Before leaving, Alkes turned back for the last time and said: "Half-elf~ The power you possess does not belong to you. Without that holy object, you are still just an ordinary mortal today, and you are not qualified to stand in front of me." The word 'sanction' was spoken to me in front of me."
"Similarly! Your power also comes from Ishtar┉┉" Serena retorted.
"Yes!" Alkes did not deny this, but there was more confidence and pride in the angel's eyes than Serena: "But even without the gift of my Lord, the power I have is still in the world. Above all mortals, and once you lose the sacred object, you are just one of the mortals."
A cold light flashed in Serena's eyes and she faced Alkes without fear: "It is precisely because I am a mortal that I can better understand the needs of mortals, and you! Angel~ you stand too high, Just like the goddess you serve, who is aloof and only pursues her own ideals, when has Ishtar ever listened to the requests of her followers? "
Edward on the side noticed a detail. When the title 'angel' was mentioned, Serena's words were filled with a strange sarcasm.
In response to Serena's question, Alkes smiled calmly: "Haha~ Mortals in the world are ignorant and blind. They set fire to the forest for a little harvest, and lose credibility and deceive for a little money. They also don't know how. Looking at the long-term future is only pursuing short-term interests, so secular mortals will support the strong and support those who know how to govern to become kings. But this is not enough. Mortals also need a more powerful existence to guide them, and they also need a person. The 'god' who will not be corrupted by power will draw up a blueprint for the entire future for them. Although it will bring some pain more or less in the process, in the end only my Lord Ishtar can lead this world to the right direction. on the track.”
"The mortals in your mouth probably include other races besides humans?" Serena asked in disgust but still coldly.
"Hasn't time proven it?" The wings behind Yarkes suddenly spread out with a holy light: "Humans! This is a weak and short-lived race, but they have the qualifications to aspire to the pinnacle of all things in the world. My Lord We have seen this aptitude of humans from a long time ago. Whether they are elves or dwarves, other races will eventually be eliminated by humans in the process of development. It is only a matter of time, and what my lord has done is just to promote And just shorten the process.”
After saying the last word, Alkes spread her wings like a sharp arrow from the string and rushed into the sky with the other two female angels, quickly disappearing into the sky like shining meteors.
The voice of Alkes finally came from the sky. When she saw the other party leaving, Serena frowned and shook her head slightly. The priestess walked up to Edward and others and touched the protective shields on the three of them: "Why? So, are you injured?"
Serena asked with concern when she noticed that Edward had lost his right hand. At the same time, the priestess noticed some large and small wounds on Edward's body. Obviously, this child must have gone through a fierce battle to save Tia.
Edward scratched his head and finally said in relief: "It's okay~ The right hand is just a mechanical armor. It's just that if it's broken, there may be some trouble in repairing it."
Serena nodded, and gently waved the clean water element back and forth to moisturize the wounds on Edward and Tiya. Under the influence of divine magic, the wounds quickly stopped bleeding and began to heal. Soon the skin that grew on the wounds of the two of them became as smooth as a newborn baby. While receiving the divine treatment, Edward also roughly explained the whole story to Serena.
Undoubtedly, it was discovered that Tia was missing, and the cultists were kidnapped. He left the city and searched for the cultists' altar. He fought with the cultists and the human lion, then dug a tunnel to reach the underground demon altar. He was suppressed by the demons in the abyss but was injected with underground water. After destroying the devil's altar and then rescuing Tia, he was still discovered by the cultists after running away all night. It was not until the critical moment that three angels descended from the sky and wiped out all the cultists.
"That's roughly the situation┉┉" Edward sat on the stone and waved his hand to indicate that was all.
Serena thought for a while, it should be a fact that the two children destroyed the devil's altar. In the temple, it was precisely because the altar was destroyed that the cultists were invisible in the eyes of the Ice and Snow Goddess, and it was precisely because of the goddess's prophecy that he was able to use the sacred objects to distort space and get here.
"Do you know what the demon in the altar looks like?"
Edward was stunned. Recalling that the previous demon appeared as a black shadow like smoke, Xiaodouzi could only shake his head, but when he recalled seeing the emblem of Edward on the door before entering the altar, he still said it clearly.
"The six-finger emblem? It should be ┉┉ Lord Wu An┉┉" Serena nodded: "Forget it, let's wait until we get back."
