Strength 99999 but the Holy Sister

Aisha? — Sera narrowed her eyes slightly, memorizing the name in her heart, but at the same time, she seemed to think of something.

"Are you Elsa Faris?"

At this moment, the ground suddenly shook. Amid the panic of the people in white, Elsa, Tricia and Sera all looked towards the entrance of the ruins.

A shadow appeared at the entrance of the dark ruins. It was a shadow like the dark night sky. A faint light flickered in the depths of the entrance behind it, but its appearance could not be seen clearly. Only the human figure could be seen by the outline.

As soon as it appeared, the men in white were stunned for a moment, then they all screamed in unison and knelt down in front of it.

"'Lord God'!"

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422, Bubble Blowing

When Sera saw the shadow, she subconsciously frowned.

The shadow was very blurry and it was impossible to tell what it was. Sera had dealt with many alien races, including some undead spirits or invisible and intangible elves, but it was obvious that the shadow at the entrance to the ruins was not any of those alien races.

Yet, those white-clad figures faced the shadowy figure with a look of reverence. So, was that the so-called "great being" that "rules over the ruins" and "has existed for who knows how many ages"? — The so-called "God"?

Is this their confidence in fighting against the empire?

Of course, Sera doesn't believe in the concept of "God".

This is just a ruin. If a god truly existed, he wouldn't appear here. Would a god reveal himself at a time like this, for something like this? Even if he did, would he need to conceal his true form? Besides, why would a god be in such a dilapidated ruin? Isn't that ridiculous?

The only reason why Sera cares about this is that she represents the will of the House of Representatives, so she really wants to find out what this so-called "God" is.

This is how it should be, but she doesn't intend to act rashly now. She stares at the shadow while paying attention to the reactions of Elsa and Tricia.

"It's 'God-sama'! We are saved!"

The man in white quickly knelt down respectfully and reverently towards the shadow.

"'God-sama'! We have fulfilled your request and delivered the 'sacrifice' you requested, but now we have encountered an unprecedentedly powerful enemy: they are the ones!"

A man in white began to accuse angrily, pointing at Aisha and Tricia.

"They tried to wipe out your believers and take away your sacrifices! We tried to stop them, but they were too powerful..."

"'God-sama'... please save us! They are your enemies!"

The men in white fell to the ground one by one. They were in despair because of the appearance of Elsa and Tricia just a second ago, but now they seemed to have finally found a life-saving straw, with fanatical light in their eyes.

But the "Lord God" did not respond to them. The shadow twisted slowly, and it seemed to be slowly turning around - the shadow looked down at the people in white, then turned his gaze to Sera, and finally swept his gaze to Aisha and Tricia.

"Oh? The guardian of the World Tree...? Haha, I thought something had gotten in and gave me a scare—so, you were the one who broke my barrier?"

It made a deep sound, and it was impossible to tell whether it was male or female.

Tricia narrowed her eyes slightly.

This phantom could see through her identity at a glance. Being able to do this meant that the phantom in front of her was definitely not simple - but it was also possible that the phantom knew something about her past and was using that information to pretend to be profound.

The former is more likely.

Because it was obvious that what the phantom said was not in any language on the continent of Ryankarnia, but Tricia could understand what the phantom meant. This meant that at least in terms of spiritual power, it was not weaker than Tricia at all, otherwise it would be impossible for it to transmit its spiritual language into Tricia's mind without Tricia's permission.

If it is an enemy, then this phantom is undoubtedly a powerful enemy.

But its real body seemed to be deep in the ruins. In Tricia's eyes, the phantom was just a "clone" condensed by magic she had never seen before. The existence connecting the clone and controlling the phantom should be deep in the ruins.

These thoughts flashed through Tricia's mind quickly.

"Don't look at me like that. Don't worry, I don't mean to..."

However, before Tricia could think more, the phantom suddenly froze strangely in the middle of his words.

"puff--"

Without any warning, large amounts of stardust gushed out of the phantom's body - as if it had been punctured, the energy that made up its body suddenly became violent, piercing it from the inside out.

Everyone present was stunned.

"Lord God!?"

The man in white was even more panicked.

Sera frowned slightly.

Elsa also raised her eyes in a strange way.

Tricia keenly noticed that the shadow made a slight turn of its head. Although it was still facing her, she clearly felt that the shadow's gaze passed over her and turned to Elsa.

