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

　She didn't know what that look meant, but she felt a heat on her back.

　Those two girls...are so stupid.

　So stupid that one can't bear to break their wings.

　What makes them so stupid?

　Serena sighed softly and turned her head to look southwest, at the end of the white mountains.

　Her destination is the Messina Forest, where she will put an end to everything.

　Xingmo woke up from a nightmare.

　In the dream, I saw golden stars lighting up in the night sky, like countless eyes opening at once.

　She prayed for the chaos to stop, but more and more stars appeared, gradually turning the entire night sky golden.

　Finally, the night was shrouded by starlight, and everything was submerged and turned into nothingness.

　"!"

　Xing Mo opened her eyes, breathing lightly, and found that her chest was stuffy, as if there was a stone pressing on it.

　When she lifted the quilt, she found that there was indeed a stone pressing down on her body - Aurora was lying on her chest, sleeping soundly.

　Did this little guy... climb up here on his own? Or did he climb up here in a dream?

　Whatever the case...it seems pretty scary.

　Xingmo rubbed Aurora's head and said softly:

　"Pig, wake up."

　The pig ignored her and fell asleep.

　Xingmo sighed, leaned back slightly, and fully felt the softness of the pillow.

　Okay... then, sleep a little longer...

　Two hours later.

　On the spire of Nefera Beta Magic Academy, Xingmo wrapped his windbreaker tightly and looked at the border of the incandescent barrier.

　Beside her, Aurora was yawning and looked like she hadn't slept well.

　"I dreamed I was sleeping on marshmallows..." Aurora muttered softly, "They wouldn't let me eat the marshmallows, and they pushed me away."

　"Xing Mo did not comment on Aurora's shocking remarks. He took out his pocket watch and took a look at it.

　"It's almost time, why hasn't Professor Merlin come yet..." she muttered.

　It seemed that her words had an effect. A golden light quickly twisted beside her and transformed into Merlin in a black dress.

　He put on his hat, rubbed his hands, and exhaled:

　"Phew, it's quite cold this morning, Miss Xingmo, would you like to put on more clothes?"

　"You are late." Xing Mo pointed to the pocket watch.

　"There's nothing we can do. After all, we encountered some unexpected situations." Merlin rubbed his neck. "Remember what I said before? Our destination is Akashina Town. We need to settle there and then find a way to enter the primeval forest."

　"Well, then what?" Aurora frowned.

　"The town of Akashina was destroyed," Merlin spread out his hands, "just last night."

　For a moment, no one in the tower spoke.

　Xing Mo opened her mouth slowly, and after a long while, she uttered a single word:

　"what?"

　Destroyed? What does that mean? How could a town within the Kingdom of Messina be destroyed?

　"Actually, the word 'destroyed' is quite accurate," Merlin spread his hands again. "Honestly, it might be hard to imagine how this could happen—a small town completely destroyed by some powerful force, buildings reduced to ashes overnight, the ground cracked into a bottomless canyon, and even lava flowed through it."

　"This... is at least the power of a demigod..." Xing Mo murmured.

　Merlin shook his head:

　"No, that's not the case. If a demigod were to openly unleash his power on the territory of the Kingdom of Messina, he would quickly be suppressed by the demigods of Messina and would not be able to cause such destruction. To achieve this level of destruction, one must be at least at the angel level."

　"What I mean is...an angel had a fight with some people in Akashina Town?" Xingmo frowned.

　"Yes, at least that's my guess," Merlin nodded, "but something's not right."

　"for example?"

　"For example, all the residents of the town woke up in the wasteland outside the town after a deep sleep," Merlin smiled. "Yes, the town was completely destroyed, but not a single resident died in the disaster. They were all transported safely outside the town, and no one was injured."

　"At that time, the Messina Guards conducted psychic examinations on the residents, confirming that their spirits were not contaminated. When asked about their impressions of last night, they were mostly vague, with no substantial memories."

　"They seemed to have fallen into a collective dream. From the saintly priest in the church to the kitten in the corner of the town, that night was erased from everyone's memory."

　"I don't know many people who can do this kind of thing."

　Merlin turned his head and looked at Aurora:

　"Also, although they've lost their memories, under hypnosis, the residents still retain some subconscious descriptions of what happened last night."

　"They said it rained heavily last night."

　The edge of Akashina town.

　Agostino Esposito, in a white dress, took off his sunglasses and

　His eyes were fixed on the nearly razed town of Akashina.

　He clicked his tongue twice, lit a cigar, and puffed out a puff of smoke.

　Judging from his appearance, the priest was nearly fifty years old, yet still looked capable. His white suit was straight, his tie meticulously trimming the contours of his chest muscles. A curved ancient wooden wand was tucked openly at his waist, with no intention of concealing it.

　"What a complete devastation." He puffed.

　Beside him, the deputy in a black suit bowed slightly:

　"Father, we can't contact the White Angels. Should we try to contact... them?"

　Agostino's mouth curled up slightly, and he tutted his lips in disdain:

　"The White Angel is our only connection to the Court of Redemption. If we lose contact with her, it means we can no longer expect the ancient angel to provide us with any help."

　"Who do you think did this?" the deputy asked. "Who can suppress the White Angel?"