The cloak behind Serena shone with light, and the light instantly enveloped everyone and disappeared.
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A few hours later┉┉
In the lumberyard more than ten kilometers outside the royal capital, there were thousands of workers, as well as several times the number of guards, dozens of mages and priests from the holy capital. Under the leadership of Serena, the chief priest of the goddess of ice and snow, the demon altar built underground was excavated. Faced with the blasphemous demon altar, although the altar had been destroyed by the flood and lost its function, in order to prevent cultists from trying to The main priest who repaired the altar used divine magic to finally reduce the entire demon altar to ruins.
Based on the information from the owner of the lumberyard, the Saxony Royal Guards, together with the security team, city defense team and intelligence department, jointly launched a large-scale attack on the cultists. The guards, who had mastered important intelligence, quickly arrested hundreds of cultists lurking in the royal capital and nearly a thousand suspects who were suspected of having dealings with cultists. Not only that, the intelligence department also tracked and uncovered a plan by cultists to move abroad, and Together with neighboring territories, they conducted a large-scale siege and annihilated hundreds of cultists in one fell swoop. Not only did the royal capital launch an operation, but the lords of all the territories in the entire Kingdom of Saxony also received orders from the royal family to start searching for possible cultists in their respective territories.
So far, the Kingdom of Saxony has captured more than 400 cultists and destroyed several cultists' dens. It can be said that this is a major victory for the entire eastern continent in recent times against cultists who worship devils.
One day later, Miria finally took back Edward and Alphonse from the temple who had been left behind by investigating the 'details'. In the temple, both Edward and Tiya were personally tortured by the chief priest Serena. Purification ceremony, of course, this purification is indeed to ensure that no residual power of the devil will remain on the two of them. The incense that Tiya smelled before was not discovered. Serena checked it a few more times under Edward's reminder. Finally, by asking the chief priest, it was deduced that the incense might have been purified by the angel's holy flames.
As the heroes who destroyed the main altar of demons, Edward and Al received unprecedented courtesy during their stay in the temple. If their identities were not too sensitive, the temple would have wanted to take this opportunity to organize a grand ceremony for them. A ceremony at one point has recognized both men for all they have done.
However, at Miria's urging, and because Alphonse's body could not be repaired, Edward could only say goodbye and go back to his residence to think of a solution.
"Just send us here. Tiya, your body is just in good condition. Take a good rest." Edward said to Tiya who was seeing him off when he walked to the gate of the temple.
Tia just nodded slightly. Although the girl still kept a smile on her face, she had gone through so many things and was kidnapped by cultists, sacrificed to the devil, and finally rescued by the angels of the Holy See, especially Yarkay. Si's questioning of Tia's faith has always made Tia feel very lost. Although she has been enlightened by the priest Elena, the girl has not yet fully returned to her former cheerfulness.
"Goodbye Tia!" Alphonse also greeted Tia when he said goodbye for the last time.
Both Edward and Al remained silent on the way back, and Miria just stared at the two children quietly on the carriage. This time they ran out and did something unexpected. Even the boss (Yalin) was shocked when they reported back. They sneaked into the devil's altar to save people and even destroyed the altar. I have to say This is indeed a bit unbelievable.
Miria's silence made Edward feel guilty. Logically speaking, he and Al should be severely criticized for doing such a big thing this time: "Well~ Miss Miria, we┉┉"
"Stop saying anything."
Miria directly interrupted Edward and said: "I have reported this matter to Lord Yalin. Now Lord Yalin has asked you to return to the Yanold Mountains immediately. I have notified the Saxon royal family to arrange your return trip."
"Go back?"
"That's right! The time is tomorrow afternoon. I also informed Yalinda about the situation of the two of you in advance."
"Al's body may still be able to recover, but I'm afraid no one can repair my mechanical armor."
Edward didn't have any hope for the mechanical technology of another world. This world actually still uses very primitive forging methods, and still uses blacksmith hammers to forge iron tools completely by hand, leaving a group of primitive people to repair such sophisticated mechanical armors. The instrument is simply fantastic.
Miria glanced at Edward and said: "Don't worry, it has been arranged. As for the mechanical armor, Master Yalin seems to have arranged professional personnel to repair it." (To be continued...)