Shadowmoon Manor was raided by the Red Maple Kingdom due to the wanted notice.
Fortunately, Chu Tian had already started transferring core technical data and personnel within a day of being “invited” to the Royal Capital.
Now, Shadowmoon Manor was nothing but an empty shell.
Clearly, the raid had not succeeded.
Meanwhile, Su Nian’s plan was also in progress.
Dawn.
Saintess Tower, Su Nian stood at the edge of a hundred-meter-high platform, facing the morning wind.
Her soft golden hair and magical battle robes were blown by the wind, tightly fitting her delicate and exquisite figure, outlining breathtaking curves.
Her gaze was directed into the distance, her sky-blue eyes clear as washed in the morning light.
Her holy aura seemed capable of purifying all worldly filth, making people feel ashamed of their own impurity and dare not look directly.
Below the tower, the square and the extending streets were densely packed with a large crowd.
Now, the Star-Moon Saintess has become one of the symbols of the kingdom.
Not to mention the merit of slaying the attacking Demon Race, even her powerful blessing ability alone had caused countless people to travel thousands of miles to come to Academy City.
At this moment, in the crowd, every eye burned with a flame mixed with reverence and fervor.
“It’s the Star-Moon Holy Lady!”
“Great! My leg has been injured for half a month. With the Holy Lady’s blessing, it will surely heal!”
“The Holy Lady is going to bless us!”
The crowd erupted into earth-shattering cheers, wave after wave of sound almost overturning the clouds in the sky.
Su Nian took a deep breath, the cold air filling her lungs, but it couldn’t suppress the rising heat in her heart.
Her cheeks were slightly flushing.
She knew it wasn’t nervousness from being in the spotlight, but because soon… that guy was going to ‘kidnap’ her.
This crazy plan was her own idea.
So she had to act convincingly.
During the blessing ceremony, she would completely exhaust her magic power, creating a believable state of extreme weakness.
After all, how could a powerhouse who repelled a demon tide and saved an entire city be easily captured by a wanted criminal?
Unless… she was exhausted after the blessing, and then that evil Horned Demon took advantage of her weakened state.
Mm, a perfect reason.
When she thought of the phrase ‘took advantage’, she suddenly felt a bit embarrassed…
“Ding! Spirit Road Toughness %, Current Corruption State: 28%”
The System’s voice sounded in her mind.
Su Nian’s face turned even redder, almost bleeding.
She shook her head vigorously, her golden hair sweeping across her cheeks, trying to shake those improper thoughts out of her mind.
Forcing herself to concentrate.
‘Forget it. Don’t think about it. Finish the blessing first.’
Su Nian raised her hands.
They were a pair of hands perfect as works of art, slender and fair, with nails trimmed round and tidy.
These hands were about to perform a miracle that would benefit the entire city.
The next second.
Brilliant Holy Light burst from her palms!
It wasn’t harsh strong light, but a warm, pure golden light like the first rays of dawn.
Surging out from her palms, it gathered in the high sky into a huge ball of light, then exploded, turning into billions of fine specks of light, like golden dandelion seeds, slowly drifting down.
Each speck of light contained purified, most refined Holy Light energy.
They fell silently, landing on the people in the square.
“Ah! My leg… my leg doesn’t hurt anymore!” An old soldier leaning on a crutch threw away his wooden staff, incredulously moving his leg that had been disabled for many years.
“Look! My wound! The wound is healing!” A guard injured in the previous city defense battle looked at the hideous wound on his arm, which visibly closed, scabbed, fell off, and healed as before under the golden light, crying tears of joy.
“Long live the Holy Lady!”
“Long live the Holy Lady!”
After a brief silence, the crowd erupted in cheers and cries a hundred times more intense than before.
Countless people knelt down, facing the direction of Saintess Tower, kowtowing incessantly with the most devout posture, expressing their indescribable gratitude and worship.
Su Nian closed her eyes and continued to release the magic power within her without reservation.
The Holy Light grew stronger.
The range of the light rain expanded, covering the entire Academy City.
The specks of light pierced through roofs, fell onto streets, onto hospital beds, and even penetrated cold stone walls into dark prison cells…
All who were touched by the Holy Light, regardless of status or location, felt the warmth and healing power from the depths of their souls.
Su Nian’s powerful strength and vast magic power were at this moment displayed without any reservation to the fullest.
As time passed, fine beads of sweat oozed from Su Nian’s smooth forehead, and the magic power within her was being consumed at a terrifying speed.
Although her magic reserve was as vast as a lake, facing such a city-wide, high-intensity continuous blessing was still an enormous burden.
Moreover, she was doing it on purpose.
She held nothing back, nor did she consider using techniques to “conserve energy.”
Instead, she squeezed out every bit of power from her magic core and poured it out.
Finally, when the last wisp of Holy Light dissipated from her fingertips.
The rain of light slowly faded.
Su Nian’s body shook violently, almost unable to stand.
She subconsciously reached out, tightly gripping the cold stone railing in front of her, panting heavily.
Her sky-blue eyes were covered with a thick mist due to magic overdraft, her cheeks pale almost transparent, and her lips lost color.
Her body began to feel weak and tired.
But in stark contrast to this weakness was her heart, pounding violently in her chest.
‘I’m about to be taken away by the Horn Demon Master…’
Su Nian’s fingertips tightened on the railing, her knuckles turning white from the force.
She could feel her heartbeat, one after another, pounding against her chest.
That feeling was strange.
‘Nervousness? Or… excitement? No no! Anticipation? What am I thinking! No no!’
Su Nian shook her head vigorously, her golden hair sweeping across her cheeks, stirring a faint breeze.
But the images in her mind couldn’t be shaken off.
Soon, that bastard Horned Demon would appear.
He would take her away in front of everyone.
Su Nian bit her lower lip, her teeth leaving a shallow mark on her full lip.
She could imagine the scene.
Herself lying weakly on the ground, unable to resist.
Then that man would appear, look at her with that possessive gaze, reach out his hand and…
‘Mmm…’
The girl’s cheeks began to heat up again.
Spreading from the roots of her ears to her neck.
“Ding! Acquired Humiliation Value 50000! Favorability +1, Current Favorability: 73”
“Tip: Host’s current Magic Power: 5%. Entering Weakness State.”
The cheering in the square was still deafening.
Countless people looked up at her, their eyes filled with admiration and gratitude.
They didn’t know that the revered Holy Lady was at this moment looking forward to being kidnapped by a “dangerous wanted criminal.”
They didn’t know that the girl, holy and inviolable in their eyes, was at this moment filled with those shameful images in her mind.