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She used her mind to control the flock of crows to scatter, then opened a portal and summoned two tentacles to drag Sophia, who was wrapped in black mud on the ground, into it.

The portal connected to a temple in the distant city of Loren. Ye Xiao stepped through the portal, taking the opportunity to interrogate the Ice Saintess and see if he could extract any information about her current arrangements in the Holy City.

Ella turned the Myriad Ring on her finger, and azure magic emanated from the ring like mist, swirling around her. In a short while, her figure grew taller, and her face transformed into Sophia's original appearance.

The reason why we deliberately avoided the fake saintess and the Rossia family to kill this Ice Saintess Sophia was for this moment.

When Ella disappeared earlier, she took the opportunity to interrogate the Sunfire Saint she had previously captured, and learned that the changes in the Boromeo family seemed to be related to the Rossia family.

More importantly, aside from what is outwardly apparent, the Rossia family seems to have some hidden trump cards in this war.

Therefore, taking advantage of the enemy's scheme to ambush Ye Xiao and seize the identity of the Ice Saintess, Ella can now openly infiltrate the enemy's rear.

Since the other party enjoys playing the role of a fake saintess so much, this time it's her turn to play the role of the other party's saintess.

The Ice Saintess's blue gauze dress was quite beautiful, but unfortunately it was burned to pieces by her own black fire. Ella could only take off her black robe and, relying on her memories, use the vines summoned by "Rhea's Golden Branch" to weave a dress similar to the ice-blue gauze dress and drape it over her body.

The outfit consisted of a blue and white striped tulle dress, paired with white-to-blue gradient tights and pure white wedge heels...

The guy's clothes were quite complicated, and it took Ella a while to get them starting to take shape.

As for the opponent's ice-based divine magic, she naturally couldn't use it. Even if she killed Sophia and replicated the divine power, Ella could roughly guess that what she used would be very different from the opponent's original.

But as long as a real fight doesn't break out, ice elemental spells should be enough to fool them.

Ella pondered, summoning a few ice shards to float in her palm. A mocking smile played on her lips, and at first glance, she did indeed resemble Sophia somewhat.

Then, her figure disappeared into the wind and snow.

Chapter 125 Meeting Rossia

Having been burned by the black fire, Sophia was particularly efficient at explaining things. Ye Xiao didn't need to use any more tricks; he just put on a stern face and she spilled everything she needed to say.

Ella followed her instructions and arrived at the Rossia family's castle. The guards at the gate saw her transformed appearance but did not think much of it and let her go straight in.

She arrived at the council hall, where Isabella, the head of the Rossia family, was leaning on her throne, examining the crystal ball held up by a servant in front of her.

A bright red carpet was laid out straight in the center of the hall, with members of the Rossia family kneeling on both sides, young and old. To an uninformed person, the patriarch on the throne seemed to be a god they revered.

The Rossia family differs slightly from the other two major families in that for nearly a century, the family head has been a woman, and there are rumors that the family head always looks young and beautiful.

This is true today, and it was true a hundred years ago.

"I hope you bring me good news, Glacier Saintess."

Isabella, leaning back in her chair, raised her eyes and glanced at Ella.

"Of course, that servant knight is dead."

Ella smiled dismissively, feigning arrogance. "I don't know what you're all afraid of him for. Without the protection of the Holy Maiden of Light, he's just a swordsman with a little skill."

Ella had heard from Sophia about the Rossia family's fear of Ye Xiao.

Sophia's company didn't seem to value Ye Xiao's strength much, but the Rossia family's attitude was different. It's not hard to imagine that the Rossia family belonged to another force.

The only one who could value Ye Xiao so much could be the Dark Shepherd Cult, since Ye Xiao single-handedly destroyed all of their plans in the Seven Seas City. From defeating the fake Water God team that had traveled through the past timeline to assassinating Prince Aslan, whom they had left as a backup plan, Ella was not involved at all.

It's likely because of that incident that the Dark Shepherds internally raised Ye Xiao's threat level significantly.

"Um……"

The head of the family, Isabella, rubbed her chin while staring into Ella's deep blue eyes, still seemingly a little incredulous.

“I told you, he possesses the same ability to rewind death as the Eldridge family. You should make sure you kill him more than once.”

Eldridge... if nothing unexpected happens, that should be the real name of the miracle mages' family.

Ella had never heard of the name before. After matching it with Sophia's testimony, she pretended to be impatient and replied, "Yes, I know. His body is still frozen solid on the Purple Orchid Plain. Do you want me to bring his head back for you to see?"

"Humph."

