Strength 99999 but the Holy Sister

——Elsa really has me in her heart. The first person she thought of was me. "Friend" is really great.

At this moment, Aisha heard a low exclamation from the person in front.

"Look, that's the Sage!"

The man's eyes were filled with longing, joy and excitement. Elsa raised her eyes and looked in the direction the man pointed, only to see a dark figure standing quietly in front of the goddess statue, looking up. She was wearing a black dress that covered the skin below her neck tightly. A crow stood on her shoulder, tilting its neck to look around.

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50. Mary is a boxer

The crow perched on the shoulder of the girl in the black dress reminded Elsa of the ominous witch from her past life. However, the crow seemed to be the girl's pet, quite intelligent. It would occasionally flap its wings and open its beak towards her as it looked around, and the girl nodded as if she understood.

At this moment, the crow's gaze swept over, and for a moment it seemed as if it met Elsa's gaze - or rather, it saw the candidate for the Holy Nun here, and then the black-haired sage slowly turned his head.

The emerald green eyes were unfocused, but they added a touch of coolness, charm and mystery to her soft face.

Elsa was simply amazed.

It turned out to be the legendary Grand Mage, the Mystic Sage Patriculosia en Serilda. This was the first time Elsa had seen this living legendary mage, and she was filled with admiration and surprise. Compared to the legendary sage, she looked far too young.

The black-haired sage looked away and walked towards the back of the goddess statue. Elsa also looked away - it seemed that this incident had indeed had a great impact, even the rarely seen sage appeared.

Mary also looked away.

"As you can see, the Sage has come here in person. With her in charge, we don't have to worry about the worst-case scenario. So please calm down and do our work well. Now let's start dividing into groups."

Mary glanced at Elsa and Vivian.

"You and Vivian can follow me, but we don't have a priest in our group, so I suggest you bring some potions."

After saying that, Mary arranged for other people to go.

After a simple grouping, Mary continued, "Our mission this time is to eliminate as many monsters in the underground palace as possible. We only have one day left. Within this day, we must reduce the number of monsters in the underground palace to a minimum, or even eliminate them all. The more monsters we eliminate, the more we will weaken the evil demon's power!"

As she spoke, Mary took out scrolls one by one from her space equipment.

"This is a rough map hastily prepared by the Knights' advance team. Each of you will take a copy."

Mary handed the map to each of the nuns.

Elsa took a look at the map. It was a handmade map made of some animal skin. It looked like it was made in a hurry, and the notes were sloppy, but it was still recognizable. The structure between a part of the passage and the central tomb was roughly marked with a black pen, and some marks were made, including places such as "miasma, monster gathering points", and a striking mark point - "Sealed Hall".

Elsa couldn't help but glance down at her feet - according to the map, the location of the "Sealed Hall" should be right below this central tomb. In other words, the so-called "Demon General" was somewhere under everyone's feet.

The other nuns seemed to have thought of this as well, and they all concentrated their attention unconsciously.

After all, the rumors about the demon general are so terrifying that everyone will subconsciously feel fear.

"No one is allowed to approach the 'Sealed Hall' in the middle."

Mary noticed everyone's expressions and said seriously.

"That's where the demon general is sealed. Our sage will take care of it. Our mission is limited to the areas marked with black squares on the map. These areas are narrow caves and independent tombs. There shouldn't be many demons there. Go and destroy them all. Also, if you find that the number of demons is too large to handle, please retreat immediately and report the situation."

The Knights and Magicians were also mixed. Aside from the few who stayed behind to guard the central tomb, everyone else was assigned tasks in small teams like them. After all, the passages within the underground palace were numerous and complex, and if they weren't divided up like this, they would be severely shorthanded.

On Elsa's side, except for the team Elsa was in, each team was composed of candidates for the Holy Sister. Mary assigned them tasks and they needed to go to their respective combat locations.

"It's important to note that the underground palace is currently very unstable. You must be careful where you step. If any new deep pits appear, please be sure to avoid them and report them immediately."

After Mary finished her instructions, the nuns began to act.

According to the assignment, Aisha and Vivian followed Mary's team.

"Elsa, Vivian, can I call you that?"

