sworn loyalty to the Pope. Bernal had vowed to uphold the Pope''s ns, even if it meant dying in battle. His staunch allegiance made him a key figure in the ongoing conflict in the Burd Bay area.


    Knowing that the Dark Messenger would soon kill Holt and then hunt him down, Wilbur realized the best course of action was to eliminate critical adversaries and take control of the church''smunicationwork in the Burd Bay area. This would enable him to bring the nations to a ceasefire.


    Aplishing this would not be too difficult on its own. However, doing so while evading the Dark Messenger''s pursuit made the task considerably harder.


    If Wilbur were only facing the second incarnation of the Dark Lord, he could still fight and possibly escape even if defeated. However, Holt had already in the second incarnation, and now, the third incarnation of the Dark Lord was on the scene. This new Dark Messenger was far more powerful than the previous one. Wilbur understood that a direct confrontation would be disastrous. The third incarnation had likely been briefed on Wilbur''s capabilities by the second incarnation and would possess overwhelming power.


    Emerging from the mirage, Wilbur had hoped to avoid a head-on sh with the Dark Messenger. But fate had brought him to this critical juncture within just over a month. It was a situation beyond anyone''s control.


    Yet, Wilbur was unwilling to abandon his mission to restore peace in the Burd Bay area. He knew that failing to quell the war within three months would spell doom for Earth.


    If Earth''s dimension could not be a world of light, it would inevitably be consumed by darkness and turn into a puppet realm controlled by the evil gods. In such a scenario, Earth''s order would copse, filling everyone''s hearts with malevolence, the very sustenance for the evil gods.


    Earth is the shared home of all humanity. Whether one was a cultivator or an ordinary person, everyone here could bask in the sun, enjoy the rain, and live out their emotions. They could have lives of their own, in a world meant for humans. But if no one stopped the war, Earth would be a vassal to the evil gods, and its inhabitants would be reduced to sacrificial offerings.


    Initially, Wilbur did not understand why Kortlin emphasized the urgency of ending the war in the Burd Bay area within three months. He eventually realized that the massive discement and suffering of refugees had bred overwhelming malevolence.


    Originally, the bnce between good and evil on Earth was even. Now, with evil outweighing good, the order within the dimension would gradually disintegrate. Without order, malevolence would only grow. Thus, quelling the war in the Burd Bay area was crucial.


    At that moment, Bernal was in an underground pce in the capital of Velks,


    Anacy. After connecting with all the cardinals of the church, Holt contacted Bernal privately.