Red Maple Territory.
The Temple of Grace.
Today, the temple is holding a Mass.
The believers are all dressed smartly, or at least cleanly and neatly, as a sign of respect for the gods.
To avoid disturbing the believers' Mass, Inns Hall walked out of the crowd, taking Leon Moria and the proud dragon girl Alexandra to a side hall.
Inns Hall combined his golden hair with his other features and determined his identity.
"Leon Moria?"
"Yes, that is indeed I. I am honored that you recognize me."
Leon instinctively reached out to take off his top hat and bow slightly, but realized that the hat had already been lost in the battle, and even his tailcoat was damaged.
Combined with the dirty Alexandra, they looked like a refugee father and daughter.
No wonder the priests of the Temple of Grace wouldn't let them in no matter what.
It is said that the Temple of Grace only welcomes presentable people; even commoners must at least dress themselves up smartly to enter and pray here.
Thinking about it now, this is probably closely related to Cardinal Constantine, who may be a vampire noble and thus so particular.
"I didn't know that you and Dorothy had become husband and wife and even had a child. If Augulas knew, he would probably immediately attack the Moria family, right?"
Inns Hall said.
"Yes, but the Hall family wouldn't be unscathed either, would they? For example, turning all the Hall family into slaves to vent his anger? The Frank family has always coveted the Hall family's assets."
Leon said with a smile, without the slightest fear of Inns Hall's superior aura.
Inns Hall hadn't seen such a young man in a long time.
He knew that Leon was right. As long as the family contract existed, the Hall family could never resist the Frank family. This was also why the Frank family had tolerated the Hall family's continuous business in the Imperial Capital over the years; in their eyes, the Hall family's wealth would be theirs sooner or later.
Inns Hall didn't like Augulas, nor did he like the greedy Frank family.
But he had already withdrawn from the political arena and now only wanted to pursue divine enlightenment.
So he didn't want to participate in many things.
"Knowing this, why did you still approach Dorothy?"
Inns Hall asked.
"What if I said that Miss Dorothy took the initiative to attract my attention?"
Leon still maintained his heart-healing smile.
"Even if your appearance is indeed not bad, it wouldn't make the Imperial Rose lower her head. I won't believe such words. If you hadn't pestered her, how could Dorothy, who only likes magic, be with you?"
Inns Hall imagined a scene of Leon desperately pursuing Dorothy.
In his impression, most of the young people in the Empire were like this, always fighting for the Imperial Rose.
Leon remained noncommittal. Of course, he wasn't here to argue about who pursued whom. In any case, they already had a child.
"Adopted?"
Inns Hall looked at the dirty Alexandra again.
"I'm not! Dad and Mom personally raised me from the eggshell. I'm not adopted."
Alexandra retorted with a serious face.
From an eggshell? Probably a pet with beastly blood. No wonder she shows neither Hall family traits nor Moria family traits.
Inns Hall roughly understood the situation and realized that he had misunderstood the relationship between Leon and Dorothy.
If the two were really together and had a child, the Empire would probably be shaken.
"Uncle Hall, can we see Dorothy now?"
Leon asked.
"No, go back. Dorothy won't see you."
Inns Hall waved his hand. "Don't come looking for her during this time. She needs to stabilize her path of faith."
"I'm sorry, the Director of the Guardian Bureau, Ophelia, asked me to invite her back. She is now the Deputy Director and has no reason to stay outside the capital for a long time. Her vacation should also be over."
Leon chose a more official reason.
Inns Hall shook his head and said, "Go back and tell Ophelia that Dorothy is not suitable to be the Deputy Director of the Guardian Bureau. She will not take the position."
"Even if she doesn't go, at least she has to tell me personally so that I can explain to Ophelia, right?"
Leon said.
"She's busy."
Inns Hall made a gesture to see them off. "Also, the temple does not welcome you."
"Uncle Hall, I can see that you don't like Augulas either. Do you want Augulas to control the Azure Dragon Whip and forcibly take Dorothy?"
Leon suddenly asked.
"Of course not. If you hadn't gone to the Azure Dragon Court to fight, none of this would have happened."
Inns Hall said, seeming willing to continue chatting with Leon.
"Didn't Dorothy explain to you that the purpose of her coming here was to dissolve the family contract?"
Leon continued to press.
"Yes, she did mention it, but even my teacher is helpless about it. She was probably deceived and believes that the family contract can be dissolved."
