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

Chapter 547 Najirfa (Part 3) -4k- (Two updates in one)

　Looking at Xingmo, who had obviously been waiting for a long time, Ophelia's eyes flickered slightly.

　She took off her coat and hung it on the hanger beside her. She walked calmly to the sofa opposite Xingmo and sat down.

　"Star Angel."

　Ophelia pulled out the wand from her waist, placed it on the table beside her, and then collapsed on the sofa.

　She looked at Xingmo:

　"What are you doing?"

　Xing Mo smiled slightly:

　"You've stirred up quite a stir in the Citadel, haven't you?"

　"I just did what I had to do."

　Ophelia deadpanned:

　"The main force has arrived on the other side, right? You should have personally inspected it. The Smith family's private navy, the Williams family's cavalry, the Jefferson family's string magic orchestra, the Arkham family's steam airship gunners... all in place..."

　"Wouldn't they have arrived by then?" Xing Mo tilted his head.

　"No," Ophelia shook her head firmly. "Unbeknownst to you, the Smith family has already established a relationship with the Messina Royal Navy. Councilman Jack Smith had intended to sneak across the long sea voyage from Messina to Yanxia last Wednesday to take his forces with him. I led the Second Division to intercept that ship and control it, thus preventing the loss of an entire team of excellent sailors."

　"As for the rest... forget it. I can't possibly tell you everything. Just go to the archives of Section Three. They've got all the records."

　Looking directly into Ophelia's eyes, Xingmo recalled that mighty army.

　Indeed, the army was stronger and larger than she had expected.

　"So, you brought them all under Xing Sui's command?" Xing Mo smiled. "I was wondering why so many people suddenly started praying for me."

　"The Xing Sui commandment requires you to pray every night before bed and when you wake up, thereby strengthening your connection with the Anchor of Reason," Ophelia nodded slightly. "This will give you more Anchors of Reason, quantitative change leading to qualitative change."

　"It seems like you are really following me loyally." Xingmo leaned back on the sofa.

　"You are my only hope for victory. I still believe so."

　Ophelia's eyes were extremely determined.

　When looking into this pair of eyes, Xingmo could not detect a trace of impurity, as if everything she did was really for the Academy.

　So, she changed the subject and said:

　"Tolum is dead. He was my friend."

　"His death was an accident, and may even have involved..."

　Before Ophelia could finish her words, she suddenly froze.

　Because she saw the bright starlight pouring out of Xingmo's eyes.

　The pressure created by the starlight even made her spirit body tremble. It felt like a drill was spinning in her temples, piercing her and giving her a splitting headache.

　"Uh...ah..."

　"Don't lie to me, Ophelia," Xingmo stood up and flashed to Ophelia's side. "How did the Golden People rebel? After the tsunami, they were like a pile of scattered sand."

　"You did a good job, but that doesn't stop me from knowing the little tricks you did..."

　"So..."

　"Snapped!"

　Suddenly, Ophelia grabbed Xingmo's wrist.

　She raised her head with difficulty, her eyes bloodshot from the extraordinary pressure, and her expression haggard.

　"Since... you have convicted me..."

　Ophelia struggled to force the words out of her throat.

　"Then... do it..."

　"Kill me... and then declare... you the King of the Citadel... and make them submit to you..."

　"To tell you the truth... I've almost completely sidelined the White Tower Council... You can't imagine how influential the Thane family is. My grandfather died for the Citadel... They worship my last name... But it's not enough... I make them afraid of me..."

　"They are afraid of me...so...if you kill me...they will be afraid of you..."

　"Let's do it..."

　Ophelia's mouth curled slightly:

　"If you think what I did was evil, then kill me and guide them with what you think is good..."

　"So... the result... is the same..."

　"Let's do it..."

　Ophelia grabbed Xingmo's wrist tightly, blood oozing from her nose.

　She looked at Xingmo, at those golden eyes, and at the countless stars hidden in them.

　The starlight reminded her of the dome she saw at the Starry Sea Mass when she was young.

　The twinkling stars symbolize hope, guiding the people of the fog out of the fog...

　"what--"

　All the pressure is gone

　Ophelia fell to her knees and choked on a mouthful of blood.

　She raised her head breathlessly and looked at Xingmo.

　"Does it have to be so extreme?" Xing Mo whispered, "If someone is not a friend, then they must be an enemy and must be controlled?"

