It was only then that he realized he should have used puppets in the battle.

He quickly sensed the puppet's condition and suddenly froze.

He saw his puppet fall to the ground before he did.

Meanwhile, the puppet in front of the little priest was tearing open one third-tier scroll after another as if they were free. The bursts of various types of magic created a chain reaction, suppressing his puppet until it was unable to move. It had already suffered serious damage and could no longer continue fighting.

"Why……"

His eyes widened in disbelief as he was engulfed by the ice and fire.

Of course, he wouldn't die so easily.

Celia wasn't going to let him off so easily either.

In the battle between two puppets, Celia took out five scrolls in succession, tore them to pieces, and bombarded the sardine's head with them.

He was still not satisfied until he could no longer get up.

"Mental spells are really useful. Even at level one, they can confuse him and make him slash at thin air."

Ross smiled slightly: "Aside from monsters, very few mages these days know mental spells, and they don't even have mental spells for defense. They can only strengthen their mental power. In the end, he underestimated your strength and never expected that you could use mental spells to confuse him."

"The sheer abundance of scrolls is even more terrifying than one's own strength..." Celia exclaimed, "With the puppet and scrolls combined, one can easily surpass their level."

"The scrolls are for money. You calculate how much money you made in this battle."

Celia was taken aback, silently calculating in her mind how much money these scrolls could sell for.

In the end, the girl, like the others lying down, had a face full of pain.

The girl was heartbroken: "I should focus on improving my own strength!"

She manipulated the puppet to kick the sardine head hard, causing him to groan softly as he lay dying, but he was already barely responsive.

He's not dead yet, but if he doesn't receive timely treatment, he'll probably die within a few days.

Meanwhile, those few sickly heretics who were just loafing around and had no desire to fight were stunned by Celia's imposing presence.

When Celia looked over, they shouted even louder.

Celia gave the puppet an order to find ropes to tie these people up, while looking inside the temple.

"I wonder how things are going with Vanessa and that fourth-order heretic..."

Her fight with these heretics lasted only a minute or two.

After thinking for a moment, she couldn't resist her curiosity and decided to go inside the temple to see what was going on.

Just as they were about to set off, a terrifying shock came from inside the temple.

A terrifying sense of crisis prompted Celia to immediately conjure five ice walls in front of her to block the impact.

As for the few heretics lying next to the temple screaming and unconscious, they weren't so lucky.

The dilapidated temple collapsed with a deafening roar, burying them completely in the rubble.

Two figures burst out from the collapsed ruins and flew into the air to confront each other.

Vanessa's anger was clearly visible, and the holy light emanating from her seemed to shine even brighter than the sun!

"My temple, you bastard!"

Chapter 186 Celia: It was purely an accident!

Celia stared in disbelief at Vanessa in the sky.

Vanessa is usually a truly gentle and refined person. Whether she is facing Celia, the deacon, believers, or people seeking medical help, she always greets them with a smile.

Even when encountering rude people, they will first try to persuade them, and if persuasion fails, they will use force to subdue them, but they are very gentle.

But now, the rage on her face and the rising divine light were more frenzied than a berserker's.

It was as if she wasn't a high priest or a priestess, but a warlike law-abiding knight, the kind of law-abiding knight who was constantly being reprimanded.

However, Celia could understand. After all, if she wasn't angry about the destruction of the temple, when would she be?

After pausing briefly in the air, Vanessa rushed toward the shark and reached out to grab it.

Being of the same rank four, the shark naturally wouldn't let her catch it easily and immediately used magic to deal with it.

However, Vanessa's large, divinely radiant hand, like the most solid object in the world, remained unshaken no matter how he attacked.

She grabbed the shark and snorted coldly.

"If you want war, then so be it!"

After saying that, Vanessa threw the shark out of town. The shark was thrown out like a shooting star, and Vanessa followed closely behind, rushing out of town as well.

The commotion quickly alerted the Star Ash Town security team, and the town's lord swiftly led his men over.

Meanwhile, Celia was comforting the two deacons, asking them to help her dig out the buried heretics.

They were lucky; they weren't inside the temple when it was destroyed, which was the time they went out to buy supplies.

They returned just as the temple was destroyed, and were stunned to see the perfectly good temple being destroyed before their eyes.

After briefly explaining the situation to them, Celia asked them to help her dig out the people and also found ropes to tie them all up.

When the Lord of Starash Town arrived in a hurry, they had already dug out the last heretic and lined them up.

The lord was stunned when he saw the ruins of the temple.

Upon seeing Celia, he approached her. "You are... Miss Celia?"

Celia looked up and said politely, "Hello, Lord Walter."

The two deacons also bowed to Walter.

"What happened?" Walter looked at the ruins of the temple and the six people lying on the ground, somewhat bewildered.

Celia said, "These are heretics from the Deep Sea Aid Society. They broke into the Star Ash Temple under the guise of healing, intending to ambush me and Vanessa's mother, but Vanessa's mother stopped them."

She looked at the people on the ground and said, "I've taken care of all of them. Mother Vanessa was fighting a fourth-tier heretic. That despicable heretic demolished the temple."

"pagan……"

Walter sensed the ranks of the heretics on the ground and vaguely felt that their ranks were the same as his own, which gave him a huge headache.

How could so many powerful heretics suddenly appear?

Celia said, "These heretics are very likely lurking in the Protoss Forbidden Lands, using the Protoss Tree as their base. That's why there are so many high-ranking mages here. They've set their sights on the temple; it's simply outrageous!"

