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But Helios did not freefall as Ella had expected. Instead, the tattered wings of holy light behind him unfurled, allowing him to stabilize himself in mid-air.

"I don't know if you will be able to gain the Holy Lance's approval, Your Majesty... because this is ultimately not my power, so I have no right to decide whether or not I can pass it on to you."

As Helios spoke, the long, pure white spear in his hand slowly transformed back into its original form.

"But let me end for you, and for the sanctuary... to unleash the true power of the Holy Lance."

Ella tilted her head, somewhat puzzled, unsure of the true power of the Holy Lance the other person was referring to.

All she saw was Helios dragging his broken body, once again assuming the stance of throwing a spear.

Immediately afterwards, golden holy light floated up from the sky, like countless stars gradually gathering at the tip of the pale white spear.

"Your Majesty, what is this...?"

Ella asked in surprise.

"That cultist manipulated my soul..."

Helios said softly, "Fortunately, she still has a slight mental connection with me that hasn't completely dissipated, allowing me to sense her presence."

Having said that, he immediately threw out the spear in his hand.

Ella only felt a powerful force suddenly erupt before her eyes. Although it didn't dissipate much of its impact, it was far more imposing than the spear light she had encountered when she faced Helios before.

The overwhelming pressure was so powerful that she subconsciously took a half step back, the surging wind blowing her hair around her ears.

The spear's edge transformed into a shooting star, streaking across the sky in an instant, piercing through layers of dark clouds, and disappearing into the horizon.

Ella stared blankly at the Holy Lance disappearing into the horizon for a moment, a look of confusion in her eyes.

……

Hundreds of miles away, on the coast of the Kingdom of Saint Ara.

Isabella, the head of the Rossia family, wrapped in a heavy cloak, boarded a sailboat disguised as a fishing boat as she left port, still somewhat shaken.

Recalling the appearance of the Holy Maiden of Light, she couldn't help but bite her lip in resentment. Her mouth was now just a hole, and even the teeth inside had all fallen out.

Fortunately, she had planned ahead and had her colleagues from the Dark Shepherd set up a spatial teleportation array underground in the castle. When the Holy Maiden of Light was rescuing people, she was able to activate the array and teleport away.

Damn it, Ella Hevyl! It's all because of that wretched witch that I ended up having to flee in this old, worn-out body.

But now that she has important information about that witch, once she returns to the Holy City of the Dark Shepherds, she will definitely take revenge a thousandfold in the future!

Thinking of this, Isabella's wrinkled face, hidden by her cloak, revealed deep shadows and hatred in her sunken eyes.

But then, her eyes suddenly reflected an increasingly bright star on the horizon of the azure sky.

……what is that?

Isabella stared in astonishment at the shooting star that seemed to be growing larger, a sense of foreboding suddenly rising in her heart.

"Priest, we..."

The Shepherd followers beside her approached respectfully, about to say something, when they saw Isabella suddenly turn pale, her eyes widen, and she utter a desperate murmur.

"...That can't be, right?"

"boom"

With a deafening roar, the Holy Spear, which had transformed into a meteor in the sky, slammed into the sea.

High waves crashed against the sky, and a beam of holy light shattered the entire fishing boat.

Chapter 143 The Endgame

Ella stared at the trail of flame left by the Holy Lance in the sky. After finally realizing what had happened, she turned her head in astonishment, looked at the weak-looking Helios, and her lips twitched.

Wait, so this guy wasn't using his full strength at all before?

Judging from the trajectory of that sky, that Holy Lance must have flown at least six or seven hundred miles away. What kind of cruise missile is that?

Ella realized that she might have underestimated the value of the Holy Temple's greatest genius in a thousand years.

The reason we were able to suppress this guy before was because the head of the Rossiya family was too weak, and we couldn't unleash his full strength.

The starlight gathered again in Helios's hand. After throwing the spear, he withdrew it from his palm and handed it to Ella.

"I have done all I can, Your Grace... The future of the Sanctuary... is now entrusted to you..."

Aisra took the long, pure white spear from his hand, and was about to say something when Helios suddenly lowered his head and fell silent.

That last shot exhausted his last bit of strength, and the wings behind him vanished as his battered body plummeted downwards.

