The villain's goal is to save the heroine

"Come on," Lin En encouraged lightly.

If you think about it carefully, it’s hard to say whether he can survive the fourth volume, so why would he care about a supporting role?

At most, isn't it just kicking someone when they're down?

Anyway, there are more than one or two people who want to murder him, so what does it matter if Nicole joins the list?

Lin En skipped over the angry Nicole and looked at Latia: "Miss Saint, we should quickly dispel the 'Death Soul Fire'. If this continues, the situation will worsen!"

Yes, the transformation of those burned by the "Dead Soul Fire" into "thugs" is only the first stage. As part of the power of the undead, the "Dead Soul Fire" was not intended to create "thugs" from the beginning, but...

Undead!

Or to be more precise, it's an evil spirit!

A kind of undead creature with a modest upper limit but an incredibly high lower limit! The intense emotions within it directly become the source of the evil spirit's power, allowing even ordinary people to spawn level 40 or even 50 monsters. This is a terrifying ability that's even more reusable than sacrificial rituals.

The military threshold in this world is only level 30.

It is conceivable that once the "Dead Soul Fire" spreads on a large scale, the army of evil spirits that will eventually be formed will inevitably overwhelm the human army. By then, not to mention overthrowing a city, it is not impossible to overthrow an entire country!

There's a reason why witches are considered a disaster.

"…I see."

When Latiya heard Lin En say this, she nodded solemnly.

As the organization that knows the details of the Witch Cult best, its Saint must know a lot, and Latia certainly understands the consequences.

Coincidentally, Nicole also calmed down at this time. She stopped making a fuss and just stared at Lin En with her scarlet eyes, which gave Latia time to take action.

then…

"Buzz!"

Latiya clasped her hands together in a praying position, and then a light symbolizing divine power quickly poured down, enveloping everyone.

The church's "holy power" naturally gives people a feeling of peace and tranquility, and Latia's "holy power" is the most top-notch among all the saints in history. Bathed in the light, the chaotic crowd quieted down, and the hostility gradually faded away, as if they were soaring in the clouds.

It is conceivable that if this kind of power were to act after a disaster of despair, fear, and grief, how would the status of the church in people's hearts soar?

Yes, this is actually the reason why the church is rising so quickly!

Of course, for the current situation, the role of Latia's holy light is not to develop believers.

The nature of the "Dead Soul Fire" is very similar to the "pink" in Lin En's body. It is usually invisible, but if there is a completely opposite force as the background, its essence will gradually emerge.

Under the influence of the holy light, people could gradually see the rising black fire like the underworld emerging from the two corpses.

Among them, Nat was particularly terrifying. His entire body was like a burning flame, completely wrapped in it.

Vanessa's was slightly better, only the black fire was burning in some parts of her body, but...

The place where the flames burned was a little subtle, making one feel like they didn't know where to put their eyes.

In short, her situation was much better than Nat's.

This is also the disadvantage of "Dead Soul Fire".

While the witch's abilities were powerful, they weren't invincible. It wasn't easy for her to easily burn a normal person. In the absence of mental problems, the "Dead Soul Fire" had a considerable "incubation period." However, if the person could be cleansed by Holy Light during this period, the problem could be contained within a relatively safe range.

Invincible power has never existed. Even the legendary witch has a relationship of mutual growth and mutual restraint.

And the fact is indeed so. Although Latia's "holy power" cannot contain Lin En's "pink", she can easily deal with the rootless "dead soul fire".

The divine light rained down upon the "Dead Soul Fire" like rain on firewood. The effect was immediately apparent, and the flames gradually died down. More and more of the black fire was extinguished. It looked as if it could no longer cause any waves, but...

"Hoohoo!!"

Suddenly, Nat came back to life.

Nat, who had been dead for a long time, suddenly began to tremble wildly again. His body suddenly swelled irregularly, with large and small pieces, as if something was struggling under his skin, trying to break free from his flesh!

Yes, Nat's evil spirit has taken shape!

But it's not fully formed.

The evil spirit disease has not been completely liberated from the body. This condition is actually no different from a baby in swaddling clothes, except that it is full of evil spirits.

Lin En was not one to give others a chance. Seeing this, he immediately summoned the "Tree Branches of the Sacred Tree." Although this would be less effective against inanimate creatures, he was still at a high enough level that it was still easy for him to contain the evil spirit.

Lynn raised his hand to nail Nat once more, but...

“Stop it!!”

Nicole flew towards him, hugged his arm like a fearless soldier, and then...

"Go to hell!"

He bit it hard!

"hiss!"

Since Lin En didn't take any precautions to protect himself, Nicole's sharp teeth were able to pierce his skin. Unexpected pain came from his arm, causing him to lose his grip and the branch fell directly from his hand.

And in this gap...

"Puch!"

A dark, shriveled hand emerged directly from Nat's body!

Chapter 251 has come to an end but...?

Obviously, if Nicole just wanted to protect her evil brother, she was definitely picking the wrong person by attacking Lynn.

He has no special attack against evil spirits, and his method of killing them is actually the typical "physical exorcism", so the damage will be discounted.

However, the damage caused by the church's holy light to evil spirits is amplified by at least 100%. For someone with an extremely high "holy power" like Latia, the damage is at least 200% or even 300%. The effect is almost like a vampire encountering the sun!

“Roar, roar, roar, roar—”

The moment the black hand emerged from the body, Latia's holy light instantly annihilated it, leaving only the instinctive evil spirit to let out a piercing scream, desperately trying to get back into the body, but...

I made the mistake myself, so I can't blame others, right?

Dots of holy light flowed into Nat's body like flowing water. Those lights that only bring peace and tranquility to humans are the most terrifying and deadly poison to evil spirits. The evil spirit in Nat's body struggled hysterically again, and at a certain moment...

