The defeated saint is also on the way to tame the evil god today

　"Zizi..."

　When looking at Xingmo, Salina gave a faint smile.

　"...See you later, Miss Saint..."

　She finished speaking and was about to step into

　Black rift, but heard a shout behind him.

　"Salina!"

　Several guards suddenly stood between Xingmo and Salina. They looked exhausted, but still held their rifles tightly.

　Dominic stumbled towards Serena and finally knelt on the ground at her feet.

　He raised his head and looked at Serena like a stray dog, his pupils slightly empty.

　Looking at Dominic's face, Serena's mouth curled up slightly.

　"...Don't chase me, I'm not in the mood for you..."

　"No, Serena, but you clearly promised!" Dominic shouted.

　"...I didn't promise you anything. If the New Party falls, it will only be blamed on..."

　"What? No...it's not about the New Party..." Dominic shook his head in surprise.

　Serena frowned slightly and walked through the crowd. Xingmo saw that her mouth was slightly open and even trembling.

　"and you..."

　"Have you forgotten? We agreed that this time when I come back... I want to walk into the palace with you..." Dominic pursed his lips slightly, "...

　Enter the hall.

　These four words, simple and plain, made Serena's eyes, which were occupied by black light, clear for a moment.

　Her hand seemed to tremble, but the next second she showed a mysterious and elegant smile, just like the one Dominic gave her when they first met in the moonlight.

　Is this a human being? Or... a loyal dog?

　If the plan had gone right, you would be dead now...

　Died in my hands...

　""

　Serena squatted down, gently pinched Dominic's chin, and looked directly at her.

　In Dominic's stunned eyes, she whispered:

　"You are such a... fool..."

　Her tone was gentle, without calculation, but with a hint of pity.

　After saying that, she pushed Dominic away, then stood up and walked into the crevice.

　So, Dominic was the only one left at the end of the banquet hall, staring blankly at the mess.

　""

　"she left?"

　Aurora stood beside Xingmo, standing on tiptoe to see what was happening to Serena.

　"Let's go," Xingmo said, "What are you planning?"

　"Her body bears our mark, branded into her soul as she ascended," Aurora said, her lips curled slightly. "Let her go and help us clear the way—to the forest of Messina."

　"As expected..." Xingmo muttered.

　Seeing that Aurora didn't take any action, Xingmo guessed that she probably had some bad idea again.

　I have to say, when it comes to bad ideas, Aurora never disappoints.

　At this time, accompanied by the sound of orderly footsteps, many people were approaching.

　Xingmo turned around and saw Chloe and the Pegasus Knights coming to the front of the New SS and confronting them.

　Chloe's face was scarred—obviously from the injuries sustained while protecting the guests in the battle against the Death Song. Yet, beneath the scars lay a resolute expression that even the guards shuddered slightly.

　"Dominic," Chloe said calmly, "Come out and talk. Let's minimize the threat of this bloody ritual."

　Chloe finished speaking and there was dead silence.

　A few seconds later, the sound of running suddenly rang out. Dominic pushed through the guards' formation and rushed towards Chloe with a rapier in hand.

　His face was ferocious, like an angry bull, and his noble appearance was gone.

　Lance, who was beside Chloe, wanted to step forward, but Chloe reached out to stop him and then put her hand on the hilt of the sword.

　"bass--"

　"Om-"

　The silver light trembled like flowing water, accompanied by a sound of wind.

　Then, there was the slight sound of the sword blade touching the ground.

　When everyone came to their senses, Dominic was already kneeling at Chloe's feet, holding his wrist and wailing in pain.

　Chloe stood beside his hand, shook the blood off the sword, and said softly:

　"The New Party's actions have caused great harm to this country. Massena was nearly destroyed, and the war... has become increasingly intense due to your instigation."

　"In the name of August, today, I will ban you."

　Hearing this, Dominic raised his head fiercely and growled at Chloe:

　"You...you took her! From me..."

　"And together you took everything from me," Chloe's eyes were slightly cold. "Be grateful. For the sake of the greater good, I'm not in a hurry to pursue the matter or settle accounts."

　"Naive little princess... Do you think you can take over the throne just by putting a sword to my head?" Dominic roared. "You are too naive... ignorant of the ways of the world... You grew up in a cradle prepared for you by that foolish king, ready to sit on the throne..."

　"You can't see our struggles... nor their suffering... Even if you sit on the throne, you will only be the second Flower King. There will always be a fire burning under the throne, and then..."

　"Are you afraid of fire?" Chloe whispered.

　"What...?" Dominic was stunned.

　"Only people who have been in the dark for a long time are afraid of fire, like you," Chloe smiled. "I'm not afraid of fire, not even if it burns my knees, as long as it's real fire..."

