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

Thinking of this, Anjie's expression turned much uglier.

Seeing Ange and Emil's reactions, Bi Su understood that these two knew what the "Day of the Return of the Stars" represented.

While relieved that he could save himself some trouble, Bi Su also felt a pang of anxiety.

They were about to face terrifying monsters from the deep sea.

If these two members of the Church of Light in front of me back down, or even send me back to the Church of Ocean, then I'm doomed!

but...

Bi Su cautiously sized up Ange and Emil, thinking to himself.

These two are, after all, people sent by the Holy Church of the Royal Capital, and one of them is even the Holy Maiden of Light. They shouldn't give up so easily.

Ange: "Chief Judge Emil, I suddenly feel more comfortable staying in the capital. Let's go back now!"

Bi Su: "???"

Are you really a saintly lady who cares about the world and all living beings?!

Fortunately, Emil was reasonable. She slowly stepped forward and touched Bi Su's forehead with her index finger. After a cleansing treatment, the disheveled girl was transformed back into a charming and lovely girl.

"Rest assured, since the Ocean Church wants to summon an evil god, it will inevitably harm innocent lives. Even if we don't have a mission from the Royal Capital Holy Church, we will stop them; it is our duty as believers of the Goddess."

Emil's words brought tears to Bi Su's eyes.

These are true believers of the Church of Light!

Who is that Holy Maiden of Light next to me?

After being moved, Bi Su continued, "Tomorrow is the day the stars return to their zenith. At that time, the Ocean Church will awaken the great terror residing in the deep sea through the altar. If they succeed... the entire city of Haina, no, the southern coast of the Ors Empire, will be reduced to ruins!"

Emil and Ange exchanged a glance, both realizing the seriousness of the situation.

But Ange suddenly remembered something, her gaze lingering on Bi Su for a few seconds, "According to you, as long as the Ocean Church activates the altar tomorrow, everything will be fine. So why did they still arrest you?"

Bi Su's expression stiffened for a moment.

She had originally thought she could get away with it.

But Anjie pointed it out.

After letting out a helpless sigh, Bi Su released the pendant he had been holding, revealing it to An Jie and the other person: "Because... the key to open the altar is in my hands."

The pendant is a round bronze badge engraved with a simple yet mysterious design.

Bi Su continued, "I hid the key to the altar in a secret chamber. Only those who have the key in my possession can open the chamber."

And only I know the location of the secret room. That's why they went to such lengths to capture me and bring me back.”

Ange narrowed her eyes but didn't press the matter further. Instead, she comforted Bi Su, telling her to get some rest, and then led Emil outside the room.

Emil looked at Ange, who had pulled her out of the room, with a puzzled expression.

But after seeing Ange's hesitant expression, he understood. He even cast a soundproofing spell on the door to prevent the people inside from hearing their conversation outside.

"Speak, what's wrong?" Emil crossed his arms, leaned against the wall, and tilted his head to look at Ange. "Do you think that child is lying?"

However, Ange shook her head. "No, she wasn't lying, and everything she said was true. But... she didn't finish."

"You didn't finish?"

“That’s right. We’ve also visited the Ocean Church. Although the combat strength of those believers varies, there are still some quite powerful individuals. Logically speaking, something as precious as the altar key would certainly be heavily guarded, if not carried by the Pope himself.”

But such a treasure was taken by a defenseless little girl and locked in a room that no one could open except with a key... The probability of that is really quite low.

So I suspect..."

Ange paused, then continued, "Bi Su is hiding something about herself. And when I went to rescue her, she unintentionally said something..."

"Tomorrow is the time when the stars return to their zenith. When my power awakens then, heh... forget about any awakening ceremony, I'll crush your damn Ocean Church into dust."

Emil's gaze fell on the closed door, his eyes gradually becoming more meaningful.

Section 85, Chapter Twenty-Four: Repeatedly Jumping Around!

According to Bi Su, she needs to hide well and avoid the day when the stars return to their positions tomorrow so she can rest easy.

Even if the Ocean Church comes knocking, there's nothing to be afraid of.

However, that very evening, members of the Ocean Church came to their door.

Anjie was awakened from her sleep by a noisy commotion.

"Hmm... Mommy Ange, what's wrong?" Lena opened her sleepy face. The little girl, who wasn't fully awake yet, instinctively moved closer to Ange, wrapping her two soft little arms around Ange's neck. The little girl's unique milky scent wafted over.

Ange gently ruffled Lena's hair. "It's okay, you go to sleep first. I'm going out for a bit, I'll be right back."

"Mmm~" Lena smiled sweetly and fell into a deep sleep again.

After asking Emil, who had also woken up, to set up a silencing barrier around Lena, the two hurriedly ran towards the main hall of the Church of Light.

Upon arriving at the church, the two saw dozens of believers dressed in Ocean Church robes surrounding the entrance, staring menacingly at Father Yaheng on Ange's side.

