In Zongman, he transformed into Fu Hua at the beginning

Come to think of it, although she looked lively and energetic before, she was actually in so much pain that even Theresa could not bear it. It would not be surprising if Ilulu, who had endured even greater pain, fainted at any time. She must have used up all her strength to be able to struggle like she did just now.

Thinking of this, Theresa simply controlled Judas to push them forward, then she closed her eyes, kicked Ilulu off the cross, and found a comfortable position to lie down.

After all, Judas was only two meters tall. Even though both of them could be described as short, it was impossible for them to lie on it together.

Far away not long ago.

"Damn it...! You human scum!"

Reiner knew that time was precious, so he deliberately stayed behind on the way forward, and dragged the two people who had just opened the door behind the crowd.

Tifa frowned at his actions, but didn't intend to stop him.

Those who broke the rules must be taught a lesson. Simply sending them to a military court afterwards was not enough to ease Tifa's anger. In fact, she was also ready to beat them up.

However, the two men who were caught looked as pale as wax figures, as if they didn't know what had happened. Reiner felt his blood pressure soar. He pulled out the pistol from his waist and pointed it at one of them's head: "At this point, you're still pretending!"

He recognized these people, or rather, the attire of all the members of the expedition team. Judging from their clothes and appearance, these two people were Indian members.

As if just awakened, the person whose head was pointed at blinked blankly and looked at his hands in disbelief: "What...what did I do?"

This reaction almost made Reiner laugh. He pointed the gun barrel directly at the man's head: "What did you do? You want me to help you recall it?"

“No…wait a minute!?”

Hearing this, the Indian immediately waved his hands in panic. Stimulated by fear and oppression, Reiner was able to observe his expression carefully.

"Why did you activate the 'Gate' without permission!?"

he asked.

"I don't know! When I came to my senses, it was already...! And before that... it was like a dream..."

His answer was full of emotion and there was almost no useful information in it, but one thing was still understandable, that is, he did not do it on purpose.

Reiner frowned as he stared at his expression.

He didn't see any signs of lying. If the other party was an officer or a soldier, it would be fine, but the other party was just a botanist.

"what happened?"

Tifa, of course, was also paying attention to the situation. Seeing this, she walked over and asked, "Are you saying that opening the door wasn't your intention?"

"Yes, it is!"

The Valkyrie seemed more approachable than the fierce-looking American colonel. The botanist immediately turned to Tifa and hurriedly explained, "I didn't mean to open the door without permission! God, I swear to my faith! The devil has taken control of me!"

Tifa and Reiner looked at each other, then looked at the other person who was still not back to his senses.

If it were the previous world, Tifa and Reiner would naturally not believe in devils and such, but... in this world where gods and dragons exist, devils and demons are not nonsense.

Reiner temporarily retracted his pistol, but his brows did not relax. If they were bewitched by the evil organization because of their own weak will, then Reiner could just shoot them without asking for permission later. But if they were bewitched by demons or devils...their value would increase a lot.

It is research value.

Thinking of this, Reiner exhaled: "Follow the team first, I will keep a close eye on you."

There should be more than these two people who have been bewitched, but only these two were discovered. To know how many people have been bewitched, we need to interrogate them to see if there are any common abnormalities. However, these cannot be done now and can only be postponed for the time being.

When Reiner put away his gun and was about to catch up with the main force, he saw Tifa beside him with her eyes staring straight behind him.

"The golden barrier has disappeared..."

Noticing the situation, Tifa looked at Reiner beside her and said, "I want to go back and check on Bishop Theresa!"

Reiner turned around and saw the barrier disappear, but he didn't agree immediately: "What if Ms. Theresa fails? You'll die if you go!"

"Bishop Theresa...will definitely not fail."

"But we must consider the possibility of failure. If you go there rashly, it is likely to expose our whereabouts."

“I’ll change course as I go.”

Tifa gave Reiner a complicated look. Who would go back straight after leaving the main force? We Valkyries also have some knowledge of war.

……

Reiner exhaled and said simply, "We can't afford to lose any more personnel."

"We can't afford to lose Bishop Theresa!"

After these words were spoken, Reiner had no reason to refute. In fact, he didn't want to object, but one of the two had to raise an objection so that a more comprehensive analysis of the incident could be made.

"Come back as soon as possible, and bring Ms. Theresa with you."

Tifa didn't say anything more. She nodded and disappeared from Reiner's sight in two jumps.

The mountain road was complex and rugged, and unfamiliar people could easily get lost. However, as a Valkyrie, Tifa had a strong sense of direction, and coupled with her strong physical fitness, she found Theresa lying on the cross and Ilulu lying on the ground in less than ten minutes.

Without even glancing at the girl on the ground, Tifa nervously checked the white-haired girl's pulse and breathing. She breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that it was still steady and gentle. Only then did she have the chance to look at the little girl lying on the ground.

"Is this... the dragon?"

Looking at the little girl's red hair, and her claws and horns that maintained her dragon form, Tifa was shocked.

She carried Theresa on her back and looked around. She found no signs of a fight, only a large crater created by the dragon's fall.

In other words... this dragon was persuaded to surrender by Bishop Theresa? Or something else?

Tifa was not sure what to do. Even though she found a golden pendant around Ilulu's neck, she did not dare to bring her back to the main force.

After thinking about it, she decided to take Theresa and the magical cross back first. As for the dragon... she couldn't make a judgment immediately.

However, an embarrassing thing happened. Although she was able to carry Theresa on her back, she unexpectedly found that she could not lift the cross, even though she had lifted it before.

There was no other way, Tifa could only hold Theresa and hide in a tree not far away, waiting for Theresa to wake up.

Chapter 33: Shelter.