Inns Hall had actually found a way to save Dorothy, but he wouldn't tell Leon.
There were three ways to free Dorothy from the fate of her family.
The first was to accept the enlightenment of the Gifted Object [Ear of Foolishness], become an Enlightener. The Enlightener would unconditionally obey the holder of the Gifted Object and would also obey the [Summoner] designated by the Gifted Object under strong constraints. These two kinds of obedience would be higher than the bloodline contract, because the Gifted Object's rank was higher than the rank of the family head who signed the contract.
The second was to have his teacher Constantine transform Dorothy and make her a vampire, so that she would no longer be affected by the family contract, because her blood would no longer be the blood of the Hall family.
The third was to let Dorothy die once, accept the redemption of Pope Randle, and after being resurrected by Randle,
Dorothy would only obey Randle, and this obedience would also be higher than the family contract.
The three methods depended on Dorothy's own choice.
But if Dorothy couldn't make up her mind, Inns Hall would choose for her. Dorothy was now at a critical moment of choice, and Inns Hall didn't want Dorothy to be disturbed by the outside world,
He didn't want Leon and Alexandra to appear before her.
"It seems that Uncle Hall will not let me see Dorothy no matter what."
"That's right. Leave the Temple of Grace before I get angry,"
Inns Hall said. "Don't disturb the sacred Mass."
"Alexandra, didn't you have enough fun in the Maple Leaf Forest? Would you like to play here?"
Leon looked gently at the dirty little loli on his shoulder.
The little loli showed a sweet smile. "Thank you, Daddy. I've wanted to play here for a long time."
A pair of dark wings slowly opened on her back, and her petite body jumped down and flew into the air, spewing dragon flames.
The dragon flames, like the demon snakes of dragonflies, wrapped around the side hall of the temple, and the scorching aura seemed to devour everything.
The raging fire seemed to cooperate with the sunset in the sky, quickly dyeing the place red.
The crackling sound echoed in his ears along with the sound of wood exploding. The firelight reflected Inns Hall's gloomy and cold face.
He was no longer the devout ascetic in the temple, but switched to a cruel combat persona.
"I can't forgive you for desecrating the temple."
Inns Hall gathered his strength and punched out. In an instant, countless fist shadows appeared in the air, attacking Alexandra floating in the air.
Alexandra was thick-skinned. Not to mention that Inns Hall's physique was only equivalent to a five-star knight, even a seven-star knight could be resisted by her scales.
It's just that she didn't like being beaten, so she breathed fire again to meet the fist.
The flames spewed towards Inns Hall.
Inns Hall had 9 personalities and could instantly complete the Guardian Formation Ninefold Chant, which required the cooperation of 9 Silver Believers to chant. As his lips moved slightly, complex arcane formations appeared under his feet, and white lights wrapped him, forming 9 layers of shields, firmly protecting him.
This kind of defense, which even a seven-star Order Knight could not break, was already a weakened version of the Shield of Protection.
However, Alexandra was a true dragon.
Even if her flames encountered the Shield of Protection of the Gifted Object, she had the power to fight, not to mention the defense formation built by the Silver Believers.
The dragon flames burned through layers of shields, directly trapping Inns Hall in a huge fireball.
The flames were about to break through the bottleneck and engulf him.
Inns Hall frowned slightly and realized that the girl in front of him was not a simple beastly pet, she was a dragon!
Only a true dragon possessed such powerful flame power that could ignore all defenses.
"Dorothy really raised an amazing fellow."
Inns Hall sighed as his body was completely swallowed by the flames and burned to ashes in less than a breath.
"So weak?"
Alexandra licked her lips.
"Not dead."
Leon reminded.
The strongest Silver Believer's entry was not just for show.
Accompanied by a crisp sound.
A crystal fell from the flames and dropped to the ground.
This was the hardest crystal in the world that dragon flames could not destroy, the Mermaid Crystal.
This was also the other use of the Mermaid Crystal that Leon had discovered besides manufacturing artificial witches, to escape and survive.
Inns Hall's figure walked out of the crystal strangely, gradually growing larger and returning to its original size.
He picked up the crystal on the ground, put it in his pocket, and said with a calm expression, "Since you are Dorothy's dragon, you should listen to her arrangements and should not step into the Temple of Grace without permission."
Inns Hall snapped his fingers, and a cage made of Philosopher's Stone fell from the sky, trapping Leon and Alexandra inside.
