You're my wife, don't doubt it!

"Your god is in my hands now. You believe He can save all of humanity, yet He himself can't even come down from the cross." The girl disguised as Yu Luying laughed. "He can protect you and stop Shadow from advancing, but he can be easily kidnapped by a girl. He's really too interesting!"

As she spoke, she pressed the razor blade against the membrane covering the Eucharist, slowly backing away from the door of the communal chamber: "I suggest you stay put. I respect all faiths. Don't force me to blaspheme."

Lucia, Old Master Yu, and Yu Baolu all stared at the kidnapped Holy Body, but none of them dared to move.

As Yu Luying passed by Xiao Yao, perhaps sensing the boy's restless intentions, she added, "Of course, unless Xiao Yao is a fake Daoist like me, then he can certainly disregard the safety of the Holy Body and attack me."

Xiao Yao: "..."

When Yu Luying reached the door of the Holy Body Chamber, she blew a kiss to Xiao Yao and was about to run away.

"Wait a minute!" Xiao Yao shouted.

"Okay." Yu Luying replied cheerfully and actually stopped walking.

"Who exactly are you?" Xiao Yao asked with difficulty. "Where is the real Yu Luying?"

Yu Luying laughed and said, "Come and chase me! If you catch me, I'll do anything you want. But they won't be so foolish as to chase you."

As the girl spoke, she glanced at the menacing army of Shadows at the end of the corridor outside the Holy Body Chamber, and licked her lips.

Then, he took off running in another direction.

Old man Yu Texuan seemed to have just come to his senses: "Hurry and chase after them! The Saint Cloth cannot fall into the hands of bad people!"

"We must save the Holy Body!" Lucia cried.

"Dad, no," Yu Baolu said anxiously, "You've lost your Saint Cloth and your power. If little Xiao Yao leaves too..."

The Shadow Army would tear the three people behind him to pieces. Xiao Yao silently completed the second half of Yu Baolu's sentence in his mind.

"I'm an old man, I'm useless now, don't worry about me," Yu Texuan cried out. "The Saint Cloth, the Saint Cloth can't be lost!"

Without the Eucharist, the "Church of the Blessed Sacrament" is nothing more than an ordinary little house, having completely lost its function as a sanctuary.

No, I cannot leave; I cannot let the innocent be swallowed by the shadows.

But that "Saint Cloth," regardless of its actual function, is so precious that Yu specially chose to sew it under his skin for protection, and the enemy went to such lengths to create such a long "shadow time" and such a grand spectacle in order to seize it. Clearly, it is not something that can be easily given up.

More importantly, where exactly was Yu Luying taken by that fake "Yu Luying"?

Xiao Yao closed his eyes, trying to locate Yu Luying's position from the jumbled dots of light on his retina, but he couldn't find anything.

Damn!

"Will Father Yu be able to transform the bread into a new Holy Body once he returns?" Xiao Yao asked the three people behind him without turning around. "At least it will make this place safe again."

“Yes, it is possible,” Yu Baolu’s voice replied, “but first we need unleavened bread and a complete set of Mass instruments.”

“Secondly, a whole Mass needs to be performed, which takes a lot of time,” Lucia added.

“It’s alright,” Yu Texuan’s voice said. “Using the simplest process and the fastest speaking speed, it might be done in 10 minutes.”

"Brother Bo, Brother Bo, can you hear me?" Xiao Yao raised the communicator and put it to his mouth.

There was only silence coming from the communicator.

"Damn it, what happened to them? Or..." Xiao Yao said angrily.

--split line--

Meanwhile, on the coast, after Shen Jie recovered somewhat, she used Yu Bo's communicator to contact Daiyu, and together with Yu Bo, they boarded a seahorse to Daiyu's warship for a short rest.

"Why are you all so scantily clad?" Yu Bo asked, covering his eyes in a panic when he saw Yan Xiao's appearance (Yan Xiao had her back to him).

Daiyu casually pulled Yu Bo's hand and squeezed it firmly a few times: "In the sea, clothes are just obstacles and resistance for a man."

"Dressed like you're in a public bathhouse, with a rooster's comb on your head, do you really think you're some old captain?" Shen Jie disdainfully walked past the ribbonfish, tore open her red cloak, and draped a third of it over Yan Xiao's shoulders—at least she wouldn't have to use both hands all the time.

"This isn't a rooster's comb, okay!" The ribbonfish couldn't hold back any longer and revealed its true form: "Is this how you talk to your savior?"

"So what do you want me to do?"

"That goes without saying," Yan Xiao said quietly, "of course, it's through physical appearance—"

"You little rascal, Yan Xiao, watch out or I'll tear your mouth apart," Shen Jie said with a laugh.

"It's Chinese New Year, so it's not good to talk nonsense," said the ribbonfish hurriedly.

"Is this ship your fortress?" Yu Bo, whose eyes were finally free, sat down and looked around again.

"That's right, the Black Sail is my war machine, but unfortunately it can't go ashore."

"Then why do you call a ship pulled by sea horses a combat vehicle?" Shen Jie complained.

"Why not call it 'Ribbonfish'?" Yan Xiao asked.

Before Daiyu could speak, his communicator rang: "Brother Bo, I found Da Yang. How is Shen Jie?"

It sounds like Xiao Yao's voice.

Daiyu deftly dodged Shen Jie's outstretched hand that was reaching for the communicator, and replied, "Shen Jie is fine now. This is Daiyu. Brother Bo should be fine after a rest."

