At the most tranquil moment in the cathedral.

Clang, clang.

As if the sun were about to set, ripples were cast upon the gold-glowing walls of the ancient castle, and the hourly chimes began to ring.

The peals from the top-floor bell tower shattered the silence.

This did not disturb the peace within the cathedral; instead, it added a touch of holiness and solemnity.

However.

In a moment unnoticed by anyone.

Orange light feathers scattered, and a flower-like fairy maiden had already set foot inside the cathedral.

It was a long moment, as if eternity had descended.

Her red dress cascaded like rose petals, her figure was graceful, carrying a faint floral fragrance, and her eyes were full of laughter, like a lake shimmering with starlight.

The surrounding people were drawn to the demon appearing in the cathedral, staring in astonishment at her angelic face, unable to react.

"Show me your love!"

The joyous voice of the Great Poet, like an exploding hum, allowed time to flow again, echoing throughout the hall.

Instantly, this originally peaceful cathedral seemed to be brewing an unimaginable storm of change, as if the boundary between dream and reality was about to be subverted!

Except for Lan Qi, whose expression remained as leisurely as ever, and Hyberia, who was already in a state of high alert.

Everyone else began to descend into madness.

Most notably—

The expressions of two people began to twist, revealing an unspeakable, hideous hatred!

In the Krieg Empire's warrior-priest-mage team, the petite priestess was no longer shy and timid.

As if she were a different person, her body ignored all reason and warnings, casting aside all thoughts and unleashing a Dark Judgment spell on Lan Qi with murderous intent!

Like a sudden storm on the sea during a lunar eclipse, black lightning flashed, accompanied by a roar that tore through the cathedral, and the crude magic instantly scorched the floor tiles.

However.

This spell, cast by someone who had almost lost their mind, was not very accurate.

Lan Qi simply took two steps to the right, as if strolling in a courtyard, and dodged it.

He turned his head, smiling gently at the priestess, as if saying, "You're so impatient."

"Lan Qi!!!"

The priestess's eyes were bloodshot as she shouted in impotent rage, frantically throwing her few remaining attack spells at Lan Qi, forgetting that her role was support and that she should be cooperating with her teammates.

On the other side, the tall, heroic female knight watched as everything took a sharp turn, her face becoming incredibly gloomy, trembling as she gripped her wrist, seemingly trying her best to maintain her collapsing expression.

But she soon realized that her mind was being corroded by an irresistible mental magic.

Even if her self-control was strong, the expression on her face must have already betrayed her.

"Heh heh heh, Lan Qi Welford, you bastard... If I don't kill you, I'll be unworthy to be the Destruction Saintess..."

As if giving up resistance, or perhaps liberating herself.

The female knight's aura underwent a tremendous change. She was enveloped in black armor, grinning lewdly, and walked forward with a long sword in her hand, its hilt and blade entwined with golden beast eyes and burning crimson flames.

The temperature inside the entire cathedral seemed to rise several degrees!

She did not rashly rush towards Lan Qi, but instead observed and adjusted her breathing.

Since she had already revealed her identity and chosen to fight, she had nothing to worry about in her heart; maintaining a calm state of mind was enough.

Even from a distance, other challengers could feel the scorching heat making their skin sting.

This sense of oppression was definitely not at the fifth tier.

The female knight finally stopped concealing her strength. The magic rising like flames alone was probably at the level of a sixth-tier magic-type professional.

Hyberia watched the female knight with extreme vigilance. She knew she was no match and could only try her best to stand in front of Lan Qi to protect him.

Within the Resurrection Church, in addition to the cardinals, there were also some holy sons or holy virgins, young geniuses chosen and personally cultivated by the bishops, with the potential to succeed them in the future.

Each one was a terrifying existence with extremely top-notch temperament, wisdom, and power among their peers.

The female knight who was no longer pretending was a killing machine cultivated by Bishop Ivanov of Destruction, the Destruction Saintess.

Just as Hyberia felt that Lan Qi should be showing some solemnity when facing such an opponent.

She heard Lan Qi sighing behind her:

"Not bad, such a temperament can achieve great things, but it's a pity she's gone down the wrong path."

Lan Qi's words were tinged with regret,

"Such good talent, if she could have been sent to my Cloister Academy earlier, she wouldn't have fallen into becoming a cultist of the Resurrection Church. The Resurrection Church has done so much evil!"

Hyberia: "..."

I think she might be better off going to the Resurrection Church...

…

The information panel in the Shadow World had already changed to [Mission Objective 1: Find the Traitor 2/2].

This meant that the Shadow World had entered the next stage unexpectedly.

At this moment, within the wide cathedral, under the influence of the Great Poet of Love, the others were also experiencing varying degrees of mental change.

"Why... why... even you..."

The last mage noblewoman of the Krieg Empire's team, as if unable to believe that the only friend she could trust was actually a Resurrection Church follower, clutched her head in despair and knelt on the ground, unable to accept everything that was happening before her eyes.

It seemed that because of her extremely unique identity, the Destruction Saintess did not choose to take her hostage.

On the other side, the young master of the merchant guild laughed madly, completely insane, regardless of the extremely dangerous situation in the cathedral, which was already approaching a final showdown.

"Hahahaha, let's continue the class, let's continue the fun!"

He was as if he had been brainwashed by a strange school.

The thing he wanted to do most at this juncture was to continue the class.

It seemed that the learning he had gained this afternoon had really made him happy, and he was still enjoying it.

"This idiot..."

The male bodyguard had already dragged the idiot merchant guild young master behind him to protect him at the first opportunity, while the female bodyguard, who had never shown any expression, erupted with intense murderous intent, guarding against the cultists, as if she would fight to the death as long as they dared to threaten the idiot young master.

The handsome bodyguard was the least affected by the Great Poet of Love among everyone except Lan Qi and Hyberia.

Calm, composed, and highly skilled, even though he was now locking his gaze on the Destruction Saintess as if facing a formidable enemy, what truly shocked him was Lan Qi's insight and terrifying, heart-devouring devilry.

If this lawyer was the real Resurrection Church follower, he could not imagine what kind of nightmare it would be.

Even compared to the legendary Saintess in the Resurrection Church, he didn't feel as terrified.

This was also the reason why he could still feel at ease even when facing the Destruction Saintess.

Because this lawyer was now their teammate!

…

Compared to these people who were more or less affected by the indiscriminate negative effects of the Great Poet of Love.

There were three other guys who were not receiving negative effects!

"Cultists! Kill, kill, kill!!!"

"Worthy of being a friend of the Great Divine Priest!"

"Everything is a gift from the Goddess!"

In this cathedral, three clergy members, as if having drunk a potion of madness, had their fervent faith spreading through their bloodstreams like a virus, feeling as if there was fire burning in every part of their bodies!

Having been subjected to Lan Qi's afternoon of anti-cult indoctrination and the emotional explosion of the Great Poet of Love, the three North Continent clergy members seemed to have directly transformed into fanatics, and even their combat power had surged.

In their eyes, there were only those two Resurrection Church followers who had already revealed their murderous intent, as if they were not seeing people, but a kind of erroneous existence, a sin that needed to be corrected, or a huge mass of merit!

Accompanied by a burst of shouts, a chaotic siege broke out in the cathedral!

Thanks to the alliance leader of Heishan Xiaoyao a! This chapter is an extra update, and updates will continue tonight!

ps: I used up all my saved chapters during the extra updates some time ago, and now the new chapters every day are written on the spot. I really didn't mean to end the chapter abruptly. This chapter was rushed out urgently, and then I started a race against time to continue writing tonight's update…

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