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

　But her eyes were still sharp.

　"because..."

　She spoke in a hoarse voice:

　"We were born to atone for our sins."

　"It seems that your grandfather's ghost has completely taken over your mind... Ophelia..."

　Stone's voice was filled with tears.

　His face became more and more ferocious, like a mad lion with his mane standing up.

　"Dad...now...you can still repent..." Ophelia whispered.

　"Enough! Enough! Enough! Shut up! I don't want to hear any more of him! I don't want to hear any more of you!"

　He was howling and waving his claws and fangs, his shadow stretched into a distorted shape by the firelight.

　At this moment, Ophelia suddenly realized that perhaps her father had never walked out of her grandfather's shadow.

　Everything he gained after betraying his faith was not enough to satisfy his ambition.

　That ambition corroded the boy who was supposed to serve God all his life into a hollow shell. He was lost in the waves of steam, with a corrupt and stinking heart hidden under his bright and beautiful appearance.

　"Goodbye...daughter..."

　Stoner raised his gun and pointed it at Ophelia's head.

　"I'm going to take you... and your grandfather's nonsense..."

　"...Send them all to hell!"

　At the moment he was about to pull the trigger, Stone saw another beam of golden light.

　The golden light flashed across Ophelia's pupils and disappeared in an instant.

　Then, gunshots rang out throughout the alley—

　"Oh!"

　"!"

　The echo of the gunshots had dissipated as Alice and the members of Section 1 of the Extraordinary Ministry rushed into the alley following the crashed carriage.

　She stood at the entrance of the alley, staring blankly at the ground stained with blood.

　Ophelia stood there, holding a revolver.

　At her feet, the body of Stonek Thane lay with a gaping hole between his eyebrows.

　Alice saw Ophelia trembling, and at first she thought it was sadness, but then she heard Ophelia's laughter:

　“Hehehe…hahahahahahaha!”

　Ophelia was laughing.

　In the darkness, something streaked through the cold air and landed on the ground.

　Is it blood? Is it tears?

　She killed her father.

　Brothers killing each other, who could have thought that a saint family that had been passed down for three thousand years would end like this.

　""

　Footsteps came from behind her. Alice turned around and saw Xingsui's people surrounding her.

　They quickly surrounded Alice and the others, and the rest gathered around Ophelia.

　"Senior Alice!" Angelica whispered.

　"We'll cover you, you focus on capturing Ophelia and completing the sacrifice," Albus whispered.

　"Don't worry."

　Alice whispered.

　She watched as a man who looked like an adjutant walked up to Ophelia and began to comfort her:

　"O...Bishop Ophelia! You killed Stonek Thayne, that's great! I...we have the situation under control! We are the victors tonight!"

　"it is good."

　Ophelia did not see the fear in the soldier's eyes, but just quietly wiped the blood from his forehead with his sleeve.

　"Drive out the Messina people... first persuade them to surrender, then kill those who surrender, and those who resist..."

　"The culprit is... Professor Fogg Beidermanner. Tell the academics to execute him immediately."

　"As ordered!"

　The adjutant gestured and then looked at Alice, who was surrounded by people.

　"Your Excellency, that's Alice Pucht! She's here before us! What should we do with her?"

　""

　Across the crowd, Alice met Ophelia's cold eyes.

　She looked back with the same gaze and spoke softly:

　"Ophelia Thane, I have completed the interpretation of the Book of Hell and obtained the key to open the Door of Painting."

　"The first golden branch that opened the Gate of Painting lies in the blood of the descendants of the Sean family."

　"The holy object to extract it... is the Sword of Dawn... It needs to be soaked in your blood, your soul..."

　"In other words, the condition for opening the Door of Painting is to sacrifice you."

　"How dare you! Do you think we are idiots?" Adjutant Xingsui shouted.

　"Since the Messina people dared to attack so brazenly, it means that the situation in Mortiheim has entered a critical period!"

　Alice shouted:

　"Ophelia! Didn't you always say you wanted to protect the Citadel and support the Holy War? You..."

　"it is good."

　Ophelia spoke softly.