"Let me say something to my uncle," came the girl's voice from the communicator.

Daiyu looked at Shen Jie, made a "this isn't my fault" expression, and handed the communicator to Yu Bo.

Yu Bo waved his hand and took out his communicator, but neither of them made a sound.

"What's wrong? Is it broken?" Yu Bo fiddled with the communicator, but got nothing but static.

"It's impossible for both of them to break at the same time." Shen Jie became nervous. She snatched the communicator from Daiyu's hand, stood up, and walked around as if looking for a cell phone signal.

Yu Bo tried to contact the ribbonfish via its communicator, and everything was normal, causing his brows to furrow even more.

"No, I don't have time to rest. I have to go back and check on things," he finally decided.

“I’ll go with you.” Shen Jie stepped forward.

"Me—to go too?" Daiyu hesitated, looking at Yan Xiao and then at Shen Jie.

Yu Bo waved his hand and said, "Your chariot can't get ashore either, so just stay here. We can provide backup, and you can take good care of Yan Xiao."

"Okay, keep in touch." Ribbonfish seemed relieved.

"Father Yu, are you alright? What's going on inside? What happened to Xiao Yao and Yu Luying?" Shen Jie, barefoot and tightly wrapped in Yu Bo's red cloak, followed behind him.

“I’m fine, just minor injuries,” Yu Bo replied gently, stopping the girl from helping him up. “I just overused the fortress and can’t summon for battle for the time being.”

“You might not be skilled enough yet,” Shen Jie said. “People who have just awakened the fortress are like this. I also encountered this situation back then.”

"It's similar to running out of mana in a game," Yu Bo said with a smile.

"Losing blue is a minor issue," Shen Jie said with lingering fear, "It's better than being overloaded."

"In short, everyone will be safe once we reach the Holy Body Chamber," Yu Bo said.

"Saint Iesu will protect us, right?" the girl said in an innocent tone. "Just like the Sacred Heart statue you gave Xiao Yao during the last Shadow Time event, it protected us too."

“Of course he will,” Yu Bo said.

As soon as the two entered the St. Love Hotel, they saw Xiao Yao running out in armor, carrying a sword and shield: "Father Yu? Darling? Are you alright? Have you seen Yu Luying?"

As Xiao Yao spoke, he rushed over to hug Shen Jie, but she took two steps back to avoid him and said calmly, "I'm fine. It's all thanks to Brother Bo and Daiyu."

Yu Bo frowned slightly when he saw Xiao Yao trying to hug Shen Jie.

The boy was a little embarrassed, but he said, "It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright. I'm relieved to see that you're okay."

“I need to take Xiao Shen back to the Communion now,” Yu Bo said. “What happened to Yu Luying?”

"Yu Luying stole the Holy Body!" Xiao Yao stamped his foot and said, "She also stole the Holy Robe. I don't know if she betrayed us, is an imposter, or has been possessed. In any case, be careful if you see her!"

"What did you say?" Yu Bo exclaimed in shock, "Yingying? The Holy Body was stolen? Doesn't that mean the Holy Body Chamber is doomed? You just ran out all by yourself? What about Dad and the others..."

"It's alright~" Xiao Yao told Yu Bo, "Qiu Yiting has awakened her fortress, it's super powerful, more than enough to protect herself and the other two, so don't worry~"

"Qiu Yiting?" Yu Bo was taken aback for a moment before realizing that it was the girl whose formal name was "Lu Jiaya." Since everyone called her Lu Jiaya, he was unfamiliar with her formal name: "She's that fast?"

“Yes, this counts as a super potential user, right?” Xiao Yao said. “Time is of the essence, I can’t talk to you any longer. We need to find Yu Luying quickly, we can’t let her escape with the Saint Cloth!”

“No,” Yu Bo said, “I have to go to the Communion to check on my father’s condition.”

“Then I’ll go after them with Xiao Yao first.” Shen Jie stood next to Xiao Yao.

"You've just recovered from serious injuries and can't fight. Following Xiao Yao would only be a burden—"

“Brother Bo, I can do it,” Shen Jie suggested gently. “I feel like I’ve recovered most of my health. Shall I go with him?”

Yu Bo was still hesitating, wanting to say that Shen Jie didn't even have a piece of clothing to cover her body, when Xiao Yao grabbed Shen Jie's hand: "There's no time to waste!"

With that, he led Shen Jie toward the self-service cafeteria.

"Be careful, stay safe, don't be reckless, and keep in touch!" Yu Bo was taken aback and shouted at the departing figures of the two.

Xiao Yao didn't react, but Shen Jie turned around and waved at him.

Yu Bo felt uneasy and muttered to himself, "Why is this kid talking so strangely today?"

Without a second thought, Yu Bo hurriedly returned to his reserved room on the second floor, took out a suitcase containing a complete set of items for the Mass—incense burner, bells, unleavened bread, chalice, crucifix, Mass book, holy water, wine, and much more.

His thinking was clear: Lucia had just awakened, and no matter how strong her fortress was, it would be difficult to last, just like himself; he couldn't rely on her too much.

Right now, we should go to the Holy Sacramento and quickly hold a battlefield mass to rebuild the protective barrier with the new Holy Sacramento.

Yu Bo carried a suitcase in one hand and a gun in the other, jogging towards the Communion. Strangely enough, he encountered almost no shadows along the way, whether going to the second floor or towards the Communion; his journey was remarkably smooth.

Only when approaching the chapel did we encounter a few small creatures.