Henry had just acquired the Intelligence Authority from the Lord of Mechanoid, inadvertently weakening the deity's power.
Seizing this opportunity, the Black Crusade acted on the information, likely disclosed by the man in black within the Kingdom Treasury, and ensnared the Lord of Mechanoid in a quagmire, aiming to destroy a high-order deity.
Henry felt a surge of anxiety.
What exactly were the intentions and plans of the Black Crusade to target such a formidable deity as the Lord of Mechanoid?
After pondering for a moment, Henry concluded that this issue was beyond his capability to resolve and decided to seek help from a deity.
Deciding which deity to appeal to, however, was a matter that required careful thought.
The most likely candidates to respond were Death and Maldream.
But Death was currently in a critical phase of advancement, in what deities refer to as a 'volatile period.'