Despite facing a group of hostile Ocean Church followers, Yaheng remained calm and composed, smiling as he looked at the Pope of the Ocean Church at the head of the group.

"Oh dear, what brings Your Holiness to our Church of Light so late at night? Do you wish to join the Church of Light? If so, we would certainly welcome you with open arms!"

As expected of a gangster who turned priest, Yaheng did not fall into a disadvantageous position despite facing a priest from another church. Instead, he smiled and joked with the other party.

The Pope sneered, "Don't play dumb with me. I'm not going to waste words with you. Hand over the girl, and I'll pretend today's events never happened. If you don't, hehe, watch out..."

"What are you going to do? Fly up into the sky and stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun?"

Ange's abrupt voice interrupted the Ocean Pope's words.

When Father Yaheng saw that it was Ange and Emil, he quickly came over and said, "Was I too loud and woke up Her Majesty? I'm so sorry, I will definitely apologize and repent to Her Majesty."

This servile attitude is completely different from his demeanor when he stood up to the Pope of the Ocean just now.

Anjie glanced at Yaheng in surprise.

In my mind, I silently labeled the other person as a "talented person".

Upon hearing Yaheng's address to Anjie, the Ocean Pope's gaze finally fell upon Anjie. After looking the girl up and down, he sneered disdainfully: "Why don't you continue to enjoy your life in your capital and come to such a remote place as our Haina City?"

"Could it be that this young lady is tired of her pampered life and wants to come here for a change of pace, to experience the lifestyle of ordinary people?"

Anjie naturally noticed the sarcastic tone in those words.

After arguing with the system for a long time, the Ocean Pope's taunts couldn't provoke any anger from Ange.

She even felt a little like laughing.

That's it?

The Pope of the Church of the Ocean, the one who summoned mythical creatures, doesn't even know how to mock people?

Anjie decided to teach the other party a lesson.

She stepped forward, pulled a pistol from under her skirt, aimed at the Pope's feet, and fired.

The Ocean Pope had never seen a gun before, so he had no idea of ​​the power of the girl's shot.

I instinctively took a step back.

The pope stepped back, and the other believers followed suit.

Before he could react, another shot hit his other foot, and he took another step back, with the cultists behind him following suit.

Thus, with the continuous gunfire, the members of the Ocean Church were forced out of the gates of the Church of Light.

Ange blinked, and the pistol spun in a circle on her fingertip before finally dissipating into elements.

"What? A dignified Pope, would he be afraid of a pampered, weak girl like me who can't even kill a chicken?"

Oh dear, no way, no one would be afraid of a beautiful, kind, gentle, generous, and charming girl like me, right?

Oh, so it's you. Never mind then.

As she spoke, Ange covered the corner of her mouth with one hand, a wicked smile flashing in her eyes, which were dyed gold by magic.

Even though it's a level perspective, I inexplicably feel like I'm being trampled underfoot or being stared down at from above.

At this moment, the Pope of the Ocean's face was so black it was almost dripping with water.

Only then did he realize that Anjie was just teasing him!

Anger surged through his brain; he wanted nothing more than to rush in and beat the girl who had mocked him to death.

But reason prevailed and stopped him from having such thoughts.

"Is the Church of Light really so shameless? They dared to break into our church without permission, abduct our people, and now they're even humiliating us believers who came to demand an explanation. The unwritten rule is that religions should keep to themselves. So... can I assume that Your Excellency's actions have violated this religious agreement?"

Tearing up agreements between religions!?

It was quite unsettling to have such a huge burden thrown at Anjie.

Fortunately, Anjie's skin was thick enough from the system's training, so she could withstand any kind of accusation.

She immediately scoffed, "Your Holiness is truly forgetful. You were the ones who bullied our believers first, and when we went to demand an explanation, you wouldn't even grant us a meeting. Hah, so you're the one who broke the agreement!"

As she spoke, Ange glanced sideways at Father Yaheng beside her.

Yaheng was stunned for a moment, then collapsed to the ground with a thud, clutching his left leg and crying out in pain, "Ah! My right leg! You bastards broke it! I'm going to sue you! I'm going to report your crimes to the Holy Church of the Capital, and then we'll see how you deal with it!"

Ange pursed her lips, thinking that the priest's acting was good, just a bit exaggerated.

The people from the Ocean Church on the other side, however, had much darker expressions.

"Don't talk nonsense! We've never even seen a priest from the Church of Light before, let alone broken his leg!"

"Exactly! And who's holding onto their left leg when they clearly broke their right leg?!"

Whether he heard something or not, Father Aheng, who was lying on the ground throwing a tantrum, quietly moved his hand from his left leg to his right leg.

The members of the Ocean Cult all stared at Yaheng, who was lying on the ground pretending to be injured, and their feelings were all complicated.

Ange sneered, pulled out a spear from under her skirt that was exactly the same as the one Joan had made, and hurled it with all her might at the feet of the Ocean Pope.

With a crisp clang, the spear sank a meter deep into the feet of the Ocean Pope.

Then, Anjie's voice drifted over: