I, the Holy Maiden of Light, tear apart the Outer Gods.

A cultist dressed in black robes came to the center of the church, looked up at the tall figure sitting at the head of the table, and hesitated as he spoke.

The cult leader opened his closed eyes and said, "Speak."

"Yes. The message from the believers in the town of Aisa was incomplete. The magic crystal used for recording was broken and could not be read at all. Most of the letter was also destroyed, with only a few words still legible."

It seems that something went wrong during the transmission process, causing the item to be damaged.

"At the same time...we discovered that the believer's spiritual fire had been extinguished," the cultist stated truthfully.

The extinguishing of the soul's flame signifies either that the person is dead, or that their soul has been annihilated.

Upon hearing this news, the cult leader appeared somewhat angry. "What did the letter say?"

"Written...Aisa Town...Mission...Unexpected Incident...Cult of Light...Nun..."

Chapter 13, Section 13: Sister, you died a terrible death!

"I'm back!"

Ange pushed open the church door and looked at the gentle-faced statue of the Goddess of Light. Ange couldn't help but call out a name.

The empty church naturally received no response from Ange, let alone a cat-like girl in a maid outfit shouting, "Welcome home, Master~"

"Nun!"

But soon, a girl dressed as a nun rushed out of the side door of the church and stared intently at Ange, who was standing there dumbfounded.

She rushed to Ange in a few strides, took Ange's hands, and asked, "Sister, are you...are you alright?"

This girl with fiery short hair is none other than Novia, who has been unconscious for three days.

When she woke up from her room, she remembered what Nyarlathotep had said to her. She rushed to the church, but she searched every corner of the church and could not find the nun who had saved her.

Just when she was in despair, Ange's voice came from the church entrance.

At this moment, Novia was staring intently at Ange, her burning gaze seeming to burn two holes in Ange's body.

Ange subtly withdrew her hand, revealing a gentle, business-like smile. "Thank you for your concern, Miss Novia, but the town of Aisa has always been peaceful. How could I possibly be in trouble?"

Before Novia could say anything more, Ange quickly changed the subject, "But Miss Novia, you've been unconscious for three days. There aren't any doctors in town, so all I can do these past few days is pray to the Goddess of Light for you. There's nothing else I can do, alas..."

At the end, Anjie even looked aggrieved and sad.

Sure enough, Novia's attention was immediately diverted by Ange.

Seeing Ange's self-reproachful expression, Novia, while admiring the nun's kindness, quickly comforted her, "Please don't worry, I was just... too tired. After three days of rest, I've recovered."

Ange then smiled and said, "Really? That's wonderful! It seems that the Goddess of Light is very kind and heard my prayer."

[Haha, if your goddess could really hear your prayers, she'd definitely kill you first.]

The system's taunts caused a slight crack in Ange's perfect smile, but her good nun upbringing allowed her to quickly regain her composure and maintain her perfect image.

"Miss Novia hasn't eaten yet, has she? I'll go make some food, and we can talk later. Perfect timing, I also have some questions I'd like to ask Miss Novia."

Faced with Ange's request, Novia naturally obeyed unconditionally, "Okay."

"Oh, right. Miss Novia, you can call me by my name, my name is Ange."

“Angie... and please feel free to call me by my name—Novia.”

...

"What exactly happened to Novia back then? I saw that you had many serious wounds on your body. Fortunately, I know a little bit of light magic, otherwise I might not have been able to help you at that time."

At the dining table, Anjie asked the question.

Novia pursed her lips, her expression seemingly conflicted, but in the end, she gave in to Ange's curious gaze. "I'm actually an adventurer. I heard there was treasure in the southwestern mountains of Aisa Town, so I came to search for it. Unexpectedly, I encountered an accident, didn't find the treasure, and almost lost my life."

"The southwestern mountains?"

Ange blinked.

[Ding—Legendary Quest Phase 3: Uncover the Secrets of the Southwest Mountains of Aisa Town]

[Success Reward: Rewards will be issued based on the host's completion level]

[Failure Penalty: Randomly remove one of the host's skills]

The system notification sounded promptly.

