Secrets: Priestess

Chapter 193 "Pain"

Night falls and the crimson moon hangs high in the sky.

In the abandoned mine in the wilderness, countless undead, driven by humans, rushed one after another towards the black flame several people high in the center, trying to extinguish the flames.

But the fire did not die down at all.

A graceful female figure can be vaguely seen in the black flames!
The figure held his hands high up, as if he was looking up to swallow something!

After swallowing, the figure gradually began to struggle and curl up... The graceful body posture kept changing, as if performing a painful and desperate pantomime.

In the end, the figure had become extremely distorted, becoming hideous and no longer human.

In the entire black shadow, it seemed as if there were countless snakes coiling and twisting, but sometimes it seemed as if a beautiful woman with curvaceous figure was dancing sadly.

This strange black shadow suddenly burst out with an indescribable and amazing charm at this moment.

The air around the black flames, which was burned dry, seemed to solidify at this moment because of the presence of this female shadow. The irresistible charm touched people's hearts.

Daly, who was in a standoff with the attacker, suddenly had all sorts of beautiful scenes appear before her eyes. An irrepressible desire made her mouth dry and she was momentarily distracted.

Fortunately, the enemy on the opposite side was also obviously affected by this bewitching charm, so Daly was not caught by the enemy and attacked while she was distracted.

Dai Li, her face pale, summoned another elemental spirit to resist the immense pressure emanating from the "gatekeeper" opposite her. She glanced sideways at the blazing flames several meters tall not far away and cursed inwardly, "Crazy woman! Why are you risking your life?! Didn't you agree to run away if you can't win?"

The moment the "Holy Coffin" appeared, Daly wanted to turn around and run away, because she knew that the holder of the Holy Coffin was the craziest genius in the church, "Gatekeeper" Alicia!
A "gatekeeper" who possesses a sacred object like the Holy Coffin is forcing ordinary Sequence 6s like them to fight with their heads!

But what Daly didn't expect was that when Tessa saw the holy coffin, she changed her usual calmness and became furious, determined to fight the other party to the death.

Daly could see that Tessa wanted to take the Holy Coffin back from Alicia.

Daly also knew the reason. The holy coffin was once a holy object held by Claire Meazza!
Seeing Tessa rushing out, Daly couldn't bear to abandon her companion and run away.

Even though she had been cursing Tessa as a crazy woman in her heart, she had to flip through the "trump cards" that she once was proud of, and barely fight against the "gatekeeper" in front of her who was crushing her in all aspects.

However, the difference in sequence already made this battle full of difficulties. Alicia also relied on the Holy Coffin to resist Daly's natural spirit as a trump card and the magical items carried by Tessa again and again!
No matter how strange the abilities of the natural spirits, no matter how powerful the magical items, they could not hurt or even lock Alicia under the protection of the holy coffin.

Alicia, the holder of the holy relic, has already developed the power of the holy coffin to a terrifying level. Daly can even vaguely feel that the holy relic is about to merge with Alicia!

The gap between the enemy and us is widened again and again with the intervention of the holy objects!
In the constant confrontation, their situation becomes more and more dangerous!
If this continues, I won’t be able to run away!
Daly wanted to find an opportunity to let Tessa escape, but in this dangerous situation, Daly saw Tessa do something extremely absurd and crazy -

That woman actually took off her disguise during the battle, and threw herself into the black flames with an Beyonder characteristic!
That crazy woman actually wanted to take the magic potion to advance in such an intense battle!
……

The flames are burning.

To devour her completely.

Tessa felt herself being burned to death, but her mind was unusually clear at this moment.

She held high the extraordinary characteristic of the "Witch of Pain" that she had "collected" in her hand!
Even the raging flames could not block the stench, decay, and insanity emanating from this evil and strange thing, but she stuffed this ball of extraordinary characteristics into her mouth without hesitation!
Even though she hadn't added auxiliary materials to this Beyonder's properties and truly made it into the "Witch of Pain" potion...

Even though she hadn't completely digested the "pleasure potion" in her body due to the lack of a real object of pleasure...

