Why is my anime art style so weird?

Xu Ming had already begun to think about how to establish a connection with the Church of Christ.

Kato Megumi was the first one he ruled out.

Although Kato Megumi treated him very well, she represented Shintoism, the indigenous religion of Japan, and since it concerned religious beliefs, it was almost impossible for her to help him in this matter.

Xu Ming quickly thought of Karen, the sadistic female school doctor, and wondered if he could use her to establish a connection with the church.

Wait a moment……

Xu Ming scratched the back of his head.

He felt like he was being a bit of a jerk for doing this.

It feels like she's found a new love (Karen) and abandoned her old love (Kato Megumi).

Xu Ming quickly dismissed this absurd thought.

There was indeed no romantic relationship between him and the two women, and Xu Ming would never forget the help that Kato Megumi and Karen had given him; he would find a way to repay their kindness sooner or later.

Xu Ming picked up the cross and sighed softly.

It's just that this guy's attributes are too tempting.

Having obtained it, Xu Ming is now ready to take off from Wuhu.

If he were to fight that fleshy monster again, with 'Saintess's Prayer' in hand, he guaranteed he could solo it without taking any damage and without anyone's help.

If he can activate the special effect of 'God's Protection', then he will be like someone taking off in a rocket, flying directly into the sky and standing shoulder to shoulder with the sun.

How could anyone not be tempted by this?

The association quickly sent people into the ceremonial garden to handle the aftermath.

It was time for Xu Ming to leave.

Before leaving, he went to the infirmary again to say goodbye to Karen.

To his surprise, as soon as he knocked on the door and before he could even explain his purpose, Karen gave him a serious and very formal bow.

"Thank you for enabling our sisters to ascend to heaven and return to the embrace of the Lord."

Xu Ming touched his nose somewhat embarrassedly.

"You're welcome."

Upon hearing this answer, Karen quickly dropped her serious expression and reverted to her usual languid demeanor. The speed at which she changed her expression almost made Xu Ming think she had a split personality.

"You've come to see me now, are you leaving?"

Karen habitually fiddled with the ponytail by her sideburns, sizing up Xu Ming with great interest.

"Yes, thank you for the clue you provided earlier."

Xu Ming nodded.

Karen waved her hand.

"No need to thank me, you've brought me a lot of 'fun' too~"

As she spoke, a slight blush rose to her cheeks, and her eyes seemed to well up with tears, giving her a uniquely alluring charm. Her words were full of ambiguity and innuendo.

Two female students who happened to be passing by quickly lowered their heads and quickened their pace. However, after getting away from the two, they huddled together again, whispering to each other while their cheeks flushed and they secretly glanced back at the two.

Xu Ming shook his head with a wry smile.

This old driver is clearly doing it on purpose.

"By the way, I recently heard some news from the students that I think you'll find interesting."

Karen suddenly said.

"What news?"

Xu Ming immediately showed a hint of curiosity. Although this woman had a terrible personality, she was like a treasure chest monster. Every time he encountered her and fought her, she would drop some good stuff (useful information).

"On the day Asagami Fujino disappeared, some students saw her being picked up by the Asagami family's private car."

Karen said meaningfully.

"What!?"

Xu Ming's eyes widened in surprise, and his expression turned serious.

"From this perspective, Asagami Fujino's disappearance is inextricably linked to the Asagami family."

Then why did the police say they found no clues?

Xu Ming was somewhat puzzled.

"What's so strange about that? The Asagami family is a renowned conglomerate..."

Karen casually offered her reminder.

Xu Ming fell silent.

After all that had happened, everything that occurred in Liyuan was covered up by those large conglomerates for various reasons.

It's not surprising that Asagami Fujino disappeared without being reported.

"...I'm leaving now."

Chapter 269 Xu Ming, the One Being Watched

"Hey~ are you just going to leave like this? Ha, men, they really are all heartless guys, they were just toying with people..."

