The villain's way to tame the protagonist

Ella Luo's qualifications as a transcendent were improved by the mysterious bishop who came to East Port eight years ago, not Mu. But even so, he has only just reached the threshold of the fourth level. However, this power is enough to destroy a church.

"Rebels inside, I'm giving you one last chance to surrender."

Although the surroundings have been cleared, the extraordinary people will not retreat like ordinary people. Many extraordinary people who were also attracted by the commotion looked at the mentally abnormal Grand Duke of Triumph in confusion, wondering what she was going to do.

Xin knew what Elalo was doing because there really was a "revolutionary army" in the church, probably someone Elalo sent to disguise them.

Disguised...revolutionary army?

"..."

Xin realized that he was wrong, very wrong.

Because she forgot one very important thing, which is... the biggest rebel leader in Donggang is none other than Lian De, who intends to usurp the power of Donggang.

Destroying the church requires a reason. After all, it is impossible for Elalo to suddenly go crazy. The revolutionary army is a good reason, and there may be others, but Xin couldn't think of it, so he chose the easiest one in desperation.

But this reason is meaningless to Lian De.

Because she knew better than anyone where the revolutionary army would appear. All the revolutionary army lurking in Donggang were her subordinates. Even if the special situation like the last surprise attack occurred, she only needed to ask her companions.

So...Ellalo's lies were destined to be exposed.

A plan full of flaws and ridiculous results.

The saint, who was blindly driven by the desire to defeat Ansher, felt a deep regret at this moment. This regret was so deep that it froze the restlessness in her heart. If nothing unexpected happened, she would never be so foolish and confident as to think that she could easily defeat Ansher after this time.

Mr. Devil didn't do anything this time, but she had already killed herself.

"It's too late to tell Miss Elalo now."

Unable to think of any remedy, Xin withdrew his surveillance on everyone around him, and looked on with some disappointment as Elalo, after his "warning was ineffective", burst into a golden light in his palm, ready to destroy the non-existent rebels along with the church.

Now think about it... destroying the church just to kill a revolutionary is a bit too exaggerated. Even if it is true, given Ms. Spider's intelligence, she would suspect that Miss Elalo is acting, right?

What a...failure.

This was a sad defeat for Miss Saint, but in fact, looking at it from a higher perspective, she gained invaluable benefits from this meaningless game in which she had no chance of winning.

He realized his shortcomings from his own limitations, instead of trembling and repenting under the pain given by Ansir. This means that while Xin retained his determination and enthusiasm to redeem Ansir, he temporarily froze the desire deliberately provoked by the devil - that is, the "abnormality" mentioned by Mu.

Although His Eminence the Bishop had already given the ultimate warning within a reasonable degree, the impact on Xin was so profound that the warning had the opposite effect. However...how could the chess player, who was high above, just watch his few remaining chess pieces fall step by step into the opponent's territory?

In a realm where they were the only ones who could see and fight each other, it was a beautiful counterattack.

——The premise is that the other chess player sitting opposite him does not notice his movements.

At that moment, when the light in Elalo's hand bombarded the church, this blow that should have destroyed the church... was frozen.

"Dangerous etheric power output detected, coordinates [120.25.2]."

A cold and rigid mechanical sound was heard in the sky between the cathedral and Elalo, and then an iron-gray "cloud" began to take shape at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"The Aether Devourer has been released... Dangerous behavior has been successfully erased."

As the black cloud was condensing, countless iron-gray particles rushed out, easily enveloping, eliminating, and erasing Ellalo's attack, making it look like nothing had happened.

Everyone present, whether it was the extraordinary people who were watching the fun, the mortals who dared to look around even when they were driven far away, or Lian Desusilun Elalo, and the Saint Lady who thought she was doomed to fail, were all stunned.

The cold voice that continued to echo and the iron-gray cloud that suppressed danger were telling them that this was definitely not an illusion.

"Analyzing dangerous behavior... Locking the source, Elallo Osen, locking the tag... Already locked, detecting the desire to attack... No desire to attack."

"Rescue aircraft and escort aircraft have been deployed, and are testing the injured... Zero casualties, and the testing area is being expanded... Zero casualties."

Several strange-shaped alchemical instruments appeared in mid-air through a teleportation spell from nowhere and began to patrol the surroundings quickly.

A farce directed and performed by oneself changed its appearance in a flash.

It became the debut performance of Mingflora Zeger's outstanding creation.

When everyone was shocked at what these strange things were, Xin was the first person to realize the root of the problem.

