Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint

Phil shone a divine light, illuminating the cave and providing vision for the fighting crowd. She laid Doris down and cushioned her with a cloth.

Then, she looked in the direction of the battle, manipulated the puppet, first brought Doris's puppet over, and then joined the battle.

"This monster is too strong. Without Doris, we can't gang up on it like we did today. Are we just going to have to fight a war of attrition?" Phil asked Celia softly.

Celia nodded: "We lack a way to kill it in one blow. Even a third-tier spell might not be enough to kill it instantly. We can only slowly whittle it down until all its blood is drained."

Ross said, "When we get back, I'll teach you a growth-type ice spell. You can use it as a powerful move when facing strong enemies."

“Okay!” Celia immediately agreed.

Ross surveyed the battlefield and noticed that Therxi's aura was weakening, so he warned, "Be careful, Therxi is about to go berserk."

As soon as she finished speaking, Terxi unleashed another fierce shriek, which shattered Celia's mage hand and suddenly entered everyone's minds.

The immense psychological impact left everyone in a daze.

Teerxi grabbed Celia's puppet and was about to tear it apart.

Ross couldn't help but shake his head.

"I still have to do it."

I'm not sure if I can finish writing this by noon; if not, I'll have to update it tonight...

Chapter 157 Ross: Instant Kill

This siren was originally around level five, but after being corrupted, its strength dropped drastically, though it still looked to be around level four.

However, due to the suppression of the ruins, its strength could only be exerted to the level below the fourth rank. Over time, its true strength became infinitely close to the fourth rank.

Or rather, it is weaker than close to the fourth order.

Even so, it's not something four second-tier players can defeat.

Sorcerers and monsters that reach the fourth tier are essentially entering the second stage, transcending the realm of ordinary sorcerers. With the aid of magic, they may even possess the ability to fly for extended periods, and the destructive power they cause is incomparable to that of the first to third tiers.

For Celia and her companions, it would be absolutely impossible to defeat Therxi if they relied solely on their own strength. It was only because the puppet with the fragment of divinity possessed super strong combat power that they, with their second-tier strength, could fight against a monster comparable to a fourth-tier monster.

If this monster doesn't have a low-health berserk mechanic.

When Terksi sensed its impending death and entered a berserk state, its strength had likely reached the level of a fourth-tier being.

At this level, the mental attacks unleashed during a berserk state alone can leave everyone momentarily stunned.

If Celia's puppet is torn apart, the battle power will be unbalanced, and the five of them will be at the mercy of others.

So, Rose made his move.

He instantly possessed Celia's body, taking over her body and control of the puppet. He narrowly escaped being caught by Therky.

After dodging, he first created ten layers of ice walls around Terxi to hinder her movements, and then quickly went to Doris's puppet and picked up the puppet's heavy greatsword.

The greatsword was very long, almost as tall as Celia, and very heavy, but in Ross's hands it was like a plastic toy, which he easily threw at the puppet.

"This sword is good. Magic can't kill in one hit, but this sword can."

After taking the greatsword, Terksi broke through the ten-layer ice wall, but before it could even feel smug, it saw a greatsword looming large in front of it.

Almost instantly, the greatsword plunged deep into its body, piercing through its upper body!

The penetration wasn't over yet. Ross's mental energy transformed into countless threads to bind it. The puppet pressed forward, and the greatsword continued to penetrate, piercing Tirksi's snake tail once more, pinning it to the stone floor, and deeply embedding it into the earth.

Terksi struggled violently; the corrupted siren was not so easily killed.

"Not dead? Then let me send you on your way."

Thick icy mist appeared on the greatsword. As if it had a spirit, this icy mist quickly gathered around Terksi's head and entered its head.

Its struggles slowed down, and finally, it stopped completely.

The corrupted threads that emanated from her body snapped at the moment of her death. The countless demonic eggs at the other end of the threads twitched violently a few times before their light dimmed and they ceased to move.

Ross clapped his hands, returning control of the body to Celia.