Ella hurriedly used the tentacles that sprouted from under her skirt to catch Helios's body. The mud covered his body, and she could no longer sense any life.

The first meeting turned out to be the last, and Elado was somewhat emotional.

However, there were still many things to deal with in the current situation, and she couldn't afford to be sentimental. After sending Helios's body back to the ground, she immediately went to another castle belonging to the Boromeo family on Morning Star Ridge.

Crows cawed, and ripples spread across the space above Boromeo Castle.

Meanwhile, the battle in which the private armies of the three major families stubbornly resisted has also ended.

Julius and the First Knights eventually breached the fortress from the air and captured the enemy commander Galahad alive.

When the head of the Boromeo family, Theresa, was found unconscious in her study, the strange young girl that Ella had seen in the meeting hall earlier was nowhere to be found.

According to the confession of their eldest son, Ferran, whom they captured, the girl's name was Elaine. She originally came from the Rossia family, but disappeared after the war began, and no one knew where she went.

Ella then had Augustus send men to search the surrounding area, but she didn't have much hope of finding the guy.

These Dark Shepherds all possess spatial magic, making them quite difficult to catch when they're on the move.

Thankfully, Helios's last shot pierced Isabella; otherwise, it would have been rather unpleasant to see them all escape.

Although the Holy Lance had traveled quite a distance, Ella dispatched members of the First Knights on Pegasus to search along its trajectory. It wasn't until nightfall that they finally found the spot where the Holy Lance had struck on the coast of Saint Ara, outside Morning Star Ridge.

Based on the accounts of local sailors, they found the wreckage of the fishing boat and eventually recovered Isabella's body, which had been precisely pierced through the chest, officially confirming the death of the head of the Rossia family.

The Holy Lance's ability to snipe Japanese soldiers from 800 miles away is truly abnormal. Unfortunately, after Ella took it, the Holy Lance degenerated into a small spearhead, and Ella was unable to activate it by pouring magic into it several times.

However, Ella couldn't use the sacred artifact in her previous life either, so this result wasn't entirely unexpected.

She then asked Julius, but unfortunately, the Holy Lance was not approved by him either. In the end, the Holy Lance could only be stored in Ella's temple in Loren for the time being.

Regarding the handling of the Boromeo family, since Theresa, Agnes, and the others were still unconscious, she planned to ask them about the situation in detail after they woke up.

According to Augustus, Galahad, the Grand Master of the Second Order of Knights, refused to eat or drink after being imprisoned, and only insisted that they execute him.

"The victor is king, the loser is villain. Do with me as you please, but I will never bow down to you, you despicable people who believe in evil."

These are Galahad's original words.

Ella didn't bother with the guy and just left him in the jail for the time being.

The remaining Second and Third Knight Orders, the Judgment Knight Order, the family private armies, and members of the three major families, totaling 40,000 people, were brought back to the Holy City as prisoners. Since the dungeons could not hold so many people, Ella used divine magic to temporarily build a prison made of mud and tentacles outside the city and enclosed them there.

The newly appointed priests of the Holy City's Court will interrogate these 40,000 people one by one, including questioning and conducting out-of-court investigations and evidence gathering. Those who have committed serious crimes will be beheaded, those who have committed minor crimes will be sent to work as laborers to rebuild the damaged Holy City, and those who are innocent will be incorporated into the army or into the priesthood of the Holy City.

The three major families ceased to exist, and afterwards, only the White Tower remained as the sole authority in Morning Star Ridge.

Of course, reviewing more than 40,000 people is a huge workload. After his arduous undercover career, the newly appointed presiding judge, Dekari, was busy working non-stop without even taking a break.

So much so that he complained to Ye Xiao more than once about how his official rank was getting higher and higher while he was getting busier and busier.

"Brother Ye, the Holy Maiden is too heartless. Considering my hard work and contributions, this workload is just too much."

"How about I talk to the Holy Maiden and ask her to grant you some leave?"

"Then forget it. I was just saying it. Please don't tell the Holy Maiden what I said, Brother Ye."

Decali waved his hand and lowered his voice, "By the way, I heard them say that our Holy Maiden is the most ferocious Holy Lord in history. It must have been hard for you, Brother Ye, to be her knight."

