The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　"Sloan, he's still alive! And he's even been favored by the evil god!"

　Regardless of attributes or race, only an evil god can favor a "lich".

　His Holiness the Pope raised his right hand, his fingers trembling slightly. This showed the deep-seated animosity between this "lich" named Sloan and the Holy Church.

　Even in the eyes of the Holy Church, Sloan should have long been a dead lich.

　But now he is not only alive, he is also openly appearing on the World Cup stage.

　"Loreid is no match for him."

　Behind the two, an elderly man spoke up.

　That's the chief judge of the Inquisition, whose position is equivalent to an archbishop. "Check the name."

　No sooner had the Pope finished speaking than someone handed him a document. He took the document, opened it, and saw a name—Enlos. Enlos was Sloan's alias during the preliminary rounds.

　He is currently ranked fifty-sixth on the leaderboard, a position that is neither high nor low, and not particularly conspicuous.

　“It’s not a bad thing,” Galenoris suddenly said. “It’s a good thing to be able to expose his identity before the qualifiers even begin. Laureid did a good job.”

　His Holiness the Pope immediately calmed down and said in a deep voice, "He cannot be allowed to appear in the preliminary rounds."

　"There is a one-day interval between the open auditions and the preliminary rounds," Galernoris said.

　The Pope said, "Let's do it tonight."

　Calenoris said, "Hmm."

　The chief judge of the Inquisition then said in a deep voice, "I will take action personally."

　This assassination attempt was a battle the Holy Church could not afford to lose.

　It’s a sure win!

　Dark-themed competition area.

　Laureid did not suddenly pull out a "God Card" as Dark had expected.

　But after his magical spirits were all killed by the dark bone dragon, he suddenly stuck a magic card on his chest and charged towards Sloan.

　His body disappeared during the sprint and reappeared in front of Sloan in an instant, then grabbed him tightly with a ferocious expression.

　"BOOM!"

　In the midst of this duel, he actually detonated his magic power, instantly turning into light.

　This kind of "mutual destruction" self-destruction spell is actually not easy to master. Even within the Inquisition, only a small elite group knows it. Laureate is one of them.

　He vaporized his life shield the instant he self-destructed. But he also successfully vaporized Sloan's life shield completely. This was his final counterattack in the face of certain death.

　It also demonstrates their determination to slay the lich. Of course, this is a magical duel.

　So he didn't die after his self-destruction, but was reborn in the "graveyard".

　However, such a fearless display of courage would undoubtedly garner unanimous praise from the Pope and archbishops.

　Although Laureus experienced the terrible pain of being burned by the crimson flames, he felt it was worth it.

　Although his actions had no bearing on the outcome of the duel.

　Because his health points were depleted first, the winner was still "Lich" Sloan, even though both players' health points had reached zero.

　The battle is over.

　Sloan retrieved the "God Card," gave Laureid a disdainful snort, and then used a magic card to cast a teleportation spell, quickly disappearing from the rising black mist.

　The Sorcerer's Alliance does not discriminate against "liches" transformed from humans.

　That's why he was able to participate in this World Cup.

　However, his identity remains a problem; once he leaves the arena, he will inevitably be targeted by the Holy Church.

　Therefore, he had to endure, continue to endure, until he no longer needed to endure.

　"what a pity."

　Dark looked at the suddenly empty dueling arena and couldn't help but feel a little empty.

　Laureen's self-destruction didn't earn him any points. He rated the final act of the duel a zero. Completely unsatisfying!

　"That player who just disappeared..."

　Sophia grabbed Dark's hand, wanting to ask Sloan why his face was so dry.

　But before she could finish her question, an extremely sacred and majestic aura suddenly erupted from a certain competition area in the distance.

　"Light, Angel, God!"

　A thought struck Dak, and he immediately sent a message in his mind.

　The Fairy Beast nodded slightly and then activated the long-distance teleportation once again.

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　The very next second, Sophia found herself in the familiar Fairy-type arena.

　She instinctively looked up and saw an angel as majestic as a god!

Chapter 1520 Darkdemon and Angels and Demons (4k)

　As if a holy angel branded from the canon had appeared before everyone's eyes at that moment.

　A woman with her eyes closed floats below the angel, and the magic card on her chest emits a dazzling white light.

　The aura of divinity continues to emanate.

　The angel's form seemed to be a gigantic projection of this woman. Above its equally closed eyes, black ribbons were taking shape. Countless white lights converged from all directions, condensing into four wings behind it.

　—"Four-Winged Angel"!

　…·

　In this world, four wings are the symbol of angels forging divinity.

　Even if it is not a true angel, but a magical spirit, its uncontrollable, frenzied divinity is still a symbol of its divine nature.

　It must be a "God Card"!

　"After the Lich Bone Dragon, came the Four-Winged Angel."

　Dak couldn't help but show surprise.

　If the Bone Dragon was summoned because its opponent was a bishop of the Holy Church, then why was this "Four-Winged Angel" summoned in the first place?

　His eyes gleamed with golden light, his gaze sweeping rapidly across the faces of the two duelists as he turned his head.

　The one who summoned the angel was a female player wearing a white dress. With his sharp eyes, he could tell at a glance that the dress was not from a famous brand, and the female player's duel disk was the cheapest basic model, without any Holy Order mark.