　She pushed aside the adjutant and the soldiers who blocked her way...

　Walked step by step to Alice.

　"I believe you, Alice Pucht."

　"Come on, take me to the White Tower."

　Deep within her eyes gleamed golden branches, the light now budding.

Chapter 604: Mad God, Parricide, and Young Angel (Part 4) - 4k

　- (Double update in one)

　Mortiheim.

　"call----"

　The golden branches blossomed, like a bolt of lightning striking precisely three thousand years later.

　Xingmo opened her eyes and found herself standing among broken rainbow spots.

　Beside her, Aurora and Merlin stood up at the same time and rubbed their heads.

　"We're coming in..."

　Merlin looked ahead and saw the frozen pond where his brothers and sisters had once played.

　Today, the pond is piled with square blocks of ice, arranged high and low, like a geometric iceberg.

　On the top of the iceberg, a pair of ice-blue will-o'-the-wisp flames burned.

　"Be careful..." Aurora whispered, "That's..."

　"The skull of the old god."

　"call----"

　A sudden gust of wind blew away the snowstorm, like the curtain of a stage being drawn back.

　The huge dragon skeleton cast its shadow on the frozen garden, and the ice-blue will-o'-the-wisp fire in its eye sockets dyed the shadow with a layer of blue, making everything look hideous and terrifying.

　Then, Xingmo saw the girl standing on the top of the iceberg.

　Mad gods, parricide, young angels, the Most High.

　She has many names, and those names have been spread to every corner of the world by the Court of Redemption over the past three thousand years, firmly engraving her name in history.

　Cain looked down at the three people below, his golden eyes indifferent.

　Lightning surrounded her body, and in her hand she held a golden spear, with divine blood flowing from the tip of the spear.

　Beside her, Father Enoch, covered with golden branches, was holding the Holy Scripture with a kind face.

　"The Holy Spirit rained down brimstone and fire from heaven as punishment for their sins."

　Father Enoch smiled slightly, and the holy book in his hand began to emit golden light.

　On the side, Cain took two steps forward and looked at Xingmo.

　"Star Angel, you are here as promised." She said softly.

　"I said I would come to you in person." Xing Mo responded calmly.

　"You don't understand," Cain closed his eyes and shook his head gently. "Crimson is the only way for us to break free from our cage... If you desire to break free from your fate, the only way is to obey Him."

　"To fall into another cage in order to escape from it is the act of a fool," said Xing Mo.

　"Cain," Merlin took a deep breath, "Put down the Spear of Longinus. Everything can still be salvaged."

　"It's okay, brother..."

　Cain smiled gently:

　"You don't understand yet, but you will soon..."

　"Our world...is His chessboard...and we are the sacrifices on it..."

　"I will tear apart the Quiet Star Sea, liberate Him, and allow Him to bring about true free will."

　Golden starlight flickered in the blizzard, Cain raised his magic gun and aimed at the three people below.

　Behind her, the skull of the old god burned violently.

　Aurora reacted immediately, spreading her six wings behind her and suddenly soaring into the sky—

　"boom----"

　The emerald green aurora floated above the sky, and invisibly, a torrent of concepts washed together.

　The ice-blue flame on the surface of the Old God's Skull was restrained and kept shrinking!

　Almost at the same time, Enoch raised his head, the scripture opened, and the golden branch grew out.

　The golden branches seemed to be heading towards Aurora, but suddenly stopped mid-air.

　——The fire of truth ignites the golden bough!

　"Your opponent is me."

　Golden branches also grew on Merlin's body, and the six wings behind him burned, wrapped in the true fire from the stars.

　As flames exploded, Merlin and Enoch disappeared at the same time, accompanied by fireballs exploding in the sky.

　At this time, Xingmo had already pulled out the Spear of Ivramis.

　She also raised her magic spear towards Cain, and the purest starlight flashed in the eyes of both of them.

　"The Saint is mine," Cain said in a disembodied voice, "There is no need for us to cause more pain."

　"You've already caused it."

　Xingmo whispered.

　Winter County, Fallu, Yanxia, ​​Messina, and the City of Learning.