Karen's face instantly contorted into a mournful expression, like a Sichuan opera mask changing, as if she were a pitiful woman whose body had been wantonly played with by a scumbag and then carelessly discarded.

"Ahem! Take care."

Seeing that Karen was poised to become a Hollywood Best Actress, Xu Ming was overwhelmed and quickly took his leave.

Watching Xu Ming flee in disarray, Karen's lips curled into a slight smile of pleasure.

"Hmph! You think you can mess with me?"

However, after Karen closed the door to the infirmary, she immediately locked it from the inside, drew the curtains, and then pulled out a strange combination lock box.

This combination lock box doesn't have the usual combination dial, but instead has a small gold pattern branded on the lock opening.

The design is inscribed with mysterious Hebrew words.

Karen bit her finger hard, and bright red blood immediately flowed from her fingertip.

She quickly pressed her bleeding finger onto the pattern.

The pattern suddenly flashed with a golden light, like a magic circle.

Then, with a soft click, like a mechanism moving, the lid of the combination lock box popped open automatically.

A dial telephone with a style reminiscent of the last century sat quietly in the safe.

Karen picked up the microphone and held it to her ear.

The dial pad lit up automatically, and then flashed once in the order of '4, 0, 4'.

Karen quickly heard the call connect.

An aged, dignified, and steady voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Karen Ordesia?"

Even though she couldn't see the other person, Karen still bowed her head very respectfully.

“It is I, Bishop Perod.”

After a moment of silence, Bishop Perodua on the other end of the phone spoke again.

"Karen, since you've used emergency contact, something major must have happened."

"Yes, Your Excellency. The demon sealed in the underground chapel of the Garden of Elegance has been destroyed, and the souls of all the trapped sisters have gone to our Lord's Kingdom."

Karen gave a brief report to Bishop Perodua about what she had discovered while secretly infiltrating the underground church.

"The Vatican has been unable to deal with that thing for nearly 50 years and could only seal it underground. What exactly happened?"

Bishop Perodua's somewhat surprised voice came from the other end of the microphone.

"I don't know the specifics either. All I know is that after two people entered the underground church, the demon was destroyed..."

"Oh~ who did this? This has solved a major problem for the Holy See."

The underground church was built by the Holy Church specifically to seal away the demon; no one understood the demon's terror better than the Holy Church.

Bishop Perodua immediately became interested.

"It is Ryougi Shiki, the eldest daughter of the Ryougi family, a renowned Japanese exorcist family, and... Xu Ming from the Exorcist Association."

"The Ryougi family? No wonder..."

Bishop Perodua was in charge of Far Eastern affairs, so he was naturally very familiar with the established powers in Japan.

“Your Excellency, as far as I know, the key player is a man named Xu Ming.”

Seeing that Bishop Perodua seemed to have misunderstood something, Karen quickly clarified.

"Oh? That's interesting."

Bishop Perodua was immediately intrigued by Karen.

He originally thought that it should be Ryougi Shiki, the heir of the exorcism family, who would shine, but he never expected that an unknown nobody would play a bigger role.

Karen, holding the receiver, had a very complicated expression.

At first, she didn't quite believe it herself, until she contacted the Ryougi family to express her gratitude, and learned part of the truth from them.

As the church's intelligence liaison officer planted in the Garden of Religion, Karen could have easily attributed the credit to Ryougi Shiki, thus cultivating a good relationship with the Ryougi family.

Compared to Xu Ming, an insignificant nobody with no power or influence, it would naturally be more beneficial to befriend the Liangyi family.

That's just the choice of ordinary people.

'Hmph! If I were after profits, would I have gone to all this trouble to come to a godforsaken place like the Far East?'

The second-generation leader of the Pleasure Cult thought to himself.

Compared to Ryougi Shiki, that boring woman, Xu Ming is much more interesting.

'Hehe~ I'll make you owe me a favor first, then I'll deal with you slowly later~'