My dear witch, please turn evil according to the script!

Chapter 196 Anchoring the Spear of Destiny
The truth has been revealed.

But the confusion is also growing.

However, more than their questions, Roland and Fram were concerned about how to eliminate the effects of the divine descent ritual.

Roland asked via telepathy, "Ms. Flam, how can we undo the effects of the divine descent ritual? Don't forget our original purpose."

Frum didn't say anything, but looked at Suren: "You must have considered this situation before you set off, right?"

"Otherwise, they wouldn't have sent out a squad of judges."

"However, my suggestion is to wait until Roland and I meet up with you before taking any action."

Suren nodded: "That is indeed the ideal condition for the operation. But... if the two of you cannot resolve the spatial barrier issue within half an hour..."

"I think I have to act sooner rather than later."

“I can sense that… the flame of faith can’t last much longer.”

"It could go out at any time."

"My fellow practitioners and I must carry out the ceremony as soon as possible."

After Suren finished speaking, as if to prove that she was right, the writhing shadow, which had been trapped by the flowing fire of faith, suddenly expanded violently.

If it weren't for the golden light that burst forth from the sword in the High Inquisitor's hand, forcibly suppressing the shadow, this writhing shadow, which appeared to be a product of a divine descent ritual, would have spiraled out of control.

The sudden change made everyone tense.

Roland also drew the black pistol from his waist.

"Everyone get out of the way."

"Ms. Flam, release the spatial stabilizing anchor."

Upon seeing Roland's actions, Flam immediately tensed up: "You're not planning to use the Boundary-Breaking Spear here, are you?"

"And just how many of these bullets did you use?!"

Roland smiled without saying a word, but urged, "Ms. Fram, get ready, I'm about to fire."

Fram stopped asking questions; the time they had spent working together had made her realize Roland's true colors.

Most of the time he is very steady, but occasionally he is extremely reckless.

Of course, she didn't need to ask to know that it was all the work of that old devil, the Demon King, who was behind it all!

As Flam began casting her spell, Roland first used a special spatial fluctuation to protect the corpses of Cellina and Natalia behind him, and then pulled the trigger.

"boom!"

As the bullet left the barrel, the rifling, inscribed with special runes, unleashed magical power, catalyzing the spell within the bullet.

The next moment, a sharp, illusory spear flashed in the space.

Its power was greatly weakened by the spatial stabilizing anchor released by Flam at full power, but even so, the spatial anomaly that originally separated the three groups of people shattered at this moment.

Seeing Roland, Cellina, Flam and Delan suddenly appear beside them, Suren and the other judges were all stunned.

Roland quickly broke the silence with his actions.

"SOWILO!"

After a loud shout, Roland's body suddenly burst forth with dazzling golden light.

The familiar power of the Radiant Sun was bestowed upon Roland in Suren's horrified gaze.

But for Suren, the shock was far from over.

"Sowilo".

This time, the sound was more subdued.

But... his power surpasses Roland's.

Seeing Cellina, who was practically a mini sun with fiery energy emanating from her eyes, Suren felt a shock to her understanding of the world.

Not only Suren was shocked, but the other judges, Fram beside him, and even the remnant of the demon king at Roland's waist were all stunned for a moment.

Only Delan seemed somewhat out of sorts throughout the match.

He didn't know why the others were so shocked.

Doesn't Lord Roland often mutter some incomprehensible words and then unleash some strange skills?

Fram and the Demon King's remnant soul are about to recover.

Needless to say, the remnant soul of the Demon King even knew where Roland's power came from.

He was simply surprised, because he knew that the owner of the runestone was Cellina.

Roland only borrowed a portion of its power.

The effect of the increase is indeed the case.

However, as the Demon King was in a remnant soul state, he was more acutely aware of certain things.

The Demon King, who once collected all seven primordial runes of the Demon Clan, was very clear about the working principle of the primordial runes.

Roland's condition is not in line with common sense.

Because... the power of the runes is more active and proactive in his body.

Although the effect was not good, if power has emotions, then the rune power active in Cellina was clearly not as happy as the one in Roland.

But that's clearly not the most crucial point.

The Demon King knew that some of the runes were actually inextricably linked to the gods.

But this was the first time he had ever seen it.

The blazing sun and the god of justice.

This deity is listed alongside the god of war and courage, and the goddess of earth and fertility as one of the three major deities of the Holy See, and is also one of the most powerful deities in legend.

That power, which is no different from His divine power, even though the power manifested here at this moment is only similar in nature, is far inferior to the starlight power of that true god.

But... this is undoubtedly divine power!
It was a divine aura far purer than the divinity found in the so-called evil gods that the Demon King had ever seen!
As for Flam, although she didn't know the specifics of what happened to Roland, she could recognize the power of the blazing sun and the god of justice.

The way Roland cast his spell and the words he chanted made her realize that the method he was using was likely the same as the power he used to unleash the World Tree.

Although confused about what was happening to Cellina, she realized something.

There are many power systems in this world that we are unaware of.

Perhaps it stems from ancient knowledge from an era when gods still roamed the earth, or perhaps it is a skill developed by a brilliant later generation.