"Wait—this is… ah—!"

The phantom suddenly let out a shrill and painful cry, and the originally chaotic voice converged into a crisp female voice - it seemed that this was the phantom's original voice.

"Please wait... I mean no harm! I just... Pfft..."

As if a sharp blade had pierced his chest, the shadow suddenly began to tremble all over, accompanied by a shrill scream, as if he was enduring great pain, as if a sharp blade had pierced his chest. Under the confused worship of the man in white and Sera's suspicious gaze, the shadow suddenly began to tremble all over, accompanied by a shrill scream, as if he was enduring great pain. With a deafening explosion, a layer of air waves visible to the naked eye suddenly shook the entire ground, and mud, sand and gravel were blown up, and even the solid stone steps under the shadow's feet were cracked.

The air wave did not stop, but hit the men in white fiercely. Those men in white were still kneeling at this time. They had no time to react and were blown away by the terrifying air wave. They smashed into the rubble. Some of them vomited blood, and some fainted directly. It was obvious that they were seriously injured.

Tricia calmly raised her hand slightly, and the air wave suddenly disappeared, leaving only a huge network of cracks centered on the ruins.

The shadowy figure that had been standing at the entrance of the ruins just a second ago had disappeared without a trace - it had vanished without any warning, leaving behind only pieces of glass-like fragments, twinkling with starlight.

"God, Lord God...?"

Several people in white clothes crawled out from the rubble and stared blankly at the entrance of the ruins.

What was going on now? Their Lord God...how could he explode just after appearing?

Sera's expression was equally strange—that shadowy figure...how did it suddenly appear, say a few incoherent words, then suddenly scream, and then disappear? What just happened...

Only Tricia turned her gaze to Elsa, wanting to say something but stopping herself, and finally letting out a helpless smile.

Aisha looked at Tricia's smile suspiciously and pondered for a moment.

"Um...so...what is this?"

If there was anyone present who was the most confused, it would certainly be Elsa.

The language spoken by the phantom was not any language on the continent, but it seemed to possess a unique magic that conveyed what it wanted to express to everyone's minds, so they could still understand what the phantom was saying - except Elsa.

For Elsa, all she could hear from beginning to end was a faint gurgling sound, like a fish blowing bubbles.

So in Elsa's eyes, only a shadow appeared, spitting bubbles, screaming bubbles, spitting bubbles loudly, and then the shadow exploded - such a clueless scene.

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423. Sera’s Thoughts

"Oh, so that's how it is..."

Elsa learned a general idea of ​​what happened from Tricia, and also knew what the gurgling sound made by the phantom was, and couldn't help laughing.

"But I didn't feel anything... I didn't mean to hit her..."

Elsa felt helpless. This was the case last time in the territory of Seyavis. The demon used mental magic to launch a sneak attack and ended up self-destructing. This time, the phantom even self-destructed while trying to pass on a message. It had to be said that in a sense, this uncontrollable ability was actually quite dangerous.

Tricia shook her head and smiled.

"It's okay, she shouldn't be dead."

"not dead?"

"I can sense that she's very strong, or at least possesses a very powerful soul. In the final moment before she was 'crushed' by your backlash, I noticed that she forcibly tore off a part of herself to replace her 'death'. Her true form should still be hidden deep within the ruins. We might see her again later—let me make contact with her later. I can sense that she doesn't seem to have any ill intentions, but I'm not sure what her purpose is, so we still can't let our guard down. We must find the hero as soon as possible."

Aisha looked thoughtfully at the white-clothed men lying in disarray among the rubble.

"What to do with these people?"

"Send it out and give it to Count Abru."

Tricia said.

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"God! God, please save us..."

"Lord God..."

Until Aisha gathered all the surviving people in white, until Tricia's teleportation array lit up under their feet, they were still praying and kneeling in the direction of the ruins with all their might. Their faces were pale, and their desperate and dim eyes were cast blankly in the direction of the ruins. But since the phantom disappeared, there was no other movement in the ruins.

It was obvious that their god would never appear again. No one knew whether he had disappeared or simply stopped responding to their prayers. But no one present was blind. After seeing the phantom explode on the spot, even these people in white had the answer in their hearts, but they were still unwilling to admit it.

