Chapter 83: The Saintess
Yun Keke, seeing Doris vanish, collapsed, unable to stand. She had used all her strength to maintain her domain against Doris’s overwhelming power. Seeing Doris retreat, she finally released her magic.
“Such power from a single Deadly Sin Witch…”
Yuehua Fengyun looked at the devastated Apal and sighed. Herolise, imprisoned in the deepest dungeon, had blasted her way out. Lika’s golden banner dissolved into light.
“As expected, group enhancement divine arts are too much for me…”
“Little Yun!!”
Yu Keke rushed over, checking Yun Keke’s injuries anxiously. Relieved that they weren’t serious, she relaxed. Duo Mama, the Seat of Tolerance, cast a group healing spell.
“I didn’t expect witches to attack Apal directly. But the Saintess and the bishops on missions should be returning soon…”
“Cleaning up the mess is the Church’s problem, not mine. I’m going to find big sister…”
Yun Keke looked around. Although she was also 2nd Order, Doris was one of the Seven Deadly Sins. She wouldn’t stand a chance in a one-on-one fight.
“Where did you take big sister?”
“I took her away from the battlefield, that way, I think. The aftershocks of a high-Order battle are…”
Lika stopped mid-sentence and frantically touched the ground, divine arts spreading outwards.
“No, she’s gone! There’s no trace of her…!”
[Divine Art: Divine Eye]
Lika sensed everything within a radius of tens of kilometers, even a single drop of water falling from a blade of grass. But she couldn’t find any trace of Luo Yuxi. Blood trickled from her eyes, such a large-scale search was taxing even for a 3rd Order.
“What! Big sister is gone?!”
Yun Keke grabbed Lika’s hands, her voice filled with anxiety. Although she had come to find her mother, after spending so much time with Luo Yuxi, she had become just as important.
“N-No… please look again!”
Yu Keke also rushed over, her face etched with worry. Seeing Lika shake her head, her eyes became vacant.
“Could it be… there were more than two witches…?”
Yu Keke recalled the black-robed girl who had appeared and disappeared without a trace.
“Could it be… big sister is already…?”
Lika walked to the spot where Luo Yuxi had vanished, filled with self-blame. If I had been stronger, if I hadn’t hesitated and used the sacrificial divine art, this wouldn’t have happened. Luo Yuxi wouldn’t have been taken.
“I’ll go to the Witch Kingdom and rescue her myself.”
“Hey, hey, hey, calm down! You’re usually the most optimistic, why are you panicking now?!”
Yuehua Fengyun stopped Lika, who was about to fly towards the Witch Kingdom. Going there in her current state was suicide.
“Calm down, everyone. Miss Luo Yuxi is not as fragile as you think…”
Duo Mama, the usually quiet Seat of Tolerance, tried to calm them down, afraid they would act rashly. Yu Keke stood up and wiped away her tears.
“Standing around won’t solve anything. I’m going to save big sister…”
“But…”
Yuehua Fengyun wanted to say something, but seeing the usually timid Yu Keke’s determined expression, and Yun Keke also standing up, she stopped.
“You’ll be discovered if you go. But Little Yu and I are witches, we’re just going home…”
Yun Keke adjusted her clothes. The bishops didn’t know how to respond. Although they were witches, after the previous battle, they had earned the bishops’ respect.
“I understand. The Church will offer you unconditional support. We’ll deploy troops at the border. Please bring Luo Yuxi back…”
Lika calmed down. Although she couldn’t see, she felt the power in their small hands.
“Such a reassuring feeling…”
Suddenly, a powerful aura enveloped them. Yun Keke and Yu Keke felt their breath catch in their throats. A pair of white feet landed on the ground, but upon closer inspection, they weren’t actually touching the ground.
“What happened while I was away? Why are there witches in Apal…?”
A cold female voice echoed through the city. A powerful aura, like that of a queen, filled the air. Her golden hair and eyelashes seemed to glow with divine light. Just being in her presence made their hearts pound.
“S-Saintess…!”
“Answer me. Why are there witches in Apal? And you seem to be quite familiar with them…”
Dressed in gold-trimmed robes, her cold and beautiful appearance was inviolable, like an incarnation of the Goddess herself. Unlike Luo Yuxi’s alluring charm, she evoked no impure thoughts. But the golden chains on her wrists and ankles were strangely suggestive.
“They… they are under the control of the Witch Domination skill, so they’re on our side!”
“Witch Domination?”
The Saintess paused. Yun Keke and Yu Keke felt the pressure lessen. This overwhelming power was far beyond anything they had sensed from Doris.
“It’s the ability of a newly appointed Saintess candidate!”
Yuehua Fengyun quickly explained, afraid the Saintess would eliminate Yun Keke and Yu Keke as invaders from the Witch Kingdom. Although she had reservations about their relationship with Luo Yuxi, they were the key to bringing her back.
“Is that so? Then tell me more about this nun and what happened here…”
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-Volume 1 – End-
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