Inside the grand chapel of Saint Chant Church, on the large area of damaged floor, the massive corpse of the demonic wolf lay silently. From its freshly cut open abdomen, a strange parasitic worm was coiled, rapidly flipping through the 'true crimson mother' it was wrapped around with its tentacles, seemingly voraciously absorbing the knowledge from it.
"This is..."
Seeing this strange scene inside the demonic wolf's stomach, Vanya couldn't help but step back two steps in surprise. The parasite seemed to sense the change in external light stimulation, temporarily stopping its action of flipping through the 'true crimson mother', and turning its head with countless tentacles towards the outside of the stomach.
Seemingly sensing the presence of an enemy, the worm's tentacles all stood up. Then it put down the 'true crimson mother' it was entwined with, coiled its long body into a spring shape, and then sprang out of the demonic wolf's body with a sudden flick, stabbing straight towards Vanya, seemingly wanting to eliminate or parasitize Vanya.
Facing such a situation, Vanya, who was initially somewhat startled, couldn't help but narrow her eyes. Then the sword in her hand swung at high speed, and within moments, the parasite that was attacking her head-on was instantly cut into several sections, its remnants falling to the ground, twitching slightly.
"Miss Dorothea... What is this thing..." Looking at the slightly wriggling pieces of flesh in front of her, Vanya spoke with a hint of confusion in her heart, and Dorothy quickly responded to her.
"This seems to be a type of parasite, possibly related to their previous Extraordinary who could control mosquitoes and insects. Now, take out that secret transmission and examine it."
"Hmm... Oh..."
Listening to Dorothy's words, Vanya turned her gaze back to the viscous, bloody stomach in the demonic wolf's abdomen. Then, enduring the nausea and fishy odor, she took out the mucus-covered 'true crimson mother'. Dorothy also quickly and roughly examined it through Vanya's perspective.
'That parasite just now should not be a product of the Wolf Blood Society. From its nature, the nature of this thing seems more similar to another branch of the Fetal Garment Cult, the Order of Rot. Adding the Extraordinary who could control mosquitoes and rats to spread diseases, who appeared in the werewolf team earlier, this operation should not only involve the Wolf Blood Society, but the Order of Rot also contributed.
'According to previous information, due to the prevalence of the Blood Eating Method in the Fetal Garment Cult, where everyone sees each other as a big meal, the relationship between the three sects of the Fetal Garment Cult is not good. Mutual devouring between different sects often occurs, and there is almost no cooperation between them. The last time the three sects of the Fetal Garment collaborated fully was during the Turbid Current War hundreds of years ago.
'Now... the Order of Rot is actually actively helping the Wolf Blood Society to seize this 'true crimson mother'. Does this mean that the relationship between the three Taiyi Three Teachings is easing?'
Dorothy thought to herself like this, and then she focused her attention on the secret transmission 'true crimson mother' that she had just roughly examined.
'This book, 'true crimson mother', made the Wolf Blood Society expend a lot of effort to get their hands on it, even going so far as to dispatch a Scarlet and cooperate with the Order of Rot in the end. Is this 'true crimson mother' really that important to them? What kind of content is recorded on it that is so attractive to the people of the Tayi Sect?'
Dorothy thought with such doubts in her mind. After the Kirk incident before, she had already guessed that this 'true crimson mother' might be somewhat important to the Wolf Blood Society, but she didn't expect it to be important to this extent. If she had known then that the Wolf Blood Society could mobilize such a force for the 'true crimson mother', she might have put more thought into deciphering the content on it.
'Since this book, 'true crimson mother', is in the forbidden book library of Saint Chant Church, and not on Holy Mountain, it means that the Church itself is not aware of the hidden value in this secret transmission and has not paid enough attention to it. However, after this incident, it will be enough for the Church to take this 'true crimson mother' seriously, and it should be directly sent to Holy Mountain for decryption later. It will be almost impossible for the people of the Tayi Sect to steal or snatch it again.
'However... judging from the appearance of that parasite just now, it seemed to be reading this book. If this parasite has a remote communication function, then perhaps the Fetal Garment side has already obtained most of the content of the 'true crimson mother'. I wonder what the impact will be?'
Dorothy thought with a slight worry in her heart. From the information obtained from Vaughn before, the Wolf Blood Society side has mastered a method that can roughly confirm the state and direction of the 'true crimson mother'. Therefore, Dorothy could not use the method of swapping the 'true crimson mother' in advance to let the other party come up empty-handed. If the other party found something wrong, they would become alert and affect the overall situation. And now that the Fetal Garment side has obtained most of the content of the 'true crimson mother', it may cause some bad consequences.
