The saintess I possessed had a head full of nonsense.

Even if Christine is powerful, she will run out of mana when faced with these wave after wave of mages. Ten mana tubes won't be enough!

A biblical sorcerer who isn't consumed by sin might come to protect Christine, but what good would it do? Their numbers are far outnumbered by those who want to kill her!

"Holy Maiden!" Suddenly, a voice emerged from the mist of knowledge. It was the blonde loli Kalia from before. A relaxed expression appeared on her childlike face as she smiled and said, "It's good that you're relatively close to me."

"you"

Claire smiled sweetly: "Of course the Church won't let the hard-won [Physical Resurrection] and [Ascension of Will] disappear. We've already prepared a plan, Your Highness, look over there!"

Christine looked in the direction Kalia was pointing, and suddenly, a terrifying wave erupted from her body, blasting Kalia, who was about to stab her with a dagger, away and crashing into an ancient tree.

"You've already condensed [Mind's Eye]?! You're already a 10-star warlock?!" Kalia looked incredulous.

"Why?" Christine asked.

Bishop Iris is clearly a member of the true 'Church of Light' faction!

"Christine, don't you understand?" Claire got up from the ground and said expressionlessly.

"The [Wonder Guidance Potion] you drank contains the power to team up with me, allowing me to find you unilaterally."

You were able to pass through the 'Holy Cross' because I saw that after you entered the wonder, you used special means to notify the Cult of the Seven Deadly Sins, causing them to immediately ignite their sinful desires and make the sorcerer world aware of an unprecedented crisis. That's why the sorcerer world allowed you to pass through the 'Holy Cross', because the sorcerers want to know that they need a spiritual leader like you.

Now that I've said this, you should understand.

If you win the war of knowledge, you will be the spiritual leader, you will receive both physical resurrection and ascension of will, and you will become the next pope.

If the war of knowledge is lost, I will reclaim the [physical resurrection] and [ascension of will], because I will be the closest sorcerer to you, and you will die in accordance with the intentions of the Seven Deadly Sins Cult.

"Then another Christine will receive both physical resurrection and ascension of will, to demonstrate that the biblical magical community's report was correct, and that you were merely a victim of mistaken identity, thus mitigating the impact of the war's defeat."

“Lady Iris’s faction could not possibly do such a thing,” Christine said, her eyes reddening.

Kria said, "You're wrong. For the sake of this world, some sacrifices are necessary."

It is precisely because we are the true Church of Light that we make this choice for the sake of the church and for God.

Do you know why we went directly to the Seven Deadly Sins Cult and created your 'Holy Cross'?

Because we know we have almost no chance of winning.

The brighter the light, the deeper the darkness.

Human desires are endless. In the past, they wanted to be full; later, they wanted to eat well; and now, they want even more.

Money flows to those who have no shortage of money, and love flows to those who have no shortage of love. People think this way in every era, except that 'money' and 'love' can also be other things, or just put in a different way.

The world of biblical arts has accumulated too much sinful desire; this calamity was bound to come sooner or later.

The Bible is not wrong; the sorcerers are wrong. It is their sinful desires that have created this calamity that the church can never overcome.

Now, we must pay the price for them, and for ourselves.

After this war of knowledge, the rise of the Church of the Seven Deadly Sins is inevitable. Before the other Christine masters the Resurrection of the Body and the Ascension of the Will, the Church can take this opportunity to unify its internal structure and purge impurities. Once the other Christine appears, she will become the hope of Noxus City. Having experienced this great calamity of sin and lust, God's believers will be more united, the Church of Light will become stronger, and it will surely defeat the Church of the Seven Deadly Sins once again.

Christine, your sacrifice was great.

Christine, you are a pure and flawless saint, you are the real image of the Bible, and your fine virtues are being praised by people.

Christine, didn't you experience the 'Tragedy of the Saintess'? It was that saintess who brought peace to Noxus City for thousands of years. You can become that person too.”

Claria slowly walked towards Christine and began to speak:

"So, Christine, what is your choice?"

(End of this chapter)

I need to take a day off to revise this article.

I found a logical flaw in today's article and need to rewrite it. It seems I won't have time to finish today, so I'll take a day off. o(╥﹏╥)o

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 116 Let's find our own way to seize the future.

The Cult of Seven Sins needs Christine to be the 'last straw'. The Church of Light possesses new and unknown technology that can accurately extract a sorcerer's specific enchantment, recovering [physical resurrection] and [ascension of will], thus making up for the losses in this doomed war.

This is the truth about the cooperation between light and darkness; this is the truth about the 'Holy Cross'.

“Choice? What I should be doing now is being angry. What right do you have to make all these decisions on your own?” Christine hissed.

"I will defend your emotions to the death, but please understand our predicament."

Lies don't hurt, the truth is the sharpest knife. Christine, all you needed to do was die a noble death, and we would bear the pain of deception and the guilt of sacrifice.

"You know the truth now, but you still can't change the outcome, can you?" Claire said.

Christine laughed in exasperation: "The pain of deception, the guilt of sacrifice, hahaha!"

Do you know the details of the 'Tragedy of the Saintess' because Elsa, who killed the ancient saintess, wrote those words in the ancient books? How hypocritical! Does this make her feel any better about her guilt towards the saintess?

They made all the decisions out of arrogance, and all these years, the church really hasn't changed at all!

“But I am not as noble as that saint. I am smelling the salty bitterness in the wind; it is the smell of betrayal,” Christine said coldly.

"When there is no other solution, you must be the one to do it."