"If you don't want to leave, just stay here."
Inns Hall dusted off his body and turned to leave.
Alexandra wanted to breathe fire, but found that the cage had the effect of restricting magic power. She felt unusually tired inside, and even flying was a little difficult.
"This thing, could it be the Philosopher's Stone?"
"Yes, it is indeed the Philosopher's Stone. I thought only witches would be affected, would you be too?"
Leon asked.
Alexandra nodded. "Creatures with magic power will be affected by the Philosopher's Stone. The Philosopher's Stone is also known as the Cursed Stone, and is condensed from countless souls."
Although she was still a young dragon, Dorothy had not taught her nothing.
Avoiding danger and staying away from the Philosopher's Stone were important lessons Dorothy had taught her.
It was a pity that she was not a good student and had been tricked so quickly.
Even believers would be affected by the Philosopher's Stone, but the effect was not as high as on magic creatures like witches and dragons.
Inns Hall remembered that Leon was a believer, so he was confident that he could not break through the cage.
Unfortunately, he had overlooked that Leon was also a six-star Blood Knight.
Enzo was unsheathed, and accompanied by the crisp sound of metal colliding, the cage made of Philosopher's Stone was cut open.
Leon held Alexandra and walked out.
Alexandra excitedly hugged Leon's arm and breathed dragon flames again.
Inns Hall dodged the fatal flames in time, with surprise and doubt in his eyes. He said in a deep voice, "I allow you to wait for Dorothy here, but you can no longer destroy the temple."
After knowing that Alexandra was a dragon, Inns Hall felt that keeping her was more beneficial than killing her.
Unfortunately, Alexandra would not listen to Inns Hall at all.
She only felt that the guy in front of her who looked a bit like her grandfather was trying every possible way to stop her from meeting her mother, and should be burned by flames a hundred times.
"I want to see Mom now!"
Alexandra roared and rushed over.
Her body instantly expanded from a loli to a dragon form, revealing sharp teeth and claws.
Fortunately, the side hall of the Temple of Grace was wide and empty enough, otherwise it would not be able to accommodate her young dragon.
Alexandra let out a dragon roar, and her claws lifted Inns Hall up.
A trace of coldness flashed in Inns Hall's eyes.
Realizing that death was approaching, he decided not to hold back and used the ultimate purification formation, the Saint Raymond Purification Formation!
Eight soul bodies split from his body. This was the personification of his personality. In essence, it was still one soul, but it was divided into 9 parts.
Each personality carried a soul, forming an independent grotesque existence, standing on the edge of the side hall.
This was also the embodiment of his strongest Silver Believer.
As the 8 grotesque bodies chanted spells, a familiar pattern appeared on the ground.
Leon had also used the Saint Raymond Purification Formation before and was no stranger to this pattern.
The only safe person in the formation was the caster. Everyone else would be swallowed by the formation. This was a top-level clearing formation.
It was said that only vampires could avoid it. It was unknown whether dragons would be affected.
"Alexandra, stop them."
For Alexandra's safety, Leon could not allow Inns Hall's formation to take shape. Alexandra released Inns Hall's main body to attack the grotesque bodies around the side hall.
Dragon flames could burn even souls. Alexandra was a nemesis to them.
They could only temporarily stop chanting and start dodging,
Leon also took the opportunity to come to Inns Hall's main body. Enzo was unsheathed, and a storm of sword intent enveloped Inns Hall.
Inns Hall's eyes widened. He did not expect that Leon was actually a knight, which was inconsistent with the rumors.
Legend had it that two geniuses had emerged from the Moria family, a six-star Blood Knight who died in a naval battle, and a special believer who still lived in the capital.
But the person in front of him was both a Blood Knight and a special believer.
These two geniuses were actually the same person.
It was too late to realize this. Ince Hall's divine robe was torn to pieces, and an X-shaped wound appeared on his chest, causing him to fall heavily to the ground.
If Alexander hadn't cooperated, Leon didn't think he could have defeated Ince Hall so easily.
Because he had truly reached the pinnacle in the Silver Disciple domain.
Even after his main body fell, Alexander was still fighting the eight-personality monstrosities.
While Alexander was keeping them occupied, Leon began to clear the entries from the unconscious Ince Hall.
Removed [Family Contract Signer], gained 100,000 points.