These things didn't really discover Elalo the moment she made her move and respond immediately.

But it was under the control of someone, under the control of that... devil who appeared silently and quietly, whom she didn't even notice!

"Oh...it's surprisingly useful."

On the quiet street, a young man in a double-breasted coat tapped the Ouroboros bracelet on his wrist in amazement: "The response speed is very fast."

"...It's slow. It took you 10.63 seconds to complete the dispatch under your manual control."

Ming Fuluo's solemn tone came from the bracelet: "Is it that the system is not perfect enough, or there is a problem with some equipment... I will come back tomorrow to debug it again."

Anser raised one hand, and the small flying vehicle that was patrolling around like a steel eagle landed on the back of his hand. Hydra tilted his head: "Do you want to see it now?"

"Forget it. You must be busy with something." The scholar's voice seemed a little tired. It seemed that she had spent a lot of energy at the Tower of Babel in order to return to Donggang as soon as possible. "Where is that follower saint?"

"Looking at me stupidly."

"Then let her play with you. There is an assembly line here whose capacity can be increased. I have to get busy now."

Anser raised his hand to let the aircraft fly away, and then said with emotion: "A Luo, I thought you would be more excited after knowing that something happened in Kaixuan Port City."

"…What are you excited about? I'm excited that these idiots who can't tell right from wrong can finally stop wanting to control their desires. Can you let me test the overall effectiveness of the defense system? If that's the case, then it's really an exciting thing."

Ming Fuluo's voice suddenly turned cold, but this coldness was not directed at Anser, but at... those damn guys who brought the chaos.

And it is not difficult to hear from the content of the words that Mingflora Zeger, the madman who aimed at "no cost" in this war, is now very, very angry.

After a brief silence, Ming Fuluo still tried her best to suppress her anger and said in a cold voice: "I should be able to do a lot of things when I come back tomorrow. If there is anything that cannot be done, remember to remind me."

"Then I probably don't have much to say."

Ansel, who was chatting and laughing with Ming Furo, had slowly walked to the front of the cathedral, only a few meters away from Ellalo.

His Royal Highness the Regent looked up at the solemn cathedral and sighed softly, "Just from the outside, it can be considered a work of art. It's a pity to destroy it like this, isn't it?"

He turned his head and looked at Elalo with a smile: "What do you think, Your Excellency the Grand Duke?"

"The Regent...Your Highness."

Elalo looked at Anser who was smiling at her, her mind still almost in a trance, and the unbelievable gaze from farther away made her brain completely blank.

In the crowd in the distance, an old woman with a hunched back and a cane was looking at Elalo. Her lips were trembling and even her pupils were shaking slightly.

How would a devout believer react if he saw another believer trying to destroy a church, damage statues of God, and tarnish the glory of God on earth?

What if the believer who committed such an unforgivable act was someone she had personally trained and treated almost as her own child?

And this believer did not do this intentionally; he was forced to do this. Even before he did this, his dignity and faith had been trampled upon.

Elalo didn't know what was holding her back from falling to the ground, but her will was already shattered and crumbling, and even everything in front of her became blurry.

She only heard Anser continue: "Oh, Ms. Lian De, you are here too, is it such a coincidence?"

Although Lian De, who was hiding in the crowd, was prepared, she did not expect to be pointed out so directly. She hesitated for a moment, then appeared and bowed to Anser generously: "Hello, Your Highness the Regent, I did not expect to meet you here, I originally..."

She raised her head slightly, looking at Elalo, whose eyes were empty and who might stagger and fall to the ground at any time, and her gaze gradually turned cold:

"I originally came to discuss some matters with His Excellency the Grand Duke of Triumph."

As Xin realized later, Liande had no idea what was going on with Elalo, and even became suspicious of her - how could the Revolutionary Army hide in the church after being discovered? There was no cooperation between the Revolutionary Army and the Church, and all her subordinates were staying honestly.

And Lian De's behavior of wanting to destroy the church as well made her extremely puzzled. It was almost too deliberate.

But what really made her eyes gradually turn cold was Ellalo's reaction when he was stared at by the old priest.

It was too obvious. After Elalo made eye contact with someone in the crowd, even a three-year-old child could see the astonishment and panic as if his soul had been taken away.

Lian De easily found the person who was looking at Elalo, the old priest who was extremely famous in the whole East Port.

Lian De took a deep breath, as if to confirm once again, and swept her eyes between Elalo, who was still in shock, and the old priest. This time, she was sure that she was definitely not mistaken.

