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

9) Storm, Whale Song (Part 14) -4k-

The sound of running was heard, and the "Steam Man" turned his head to see Lucius approaching quickly, stirring the air with his magic wand.

As he stirred faster and faster, a strong wind swept around the wand, forming a vortex of wind.

Then, he stirred his wand like a paddle in the water, and shouted:

"'Whistling Blade'!"

The gathered gusts of wind instantly transformed into dozens of wind blades when Lucius stirred them, tearing cracks in the tiles of the square and rushing towards the "Steam Man".

The "Steam Man" tried to dodge, but its feet suddenly stepped into the shadows and were firmly fixed.

It can only stand there, like a lone rock on a cliff, accepting the carving of the wind—

"Shhh-"

The wind blade tore through the prototype machine on the "Steam Man", and sparks flew out as the red steam pipes split open, splashing onto the ground.

The "Steam Man" staggered backward. Without the prototype on his chest, his steps were no longer agile. Instead, he became like a toppled armor rack, and parts of his body kept falling to the ground, making a "ding-dang-dang" sound.

It seemed to have a breath of energy left to explode, and at this moment, the nuns led by Lilitz once again released "Purification" -

"Zizzi-"

The water flow wrapped around the body of the "Steam Man" as if it had life. It was a cursed thing. When the clear water fell on his body, black gas emerged, like the sizzling sound of meat being fried.

"Squeak-"

The "Steam Man" screamed and raised his head, halfway to the ground, with cracks appearing on his body.

Xingmo looked at its remains silently, stretched out his hand, pressed the black fireball onto the wand, and then slid it outward along the tip of the wand.

As it slid, the black fire gradually gathered into the shape of a sword, with the inner flame being black and the outer flame being red, surrounded by streams of golden light.

This is a string spell that Xing Mo temporarily conceived. It uses the fire string control power of "Flame Spirit Authority" and the shaping method of "Star Blade", plus the highly concentrated power of fire string.

"Black Flame Sword".

"call--"

Xingmo swung his sword and looked into Fry Sunlight's empty eyes.

The next second, she snapped her fingers and flew forward, slashing at the "Steam Man" with her sword—

"Shhh-"

The black flames cut the "Steam Man" in half almost without any hindrance. It trembled slightly, its head drooped, and its upper body slid along the broken section at the waist.

"Good night." Xingmo murmured.

She swung her sword again, preparing to pierce the "Steam Man".

At this moment, the "Steam Man" raised his head—

"...!"

Fry Sunlighter's exposed eye stared directly at Xingmo, revealing a trace of confusion.

From the pupil that no longer reflected light, Xing Mo did not see her own face, but saw another eye——

"Ugh!"

Xingmo covered her eyes and stepped back. She felt a sharp pain on her forehead. The sun wheel behind her and the sword in her hand all disappeared, and the magic wand fell to the ground.

She fell to the ground, and just as her butt was about to hit the ground, someone hugged her -

"Hey, that was a close call."

Xingmo felt someone covering her eyes. A green light flashed, and the stinging pain on her forehead gradually eased.

Screams came from all directions. Xingmo heard someone releasing string magic and someone screaming.

"Do you think the goddess will come at this time?"

Aurora's voice sounded beside her ear, her tone so soft that it sounded like she was breathing into her ear.

Xing Mo opened her eyes, and amidst the overlapping phantoms, she saw the upper body of the "Steam Man"—

——The upper body was already hanging high in the air.

Branch-shaped black mist connected the two broken bodies. The invisible mist spread in the air and covered half of the sky in just a few seconds.

Is that... the 'invisible mist'?

Xing Mo stared blankly at the strange object, his body trembling slightly.

Aurora sat on the ground with Xingmo, holding her in her arms with her small body and gently rubbing her temples.

"That's the evil god, huh? It seems like it's extending its reach into the real world through 'Steam Man'..."

"Look, this is the northern part of the Citadel, the goddess's territory. Isn't she your patron saint? Isn't she the only one who protects this land?"

"Where is He? Why hasn't Angel Advent activated yet? Where's the White Tower? Why hasn't anything happened?"

Xing Mo turned her head and saw Aurora's indifferent face and her calm bloodshot eyes.

She trembled slightly and whispered:

"Aurora, save them."

Looking at Xingmo's pleading eyes, Aurora was stunned for a moment, then smiled helplessly:

"Idiot, what's the point of begging me... I told you, except for you, they can only save themselves."