Removed [Multiple Personalities], gained 5,000 points.
Removed [Resurrector], gained 10,000 points.
As soon as the three entries were cleared, Alexander, who had been happily 'playing' with the eight monstrosities, suddenly noticed that his little buddies were gone.
To be precise, not little buddies, but prey.
Alexander was like a playful cat toying with mice.
Unfortunately, these mice had all disappeared suddenly.
Alexander was very disappointed. He hadn't had enough fun yet. Where had they all run off to?
Leon was drenched in sweat, his mind somewhat scattered.
Without the aid of the fairytale book, clearing Ince Hall forced him to enter his consciousness world, causing excessive consumption of mental power.
And Ince Hall in front of him was completely dead. To be precise, he would have died long ago if it weren't for the divine artifact, the Hand of God.
So, after the entries were removed, Ince Hall's body decayed at a visible rate, eventually turning into a pool of foul-smelling liquid and a skeleton.
Although clearing Ince Hall's entries was a bit exhausting, the rewards were quite generous.
The [Family Contract] entry alone added 100,000 points, and with [Resurrector] and [Multiple Personalities], Leon's entry points had now accumulated to 6,166,200!
"Daddy, where did they all go?"
Alexander asked, still not satisfied.
"Those personalities were essentially dependent on the main body. When the main body dies, they naturally cease to exist."
Leon explained, covering his nose.
This super sense of smell was deadly. He almost fainted from the ugliness of Ince Hall's decay process.
The smell in the air made him want to get away from here as soon as possible.
Although Alexander was a dragon, her sense of smell wasn't as sensitive as Leon's, but she was also taken aback by the skeleton covered in thick liquid on the ground.
Was this really the person who had just been fighting with her?
At the same time, Count Hall, far away in the Imperial Capital, felt that some kind of restriction in his consciousness domain had been lifted.
Almost all members of the Hall family felt as if their souls had become more free.
"Could it be that Leon succeeded?"
Count Hall murmured to himself, his eyes full of disbelief.
Dorothy, who was in the Hall of Divine Grace, reading the Holy Scriptures with her friend Emma Burke in the reading room, also felt something.
She raised her eyes, her thick eyelashes fluttering slightly.
"Emma, I'm free."
"What do you mean?"
Emma Burke looked at Dorothy in confusion.
"There used to be a shackle on my soul, but now it's been unlocked."
Dorothy put it very figuratively. Emma Burke was slightly surprised.
"Are you referring to awakening? Have you completed your awakening? I've heard that witches have a chance to awaken, and awakened witches will be stronger than before."
"No, it's not awakening, it's the termination of the contract relationship."
Dorothy carefully sensed her soul level and found that it was covered by a layer of hazy shadow. She frowned and tried to break through this fog, and although she failed, she did create a crack.
Dorothy closed the book.
"I remember why I'm here. Emma, I'm not here to catch up with you, nor am I here to study. I came here to terminate the family contract. Now that the contract has been terminated, I need to find Leon."
"Leon? The fallen imperial hero?"
Emma opened her small mouth in surprise, thinking that her best friend had lost her mind, actually wanting to find a dead person.
"No, he's here."
Dorothy looked towards the door.
The door of the reading room was pushed open, and Leon, wearing a torn and even bloodstained coat, with a dirty little loli sitting on his shoulder, appeared at the door.
He saw Dorothy, smiled, and held out his hand.
"Come home with me."
This scene frightened Emma Burke, the little princess of the Burke family.
Although Leon was dressed in rags, with blood on his face, and the loli beside him was also dirty, Emma still thought he was the most handsome man she had ever seen, besides Constantine.
It's just that he was too down and out.
This down-and-out guy was the legendary imperial hero? Leon Moria, who died in the naval battle?
Did he kill his way back from hell?
Is that why he's so down and out?
Damn it, isn't this a wraith!!!
Emma Burke hid behind Dorothy, reminding her, "Quick, open the fairytale book, Dorothy, and take this wraith away!"
Alexander pounced into Dorothy's arms, rubbing against Dorothy's soft embrace, "Mommy, I missed you so much."
"Alexander, have you been playing in the mud?"
"Y-yes, sorry, Mommy."
Alexander knew that Dorothy liked cleanliness, but she really liked playing in the mud.
At the same time, she also remembered Cruise, whom she had lost.
Could this guy still be hiding underground, waiting for her to find him?
