Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 681 - 682: Dramatic Acting

"I will make her willingly follow the Goddess’s decree and carry out her will. This matter does not need the concern of the Holy Envoy."

Mengxi said with a smile.

Although it was a friendly explanation, there was an undertone of keeping people at a distance.

"Hehe~, with Miss Mengxi saying so, I am relieved."

Nora laughed lightly, covering her mouth with her sleeve in dissatisfaction:

"Keep up the good work, Miss Mengxi. This holy war plan is of utmost importance and cannot afford any mishaps. If something goes wrong, the Goddess will be very unhappy~"

"I understand."

Hearing this, Mengxi obediently nodded her head.

However,

The next moment, the silver-haired girl’s gaze became sharp and serious, and she looked at Nora with slight displeasure:

"I will faithfully adhere to the Goddess’s oracle. But I hope others in the church, including you, don’t interfere too much in this matter."

"Oh? Why do you say that?"

"The Bloody Butterfly is very clever and not easy to fool. To temporarily stabilize her, I have already exerted my utmost effort. If others from the church intervene, it might attract Bloody Butterfly’s attention and ultimately ruin my plan. I believe Lady Nora understands this reasoning."

"Oh? So, what do you suggest?"

"Apart from me, I ask others not to meddle in this matter."

"I see, I understand. I will report this to the Holy Father."

"Also. When I say others, I am not just referring to our church members."

"Hmm?"

"Those from other factions should also refrain from getting involved."

Mengxi stated sternly, locking eyes with Nora’s emerald gaze.

And after saying this, the silver-haired girl couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh:

"Hehe, it’s a pity, it seems a bit late to say this now. Lady Nora, you must have seen the report I sent you earlier, right?"

"Yes."

"The Supreme of the Holy Tower has already been annihilated by Bloody Butterfly for acting on his own. Although I have now appeased Bloody Butterfly, what about the Holy Tower? It’s no small matter to mysteriously lose a level 8 powerhouse."

Undoubtedly,

Mengxi raised a very serious issue.

If handled carelessly, it could lead to the complete collapse of the entire holy war effort. A level 8 Mage, a renowned figure of the Holy Tower, being crushed to death so easily by the Demon Temple would undoubtedly deal an unprecedented blow to the morale of the alliance. More seriously, it could even lead to the disbandment of the allied forces.

This world will challenge a powerful enemy.

But if the enemy is too powerful, it brings only despair.

The strong will to fight ignited in the heart will also be mercilessly extinguished in the tsunami of despair.

As a knowledgeable and experienced Holy Envoy, Nora naturally understood the meaning behind Mengxi’s words.

However,

Faced with such a serious issue, Nora remained calm and composed, her pretty face showing no signs of disturbance, still full of confidence.

"You don’t have to worry about Nolan’s matter, Miss Mengxi. His disappearance will go unnoticed, even by the strong ones of the Holy Tower."

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

Upon hearing these words, Mengxi’s beautiful face tensed, her light purple eyes filled with disbelief.

The disappearance of a powerful mage unnoticed?

How is that possible?

Even if people from other forces didn’t pay attention, how could those from the Holy Tower remain indifferent?!

On the other side,

Seeming to perceive Mengxi’s doubts, Nora smiled lightly,

"Of course, If the people of the Holy Tower had noticed anything unusual, do you think they would have remained quiet until now?"

"That, indeed, cannot be..."

Mengxi nodded her head, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Although she was reluctant to believe, seeing Nora’s confident gaze and her expression of having everything under control, Mengxi couldn’t help but believe her words.

"Lady Nora, how did you manage to do it?"

"This, well, it’s all thanks to the blessing of the Goddess~. Under the guidance of the Goddess, we have successfully appeased the mages of the Holy Tower. No one will notice his disappearance"

Saying this,

Nora’s eyes sparkled with stars, her hands clasped together in worship as she looked towards the distant location of the main church. After a moment of fervent self-prayer, Nora thoughtfully glanced behind her with a sidelong look.

"As for~ how exactly it was done? That’s something the future Saintess doesn’t need to worry about~. For now, handling other forces’ strong ones will be our job so Miss Mengxi you just focus on dealing with the Demon Temple and prepare for the Saintess coronation ceremony."

Without a doubt, Nora had no intention of revealing to Mengxi how the Church managed to deceive the Supremes of the Holy Tower.

This confirmed a suspicion in Mengxi’s heart.

Although the Church claimed to unconditionally support her, the Girl of Destiny, and let her inherit the position of the Saintess, these people still harbored a hint of vigilance towards her. Even her ’enemy,’ Yumo, who overconfidently tried to deceive her, shared her deepest secrets with her…

In contrast, these church members, who professed to be her allies, still harbored their own ulterior motives, truly exasperating.

While Mengxi sighed inwardly,

The silver-haired girl’s gaze involuntarily followed Nora’s line of sight to the figure behind her, draped in a dark robe, with an indistinct face.

This figure, after Nora had removed her disguise, came to Mengxi’s presence together with Nora. It was just that Mengxi, having focused all her attention on dealing with the Holy Envoy, had neglected this dark-robed figure behind her. But now, following Nora’s words, Mengxi locked her gaze onto this unknown devotee.

From Nora’s words, Mengxi could easily infer that the lack of any reaction from the supreme leaders of the Holy Tower was certainly related to this devotee.

"Hmm? By the way, who might this be?"

With a slight smile, Mengxi cast a friendly look towards the dark-robed figure behind Nora.

In response to Mengxi’s attention, the robed person, like most Asumos Church followers, immediately bowed respectfully to Mengxi in greeting. However, unlike other devotees, this robed individual merely bowed and remained silent throughout, not verbally greeting the Saintess.

Faced with the Saintess’s inquiry, yet not responding.

For a moment, the atmosphere between the two became somewhat awkward.

Seeing this, Nora, who was beside them, promptly came to the somewhat taciturn robed person’s side and chuckled as she patted their shoulder, introducing them to Mengxi.

"Speaking of which, Miss Mengxi, this person is actually your colleague~ or rather, your senior~"

"A colleague?"

"Yes, she is also a member of the ’Sunlight Squad’. She was once the most trusted subordinate of the Archbishop Nick."

"She is part of the Sunlight Squad?"

Mengxi was somewhat astonished by Nora’s words.

After all,

After carefully sensing, Mengxi realized that this robed person possessed a formidable strength of a peak level 7. Having taken over the Sunlight Squad, Mengxi had undoubtedly done her homework on this unit, but a person like this? She had never heard of them?

However, her confusion didn’t last long before Mengxi suddenly raised her eyebrows.

Hmm?

’Wait, the most trusted subordinate of old Nick?’

’Could it be...’

"She, she is that Apostle ?"

"Yes."

Nora nodded slightly, noncommittally, her words even carrying a rare hint of pride. She playfully poked the tender face under the robed person’s hood.

"This one here, she is our church’s strongest Earth Apostle, Tania-Velin. … Come on, Tania, quickly greet the Saintess~"