The air in the cathedral seemed to tremble because of the terrifying aura emanating from the Destruction Saintess.

"Die, all of you!!!"

The Destruction Saintess swung her sword with all her might, and the scorching flames transformed into countless crimson pythons, sweeping towards the executioner and paladins who were blocking her path.

Even as they gripped their weapons in defense, the executioner and paladins could not withstand the Destruction Saintess' desperate attack, fueled by her burning life force. Their armor began to shatter, and their faces were marked with scorched blood from the scattered sparks.

The divine official's strongest healing magic was already unfolding behind the executioner and paladins, showering them with the light of grace and rapidly healing their wounds.

Under the erosion of intense pain and fury, Destruction Saintess Adelice's attacks became more frenzied and powerful, but her rationality had clearly declined. No matter how she wielded her demonic sword, it seemed that the executioner and paladins were able to jointly resist or even evade her attacks.

Her rhythm began to falter, and the male guard constantly found opportunities to counterattack.

At this moment, the male guard once again took the opportunity to slip into the shadows, attempting to circle behind the Destruction Saintess.

Under the torment of pain, Destruction Saintess Adelice was like a wounded beast.

She understood that the only way to escape the pain was to first kill the white magic user who was constantly annoying her from the back row.

"Lan Qi—!!"

Far away.

"!"

Lan Qi saw Destruction Saintess Adelice's enraged expression and felt that she was definitely going to swear next. Without the slightest hesitation, he cast [Friendly Exchange] on her.

Instantly, Adelice's voice seemed to choke in her throat.

She looked at Lan Qi in disbelief, feeling as if her throat was being scraped by a knife, unable to express her anger through words.

"Even if you are a cultist, you can't swear and curse. That's not right," Lan Qi explained logically.

"..."

In that instant.

The air in the entire cathedral seemed to become unusually quiet.

Only the sound of people swallowing could be heard.

Destruction Saintess Adelice was the source of this silence, like a black hole absorbing all sound.

The dangerous aura erupting from her made the executioner and paladins' hair stand on end, and they became as alert as possible.

They all knew.

Lan Qi had upgraded her berserk state again!!

In the back row, in front of Lan Qi, the divine official, who was holding a tin staff to maintain the barrier shield, felt the terrifying pressure from the Destruction Saintess in the distance and instinctively began to tremble a little.

"Bro, that's enough, don't stack any more buffs on her..."

The divine official was already scared.

He discovered that although none of Lan Qi's magic cards had the effects of "taunt," "rage," or "berserk," every one of them seemed to have these effects when used by Lan Qi!

Even though Lan Qi's actions would greatly accelerate the pace of the battle, giving them hope of deciding the outcome before sunset.

But it seemed that the most likely outcome was that the crazed Destruction Saintess would rush over and kill all of them in the back row!

At the moment when everyone was at their most alert.

The Destruction Saintess, who seemed to have become a bit indescribable, turned into a black arrow and charged straight towards Lan Qi with a sound that tore through the air!

Seeing this, the male guard immediately reacted. He tried his best to tear at the Destruction Saintess' neck.

However, to his surprise, the Destruction Saintess didn't dodge or evade. She relied on the fact that killing a traitor would attract the Blood Count (vampire count) and bet that the male guard wouldn't dare to kill her. Ignoring the male guard's existence, she unleashed a ring of exploding flames around her, knocking the male guard over and leaving only a deep wound on her back.

The executioner, with his heavy armor and tattered red cloak, rushed forward like a frenzied bull, his axe slamming down on Destruction Saintess Adelice. The paladin followed closely behind, the holy light sword in his hand drawing an arc in the air, bringing a gust of wind, like thunder striking down on the Destruction Saintess, the air filled with silent lightning!

But now, the Destruction Saintess was completely defenseless, enduring such an offensive, only fighting forward like the most primitive beast, fiercely and bloodthirstily swinging her sword to severely injure the executioner and paladin, then continuing to advance without stopping.

"Is she crazy?!"

The executioner panted wearily, his eyes flashing with panic and unwillingness. His body was burned by the scorching flames, and every breath brought intense pain.

The paladin's shield was also knocked away, and the armor on his chest had been cut open by a long gash, with blood constantly gushing out.

Even though they had desperately chased after the Destruction Saintess at the first moment, it was too late to catch up with the Destruction Saintess, who was in a terrifying state and had already broken through!

Even the divine official turned to urgently use magic to block her, and the light sphere in his hand turned into a round of blazing sun, shooting directly at Destruction Saintess Adelice.

But Destruction Saintess Adelice's speed was too fast, like a black falcon diving down, her sword like the scythe of the Grim Reaper, pointing directly at Lan Qi, determined to kill him!

"Who can stop her!!!"

The male guard chased after her, stirring up a gust of wind, but he couldn't catch up with Destruction Saintess Adelice's flickering figure, and shouted anxiously.

At this moment.

The entire cathedral was shrouded in tension, reaching the breaking point.

Sounds and time seemed to slow down.

The faces of every challenger could not hide their panic, and could only watch helplessly as the out-of-control Destruction Saintess Adelice was about to reach the back row.

The outcome of the battle might be decided in the next moment.

The defense line collapsed.

If no one could stop the Destruction Saintess' sudden burst of attack and allow the three melee fighters to catch up and intercept her again, the back row would be slaughtered. The challenger's side, which had lost the key support of the back row, would directly lose the ability to resist the Destruction Saintess!

If they could delay her, they could still fight another round.

Even if a few of them were killed by the Destruction Saintess, they still had a chance to win!

Only a few meters away from the protective barrier of light.

The Destruction Saintess, with hideous scars all over her body, carried a look of insane anger on her face, as if she had used all the strength in her limbs and bones to send death to Lan Qi.

The divine official still stood resolutely at the front of the back row, clenching his teeth tightly, and staring straight at the approaching Destruction Saintess.

The light shield he maintained could probably block one blow from the Destruction Saintess.

"Come on! You bastard cultist!"

Even if it cost him his life, as long as he could delay her for one more second, his side's chance of winning would increase by a few points!

However.

No one noticed that one person's state remained calm.

From beginning to end, it had never changed.

Lan Qi walked past the divine official's shoulder, his footsteps silent, calm and steady, as if completely detached from this noisy battlefield.

He had no fear, and gently held a magic card with purple light lingering on it in his hand.

In the next instant.

Along with a loud crash, metal scratched sparks on the floor tiles.

The entire cathedral also turned into a deathly silence.

Because everyone saw—

The Destruction Saintess had a look of astonishment and absent-mindedness, and knelt heavily in front of Lan Qi!!

The heavy blow of kneeling down rapidly while diving caused such severe pain in her knees that she was unable to stand up for a while.

Under the stained glass window refracting colorful brilliance, Lan Qi was like bathing in the holy light of the sun, this tall figure was like a god overlooking a tiny petitioner.

Lan Qi just stood still, looking calmly at the Destruction Saintess.

"Since you have seen the Headmaster, why not bow?"

(End of this chapter)