Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint

All three of them were bishops of the Holy Court, one of whom was the commander of the Order of the Lawful Knights, specifically tasked with dealing with heretics. This purification spell was a great asset to them.

Of course, Melina also asked Celia how she got it.

Celia said, "Of course it's a blessing from the gods, something I realized after receiving divine revelation. I don't know if you can use it or not."

"Give it a try anyway."

……

Back in her room, Celia immediately immersed herself in studying the field of wind.

With Ross's guidance, she learns very quickly, but because she is neither water nor ice type, her learning speed is still relatively slow, and it takes at least a day to figure it out.

However, it will probably take some time before it becomes an area of ​​effect, and when combined with Holy Dispel and Shadow Bind to become a combo skill.

"Take it slow. This Golden Apple Stone Forest is not so easy to conquer."

The camp here is clearly not a recent construction site. I wonder if the Holy Court's attack on the Deep Sea Aid Society's headquarters started recently or a long time ago.

"It must have started recently, otherwise the Holy Court wouldn't have let it go until now," Celia thought to herself.

Even if the cult's stronghold is hidden in a dangerous place like the Golden Apple Stone Forest, they certainly won't let it go.

Because this place is within Ishtar territory.

There's nothing we can do about it overseas, but if we discover it domestically and let it continue to exist, what kind of situation would that be?

the next day.

Everyone was mobilized, and at Elena's call, Celia and the others got up and went to the square outside the camp.

Elena said, "Next, we will arrange the mission. According to the strategic objectives, our target is a heretical stronghold about 30 kilometers away from the camp. It is one of many small strongholds that protect the heretical headquarters and its role is to provide early warning to the headquarters. However, our high-profile actions will not be able to hide from the heretics, so we do not need to act secretly. We can just rush over and attack directly."

"We need to be careful of those weak heretics who are only at the first level. They may just be ordinary people who have gained the ability to use magic after being corrupted and invaded. But apart from spewing out pollution, they have no means of attack and their physical condition is even worse than that of ordinary people. Be careful not to kill them. They can still be saved, and rescue is also a very important task."

"Received! ('ω')"

Thus, many academic sorcerers who had never participated in combat set off.

Elena leads a team of 5 teams: one team of second graders, one team of third graders, one team of fourth graders, and two teams of fifth graders.

Compared to the tense second, third, and fourth year students, the fifth-year sorcerers seemed much more mature.

They chuckled to themselves, and the captain of one of the teams said, "We'll be fighting side by side for the next few months. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Leica. Who's the captain here? Come over here, let's discuss a simple tactic."

Doris from the Saintess Squad stepped forward and went to discuss tactics with the captains of the other teams.

Faintly, Celia heard Lyca's voice coming from the other side: "I consulted with the Law Enforcer Knights yesterday. Apart from the area within a 20-kilometer radius of the Golden Apple Stone Forest, the outlying heretical strongholds are all ordinary strongholds. Each one is managed by a maximum of one fourth-tier heretic, no more than five third-tier mages, and the rest are just grunts."

Another unfamiliar voice came: "We can't ignore the grunts either. They might incite ordinary people to attack. If they rush over and self-destruct, they'll be a big problem for us too."

“Second-tier mages should not be underestimated. I heard from a law enforcement knight that they cannot unleash their full power in the Golden Apple Stone Forest. Even a second-tier heretic can hold off a third-tier law enforcement knight.”

"What are you afraid of? We have a mentor here."

Upon hearing this, Elena paused, turned to look at the speaker, and said calmly, "If you can't even handle a second-tier heretic, you'll fail."

The man immediately shut up.

Elena said, "The power of that ruin has been identified: one fourth-tier mage, six third-tier mages, and second-tier and first-tier mages are negligible. This is the headquarters of the Deep Sea Aid Society, and it's possible they've sent troops to garrison it. In addition, the environment of the Golden Apple Stone Forest is very special. That mysterious power that we can't explain at all seems to react differently with pollution, making the heretics inside generally stronger than those in other places. Don't underestimate them."

Leica immediately replied, "Don't worry, Instructor Elena, we won't underestimate our opponent."

Elena nodded without saying anything.

This is just a small outpost on the outskirts. As long as I keep an eye on the fourth-tier mage on the other side, I can let these students be my experience points for the rest of the minions.

