So I'm a sheep.

Sensing that familiar force viciously attacking Fred, the little girl shouted, "I'll hammer!"

An overwhelming force, far beyond the demon's imagination, surged forth, and in an instant, Simon had a premonition of death.

Shock and fear rose from the depths of his heart at the same time, and the demon subconsciously launched his backup plan.

The irresistible force was weakened fifty-eight times in an instant, and white flames simultaneously ignited on the bodies of the magical artifact wielders patrolling the main roads outside the city.

Amidst screams of agony, the fifty-eight Fallen Ones, along with their mounts, were burned to ashes in the flames.

This force shows no mercy to the living, but does no harm to the inanimate.

With a thud, one after another, top-tier magical artifacts fell to the ground, all alone.

Before the demon could even grieve the loss of a group of useful tools, it was horrified to discover that even after being weakened fifty-eight times, that power was still terrifying enough to threaten its own life.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

Bloody cracks appeared on his skin, and the demon felt as if his body was about to burst from the force.

"I won't die here, at the hands of a mere little angel!"

Simon's eyes were bloodshot; in this life-or-death moment, he brought his precise control over his power to its absolute limit.

All the demonic power within Simon's body, carrying more than three times his own strength, flowed outwards, and with a 'bang,' a cloud of blood mist exploded from Simon's body.

The demon staggered and fell to his knees, but he immediately struggled to his feet again.

'We can't stay here any longer. That brat will find us soon, very soon.'

"..."

"Hey, Lady Sasha, the drumming has stopped!"

"The Black Knight and I will go check out the forest outside the city. Fred, find some men to help us as soon as possible!"

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"Lady Sasha, something very strange is happening here."

"Most of the surrounding trees were charred, with only a small portion covered in frost. In addition, I found some blue liquid on the ground."

"Blue liquid? That might be demon blood."

"The demon is badly injured. Let's follow the trail of blood to find Simon!"

The little girl and the black knight followed the trail of blood to the edge of the forest, but once they left the forest, the bloodstains disappeared.

The little girl, unwilling to let the demon escape, led the black knight to search outside for a long time, but they still couldn't find Simon, who was determined to run away, even when it got dark.

"Damn it! If more people came to help us, maybe we could find him!"

"Lady Sasha, it's really difficult to get the people of Golden Creek City to leave the city now. They've been terrified by the demons."

"Oh, what a pity, what a real pity."

Despite saying it was a pity, the little girl suddenly had the idea of ​​forming an elite team of magic weapon users.

'If I had a group of weapon wielders willing to risk their lives under my command, I wouldn't always be on the defensive when facing Simon.'

'The church originally had a squad of punishers, but after several wars, only the strongest Black Knight survived.'

"Black Knight"

"exist"

"I'd like to reorganize the Punisher squad. What are your suggestions?"

"Lady Sasha, what is your definition of the new Punisher Squad?" the Black Knight countered.

"Unity, strength, and loyalty."

"There are many things that I can't do alone; I need help."

"How strong does 'strong' mean?"

"At least a Magic Weapon Master level is required. I don't want those mediocre guys who can only use one-time-use magic weapons."

"How loyal do you mean by loyalty?"

"The kind of person who would not hesitate to sacrifice their life at my command."

How many of these punishers do you want to recruit?

"More than one hundred people."

"..."

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After a long silence, the Black Knight gave a bitter smile.

"Lady Sasha, this is too difficult."

"Since you're a professional, could you analyze what the difficulties are?"

"The core problem is the lack of top-tier magical artifacts. Even though the Church won a great victory in the battle at headquarters, it only captured more than thirty top-tier magical artifacts, which is far from your goal."

"Huh? Black Knight, didn't you see those fallen magical artifacts earlier?"

"Indeed, many weapons have fallen on several key roads... You mean, they are all demonic artifacts?"

"yes"

The little girl stared at the black knight in astonishment. This guy was supposed to be a magic weapon user, how come he couldn't even recognize a magic weapon?

"Lady Sasha, you may have misunderstood something."

"Only by touching them with their own hands can a weapon user distinguish which are magical weapons and which are ordinary weapons; you can't tell just by looking."

"I was in such a hurry to find the demon's trail that I didn't have time to pick up the weapons on the ground and examine them."

After a pause, the Black Knight couldn't help but ask, "Lady Sasha, even if they were in a hurry to escape, would those artifact users really throw away all their artifacts?"

"They weren't thrown away; all the artifact users who came with Simon are dead."

The little girl sighed: "Simon would never have been able to withstand my fatal blow, but I never expected that he could make fifty-eight magic weapon users share the damage he suffered."

"As a result, all the weapon users were burned to ashes, but Simon barely managed to survive."

"Alas, it's a pity that some people in Jinxi City are still unwilling to be devout to the goddess, otherwise I wouldn't have needed to borrow my lord's divine power in advance."

"Perhaps, if we delay a few more days..."

"If this drags on for a few more days, Jinxi City will be on the verge of snapping, and a major riot will definitely break out."

The Black Knight comforted her, saying, "Lady Sasha, your decision was absolutely wise. It was all the fault of those faithless people."

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

"With the top-tier magical artifacts seized by the church and our spoils this time, the core issue you mentioned earlier is pretty much resolved, right?"

"Yes."

The Black Knight nodded, and then quickly added, "However, besides the core issue, there are two other major issues that require your attention."

"Oh?"

"Even with top-tier magical artifacts, it's useless without someone to control them."

Volume 1: Chapter 56 - Keeping Promises

"The manipulator..."

The little girl thought for a moment: "There are plenty of heinous criminals in the church's dungeon, aren't there?"

"But they have no faith."

The Black Knight solemnly replied, "Without faith as a bridle, it's difficult to get the weapon wielders to obey, let alone be loyal."

"That's easy."

The young girl said calmly, "After returning to the church, I will go to the remaining villages to demonstrate the 'Miracle of Abundance'."

"Let the soldiers hold those great sinners down and watch them witness the miracle. They will naturally become devout believers of the goddess."

Sasha also has a faith-based perspective; she can tell at a glance who is more devout.

'Then the most devout villains will be chosen as weapon wielders, thus ensuring obedient controllers.'

"Black Knight, what's the other major question?"

"Lady Sasha, it's about unity."

The Black Knight said, "The original Punisher squad was not united at all. It was only because of my personal force that it did not fall apart."

"With Lady Sasha here, this situation will naturally improve."

"But I feel that this alone is not enough."

The Black Knight hesitated, wondering if he should continue speaking, lest he end up digging his own grave.

But under the encouraging gaze of the angel, he quickly made up his mind.

“In addition, the discipliners need to be formally employed.”

"Without a formal organizational structure, there is no sense of belonging. If a small team doesn't have a sense of belonging, it will be very difficult to lead."

"..."

"Black Knight, what were you hesitating about just now?"

"Formally incorporating the magic weapon users into the church is a simple matter for me."

“Even setting up a separate department wouldn’t be difficult.”

"Lady Sasha, the development of such a department may not be a good thing for the church."

The Black Knight said in a deep voice, "After you complete your trial mission, you will return to the Upper Realm, right?"

"Yes, that's right."

"While you are here, you can certainly suppress these unruly sinners, but once you leave..."

"It's fine if I leave; the Pope and the bishops are still here."

"But, Lady Sasha."