Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 554 So arrogant?

Previously, somewhere in the Elf Forest.

“Something terrible has happened. The core powers of the ‘Secondary Underworld’ have lost their resonance.”

Yu Jeria, a member of the Twilight Cult and a death servant, stormed into the Temple of Resurrection, delivering a message he had sensed from the distant Ishtar Empire to Ze Lislin, another ruler representing the aspect of "life." This message startled Ze Lislin, causing her expression to change.

"what happened?"

Yu Jeria's expression was uncertain as he shook his head. "It's not clear yet, but we should get news from them soon."

As they were talking, a message appeared on the bracelet. The two fifth-tier mages who had fled the Twilight Town stronghold had relayed the details.

The video footage cannot be transmitted via the Protoss network at the moment, but the other party said they would send someone to deliver it immediately.

"The entire secondary underworld region is like a reservoir that has been drained of water, with all the death energy flowing back and being recycled to the center?"

Yu Jeria's expression shifted between light and dark.

“Yu, it seems your luck hasn’t been very good lately.” Ze Lissolin chuckled. “But it’s just a secondary underworld, it won’t have much of an impact.”

“The impact is huge.” Yu Jeria said solemnly, “If this is something the Holy Court can handle, then they can handle one place and destroy another, destroying all the secondary underworlds.”

“Compared to this, the divine gift is the most important. This thing must not fall into the hands of the Holy Court.” Ze Lissolin’s eyes flickered.

Yu Jeria was in contact with the people over there, and after a moment said, "I have sent the shadow mages back to see if the divine artifact has been taken away. However, it is the work of the gods. I don't think the Holy Court can take it away. In the end, the divine artifact will just stay there obediently, waiting for the restart."

“We’re not over there, you’d better prepare for the worst,” Ze Lissolin said calmly.

Yu Jeria disagreed.

After a long time, the shadow mage who had been investigating brought back terrible news.

"Really? The Holy Court took away the divine gift?"

Yu Jeria's eyes widened, and even Ze Lissling stood up.

Although Ze Lissolin said she was preparing for the worst, when the worst actually happened, she was momentarily overwhelmed with emotion.

The two exchanged a glance, already knowing what to do.

“We must take it back!”

……

boom!
The sudden loud noise caused some chaos in the banquet hall.

However, the panic quickly subsided.

Everyone here is either a noble or a renowned sorcerer. The non-noble sorcerers who can enter here are all at least fourth rank and possess rich on-the-spot adaptability.

After a brief moment of panic, everyone looked outside. Under the instructions of Lord Boyce, they went outside and looked at the castle, where two figures were bombarding the castle's shields.

Others might not recognize them, but Boyce, Flora, and the Bishop of the Temple of Dawn knew them; they were none other than the two fifth-order heretics who had escaped earlier.

Celia also came outside, looked up at the sky, and seemed somewhat puzzled.

Why are these two, who are usually so discreet, suddenly making such a high-profile appearance?

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

What exactly is the purpose of their high-profile appearance?

Celia knew without even guessing.

"Lord Ross, they must be here for the Heart of the Puppet from the Death Faction, right?"

Ross nodded: "Most likely, but we don't know what they're planning to do."

The fifth-tier battle has nothing to do with Celia anymore.

After the fourth level, there is a huge gap between each level, and if you encounter one, you can only run away.

The difference is that Tier 3 opponents can't escape, while Tier 4 opponents have a chance. There are three Tier 5 opponents here. Even if we can't kill them, we should be able to protect a castle... right?

Celia remained vigilant, ready to run away immediately if things went wrong.

Those present were all high-ranking sorcerers and nobles; they didn't need her protection.

High-ranking mages have their own ways to escape, but nobles...

Celia can't see it.

Once she reached a relatively remote location, Celia looked up at the battle in the sky—looking up from the edge of the field didn't strain her neck.

At this moment, after Boyce and his two companions went to meet them, the castle's isolated protective array finally breathed a sigh of relief. The array master inside wiped away his cold sweat and quickly began to repair it.

Meanwhile, Boyce and his two companions had already started fighting with the two above them.

Just like before at the stronghold, Boyce and the bishop specifically challenged them to one-on-one duels, while Flora stood by to protect the crumbling magic circle, blocking the aftershocks of the battle and preventing the magic circle from being shattered by the aftershocks.

Below, Celia looked for a moment, then her brows slowly furrowed.

"It's confirmed, they must have other motives."

The two heretical sorcerers didn't actually fight; they focused entirely on defense. The battle lights illuminated the entire night sky, their movements grand and sweeping, as if to showcase the splendor and danger of magic.

Wide-range spells are very dangerous and highly lethal to low-level mages and ordinary people, but they are not very effective against those of the same level. This is because the increased range of the spell causes the damage to be dispersed, making it impossible to inflict effective damage on those of the same level.

Even Celia could see through such an obvious act.

She looked at the three people on her side.

"They probably know too, but they don't know about the fragments of divinity. They're probably confused and don't know what those two sorcerers are up to."

"Celia muttered to herself."

Ross smiled slightly: "Although I have blocked the Puppet Heart, I cannot rule out that they have other ways of sensing, so be careful, they may find you soon."

Celia immediately took out her staff, and her mental energy transformed into a mage's hand to scan the surroundings.

Just then, she sensed a faint fluctuation behind her and quickly looked over.

In the shadows, it seemed as if someone was fanning themselves.

“Shadow Mage.” Celia narrowed her eyes and raised her hand, unleashing a beam of holy light.

Against shadow-based sorcerers, the holy school is a relatively effective option. Holy Light, Holy Dispel, and Purify can all dispel the opponent's shadow and reveal them.

Of course, Ross's special purification spell wasn't specifically designed for dispelling, so Celia chose to use Holy Light to make the opponent visible.

Holy light appeared, and the next moment, she saw a faint shadow emerge from that blurry place.

The opponent also realized that Celia had discovered him, and rushed over quickly, thrusting his enchanted dagger at Celia.

An ice shield appeared in front of Celia.

But the dagger seemed to have no physical form; it pierced through the ice shield and struck Celia directly.

puff!
The dagger pierced through the mage's robes and embedded itself in Celia's waist.

A sharp pain shot through her, and without hesitation, Celia raised her staff, imbued with magic, and slammed it down hard on the other person's head.

boom!
It felt like hitting an iron ball; the vibration made Celia's hands go numb.

After a single strike, the Shadow Mage retreated, once again vanishing into the shadows.

Celia summoned the puppet, and a faint life force emerged, quickly healing her wounds.

Before long, her wounds healed completely. Celia breathed a sigh of relief and looked into the distance at the shadows faintly scanned by the Mage's Hand, her eyes filled with frost.

"Damn it, it's my turn."

(End of this chapter)