But anyway, once she has some free time, she'll have to ask Roland about the relevant techniques. As for the runes engraved on the deck of the Pomegranate Flower... even though she perfectly replicated those runes one-to-one, and even knew how to pronounce them, Flam, she just couldn't unleash the power of the World Tree.

But that rune... she felt it looked very familiar, as if many runes today were derived from it.

However, compared to the more knowledgeable and unfiltered Flam and the Demon King's remnant soul, they are still quite different.

Suren and the judges were no longer calm at this point.

When Roland unleashed the power originating from the God of the Sun, they were so surprised their jaws nearly dropped to the ground, but overall it was still acceptable.

After all, the worship of the God of the Sun was widespread, and like the Goddess of Earth and Fertility, he was a deity that people all over the continent believed in to some extent.

It's not impossible that Roland happens to be a follower of the God of the Sun.

But when Cellina also unleashed the power of the God of the Sun, which was far stronger than Roland's, Suren felt an extreme sense of oppression after Cellina released her power.

The Legend of Nine Rings!

That was the oppressive feeling that only came from the Nine Rings Legend going all out!

No... even ordinary nine-ring legends might not have this level of oppressive aura!
Cellina simply stood there, and even the writhing shadow that had initially shown signs of breaking free shrank back and began to behave itself!
Even the flames surrounding the banquet hall seemed to leap up again at this moment.

The flame of faith, which had been lit for thirty years, was rekindled and burned brightly again, as if fueled by a handful of firewood!

They all knew Cherlinina's identity: a demon warrior of the eighth-ring hero rank.

They also tacitly avoided provoking Roland and Fram, and this one hid very well, not revealing any demonic characteristics.

Moreover, Cherlinina was quite different from almost all the demons they had ever seen.

Aside from being somewhat cold towards everyone except Roland, he's not much different from an ordinary human being.

So they viewed Cellina as a human being throughout the entire process.

This was true for Suren and the other judges.

Suren even planned to help the relationship between Cellina and Roland.

She always enjoys watching a good show and loves to stir things up.

But while we may view things differently, we remain friendly.

When a demon is surrounded by the pure divine power of the God of the Sun, and this divine power is even purer and stronger than the flame of faith released by the old judge who has already died, burning his soul and existence!
As believers of the god of the sun and justice, when the judges realized this, something seemed to shatter within them.

Although the God of the Blazing Sun never said that demons were forbidden from having faith, this still goes against the Church's propaganda.

"Hey!"

Standing next to Cellina, Roland, burning like a miniature sun, shouted at Suren, "Aren't you using a ritual?"

"Let's get started! We can't stay in this state for long."

“During your ceremony, Cellina, Ms. Flam, and I will help you resolve any issues.”

Reawakened by Roland's call, Suren decided to temporarily ignore these insignificant anomalies.

The same applies to the other judges.

They are all professionals with high ethical standards.

"Understood, I'll leave the rest to you."

Suren nodded, and then the judges began to form a circle.

Surround the stage inside the banquet hall.

“Praise be to the saints for their sacrifice, and let us be as steadfast as they were.”

“We are the enemy of evil, we are the sentinels of humanity.”

“We gaze into the abyss, undisturbed.”

"Willpower will be our sword, and faith will be our armor."

"Our thoughts will be an impregnable bulwark, and our blades will be ready to be unleashed."

"For we are the punishment of the gods!"

As the judges chanted, the flame of faith in the room began to be stirred.

But because of this, the writhing shadow began to break free of its restraints.

Cellina was the first to notice something was wrong.

She pulled out the Radiant Spear that Roland had stuck in the ground and thrust it into the shadows.

But the results are minimal.

The spear disintegrated into pure magic the instant it touched the shadow.

At the same time, several shadowy tentacles lashed out at Cellina with a whooshing sound.

However, all of these attacks were deflected by the magic missiles released by Flam.

Celinina landed safely.

At this moment, the Demon King, who had extensive experience dealing with evil gods, warned, "This is bad!"

"This divine descent ceremony was originally forcibly interrupted!"

"The judge succeeded! He did indeed prevent the descent of the gods from going completely!"

"But now... the second half is coming!"

"Roland, boy! Use your World Tree power!"

Roland, whose body was overflowing with golden light, was already filled with green fluorescence: "You don't need to tell me!"

The next moment, a mysterious faint fluorescence filled the green eyes of Lake Roland.

In his hand... a wooden spear woven, wrapped, and cut from the branches of the World Tree appeared.

"It is my destiny!"

With a loud shout from Roland, the wooden spear in his hand vanished into the shadows in an instant.

Immediately afterwards, the shadow that had been expanding violently suddenly stopped, and the atmosphere in the banquet hall that seemed as if something was about to descend also came to an abrupt end.

Something seemed to be fixed in place at that moment.

Roland staggered back a few steps after throwing the spear, but Nash transformed into a catgirl in time and ran behind him to support his waist, preventing him from falling to the ground.

At this moment, Roland was like a light bulb without electricity; the golden light surrounding his body dissipated, and then, with Nash's strenuous support, he leaned against a table that had fallen to the ground and fell asleep.

(End of this chapter)