Mary's gentle smile faded into a serious expression. She pulled two boxing gloves from her space equipment and donned them. Elsa then realized that Mary was a boxer, her weapons made of incredibly tough earth dragon leather and enchanted steel spikes. They looked incredibly lethal and intimidating; no one wanted to be hit by such a thing. Unlike Elsa's long weapons, Mary's gloves were perfectly portable, convenient, and better suited to the underground palace.

"of course can."

"I can... too..."

Vivian was still a little uncomfortable talking to other people, but she was much better than yesterday.

"Then you can just call me Mary—let's go too, hurry up."

It's the way to go.

As one of the directors of the monastery, she had briefly observed Elsa. She naturally knew that Elsa was quite powerful. After all, Elsa was not only a gold medal adventurer but also someone who could defeat the first-level wanted criminal "Aru" alone. Otherwise, Mary would not have suggested that Elsa, Vivian and herself form a group of three.

After all, there is no priest assigned to their group, and it will be troublesome if they are not strong enough.

Aisha carried a spear and walked behind Mary with Vivian.

After Mary got into work mode, she was very responsible, serious and positive. Elsa couldn't even see a trace of timidity on her face.

"Sister Mary, aren't you afraid?"

"afraid of what?"

"Demon General."

"A little," Mary said truthfully, "but there's no use being afraid. If we retreat, more danger will occur."

Elsa agreed with this statement, but it was always easier said than done - the seal of the demon general was right below the tomb, and they were now like elk walking on thin ice.

As for Vivian, she just followed Elsa silently, and that was enough to make her feel at ease.

They hadn't walked far when Elsa keenly sensed the presence of a monster in front of her. It was a dead monster crouching in a corner in a crawling posture - it was easy to mistake it for a corpse.

Because the mission needed to be completed in a hurry, this time Elsa did not leave the monster to Vivian to deal with slowly. Elsa took off the spear behind her and threw it directly. The spear pierced the monster's head, and the monster was nailed to the rock wall before it could make a sound.

The tail of the gun vibrated, and broken rocks fell to the ground. The monster's body collapsed and stopped moving.

Vivian was already accustomed to this scene; she blinked and smiled at Elsa. Mary, on the other hand, was startled, but also shocked by Elsa's decisiveness and the power of her throw. She felt that she might have underestimated Elsa's strength; after all, not everyone could easily kill a monster instantly.

"Gold Medal Adventurer?... No, it should be even higher than that. As expected, Father Angus recommended him."

Mary felt deeply moved.

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51. Have you hidden your strength?

Elsa walked to the monster's corpse and pulled out her spear, which caused a spark. She raised the spear and shook it lightly. A crisp buzzing sound came from the spear, and the bloodstains faded from the tip of the spear.

Holding the spear and weighing it, Elsa expressed her satisfaction.

It has to be said that the spear given by the old priest is indeed the best weapon Elsa has ever seen. Although Elsa has never used it with all her strength, it is the only weapon that can withstand 10% of Elsa's strength. Even if the solid rock is pierced, it remains intact.

A good weapon is something you really can't put down.

Elsa didn't like using her fists to solve problems for no reason; it was unladylike. To kill a monster, weapons would simply strike directly at its vital points, while fists could easily shatter everything around it, sometimes causing unnecessary damage. In this regard, weapons were still very convenient.

Elsa took out the kerosene bottle and poured it on the monster's corpse. She lightly scratched the ground with the tip of the gun, and a spark jumped out from the tip of the gun, igniting the kerosene.

The flames enveloped the monster's body.

There might be a huge space deep in the ground beneath her feet, so to be on the safe side, Elsa used traditional and gentle methods to deal with the corpse to avoid causing the ground to collapse.

"I'll make a mark."

Mary took out a marker flag and marked the area near the rock face, then took another look at the map.

"There's a fork in the road ahead, we just need to go to the right."

"Speaking of which, Mary," Elsa suddenly said, looking at the shattered rock wall, "If this underground palace is gone, what will happen to the sealed demon?"

"The underground palace is gone?" Mary clearly didn't understand what Elsa meant. She thought for a moment and said, "If the blockage in the ley lines disappears, the Demon General's seal should be secure—but given the current situation, that's impossible. Unblocking the ley lines will take at least ten days, and the Demon General won't give us that much time."

Because of this, the underground palace will remain open for several days.

"What if the ley lines are destroyed?" Elsa asked.

