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

I play a unique role in the Ocean Church's plans.

This is why the Ocean Church went to such great lengths to capture her.

but...

She pondered for a moment, then finally let out a long breath and placed her small hand in Anjie's palm. "I believe you. Take me with you."

Of course, Aldebaran's statement "I believe you" was also a lie.

Although I still don't trust Ange, leaving this dungeon is indeed the most urgent matter.

As for leaving the dungeon, Bi Su was confident that he could escape from the girl.

He was someone who had been on the run for so many days while being pursued by the behemoth that was the Ocean Church.

And this girl with him, although she could tear the iron cage apart with her bare hands, would definitely raise a naive and innocent saintess from a lawful and benevolent church like the Church of Light.

Deceiving such a strong but naive girl would be a piece of cake.

Aldebaran is very confident.

Bi Su felt incredibly brave!

Aldebaran felt he was gradually understanding everything!

Until she saw the girl pull a burlap sack that shimmered with holy light and a binding rope from under her skirt.

Bi Su was stunned. "You... what are you going to do?"

Anjie smiled and waved her hand. "Don't be nervous. There are so many believers outside, it might cause an accident if you just follow along like this. Just in case, I'll put you in a sack and carry you away. I'll release you when we get to the Church of Light. By the way, do you prefer a black sack or a pink sack? Never mind, I only have Holy Light sacks here, so you'll have to make do with these!"

"Huh? Huh!? No, wait, why is this way of tying me up so wrong!? Noooooooo—"

"By the way, your constant yelling is a problem. Let me make you something to shut you up! Oh, it's too big, but it's okay. Word is huge, just bear with it!"

"..."

...

Anjie lifted the sack on her shoulder and couldn't help but smile.

She thought she was incredibly smart.

They actually came up with such a foolproof plan.

What is the correct way to rescue a hostage?

They themselves took the hostages hostage!

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Faced with the system's sarcastic tone, Anjie simply snorted: Of course~

Returning along the same route, easily avoiding the patrolling sea cultists, he finally spotted Emil waiting for him in a corner at the entrance of the sea church.

Upon seeing Ange, Emil rushed to greet her, his gaze finally settling on the sack on Ange's back. "Ange, my darling, this is..."

Ange smiled happily, "Oh, this is a hostage!"

"...You're using this to hold hostages?"

"What else? Don't worry, I learned my divine creation technique from Judge Joan. It's very solid and there's absolutely no chance of it leaking!"

"..."

Emil fell into deep thought.

She began to think that when she returned to the capital, she must make sure that Ange and Qiong kept their distance.

Before running away from home, my dear Anjie was a well-behaved, adorable, and clever girl.

Why has she become a bit silly since returning from running away from home...?

During this period, only Qiong stayed with Anjie for a while.

Considering Joan's erratic thought process, Emil decisively pinned the blame for Ange's current state on Joan.

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After returning to the Church of Light, in order not to disturb Lena who was sleeping in Ange's room, the two went straight into Emil's room.

"Let her out quickly, don't let her suffocate." Emil looked at the sack on Ange's back, feeling somewhat helpless.

Anjie chuckled, opened the sack, and poured the contents out.

Although her actions were somewhat rough, Emil didn't pay much attention to it and just cautiously leaned over to see what the hostage looked like.

"Waaaaah!"

With a gasp, the petite Bi Su rolled out of the sack and landed directly on the ground, crying out in pain. However, the stuff in her mouth turned all her cries into low moans.

Bi Su was bound in a grotesque position by a holy light binding rope. Perhaps because her mouth was gagged, saliva flowed down the corners of the girl's mouth and down her neck. Strands of green hair clung to her temples, and her beautiful eyes were filled with tears.

Emil fell silent upon witnessing this scene.

The foot that had just stepped out was slowly retracted, and the person even took two steps back.

Anjie, however, did not sense anything amiss. She excitedly went over and removed the gag from Bi Su, then slowly loosened the restraints. "Hey, thank you for your hard work. Don't worry, we've arrived at the Church of Light, it's safe now."