　"We can talk about goodness at any time, but not now..." Ophelia whispered, "Now is war, a holy war. The great harmony in the doctrine is right in front of us. That is the end point that all believers long to reach..."

　Hearing this, Xing Mo shook his head slightly:

　"The goddess's teachings are about protection. You assassinated members of parliament and caused plane crashes. Is this how you follow the goddess's teachings?"

　"No, it's not the way of the goddess..."

　Ophelia smiled self-deprecatingly:

　"I've never been a good believer. The doctrines my grandfather made me memorize... I forget them as soon as I finish memorizing them. I can't remember those noble teachings at all..."

　"So, what I practice is the way of mortals..."

　She stood up with difficulty, and even though her steps were weak, she faced Xingmo face to face.

　"Star Angel, I beg you, either kill me and rule them, or let me do what I must until the Holy War is over."

　"If I'm even slightly disloyal to the Citadel, you can replace me at any time, or you can replace me right now, I don't care."

　"It's not me who has to make the choice, it's..."

　"...you."

　""

　Looking at Ophelia's weak appearance, Xingmo remained expressionless.

　Xingmo can indeed replace Ophelia and control all the parliamentarians with ulterior motives.

　She had no doubt about what Ophelia said. After all, each of those congressmen had ulterior motives and was avoiding the inevitable "holy war" before them.

　After all, they had not personally felt the cold wind coming from the other side of the Karadorans Mountains, and doomsday was still a very distant word to them.

　With the prosperity of civilization, the trend of the times pushed them to high positions, allowing them to enjoy wealth and glory.

　Such people naturally will not have the awareness of holy war.

　Perhaps, Ophelia's iron-fisted approach is a good way to deal with them.

　Perhaps Xingmo could rely on the title of Star Angel to control them temporarily, but her main battlefield was Mortiheim after all, and handling government affairs was not something that could be solved by simply taking some time off.

　Alice-senpai was so focused on solving the puzzle of the Painted Gate that she couldn't do both.

　There is indeed a shortage of manpower.

　"Okay."

　Xingmo said lightly.

　She reached out her hand, pinched it before Ophelia's eyes, and the golden strings blossomed.

　The moment she saw the golden string, Ophelia's eyes trembled slightly.

　She swallowed and tried to calm herself down:

　"This is..."

　"This is a string of fate, you should be able to guess it."

　Xingmo gently played the golden starlight with her hands:

　"Once you touch this string, you will not be able to do anything harmful to the Citadel. You will not be able to assassinate those who do not deserve to die, those kind people."

　As soon as Xing Mo finished speaking, Ophelia immediately picked up the wand beside her:

　"it is good."

　Without hesitation, she stretched out her wand, and the tip of the wand touched the golden string -

　"Om——"

　The golden light quickly climbed up Ophelia's body, and a flash of gold appeared in her pupils.

　A golden branch grew out from her shoulder, then quickly retracted.

　This means her fate is sealed.

　Seeing Ophelia act without hesitation, Xingmo was actually a little surprised.

　After all, if Ophelia did anything against the interests of the city after touching this string...

　...she would be destroyed instantly.

　Looking directly into Ophelia's determined eyes, Xingmo's mouth corners curled up slightly.

　"good."

　She turned around, her figure flashed, and the projection disappeared.

　""

　After confirming that Xingmo had left, Ophelia's legs went limp and she collapsed to the floor.

　"Boom!"

　Thunder flashed outside the window, and Ophelia, panting, turned her head and looked at the heavy rain dyed in blue.

　She suddenly realized that it had been raining.

　Nancheng District.

　Alice never imagined that the Angel of Knowledge would live in a place like this.

　Mortals have always looked up at angels.

　Especially since He is an angel.

　Before this ancient god came to the Citadel, Alice had imagined many possible places where he might reside.

　But she never dreamed...

　“Sunbathing beach...”

　Alice stood at the door of the bathhouse with an umbrella, like a petrified statue.

　Sunflower Baths, once abandoned by the imperial people, has now come back to life.

　"Miss, are you here to take a hot spring bath?"

　A light elf from the Silver Blade Tribe ran up with a flyer and handed one to Alice with shining eyes.

　"Deposit 200 and get 100 free!"

　""

　The corners of Alice's mouth twitched slightly.