"That would be a serious matter," Mary said, giving Elsa a serious look. "If the ley lines are completely severed, all life centered here will be affected. The balance of the magic cycle will be disrupted, and a large number of plants and animals will be mineralized. This place will become a dead land where everything withers—the Demon King's Territory is just such a place."

It seems that we can't just destroy the underground palace to get away with it.

"But the ley lines aren't that fragile. There have only been a few recorded instances of ley line breaking. Aside from the time the World Tree disappeared, the others seemed to have been caused by people of the level of the Demon King and the Holy Maiden Hero... But these are only written in books, so I'm not entirely sure."

When it comes to things that happened forty or fifty years ago, Mary is also a little unsure.

Elsa was a little surprised.

The Demon King, the Saint, and the Hero... Are the ley lines of the earth really that strong?

After all, Elsa had almost crushed the earth veins before, and she didn't feel how hard the earth veins were. It was to the extent that it could be crushed with force.

"Okay, let's move on and complete the task as soon as possible."

Mary said, and Elsa stopped thinking about it.

The three of them followed the instructions on the map, passing through independent tombs and small caves, encountering no less than twenty wandering monsters along the way. Almost every time, Elsa killed the monster instantly before Mary and Vivian could react - no matter the size of the monster or its strength, she would shoot it straight through the vital points.

Mary was just a little surprised at first, and later even felt numb. On the other hand, Vivian acted as if it was a matter of course.

Mary finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"Elsa—" Mary pulled Elsa aside and asked seriously, "Have you been hiding your strength before?"

Mary didn't want to question Elsa's intention, but the strength Elsa showed was far beyond her expectations. She and Vivian became complete foils, which made her feel that she had made a major mistake in her work - because such a grouping was extremely unreasonable.

What Mary can't tolerate most is mistakes in her own work.

Aisha acted calmly: "I did hide some of it... but I didn't mean to."

After all, if she didn't hold back a little, it wouldn't be the rock wall that would collapse, but the underground palace itself, and that would be very bad.

Mary was happy that a strong person like Elsa would appear among the candidates for the Holy Sister. It was a blessing, but she was also distressed. If she had known that Elsa had this ability, she would not have grouped them like this. After all, there was no need for someone of Elsa's strength to continue this simple and repetitive work with them. There would be places where she would be more needed and more suitable.

So should we continue exploring now, or return to the central tomb to report on Elsa's situation and then make new arrangements for her?

Before Mary could think about it, the ground beneath her feet suddenly shook violently.

Elsa and Mary were the first to react.

"Watch your step! There might be a 'landfall'!"

Mary shouted hurriedly, and just as she finished her words, the ground beneath the three of them suddenly cracked—countless traces of fracture spread instantly, from the ground to the rock wall, and the same vibration covered the entire underground palace.

The entire underground palace was shaking, large cracks appeared under the feet, and the ground collapsed.

"Back off!"

Elsa quickly pulled Vivian back, but Mary and Elsa happened to be on the left and right sides of the corner. She had no choice but to run to the other side. After about a moment, the shaking of the underground palace finally calmed down, and the sound of stones rolling and sliding could be heard. In front of Elsa, a huge hole appeared - just like what Elsa saw during the day.

Thanks to their timely response, all three were fine. A small amount of miasma emerged from the newly appeared underground cave, but it soon disappeared without a trace - that was the effect of the large purification array set up by the magician group in the tomb.

"Elsa, Vivian, can you hear me?"

Mary shouted. From this angle she couldn't see around the corner.

"We're fine, are you okay Mary?"

Elsa's voice made Mary breathe a sigh of relief.

"I'm okay."

Elsa's voice came again: "The space below is interconnected. I can feel the breath of monsters. I think we should explore it."

Hearing this, Mary looked at the huge black hole in front of her and frowned tightly.

Just by standing here, she could smell the strong smell of blood and corruption, which made her suddenly alert. It was obvious that there must be something under the cave.

If there are too many monsters, they will definitely not be able to handle it, so they will need to report to their superiors.

"Don't rush in. This is a newly appeared cave, not marked on the map. It might connect to the lower level, or it might lead to the sealed hall. There might be many dangerous monsters there. Stand back, I'll investigate."

Mary shouted.

After saying that, she skillfully cast a flash spell, but at the same time, Elsa's voice was heard.

"Don't use Flash when investigating, it'll attract monsters—Hey? Have you thrown it away yet?"

"what?"

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