Bi Su was already in a state of utter exhaustion, lying on the ground with lifeless eyes.

Waaaaah...

I am no longer clean.

"...Angie, who taught you this binding technique?"

Upon hearing Emil's question, Ange looked at her and saw that Emil had hidden most of his body behind the wall, with an indescribable light gleaming in his eyes.

Ange blinked and decisively shifted the blame to Joan, "Chief Judge Joan taught me this. She used this method to tie up those bad guys at the witch gathering, and said that this is how to tie up girls in the future."

Emil: "..."

Unbeknownst to Joan, who was far away in the Holy Church in the capital, her name had already been written down by Emil in his notebook of revenge.

You dare to corrupt my pure, kind, lovely, and innocent Anjie? I'll never forgive you!

Emil gritted his teeth silently.

P.S.: My darlings in Henan, stay strong! Take care of yourselves. Once we get through this, I'll buy you girls' clothes! JK uniform, please!

(Those who yell "white stockings + band-aids," drag them out and slap them!)

Chapter 23, Section 84: The Holy Maiden of Light? What a load of crap!

Meanwhile, far away in the Holy Church in the capital, Joan suddenly sneezed.

This caused the surrounding believers to look at the chief judge with surprise.

Could someone as powerful as the chief referee catch a cold?

Looks like I need to drink more hot water, go to bed early and get up early, and drink a glass of warm milk before bed.

Joan had no idea that her sneeze had turned all her men into obedient children.

She was staring at the stacks of documents in front of her with a lifeless gaze, her mind gradually breaking down.

With Chief Justice Gaya busy liaising with the royal family, Chief Justice Emil's usual tasks fell to her shoulders.

At that moment, she missed Emil terribly.

"Sigh, I wonder when my darling Ange and that old woman Emil will be back... Oh right! When Ange comes back, I'll teach her how to handle documents. Then I'll just use the excuse of training her skills to dump all the documents on her, right? Hmm, as my good eldest daughter, Ange shouldn't blame me!"

...

Bi Su was quite resilient.

After being untied, I quickly adjusted my mood.

However, she still feels instinctively intimidated whenever she sees Ange.

Ange, however, had no idea what had happened. "Tell us about the Ocean Church. What are they trying to do? Why are they provoking the Church of Light and arresting innocent people without authorization?"

Emil also came over, looking at Bi Su with a serious expression.

Bi Su glanced at the two of them, then subconsciously clenched the pendant on his chest.

After a moment's thought, she slowly said, "Have you ever heard of... the day when the stars align themselves?"

Ange and Emil reacted differently upon hearing the term.

Emil frowned.

As the chief inquisitor of the Church of Light, Emil naturally had access to many secrets inaccessible to ordinary people, such as legendary treasures, dragon lairs, and the celestial beings in the distant heavens, and so on...

Mythical creatures.

Coincidentally, the day the stars returned to their positions was inextricably linked to an unnamed race.

Without exception, anything related to those mythical creatures is extremely troublesome.

Unlike Emil's calm reflection, Ange's reaction was much stronger.

She had felt something was familiar when she overheard the news of the stars returning to the sun, and now that Bi Su had mentioned it again, she remembered it.

This thing must be related to at least one of the Great Old Ones!

Moreover, Hainacheng is located by the sea...

In conjunction with the description of the system tasks...

An image of an octopus head immediately flashed into Anjie's mind.

Anjie's expression turned much uglier.

Admittedly, he is very strong, and with the aid of divine creation techniques, even some Great Old Ones cannot do anything to him under normal circumstances.

But... that's the general case.

That octopus head is anything but "ordinary".

Although he often mocked that octopus-headed guy as a weak ship and a useless old father who liked to squat on the toilet, the other party was actually one of the top-tier Great Old Ones in terms of combat power! He was even comparable to some Outer Gods!