I'm really not a Sanctuary Warlock.

As soon as I stepped on it, the icy lake water instantly went over my ankles, and I almost stumbled and slipped into the lake.

"..."

Kind of embarrassing.

Hopefully Anna didn't notice.

Lynn silently withdrew his foot and obediently retreated to the shore.

Hey.

I was born to lie flat!

Just as he was lamenting, the battle broke out.

The unicorn's long horn suddenly lit up, and a dazzling beam of light shot out, heading straight for Anna's face.

"Radiance".

Anna neither dodged nor avoided the beam of light. She pushed forward with one hand, and a circular halo made of light elements appeared out of thin air, precisely meeting the beam of light.

The collision did not produce a deafening roar, but only stirred up violent ripples on the lake surface.

"Cloud and Mist Technique".

The moment Anna released the light wheel, her body transformed into a wisp of mist and vanished instantly, causing the unicorn's subsequent attacks to miss their mark.

After shattering the beam, the light wheel continued its trajectory towards the unicorn without losing momentum.

The unicorn nimbly leaped to the side, easily dodging the attack.

However, the moment it landed, the cloud of mist reformed along the path of the light wheel, and Anna reappeared. With a wave of her slender hand, the light wheel that had flown away changed direction and attacked the unicorn from behind once again.

The battle quickly became intense.

Anna's combat experience far surpasses that of Lisa. She no longer passively defends but constantly uses combinations of various spells to engage the unicorn in battle.

Light wheel, holy spear, chains of light...

She wielded various pure holy light spells with ease, and for a time she was evenly matched with the level 60 unicorn.

But Anna knew very well that this couldn't go on.

While holy light spells are effective against all evil, they are far less effective against holy creatures like unicorns.

Her sanity was also slowly decreasing due to the intense battle.

But... it doesn't matter anyway.

Anyway, after this mission, having a high sanity level won't make any difference.

With this in mind, Anna's offensive became even more aggressive, and she even began to use high-level spells that required a lot of sanity to activate.

Just as she was preparing to unleash a powerful attack at any cost to end the battle as quickly as possible, a voice suddenly came from the shore.

Don't ignore me!

Anna was taken aback.

The next second, she saw countless white feathers appear out of thin air behind the unicorn, turning into a dense rainstorm that slammed into the unicorn's back, catching it completely off guard.

Chapter Twelve: Opening Your Heart

Lynn stood on the lake shore, his right hand poking out into the air.

In the moment when Anna was struggling, he suddenly thought of the broken-winged angel he had enslaved.

With a try-it-out mentality, he issued the summoning command.

Surprisingly, it actually succeeded.

In mid-air, the massive body of the winged angel solidified completely.

Unlike its broken and filthy appearance in the sea of ​​clouds, it now possessed pure white wings, radiating a breathtakingly holy radiance. Even its once ugly and ferocious vulture head had shed much of its malevolence, acquiring a sacred outline.

However, the thrill of showing off didn't last more than two seconds before Lynn's face turned completely black.

A golden notification appeared in the void.

[Sanity: 110 / You are overdrawing your sanity; continuing may lead to danger.]

Ten seconds.

The angel with broken wings only appeared for ten seconds, and his original sanity value of 120 points evaporated by 10 points.

Lynn cursed inwardly.

Is this billed by the second?

All that hard work to build up, and it's about to drop back below 100 so quickly.

If I let it stay outside any longer, wouldn't I have a mental breakdown?

Anna did not let this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity slip by.

The unicorn was suppressed by the rain of feathers, and its body stiffened briefly.

Anna clasped her hands together, and an extremely dazzling light was compressed wildly in her palms, causing the surrounding air to distort slightly due to this enormous energy.

"Judgment of the Holy Light".

A terrifying beam of light descended from the sky, engulfing the unicorn with overwhelming force. The intense heat caused the lake water to boil instantly, sending plumes of white steam billowing into the air.

Anna seized the opportunity and cast an Appraisal spell over them.

That arrogant level 60 Holy Spirit creature had its health bar emptied by more than half in an instant, leaving only a pitiful 10%.

Seeing that the situation was much better, Lynn did not hesitate to sever his mental link with the angel with broken wings.

The angel's enormous body instantly transformed into countless points of light and vanished into the air.