Calculating that it was about time, Theresa stopped pretending to be asleep and slowly opened her eyes.

“Bishop Theresa…!”

Tifa lowered her voice, after all, there was a dragon sleeping nearby.

"Tifa...why are you back?"

Theresa, who had just woken up, showed a rare look of confusion. This was different from her 'Bishop state' and it was not the first time Tifa saw her. But every time she saw her, she couldn't help but want to pinch the girl's cheek.

Even though she knew very well that the other person was an elder than her, but... no matter what the age was, Bishop Theresa was the cutest in the world.

"Because I saw the barrier disappear, I was worried about the bishop's condition, so I turned back to check."

Although she felt healed, Tifa didn't forget her business: "Bishop Theresa, that red-haired girl...?"

"She is the dragon."

Theresa, having regained some consciousness, adjusted herself from the Valkyrie and landed on the ground. "I've restricted her magic power. Now she can't hurt anyone."

Tifa felt a little regretful. Although she had held him for a long time before, the Bishop was still different when he was awake and when he was asleep.

"Is it this cross that restrains...?"

The Valkyrie also jumped down from the tree: "Although I knew it was no ordinary cross, I didn't expect it to be able to do something so amazing..."

As the captain of the Valkyrie Guard who was closest to Theresa's life, Tifa often saw Theresa using the cross, but at that time she only regarded the cross as a large Swiss Army knife. She could easily pull out pots and pans, brooms and mops from it, and even open the cross to find the bed. It seemed that so many things could not be folded into the small cross.

So she had anticipated the unusualness of the cross.

"Judas can do more than that."

Theresa straightened her body proudly, then controlled Judas to float in the air: "Tifa, put the child on the cross."

"Yes."

Guessing Theresa's condition might still be a bit shaky, Tifa threw Ilulu onto the cross. "The residents haven't gone too far, but the roads here are a bit rough. Lady Theresa, do you need my help?"

“…Then I’ll leave it to you.”

Judas, who was floating on the ground, did not need the two to worry about him. As long as Theresa held the chain, he could follow behind. Without any worries, Tifa held Theresa and relied on the marks left by the Valkyries to reach the main force in just five minutes.

At this time, they had arrived at a stream. After moving so far, they needed water. However, there were no trees around the stream to provide shelter. Although there had been no news of the dragon, there was no definite news either. No one dared to go out to fetch water. They all hid in the woods and looked at each other.

"No news yet from Ms. Theresa?"

The priest came from the front to the back and asked Reiner worriedly.

"...No, but we sent people to look for him an hour ago. Logically...he should be back by now."

It's not good news that he didn't come back when he should have.

Reiner's face looked unhappy, and the priest's face turned pale. But before they could continue speaking, a Valkyrie ran over from a distance: "I saw Lady Tifa and Bishop Theresa!"

"Are they back?"

This news immediately calmed the two of them down. Not long after, the black-haired Valkyrie in special combat uniform returned to the crowd with Theresa in her arms. At the same time, everyone noticed the cross following them and the red-haired girl lying on the cross.

What is of great concern to people is the red-haired girl's unique pair of dragon claws and the horns on both sides of her head.

"Ms. Theresa, thank goodness you're safe! But this is...?"

Reiner expressed his joy at Theresa's return, but his expression was somewhat subtle when he looked at the red-haired girl.

Anyone who sees this will immediately associate this girl with a dragon, right?

"She is Ilulu, the dragon from before."

Theresa had no intention of hiding anything: "But don't worry, I've used Judas to limit her magic power. Now she's no different from an ordinary little girl."

In fact, there is. Although limiting magic power will also limit strength, even if it is limited, her strength is far greater than that of the Valkyrie.

"Anyway, she's not in danger right now, right...?"

Reiner still found it a little hard to accept. Even though there were restrictions, it still gave him the feeling of a time bomb.

However, Theresa is the only person in the team who can be relied upon at the moment. At least Reiner doesn't think his judgment is more valuable than Theresa's.

“May God forgive her…”

The priests did not have so many thoughts. In their eyes, Theresa, as the bishop, was already God's agent. Her every move must have a deep meaning. Even if they could not understand it, they could only blame their own low level of thinking.

"The Bishop isn't in great shape. We need to find a suitable place to rest as soon as possible."

Tifa said.

"The dragon problem has been solved, Father. You can arrange for the residents to collect water, and then we can quickly find a suitable place to rest."

Reiner then realized that Theresa was being carried back. He cursed himself and quickly made arrangements.

"Do we have tents, sleeping bags, or something convenient for resting? Even one would be great!"

After arranging the priest, Reiner looked at the exploration team.

He didn't think he could find a place for so many people to rest today, but it was necessary for Theresa to be in top shape.

"Because we left in a hurry...so..."

The exploration team was powerless.

After all, how could you possibly carry those heavy objects with you when you are escaping?

"I can take a few people back to town to get some supplies."

Tifa suggested.

The Valkyries were ordered to help the people in the town evacuate, so they had little time to get supplies. They either helped clear obstacles or helped the elderly, children, and pregnant women who had difficulty moving to leave the danger zone quickly.

"No, there's still a giant dragon over there in town. I didn't have time to deal with it. Although it's been pinned down by Judas' spear and shouldn't be able to move, there's still a chance something unexpected could happen."

Theresa rejected the proposal.

"But... in this case..."

Tifa's expression turned grim.

Their current situation in the other world can be said to be completely dependent on Theresa's condition. If Theresa cannot get enough rest, it will not be good for everyone.

"Don't worry, I have a solution for the temporary shelter."

Theresa looked at Ilulu who was sleeping soundly.

In order to help her better integrate into the group, it is normal to help everyone.

Chapter 34 The Dilemma of the Exploration Team.