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

"Dining room?"

"That's not even as good as what our imperial chef makes."

“Then…” Sophia’s eyes flashed, “The Royal Capital Cathedral?”

Noah: "..."

“I guessed right.” Sophia chuckled. “I know that my brother and the Holy Maiden are in love, but even so, as heirs to divine and royal power, meeting so frequently before marriage is bound to cause gossip. Besides… the Holy Maiden is not in the capital right now.”

Upon hearing this, Noah was taken aback. "Not in the capital?"

Sofia nodded. "Pope Jerina said she has sent Her Majesty the Saint to the south of the empire to deal with an emergency."

Before Noah could reply, Sophia continued, "I advise you to abandon your thoughts. Your sneaking into the church last night has already angered Father. In two days, he will send you to the north to comfort the soldiers. You'd better stay put. If you disappear at this crucial moment and anger Father, he might cancel your engagement with the Holy Maiden in a fit of rage. Then it will be too late for you to regret it."

"...All right."

P.S.: I spent 15 hours on the bus today, and I typed this chapter right there on the bus. I'll be home tomorrow, and once I have some free time, I'll start updating like crazy! Finally, I can update properly again, waaaah, I'm exhausted!

Chapter 20, Section 81: My lord, the times are constantly shifting!

Into the night

After coaxing Lena to stay obediently in the church, Ange followed Emil to the location of the Ocean Church.

"So why are we going up on the rooftops?" Emil asked in a low voice, watching Ange leaping between the rows of houses with a puzzled look.

Ange chuckled, "I just want to experience what it's like to be a phantom thief."

"Phantom thief? What's that? Is it a type of thief?" Emil asked, somewhat confused. "And even if they are thieves, they wouldn't walk on the roof, would they? It's difficult to walk on, and wouldn't it be very conspicuous for a grown man to jump around on the roof? Unless that thief is out of their mind, they wouldn't do that."

Anjie: "..."

That makes a lot of sense, but I don't know what to say for a moment.

The Ocean Church is not a secret forbidden area, and even with the recent special circumstances, there is no phenomenon of heavy guards at the entrance.

Therefore, it was incredibly easy for Ange and Emil to infiltrate the church.

Following Emil's senses, the two arrived at the room where the Pope of the Ocean Church was located.

However, as soon as they approached the room, they heard a suppressed conversation coming from inside.

"Has the person been caught?"

"We caught her, she's locked up in the basement. Don't worry, she wasn't hurt, we just used magic to put her into a deep sleep."

The voices were those of two men.

The former spoke in a languid tone, carrying the composure of someone in a superior position; the latter, on the other hand, sounded much more respectful.

Ange and Emil exchanged a glance.

They caught him?

Who did they catch?

Bi Su's image appeared in both of their minds at the same time.

Anjie rubbed her temples, feeling somewhat helpless.

When Ange encountered Bi Su in the morning, she could tell that he was already at his limit. Without her help, it was only a matter of time before he was captured by the Ocean Church.

That's why Anjie offered Bisu a helping hand, but he still refused her help.

As expected, they were eventually captured by the Ocean Church.

Moreover, even if it weren't Bi Su who was captured, Ange still couldn't let the Ocean Church get its way in order to disrupt their unknown plans.

The captured hostages must be rescued.

Thinking of this, Ange leaned close to Emil and whispered, "I'm going to the basement to rescue them. You stay here and keep watch, gathering clues and information, but make sure they don't find us."

We haven't openly broken ties with the Ocean Church yet; we can't let them find out we've sneaked in.

Chief Judge Emil frowned. "I'll go with you to rescue them. Just in case something goes wrong..."

However, Anjie shook her head, "It's inconvenient for two people to move around. Besides, we finally got a lead, how can we just give up like this? Okay, don't worry, I'll definitely be fine."

Seeing that she couldn't persuade the girl, Ange could only nod in agreement.

However, he still repeatedly reminded Anjie to be careful.

After Ange left, Emil continued to focus his attention on the church in the room.

"The altar is ready. I hope you won't make any mistakes this time. Otherwise, if you anger the Father God, well, you should know the consequences."

"...This... Your Excellency, you should also know that two very troublesome individuals have arrived from the Church of Light. One of them is the Chief Judge of the Power. We will naturally do our utmost to awaken the Divine Lord, but if those two from the Church of Light cause trouble... I'm afraid we won't be able to handle them."