Almost instantly after being pulled back, the numbers on the panel jumped again, and Lynn's sanity returned to 120 points.

Fortunately, the deducted sanity points are only used as collateral during the summoning period and are not permanently consumed.

But he soon discovered a fatal problem.

The connection between his mind and the angel with broken wings was completely severed.

No matter how he called out, there was no response.

Lynn gritted her teeth inwardly.

Is this thing disposable?

The pet I spent so much effort catching can only be used once?

"Hopefully he's just going through a cooling-off period, and we can try again tomorrow."

The fighting on the lake has ended.

Anna swayed slightly, her bare feet touching the water, creating a faint ripple.

The once vibrant world quickly lost its color in her view, and was once again shrouded in oppressive gloom.

The intense battle, coupled with the final, extremely costly "Holy Light Judgment," caused her sanity to drop to 39 points.

On the grassy shore of the lake, the Holy Spirit Unicorn lay in a pool of blood.

It let out a weak moan, raised its head, and quietly looked at Anna as she approached. Its once ferocious blood-red eyes were now much clearer.

It stopped struggling and showed no intention of resisting. It simply pressed its head to the grass, begging Anna to deliver the final blow so that it could be completely freed from this endless suffering.

Anna raised her hand, and a faint light re-emerged in her palm.

A figure strode past her.

After confirming that the unicorn was incapacitated, Lynn charged straight at it.

He half-squatted in front of the unicorn, his right hand pressing unceremoniously on the spiral horn.

Obscure, twisted ancient incantations were rapidly expelled from his mouth.

"Bound by the law."

A strange energy flowed down his arm and continuously into the unicorn's body.

The unicorn offered no resistance and even actively accepted the power.

Anna raised her hand, and the light in her palm froze in mid-air.

She froze on the spot, her mind going blank for a moment.

"Is this the code of bondage?"

She had consulted all the rare books in the Great Archives, and even sorcerers could not study this codex.

The boy in front of them, who had only just begun to grasp elemental perception, simply pressed the unicorn's head and unleashed the power without any hindrance.

Not only was it executed successfully, but the process was also so smooth that there was not a single hiccup.

This is simply a crushing defeat for other sorcerers.

The unicorn's wounds stopped bleeding, its ferocious aura completely dissipated, and the surrounding forests and lakes began to distort violently.

The sky shattered into countless irregular patches of color, and the grass turned to dust.

As light and shadow intertwined, the illusion completely collapsed.

The two stood once again under the dim yellow light of the palace.

The candlelight on the wall flickered slightly, making everything seem so unreal.

"Is this fate?" Anna murmured softly.

"What?" Lynn shook his head, which was still a little dizzy from the collapse of the illusion, and turned to look.

Anna stepped forward barefoot on the carpet.

"Would you like to come to Mount Nikolay with me tomorrow?"

She paused for a moment and then explained.

"After the gates of hell open, karmic fire will surge forth, and according to legend, beings of the Holy Spirit type have a strong ability to restrain karmic fire."

Lynn's mind was racing.

Go to Mount Nicholas? There are demons, cultists, and the Gates of Hell there.

Normal people would run away as fast as they could when they hear about a dungeon that could kill them.

But Lynn only weighed the options briefly before making her decision.

I have to go.

Staying in Windbreak City would bring nothing but harm.

Anna was his only support. She clearly saw him use evil magic and summon that bizarre monster, but she didn't ask a single unnecessary question.

They don't delve into secrets, are top-notch in ability, provide food and lodging, and are extremely attractive.

Such a perfect long-term meal ticket is hard to find even with a lantern.

Lynn patted his chest without the slightest hesitation.

"Of course I'll go. Wherever the Holy Maiden goes, I'll go."

He met Anna's gaze.

"After all, I promised to be your servant, how could I back down because of a little difficulty?"

Anna nodded.

She wouldn't have complained if Lynn had refused, but since he had agreed, that was all the better.

“Use the Appraisal spell on me,” Anna suddenly said.

Lynn was taken aback.

He had used it once before in the study, and it ended up with rows of question marks.

Now they're letting us use it again?

He didn't ask any more questions, and directly drew upon the knowledge in his mind.

A phantom blue light curtain popped out in the air.