Anna glanced around again, knowing that although they still had doubts, they basically believed her lies, and couldn't help but have nothing to say.
These days, no one really believes the truth. Everyone only believes what they believe.
But speaking of it, do they really believe that a demon would chase a human woman for half a year because she is obsessed with her body? Compared to a bet, isn't this reason just half-assed and unbelievable
Seeing that none of the big guys raised any objections, Anna put on a calm face and assumed that what she said was indeed the truth.
The chief cardinal coughed heavily, as if the question just now did not exist, and asked majestically: "Now, tell me everything you know about the devil."
Anna wanted to be more cooperative, so she chose what she thought she could say: "The demon chasing me is Grand Duke Hubiris, his friend is Grand Duke Lecheri, and the one who appeared at that sacrifice ceremony was Grand Dukes of the Abyss. These are the three Grand Dukes of the Abyss that I have met, but they are not willing to let me know too much. I only know that Archduke Hubiris and Grand Duke Lecheri have a very good relationship with Grand Dukes of the Abyss. Relations are bad.”
Anna actually didn't say much, but everyone present knew less about the demon world than she did, so the information she provided was also very valuable.
The chief cardinal frowned and said: "You have been in the devil world for more than two months, do you only know this? Now is your chance to atone for your sins!"
Anna said: "You can ask Lord Christopher, that Grand Duke Lecheri clearly said that I am just the little pet of Grand Duke Hubiris. How could he say so much to his pet?"
The chief cardinal said sternly: "I am asking you now. You'd better answer my question truthfully! I know everything you said, including the fact that you helped the devil escape in the devil world. Bishop Christopher also told me the same thing. Explained."
After finishing the act, Anna smiled: "Isn't it normal for a pet to be a guardian? Besides, Archduke Hubiris is just in a coma. I don't even know whether he is really comatose or fake coma just to test me. If I dare If I betray him and fall into his hands, my life will be worse than death. Then I would rather protect him from escaping and fall into the hands of humans. This is at least better than betraying him and falling into his hands."
"If you had assisted Bishop Christopher that day, Archduke Hubiris would have become a prisoner and would not be able to harm you again!" said the Cardinal.
Anna shook her head and said: "That's because you don't know the true strength of a Grand Duke of the Abyss."
The chief cardinal said: "Didn't Archduke Lecheri be repulsed that day?"
"In the human world and in the demon world, the Duke of Abyss has two completely different strengths. If you don't believe it, you can try sending ten five-star mages to the demon world to see if you can touch the hem of the Duke of Abyss." Anna said.
Hearing Anna's words that clearly belittled the strength of everyone present, these bosses who were used to being superior looked at her unkindly.
But I heard Bishop Christopher say: "In the demon world, our strength is less than half. Master Anna is not humiliating you. Those with lower levels will have a greater impact there."
Several other five-star mages present who had also entered the Demon Realm recalled the depressing feeling in the Demon Realm and agreed with Bishop Christopher's words.
Because Bishop Christopher had fully informed everything that happened in the demon world, the chief cardinal looked at Anna and said, "Then how did you maintain your strength in the demon world and even become stronger?"
Anna recorded the strength of a two-star mage, but in the demon world, she borrowed a staff to use a four-star or above spell and blocked five five-star mage. This does not make sense anyway.
Anna said: "Because when the devil took me into the demon world, he used a special method to enable me to adapt to the demon world, and then he helped me improve some strength to prevent me from dying too easily."
"What special method?" the chief cardinal asked.
Anna thought to herself, I haven't figured this out yet. But now, she and Rotgar had done a lot of things they should and should not do, so there seemed to be no need to ask.
"Your Excellency, Bishop, do you really want me to say it in front of you?" Anna's words meant something.
When Anna said this, these big guys with quite a lot of life experience immediately understood what she meant.
The chief cardinal frowned in disgust, ignored the question, and continued: "Do you have anything else to say about the devil?"
Ana shook her head: "No more."
Regarding the curse of the abyss, she was able to see through Rotgar's possessing ability, Rotgar signed a soul contract with her to share his lifespan with her, and so on. She didn't think it was necessary to tell her.
After all, she is cooperating now to prevent the human world from being destroyed, not to help the mage eliminate demons.
Seeing that Anna couldn't ask more about the devil, the chief cardinal and Bishop Christopher looked at each other, and then continued: "So, how much do you know about the abyss?"
Anna cheered up, but asked instead: "How much do you know?"