　"I don't know. Maybe it's a play they directed and performed themselves."

　Agostino threw away his cigar, stamped on it, put his hands in his pockets, and looked at the dilapidated town in the distance.

　As a priest of the Red Moon Cult, Agostino naturally had access to some secrets beyond ordinary people's cognition... For example, the white angel.

　Before he met her, Agostino had already connected with the Court of Redemption. Those who were hiding behind the world invited him to become one of them, and the price was simple -

　——Let the invisible mist descend upon the world.

　This was Agostino's original plan, and he could even use it to gain access to the world's oldest secret organization as a resource, so he naturally enjoyed it.

　The first time he met the white angel was on a rainy night, when the Citadel had just been conquered by the Empire. Agostino received this elegant lady in his mansion—she had pink hair, a faint halo on her head, and broken wings of light flickering behind her.

　It has to be said that the majesty of the extraordinary creature is indeed genuine. Agostino usually considers himself a person of high status, but in front of this angel, he found it difficult to even raise his head.

　The angel brought a message from the Court of Redemption: Soon, the stars will shine again.

　Before that, Agostino needs to help the White Angel find something hidden deep in the town of Akassina. She did not reveal what it was, but from the hint of sadness in her eyes, it can be seen that it seems to be very important to her.

　In return, the White Angel will help Agostino win the duel against the Red Moon Cult priests and obtain the golden branch for him.

　"Even angels can be killed, so we'd better not get close to there." The deputy said fearfully.

　Agostino didn't say anything. He stared at the horrible ruins of Acassina for a while, with a slight smile on his face.

　"No, this proves that even angels are living beings and can be killed."

　"That's good news for us because we might need to do something similar next time."

　Agostino clapped his hands, and his deputy stepped forward and put a black coat on her.

　"Let's go back to the church," Agostino said, waving his hand. "Tomorrow, we will return to the forest."

　Behind him, a dense group of men in black followed, with swift swords on their waists.

　Agostino's power was unmatched in the Kingdom of Messina.

　He knew that he was about to achieve great things in this land before God descended.

　"He's in good condition, but his spirit has fallen into some kind of dormant state."

　Merlin walked out of the string magic circle, took off his white gloves and handed them to Professor Ling beside him.

　Behind him, Dawn was lying in the center of the string magic circle, his face pale.

　"Is Dawn really... okay?" Alice asked.

　"Perhaps you should worry more about yourself, Miss Alice," Merlin said earnestly. "Over the past period of time, your spirit has been acting as a medium... Have you taken the medicine that Elmo prescribed for you?"

　"Drinked."

　"That's good. Even though she's a bit confused and... ahem, at least her common sense in the area of ​​occult potions is pretty reliable."

　Merlin stretched and turned to look at Xingmo and Aurora beside him:

　"Little angel," he called to Aurora, "my spirit is dormant. Can you wake me up?"

　"You're the little angel, you old immortal," Aurora continued to be irritable towards Merlin. "Wake him up? Will waking him up ruin him? His spirit has been contaminated by living gold. Just let him rest!"

　"See, that's what the angels said." Merlin waved at Alice.

　"It's God!" Aurora stuck out her tongue.

　Xingmo, who was standing by, rubbed Aurora's head and pulled her into his arms to prevent her from rushing over and hitting Merlin with a cat punch.

　Then, she looked at Alice beside her and said:

　"Senior Alice, don't worry too much. You've just been rescued. Rest for a few days and spend some time with Aunt Diana."

　"Yeah, I know," Alice nodded, "It's just... Dawn ended up like this because of my plan."

　She turned her head and looked at Dawn lying in the center of the string magic circle, pursing her lips slightly.

　"Xiaomo, the Messina Kingdom has never been a safe place," Alice turned to Xingmo, "You have to take good care of yourself, okay?"

　"Don't worry, senior sister, I'll be fine." Xing Mo said calmly.

　"You, you are smart

　It’s clear, but it’s easy to make people feel uneasy.”

　"You're not much better." Xing Mo puffed out his cheeks.

　The two smiled at each other, and suddenly, a hand was raised between them.

　I looked down and saw it was Aurora.

　She looked at Xingmo angrily, then quickly stuck out her tongue:

　"Let's go, let's go. It's like you haven't seen each other for a long time. Please don't waste our time saving the world."

　"It's been a long time since we last met." Alice smiled at the little evil god.

　"Go with your little dragon girl, red-haired girl, and stop bothering my little saint girl!"

　Aurora was like a jealous bastard. She stuck out her tongue at Alice again and pushed Xingmo out.

　"Let's go, don't you still need to get ready? Hurry up."

　"Okay, okay, I got it."

　After the door closed, Merlin and Alice looked at each other for a moment, then spread their hands at the same time.

　"When I picked up the Sword of Dawn, I felt like my faith in God had returned for a moment," Alice said. "But when I thought about the possibility that the Goddess might be like that..."

　"Believe me, it's definitely not." Merlin shook his head gracefully.

　At this moment, the door opened and Vivian poked her head in with half a loaf of bread hanging from her mouth:

　"Don't you want to have dinner?" she asked. "What happened?"

　Alice and Merlin looked at each other again, then shook their heads.

　"Nothing happened... maybe?"