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During this time, the Holy Maiden has been secretly inflicting heavy damage on the Demon King's army camp. Tonight, it must have been the Holy Maiden who took action again, suppressing these despicable demons under the glacier!
From the darkness came the sound of the demon's wings flapping: "These... roses? The scribe himself has taken action?!"
The Bat-Eyed Demon's tone was extremely jubilant... After that sensational battle in which the hero was captured, has the great Rose Shadow Demon once again bare his fangs at humanity?
The voices from both sides mingled, and the room fell silent for a moment before the air began to vibrate slightly.
The Ice Maiden and the Rose Shadow Demon are engaged in a fierce battle here! Judging from the spectacular scene, this fight must have been incredibly dangerous and intense!
Who is it? Who will be the ultimate victor?!
They looked around repeatedly, but couldn't find any trace of anything...
"It must be the great saintess, Lady Lena!"
The scout soldier proudly raised his head: "Under the protection of the Ice Heart, no demon can harm her noble body! That vile great demon has probably exhausted his strength and fled back to the Demon King's castle with his tail between his legs..."
"Hehe, that's hard to say—"
At that moment, the Bat-Eyed Demon's sinister laughter echoed from the other side of the darkness:
"No one can escape the Scribe's darkness. That Saintess Lena has probably fallen completely, just like the former hero..."
The scout soldier's eyes widened immediately, and he cursed towards the other side of the border:
"You fart!"
"I'm the devil, you're talking nonsense!!!"
"The Holy Maiden is the strongest!"
"The Shadow Fiend is the strongest!"
One by one, the human scouts who arrived stood behind the soldiers, raised their arms, and shouted in unison:
"The Ice Saintess is the best in the world!"
"The Ice Saintess is the best in the world!!!"
One by one, demons emerged from the darkness, shouting defiantly:
"The Shadow Fiend is the best in the world!"
"The Shadow Fiend is the best in the world!!!"
Swah——
The hostile gazes of the two sides clashed at this moment, the intense stares seemingly sparking with barely perceptible tension, and the thick smell of gunpowder instantly filled the air... The troops stationed on both sides of the border quickly noticed the gradually spreading tension, and from a distance, they could hear the scouts on both sides clashing fiercely.
“Get ready!!!”
Inside the border positions, the leading knight of the human faction wore a serious expression.
Scouts are the front line for both sides to probe each other, but now the two sides are so unwilling to give in, has the conflict really reached this point?!
Amidst the shock, the leading knight felt a heaviness in his heart unlike any he had ever felt before:
"Could it be that the all-out war is about to break out tonight?!"
—What exactly caused the fight?!
……
"Lady Kletina, it seems our plan has succeeded!"
After carefully sensing the situation in the Demon King's Castle, Swell said with some joy, "Saintess Lena's power has disappeared from the border; she has suffered a backlash from the Frozen Heart!"
Kleiner breathed a slight sigh of relief:
"It seems our intelligence dealt a fatal blow to Lena... Now Lena probably has a deep misunderstanding of Mino."
“That’s exactly what we wanted to see.” Swell nodded, about to say something, when the pages of the book wrinkled slightly:
"What's going on... Lady Kletina, the human forces and the Demon King's army have suddenly and rapidly amassed their forces... It seems they're about to launch a full-scale war?!"
"What? At this very time?"
Kleidina was somewhat surprised. Although Lena had lost her fighting ability, she had also consumed a lot of magic power for the plan tonight.
If that archmage of the kingdom were stationed at the border right now, the demon race's high-level combat power would even be at a disadvantage!
"Which side started it first?" Kleinna frowned deeply, somewhat puzzled.
Without Lena as a fighting force, shouldn't the human side be less courageous?
“I don’t know…” Swirl surveyed the battlefield, somewhat bewildered.
"For some reason, they (both sides) started ranking their combat strength."
"By the way, Lady Kletina, you are T0."
Kleidina fell silent... pondering the potential pitfalls within.
The one who needs the most vigilance is the chief of the Round Tower, Lak, who has not yet shown his face. Even if she activates the magic array of the Demon King's Castle, Kletina cannot sense even a trace of his presence... as if he were not there at all.
Kleiner's expression grew even more serious:
"Immediately issue an order for the Demon King's army not to make any rash moves."
"This could be a human trap!"
……
At the border, the leading knights anxiously awaited news, but for some reason, the scouts they sent out seemed to have vanished without a trace, remaining at the border for a long time without returning!
The sounds from afar grew louder and louder. Just as the leading knight was struggling with whether to send the army to the scene, the logistics mage hurriedly approached:
"My lord, our telepathic magic has picked up some information from the border!"
"Speak!" The leading knight perked up and urged.
Master Yuanling looked somewhat bewildered and stammered:
"They're discussing... whether to put Mino the Hero and the Demon King in a separate tier!!!"