At this point, Doris raised a question: "What if they get advance notice and secretly plant a second fourth-tier mage?"

Elena smiled. "Impossible. The main force of the Deep Sea Aid Society is at the main camp resisting the attack of the Knights of Law. While we were at it, the main camp was also taking action. They didn't have the spare capacity to take care of the outer camps."

Lyca laughed and said, "Mentor Elena is right. There aren't that many high-level mages in the heretics. At most, because of the special environment of the Golden Apple Stone Forest, a few more second- or third-level trash mages are born. These second- or third-level heretics don't have corresponding spells. At most, they're pretty good at using fireballs."

The others laughed.

As Celia listened to everyone's conversation, she had a feeling that things weren't as simple as they seemed.

The more I talked, the more uneasy I felt.

Chapter 396 Attack

The campsite is located high in the mountains outside the Golden Apple Stone Forest.

The Golden Apple Stone Forest is like a basin that has been carved out, with most of the edges gently sloping downwards, while a small part, like a campsite, forms cliffs directly.

Looking down from the cliff, the area below is shrouded in mist, and you can vaguely see tall stone pillars rising from the ground, looking like a forest of stone pillars.

This is why this place is called the Golden Apple Stone Forest.

After leaving the camp and entering the Golden Apple Stone Forest, the sounds of conversation gradually decreased.

Celia's team also began to separate from other teams.

Each team was responsible for a different area, but the students from the Holy Magic Academy were all responsible for the outer perimeter cleaning work.

The attack on the main camp was carried out by the Knights of the Law, and had nothing to do with them.

If a sixth-tier battle or something like that occurs, they will be notified and immediately run away to watch from outside the Golden Apple Stone Forest to broaden their horizons.

Elena surveyed the area ahead, then returned in her flying vehicle and said to the group, "The Golden Apple Stone Forest is relatively safe today. We can fly at low altitudes. Get in your flying vehicles and follow me. Be careful not to fly at high altitudes, as it will attract the attention of high-altitude hunters."

Everyone took out their own flying machines.

No one is as poor as first and second-tier sorcerers who can become third-tier sorcerers through their own efforts. Everyone customizes their own beloved flying machine, and some even use runes to bind it to a magic puppet, so that the flying machine can be stored in the magic puppet's storage space and summoned for use at any time.

Only Celia is still using the original flying broom.

Unfortunately, everyone present recognized them as the Saintess Squad, the champions of the Mage League, and no one mocked them.

On the contrary, her classmates exclaimed in amazement when they saw her flying broom.

"Celia really hasn't forgotten her original intentions."

Others immediately echoed:

"After trying many different types of aircraft, I found that the flying broom is the most practical. It's purely for flying, and the speed is not low."

"Yes, flying brooms can be used to sweep the floor, but other flying machines are so big, I don't know how to carry them."

Celia: "..."

Are you guys sick?

Celia rolled her eyes inwardly, but gave an embarrassed smile on the surface.

That laugh captivated the students around him, who nearly bumped into a stone pillar.

The journey was very quiet, with no monster attacks—perhaps because they were afraid to mess with so many people.

Soon, more than half an hour later, everyone arrived at the designated location.

Through the mist, a place resembling a camp could be vaguely seen in front of them.

Celia glanced at it and exclaimed in surprise, "They actually set up a camp on the surface as a base? That's rare."

Phil asked curiously, "Aren't outposts all camps?"

Benovia explained, “Of course not. Every cult has its own style of setting up a stronghold. The Arctic Blood Clan likes to hide in the warp or in natural caves, the Twilight Cult likes to disguise itself as a small village, and the Deep Sea Aid prefers to place its stronghold in a dug-out secret crypt. But it’s not absolute. Strongholds are all adapted to local conditions. They use whatever is best.”

Doris exclaimed in realization, "Oh, I see."

Elena looked at the stronghold not far away and said calmly, "Our arrival has alerted them, and they have begun to organize people to come. Note that your mission is to purify the second and third-tier heretics and rescue the first-tier heretics."

Someone asked, "Isn't it said that purification spells are prohibited? How can we purify without purification spells?"

The person next to him said with exasperation, "Idiot! 'Purification' is just a euphemism. We're all Holy Court trainees, how can we say something like 'kill'? Of course, it's 'purification'!"

