I'm really not a Sanctuary Warlock.

However, just as the crack was about to close.

A surge of scorching energy, far more violent than before, suddenly erupted from the depths of the rift.

"boom--!"

The eerie blue flames instantly engulfed Anna's figure.

A terrifying heatwave swept across the entire mountaintop.

Lynn and Lisa were violently pushed back by the force, taking more than ten steps before they could barely regain their balance.

Lisa was even nearly caught in the blazing fire.

Is Anna... dead?

Lynn's mind went blank.

His ears were ringing, and he could only stare blankly at the blazing blue flame.

At the heart of the flames, Anna endured the excruciating pain of her soul being burned.

Fortunately.

With Lynn's help, her sanity has been restored to a fairly safe level.

This meant that she didn't suffer too much of a shock when performing the sealing spell, and the whole process was much easier than she had expected.

only……

The karmic fire that surges from the deepest part of the rift in hell will probably not be so easy to extinguish.

It was burning her flesh and blood, and even more so, scorching her soul.

As the last golden chain tightened, the dark rift finally closed completely and disappeared into the air.

The scorching heat at the mountaintop suddenly subsided.

The pale blue flame that enveloped Anna gradually subsided.

Anna's figure reappeared.

The staff in her hand had disappeared, and she collapsed to her knees, using her last bit of strength to keep from falling completely.

"Your Highness!"

Lisa gasped and rushed toward Anna without thinking.

"Don't come any closer!"

Anna abruptly raised her head and sternly stopped her.

"I am engulfed in karmic fire!"

Lisa stopped abruptly.

Lynn then saw clearly that Anna was still surrounded by a faint, ghostly blue flame.

Although the flames were much weaker than before, they still exuded an incomparably domineering and destructive aura.

Karmic fire is contagious.

Once touched, it will instantly attach itself to the soul, never to be extinguished, until the soul is completely burned away.

This is the most vicious curse from hell.

Because of her high sanity, Anna did not die immediately after sealing the Gates of Hell, unlike previous saintesses.

She survived.

But this "luck" must be repaid in a more cruel way.

The endless burning of karma will torment her for the rest of her life, until the very last moment of her life.

Anna breathed slowly, and looking at Lisa, who was extremely anxious a few steps away, a relieved smile appeared on her face.

"Lisa, your punishment is over."

"Leave now. The world is vast. You'll eventually find your place somewhere."

“Your Highness…” Lisa began, her voice trembling.

“I am no longer a saint,” Anna interrupted her.

"Do not."

Lisa shook her head vigorously. The usually aloof disciplinary nun's dark eyes were now brimming with tears.

"You will always be my prince, I will never leave you."

She certainly guessed what Anna was going to do.

Most likely, he will find a secluded corner where no one knows him, and quietly wait for the flames of karma to burn him to ashes.

This process may be long and painful.

But this is the only way.

She couldn't risk the spread of the karmic fire by going outside to find a way to extinguish it.

"Your Highness, please don't try to persuade me."

Lisa's voice regained its firmness.

I will always be by your side.

After she finished speaking, she turned her head and looked at Lynn beside her.

All told, they had only known each other for four days.

Four days ago, this boy was a homeless man huddled in a corner, on the verge of death. Now, he has the ability to summon sirens.

He was no longer the cursed son who was at the mercy of others.

"If we want to free Her Highness from the burning flames of karma, there are only two known methods."

Lisa broke the silence, speaking rapidly as if grasping at a last straw.

"First, raise the level of your unicorn and let it grow to level 60 as soon as possible. As an adult holy spirit creature, it can release pure holy light to extinguish the karmic fire."

"The second option is to go to the church in the royal city and find the archbishop. That man has sealed the gates of hell several times, yet he has never been tainted by the flames of hell. He must have a solution."

"But neither of these methods is simple."

A bitter expression appeared on Lisa's face.

"Based on my observations over the past few days, your unicorn's level is likely tied to yours. It may take many years for you to reach level 60, and by then, Her Highness the Saintess may... be unable to hold on any longer."