However, these matters should be left for the Church to worry about. Dorothy thought that she shouldn't have to worry about them. If this incident hadn't involved Vanya's evaluation within the Church, she wouldn't have considered taking action. After all, she couldn't just watch such a malicious incident happen under Vanya's governance just a few days after she took office as acting Archbishop. This would affect Vanya's future path of advancement within the Church.
'Alright, now it's time to get down to business. There are still some aftermath matters that haven't been dealt with yet.'
Thinking like this, Dorothy once again took action and manipulated the massive demonic wolf corpse using Spirit silk, then spoke to Vanya's inner self.
"Alright, Vanya, now quickly find a piece of cloth to cover the torn parts of your clothes. We still have things to do next."
"Oh, okay." Listening to Dorothy's words, Vanya looked at the large area of exposed skin on one side of her body, and her little face couldn't help but turn slightly red. Then she quickly prepared according to Dorothy's words.
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Due to the powerful fear howl of the Fearful Demonic Wolf, the large Church District of St. Yong Cathedral was almost empty of people at this moment. Almost all the believers and congregation had fled here due to intense fear, and the vast complex of buildings was silent.
Within a lush small garden in a certain part of the Church District, a faint sound was echoing in this silence. It was a difficult and painful gasp, and the source of the gasp came from a patch of grass, where there was a dirt pit with scattered soil.
In that dirt pit, Prit's Void Splitting Soldier, Captain Harold Despenser, the director of the Tivian Hidden Security Bureau, was lying on his side, his face ashen, trembling and gasping for air, occasionally retching up a pool of blood to the side. Since being shot down by Duval, Harold had been lying here, suffering from the torment of a deadly illness. He wanted to struggle to escape the predicament but it was useless.
Although Duval's ability to cause disease with miasma came from the mutation of devouring a Chalk level plague Extraordinary, it was itself Scarlet level. Therefore, the intensity of the miasma's pathogenicity somewhat surpassed the Chalk level. Harold was an Extraordinary of the Storm Path, and there was no "cup" in his Spirituality structure, so he did not have much extra defense against the harm of diseases.
Facing Duval's pathogenic miasma, Harold had no particularly good way to deal with it except for the "cup" rune that enhanced his physique. And relying solely on the rune could not completely neutralize the impact of the miasma. As the effect of the rune wore off, Harold felt that his symptoms were getting worse and worse. Now the effect of the rune on Harold's body had almost completely dissipated. The reason he hadn't immediately lost consciousness or even died from the illness was a mysterious force that had been continuously treating him. Harold felt that this force should be related to some kind of self-defense mechanism of the Church.
"Cough cough... Damn it... Move... Can't fall here..."
Harold, in the dirt pit, propped himself up with his hands, trying to struggle back to his feet. Although his head was spinning and his consciousness blurred by the illness, he knew clearly that now was not the time to sit and wait for death. That dangerous monster wasn't dead yet and was far more mobile than he was. If he didn't do something now, being found by it would mean certain death.
Harold struggled desperately to stand up again or use his abilities, but all his attempts failed under the grip of the illness. The discomfort throughout his body made it difficult to exert force, and his hazy mind made it hard to concentrate. Harold knew that if he didn't do something, death awaited him. He tried hard to struggle but was powerless.
Amidst the hazy struggle of his muddled consciousness, Harold didn't know how much time had passed until he heard a rapid sound of footsteps from not far away. Then, he felt as if he heard some words, followed by a sudden wave of warmth washing over him. His extremely uncomfortable symptoms gradually eased within this warmth, and his chaotic consciousness also became slightly clearer at this moment.
"Captain, Captain... Can Captain hear me?"
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After his consciousness improved slightly, Harold immediately heard the voice that had been surrounding him more clearly. Harold silently turned his head towards the direction of the voice, and then he saw a familiar face appear beside him.
"You are... Sister Vania Chafilun... the current acting Archbishop of Saint Chant Church?"
Looking at the white-robed Sister who was reaching out to heal him, Harold said with a somewhat confused expression, and Vanya nodded in response.
"Yes! I am Vania Chafilun, currently healing Captain. Captain's symptoms are very severe, please cooperate well!" While using contact healing, which was more effective than remote healing, Vanya said solemnly, and the weak Harold spoke again.
"Cough cough... It's very dangerous here, Sister Vanya! That Scarlet monster from the Wolf Blood Society... might still be looking for me! We shouldn't stay here for long..."
