Miss Witch's Forbidden Book Secret

After Tia identified her target, she passed through the wall and quickly escaped from the cult's lair.

After running out of the factory, she sneaked into the Hanging Temple again, intending to collect the spoils.

But she didn't expect that Mr. "Phoenix Tail Flower" would give her a great gift with his life!

[Sacrifice: Spirituality]

[Source: Maan Cullen (Nightmare)]

[/"Yi Ling Qi & Ba Si VII Si Wu ⑥ Path: Forging Hammer/Unsheathed Blade]

[Level: Sequence 6/No Sequence]

[——Offer a sacrifice, choose one of the three]

[Burning in Fire (One-time/Forging Hammer 5): Your body is constantly ablaze with flames. Targets attempting to locate you are unable to obtain your specific location, and you gain a Sequence 5 "Burning Curse." Lasts 24 hours.]

[My body is like iron (one-time/forging hammer 5). Your neck is extremely fragile and can be broken with a single poke. When the enemy attacks any part of your body other than your neck, the affected area is treated as a 55mm thick iron plate. Lasts 24 hours.]

[Hammer of Judgment (One-time/Forging Hammer 5): Each successful attack grants you a non-stacking Sequence 5 Burning Curse. When targeting Sequence 5 or lower targets, your attacks will ignore protective rituals and armor.]

Volume 1: Chapter 27: Lighting the Fire

Office of a chemical factory in Beigang District.

A few minutes later, Antonio pushed the door open and walked in with a thick scripture. He was a man with a slightly dark face and heavy shackles on his feet. He looked to be about forty years old.

As soon as he walked into the office, he frowned, and when he saw the blood splattered on the wall and the gentleman collapsed on the ground, his brows furrowed even more.

Behind him, the boy in the black robe followed in, his eyes widened in shock, and he said, "Mr. Maen is dead?! Could it be an assassin from the Holy Church?"

Antonio walked to the front of the corpse, squatted down and touched the wound on the neck with his hand. The blood was still warm, which meant that the person had been dead for not long.

He dipped his hand in some blood and put it into his mouth, frowning again. He said, "It's an unsheathed blade. It was able to kill Maen silently, so its sequence level can't be too low. But when did Anzu get such a high-sequence blade? Or was it the Anti-Suppression Bureau who did it?"

Antonio stood up and walked quickly out of the office, with the boy following closely behind him.

Without even turning back, he ordered, "Lexius, make your preparations immediately. I'll go and tie up Canthus. You must remove this nail from the Cathedral of Our Lady before sunrise tomorrow to ensure the Lord's grand coming!"

The boy said in panic, "But, but, Bishop, our preparations are not yet complete. The ceremony of the Lord's incarnation is still missing a crucial step..."

"It doesn't matter. We failed, but there will always be someone else to take our place. This is part of the ritual, nailing this in history."

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"Was the ritual successful?"

In front of the altar of the Cathedral of Our Lady, the Knight Commander impatiently asked Bishop Cansus, who was performing a ceremony under the statue of Our Lady.

Bishop Cansus was already approaching old age, but at over sixty years old he was still full of energy. Holding the scepter, he said in surprise:

"The ritual to cleanse the plague has been set up. Those cultists were quite cautious. We kept an eye on them, and they kept an eye on us—but it surprised me a little."

"Is there anything else that would surprise even you, Bishop?" The Knight Commander's expression changed slightly. He knew very well that the bishop before him was already a Sequence 5 Holy Grail Bishop and a cardinal in waiting. If he was lucky enough to live for a few more decades, he might even be able to run for the position of Chief Bishop—the Pope.

Regardless of his status and future prospects, his extraordinary power alone was admirable. This bishop single-handedly supported the purification ritual covering the North Port and Great Port Bay areas. As long as he stood at the altar, the evil in these two districts would be exposed to the light and clearly visible.

What kind of thing could surprise a bishop like this?!

Bishop Cansus stepped down from the altar, and the Knight Commander hurried forward to support him. The old man said, "It's the cult stronghold you found. Just now, someone broke into it. And they escaped unscathed."

The Knight Commander was also stunned. There were at least a dozen extraordinary people in that stronghold, and the leader among them was suspected to have entered Sequence 5.

What kind of powerful guy is this, who can fight his way in and out again?

The old man wanted to say something else, but as soon as he stepped down from the altar, he became aware of the power that had broken into the cultists' stronghold.

Do not--

Just now, Cansus's energy was completely focused on the hundreds of ritual nodes, and he didn't pay much attention to the power. Now that the power was approaching him, he realized:

This seems like a ritual? What kind of ritual is this? It seems to have something to do with deep diving, or perhaps spiritual beings...

Cansus couldn't help but smile bitterly at the memory loss that comes with aging.