　As he said this, huge footsteps were heard, and even the ground shook.

　"... then it is destined to burn everything and light everything."

　Giant shadows are everywhere

　The windows of the banquet hall showed what looked like mountains surrounding the palace.

　A few seconds later, the diminutive two-meter giant Migvaros walked into the banquet hall, followed by two gray-skinned Stone Nest warriors.

　They stopped behind Chloe and bowed slightly respectfully:

　"General Chloe, the city has been captured. The enemies who surrendered have been resettled, and those who refused to surrender have been liquidated on the spot."

　"Well done." Chloe nodded.

　Dominic's eyes widened slightly as he saw the giant of the royal court bending over Chloe.

　"You...you...how did you..."

　"I let the fire burn me," Chloe looked back, "so now, I am the fire."

　While the battle was taking place in the banquet hall, the giants had already surrounded Massena and launched a quick raid.

　After the Giant King's Court threw its pledge of allegiance to the forces of the Academy, they naturally had to show the utmost sincerity and not slack off in the slightest.

　"Swish--" A silver light flashed, and the sword blade pointed at Dominic's neck, just a hair's breadth away from his skin.

　"I'll say this one last time," Chloe whispered, "ask your men to lay down their weapons so we can avoid unnecessary bloodshed."

　She looked at Dominic with eyes like a newly born eagle, ready to pierce through all the stupidity and darkness.

　Seeing this, Dominic's hands trembled violently and he immediately lowered his head.

　After a few seconds of silence, he whispered:

　"Drop your weapons...Guards..."

　"We... lost..."

　The riot in the banquet hall is over, but it was harder to clean up than expected.

　A huge hole appeared on the roof, and the citizens were awakened by the sound of the dragon's howl, witnessing this unprecedented moment.

　Most people are extremely afraid of death and would rather stay away from it and not be involved in such a storm.

　However, when someone runs away, someone else will fight to the death. When Xing Mo walked through the banquet hall, she keenly sensed the fluctuations of some spiritual bodies.

　Well... the reporters from Massena are still as reckless as ever, they even rushed to a place like this to take pictures.

　If they had arrived in time, they would probably see the photo of Dominic being defeated by Chloe on the headlines tomorrow.

　""

　Chloe and Xingmo exchanged a few hasty words before going to deal with the situation in the banquet hall.

　Looking at her back, Xingmo knew that she would be busy with the next problem.

　Of course, the new party is not a problem, the main surprise is still concentrated on Salina.

　Looking back on the incident afterwards, Xing Mo felt that she might have underestimated Serena - from the very first time they met, this divinely favored person might have already made advance preparations, and the degree of preparation was beyond Xing Mo's imagination.

　So, when Xingmo saw the puppeteer's body in the dungeon, she was not surprised at all.

　""

　The puppeteer is dead, and this time he is completely dead.

　After being imprisoned, it was impossible for him to find another body as a backup for his resurrection, nor was it possible for him to interfere with Anxian.

　He died completely.

　"I should have thought of this in advance," Xingmo sighed. "If Serena's ultimate goal is also the primeval forest, then the puppeteer is her competitor."

　"There's nothing we can do. This guy wasn't going to be much use anyway," Aurora waved her hand. "Let him die. He's done so many bad things, he deserves to die."

　"That being said..."

　Xingmo tapped the cell door lightly with her wand, and she walked in.

　Then she squatted down and began to search the puppeteer's body.

　After a few seconds, she found a branch that was entangled with the paper.

　He opened the note and saw the following words written in blood:

　"...Embrace the moon, the new light, the great fire..."

　"...you will cross the border of illusion..."

　These were obviously the handwriting left by the puppeteer. Looking at these words, Xingmo's mind emerged the scene of her first meeting him on the train in Winter County.

　He seemed to recognize Xingmo as the so-called "stars, moon, and sun", but Xingmo himself didn't know what that meant.

　As for Serena...it seems that no one has produced Star Foam.

　"Almost there," Xing Mo took a deep breath, "Next comes the real challenge."

　Go to the primeval forest of Messina, kill Him before the invisible mist descends, and seize His authority over the Lost Kingdom.

　In this way, even Cain cannot defeat Aurora head-on.

　""

　Xingmo lifted up the small branch in the note, and as she touched it, light gradually seeped out from the dark surface of the branch.

　It is a light of pale gold.

　The faint golden light illuminated the dim cell, and even the pale blue moonlight outside the window dimmed a little.

　"Wow..." Aurora exclaimed, "So beautiful."

　"This is the puppeteer's identification as a priest of the Red Moon Cult. It's part of the Golden Bough," Xingmo said. "He left this to me, so I am a priest."

　This will be a fight to the death for the priests of God.