Meanwhile, Celia and the others gradually recovered from their dizziness.

When they saw Celia's puppet use Doris's greatsword to stab Therxi into the ground, they all looked bewildered.

At this moment, Terksi's posture resembled a kneeling, backward-leaning "∠", while the greatsword pierced it into an equilateral triangle with auxiliary lines.

On its frozen head, the mouth was wide open, as if it wanted to scream.

Both Phil Anco and Benovia were somewhat dazed at this moment.

What happened after Terksi screamed?

Why was the once invincible siren pinned to the ground like this?

Although they all understood that the siren was only going berserk because it was about to die, and that as long as they could withstand this wave, they could easily kill it.

But they couldn't hold on.

There is only one...

The girls all looked at Celia, their gazes changing.

Celia was also confused, but she quickly realized that this was Ross's doing.

The scene of Ross controlling her and the puppet to kill Tirxi quickly surfaced in her mind. From the moment they were all stunned by the mental shock, to Ross controlling her and the puppet to dodge Tirxi's grab, and then Ross throwing the greatsword to the puppet and killing Tirxi cleanly, every scene became her memory.

Lord Ross...

So strong!

The young girl was filled with longing, her pretty face slightly flushed—she was excited.

She coughed lightly: "My mental strength is slightly stronger, so I woke up before you. This siren was also at its last gasp, and I was lucky enough to kill it."

She described it casually, but omitted how she delivered Doris's greatsword to the puppet, and how the puppet used the greatsword to pin the siren to the ground.

But the fact was right before their eyes: Celia's puppet used Doris's greatsword to kill the siren that had almost wiped them out.

Although I felt that Celia was definitely hiding the most crucial information, considering that Therxi was already almost driven to death by them, it did make a little bit of sense.

There's nothing I can do but accept it.

Benovia exclaimed, "Celia, you are the strongest among all of us. The position of Saintess belongs to you alone."

Phil and Anko both nodded.

Celia: "?"

Don't do this, I'm scared.

At this moment, facing these candidates who seemed to have become her fans and wanted her to become a saintess, Celia felt that Doris was more pure.

That undisguised personality, where he wears his heart on his sleeve, is reassuring.

“Let’s tidy up the surroundings first, friends,” Celia said.

Everyone else nodded.

Their puppets were all damaged, but they could still move around normally and clean up the battlefield.

Because the blood flowing from Therxi was so disgusting, Phil had to purify the entire cave before Celia used magic to freeze all the flowing blood, encasing it in ice, before the puppets could clean it up.

After cleaning up the surrounding traces, everyone turned their attention to Terksi, who was pinned to the ground.

"It must have had some good stuff on it, since it was once a fifth-tier sea monster."

The girls all looked eager, but Benovia poured cold water on their hopes: "This siren has been corrupted and tainted for hundreds of years. Even the best bones would be osteoporotic and might not be of any use anymore. It might not even be as good as the monsters that have been born recently."

Celia had the puppet step forward and pull the greatsword out of Therxi's body.

Therxi's body went limp and collapsed. Before Celia could do anything, dense demonic energy appeared around it and slowly dissipated into the air.

As the demonic energy dissipated, its body, which it had been struggling to maintain, rapidly aged and withered.

In less than three minutes, Terksi's body turned into a dried corpse. With a slight sound, it tore into pieces and slowly turned into powder. Only one thing, which looked like a precious jewel, remained intact on the ground.

"I got a loot drop!"

I didn't sleep well last night and I'm a bit sleepy. I'll update one more chapter later, and then I'll take a nap before writing the remaining three chapters.

Chapter 158 Objective: Complete Strategy

Celia manipulated the puppet to pick up the precious bead and bring it over here.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be not a bead, but an eyeball, an eyeball with a texture like a gemstone.

Ross said, "This is the Eye of the Siren. It has the ability to see far and wide and can also see through enemy moves. It is especially effective against water-type monsters. It can be used alone or embedded in a staff to increase magic power and the power of water and ice spells. Don't embed it in melee weapons, otherwise the Eye of the Siren will be corrupted."