But the main person of this ceremony did not seem to want to avoid him. Instead, he came to him very straightforwardly.

After the amiable old man drank some water to regain his strength, the Knight Commander sighed, "It would be great if we could recruit that lady who broke into the cult's stronghold. We could have her bring the explosives and take care of everything at once."

"It's not that simple. Antonio is watching us." Cansos smiled and said, "I don't need to rest now. Take me outside to have a look. I remember little Isa should be back soon after completing her mission."

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Outside the Cathedral of Our Lady, the carriage stopped steadily.

Ten seconds before the carriage arrived at the cathedral, Tia finally located the freighter. The ship, carrying a large amount of nitrate gunpowder and RDX, should have docked at the Grand Harbor area's freight terminal, but for some reason it had stopped at the North Harbor area, leaving her with a difficult search.

After finding it, she directly soaked the spiritual creature in water and hid it at the bottom of the boat. She also prepared flint lighters and other things. With just one spark, she could set the entire boat and the dock on fire.

When they came to their senses, the not very friendly nun took the three people out of the car and went straight to the main hall of the cathedral.

Bishop Cansus had been waiting outside the door for a long time. When he saw the nun, he smiled with satisfaction and said, "Well done."

Immediately, the old man looked at Tia, Vera, and the baby in Tia's arms, and said with emotion, "Thank you for your hard work. I have heard about your situation from the knights. While there is still time, I will find a way to cure this little guy. The priests and nuns from Silver Castle are here, and many of my colleagues are far more knowledgeable and talented in the ways of saving the dying and healing the wounded than an old man like me.

Bishop Cansus brought little Vera over and teased her with his fingers, but Vera was obviously not very appreciative and scratched around in fear, then she grabbed the old bishop's beard, making him laugh and shake his head.

He asked the nun to take a few people there to rest first, and a special tactical nun would give them a physical examination later.

But before leaving, the old bishop stopped Tia and said, "Sophia, Sophia, right? Child, follow me. I need your help with something."

Tia was confused, but since the bishop had invited her, she had no choice but to follow.

Bishop Cansus carried little Vera into the temple, walked up the long stairs, around the statues and to a small door at the back. He said, "I noticed you just now, child. You are not from here, are you?"

Tia scratched her head and said, "Indeed not, we are from abroad..."

　"No, it's not. I mean, you are not from this history, right?"

2⒉ Wings of the ball daddy "......."

Tia paused.

Bishop Cansus smiled and said, "Don't be afraid. I have no intention of stopping you from completing your promotion. I just feel a little sad. I never thought that one day I would become part of this nightmare. I want to know, what happened to me?"

"He died in the Great Plague. Six months later, Bishop Marshall from the Northwestern Mountains took over your position."

Tia said it directly, but asked doubtfully, "Bishop, how did you know that?"

"I saw your blood, your spirit," Cansus said. "Flesh and blood are the substance of the spirit, and the eyes are the windows to the spirit. I see your body entwined with the power of Sequence Nine, but through your eyes, the soul within is incredibly pure, untainted by any transcendental contamination."

"Blood and spirit are not unified. If the soul within is filthy, it could be attributed to evil spirits. But such a pure soul, other than a being awaiting ascension under the protection of the Seven Gods, what else could it be?"

Cansus held little Vera in his arms, weighed her, and teased her with a smile like an elder next door.

The old man smiled and looked up at Tia, and said with certainty: "So I want to ask you for a favor. Only you can help, and you must be able to help. I am an old man who will die soon, and I can't give you much compensation, so I will owe you for now. Do you want an IOU?"

Tia said helplessly: "...Please tell me directly. Even if you give me an IOU, I won't be able to collect the debt."

Cancer suddenly laughed and shook his head:

"I would like you to set fire to the freighters in the North Port area and fan the flames of a conflagration of countless sins."

Volume 1: Chapter 28: Kill One to Save the Rest

"Prepare for the ceremony, prepare for the ceremony!"

In the chemical plant, boys in black robes were running around.

When he returned to the office, Antonio was already wearing his priestly robes and looking at the boy sternly.

"Lexius, the entire ceremony now depends on you. You should learn from the lessons of Marne and White Dove... and that arrogant Gru Lawrence."

"Two transcendents were killed before the ritual even began. They even resorted to using the mafia to hunt down the two alchemists, yet they escaped unscathed.

"Lexius, both you and I should reflect on this.

"Our overly proud nature led us to underestimate the enemy's strength, and this underestimation led to the death of our brothers and sisters at the hands of outsiders.

"I can't be reckless this time. I will leave that old Cansus in the Cathedral of Our Lady forever.

"The rest is up to you."