Isabella lightly tapped her fingers on the crystal ball, her eyebrows furrowed slightly. This unpleasantly arrogant attitude was a recurring problem with the batch of counterfeit Godly Chosen products produced by the company. If it weren't for the cooperative relationship between the two parties, she would have really wanted to teach these guys a lesson.

Regardless, at least in terms of mission intelligence, these people shouldn't be lying. Even though things seem to be progressing a little too smoothly, Isabella has no choice but to believe them.

"Alright, it's about time your fake saintess returned to the holy city."

Isabella summoned some magic in her palm, manipulating the crystal ball to create a changing light and shadow. "The Boromeo family is ready. Have her order Augustus to go out of the city to meet the enemy. As long as we can surround and kill the Fourth Knights from within and without, the Holy City should be back in our hands."

"Augustus and the Fourth Knights aren't a big problem, but Julius, how exactly do you plan to resolve this?"

Ella asked tentatively.

Ella has basically figured out all of the company's strength deployed in the Holy City through Sophia. Apart from the Ice Saintess and the Ice and Snow Specters she summoned from the Northern Sanctuary, the only trump card is the fake Saintess whose origin is also a secret to Sophia, but who is said to be quite powerful enough to rival Julius.

Although Ella was also surprised that the fake saintess was the company's trump card in the Holy City, and that she looked so stupid that she didn't seem to be on the same level as Julius, it was hard to believe that Sophia would lie, given her terrible condition.

Could it be that the fake saintess's resume is fabricated?

Ella inexplicably felt that the guy was like an abstract, unassuming worker who boasted on his resume but was actually given an important position by his boss.

As for the Rossia family, who represent the Dark Shepherds, even the company that is a partner has not fully figured out the other party's hidden methods. At present, they only know that the strange situation of the Boromeo family is inseparable from them, but in addition, they have at least one more hidden trick that is comparable to the fake saintess.

While the phrase "comparable to the fake saintess" might not sound impressive, and could even seem a bit weak, considering that from Sophia's and the company's perspective, the "fake saintess" could actually rival Julius, perhaps a more direct description like "comparable to the First Knights" would better reflect her threat level.

Therefore, this is what Ella most wants to figure out right now—what other tricks the Dark Shepherds have up their sleeves. She needs to uncover all their hidden cards before she can confidently close the net.

However, Isabella didn't seem so easily fooled. She glanced at Ella, a meaningful smile appearing on her lips.

"I remember you were so confident at the beginning that the 'company' would arrange for that mysterious saintess to deal with Julius in the end. Why are you now concerned about our methods?"

“I’m telling you, you guys have to do something, Julius has the entire First Knights behind him.”

Despite being questioned, Ella remained calm and composed, responding without flinching.

"Don't worry, we will take action if necessary."

Isabella waved her hand and said casually.

Tsk, this guy is really tight-lipped.

Unable to ascertain the true strength of the Rossia family, Ella couldn't take direct action.

However, as she stood in the main hall, she could keenly sense some unsettling magical energy flowing from the patriarch.

This flow did not originate from itself, but from beneath the throne where the other person sat.

It was as if something was connected to the matriarch of the castle from beneath the walls, like an invisible conduit that was secretly channeling magic into her.

Back in the Purple Orchid Plains, when Ella was disguised as a knight, she noticed this strangeness about the other party, but she was far away at the time, so she didn't really feel it. Now that she's closer, the feeling is even more obvious.

This unnatural magic might be related to something the other party is intentionally hiding. Since she couldn't pry any information out of the other party, Ella thought of a way to sneak down underground and take a look.

But just as she was about to turn and leave the hall, Isabella raised an eyebrow and asked softly, "Where are you going?"

"how?"

Ella pouted.

"As you requested, once that servant knight is dealt with, a portion of the Knights' military power will be transferred to you."

Isabella casually pointed to one of her servants, who respectfully presented Ella with a ring on a tray.

"I have kept my promise. This is the token of my transfer to the Third Knights. So, my dear Miss Sophia, shouldn't you prepare to go to the front lines?"

Chapter 126 The Formation Breaker

Ella picked up the ring from the tray and held it in her palm, initially a little surprised.

But soon, she learned the whole story from Sophia.

According to the cooperation agreement between the Dark Shepherd and the company, the Rossia family had to relinquish a portion of the military power of the Holy City Knights to the company. Since the First and Fourth Knights were targets to be eliminated, some military power could only be divided among the Second and Third Knights.

As the company's representative here, Sofia, having secured a portion of the military power according to the agreement, naturally had to go to the battlefield to counterattack the Holy City. This was also to ensure that the Rossia family wouldn't cause trouble by deliberately sending company-owned troops to fill the gaps.

Therefore, as this was the most important task at the moment, Ella had no reason to refuse.