The questioner suddenly realized, "Oh, I see. I understand now."

Elena remained silent, pretending not to hear.

At this moment, a strong magical energy fluctuation came from the outpost camp, and the pollution began to fluctuate violently.

Immediately afterwards, a powerful figure flew out from the stronghold.

Then the other person's voice came through.

"You lackeys of the Holy Court, you've finally arrived. We've been waiting for you for so long."

The voice was a woman's voice, but when it reached Celia's ears, it not only didn't sound pleasant, but it also made her feel very uncomfortable, even more so than when Suna was disciplining Mir.

Elena quickly said, "You guys make your own arrangements, I'll hold this fourth-tier mage back."

After saying that, he rushed forward and collided with the fourth-order heretic.

Lyca, a fifth-grader, said to the group, "Let's proceed with the tactics we just discussed. We fifth-graders will take the lead, the fourth-graders will provide support, and the second and third-graders will find a way to rescue the civilians."

Doris snorted and muttered to the Saintess Squad, "These guys are clearly trying to steal the credit. The team that led the attack will definitely get a higher rating."

Benovia laughed and said, "It's alright, it's just an evaluation. They need this to apply for help from the school and try to reach the fourth tier. We're not in a hurry, let them go."

Doris said, "Their strength isn't necessarily higher than ours. What if they can't handle the third-tier heretics?"

“We’ll see,” Benovia said.

"Ok."

As per their division of labor, while the two fifth-grade teams stormed into the stronghold, Celia followed Doris to the left and, using the polluted fog as cover, infiltrated the stronghold.

This outpost is similar to a mercenary camp, and it is divided into a "田" (field) shape. The space within the field is divided into many small roads, and there are stone houses on both sides of the roads, each with only one floor.

At this moment, pagans poured out of these houses, numbering at least a hundred.

They seemed to have received orders from high-ranking heretics, their eyes bloodshot, as if they wanted to rush into battle. However, influenced by the corruption, they could only run around the stronghold, shouting loudly. It looked lively, but they couldn't see a single enemy.

Celia also saw two heretics who weren't paying attention to each other bump into each other and start tearing at each other on the ground, with bursts of demonic pollution erupting from their bodies.

Benovia whispered, "These are the attack methods of ordinary heretics. They were forcibly raised to the first level, but they don't have the corresponding spells. They can only release the pollution in their bodies to fight... It's still a bit troublesome, but we can trap them with binding spells."

Phil looked at them with a pained expression, and a faint holy light emanated from his body.

Seeing this, Celia reminded her, "Phil, don't use the purification spell. Wait until we've escorted these people back before considering purifying them."

Phil closed his eyes, then opened them after a long while, nodded, and whispered, "Yes, I understand."

"Then let's begin. Even if we're saving ordinary heretics, we'll do it beautifully!"

Doris raised her hand, summoned the puppet, and charged forward first.

Chapter 397 Accident

From the heretical stronghold shrouded in gray fog, came the various shouts of countless heretics.

Lyca sat in the aircraft, staring coldly at the third-tier heretics ahead.

His teammates and another fifth-year team were already fighting the infidels.

"These heretics benefit from their environment. Although they haven't learned many spells, their spells are all corrupted. With such a strong contamination, even second-tier spells can exert the power of third-tier spells. They are indeed a bit troublesome."

"but……"

Lyca raised her staff.

"They're still far behind us!"

This year's trial is dangerous, but he needs to take the risk.

Because after this trial, they will leave the school.

This is their last chance to advance to the fourth tier.

They must obtain enough evaluations and 'purify' enough high-ranking heretics before they will have a chance to receive the school's help and make one last attempt to break through to the fourth rank.

The fourth order is a watershed moment.

Once you become a mage, you can gradually accumulate experience over time and eventually reach the third tier.

Only the fourth level is extremely difficult.

Even the Ascension Trial cannot be triggered as easily on the first attempt as the first, second, and third tiers; it requires a specific opportunity or external assistance.

Of course, even at the third rank, one can join the Holy Court after graduation, starting as a knight, and in the future, there is a chance to become a high priest in charge of a town.

In every small to medium-sized town in Istane, the high priest of the temple is a third-tier mage.