Aurora raised her head, looked at the black mist pouring out from the remains of the "Steam Man", and murmured:

"Then let the goddess' people make the choice."

As soon as he finished speaking, green light emerged from all directions, converging the outline of the giant tree.

The fleeing crowd had huddled in despair at the edge of the altar, only to find that the branches were frozen in green light and they were stunned for a moment.

Careful people soon discovered that the green light did not appear out of thin air.

Some people were praying and chanting.

They soon found those people - they were little nuns and little priests, all of them speaking in unison, mumbling the same words over and over again:

"The tree of life, the cradle of all creation."

"You are the origin, the bud, the seed of truth."

"You are the Lord of Dreams, the Taker, and the Mother of Disasters."

"Protect us from disaster and death, and shield us from nightmares and lies..."

"..."

Every time those little guys recited, the black fog in the sky would subside a little, but it would soon rebound a lot.

At this moment, a petite figure rushed out of the crowd and shouted to the sky:

"Hurry! Pray to Him! He is saving us!"

Xingmo turned around and saw that it was Alia.

The little girl was wearing a black robe and looked panicked, like a frightened girl.

"But...we are believers protected by the goddess..." an old man in the crowd said hesitantly.

"Where is the goddess? She didn't come to save us!" Arya screamed. "If we don't pray, we will all die!"

After saying that, Alia turned around and knelt on the ground, clasped her hands together, and muttered something.

The crowd was still hesitating, and at this moment, the black fog suddenly broke open a hole of green light, which was about to extend out.

Now no one dared to hesitate. Almost all the people knelt on the ground, chanting:

"The tree of life, the cradle of all creation."

"You are the origin, the bud, the seed of truth."

"You are the Lord of Dreams, the Taker, and the Mother of Disasters."

"Protect us from disaster and death, and shield us from nightmares and lies..."

"..."

Xing Mo stared blankly at the scene in front of her, and suddenly understood Aurora's plan.

Is this the reason why we brought the "Steam Man" here?

Just to gain more believers, the safety of the entire North City District... is pushed to the brink of collapse?

No... She wanted to show me more than that... She wanted to show me something even more radical—

——That means the goddess really wasn’t looking at the North City District.

"..."

"boom--"

The black fog once again almost broke through the barrier in the air. Its power was constantly increasing, like a hungry beast.

Xingmo suddenly felt a tingling pain on the back of her hand, and she suddenly realized that she should pray too.

But just as she put her hands together, the sound of high heels came from behind her.

Xing Mo turned around and was surprised to find that it was the Holy Sister Lilizi.

Lilitz was bathed in the sounds of prayer to the Tree of Life. Even as she listened to those sounds, her face remained peaceful and ethereal.

Oops...it seems...the truth is revealed...

Looking at Li Liz's expression, Xing Mo swallowed and spoke cautiously:

"Ms. Lilitz...um..."

Her words were stopped by Lilit's gaze - the nun's kind and gentle gaze fell on her face, followed by a smile.

she says:

"Miss Saint, do you really think I'm stupid? How could I not know what you're doing? Those little guys pray even in their dreams, but the object is never the goddess."

Liliz's words startled Xingmo, and she subconsciously became alert to prevent Liliz from suddenly attacking.

But Lilitz was still smiling:

"But those kids are really happy after they've eaten, aren't they?"

"You..." Xing Mo was stunned.

"Don't worry about it. The clergy are protecting the people with the power of God. As for God, he is just a teacher who imparts the truth, and we are the learners."

Lilitz finished speaking, clasped her hands together, and closed her eyes:

“And as an excellent student, I never expect to learn everything from one teacher.”

Then she began to recite:

"The tree of life, the cradle of all creation."

"..."

Looking at Lilitz's pious look, Xingmo was speechless for a moment and didn't know what to say.

Teachers...and students?

"cough..."

Xingmo struggled to get up from Aurora's arms, clasped her hands together, and began to pray with Lilitz.

The green light in the sky became stronger and stronger, completely locking the black fog, one round after another.

In front of the Cathedral of St. Auros, people's praises were extremely unified and gradually formed a rhythm.

Aurora felt a strong surge of faith, and the smile on her face grew even brighter.

"Well, I agreed to settle the score with you..."

She said, waving her hand:

"Elmo, it's your turn."

As soon as he finished speaking, Elmo came out of thin air with a magic wand in his hand.