"Don't worry. What judge? He's nothing but an ant before the Father God. You just need to take care of things at the altar. As for that Church of Light... heh, leave it to me."

...

Not long after leaving, Ange realized a very important problem.

Where is the dungeon?

A dungeon, as the name suggests, is a prison built underground.

But Ange wandered around the huge church, almost tearing the floor tiles off, and ultimately couldn't find a passage leading underground.

After thinking for a moment, Anjie chose the most direct approach—asking for directions.

However, her way of asking for directions was different from the normal way of asking for directions.

"There's a lone Ocean Cultist ahead; let's slowly approach him from behind..."

Ange muttered to herself as she reached out to a cult member who was unaware of what was about to happen.

However, things rarely go as planned.

Before Ange had taken two steps, the cultist suddenly turned around and met her gaze.

"Uh... Good evening?" Ange blinked and acted cute.

The other person was clearly also caught off guard. How could such a beautiful young girl appear just by turning around?

Upon sensing that Anjie did not possess any aura of the Ocean Church, the cultist's expression instantly turned fierce. "You are not a follower of the Ocean Church! Who are you!?"

The Ocean Cult members' voices were quite loud, startling Anjie, who looked around in a panic.

Fortunately, the location was remote enough that the cultist's shout did not cause any further trouble.

But if we let the other party keep shouting, things might not turn out that way.

Thinking of this, Anjie's gaze towards the cultist changed slightly. "Since you've seen it, I can't leave him alive!"

As long as I eliminate everyone who discovers me, my stealth will be successful!

Staring at the Ocean Cultists, Ange's lips curled into a smile, and she cracked her knuckles.

Are you sure you're a saint and not some kind of villain?

Anjie was taken aback by the system's comments.

After carefully considering her words, Ange clicked her tongue and mentally replied to the system, "It's alright, anyway, there aren't many decent people in our Church of Light~"

【…】

What she said made such a good point that I couldn't refute it...

After successfully silencing the system, Ange continued to clench her fists and walked toward the cultist with a cold smile.

Seeing the girl's posture of wanting to fight him hand-to-hand, the Ocean Cultist was stunned for a moment, then drew a machete more than a meter long from his waist.

Anjie was stunned as she stared at the machete that gleamed coldly in the moonlight.

No! Aren't you a member of the Ocean Church? Why are you carrying a machete that's over a meter long? Are you sure the Ocean Church is a religion and not some kind of gang hideout?

Anjie then thought to herself that the priest at her family's Bright Church was actually a reformed gang leader.

It seems plausible that members of the Ocean Church carry a machete with them... right?

However, the Ocean Cultist clearly wouldn't answer the girl's question. At this moment, he was walking towards the girl with a machete in hand. "Heh, no matter who you are, if you dare to trespass into our church, then you can stay here forever! What an idiot, what era is this, still fighting hand-to-hand with others."

Anjie: "..."

She pursed her lips, silently pulled a Barrett rifle from under her skirt, and pointed the thick muzzle at the cultist's head.

My lord, times have changed!

The Ocean Cultist was taken aback. He swung his machete out of thin air, and a magic circle with a diameter of two meters materialized in front of him. Terrifying energy fluctuations gathered at the center of the magic circle, as if a two-meter-thick beam of energy would shoot out from the magic circle in the next second.

My lord, the new era has returned!

Ange snorted coldly, tossed Barrett aside, and pulled out another man-portable rocket launcher from under her skirt. Two fist-sized holy light shells flashed with dazzling light from the thick barrel.

My lord, the times are constantly shifting!

This time, Ange did not give the Ocean Cultists another chance, and quickly pulled the trigger of the rocket launcher.

Section 82, Chapter Twenty-One: The Rich Dog!

Fortunately, the shells were not loaded with uncontrollable explosives, but with a magic circle of light constructed by Ange.

After deliberately inscribing several silencing magic circles, the sound of the cannonball explosions did not travel as far.

Seeing the Ocean Cult member lying on the ground severely injured, Ange smiled and poked his cheek, "Tell me, where is your dungeon?"

The Ocean Cultists were still completely bewildered.

He still couldn't figure out what the thick, large thing the girl had pulled out from under her skirt was.

You should know that he is one of the most powerful priests in the Ocean Church, and in terms of combat strength alone, some priests are no match for him.

Just as he was looking at the girl with foolish eyes, confidently thinking of defeating her, she threw a holy light RPG at him?

I got up, killed him in one move, what's there to say?