The 'Holy Cross' does not randomly choose those who pass through. Christine, you are the chosen one because you are worthy of being entrusted by the world of magic.

You've already made up your mind, haven't you?

"Under the 'Cross of Despair,' you are doomed. You know that letting me take the [Resurrection of the Body] and the [Ascension of the Will] is the best choice for God's believers, for Noxus City, and for all living beings," Claire said.

Christine's chest heaved violently, her breathing heavy, her beautiful blue eyes red, and two lines of clear tears streamed down her face. She hissed, "I'm actually the type who's willing to give to you, but you can't ask me for it."

Claire sighed, "Thank you, Christine. I know your answer now. May you become an angel after you die, serving God."

The blonde loli walked slowly towards them, holding a sharp dagger in her hand.

"I'm sorry, my dearest friend, it seems this is the end for me." Christine closed her eyes, her body trembling slightly.

While the 'betrayal' certainly angered her, under the 'cross of despair,' it was absolutely impossible for any sorcerer in the entire history of sorcerers to survive, so her venting would be meaningless.

Sacrificing oneself has become the best and only option.

Christine possesses the Holy Light; her aggressive thoughts and defiant words are merely empty rhetoric. Deep down, she is pure and kind. As Kalia said, in the absence of a solution, she would become like the ancient saintess.

"What a damn world!"

Li Xuan was truly enraged this time. At this moment, he frantically broke free from Christine's possession and then possessed her again, constantly refreshing the three magical seals he carried, transforming them into weapons and costumes from the magical world, in order to find a chance for Christine to survive!

【Split Bow】-【Pure Gold Slit Dress】- Increases spell power by 13 points in the spellcasting realm. When launching a ranged attack, there is a chance to split it into two.

【Deadly Body Odor】-【Smoky Makeup】- Increases magical power by 12 points in the magical realm, making it less likely for the user to encounter magical creatures.

[Uncompromising Law] - [Ruthless Iron Gloves] - Increases spell power by 14 points in the spellcasting realm, causing enemy spellcasters to experience normal pain within the spellcasting realm.

No, no!

As he switched between the various magical seals, a sense of despair crept into Li Xuan's heart.

The spectacular 'Cross of Despair' mode leaves no room for resistance. Even if Christine's magical power increases to 400, and thousands of sorcerers swarm in, her magical power will eventually be exhausted. In the relentless siege, her soul energy will eventually be annihilated!

Several possessed individuals, 30+ spell seals, more than ten consecutive possessions, yet not a single spell seal could help!

Li Xuan then randomly possessed a female sorcerer who hadn't entered the Bible Sorcerer realm, researching the wonders and encounters of the 'Village of Beginnings' in an attempt to use the maximum guarantee [number of summons for wonders and encounters in the Bible Sorcerer realm]. However, he discovered that, like the 'Tragedy of the Saintess,' many major events were deliberately hidden by the 'Church of Light,' even Christine was unaware of them. The known wonders, encounters, or major events were simply insufficient to counter the 'Cross of Despair'!

Do not!

"Thank you, dear friend." Christine shed tears, unable to hide her sobs. She did not stop Li Xuan, but thanked him at the end.

"Let's fight our way out. Perhaps the tide of spells is about to end, perhaps we'll encounter unknown wonders or adventures, perhaps the sorcerers of the sorcery world are desperately struggling to stop it all from happening, perhaps..."

This is unrealistic. The church's "maybes" carry a heavier burden than ours. Your "maybes" are too insignificant. Forget it, my dear friend, forget it.

"Perhaps the other Christine cannot reverse the [physical resurrection] and [ascension of the will], and the Church of Light has no absolute solution to this."

"Perhaps people are stronger than we imagine."

"Perhaps physical resurrection and the ascension of the will are not that important."

What may be a life-or-death ordeal for you is just a small experiment for them, one of many methods.

"Perhaps these 'perhaps' are still not as heavy as the plan she mentioned, if they still make you feel guilty and morally blackmailed, if you still can't make up your mind."

Li Xuan took over Christine's body and looked at Claria, saying, "Sorry, since I wasn't directly bound to the 'Cross of Despair,' I'd like to try again."

"Then you can pin the blame on me for any sins that might result from 'Christine's' killing spree."

"No, no!" Christine cried out.

"Christine!"

"From the moment they replicated the past of the ancient saintess and sacrificed you without telling you beforehand, the Church of Light has never been what it is in the Bible. The City Lord's Hall is also rotting. Do you really want to entrust your future to them?"

When Li Xuan left and possessed another body, he brought with him [Memory Retrieval], which had also been restored from its cooldown due to the upgrade, revealing the future Noxus City in his memory.

"The future is already bleak, so let's find a way to seize it ourselves, my dear friend."

"besides."

"I love you so much, if you die."

Li Xuan extended Christine's fair hand to Claria, thinking to himself:

"I will definitely destroy the Church of Light with my own hands in the future."

“You could have died with dignity, in every sense of the word, in everyone’s heart.” Claire drew her dagger.

"You know I can do it."

Christine sobbed, memories of the war-torn city of Noxus flashing through her mind. She murmured, "I also want to go back and slap those big shots in the face, to see their so-called pain, to berate their so-called guilt, to enjoy the gaze of the masses, to change the current church, to continue being Christine—I am Christine! But I still think Claria's method is better."

This is not the time for young people to be defiant and passionate.

But my dear friend, you are truly both gentle and domineering.

This world is full of betrayal and indifference.

After all the twists and turns, you're really my only true friend.

"You dare threaten me? Fine, then I'll put all the blame on you without any guilt, and then..."

Help me!