"Roar!"

A pitch-black head broke through the scalp and drilled out from the head!

For most people of this era, it was the first time they saw the terrifying appearance of an evil spirit in broad daylight.

It was a monster with a human form but covered in black. All you could see was a mass of black, without any facial features or details. You could only vaguely see a torn black mouth and two huge beams of red light in the area of ​​its eye sockets!

At the same time, it probably has no fixed shape. It looks like a dark fluid and has a certain ability to transform. For example, its neck has stretched out to a terrifying length at this moment, and it looks like a flying head monster with a very scary shape.

The evil spirit's abilities were limited during the day. Under the sunlight, it couldn't hide, and its ability to possess and curse was limited to a certain extent. Furthermore, now that it was bathed in the Saint's radiance, its sudden charge was terrifying, and it immediately let out a scream, as if on fire, wriggling and struggling with its fangs and claws bared. Then...

“Roar—”

Turned into nothingness.

Nat's body fell to the ground again and quickly shriveled up, leaving only a few tattered clothes that made people's backs cold!

"Can you let me go?" Seeing this, Lynn turned his head and looked at Nicole.

He was thinking, since the other party had also seen such a scene, he could at least understand his motives a little, right?

But he was wrong. The hatred in the girl's eyes did not diminish at all. Nicole still stared at him fiercely, without even a hint of relaxation in her expression!

Obviously, no matter what the reason behind it, in Nicole's eyes, her brother and mother are alive and were killed by Lin En, and it has nothing to do with anything else.

This hatred continues.

But then Latia stepped forward and said, "Nicole, listen to me, okay? I know you can't accept what's happening, but it's not that simple. I'll explain everything to you slowly. Calm down first, okay? Everything's okay now. Go say your final goodbyes to Mom... okay?"

Indeed, since Vanessa had only been burned by the "Dead Soul Fire," she was far from reaching the level of Nat, who could give birth to a demon. With the Black Fire extinguished, Vanessa's body was preserved, and this was the final comfort Nicole could offer.

"mom, Mom, Mom…"

Nicole's body trembled at the words, and indeed she softened. Her lips trembled uncontrollably, and her eyes gradually became moist, and then tears came out.

“Mom…mom mom mom… woo woo woo…mom…”

She completely let go of Lin En and was carried back to the ground by Latiya. Then she stumbled and ran towards her mother Vanessa.

Lin En naturally couldn't pin the woman to the wall anymore, so he retracted the branch, and Vanessa fell right on Nicole. The girl couldn't catch her mother and was crushed to the ground, blood splattered all over her body, but she still held Vanessa tightly and let out a sad cry:

“Mom… don’t sleep… wake up! Please wake up soon… touch my head like you used to… teach me how to tie my hair again… just once… just once…! Please… don’t leave Nicole alone, please open your eyes and look at me one more time, wuaaaaa——”

The girl's mournful voice made Lin En feel uncomfortable. For the first time, he felt that he had done something wrong.

He probably should have held back. Even though Vanessa might no longer be the gentle mother she once was, as Claire said, life is life, and life has its own desires. Even if that might be painful, if he were in Nicole's shoes, he would probably choose the latter...

Ultimately, Nicole's survival exceeded expectations.

He considered too much based on the game and underestimated the unexpected consequences. He does have an unshirkable responsibility for the way things turned out.

Lynn couldn't help feeling a little guilty.

But at this time, the guards finally came up.

They quickly took control of the scene and drove back the crowd of onlookers.

"Lin... Lord Lin, are you okay? Is there anything we can help you with?"

The leader obviously knew Lin En. After assigning his subordinates to his posts, they followed him obediently and waited for orders.

This isn't a bad feeling, but...

"It's okay, just take care of the scene, there's no problem anymore."

There's really nothing much to say about this kind of Karami.

Lin En simply arranged for the guards to perform their duties, complete the aftermath work, and minimize the negative impact caused by the incident.

Of course, things are far from over here.

Nat is just one of the many victims of the "Dead Soul Fire". Yugi is not the only one who was planted with the "Dead Soul Fire" by Lavinica herself. At least in the game, players do not have enough time to pull out these nails one by one. The tragedy will only continue to increase and not decrease!

At the same time, Claire was still very concerned about the "Dead Soul Fire", so similar to the game, he no longer insisted on Cecilia's problem, but followed Latia away as a helper.

The difference is that in reality they also took Nicole away.

Now that the girl's family and even her quasi-family are dead, Nicole is left alone. The Saint is worried about her being alone, so she takes her back to the church temporarily.

As for what's most important to Lynn...

"Cecilia, I have something to discuss with you. Let's go to your mansion and talk."

Lynn finally had a chance to be alone with Cecilia!

嗏

"Well, it just so happens that I have something to ask you." Cecilia responded expressionlessly.

"...?"

Chapter 252 Cancel the engagement?

Strictly speaking, the last time Lynn and Cecilia were alone together was a month ago.

"Forest of the Sacred Trees" doesn't count. There were too many passive factors at that time, and they didn't say a few words in total. They were just pushed by fate and didn't have a good communication.

There were already so many things that had accumulated between them, whether it was the madness within the barrier, the method to remove the charm poison, or the sealing of information about Latia...

In short, they really need to sit down and have a good chat. Or perhaps, some things really need to be prepared in advance, which is also the result of reflection after suffering various accidents.

Lynn came to Cecilia's house again.

They were greeted by Dora, the pawn who was originally used to drug Cecilia, but to this day, no clues have been discovered...

Do not…

really not?

Cecilia is a cold-blooded girl with nothing. She just doesn't like to show off, but her IQ is not low at all.

Maybe she had guessed it a long time ago.

Perhaps she had already confronted Dora.

There must be some special reasons why this woman was able to stay.