Tessa felt the power of the potion tearing at her body. She wanted to scream in pain, but she couldn't help but recall all the scenes of the past that had desecrated this body clearly in her mind!
Even the scenes before her eyes gradually transformed into scenes of joy between her and Claire.

On one hand, there is the heartbreaking reality.

On one side is the fantasy that I long for day and night.

Even Tessa's sanity is gradually collapsing, and she wants to indulge in the illusion forever.

But the more Tessa indulged in the joy of being with Claire, the more she felt a great sense of emptiness, and the memories of her past with that person surfaced before her eyes.

The rapport they once shared, even time and space couldn't separate them; the joy and excitement they felt when their wishes came true, and the pain and helplessness they felt when their dreams were shattered...

She had abandoned him once in such extreme pain and helplessness, but this time...

Claire's longed-for face gradually became clearer in Tessa's mind.

"I don't want to let go..."

The burning pain of the flames became more and more excruciating, but as the flames leaped, Tessa felt her soul rising, as if to penetrate the shackles of flames and pain. Tessa felt an unprecedented power!
The burning black flames suddenly condensed into ice in this power!

Then, the ice crystals shattered, and the fragments, carrying charred skin, fell off Tessa's body piece by piece.

Like a snake shedding its skin.

In its place was a brand new skin, and her spirit became tougher and purer.

Claire, who had come from the Tranquil Church a long distance away, landed right in front of Tessa and witnessed this extremely charming scene—

That exceptionally beautiful face and extremely clean body!
The extreme charm that erupted when the witch was promoted made Claire's mind buzz, and it went blank in an instant.

Even the "Heart of the Goddess" was affected by this, suddenly tightening and stagnating. As a result, Galadilla's elegant face transformed back into Claire's original delicate girlish appearance.

Claire, who was in a daze, met Tessa's gaze as she woke up from her slumber.

Looking at this, Tessa realized:

Claire had fallen prey to the unconscious allure that erupted after her promotion...

The "joy" potion had not been completely digested at first, but after Tessa saw Claire's appearance, she actually digested it completely!
Tessa felt her consciousness drift into an illusory starry sky, where she saw brilliant stars of all sizes. But she didn't have time to examine them closely. Hastily forcing herself back to her senses, she looked at Claire's face, dazed and on the verge of collapse. She decisively produced a dagger in her hand and stabbed herself in the shoulder.

The originally flawless charm was pierced at this moment, and the splattered blood was smeared on Claire's delicate face.

Tessa's self-harming behavior brought Claire back to her senses from her extreme happiness.

Claire came back to her senses and met Tessa's playful gaze.

After a brief silence, the emotion that Claire wanted to say in her heart turned into a low scolding when it came out of her throat: "Hurry up and put on your clothes..."

Tessa wasn't annoyed. She smiled charmingly, a tight-fitting combat suit covering her exposed body. She said to Claire, "Take your time. I'll help you get the Holy Coffin back."

Claire coughed softly, letting the redness of her cheeks cool. She watched as Tessa, who had been promoted to Sequence 5 "Pain," swept away all the nearby vengeful spirits and jumped into the battle between Daly and the black-robed human.

That woman didn't see me change my appearance...

Claire, who did not participate in the battle, felt a little relieved when she saw Daly resist the attack of the black-robed man again with the help of Tessa.

The situation seemed fine, so Claire summoned the mist butterfly to merge into her body, completely stabilizing her current appearance.

After doing all this, Claire looked at the black-robed man carrying the holy coffin and fighting two people alone, and confirmed that this was Alicia, who had once made her afraid.

Although Claire didn't know the whole story, she knew that since Alicia could kill both Tessa and Daly at the same time, she must be an enemy.

Claire watched quietly, realizing that the situation was still not favorable for Tessa and the others.

Although Tessa has been promoted to Sequence 5, Alicia, with the help of the Holy Coffin, has gradually figured out Tessa's new abilities, which has allowed Alicia's offensive to gradually regain its strength.