Alas, poor Cruise, she must comfort him well when she gets back.
Thinking this, Alexander squeezed out a look of grievance.
"Waaah, Mommy, someone bullied me just now, an uncle."
Leon wanted to stop Alexander, but the quick-tongued Alexander had already described Ince Hall's appearance.
"A purple-haired, ferocious uncle, who wanted to trap me with the Philosopher's Stone. When he couldn't trap me, he wanted to use the Ultimate Purification Array to obliterate me. If Daddy hadn't killed him in time, I would have died."
Alexander cried so aggrievedly. In order to prevent her mother from blaming her for playing in the mud for four days, her tears were like broken beads, one after another, without stopping.
Dorothy was both distressed and surprised. After realizing that the person who was killed was her uncle, her face turned pale.
Leon, as Alexander's father, was justified in protecting her.
But Ince Hall was, after all, her relative.
Thinking about it, Dorothy started crying along with Alexander.
Looking at the mother and daughter crying in each other's arms, Emma was completely stunned.
"Wait, this is your daughter? Then this wraith, oh no, this man is your husband? The purple-haired uncle must be Uncle Ince, your uncle. Your husband killed your uncle to save your daughter, oh god,
What have I learned? This is simply a story that should be written into the Empire's Top Ten Tragedies."
Emma muttered softly, swallowing her saliva.
Alexander saw that her mother was crying even more sadly than she was, and she panicked a little.
"Mommy, ah, I'm sorry, don't cry anymore, I won't play in the mud anymore."
Dorothy didn't care whether she played in the mud or not. She was thinking about other things.
Leon hugged Dorothy and whispered in her ear,
"I'm sorry, Uncle Ince died a long time ago. I just took away his negative entries."
"I believe you."
Dorothy recalled her experience of entering the temple and suspected that the shadow on her soul was related to Ince Hall or Constantine.
It was that shadow that caused her to forget the real purpose of coming here.
Leon was slightly stunned, reached out, helped Dorothy wipe away the tears on her face, and kissed her forehead.
"Thank you for believing me."
"Wait, is that it?"
Emma couldn't understand at all.
She thought Dorothy might turn against her lover, but now this family had already started showing affection.
"Uncle Ince was killed by Leon."
Emma pointed at Leon, "Even if you don't want to avenge your uncle, you can't continue to be with him."
"Huh, this aunt is a bit annoying, but she looks delicious. Can I eat her?"
Alexander raised her head, looking at Emma's colorful hair.
Emma reminded her of the Seven-Colored Guardian Dragons, which tasted delicious.
Although Alexander's tears were still falling on her face, her saliva had already flowed down.
Emma instantly didn't dare to speak. She felt that Alexander was definitely not joking.
This child exuded a terrifying aura. She probably wasn't human.
"Alexander, you can't be so impolite. This is Emma Burke, a friend of mine."
Dorothy then thought of introducing them to each other, "This is Leon Moria, my fiancé. Although it hasn't been made public yet, we will definitely get married."
"She is our daughter, Alexander."
Leon's attention also shifted from Dorothy to Emma Burke's head.
[Duke Lymes' Granddaughter] The granddaughter of Lymes Burke, the head of the Burke family, the Burke family's beloved little princess.
[Silver Disciple] A gifted disciple who entered the Silver Disciple realm at the age of 16, the pride of the Burke family.
[Constantine's Student] Constantine values your talent and is willing to teach you theological knowledge.
[Constantine's Admirer] Likes Constantine and hopes to become Constantine's wife.
[Constantine's Contractor] Constantine has signed a symbiotic contract with you. You can have Constantine's extraordinary self-healing power and vitality, and Constantine can obtain your Philosopher's Body state, immune to magic.
[Vampire Lover] You will only fall in love with vampires.
[Philosopher's Body] A special Philosopher's Body that has taken Philosopher's Liquid for a long time, immune to all magic. Not everyone can bear the power of Philosopher's Liquid. of people will die after taking it. You are a special existence.
[Immortal Princess] Ignores all magical damage, physical damage can heal at any time, even if the heart is attacked, it will not die, because Constantine will become your backing. Therefore, she has obtained the title of Immortal Princess. But you will still be affected by Constantine's death.
[Friend of the Legendary Witch] Dorothy's friend, who also has the potential to become a legend.
[True Holder of the Fairytale Book] The holder of the divine artifact Fairytale Book, but has already lent the book to Dorothy, and has no intention of taking it back, a very generous friend.