However, Ella didn't need to refuse, because this was like a windfall—she never expected that the identity of the Glacier Saintess would be more useful than she had imagined.

Although it's a bit abstract that she went to the other side to become a commander, it also means that her control over the entire war has increased.

Previously, there were concerns that Decari, as the sixth member of the Knights of Judgment, would only have the role of vice-commander and wouldn't be able to influence the course of the battlefield too much.

Now, he's become the leader of the group by wearing Sophia's skin, instantly rising to the top sixth place.

Sofia may not have much military talent, but in the eyes of the Rossia family, this part of the military force should eventually be handed over to the company. Since it originally belonged to the company, the company's people can use it however they want.

Even if the war is over, it won't have anything to do with the Rossia family. In fact, they might even be hoping that Sofia is an idiot who has squandered the army, so that the Rossia family can get a bigger slice of the Holy City's pie when things come to a close.

However, they probably didn't expect that with Ella around, it wouldn't just be the Third Knights that would be wiped out.

As for the secrets of the Rossia family, once Ella has wiped out their entire army, they will have no choice but to reveal their trump cards, even if they don't want to.

So Ella accepted the ring, gladly donned the dark blue armor, and decisively led the Third Knights away from Rossia's house to the front lines outside the high walls of the Holy City.

……

In the wilderness outside the holy city, in the military camp tents filled with the banners of the Boromeo family, a group of officers waited for a long time before Ella, the commander representing the company, finally arrived.

"Saintess Sophia of the Glacier, I never expected that our war of the Holy Light Temple would ultimately be commanded by a guy from an outside temple."

Upon seeing the newcomers, the first to speak was Enfield, the vice-commander of the Second Knights, a handsome young man with neatly combed short blond hair.

Ella glanced at the guy, a hint of mockery in her eyes. "It's perfectly reasonable for an outsider like me to rebel, but it's quite surprising that a native Holy Knight like you would be willing to attack your own homeland."

Ella's words were like a small-scale attack, immediately darkening the faces of the officers present.

"Ha, we are merely reclaiming the holy city that rightfully belongs to us."

Enfield said coldly.

“Strange, according to doctrine, shouldn’t the one in charge of the Holy City be the Holy Maiden of Light?”

Ella shrugged. "I thought you had accepted the fact that you were the rebels."

"What do you know? How could the sanctuary be under her control..."

"In that case, I thought that divine choice is the cornerstone of faith for any sect. At least the believers of my Northern Sanctuary have great respect for me."

Ella smiled. "But it seems you have your own ideas more than the will of the gods."

"Enough, woman. Are you here to command the army or to undermine morale?"

Enfield, having reached his limit, demanded, "Whose side are you on anyway?!"

"As fellow chosen ones, I simply feel a little sorry for that Holy Maiden of Light."

Ella moved with light, graceful steps, passing through the officers to the front of the map where the troops were arrayed. "However, that doesn't stop me from eyeing her power. It's just that I didn't expect some of these people to be so unrepentant as to be rebels who have betrayed their beliefs. Such cowardly behavior makes it hard to believe they are reliable as comrades."

"you……"

Enfield's face flushed red after being subjected to Ella's sarcastic and scathing scolding.

"Alright, Miss Sophia."

Just then, another magnetic male voice spoke up. It was Galahad, the commander of the Second Knights, who said, "We, as true citizens of the Holy City, cannot accept a 'chosen one' who was not born in the Holy City."

"Interesting. So your idea of ​​divine selection is based on region rather than divine will."

Ella covered her mouth with her small hand. She remembered that this guy seemed to be the knight commander who admired Theresa.

“Since ancient times, the chosen ones have always come from the Holy City families, and we have our own understanding of the doctrine.”

Galahad remained unmoved.

"I understand, so you have a better chosen one in your heart."

Ella nodded. "Let me guess, is it a young lady named Theresa?"

“Miss Sophia, with a formidable enemy at hand, I think we should focus our attention on more important matters.”

Galahad eventually decided to change the subject, probably because Ella's sarcastic remarks were too much to bear.

He was afraid that if this woman kept nagging, the siege outside wouldn't even start before the men in this tent started fighting.

With just a few words, he completely demoralized the troops, making them think that the Holy Maiden of Light had sent an undercover agent.

Fortunately, the woman seemed to know how to assess the situation and didn't say anything more, which finally put Galahad at ease.

"According to intelligence, in half a day, the Fourth Knights, who are defending the city, will take the initiative to come out of the city to meet the enemy. At that time, all we need to do is set up our formation..."

Galahad then began to explain the battle plan in detail.

As Ella listened, she had Ye Xiaocao draft a letter, which she then hung on the raven familiar's foot and sent to Augustus, who was far away in the Holy City.