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

　——Since the unknown and the truth are the same level of authority and are two sides of the same coin, then why does summoning the Shepherd's String not require the unknown but only the truth?

　This is really strange...

　"...I understand. Let's follow this plan."

　Xing Mo nodded to Lucius, then smiled faintly:

　"Well... we're planning to go to Nefera Beta. Do you want to go? Maybe we can discuss plans together, like..."

　"No, Xiaomo."

　Lucius smiled bitterly and shook his head, his lake-blue eyes were very calm:

　"I almost took the lives of those students. I'm no longer worthy of being called a mentor. Setting foot in that school? I don't have the qualifications."

　"I am a sinner."

　"If you want to find me, we can communicate in the Star Observatory."

　Lucius smiled at Xingmo and turned to leave.

　A vortex of black fog appeared in front of him and swallowed his body in an instant.

　Looking at his back, Xingmo and Aurora were silent for a while.

　"If he hadn't nearly killed me, I'd have sympathized with him," Aurora spread her hands. "He was just a poor man trying to find his daughter."

　"Milliam wasn't destined to die, but..." Xing Mo sighed, "She definitely didn't come back the way our mentor hoped."

　"Don't you think it's weird that you're still calling him mentor?" Aurora asked.

　"Maybe you're used to it."

　Xingmo took Aurora's hand:

　"Let's go to Nefera Beta."

　After quickly traveling through the red rift, Xingmo and Aurora arrived at Nefera Beta.

　In Professor Ling's office, Xing Mo had a brief conversation with Professor Ling and received an answer that she had expected.

　——Professor Merlin did not come back.

　No one knew where he went. As far as Xingmo knew, the reason for his disappearance was that he went to restrain the Stone Seed.

　Since he didn't return to the Citadel after that, where did he go?

　""

　With these questions in mind, Xingmo and Aurora climbed up the tall tower and came to Merlin's office.

　When I opened the office door, everything was normal. The fire in the fireplace was burning, as if the owner had not left.

　But Xingmo could not detect any spirit nearby, and she knew that Professor Merlin had not returned to this place either.

　"Let's look around." Xingmo decided to search.

　She went up to the second floor of the office, and after some searching, Xingmo found a note hidden in the corner of Merlin's desk.

　Picking up the note, Xingmo's eyes fell on it:

　"We all have to face our fate eventually."

　It was a short line of words written in a flowing handwriting, obviously written by Merlin.

　When did he leave this note? Before he and Xingmo went to the primeval forest? Or did he return to this office, leave the note, and then disappear?

　There may be no point in exploring this.

　"That little parrot's gone too," Aurora muttered. "Is this old guy planning to desert before we even start the battle? Is he such a coward?"

　"probably not."

　Xing Mo shook her head and looked at the night view of Nefera Beta. Although the academy had fallen for a long time, the academy was still full of vitality.

　"Professor Merlin has done so much for his students. If it weren't for his efforts, Nefera Beta wouldn't be in this state today."

　"Since he has disappeared, we should just assume that he has things he needs to do, and we should just do what we need to do."

　Looking at Xingmo's calm profile, Aurora couldn't help but scratch her nose:

　"You are such a kind person."

　"It's just about distinguishing who is a friend and who is an enemy," Xingmo shook

　He shook his head. "At least, our enemy is the same."

　“That’s not wrong, huh…”

　The two of them looked at the lights outside the window and at the white barrier.

　Perhaps, up to this point, not everyone on this journey has the same goal.

　But some things are common - everyone wants to see birds fly in the sky again and flowers bloom in the wild again.

Chapter 354: Saints' Agreement (Part 5) -4k- (Double Update in One)

　That night, in the Nefera Beta banquet hall.

　The students were cleared out and the banquet hall was covered with a golden starlight barrier, preventing any information from leaking out.

　Beside the long banquet table, candles burned, releasing golden flames that brought spiritual joy.

　Directly above the table, the Sword of Dawn hangs, its golden light forcing everyone below to be honest.

　Xingmo sat at the end of the table with her eyes closed, as if she was asleep.

　After almost everyone was seated, she opened her eyes and glanced at everyone at the table.

　These people have different faces...representing their respective camps...and are about to participate in the upcoming battle to retake the city.

　First, there are the wizards from the academic camp:

　Alice and Vivian, one is a saint-level wizard recognized by the Sword of Dawn, and the other is an ice dragon girl with demigod power after obtaining a stable anchor.

　Professor Ling, the Six-String Saint, has extremely rich field combat experience and personnel organization skills.

　Dawn, the Five-String Saint, possesses intelligence about the Saints' Protocol and is a master of gravitational string manipulation.

　As representatives of the academic school, these people will be directly affiliated with the core team and will be able to mobilize the most resources.

　"I'm a little hungry..." Vivian rubbed her stomach.

　"Shh, let's talk about food later." Alice smiled at Xingmo.

　Xing Mo smiled back and immediately greeted Professor Ling:

　"Is everyone here?"

　"Everyone's here," Professor Ling pushed up his glasses. "Xiaomo, you're in charge today."

　"Ah."

