The orderly footsteps of the knight order echoed through the halls.
The formation had already reached the top floor of the castle.
The priest corps used high-energy magic particles to carve a gaping hole in the castle’s upper layer, exposing most of the top-floor space to the open air.
All the shadows seemed to gradually fade away beneath this light.
Holy Queen Simona’s magic sliced open the ceiling.
For a moment it even tore through the shadows.
Sunlight broke through large swathes of darkness, shining upon the Heavenly Oracle Envoys like the dawn of victory.
“Demon King, intruding into the castle was your greatest mistake.
This place holds humanity’s strongest army and its most complete defensive facilities.”
A golden spear appeared in Simona’s hands.
Orange-red flames of rage burned in her eyes, condensing into a pair of blazing wings that made her look like a griffin arrogantly surveying the earth from the sky.
A pair of silver-white wings unfurled behind Olivia.
Every feather formed from silver light was a razor-sharp weapon of devastating power.
Morphis dropped to one knee and began channeling all her strength into mana perception, providing support for Olivia.
She knew the gap in power between herself and the Evil God was far too vast.
At the same time, she had to find a way to rescue Lady Gabriella.
Philina’s lips moved slightly as she positioned herself beside Morphis, the corners of her mouth curling into a faint smile.
At that very moment—
“Ah… aaah…”
Gabriella’s body trembled faintly as she let out a coquettish moan.
Isabella’s hand rested on top of her head as if she were using shadow to draw out the power within her body.
In fact, that was exactly what was happening.
One of the Evil God’s abilities was [Devour].
It was closely linked to her shadow powers.
She could convert every tangible or intangible force into her own and even dominate the souls of all who came into contact with her shadow.
That was the origin of the apostles.
Gabriella herself did not fully understand the reason.
Wasn’t the so-called Holy Body supposed to be immune to shadow erosion?
That was why she had taken the risk and allowed the Evil God to invade her mind and body… wanting to become hers completely.
She had originally thought she had failed, yet somehow Isabella had already managed to extract a portion of her mana and toy with it in her palm.
She watched the pure white energy orb in Isabella’s hand, now enslaved by shadow and freely reshaping itself into whatever form Isabella desired.
Gabriella had never imagined that offering her power to Master would feel this good~
When the power inside her body was taken away by Lady Isabella, there was a brief moment of emptiness.
That emptiness was quickly filled with pleasure and scorching shame.
Then the honor and sense of achievement that came with being a kin surged through Gabriella’s mind.
The shameful feeling grew even more ecstatic the moment she saw her own power held in Isabella’s grasp.
At this moment Gabriella looked exactly like a slave who had been trained into perfect obedience.
The hand that had been hanging limply at her side slowly rose, grasped Isabella’s arm, and placed a gentle kiss on the back of her hand.
The sight was enough to spark countless fantasies.
At that moment, Heavenly Oracle Envoy Morphis’s mind was filled with associations.
The Goddess had been forced to consume the Evil God’s power.
Her dignity and honor had been trampled.
Just how much pain must she be in right now?
Morphis didn’t dare imagine it.
Merely seeing Gabriella like this made her involuntarily think of Philina.
Why do I always end up thinking of her?
The atmosphere remained taut and hostile, yet the Evil God paid it no mind at all.
She treated everyone present as insignificant ants who didn’t even warrant attention.
“Is that so?”
Isabella said mockingly.
“If you take the Goddess away, you’ll have nothing left.
The shadows receding was simply me withdrawing my power.
All I need to do is…”
She closed her eyes.
A silver-white holy sword appeared in her hand.
Yet this holy sword was covered in black patterns, and a crimson jade stone sat at its center like an eye from the abyss.
She swallowed the silver-white power into her body, savoring it with obvious pleasure—she was using Gabriella’s power.
Olivia sprang into action.
She spread her wings and fired countless feathers that transformed into silver-white short swords, raining down on the Evil God like a meteor shower.
The Evil God manipulated her shadow with far greater purity than when she had polluted the castle.
Countless tentacles resembling dancing ribbons of silk whipped around her at high speed, deflecting every single feather in an instant.
As the feathers were knocked away, Morphis’s magic wrapped them in a layer of golden mana.
“[Accelerate]”
Morphis’s eyes narrowed slightly.
The magic cast alongside the prayer gave the Evil God no chance to react.
The feathers flew toward Isabella once more.
The entire process could repeat dozens of times in the blink of an eye.
Yet Isabella swung her sword.
The holy silver-white sword qi transformed into a chaotic purple shockwave that annihilated every feather.
All the Heavenly Oracle Envoys were forced to retreat.
“Radiant Sun!”
Holy Queen Simona wanted to join the fray as well.
She charged her spear and hurled it at Isabella.
It streaked forward like a sun hurtling toward her.
Isabella raised her hand and blocked it with shadow.
The massive mana seemed to lose all force the moment it met the shadow.
Just as the shadow prepared to counterattack, Olivia clasped her hands together and summoned a silver shield that forcibly stopped the assault.
Several tentacles shot toward Morphis.
Fortunately Philina arrived in time and quickly pulled her aside, saving her from being bound.
Philina immediately launched a counterattack, but at some point Liya’s puppets had appeared in front of her.
After she sliced through them, three more appeared, then nine, then twenty-seven.
They poured forth endlessly, tying her down.
At that critical moment the priest corps’ holy light magic blasted the entire “skull” off the castle, ripping open the top floor.
Priests and knights had completely surrounded the rooftop, as if defeating the Evil God would be as simple as catching a turtle in a jar.
Yet when they saw the Silver-White Sword Empress under the Evil God’s control, none of them dared make a reckless move.
Just when the humans believed victory was in their grasp, three demons emerged from the shadow beside the Evil God.
Aside from Liya, two more demons stood guard on her left and right.
They wore maid uniforms, their melancholic faces completely expressionless, like three perfectly controlled puppets.
Everyone recognized the identities of these two demons.
Elsa.
Tina.
Grand Commander and Ice Saint Tina.
Yet now they were demons, radiating the exact same aura as the rest of their kind.
It was as if their very souls had been turned into phantoms.
No one could believe it.
But when they spoke, every human present was stunned.
Elsa’s tail swayed excitedly from side to side while her small demon wings—identical to Gabriella’s—fluttered up and down.
Displaying their demon bodies so openly was nothing but constant mockery toward humanity.
“Ignorant humans, always trying to challenge the majesty of Demon King-sama.”
“Yeah, it’s just boring.” Tina chimed in.
Every human present sucked in a sharp breath of cold air.