Whether Ye Xiao worked hard or not is unknown, but Dekali's workload did indeed double in the future.

After arranging the reconstruction of the holy city, the incorporation of personnel, and the elimination of the remaining enemies, Ella, following Helios's last words, sent Julius with a small team to search for Cardinal Tobias within the territory of the Kingdom of Saint Ara.

The Kingdom of Saint Ararat is a religiously dominant state located on the outskirts of Morningstar Ridge, a large island in the center of its inland sea. The relationship between the two is somewhat similar to that between the Vatican and Italy, except that the Holy City is much more powerful. Politically, the Kingdom of Saint Ararat is a vassal state of the Holy City, and even the succession ceremony of the king requires the approval of the current head of the Holy City.

Although the Kingdom of Saint Arara does not possess a vast territory like the three great empires, its several provinces combined are not small. Furthermore, the remnants of the Dark Seekers and the Company are causing trouble there, so the mission to search for Tobias will likely take quite some time.

After taking care of all these matters, it was late at night. Ella returned to her study from the council hall, where a black-haired, blue-eyed girl was still sitting in the reception chair, looking anxious as she waited.

"Okay, now let's get back to what happened to you."

Ella crossed her arms, scrutinized the seated girl before her, and asked softly, "Who exactly are you?"

Chapter 144 Friendly Inquiry

"...Even if you ask me that, I don't know how to answer right away."

The fake saintess first nervously twirled the ends of her hair that fell beside her ears with her fingers, then suddenly seemed to realize something, lowered her hands and crossed her arms over her chest, "Wait, why am I being so subservient to you?"

"Of course, because you are my prisoner."

Ella scoffed, "You must be someone sent by the company. We're only keeping you out of jail because you helped the Holy City at the last minute."

"Based on your statement, I will decide whether or not to put you in jail."

"whispering sound,"

The fake saintess pouted, "It's just that you hugged your lover, how petty."

"??"

A few question marks appeared above Ella's head.

"I'll leave those things aside for now. Let me confirm first: you must be the mastermind behind the Storm Harbor incident six months ago, right?"

Ella picked up a document from the table. "I clearly remember that I should have already... taken care of you by then."

"You really did kill him."

The fake saintess spoke of her death in a nonchalant tone, "I just had a little bit of my remnant soul left, which was taken back by the people the company had planted in the Fourth Knights."

"So, are you now the same...god as that fake saintess from back then?"

Ella asked, puzzled.

"Ah."

The fake saint shrugged.

Is it really this guy?

Ella's lips twitched, a lingering fear creeping into her heart.

If this fake saintess was working with Rossia, it would be a real question whether Ye Xiao could hold her off alone in the Holy City.

To be honest, it was only when Ye Xiao saw the other person turn into an infant, coupled with the holy light filling the sky, that she suspected that the person in front of her might be the same person as the fake saintess in the Storm Harbor incident.

Even so, Ella was still somewhat surprised to receive confirmation from the other party.

But then again, the impression the fake saint gave her in Stormport was that of a ruthless, treacherous, and cunning evil god.

Why do those eyes look so inexplicably...clear now?

Ella glanced at the black-haired girl suspiciously.

Recalling Ye Xiao's interactions with the other party a few days ago, Ella felt increasingly surprised.

That doesn't make sense. How could someone like that be socially awkward?

Was it all an act? But what's there to fake?

Ella was completely baffled, especially when she recalled how clumsy Ye Xiao had been when they were together, which only deepened her confusion.

"Hmm...Are you sure? There's no loss of personality or memory? Or have you noticed any drastic changes in your personality?"

Seeing Ella's complicated expression, the fake saint frowned. "Hey, what do you mean? You still don't believe me?"

"Uh, letter,"

Ella smoothed the parchment scroll on the table with her slender palm. "Of course I believe you."

Asking directly whether becoming a remnant soul would lead to a decrease in intelligence seemed inappropriate, but after much deliberation, Ella couldn't come up with a clever yet polite way to ask.

"To put it another way, you're currently considered an employee of the company, right?"

"Not anymore."

The fake saintess, Youya, waved her hand, "I will not associate with those guys."