"What?!" The lead knight's pupils dilated in shock.
I initially thought it was just a large-scale conflict at the border, but now it's involved the strongest hero in human history and a demon king who has lived for nearly a thousand years?!
"Sound the order immediately! Everyone retreat to the defensive line! Do not make any rash moves!"
The leading knight, still shaken, sat back down in his chair and muttered to himself:
"This is very likely... a trap set by the demons!"
Chapter 66 The Church's Main Responsibilities
King's capital.
To the west of the palace, large swathes of commoner houses are built like bricks, with 60 percent of the capital's population living in this prime location, clustered together.
In a cluster of simple, gray-toned residential areas, a magnificent, white cathedral stands out like a star surrounded by other buildings.
A holy and sacred aura enveloped the pristine white building like a veil, and the cross atop the church shone with a soft glow, like the favored gaze of a goddess.
Most of the commoners born in the working-class areas were devout believers in the Holy Church, supporting the source of the goddess's faith.
If the person most revered by 80% of the kingdom's citizens is Mino, the strongest hero who single-handedly brought light, then the person most admired by almost 99% of the commoners in the capital's civilian district is the saintess from the Holy Church, the Ice Saintess - Lena!
This percentage was 80% a few years ago, but after Lena became a saint, it approached 100% in just a few years.
If I had to explain why—
During evening walks after dinner, groups of ordinary people stroll through the small square in front of the church. Almost as if by unspoken agreement, the crowds pause briefly in the center of the square in front of the statue of Saint Lena, which was erected a year ago. They look up, gaze at it for a while, and then... reveal a wistful smile.
"Hehehe, Lady Lena's aura is so cold, hiss hiss... I'm completely irresistible!"
"I really want to be Lady Lena's dog!!!"
"When someone says that nothing in the world is perfect, I say: Look at Saint Lena!"
"Lady Lena is so cool, I love her!"
It's not because Saint Lena once faced a necromancer who commanded tens of thousands of undead alone; it's not because Saint Lena once froze the volcanic border that had been ravaging thousands of miles into a glacier; it's not because Saint Lena once slew a great demon on the border.
Rather, it's because:
The Ice Saintess Lena is the first white-haired saintess elected since the founding of the Holy Church.
The citizens of the Kingdom of Kur are all fans of white hair.
At the entrance of the church, a group of people dressed in robes stood solemnly before a simple long wooden table, carefully arranging a series of sacred objects on it... Only the most devout clergy were allowed to touch these items, ensuring they were not stained with even a speck of dust.
Soon, a devout believer came to the long table and bowed to the clergy as if on a pilgrimage.
"With my faith and money, I offer this to the Goddess and Lady Lena—"
The priest made a sign of the cross on his chest and nodded approvingly to the believer: "Your contribution points have accumulated enough, and you can choose a new relic: What would you like to choose... the statue of the saint or the crystal tablet of the saint?"
"Statue of the Saintess, statue of the Saintess!" The believer nodded with a slight look of delight and said, "Please give me the 'Saintess Lena - Thigh-Clamping Sword' style."
“A very wise choice.” The clergyman’s eyes grew increasingly appreciative. “This is the unanimous choice of all the fanatical believers.”
With a solemn expression, he put on gloves and slowly handed the believer an item on the long table that had been blessed and consecrated by the priest of the Holy Church. The believer took it with trembling hands and then raised it high above his head.
In front of the church square, countless eyes were fixed on that supreme relic:
That was launched half a year ago, using technology from the border earth demons, and was handmade by the clergy of the Holy Church - the 8:1 model - Saint Lena miniature doll.
The Saint Lena - Thigh-Cage Sword Edition doll is beautifully designed. The Saint Lena, with a pure and innocent face, sits on the ground with her toes turned inward. A long cross-shaped sword is held between her firm and plump thighs. Her expression is cold and holy, without a trace of emotion.
With a thud, the believer who had obtained the doll knelt on the ground in excitement, raising Lena high with his right hand, his voice trembling with emotion:
"Lena Doll, get Da☆Ze!"
"Wow—!!" The surrounding civilians applauded in admiration, and the loud applause lasted for a long time.
Such a scene is rare; it's only seen about once a week.
The clergyman watched this scene with a smile, nodding with satisfaction, as if witnessing the continuous growth of some faction... After seeing the believer off, he continued to greet the next believer with a holy expression.
On the long table in front of her were miniature dolls of Saint Lena, as well as a signed Bible of Saint Lena, a replica necklace of the Pure Heart, a crystal with Saint Lena's image, a portrait of the smiling Saint Lena, and so on.
Depending on their level of contribution, believers can receive different tiers of sacred objects, and the Lena doll is clearly in a higher tier.
Incidentally, the Saintess Crystal Card is also an "acrylic card" manufactured using the most advanced technology from the border demons...