Antonio took down a jeweled scepter from the wall, and the black-robed boy, Lucius, immediately knelt on one knee and let the scepter touch his shoulder lightly.

He said to Lexus solemnly: "Whether this succeeds or not, you can take the boat back to the Hand of Transformation for transfer."

After saying this, Antonio took off the medal from his chest and hung it on the clothes of the boy in black robe.

Lexius was immediately surprised and said, "Lord... Bishop?"

"Yes."

"me?!"

"Don't ask anymore."

Antonio waved his hand and walked out the door with his shackles clattering.

The boy in black robe was still immersed in the joy of his sudden promotion.

Whether it was Mr. Marne, the gentleman who looked like an iris, or Ms. Dove who was hanged on the gallows, or that old rogue Gru Lawrence - Lexus believed that he would never repeat their mistakes.

The former's death was due to the sudden appearance of the Anti-Suppression Bureau assassins and the completely invincible Church Knights, while the latter's death was due to simple arrogance and stupidity.

This time, with Antonio in front to hold Cansus back, the Church Knights would inevitably be stretched thin once they took action - if they attacked the chemical plant, the enemy would easily penetrate the soft hinterland of the Cathedral of Our Lady; if they defended the cathedral, there would not be enough manpower to break into the dangerous chemical plant.

As for the assassin, Lexus was quite cautious this time and had three Sequence 7 transcendents set up several detection and protection rituals around the factory to ensure the smooth progress of the following ceremony.

As for the content of the next ceremony, it is:

Destroy the purification ritual nodes arranged by Cansus, spread the blood plague from the two urban areas to the entire Newlon Port, and then use Newlon Port as a node to extract spirituality from the flesh and blood of millions of people to arrange an altar for the coming of the "Lord".

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On the other side, the Greater Bay Area.

With a loud bang, several sewer shafts exploded one after another. Something happened that the church and the police had never expected.

A large number of rats and cockroaches crawled out of the gutters and ran onto the streets unscrupulously.

The disease can be transmitted through animals, and this incident immediately caught the church off guard. However, before the pastors could take action, someone discovered that among these rats, a few unruly people in black robes would occasionally appear.

Each of them was armed with a crudely made single-shot bird-hunting rifle. Their strength was very weak, but their courage was commendable.

Although they only had one or two chances to shoot the police, and when facing the pastor, the chain hammer was swung at his face before he could even fire, this group of people acted in a group and fearlessly, causing considerable casualties to the church and the police station.

In the midst of the plague, Antonio leaned on his staff, pierced the backs of rats with it, and slowly ordered his believers to clear the streets and march towards the Cathedral of Our Lady.

The Knights of the Church who were just preparing to go to the Beigang District Chemical Plant suddenly felt dizzy.

Even if they used their butts to think, they knew that these plague-like things must have been thrown by the cultists in an attempt to delay time and make a big difference.

But the problem is - they really have no way.

The Knight Commander was also quite troubled, so he could only ask the Knights to replace their main weapons with flamethrowers and clear out the rats and annoying cultists on the streets first.

Then the Knight Commander hurried to find Bishop Cansus.

In the confessional of the cathedral, Sancantheus, the wife of the great-grandson of the late 18th-century Austrian sage, had just performed a simple Sequence 6 purification ritual on little Vera.

Cansus shook his head and laughed, "Antonio is desperate and wants to come find me. If nothing unexpected happens, I will die here.

"I'll hold Antonio back. Now that he's started to act, prepare to evacuate the nearby residents."

"That Sequence 5 cultist coming here in person?!" the Knight Commander exclaimed angrily. "Fuck those cultists! They're just trying to push us into a dead end. If they keep this up, I think we should just have the Royal Navy bomb the North Port and Great Port Bay areas!"

Upon hearing this, Bishop Cansus showed a look of astonishment on his face.

In some ways, this Knight Commander really has a wild idea - as long as he can mobilize the Royal Navy.

But this is absolutely impossible. The Admiralty and Parliament will never allow it, not even with the royal consent. If they dare to fire today, the current cabinet can prepare to resign tomorrow.

That's why Cansus had no choice but to choose a method that was destined to bring him sin.

The old man suddenly recalled his recent conversation with Miss Tia Sulph. He looked at the Knight Commander and said, "What if it really blows up?"

The Knight Commander's voice paused, and then he heard Cansus sigh, "Kill one person to save ten thousand, kill ten thousand to save a million, do you think this can be called justice?"

The Knight Commander's expression tightened, realizing the old bishop wasn't joking. After a long pause, he frowned and said, "Bishop, no matter what, we will always uphold the way of the Holy Grail. We vow to guide the way forward. We vow to illuminate and dispel darkness. We vow to refuse mercy. We vow to sacrifice ourselves, to light the way for those who wish and those who do not."