The chief cardinal almost laughed at Anna. In his position, he would no longer personally judge heretics. When facing him, no one would be as disrespectful as Anna and dare to ask questions.
"Anna, remember you are the heretic who is being judged. There is no room for you to ask questions here!" the chief cardinal said sternly.
Anna said: "Your Excellency Bishop, let me make it clear. If it were not for the entire human world, I would not be interested in talking to you here. I want to save the human world and I have the same feeling as you. On this matter , we are comrades in the same trenches, and I think we should share intelligence."
"Presumptuous!" the chief cardinal yelled angrily, and as he finished speaking, two priests stepped forward and pressed Anna's shoulders, making her kneel down.
Anna was extremely compliant and didn't struggle at all.
She was just trying to see if she could get information on a slightly equal footing, and if she couldn't, forget it. There are so many five-star mages here. If she is too tough, she will be asking for trouble.
"Let me ask you again, how much do you know about the abyss?" the chief cardinal said while holding back his impatience.
Anna replied honestly: "I have been to the abyss once. The abyss is a place full of chaos, and turbulence from nowhere will attack those who are in it. Once you enter, it is very difficult to escape, even if Even with the strength of Duke Abyss, he almost couldn’t escape.”
In order to avoid suspicion, Bishop Christopher did not ask too in-depth questions about the abyss. Now when he heard this and remembered what happened in the devil world, he asked: "Is it possible that Archduke Hubiris was unconscious because of such injuries?"
Anna nodded and said, "That's right. Moreover, I saw something else in the abyss."
"What?" the chief cardinal asked with a frown.
Anna did not say directly: "I want to know the information you have. This will help me judge which information is really relevant and important."
She took another bold step to commit suicide. Of course, if the other party refused to tell her, she would immediately soften. She didn't want to suffer needlessly.
Seeing that the chief cardinal seemed to want to punish Anna for not cooperating, Bishop Christopher immediately said: "Bishop Conrad, I think it is very likely that we will need Master Anna to cooperate with us in going to the devil world in the future, and she still has her family alive. The first thing she did when she returned to the human world was to escape with her family. She will definitely not let her family die from the invasion of the demon world. I think we can let her know what we know."
Bishop Conrad thought for a moment. He thought that this heretic couldn't escape their control anyway, so it didn't matter if she knew. So he nodded and said, "What Bishop Christopher said is exactly what I thought."
Then he looked at Anna and said: "Recently, there is a demon eye in the line of life and death that is very similar to the abyss you mentioned. It is gradually expanding. Its expansion also causes the line of life and death to move outward. If it cannot be controlled, the line of life and death will The monsters inside will migrate outward along the line of life and death, causing the death and injury of many innocent civilians."
All the five-star mages present had heard about this, and they couldn't help but darken their faces when they heard it again.
This is a major event that concerns the entire human world, and no one can stay away from it.
"We found a prophecy in the ancient books of the Holy See, which is related to this. The prophecy said this: When the eyes of the devil become greedy, the innocent lambs will usher in the end. Only Satisfy its greed, and salvation will come."
Bishop Conrad spoke slowly about the prophecies in the ancient Holy See books, with a serious expression and a little compassion. He looked at Anna and said: "The devil's eye is the devil's eye within the line of life and death, and its greed needs to be filled. And the only thing that can fill it is the devil.”
Anna was a little stunned after hearing this prophecy. Presumably the "Devil Eye" on the line of life and death was named based on this prophecy, right? But how did you reason about filling the devil's eyes with devils
"What's the reason?" Anna asked, "Why do you say it needs to be filled with demons?"
"Demons come from the abyss, and the abyss is very similar to the devil's eyes in the line of life and death." Bishop Conrad said firmly.
Anna was shocked by his logic. This reasoning was not rigorous at all!
And, where did that damn prophecy come from? The goddess of light does not exist, so isn't the prophecy just made up by the so-called "sages"
Anna retorted: "If the abyss is very similar to the devil's eye, then it is impossible for you to fill the devil's eye with devils. That kind of place..."
When Anna said this, she suddenly remembered the hallucination she saw in the abyss.
She glanced at her palm. The dark red mark was still there and had not faded.
The correlation between the abnormal movements of the abyss and the devil's eye was so high that Anna couldn't help but think about the relationship between the two. She felt that the devil's eye in the human world might be the projection of the abyss in the human world. Second, are actually the same thing.