"I know, Captain. I encountered that wolf-like monster once before. Although it attacked me, I successfully escaped after a brief fight with it. I know that monster is looking for Captain, so I came here in advance to heal Captain."
Vanya replied to Harold like this, and hearing Vanya's words, Harold asked in surprise.
"You had a brief contact with that monster and escaped? How did you do it?"
"That monster also seemed to have been injured quite a bit by Captain's previous attack, making it very weak overall. I used a rune seal reinforced and blessed by the Great Church to attack it, and I temporarily forced it back." Vanya continued to answer Harold honestly, and hearing Vanya's words, the hazy Harold nodded slightly.
"As expected... Is that guy also almost at the end of his rope? Damn it... If my condition were a little better, I could have finished it!"
Harold said this, and just as Vanya was about to say something more, a wolf howl suddenly sounded from somewhere not far away.
"It's that guy... It's found us! Captain, can you move now? We have to leave here quickly!"
"Hoo... Hoo... No, Sister Vanya, I can't retreat freely in my current state. If we run, that guy will definitely catch up. We can't run now, running will be the end of it!" Panting heavily, Harold said while trying to clear his mind, and Vanya beside him said in surprise.
"If we don't run... then what about now..."
"Counterattack now! After you heal me, I can barely use some abilities. If that monster doesn't have much strength left, it's not unbeatable. Get ready to fight, Sister Vanya! Continue to deal with it the way you counterattacked before!"
Harold said this seriously, and as soon as he finished speaking, the wall next to the garden collapsed with a loud bang, and then a tall figure crawled out from the scattered dust, which was the four-legged demonic wolf, Duval!
"Roar!"
After knocking down the wall and entering the garden, the demonic wolf "Duval" couldn't help but let out a roar, then stared intently at Harold, who had finally managed to stand up again after treatment, and then used its limbs to quickly rush towards him.
Seeing the enemy attacking him, the weak Harold waved his hand and unleashed a not-so-large wind blade towards the demonic wolf. Seeing this, the demonic wolf dodged the wind blade by sidestepping, only paying the price of a scraped arm.
Facing the demonic wolf attacking from the front, Harold gritted his teeth, enduring the illness, and continuously released wind blades towards the demonic wolf. The power, speed, and frequency of the wind blades were much lower than before, and the demonic wolf also dodged while advancing, not stopping even when cuts appeared on its body. Although its speed was much slower than before, its massive body still had considerable oppressive power.
Finally, when the huge demonic wolf rushed in front of Harold and them, Vanya, who was standing beside him, took action. She injected a large amount of Spirituality from the Church into a rune seal and threw it out. The rune seal exploded in the air, releasing a large area of dazzling flames. Facing the fierce flames of the explosion, Harold also immediately blew a strong wind to help the fire, expanding the flames several times and completely engulfing the tall demonic wolf. The demonic wolf, whose body was on fire, let out a wail for a moment, its charge was interrupted, and then it tried to roll to extinguish the flames on its body.
Harold, however, would not waste this good opportunity. Seeing this, he added two more wind blades towards the demonic wolf's legs, cutting two large gaps in them. The burning demonic wolf immediately collapsed to the ground. Harold could clearly see that the demonic wolf's powerful self-healing ability was greatly reduced at this moment, and its injuries were recovering very slowly.
"There's a chance, Sister Vanya, please attack with all your might!"
"Understood!"
Hearing Harold's words, Vanya immediately took out several Holy War Army explosion rune seals, and after injecting absolutely sufficient Spirituality from the Great Church, threw them towards the collapsed demonic wolf in the distance.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
One after another, violent explosions erupted on the collapsed demonic wolf's body, engulfing and shattering the already dead body. Harold threw himself to the ground at the moment the explosions occurred, and after the explosions ended, he slowly stood up again, anxiously looking at the burning black smoke and flames in front of him, worried that the beast would crawl out from it again.
And finally, Harold did not wait for any abnormal movement from the black smoke and flames. Smelling the scent of burnt flesh in the air, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
This fierce battle was finally over. Although it was extremely dangerous, he ultimately won, thanks to Vanya's help.
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"Cut~"
In the distant carriage, Dorothy looked at the scene in the distance and called out leisurely, then continued to whisper like a narrator.
"Harold Despenser, looking at the flames and black smoke in front of him, couldn't help but let out a long sigh. He thought to himself that this fierce battle was finally over. Although the process was extremely dangerous, justice ultimately triumphed over evil, and all of this was mainly thanks to the help of that brave and devout little Sister. Although she was just a Chalk, her support at the critical moment became the decisive factor in the outcome of this battle.
"Any ability she displayed was within the realm of understanding."