　Xing Mo nodded and continued to look along the edge of the table.

　Following the academics came reinforcements from the Faro region:

　Chloe August, Sage of the Five Strings, manipulator of the wind strings, and the current leader of the Faloo.

　Gloria and Lance, Pegasus Knight, Five String Sage, Chloe's guard.

　"hello...?"

　Chloe secretly waved to Xingmo, and Xingmo nodded with a smile.

　The Fallu guerrillas represent a flexible combat unit that participated in the siege of the Baita District. Since the Fallu regular army is still on the front line, not many personnel can be allocated here.

　Of course, this does not mean that Xingmo has no frontal combat capability.

　Because next, there came the extraordinary race from the mountains:

　Migvaros, the Prime Minister of the Giant King's Court and the agent of the Stone Nest Legion, has about three hundred members of the Stone Nest Legion under his command. Although the number is not large, considering the scale of the battlefield and the combat capabilities of the giants... what we should be more worried about is whether they will cause excessive damage.

　Bahamut, the elder of the Hell of Fire and the lord of fire dragons, is sitting there in the form of a humanoid girl. He looks petite and fragile, but in fact he can provide air support for hundreds of fire dragons at a time.

　Both parties had established good relations with Xingmo after the Massena incident and became the main force in this frontal battle.

　"Her Majesty Aloftes asked me to say hello to you, Miss Saint."

　Migvaros stood up and saluted Xingmo respectfully:

　"She wants you to know that the court is on your side."

　"Heh, does it matter which side your top-heavy creatures are on?" Bahamut curled his lips and smirked. "A battle with the fire dragon can be over in three minutes, and you haven't even reached the battlefield yet."

　"Lord Bahamut, this is a formal occasion after all, please..."

　"Official shit, can you beat me, giant?"

　Well, Bahamut is as rude as ever...

　Xingmo winked at Bahamut, and the little dragon immediately blinked and leaned back.

　"By the way, the ice dragon and the red-haired girl over there, do you remember me?"

　"Impressive." Vivian's smile was a little stiff.

　Of course I know him... After all, when Vivian first arrived in the Vista continent, she landed in the Falu Mountains and successfully fought the local fire dragons several times.

　If Alice hadn't saved her, Vivian might have been eaten by the dragon as dessert.

　Well... not necessarily, maybe it's the other way around.

　"Defeated opponent! For the sake of the great stars, I won't bite you this time," Bahamut said lazily. "Red-haired girl, I heard you can lift the Sword of Dawn?"

　"Indeed." Alice nodded cautiously.

　"Ha, I recognize you! You are actually chosen by the Goddess' Light. You are worthy of being a mortal who can fight against me with a few fire strings!" Bahamut clapped his hands.

　Well... I am very straightforward. If someone says I am foul-mouthed, I will say I am foul-mouthed... If someone says I agree, I will agree immediately.

　"Then...thank you?"

　Alice was stunned by the sudden recognition, while Vivian quickly grabbed her hand and whispered in her ear:

　"She's so small... not as pretty as me! I understand you like the Dragon Girl, but don't get carried away..."

　Okay, the Ice Dragon's first reaction was jealousy and protecting his food...

　Xing Mo was a little speechless because of these funny guys. She always felt that the unreliability of this team was increasing.

　Forget it, keep reading.

　Xingmo's gaze switched to the right side of the table and fell on the power of the Holy Tree Cult.

　Arya, a dark elf, should have strength between four and five strings.

　She was fiddling with the two phonograph stones that Xingmo had given her earlier, and seemed very curious about this creation that also came from the dark elves.

　Elmo, the book spirit of the Nefera Beta Library, possesses demigod-level power, but according to him, it is limited to the library, and he can mobilize very little power in the outside world.

　Saint Sister Lilitz, Sister of the Four Strings, represents the fighting power of the entire church's nun corps.

　The function of the Holy Tree Cult in the war is an intelligence system. They transmit information and, when necessary, kill those who hinder the transmission of information.

　"Alia, what about those two phonograph stones?" Xingmo asked.

　"I can hear the words trembling inside," Alia said calmly, "Miss Saint, I can teach you how to use these two stones."

　"I only need one. You keep the other one."

　Xingmo nodded and looked at Lilizi:

　"Miss Saint Sister, how is the intelligence system?"

　"The nuns have already established passages between the spirit world and the netherworld at various locations within the Citadel. Thanks to the shared power provided by the Prophet..." Lilitz's voice was ethereal and unfathomable. "Combined with Miss Elmo's library, we can transmit information to any corner of the Citadel within a minute or so."

　"Excellent," Xingmo smiled, "Thank you, Miss Elmo."

　"It's okay, it's okay." Elmo hugged the body wrapped in nun's clothes and squirmed.

　Continuing to look down, what came into view was the mortal camp responsible for logistical support.

　Laura Williams, the sheriff of the North City District of the Academy City, had a serious expression on her face.

　She represents the only remaining police force in the academic city of Academi, as well as some civilians with a military background.

　"Miss Saint," Laura stood up and saluted, "I am at your service at any time."