And the hallucination she encountered in the abyss made her throw the abyss tree fruit into the cliff. She felt that she should not do what the hallucination told her to do. Is this an iron rule in all novels, movies and TV dramas? So she didn't throw it away and brought the fruit out, but somehow it turned into a red mark on her palm.
If combined with the prophecy made by Bishop Conrad, the devil's eye, that is, the "greed" of the abyss needs to be satisfied, and what satisfies it is this tree fruit...
… No!
Anna felt that everything was wrong with her.
Could it be said that throwing the fruit into the abyss was the right choice for me at that time? Then the abyss is satisfied, the devil's eye will not appear or even expand, the line of life and death is stable, there will be no casualties, and the mages in the human world will not risk going to the demon world to capture her
No, wait a minute, the basis of her inference is that the prophecy is true, but in fact she does not believe the so-called prophecy... What is going on
Anna suddenly stopped talking mid-sentence. This unusual behavior naturally attracted the attention of everyone present.
Bishop Conrad asked, "What do you remember?"
Anna looked at Bishop Conrad in confusion and shook her head: "I don't know... Devil eyes cannot be filled with demons..."
She couldn't help but smile bitterly as she spoke. She didn't expect that the task of saving the world would still fall on her, the time traveler. Filling the devil's eyes with the abyss tree fruit in her palm was obviously much more reliable than filling it with a devil.
She suddenly raised her hand, letting everyone present see her palm.
"When I was in the abyss, I fell into a hallucination. That hallucination guided me to plant an abyss tree seed and produce an abyss tree fruit. The hallucination asked me to throw the fruit under the cliff, but I did not do it. Instead, I took it with me It came out. After I left that illusion, the Abyss Fruit became this red mark on my palm."
All the mages present looked at Anna's palm. There was indeed a mark there that looked like a fruit, but it could also be said to be a birthmark. And based on their life experience and strength, they can't see anything strange about that thing at all.
When the mages didn't know what Anna meant by saying this, she continued: "Instead of catching hard-to-catch demons to fill the devil's eyes, it's better to try it with me. Your method is just speculation, and I have personally entered the abyss."
Anna's words surprised everyone.
The Devil's Eye is not a peaceful and interesting place. All the cardinals who have entered are dead when they come out. Even a place similar to the Devil's Eye is dangerous when a devil enters the abyss, let alone a weak human like Anna.
Her suggestion seemed like suicide.
"Do you know what you are talking about?" Bishop Conrad asked with a frown. He did not completely believe Anna's words, but her proposal also surprised him, because no matter whether the method worked or not, her proposal was close to sacrificing herself.
Anna nodded: "I know very well what I am talking about. If you have a more certain and feasible way, I am willing to help you. If all your ideas are guesswork, you might as well try my proposal. I have been in the abyss, and you nothing."
Anna's words attracted complicated looks.
Some mages thought that since she had entered the abyss and came out safely, she might have a way to escape from the eyes of the devil. Her suggestion was to allow herself to escape from the control of the Holy See.
Some mages believe that she is a human being after all, and has not lost everything as a human being because of her worship and obsession with demons. She is willing to sacrifice for the entire human world to seek benevolence.
Bishop Christopher stared at Anna, frowning and saying nothing.
He had captured Anna himself. He knew Anna better than anyone else here, and her behavior was so confusing. She protected the devil and left in the devil world, not because she was afraid that betraying the devil would lead to the devil's revenge as she said. She seemed to... love the devil.
But her behavior today seemed to have no love or nostalgia for the devil. Could it be that she was willing to sacrifice herself for her family
Bishop Conrad looked around, frowned and thought for a few seconds, then said to the two priests beside Anna: "Take her down."
The priests grabbed Anna and led her out of the hall.
After Anna left, Bishop Conrad said: "If you have any ideas, please don't worry about anything and say them all."
In fact, no one has a clue about the devil's eyes. But this is a major event that threatens the entire human world. How can we not seize something
Therefore, they named the strange alien space on the line between life and death "Devil's Eye" according to the prophecy, so as to fit the prophecy, and then find a way to enter the demon world to investigate.
Something must be done.
All mages who have the ability to do something think so. Without a clue, they can only grasp the ambiguous prophecy.
And now, Anna gives them another way.
"The words of heretics cannot be believed," said a cardinal. "She has been bewitched by the devil, either to escape herself or to protect the devil."
Bishop Conrad nodded, he also had the same idea.
A five-star mage said: "The inside of the devil's eye is too dangerous. I don't think she can get in and out safely. Since this is also a method, you can give it a try."