Disease, curse, spider silk, black flame... These powerful and strange abilities of the Witch of Pain are subject to the secret authority of the Holy Coffin, and they can't even find or touch Alicia.

Even a Sequence 5 ability is no different from an ant under the authority of a demigod.

If Alicia had not felt a noticeable effort when driving the holy object, and if the undead summoned by Alicia had not been unable to obtain the protection of the holy coffin, Tessa and Daly would have found it difficult to maintain their current balance.

However, Claire also saw that Alicia was in an awkward situation - the protection of the Holy Coffin could only make her invincible, and the undead she controlled could not bring enough danger to Tessa and the others.

At this moment, Alicia was feeling as Claire had guessed: embarrassed and angry.

Whether it was Daly Simone's rare and strange nature spirits or the witch's dazzling array of magical items, Alicia felt troubled.

Especially after the witch successfully advanced in such an unstable combat environment, Alicia felt anxious. She could not let go of the two people who knew her identity.

They were just two insignificant little bugs, who would have thought they could be so difficult to deal with?!
Not two, but three!

Alicia glanced at Claire who was watching from outside the battle circle. She recognized the woman's identity. She was the somewhat eccentric Red Gloves Captain, Galadilla.

Alicia didn't understand why Galadilla had become like this girl, nor did she know why the witch's expression revealed such clear love when she saw Galadilla.

But Alicia knew that this person's Sequence was very low. Although he was the captain of the Red Gloves, he was only a Sequence 7 "Nightmare"!
Since the witch likes this nightmare so much...

At this moment, Alicia had an idea in her mind, and a cruel smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

Alicia once saw a sentence in the church scriptures:
"The witch died of love."

There really is a witch who is addicted to love!
Alicia once again used the holy coffin to conceal her own existence and displayed her ability to travel through the spiritual world. When Alicia disappeared, Daly subconsciously drove the natural spirit to protect herself and Tessa.

At this moment, Tessa thought of Claire who was watching not far away!

But even someone as agile as a witch couldn't be faster than a "gatekeeper" who had mastered the special ability of traveling through the spirit world. Alicia's slender hand still touched Claire's shoulder before Tessa!
But what surprised Alicia was that her action was clearly aimed at Galadilla, but at this moment she felt surprised that she could not find any trace of Galadilla.

The person is right in front of me, but I can't actually touch him...

Alicia saw Claire smiling at her from the very front. That smile and that expression completely imitated the way she treated Tessa and Daly just now!
Alicia suddenly felt touched. She turned her head and wanted to touch the holy coffin sheltered beside her, but where was the holy coffin beside her?

On the contrary, as Alicia looked stunned, the pure black coffin that once belonged to her gradually emerged behind Claire.

It is the power of the holy coffin that protects this woman!

At the same time, the spider silk attack released by Tessa pierced Alicia's chest!
Alicia felt the pain in her chest in disbelief. She couldn't understand why the spider silk that couldn't hurt her at all could actually cause her fatal injuries?!
She struggled to pull Claire in front of her, wanting to hold the weak "nightmare" in her mind hostage, but she could not touch Claire who was protected by the holy coffin.

Under the authority of a demigod, the abilities of a Sequence 5 are no different from those of an ant.

More and crazier spider silk completely tore Alicia's body apart!

Tessa's dark eyes were filled with nervousness. Bathed in the blood mist, she looked as miserable as a ghost. Her voice trembled slightly: "Are you... okay?"

All the tension turned into surprise.

Claire shrugged and said, "It's okay, I was almost scared to death by your appearance."

Looking at Tessa, who was feeling somewhat embarrassed and angry, and Daly, who had also arrived but was looking at her with a puzzled expression, Claire stroked the pure black coffin that had appeared beside her and said, "While you were fighting, I heard this old friend calling out to me. Although I can't explain why, she recognized me, the previous owner, more than Alicia, who you tore apart."

Although she said that, Claire actually had some guesses in her mind—

This is probably fate...

No, it was the goddess' arrangement.

(End of this chapter)