Celia raised the Siren's Eye: 'Embedding an eye into a staff...it just feels so strange...'

"Idiot, why don't you use magical materials to cover the eyeball and make it look like a magic crystal?"

Celia: "..."

What a clever way to deceive oneself.

Everyone else crowded around to examine the Siren's Eye more closely.

Benovia pondered for a long time before saying uncertainly, "This might be the legendary Siren's Eye. It is said that the Siren, born in the deep sea, has eyes that can see through the weaknesses of all spells and can see ants thousands of miles away. It seems that it could be used as material for a staff, making water spells ten times more powerful."

Celia: "?"

She looked at Benovia, "Which ancient book did you read this from?"

“Let me think…” Benovia fell into deep thought, then said, “It’s an ancient book that’s been preserved for over a thousand years. I think the name is ‘The Little Mermaid’.”

Ross rolled his eyes: "That's a fairy tale, and a distorted one at that."

The version of "The Little Mermaid" in this world is different from the original fairy tale. According to the background story, it was created by a bard based on fragments of conversations with fishermen, portraying the siren as the daughter of the sea and a powerful creature comparable to a god.

After all, it's a fairy tale, so the more exaggerated the better.

After understanding the situation, Celia said, "If the Eye of the Siren possesses such powerful abilities, why were we able to kill it so easily?"

Benovia said apologetically, "The authenticity of ancient books can no longer be verified. The siren, as a monster that was active a thousand years ago, has now disappeared without a trace and is unknown to people. I also find it difficult to identify the purpose of its eyes. It needs to be taken to the school for authentication."

Celia smiled and relayed Ross's words, letting them understand the function of the Siren's Eye.

The Eye of the Siren will remain with Celia for now. Once we return, we'll have it appraised by our mentor to confirm its value before redistributing it.

They would never hand over something so precious.

“The leader has finished fighting, and we should go back now, but it’s not morning yet, and there are still unpredictable dangers outside. How about we stay here until sunrise and then go back?” Celia asked for everyone’s opinion.

The three shook their heads, indicating that they had no objection.

After defeating Terksi, it was already past midnight, and there wasn't much time left before sunrise.

After such a difficult battle, especially after being repeatedly assaulted by the screams of Telkis, their condition was not good, and with their limited vision, they were no longer able to withstand the onslaught of a large number of monsters.

“However, this cave isn’t safe either. If the monsters are controlled by the owner of the lighthouse and block the entrance, we’ll be trapped like turtles in a jar,” Anke said.

Celia nodded: "That's a possibility. I'll go to the cave entrance to prepare and set up some magic arrays to block the monsters from detecting us."

After saying that, she walked towards the cave entrance.

Under Ross's guidance, Celia used whatever materials were available to collect the scattered magic crystals and other materials outside, engraved runes on them, and placed them around the entrance of the cave.

"This magic circle is a concealment magic circle specifically designed for the entire ruins. All the materials used come from the monsters themselves, so other monsters, including the lighthouse owner, will regard it as one of their own, thus preventing the monsters from blocking the entrance."

"We're setting this up right under the lighthouse owner's nose, won't it find out?"

"No, its eyes are only on the navigation light. As long as the navigation light doesn't shine on it, it won't be detected."

Ross spoke with absolute certainty.

He didn't leave empty-handed when he entered the lighthouse.

Although it is still uncertain which 'old friend' the lighthouse controller is, they have already learned a great deal about him.

This includes its method of observing its surroundings from the top of the tower, where only the lighthouse's navigation light has become its eyes.

However, simply spotting it is not enough. To influence others, they need to look directly at the beacon light in order to cast a spell through their eyes and affect them.

Yes, it's utterly useless.

This is probably a sacrifice that had to be made in order to limit high-level mages.

If it weren't for this, the Lost Lighthouse wouldn't be an ancient ruin that's constantly being attacked by mercenaries, yet it hasn't been breached to this day.