Another female five-star mage said: "This is asking her to die. She was kidnapped by the devil, not of her own free will. I think she borrowed this method because she was unwilling to live anymore after being insulted by the devil. Way to seek death."
The five-star elemental mages don't really believe in the so-called prophecy, but at this moment they have no choice but to grasp at this only life-saving straw. But they didn't take the so-called "pagans" seriously and just analyzed it from other aspects.
"Is it an insult? You all heard what she said just now, and you don't see any shame at all." The cardinal said, "Her body and mind have been dedicated to the devil!"
The female mage sneered: "Haha, if it's like what you said, she won't cooperate like just now!"
Everyone in the hall expressed their opinions and became noisy.
After all, these big shots are usually flattered by others, and they are used to saying the same thing. After deciding on one thing, it is difficult for them to agree with other people's different opinions.
Victor watched silently for a while. Seeing that they could not reach a consensus, he quietly left the hall.
He stood at the door for a while, then walked towards where Anna was being held.
There was a priest watching outside. When he saw it was Victor, he quickly said hello respectfully.
Victor had a faint smile on his face: "There is a discussion over there, let me ask some more questions."
He said this as if he had been ordered to ask a question, and the two priests quickly opened the door and let him in.
Anna turned her head when she heard the noise and saw Victor walking in. His silver hair was long and smooth, and she suddenly remembered the feeling of Lotgar's hand when he let her touch it.
Very easy to touch.
"Lord Holy Son." Anna stood up and said.
She didn't have any bad feelings towards this man. Rather, she felt a little pity for him. Just like that, Rotgar took over his body and used his holy body to seduce her...
"Mage Anna." Victor nodded slightly.
Anna looked at him, waiting for him to explain his purpose.
However, he clearly had questions to ask, but it seemed a little difficult to ask them.
She said politely: "Lord Holy Son, if you have any questions, just ask them. I will answer them truthfully."
Victor regretted coming in.
Don't ask, although he was a little uneasy because of suspicion, it was just suspicion. But if he asks and gets an answer he doesn't want, he will feel even worse than if he didn't ask.
Anna didn't know what Victor was struggling with. She asked, "Is it because the discussions among the mages have already reached a conclusion? Tell me, I can bear any result."
"They are still discussing." Victor shook his head. After all, he was unwilling to leave like this, so he asked indirectly, "I am a little curious. When the devil was pursuing you, did you know his true identity?"
Hearing this question, Anna instantly became alert.
She knew that the chances of her proposal being accepted were low, and they might still want to capture demons to fill their demon eyes. So how do you catch the devil? Although Balan deliberately downplayed her importance to Lotgar, saying that she was just a pet, how could they not try to use her as bait to make Lotgar fall into a trap
Then she absolutely cannot expose Lotgar's information, including the fact that she can see through his possession. They already know that he can possess him, and they don't know how they will respond. At least she can cooperate without talking to Rotgar and just seeing him without exposing it.
"Of course I don't know." Anna immediately shook her head, "Even you didn't know the true identity of the devil at the beginning. I was just an ordinary person at the time, so how could I know?"
Victor said: "When he possessed different men and pursued you, you didn't notice anything unusual?"
Anna said shyly: "No. I thought that was normal. After all, there are several outstanding boys among my neighbors who want to marry me."
Victor looked at Anna, speechless.
The doubts in his heart had been held in for too long, and he finally asked in a tactful way: "The Holy Son will dedicate everything to the goddess. When the devil possesses me... when I pursue you, you Don't you think 'my' behavior is abnormal?"
Anna still shook her head resolutely and said without conscience: "I didn't think it was abnormal at the time. Even though you were possessed by the devil, you are still as elegant and holy as before... "
When Victor heard Anna's words, he must have thought, did she mean that the devil didn't mess with his body
After all the questions were asked, he continued to ask in a roundabout way: "But when you answered Bishop Conrad just now, you said that the devil is very obsessed with your... body, and he really won't be able to help but do some... unreasonable actions. Does it make you suspicious?"
After Victor finished asking, he saw Anna looking past him and looking behind him. He turned around and saw that there was a priest at the door of the room that was not closed.
"some!"
Before Victor had time to take a closer look, he suddenly turned around when he heard Anna's words, and his heart suddenly lifted.
Anna tried her best not to look at the person at the door, so as not to expose her flaws.
But she was really excited.
Hidden inside the body of the priest at the door is Lotgar.
He woke up from his coma!