Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint

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She lowered her altitude, jumped off the flying broom after getting close to the ground, folded the broom back into her pack, took out her staff, slightly channeled magic into it, and used the staff as a light source.

Celia found a tree to sit on, patted her chest, and gasped for breath.

A minute later, she stood up again, and just as she was about to ask Ross where he was going, she suddenly froze.

"There seem to be magic circle patterns around here? Like shadow-type concealment?"

With her keen sense of magic circles, she immediately noticed something different when she habitually released her mage's hand to scan the surrounding environment.

Ross's phantom appeared before her, and he smiled faintly, "This is the destination I sent you here to. There's something you forgot to take."

"What is it?" Celia asked curiously.

"When you destroyed the Deep Sea Aid's stronghold in the Protoss Forbidden Lands, you forgot to take something: a medium used to transmit faith between the Puppet Heart and its followers."

Celia blinked, unsure what it was, but since Ross said it was something good, it must be something good.

She began to calm herself down, sensing the faintly visible concealment array.

A moment later, she stopped under an ordinary big tree.

"Found it, the magic array node!"

Celia reached out and touched the tree. Her mage hand, imbued with magic, penetrated the tree's interior, invading the hidden magic circle.

"This magic circle also has a defense mechanism, and the defense method is... to directly spray out a huge blob of pollution. What a disgusting defense mechanism."

The concentration of that pollution is very high. If you accidentally trigger it, as long as you are not above level four, you will be instantly invaded by it and fall into a coma on the spot. You will only wake up when your magic triggers its self-protection mechanism.

As for when he will wake up, that's unclear.

Celia assessed the situation and concluded that if she were to come herself, she would probably be unconscious until tomorrow morning.

"Luckily I discovered it in advance. Hmph, how could I sit idly by and do nothing about such a vicious act?"

After saying that, he grabbed the magic circle and tore it apart.

A rich, holy light emerged from Celia's hand, transforming into a sacred network that enveloped the polluted mass that had failed to erupt through the magic circle, and began to purify it with all its might.

Air pollution is much easier to purify than pollution inside the human body.

It didn't take long for Celia to clean up all the pollution.

Only then did she look at what was being protected by the concealment array.

It was inside a hollow in a tree.

Beside the tree hollow, there was also a...elf girl lying there?

Celia paused for a moment, then immediately understood.

"This unlucky kid probably accidentally triggered the magic circle's defense mechanism and got knocked out by the pollution."

Sensing the fluctuations emanating from her, Celia confirmed this.

"This magic circle can actually put people with defensive mechanisms into the magic circle, thus subjecting them to continuous pollution and influence... How vicious."

She glanced at it briefly and found that the elven girl had a high resistance to pollution and was not seriously contaminated at the moment. It had only slightly invaded her internal organs, which was not a big problem.

So she first looked at the tree hole, shone her staff on it, and then reached in and pulled out a fist-sized polyhedral crystal.

Upon seeing the crystal's exact appearance, the girl's eyes widened, and she exclaimed in surprise, "A Pure Magic Crystal?!"

“Yes.” Ross smiled and said, “Do you know why I didn’t remind you to repair the staff? Because there are pure magic crystals that are better than high-grade magic crystals, and I even found them for free on the roadside.”

Celia's shock gradually turned into joy, perfectly demonstrating what it means to beam with delight.

"Oh ho ho, long live Lord Ross! ヾ(≧▽≦*)o"

The girl was excited for a while before carefully placing the pure magic crystal into her bag.

Then, she looked at the elven girl in front of her. "If I'm not mistaken, this girl is also here for this high-grade magic crystal, right? But she knows nothing about magic arrays and was easily trapped by one. Poor thing. Should I help her...?"

Celia fell into deep thought.

She asked Ross somewhat uncertainly, "Lord Ross, do you think I should intervene?"

From the contamination and Ross's earlier statement that it was "something she forgot to take from the Deep Sea Aid Society's outpost," Celia had a pretty good idea of who had hidden it.

"If we leave her alone, she'll definitely be discovered by the heretics who come back to get their things, right?"

Ross smiled slightly: "Just follow your heart."

After hesitating for a long time, Celia gritted her teeth and said, "Even if I save her, she will definitely connect it to the fact that I have the Pure Magic Crystal. This Pure Magic Crystal is definitely not that simple... But if I don't save her, I won't be a Saintess. As the future Saintess, why should I be afraid to save people?"

Having made her decision, Celia summoned a puppet, which carried the elven girl on its back and strode quickly toward the Southern City.

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Chapter 197 Losing Both Money and People

"Kill her...don't kill her...kill her...don't kill her..."

The intermittent sound accompanied a shadowy figure moving rapidly forward.

The Shadow Mage kept a firm grip on Celia's location, and even in his frenzied state, he was still able to advance rapidly.

Along the path he walked, everything withered, even the ants underground turned into yellow earth, looking as if a long straight line had been drawn across the land.

Suddenly, the Shadow Mage seemed to sense something, and his frenzied aura intensified: "Those who obstruct... kill!"

The immense demonic energy transformed into a tangible blade, instantly slashing forward.

Two dark figures appeared abruptly ahead, hastily intercepting the demonic blade. One of them roared in anger, "Jode? What are you doing?"

Another person shouted, "Wake up, Jord! We are Carlo and his wife, being hunted down by the lord and bishop of Southern City! Look closely, they are the enemies!"

As they spoke, intense demonic energy emanated from their hands, which they poured into the shadowy mass.

Jode seemed to be stunned for a moment, and under the influence of the two men, his madness subsided somewhat.

He seemed to wake from a dream, "Carlo...you...you couple..."