Walter felt a bit overwhelmed. These heretics were of a very high rank. He might be able to control one of them, but he couldn't control so many of them.

After much deliberation, he said, "Miss Celia, these people are too dangerous. The prison in Star Ash Town can't hold them. Why don't you report this to Southern Border City and have the temple there take them for trial?"

"I don't have the Southern City Temple's contact information."

"I have……"

"Can I contact the Holy Court headquarters in Shining City to arrest him?"

Walter was about to say he did, but upon hearing Celia's words, he stopped himself and nodded: "It would be even better if we could contact headquarters!"

"Thank you."

Celia quickly contacted Vasily.

Vasily listened to her brief description of what had happened and was filled with questions.

Upon hearing that the temple had been destroyed, he was both amused and exasperated: "This time you didn't manage to get the high priest in, but you managed to get the temple in instead?"

“It was a complete accident!” Celia emphasized. “I don’t know why these heretics came to the temple seeking treatment and then started fighting in the temple.”

“I have already learned what happened. Considering that this is not a matter concerning clergy, the Order of Discipline is not in charge of this matter and should take over by the Order of the Law Enforcement. I will inform Archbishop Melina, a fourth-order heretic, later and ask her to go there in person. However, she is not available now and is expected to be able to go tomorrow.”

"Regarding the reconstruction of the destroyed temple, the local high priest needs to report it to the congregation, and then the cardinals need to sign it off before funds can be allocated for the reconstruction. Go and talk to the local high priest and ask her to report the damage to the congregation."

"Ok."

After cutting off contact, Celia said to Walter, "I have notified the Holy See headquarters, and they said that someone will come tomorrow to take these heretics away."

Walter immediately said, "That would be great. Why don't I guard these heretics?"

Celia had some doubts about Walter's ability to guard these fellow heretics, and after much consideration, she chose to ask Ross for help:

"Lord Ross, should I hand these people over to the lord for safekeeping?"

Ross chuckled, “This lord just wants to claim some credit. Let him have it; it’s better for Vanessa too. However, this small place probably can’t keep an eye on these third-tier heretics. You’d better leave your marks on them to prevent them from running away and becoming unreachable.”

"Leave a mark?"

Celia asked in confusion, "How can I leave a mark?"

"This is a bit advanced for you, it belongs to the realm of those above the seventh rank. Let me handle it."

Ross's phantom appeared beside Celia. He pointed, and Celia saw six orbs that seemed to be spiritual energy enter the minds of all the heretics. There seemed to be a faint connection between them and Ross.

"All right."

"Thank you, God!"

Celia smiled, pretending to finish her thought, and said to Walter, "Alright, Lord Walter, they're causing trouble in your territory, so it's only right that you keep an eye on them and interrogate them. But be careful not to let them escape!"

Walter patted his chest: "Don't worry, if we're just keeping an eye on them for a day, there's absolutely no way they'll escape!"

Celia looked at the commotion coming from afar and asked, "After Vanessa captures that fourth-tier heretic, will Walter also be tasked with keeping an eye on him?"

Walter immediately shook his head, "No, no, let High Priestess Vanessa keep an eye on that heretic."

He wanted to share in the credit, but he was also aware of his own limitations.

That fourth-tier mage, how could a third-tier lord like him possibly keep an eye on him?

Walter immediately ordered his men to re-tie the heretics, and said to Celia, "Miss Celia, please treat them a little so they don't die in their cells."

“Okay.” Celia nodded.

As the infidels were being treated, the commotion outside the town gradually subsided and eventually disappeared.

Vanessa carried the shark back to the temple by the scruff of its neck, like carrying a dog.

Oh, temple ruins.

Last night, a friend dragged me out for drinks, which made me out of sorts and write very slowly, but I'm sure I'll finish it, don't worry!

Chapter 187 If nothing unexpected happens, then something unexpected did happen.

After Walter learned about the situation from Vanessa, he led the six heretics away.

Before leaving, he gave Vanessa a special look, his eyes filled with shock and awe.

In most regions, temples and lords are naturally in competition, and their strength is often roughly equal. This was created by the Holy Court to counterbalance the local lords.

Walter had always assumed that Vanessa was a third-tier mage, just like him.

As it turned out, after the battle, it was discovered that she was not only a fourth-tier player, but also not just any ordinary fourth-tier player.

This is very subtle.

Walter couldn't help but think back to what Vanessa had done over the years.

She never competed or fought for anything, simply doing her duties as the High Priestess every day, never interfering with his rule over Starash Town, only stepping in to stop him when he was about to do something out of line.

Walter couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had given Vanessa face every time she stepped forward, because she didn't compete with him for the assets, and hadn't continued the conflict. Otherwise, the lord of Starash Town might have had to be replaced.

That said, Vanessa is already at the fourth rank, so why is she staying in a remote town like Starash Town as a high priest instead of becoming a bishop in a big city like Southern City?

Walter was completely baffled.

……

Temple ruins.

After Walter left, Vanessa casually tossed the shark into a corner and looked at Celia.

"Tell me, what's going on?"

She looked at Celia, her eyes still gentle, but with a hint of sternness.

Celia lowered her head, looking as if she had done something wrong: "I didn't know. I just went on an adventure in the Protoss Forbidden Lands and accidentally discovered a Deepsea Aid Society outpost. I destroyed the outpost and then went home to treat patients with you."

"You went to the Protoss Forbidden Lands and even found a Deepsea Aid organization's outpost?"

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