Pfft, this little girl has some background. No wonder she is a friend of the legendary witch and can become a legend herself.
It's a pity that if she joins Constantine's team, then she can only be an enemy.
"Does Augulas know?"
Emma looked at Dorothy and asked, "That kid has always liked you."
"He doesn't know, but he will know in the future. He and I can never be lovers."
Dorothy didn't want to deceive her friend.
Emma nodded, "Okay, then as your best friend, I'll keep it a secret for you for the time being."
"Thank you."
Dorothy looked at Emma gratefully, "I have to go, Emma, goodbye."
"Wait, you can't go."
Emma suddenly remembered something very important.
Constantine had once told her not to let Dorothy leave the reading room before the end of the Mass.
To be precise, Dorothy must stay in the temple and not leave here.
"Dorothy, your condition is not stable yet, you can't leave."
Emma said.
"Huh, this aunt is so annoying, she wants to stop our family of three from reuniting. Can I eat her?"
Alexander asked again.
Emma shrank her neck.
Thinking that the Leon Moria and Alexander in front of her had even killed Uncle Ince, how could her fighting ability be compared to Uncle Ince's?
She was super afraid of pain.
Her only advantage was probably that she couldn't be killed, but every time a wound healed, she felt unbearable pain.
"You can't, Alexander. Emma is very afraid of pain."
Dorothy said.
"I can swallow her in one gulp, I promise not to hurt her."
Alexander instantly transformed into a giant dragon, filling the reading room, and Emma, Dorothy, and Leon were squeezed into the walls.
Emma wanted to cry but had no tears, "Dorothy, you didn't say your daughter was a dragon."
"I'm sorry, Emma, I haven't had time to explain to you."
"Alexander, this space is too small, you should turn back into a human."
"Okay, Daddy."
Alexander's body shrank and returned to her mother Dorothy's arms, looking at Emma with saliva dripping down. Emma was trembling with fear, but still refused to let them go.
Her expression was stubborn with grievance, and she mustered up her courage, standing in front of Leon, Dorothy, and Alexander.
"Dorothy, please, don't go with them."
Emma believed that Constantine would never harm her friend.
And she had a good relationship with Ince Hall, even spending more time with Uncle Ince Hall than Dorothy, her own niece, spent with Ince Hall.
This made it impossible for her to forgive Leon for killing Uncle Ince Hall.
"This man just killed your relative, how can you easily believe him? Stay with us, the teacher will help you."
"Emma, if I asked you to leave your teacher, would you leave?"
Dorothy asked.
Emma shook her head, "Of course not, I will never leave the teacher."
"Yes, just as you would never leave your teacher, I will not leave Li En and Alexander; they are my family," Dorothy said.
Emma was slightly stunned, "But—but."
"Whatever Archbishop Constantine has told you, I hope you won't easily believe it. Don't forget that you are a Sage Body. Most people who approach you have ulterior motives."
Dorothy felt that her best friend was too naive and needed reminding.
But Emma felt that Dorothy was the gullible fool who had been deceived.
"Get out of the way, Aunt Emma, or I'll bite you."
Alexander began to grind her teeth, scaring Emma into shivering.
Although she was a Sage Body, she still couldn't do anything if a dragon wanted to eat her. It wasn't a question of whether she would die or not; she might be trapped in the dragon's stomach, corroded by digestive fluids, and then self-heal, only to be corroded again.
And heal again, in a never-ending cycle of being worse than dead.
She would live as long as the dragon lived.
She wouldn't even be able to commit suicide then.
So being eaten by a dragon was the most terrifying thing for an immortal.
Dorothy also knew this and reminded Alexander again, "Don't threaten Aunt Emma."
"Heh, it's fun to scare her."
Alexander wiped her saliva.
She wasn't just saying it. As long as her mother agreed, she would rush up and taste Emma.
The Mass in the temple had reached its climax at this time. Everyone who had received the blessed food was tasting it.
In the singing of the choir, the believers all closed their eyes devoutly.
The next moment, all the believers who had eaten the food raised their heads and looked at the dome of the temple.
Their eyes turned white, and the power of their souls poured out from their eyes, ears, mouths, and noses, gathering on the array diagram on the floor of the reading room.
The array diagram had been hidden by the carpet, and no one had noticed it, not even Emma, who realized it belatedly.