Why did Elalo allow the three people who disguised themselves as revolutionaries to be kidnapped and killed even though he had already captured them?

Why was it that the church was clearly their archenemy, but Elalo was reluctant to investigate only after she stressed it again and again?

Why was it so easy for Elalo to restore the originally turbulent and chaotic Triumph Port City to an order that even Anser was amazed at in just a few days?

Because she is a believer of the church! She deliberately put the hat of "collaborating with the enemy" on her head; she used the church's magic to win Anser's recognition and favor, creating a false stability; she also tried her best to avoid investigation into the church in order to prevent anything from happening, so nothing has progressed until now.

E...la...lo!

"I actually...believe you."

In front of Ansel, Lian De suddenly said this in a self-deprecating tone.

This sentence made the already dispirited Ellaro tremble suddenly. She turned around tremblingly like a child who had made a mistake, and met... the disappointed and indifferent gaze of her friend.

"Lian, I——"

"I actually believed you for a moment. You made sacrifices for the beliefs we shared."

Lian De said to himself, "I actually thought that even if you didn't want to make such a noble sacrifice, you just did something wrong, and you should have an ending worthy of this will."

Even when he was most suspicious of Elallo and full of prejudice against her, Lian De had considered the possibility that Elallo was acting so crazy in order to allow him to better manage Donggang and to better implement policies that would truly benefit the civilians.

She imagined that Elalo was very upright and great.

But...what about her friends?

It was a lie from the beginning.

It’s not for some so-called ideals, but for... power!

These were all conspiracies designed by the church in order to take root in Donggang and to embezzle the nearly thousand years of hard work of her ancestors!

"You... have been a believer for a long time, right?"

Lian De did not show any anger, but said calmly: "From the expression of the old priest, you have a deep relationship with her."

"How many years have we been friends, Ella? Thirteen years, right? Thirteen years... How many years have you been a believer in these thirteen years? How long have you deceived me? Ten years, nine years?"

"It's been dormant... for so many years."

The woman laughed nervously: "You almost got the chance. Almost, I would be finished."

That surprise attack, that frame-up pushed Lian De to the brink of despair.

If it were any other person in a higher position, they would execute Lian De immediately. Even if she didn't die, what awaited her was only lifelong imprisonment without light of day.

Only Ansir, only her Highness Ansir, gave her such absolute trust, allowing her to save her life from that extremely vicious frame-up.

And her friend, who seemed to have nothing to do with this, got everything she deserved without saying a word.

As for why Elalo did so many messy and crazy things after taking office, Lian De didn't know. Now she would not think about it or consider it. She was already filled with burning anger and would not take this insignificant violation to heart.

Under Elalo's desperate gaze, Lian De turned to Anser, knelt on one knee in front of him, and said word by word:

"Your Highness, the Regent, please allow me to challenge the Archduke Triumphan to a duel with my family at stake."

She pulled out a bunch of family emblems from her bosom: "I have gained the support of more than 50% of the nobles under the Triumph Family. According to the laws of the Empire--"

"You have the right to challenge His Excellency the Archduke Triumphant to seize the family."

Anser raised his eyebrows: "But is it necessary? This is truly a fight to the death."

Lian De bowed his head deeply: "I am willing to suppress my extraordinary rank to the same level as the Grand Duke Triumphant, and I hope you can preside over this duel."

Immortality...never rest?

A despicable and vicious person who trampled on my beliefs and ideals and deceived me for who knows how many years...

At this moment, Lian De has thrown all his plans behind his mind. Controlling Donggang and pushing Su Silun to the top are no longer important matters.

She was going to gamble on the honor of the nobility, on the dignity and belief of a reformer, and she was going to tear the damn deceiver, Ellalo, into pieces!

"Well... since you have already obtained the consent of 50% of the nobles, there is actually no need to seek the opinion of the Grand Duke of Triumph."

Anser shrugged: "If you insist on challenging her, she has no reason to refuse, but..."

The devil narrowed his eyes slightly and said meaningfully:

"I'll say it again, are you sure you want to make this choice at this time?"

It is a luxury for humans to remain sane.

Even Anser can lose control or even go crazy sometimes. Even if Anser's warnings are already too obvious, how can the current Lian De Shenlan stay calm when facing such a reality?

"I am sure, Your Highness," she answered without hesitation.

"Well, since you are so determined, I have no reason to violate the imperial law."

Anser took the family emblem from Lian De and turned to look at Elalo, whose eyes were already dull: "You heard it too, Miss Elalo, you have no reason to refuse."

"...Yes, Your Majesty the Regent."