Meanwhile, inside the reception room of the White House, Baccio was pacing back and forth anxiously with his hands clasped behind his back.
A few cardinals and elders of the Curia were standing nearby with varied expressions on their faces.
This time, they were here in Eurasia on the pope's orders to have Nathan release the captives.
The Curia had received word that the three Demigods from Helios got captured by Nathan after running into some trouble in Eurasia.
As it turned out, their highly-intelligent spaceship tried to save the three Demigods after they got captured, but to no avail. The spaceship then sent a distress signal to the Curia before automatically returning to the Divine Realm.
Upon learning that the three War Gods had encountered trouble in Eurasia, Eugene IV became restless and immediately sent Baccio to retrieve them from Eurasia.
“Why isn't he here yet? Why isn't he here yet?”
Right as Baccio was growing impatient, footsteps could be heard from outside.
Moments later, Nathan entered the room with a few of his subordinates.
Nathan's lips curled into a faint sneer when he saw how anxious Baccio looked.
“What brings you back to Eurasia, Mr. Baccio? You didn't give me a heads up before coming over, so I wasn't prepared to receive you,” Nathan said with a chuckle.
Baccio actually calmed down when he saw Nathan.
He quickly stepped forward to exchange a few pleasantries with Nathan, and they both took their seats.
“Mr. Cross, I heard that your country, Eurasia, has discovered the mysterious extraterrestrial object that space agencies around the world have recently been concerned about. Moreover, you have launched missile attacks on this mysterious extraterrestrial object. You fired three anti-aircraft missiles at it, right?”
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