"Emma, this is the teacher you trust. He wants to use the Saint Heinz Grand Array to trap us."
Saint Heinz was one of the ten forbidden techniques. Because the array required a large amount of soul consumption, it was known as the work of a sorcerer.
"How is that possible? There must be a mistake."
Emma shook her head.
"You're a believer too. Can't you understand it?"
Dorothy frowned.
Emma naturally understood, but she didn't know why Constantine would do this, why he would sacrifice those Mass believers. Just to keep Dorothy?
"We can't stay here any longer. Let's go."
Dorothy cast a spell, trying to open a space teleportation gate, but found that it was blocked by the Saint Heinz Grand Array.
"Unable to use the teleportation gate."
"This trap is really one ring after another. So the main event was waiting for me here?"
Li En felt that his timing was just right, stepping into the trap at the precise moment.
Dorothy looked at Li En with an apologetic expression, "I'm sorry, I've put you in danger."
"No, this wasn't your fault in the first place. This is a gift Randall prepared carefully for me."
Li En rubbed Alexander's hair, "Alexander, transform into your largest form and take Mom and Dad out."
"Really?"
Alexander was very excited. In fact, she had grown another circle, but due to environmental restrictions, she had to try to restrain her size every time she transformed.
Li En nodded.
Alexander's size instantly expanded from a little loli to a giant dragon 30 meters long and 20 meters high, breaking through the entire reading room.
With a rumbling sound, the damaged building was disintegrating at a visible rate. Rocks collapsed and dust flew everywhere.
When Alexander carried Dorothy and Li En on her back, she didn't forget to grab Emma with her claws.
She didn't want to lose this delicious aunt.
Maybe Mom would be happy and give her to herself?
She looked delicious.
Tender and juicy.
"Ah!"
Emma was startled.
Alexander's size had expanded beyond the range of the Saint Heinz Array.
The function of this great array was to bind the souls of humans, but it could not trap a true dragon.
With a deafening dragon roar, the huge figure broke through the Temple of Grace. The black scales shone in the setting sun. The giant dragon spread its wings and flew high, and the Temple of Grace collapsed.
The magnificent hall collapsed as easily as a house of cards, and the rubble scattered like raindrops, stirring up dust and smoke.
The hastily arriving clergy were submerged by stones and dust and soon turned into a black spot on the ground.
In the blink of an eye, Alexander broke away from the ground and flew into the clouds.
The wind howled in her ears, and the clouds swept past her eyes.
Li En looked down and saw the Temple of Grace, which had been turned into ruins.
He also saw the red-clothed silhouette on the ruins.
But it was too far away to see his terms.
But Li En guessed that that one was Emma's teacher, Constantine.
"Let me down, ah, help!"
Emma cried. She had never flown so high before.
Alexander thought she was too noisy, so she simply threw her into her mouth. She was about to chew and taste it,
But Dorothy stopped her.
"Let Emma out."
Alexander spat Emma out.
Dorothy released a magic bubble from her palm, catching Emma who was falling from the sky.
Emma was caught steadily by the bubble, floated up, and landed next to Dorothy.
The bubble completed its mission and shattered quietly in the afterglow of the setting sun.
Emma's legs weakened, and she lay on the dragon's back, crying and saying,
"Wuwu, I'm going to die, I'm going to die, wuwu, I almost died."
"Emma, you're not dead."
Dorothy reminded her.
"You kidnapped me. My teacher won't let you go. He'll be after you soon."
Emma was very sure.
"If I die, the Creeds family will start a civil war. The Burke family never will."
Before Emma could finish speaking, Dorothy reminded her again, "Emma, you're not dead."
"Okay, I'm not dead, but I fell into this man's hands. He looks very ruthless. He might kill me soon."
Emma pointed at Li En.
The corners of Li En's mouth twitched. How could she tell that he was ruthless?
But if she died, Constantine would die with her.
Maybe killing her was a good choice after all.
It would just take some thinking to kill her.
"Look, the way he looks at me is thinking about how to kill me."
Emma nervously hid behind Dorothy.
Dorothy looked at Li En, then at Emma,
"Why don't you two duel? I promise not to help anyone."
"Ah, are you talking like a human? Dorothy, you've completely changed. You would never have said that before.
I'm your good friend, Emma! I can't even beat a three-star knight. How could I possibly beat this guy who killed Uncle Ince?"
