By the time everything was ready, it was completely dark, but the church's backyard was brightly lit by candlelight.
The Bishop, accompanied by two priests, began preparing for the exorcism by sprinkling holy water…
Meanwhile, Mil had quietly slipped away from the crowd and headed straight for the basement.
The basement was located in the cemetery behind the church, and the iron gate leading into it was chained shut, but Mil didn't hesitate, breaking the door open directly.
However, what greeted his eyes was an inverted holy Pattern totem?
Mil didn't know much about sacred magic, only feeling that this thing seemed to be corroded by the power of the abyss…
Perhaps the exorcism spell upstairs hadn't been activated yet?
The student who had come to the basement with Father John earlier was also nowhere to be seen.
"Mil, what are you doing here?"
A deep voice suddenly came from behind him. Mil spun around sharply, revealing it was Father John.
Mil sneered. This guy was just a mere second-tier White Magician; gaining the upper hand wouldn't be a problem!
"Father John, why are you here?"
In reality, Mil was only talking to him to confirm if there was anyone else behind him?
At the same time, he needed some time to mentally prepare himself…
"Heh, of course, I came to see what the clever and resourceful Mil intends to do?"
Saying this, John slowly approached with his hands behind his back:
"I'm quite curious, Mil, how did you find out?"
But no sooner had he finished speaking than Mil suddenly activated a second-tier magic stone, lunged forward, and with a shadow from his fingertip, swung it towards John's neck…
"Tsk…"
The speed was as fast as lightning. Before John could react, his head had already fallen. Mil then delivered another backhand slash, striking the holy Pattern totem.
"Crack—!"
As the holy Pattern totem shattered into pieces, Mil put away his magic stone, let out a sigh of relief, and sneered:
"If you're going to kill, you have to be decisive. I said a couple of words to you, and you started chatting with me?"
Villains never talk too much!
However, Mil fell into contemplation as he looked at the dark-attributed magic stone that had rolled out of Father John's hand…
And behind the holy Pattern totem, the bound student, whose life force was being absorbed, gradually woke up.
At this moment, Mil felt his mind go blank…
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At the same time, footsteps were heard from outside the basement. Lilith and a Church Exorcist came down and witnessed the scene before them…
The Church Exorcist stepped forward to examine the body, then gritted his teeth and said:
"After knowing you for so many years, I never thought… John, you were actually a fallen Abyssal Scholar! How shameful!"
Mil, dumbfounded, looked at the holy Pattern totem behind him and asked:
"Then what is this thing?"
"Oh! This is a Sacrilegious Cone disguised as a holy Pattern totem! Mil, it's a good thing you found it in time, otherwise, it would have caused a great disaster!"
"Then, if this thing is destroyed, will it affect your exorcism ritual? Do you need to replace it with a real holy Pattern totem?"
"This one seems to have been a backup all along. The truly effective holy Pattern totem has been installed inside the church!"
Hearing this, Mil gasped…
Lilith, biting her lip beside him, thought of all the sad things in her life.
No, the exorcism ritual absolutely cannot proceed smoothly. At this critical moment, Mil, in a flash of inspiration, said:
"Right… Quick! Inform the others, there's an internal traitor, stop for a moment!"
With that, Mil took off running, while Lilith and the Exorcist first untied the bound student.
Mil rushed out of the basement and ran back towards the church. On the way, he remembered the large magic array Father Barton had prepared outside the church;
So, he conveniently shattered the magic crystal in the bushes and rushed back without stopping.
But when he returned to the church's backyard, he saw a dazzling, brilliant white light appear…
The students stood in a line in the distance, admiring this sacred scene.
The Bishop, with two White Magicians, three holy officials, and six Exorcists, began rounds of sacred magic;
A dazzling curtain of light unfolded like a scroll above the church, and the church personnel chanted prayers, a buzzing sound reverberating…
The Bishop raised his staff, and beams of light continuously leaped—
"Declare! Evil of heaven recalled, its heart also good; what I know, what I think, hearing the transgressor is your arrogance, the resting place, the God-promised place, are not your end…"
Mil pushed open the backyard door, just about to shout for everyone to stop, but a pair of large hands clamped firmly over his mouth…
He desperately rolled his eyes back, discovering it was Father Barton.
"Mil, perhaps you've discovered something? But it's too late. You won't spoil our good deed!"
Saying this, he pulled Mil back to the very end of the crowd.
But as the exorcism ritual progressed, Father Barton gradually felt something was amiss…
"This shouldn't be happening?"
The sacred and brilliant light continuously stimulated the cursed prostitute, causing her to let out sharp, ear-piercing screams…
"Bang—!"
Suddenly, a roar sounded, the sacred light dimmed and vanished, and the Bishop and several church members suddenly vomited blood and collapsed.
At the same time, the stained-glass windows in the church's backyard instantly shattered, gusts of eerie wind swept into the church, and all the white candles around them were extinguished…
The crowd instantly fell into panic, screams rising and falling.
The Bishop, barely supporting himself with his staff, stood up and lit a faint beam of light:
"No… It's definitely not level three, this… It's at least level six!"
"Hehehe…"
The cursed prostitute on the bed suddenly let out a chilling, sinister laugh;
Black, viscous liquid seeped into the church from outside the surrounding windows, and the woman's belly suddenly swelled, growing larger and larger…
Strange proliferative tissues appeared on her body, rapidly growing along the walls and ground;
Flesh-like roots spread outwards, chaotically growing nails, teeth, hair, and eyes, making it nauseating…
Father Barton finally released Mil, tossing him aside, and walked straight onto the altar:
"It's such a pity… I could have sacrificed all of you while you were performing the exorcism! Unfortunately… it seems there were some unexpected complications?"
"Barton, was all of this your doing?"
The Bishop angrily denounced him, while Barton calmly walked forward and gently stroked the cursed prostitute's greatly swollen belly:
"No, it wasn't just me, there was also Father John. Logically, he set up the Sacrilegious Cone, and I laid out the Array of Ruined Rebirth… Unfortunately, neither of them was successfully activated."
Barton shook his head regretfully, then clapped his hands, and the back door of the church suddenly opened;
Villagers, holding torches, surrounded them, among them three fourth-tier Black Magicians.
Lilith, the Exorcist, and another student were also captured by these people.
The person who captured Lilith was a dark-skinned woman, also a fourth-tier Black Magician. She dragged Lilith forward and said:
"Father Barton, it was all that kid Mil's doing! He not only killed Father John and destroyed the Sacrilegious Cone, but he also damaged the crystal of your magic array!"