　Her features weren't striking, but she gave off an extremely gentle feeling that made people instinctively want to get close to her.

　But his expression at this moment seemed slightly flustered.

　The appearance of the "four-winged angel" seemed to be unexpected. And her opponent was... Evan Pearson! "What a coincidence."

　Dark couldn't help but mutter something under his breath.

　Evan Pearson is the contemporary Holy Son of the Church. Although he is not yet mature, he has the potential to become a qualified Holy Son in the future.

　But at this moment, he was facing a player who was summoning a "four-winged angel".

　Although he wields a "Holy Sword," and a human-type magical elf also wielding a "Holy Sword" stands beside him, it would be excessive to ask him to kill a "god" right now.

　However, the current scene does indeed have a somewhat absurd comedic feel to it.

　"who is she"

　The main stage of the magical projection broadcast the scene to the audience even faster than Dark's barrier teleportation.

　His Holiness the Pope had not yet recovered from the reality of "Lich" Sloan summoning "God? Bone Dragon" when he suddenly saw another player summon "God? Four-Winged Angel".

　This situation originally created a contrast between light and darkness, which could be seen as the response of the Holy Church's bishops after being defeated by evil.

　The problem is that the female contestant who summoned the "four-winged angel" was not affiliated with the Holy Church!

　What's even more unfortunate is that the person dueling with this female contestant is none other than the Holy Son of their Holy Church.

　His Holiness the Pope's question went unanswered.

　After all, members of the Holy Church who can summon angels—including students of the Holy Church's Mystic Academy—will be recorded by the Holy Church and given exceptional treatment.

　Therefore, most of the important figures present at the church knew about the mages who possessed angelic magical spirits.

　This female contestant, whose features may not seem particularly striking, but who would leave a lasting impression after just one meeting, is 99% not a member of the Holy Cult!

　"Could it have come from some forgotten church in a remote mountain village?" After a long silence, the chief archbishop finally broke the stillness. The Church is not an omnipotent organization; there are always corners it cannot reach. It's quite normal for some churches in remote areas to gradually be forgotten by the Church over time.

　"I'm going to investigate!"

　As expected of the chief judge of the Inquisition, he stood up from his seat and strode out.

　Unlike Sloan, who is ranked higher, this female player's current ranking does not seem to be high, at least not before she had not attracted the attention of intelligence personnel.

　This was undoubtedly a dereliction of duty by the intelligence personnel. The chief judge immediately took action to rectify this failure.

　It's a good thing that someone possesses the "God Card" of the "Four-Winged Angel." But if that person isn't affiliated with the Holy Church, it becomes a bad thing. Religious beliefs are actually extremely sensitive.

　Even the deepest faith can be instantly shattered by one or two events.

　And now is a sensitive time of divine resurgence, the Holy Church must face the enormous challenge of its faith being divided among the gods.

　No matter what, we must make that contestant one of our own. Even better, make her a "saint"!

　Which was more important, punishing heretics or recruiting "saintesses"? Caleb Norris believed it was the latter.

　If this contestant possesses the "Four-Winged Angel" and also has the qualifications to become a "Saintess".

　Then the Holy Church's biggest predicament will be solved. So the difference between good and bad is very small, depending on subsequent actions.

　……

　Alice just turned eighteen this year.

　But she has looked like this since she was sixteen. The children say she looks too mature; she's a teenage girl, but she looks like her mother.

　She disliked it very much, but of course she wouldn't show it in front of the children.

　Those children were all orphans abandoned by their parents.

　She started helping out at the orphanage when she was very young, and before she knew it...

　She became the vice director of the welfare home.

　It was a very ordinary welfare home, the kind you see everywhere.

　The children stay in the welfare home until they are twelve years old, after which they are sent out to fend for themselves.

　Then a new batch of children will be sent in.

　She hoped that fewer and fewer children would be sent to orphanages, but even after the war ended, orphans continued to arrive.

　That's just how the world seems; tragedy never disappears. But being able to go to an orphanage is better than dying of thirst and hunger on the streets. Alice found a cat that was almost starving to death in the bushes. Then, on Christmas Eve last year, that cat spoke.

　From an ordinary girl with only a tiny bit of magic power, to a mage who shines in the World Cup qualifiers.

　Alice lived for less than four months.

　But in less than four months, it felt like a dream to her. Not only did she become a mage, but she also cured the old headmaster's terminal illness, and the children's injuries and illnesses were all healed with the help of the cat.

　She didn't have to inherit that poor orphanage when she turned eighteen. Finally, she could have some life of her own and pursue things that she could only dream of in the past.

　Then, somehow, she found herself in the Duel City. She was somewhat bewildered when she suddenly boarded the Magic Train.

　If it weren't for the kind older sister she met on the way, she might not have been able to get into the competition venue on time yesterday.

　Not to mention dueling with so many archmages he'd never seen before and learning from them.

　From having only three red dots left and almost being eliminated, to now having more than thirty points, Alice feels that she has definitely grown.

　Even though the cat kept mentally calling her useless, so be it.

　It's great to be a mage.

　It's so much fun to duel with others.

　Winning the duel would certainly be even more exciting.