I have to get lucky right away.

Chapter 711 Bige's Great Fortune (Part 4)

With the sudden appearance of that blood-red figure, the Grand Cathedral's early warning system, which had been completely unresponsive no matter what Bigre did, like a drunken husband in a pornographic film, suddenly perked up as if it knew the plot was over.

In an instant, the warning system, which included spells to disperse idlers, force sleep, and ignore people, was activated. Travelers who had not left by evening immediately ran like the fire in their house had been left burning. Those who could not escape in time simply collapsed and fell asleep, and were then quickly sent to the refuge area by the patrolling clergy.

However, since its establishment, the Grand Cathedral has rarely been attacked. In modern times, with the Night Clan becoming increasingly reclusive, it has not experienced an attack for decades.

The clergy in the Grand Cathedral are talented and capable in combat, and they are often capable of launching surprise attacks on other people's headquarters, but they lack experience in dealing with such attacks.

This highest level of warning, which we've only ever seen in exercises and training, took more than ten minutes to finally get the highest level of warning action in place. It originally required rapid reaction forces to assemble within thirty seconds, main tactical forces to be in position within three minutes, and support personnel to evacuate unconscious civilians within two minutes.

Fortunately, Bigeley wasn't there to inflict further damage. Although the Grand Cathedral had been constantly threatening to kill the Night Clan, the Night Clan's leadership had chosen to retreat. It wasn't that they were cowardly, but rather that they understood that the modern world was no longer a time when the Night Clan could easily dominate it. If they kept the fight confined to the shadows and tried to appear harmless, they could put up a fight with the Grand Cathedral. But once things were brought into the open, no matter how despicable the Grand Cathedral was, humanity would still side with their own kind. And the Night Clan, with their small population, simply couldn't possibly withstand the onslaught of modern technology and fight against all of humanity.

Fortunately, the Church of Light is so blinded by its own faith that it tries to preserve its ridiculous sense of superiority and rejects any interaction with the secular world (its doctrine is that all miracles come from God, so even medicine is against the doctrine, because saving people is God's authority, and saving people is stealing God's authority). Even though reformists and liberation theology have begun to emerge in the Church of Light, within the Church that truly believes in God, they are still among the suppressed groups, and they don't even dare to voice their thoughts.

The Night Clan seized this opportunity to minimize their aggressiveness and blend into the crowd. Their goal was to make themselves appear harmless before the Holy See realized that even supernatural powers needed to be updated, thus diminishing the Night Clan's threat in the subconscious minds of ordinary people.

This plan has been quite successful in recent years. Decades ago, if you talked about vampires, werewolves, and the undead, they would definitely be monster images used to scare children.

But now, when you mention vampires, people think of gloomy, light-averse girls who stay at home; when you mention werewolves, they think of huskies going crazy while staring at the moon; and when you mention the dead, they think of rookie ghosts whose bodies are half stuck in the TV screen because they are too good-looking.

Furthermore, since the Night Clan has already fully integrated into human society and has established a certain social circle, when the Vatican realizes this and begins to promote the Night Clan threat theory, ordinary people will only react with thoughts like, "Night Clan? My neighbor next door is a shut-in. Although he's a bit silly, he's quite easy to get along with," "The hospital I go to seems to be run by vampires. Their hematology department is amazing," or "I wondered why my neighbor's dog was always causing trouble. Turns out it's a werewolf."

What harm does being a night owl cause?
What? Thousands of years ago, a dark regime ruled and domesticated humans?

Did it trigger a war more than a thousand years ago?

For centuries, they have been fighting with the Papacy.
Please, which kingdom thousands of years ago wasn't ruled by darkness and its people kept captive?
Which existing country didn't start a war more than a thousand years ago?

For hundreds of years, has your Vatican done little to eliminate dissidents through the Tribunal for Heresy?
Once this basic impression is established, it can be guaranteed that the individual will not be rejected by the public, thereby triggering a miracle known as the power of will.

As for the high-ranking officials of various countries, that's actually the least of the Night Clan's worries. After all, "corrupting" the high-ranking officials of various countries is a traditional skill of the Night Clan! (Note ①)

However, this policy of retreat does not mean not fighting back or retaliating. Everyone wants to survive. It is impossible for someone to kill you and you can only hide. If that were the case, no matter how clearly the higher-ups explained it, the lower levels might not be able to implement it. What they want to do is simply confine the destruction and losses to dark corners that will not affect ordinary people.

No one dared to think of it before, but when Bige returned from her enlightenment, she discovered a blind spot—wasn't the Holy Messiah Cathedral, with its perfect early warning system and ability to evacuate civilians in a short time, an excellent battlefield for a counterattack?
So Bigeley floated in the air, waiting for the Grand Cathedral for more than ten minutes, until they finished lining up, before yawning and saying:
"So slow! Those guys were so clever two hundred years ago. I could throw a little bat at them in the middle of the night and they would immediately jump up and line up... Sigh, they're getting worse with each generation!"

"The Queen of the Night, the current leader of the vampires, has reduced twelve chosen heroes to ashes in the past two hundred years. Even the Holy Ones cannot gain the upper hand against her..."

With the appearance of Bigeley, information about this Queen of the Night quickly spread in everyone's minds. In the end, the one who understands you best in this world is always your enemy. The experts of the Night Clan will naturally appear in the information of the Church of Light.

Bige is currently ranked number one on the Vatican's kill list, which is common knowledge.

As for why it's a must-kill...

It wasn't because she was particularly vicious or powerful; it was simply because she had killed a chosen hero.

And there were a full twelve of them!

The Chosen Warriors are warriors personally selected by God. They bear a mission and are accompanied by the Holy Ones to defeat the Demon King. Generally speaking, even if a Chosen Warrior unfortunately dies in battle, he will be resurrected by the Holy Ones. This miracle itself strengthens the faith of the Church.

After all, the chosen heroes and holy beings come from heaven, and they can be resurrected. So, conversely, if I am devout, can I also gain eternal life in heaven after death like the chosen heroes and receive the mission of the gods to go to other worlds to spread the gospel?

Moreover, judging from the hero's appearance, he is not the type to strictly adhere to the precepts, which shows that as long as one's faith is devout enough, it doesn't matter what one does!

But Bigeley shattered this perception; she actually killed the Chosen Hero, and one that even the Holy Ones couldn't resurrect. This is tantamount to saying:

"So what if you go to heaven? I can still kill you, and your god won't be able to protect you!"

How blasphemous! How wicked!
but……

At this moment, the higher-ups within the sect were pondering a different question—

"Didn't the oracle say yesterday that this guy would be dealt with soon? Why is she coming to our door instead?"

(End of this chapter)