"As for the second method... we all know what kind of people are in the church, and the archbishop will not help us so easily."

Lisa wanted to continue.

"enough."

Anna interrupted her.

She stopped looking at Lisa and instead turned her gaze to Lynn.

Those golden eyes shone exceptionally bright against the backdrop of the blue flames.

"I can tell you're confused about your future."

Anna said softly.

"Perhaps, travel can help you find the meaning of your existence."

Chapter Thirty-Two: The Catgirl's Plea for Help

Lynn stood still.

travel?

Anna clearly didn't want him to get involved in the subsequent trouble. A former saintess tainted by karmic fire would inevitably face endless persecution from the church once her whereabouts were exposed.

“Over the next week, Lisa and I will teach you some basic spells,” Anna said, brushing a stray hair behind her ear. “Once you’ve learned them enough, you can set off.”

"You decide the destination."

The next seven days became the most relaxed and pleasant period of Lynn's life since her transmigration.

The somber and heavy atmosphere atop Mount Nikolay seemed to have been buried along with the seal of the gates of hell.

The villagers whose children were rescued spontaneously came to help, carrying logs and bringing smoked meat and wheat cakes to express their gratitude in the most simple and heartfelt way.

The next day, Lynn and Lisa brought the timber from the foot of the mountain.

“This log is too long, cut off a section.” Lisa carried a thick log steadily over.

The heavy log pressed down on her shoulders, yet she didn't even break a sweat.

Lynn swung his axe and chopped off a large chunk of wood.

"You're too weak." Lisa threw the log on the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

She patted the dust off her hands, a rare hint of teasing in her expression.

"I make a living with my brain," Lynn said, shaking his aching wrist. "Besides, what sorcerer spends all day chopping wood?"

Over the past few days, Lynn discovered that this disciplinary nun wasn't actually that difficult to get along with. As long as Anna wasn't involved, she was just a girl who would sulk if there wasn't a piece of meat missing from her dinner.

There was no pursuit, no cultists, and no sanity points that could collapse at any moment.

They only work at sunrise and rest at sunset.

Lynn took a sip of hot water and thought that living like this for the rest of her life wouldn't be bad.

The thought had barely crossed his mind when he forcibly suppressed it.

As long as the karmic fire within Anna is not extinguished, this peace is nothing but a false bubble.

Nighttime meditation became Lynn's only homework.

Anna taught very diligently.

From basic elemental perception to the trajectory of magic's operation.

“A warlock’s power comes from blood or curses, but in the same way a mage channels power.” Anna sat cross-legged by the campfire and began to instruct Lynn on how to meditate effectively.

Lynn closed her eyes and did as instructed.

He learns very quickly.

In seven days, he reached level ten.

Moreover, he also mastered the basics of fireball and wind blade techniques.

Although the power is underwhelming, at least it provides some basic self-defense measures, so you don't have to constantly summon devastating sirens to scare people.

Pleasant days are always too short.

On the morning of the seventh day.

At the foot of Mount Nikolay.

The morning mist had not completely dissipated, and the air was heavy with moisture.

Lynn, holding the Holy Spirit Unicorn, stood on the road leading to the outside world.

Anna and Lisa stood opposite.

Anna changed into an ordinary linen dress, and the dark blue karmic fire was temporarily suppressed under her skin by some high-level spell, only faintly revealing a blue light.

Lisa lowered her head, her toes unconsciously kicking at the pebbles on the ground.

The old village chief and several villagers waited by the roadside.

Upon seeing Lynn emerge, the old village chief hurriedly stepped forward and hung a heavy cloth bag on the unicorn's back.

"Lord Lynn, this is some dry rations and dried meat that the village has managed to gather." The old village chief's wrinkled face was full of gratitude. "Take care on the road."

"I'll leave you here." Lynn flipped over and mounted the unicorn.

Anna nodded.

Be careful in everything you do.

Lynn gripped the reins tightly, looking down at Anna.