The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

But he was quite certain that the Sacred Stone and the Ancient Heritage Magic Array that the Church of Calamity had stolen from the Temple of the Sun had been successfully activated!

The miracle, the girl who appeared out of nowhere, is the best proof that the summoning was successful!

And this seemingly harmless girl must be the best disguise for the Lord of Calamity!

After all, no one could have imagined that the true form of the Lord of Calamity was such a beautiful young girl!

The Lord of Calamity is an unfathomable and truly untouchable being!

however.

The half-dragon girl ignored the priest's words, simply clutching her head in despair, as if waiting to die.

All of this was within Dekan's calculations.

At this point, he had escaped to a position that was sufficient.

Because the eighth-rank female officer of the Imperial Army had successfully arrived in front of him and blocked the priest in charge!

"Get out of here!!"

The presiding priest unleashed a powerful fighting force as if sacrificing his life, and even the imperial officer Andrea was knocked back twice before she could regain her footing.

"Even a centipede with a hundred legs will not fall down when dead! You heretics will surely regret invading my Saron Empire!"

As soon as Andrea finished speaking with her authoritative voice, she finally unleashed her full power, treating this reckless seventh-tier fanatic as an equal opponent.

"You looted the Temple of the Sun, aren't you afraid of divine retribution?!"

As Andrea swung her sword at the high priest, a terrifying pressure emanated from it. The wind pressure seemed to threaten to overturn the secret chamber, causing the broken stone bricks on the ground to tremble and crumble violently.

"If we were afraid of divine retribution, would we still worship the Lord of Calamity? That's absurd and laughable!"

The presiding priest fought back desperately while refuting the arguments with reason and evidence.

This surprised Andrea for a moment.

However, she quickly realized that there was no point in talking to these completely insane cultists; killing them was the only solution.

Originally, in the Saron Empire, the Sun God Cult was merely a neutral force with no real power, at most receiving some respect.

However, since Empress Icardinos ascended the throne, the status of the Sun God Cult in the empire has subtly risen considerably—

Because Queen Icardinos was extremely devout to the goddess.

Therefore, in recent years, even the most vicious criminals dare not rashly harm the priests of the Temple of the Sun, otherwise they will be executed if caught.

However, some time ago, this group of Calamity followers, together with the remnants of the Church of Resurrection, formed the Church of Calamity, which dared to destroy a temple of the Church of the Sun in the empire in broad daylight and steal a treasure that had been passed down for thousands of years.

According to legend, by using sacred stones and corresponding magic scrolls, and by strengthening one's faith and establishing a connection, even evil gods from purgatory can be summoned.

Therefore, the Cult of Calamity selected a group of the most fanatical followers of the Lord of Calamity and decided to launch a ritual here to revive the Lord of Calamity!

The Imperial Magic Special Forces had already planted informants within the Cult of Calamity and discovered their gathering.

So the Imperial Army took this opportunity to wipe out the entire group of criminals!

However, seeing the priest's crazed behavior, Andrea felt that the cultists were utterly absurd.

Clearly, this festival cannot summon the Lord of Calamity; at most, it can only fool children and the mentally ill!

Her Majesty the Empress had personally studied these ancient treasures of the Sun God Cult and confirmed that the Sacred Stone and the Magic Array Scroll did not possess functions such as resurrection or summoning!

It only involves certain principles of spatial magic, and can only cause a very weak resonance and slight interference when other spatial magic is triggered.

"..."

Listening to the conversation between Andrea and the high priest, and the brief analysis of the remaining magical circuits on the altar, Dekan felt that he had a basic understanding of the situation.

You truly attained Buddhahood through sincere seeking of the Buddha.

And so, I have truly descended upon you.

Divine retribution is coming.

……

After the hostages were rescued, the situation, which had initially been in the hands of the Imperial Army, quickly turned into a one-sided affair.

Even the most tenacious priest eventually reached a point where he could no longer hold on.

It seemed like a survival instinct, or perhaps the last vestige of resentment in their hearts.

His focus had gradually shifted away from his adversaries who could take his life at any moment.

Instead, he stared intently at the half-dragon girl in the distance.

"Lord! Why are you just watching?!"

Finally, the officiant cried out in despair.

At this point, even Andrea began to suspect that something was amiss with this half-dragon girl.

It seems that the priest's attitude towards her was not that of a sacrifice that could be enslaved by the cult of calamity, but rather that of a sacrifice girl whose body had been possessed by evil spirits.

Even Andrea felt a chill run down her spine. Taking advantage of the moment, she turned her head slightly and glanced at the half-dragon girl behind her.

However, the half-dragon girl was still trembling, her eyes wide open, biting her fingers incessantly, as if she had been tortured to the point of madness.

She seemed terrified of the high priest; a single loud shout from him nearly drove her to the brink of madness.

It was even more unimaginable to Andrea what kind of inhumane torture this high priest had inflicted on the half-dragon girl.

"???"

The presiding priest felt a sense of collapse, as if saying, "We were ready to fight to the death, why has Your Majesty surrendered first?"

"Lord! What are you doing?!"

All he could do was scream desperately.

At this moment, Dekan was inwardly cursing the high priest as an idiot.

This guy really talked way too much before he died!

If he continues talking, he might not be able to infiltrate the Imperial Army and ask Clay for information.

but.

They worship the Lord of Calamity.

You've thought about the consequences and the cost, haven't you?

"..."

then.

Dekan finally responded to the high priest.

The red-haired half-dragon girl, her fingers trembling as she bit them, slightly raised her eyes and met the gaze of the priest in the distance.

The sudden change in his pupils sent a shiver down the spine of the presiding priest.

Without a doubt, her previous innocence was nothing but a brilliant performance; her beastly eyes concealed an unfathomable abyss.

next moment.

A faint, almost imperceptible smile suddenly appeared at the corners of the girl's mouth.

The index finger that was originally biting at her lips was now gently pressed against her lips.

It means—

To shut up.

Or rather—you can die.

Haha, hahahaha!!!

The priest suddenly threw his head back and laughed maniacally.

He now understood what the Lord of Calamity wanted to do!

The great Lord of Calamity disguises himself as such a pitiful girl, infiltrates the Imperial Army, and brings endless fear to the Empire!

The priest completely averted his gaze from the half-dragon girl and looked up, shouting:

"Great Lord! I feel Your love!!"

Foolish Imperial Army, I'll be waiting for you in hell!

Silently reciting this phrase, the high priest lunged at Andrea as if willingly going to his death.

When Andrea inflicted the fatal wound on the high priest, it also triggered a horrific explosion.

The presiding priest carried a self-destruct spell.

Suddenly, a violent burst of sparks erupted in the secret chamber, causing the temple to collapse.

The surrounding soldiers did their best to protect the weak and pitiful half-dragon girl with their shields.

Andrea, who was hit by the blast at close range, suffered some minor injuries despite using magic to protect herself.

"Huh, huh..."

On the ruins, Andrea, panting slightly, stood up from the rubble and ashes.

She wasn't alarmed by the explosion.

Instead.

Recalling what had just happened, she felt a chill run down her spine!

The dangerous fanatic seemed to glance in a direction behind her.

Without a doubt, it was in the direction where the red-haired girl was.

Then the fanatics, as if their minds had been corrupted, went completely mad and satisfied as they faced death!

Could it be... that girl really is some kind of evil spirit that cannot be described in words?

Andrea gripped her weapon tighter and looked at the red-haired girl warily.

however.

When Andrea met the red-haired girl's gaze again.

She still looked as terrified and pitiful as before, her eyes devoid of hope.