"We are on a mission for the whales to retrieve the lost Pure Magic Crystal. Are you perhaps on a mission to collect the sacrificial offerings?"

Jord slowly materialized, dressed in a blue robe, and nodded mechanically: "Yes... indeed..."

"Are you chasing the sacrificial offering?"

"Yes……"

Having received confirmation, the two looked back and sensed the approaching pursuing group. They quickly said, "Your mission target has now joined forces with the people of Southern Border City. We can't defeat the bishop and the city lord combined. If you can join us, we can definitely fight back. If you also want to complete the mission, it would be best if you joined forces with us."

"Time is running out, what do you think?"

Jode was silent for a moment, then his voice came out haltingly: "Yes... you can..."

Not long after he agreed, the troops from the Southern Border City arrived and quickly surrounded the three of them.

Jode slowly disappeared into the shadows. The Carlos couple turned around and looked at the city lord and bishop who were chasing after them, revealing sinister smiles under their hoods.

"Heh, you've been chasing me for so long and you still won't give up? I think you're tired of living!"

The city lord of Southern Border City frowned, looking at the other person and the gradually disappearing shadow. "A shadow mage?"

The bishop of the Southern Temple frowned as well: "Where did this shadow mage come from? Your information is wrong."

"I don't know what's going on, but be careful, he's coming for you!"

"Hmph." The bishop snorted coldly, and the puppet slammed into the ground. Instantly, an earthen wall rose within the encirclement. Inside the earthen wall, holy and earth magic converged, forming a turbulent area.

Within this area, the figure of the Shadow Mage immediately appeared.

The bishop's voice reached the ears of the crowd surrounding them: "Three fourth-tier mages, you are no longer of any use. Retreat. I sense that they do not possess the aura of pure magic crystals. Go back and find the location where they hid the pure magic crystals."

The Carlos's expressions changed: "Old man, don't even think about succeeding!"

As they spoke, they attacked the two men.

"Jode, go kill those bugs first. Pure magic crystals are just as important to the Deep Sea as sacrifices!"

The shadow didn't speak, but was about to break through the earthen wall and walk out when the bishop blocked his way.

The city lord felt immense pressure. "Bring me your magic puppet to help me carry this!"

The bishop ran back, "Forget it, let me help you. The puppet fights the shadow mage."

Within the enclosed earthen walls, various forms of magic collided.

As the battle progressed, the Shadow Mage Jord's actions became increasingly agitated, his madness returned, and his assassinations became more frequent, greatly increasing the pressure on the city lord and the bishop.

The city lord said, "This shadow mage is terrifyingly strong; this can't go on."

The bishop frowned. "When did the Deep Sea Aid Society acquire such a powerful fourth-tier mage? How strange."

The city lord said, "He hasn't even summoned the puppet yet, but he's already putting so much pressure on us just by fighting him on his own."

The bishop asked, "Have they found the Pure Magic Crystal?"

The city lord shook his head. "If we can't find them, forget it. It doesn't matter whether we find them or not. Let's retreat back to Southern Border City. If we fight them in Southern Border City, we can still use the magic array to resist them. Here, we have no chance of winning and need to wait for reinforcements."

The bishop, recalling that a town under the jurisdiction of Southern City seemed to have a fourth-tier mage, immediately said, "I'll contact someone now. Hold on until she arrives. If necessary, we'll retreat."

The two communicated using their bracelets, but the change in their fighting strategy was still noticed by the three heretics.

Harmon Carlo, one half of the Carlos, immediately shouted, "They must be seeking outside help. We can't afford to wait any longer; we must take them out quickly!"

Mela Carlo said to Jord, "Jord, you have completed the Divine Grace ritual. Use the power of the Divine Grace to kill them so that we can go and find the Pure Magic Crystal and the sacrifice."

Jode remained silent, his frenzied aura slowly intensifying. At the same time, the shadowy fluctuations around him gradually became covered by a layer of deep blue fluctuations.

puff!

The sound of a dagger piercing flesh made the bishop's face turn deathly pale.

The thick contamination was poured into his body through the dagger, rampaging through his body.

Despite the ravages of pollution and excruciating pain, the bishop's palm glowed with intense holy light as he slammed it down in the direction of the attack.

However, his opponent was like an eel, quickly leaving, striking and retreating without giving him any chance.

The invasion of contamination has made it difficult for the bishop to maintain his holy and earth-based spells.

Seeing this, the city lord became extremely vigilant: "Bishop, perhaps we should retreat."

The bishop nodded. A divine light erupted once more.

However, a blue shadow forcefully intruded into his sacred domain, delivering another blow.

The intense sense of crisis allowed the bishop to successfully dodge the fatal wound, but he could not escape the attack. In the end, the blade pierced his body, filling it with what felt like endless pollution.

The city lord came to his side and pressed down on his shoulder.

"go!"

Just as the Carlos couple's spell was about to begin, they successfully activated their escape spell, using the space magic to return to Southland City with the puppet.

The three remaining stood at the spot where they had vanished, sensing the coordinates of the spatial fluctuations. Harmon Carlo snorted, "What a pity. These lackeys of the Holy Court can use spatial magic without any restraint."

Jord remained silent, disappearing back into the shadows to pinpoint Celia's location and continue the pursuit.

"where are you going?"

"Pursue...the sacrifice..."

"She's probably already in the city. Never mind her, let's go check on the Pure Magic Crystal first."

The two quickly left, and soon they arrived at the place where the pure magic crystal was hidden.

Upon seeing the destroyed magic array, the two men's expressions changed.

They immediately used tracking spells.

A few minutes later, the two looked toward the direction of Southern Border City.

"Damn it, how did they find out?!"

They quickly made a decision:

"Join Jord and together we'll storm the Southern City."

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