The gods they followed, the gods they served, the powerful beings they relied on, just disappeared inexplicably? Everyone would react the same way.

Sera saw the despair of these men in white at this moment and said nothing.

She hesitated.

She didn't think those men in white were idiots, worshipping a man who only pretended to be a god. But what had just happened? She pondered for a long time but couldn't find an answer. After all, she had seen too little, and the current situation didn't allow her the opportunity to investigate slowly.

She turned her gaze to Elsa and Tricia. She really wanted to know what these two people were thinking, but unfortunately, Tricia used magic to block the sound when they talked to each other, so outsiders could not hear.

She kept staring at Elsa, the woman who defeated her with one move - it must be said that Elsa was indeed a beauty. Even as a woman, Sera had to admit this. Of course, this was not the focus of her attention. The reason why she paid attention to Elsa's appearance was just to remember Elsa's appearance, which was also an important part of the intelligence.

If there was anything that puzzled Sera, it was probably the attitude that the Mystic Sage showed in front of Elsa - it was an indescribable feeling, and the look in the sage's eyes when he looked at Elsa made her feel even more strange. It was a woman's intuition.

"Is this everyone?"

Aisha's voice interrupted Sera's thoughts.

Sera finally retracted her gaze and nodded.

"The others were in the forest, but they're probably gone now," Sera said, nodding in the direction of the man in white. "I'm just a thug. I'm not holding back, but my knowledge is limited. If you want to ask questions, ask that man. His name is Diouf. He probably knows the most among us and is the leader of these people."

Sera was straightforward and pointed out the leader of the men in white - Diouf, the old man who was knocked down by Elsa's punch at the beginning. Because he was close to Elsa and Tricia, he was very lucky not to be affected by the aftermath of the phantom explosion. Although his entire jaw was dislocated, several teeth were missing, and his mouth was full of blood, he was still conscious.

However, as the phantom disappeared, he now looked as if he had lost his soul, and his whole body was wooden.

"Oh, by the way, they seem to be from the 'Secret Cult'."

Sera added bluntly that she was from the House of Representatives and had to cut off the responsibility as soon as possible. Sera believed that after knowing that Diouf and others were followers of the esoteric religion, Aisha would definitely direct most of her attention to Diouf.

Since the Holy See viewed the Esotericists as degenerate pagans, surely someone as devout as the Holy Mother would hate Esotericists like Diouf to the core? This would allow them to shift more hatred towards Diouf.

But Sera clearly miscalculated.

"'Secret Cult'...?"

Elsa had heard of this word and knew that it was a pagan cult that had appeared in the past. The god they worshipped was just a fabricated false god. Later, because they did many evil things, they were listed as pagans by the Holy See and quickly disappeared in a very short time. It was said that it was the Holy See's temple agent who took direct action, but this rumor could not be confirmed.

It seems that the original secret religion either still has some spark left, or these people in white are just "imitators" or "fakes".

But that's all. Aisha will not become excited and indignant just because Diouf is a pagan - perhaps those devout Protestants would, but Aisha is obviously different.

"Then let him stay and come in with us. We'll ask him about everything here later."

They don't have time to dawdle.

Aisha picked up Diouf directly, and Diouf didn't even make any move to resist. It seemed that the disappearance of the phantom really hit him hard.

Diouf was thrown out of the range of the magic circle by Aisha.

Sera kept looking at Aisha, but the scene she imagined did not appear. She wanted to remind Aisha that Diouf was a pagan, but in the end she held back - years of experience told her that it is often better to say less.

"Then send the others out. Count Abruzzo will treat them well."

As Tricia spoke, she slowly raised her hand, and the magic circle under the feet of the man in white became brighter.

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424. She Seems Very Anxious [Part 3]

This scene immediately made them tremble with fear. They decisively gave up praying to the gods and turned to beg for mercy from Elsa and Tricia. They all knew very well the consequences of falling into the hands of the Imperial Army. The Imperial Army, especially the 9th Infantry Division under Duke Ryanfort, was not soft cotton that anyone could pinch. They had already become enemies, so if they fell into the hands of the Imperial Army, they would inevitably face very terrible torture.

Tricia didn't bother to care what they were thinking.

"It's so noisy..."

Tricia waved her hand, and the teleportation array emitted a dazzling light. In an instant, the begging for mercy disappeared along with the light.