Anjie's mind raced as she looked at the task details.

This legendary quest has reached its third stage, and each stage is triggered in relation to Novia.

So does that mean...?

Is Novia one of the key figures in this legendary story?

“I’ve lived in Aisa for a long time and have never heard of any treasure in the southwestern mountains. Besides, if there really were any treasure, our town wouldn’t be so poor and remote,” Ange said with a smile.

Although he said it, he silently kept it in mind.

Maybe the mayor knows something. I'll ask him when I run into him in town sometime.

Novia sighed, looking somewhat dejected. "Is that so... then I was indeed greedy. Thank you for taking care of me these past few days, Ange. Now that the treasure is fake, I should leave."

Upon hearing this, Anjie immediately became anxious.

For Ange, Novia is now a task trigger; how could she let such a treasure slip away?

"Your injuries haven't fully healed yet. Stay at the church for now and leave once you've recovered."

"But..." Novia hesitated.

"Besides, I'm all alone in the church, and it gets really boring and lonely on weekdays. Miss Novia, why don't you stay a few more days and chat with me?" Ange looked at Novia with a pitiful expression.

"..."

So cute, I can't resist!!!

Novia gritted her teeth and tried to look away. "Miss Ange, let me think about it some more. How about I give you an answer tomorrow?"

Seeing that Novia was so insistent, Ange could only nod in agreement, as it would be too suspicious for her to continue forcing Novia to stay.

Think about whether you've forgotten anything.

Anjie, with a piece of bread in her mouth, blinked and hesitated for a moment.

Suddenly, she seemed to remember something, and her eyes widened abruptly.

Eugene Knight is still in the woods!

...

Meanwhile, the Knight Eugene in the woods slowly awoke.

"Ouch...why is there such a big swelling on the back of my head? Oh right, where's the nun!?"

Knight Eugene jumped to his feet and looked around, but found nothing except the pile of grass that had been pressing down on him.

At that moment, Knight Eugene suddenly noticed a series of huge footprints on the ground beside him.

He recognized it at a glance; it was the footprint of the huge, dark monster.

A frail nun, powerless to even kill a chicken... a mysterious forest teeming with monsters...

An ominous premonition rose in the heart of the knight Eugene, and he hurriedly followed the monster's footprints into the depths of the jungle, eventually arriving at a clearing.

The bloodstains everywhere testify that a fierce battle had taken place here not long ago.

The ominous premonition in my heart grew stronger.

Sister... please be alright...

He continued deeper into the jungle.

Finally, under a tree, he found some black strips of cloth and several pieces of bone still stained with blood.

Upon witnessing this scene, Eugene Knight's mind went completely blank.

"No...impossible...no..."

He walked shakily to the tree, picked up the scraps of cloth, and the sensation in his hands made him freeze in place.

Clergy are a very prestigious profession on the continent, so every clergy member, even the most junior novice nun and priest, wears clothing made of special fabric.

This fabric gradually became the exclusive material for clergy clothing.

It was exactly the same fabric as the one Eugene had.

The town of Aisa is able to use this kind of fabric.

—Only Anjie.

Knight Eugene stared blankly at the few bones along the edge of the fabric, and tears finally welled up in his eyes.

"Sister, I failed to protect you!!"

...

"Ah Qiu—that's strange, why does it feel like someone is cursing at me?" Ange rubbed her nose.

[Given your level of despicable behavior, it wouldn't be surprising if someone cursed you to die, or even gave that person a thumbs up.]

Anjie: "..."

P.S.: The contract was successfully signed! So happy!

P.S.: The description of the doomsday horn in the previous chapter was written incorrectly by Yu. I didn't read it carefully when I was looking up information, sob sob.

P.S.: Making a mistake still can't stop me from asking for votes! That's just how shameless I am (hands on hips)

Section 14, Chapter Fourteen: I Attend My Funeral

"Mayor...I'm sorry, I failed to protect Sister..."

Mayor Luke looked up from a pile of documents and saw Knight Eugene push open the door.