NOVPUBIn the quietest moment of the church.
Clink, clink.
As if the setting sun was about to disappear behind the mountains, ripples were cast on the golden walls of the castle, and the hourly bell began to ring.
The bells broke the tranquility from the top of the bell tower.
This did not affect the calm in the church, but added a touch of sanctity and solemnity.
However.
In an unnoticed moment.
Orange light feathers scattered, and a fairy-like girl had landed in the church.
That was a moment as long as eternity itself.
Her red skirt fell like rose petals, her posture graceful, carrying a faint floral scent, her eyes filled with laughter like a starlit lake.
People around were attracted by this devil appearing in the church, staring at her angelic face in astonishment, unable to react.
"Show me your love!"
The joyful voice of the Great Love Poet, like an erupting hum, allowed time to flow again, echoing in the hall.
Suddenly, the originally calm church seemed to be brewing a storm of unimaginable changes, as if the line between dreams and reality was about to be overturned!
Except for Lanci, whose expression remained calm as ever, and Hyperion, who had already been on high alert.
The state of everyone else began to become frenzied.
The most notable place--
The expressions of two people began to twist, revealing indescribable hatred!
The small priest of the Cerryti Empire’s war law team was no longer shy and timid.
Like a changed person, she ignored all rational warnings, casting aside all thoughts, and unleashed the Dark Judgment Spell on Lanci with runaway murderous intent!
Like a night of lunar eclipse suddenly stirring up storms on the sea, black lightning streaked across, accompanied by the roar tearing up the church, the rampant magic power instantly scorched the floor tiles.
However.
The spell of this almost insane caster wasn’t very accurate.
Lanci just casually sidestepped to the right, avoiding it with ease.
He smiled gently at the Goddess Officer as if to say, "You’re really impatient."
"Lanci!!!"
The Goddess Officer, her eyes split open, cried out in impotent fury, frantically throwing her limited attack spells at Lanci, forgetting that her main role was a support, who should fight alongside her comrades.
Meanwhile, the tall and dashing Female Knight, observing this sudden turn of events, had a very dark expression. She tremblingly grasped her own wrist, seemingly maintaining her near cracking expression with all her might.
However, she quickly realized that her mind was being eroded by an irresistible Spiritual Magic.
Even if her self-control was strong, the expression on her face must have been exposed already.
"Heheheh, Lanci Welfort, you despicable scum... If I don’t kill you, my title as the Goddess of Destruction is in vain..."
As if she had given up resisting, or as if she had freed herself.
The Female Knight’s aura underwent a dramatic change, her whole body enveloped in pitch-black armor, she sneered unrestrainedly and with the hilt of the longsword wrapped in golden beast eyes and red flames in her hand, she approached forward.
The temperature inside the entire church seemed to rise by several degrees!
She did not rashly rush towards Lanci, but observed and adjusted her breathing.
Having revealed her identity and chosen to fight, she had nothing left to worry about, just maintaining a calm state of mind was enough.
Even from a distance, the other challengers could feel the wave of heat causing a tingling sensation on their skin.
This oppressive feeling was definitely beyond the fifth-order.
The Female Knight finally stopped hiding her strength, and the magic power ascending like a raging flame had probably already reached the level of a sixth-order magic professional.
Hyperion watched the Female Knight with extra caution, she knew she was not her match, and could only protect Lanci as much as possible by blocking in front of him.
Apart from the Cardinal Bishops in the Rebirth Church, there were also some Saint Heirs and Saintesses, who were hand-picked by the Bishops, personally trained, and expected to become potent young prodigies who could potentially ascend to the position of a Bishop in the future.
Each of them was an absolutely terrifying entity within their age group, possessing top-tier spirit, wisdom, and power.
The no longer disguised female knight before them was a killing machine brought up under the cultivation of Bishop of Destruction, Ivanos, known as the Goddess of Destruction.
Just when Hyperion felt that facing an opponent of this level, Lanci should also start taking things seriously.
He merely heard Lanci sigh behind him:
"Not bad, with such a disposition, she could become a great person. Too bad, she’s chosen the wrong path."
Regret was unconcealable in Lanci’s words,
"Such a good talent, if only she could’ve been sent to my Corridor Academy earlier, she wouldn’t have ended up being the cultist of the Rebirth Church. The Rebirth Church has done countless wrongdoings!"
Hyperion: "..."
I think she might still be better off in the Rebirth Church.
...
The information panel of Shadow World had now changed to [Mission Objective 1: Identify the Traitor 2/2].
This meant that Shadow World had unexpectedly moved on to the next phase.
At this moment, within the spacious cathedral, under the influence of the Great Love Poet, the others similarly underwent varying degrees of mental changes.
"Why... why... even all of you..."
The mage noble girl, who was the last remaining member of Cerryti Empire’s team, collapsed to the ground in despair, unable to accept everything happening before her eyes. She couldn’t believe that her only trustworthy friend turned out to be a Resurrection Believer, and held her crying head in disbelief, feeling as if the world had come to an end.
Perhaps due to her very unique status, the Goddess of Destruction didn’t choose to take her hostage.
Meanwhile, the Young Master of the Business Association was ecstatic and began laughing hysterically, completely disregarding the dangerously tense atmosphere in the cathedral.
"Hahaha, let’s continue the class, let’s continue the fun!"
He seemed to be brainwashed by a strange school.
What he wanted to do most at this juncture was to continue the class.
It seemed that he really enjoyed this afternoon’s study and was still not satisfied.
"This idiot..."
The male guard quickly pulled the idiotic Young Master behind him to protect him. The usually expressionless female guard, on the other hand, displayed a strong killing intent as she vigilantly watched the cultist. It seemed that if they dared to harm the idiotic Young Master, she wouldn’t hesitate to fight them to the death.
The handsome guard was the one least affected by the Great Love Poet among all the people present, with the exception of Lanci and Hyperion.
Nightly capital, yet incredibly powerful, even while facing the Goddess of Destruction, the real cause of his trepidation laid upon Lanci, whose calm demeanor caused others to be terrified with his sly and cunning intelligence.
If this attorney turned out to be the actual Resurrection Believer, it would become an unimaginable nightmare.
Even when compared to the fabled Saintess of the Rebirth Church, Lanci seemed much more terrifying.
This was the factor that put him at ease even when facing the Goddess of Destruction.
Because, this attorney was currently on their side!
...
Compared to these people who were suffering from the negative effects of Great Love Poet, affecting friends and foes alike,
three guys surprisingly didn’t suffer from negative effects!
"Cultists! Kill! Kill!! Kill!!!"
"As expected of the friend of the Great Priest!"
"Everything is the grace of the Lady Goddess!"
Within the cathedral, the three clergymen seemed to have chugged down potions of madness, their zealous faith spreading like a virus in their bloodstream, feeling as if a fire was burning in their veins!
Due to the anti-cult instructions given by Lanci and the emotional blast by the Great Love Poet in the afternoon, these three northern continent clergymen appeared to have turned into frenzied believers, their powers swelling substantially.
Their eyes were pinned on the two Resurrection Believers who had revealed their killing intent. They saw them not as people, but as erroneous existences that required rectification, a form of evil, or a huge amount of merit!
With a high-pitched shout, a rampant siege broke out in the cathedral!
