The Path of Ascension to the Priest

The scream was so fierce that it seemed to hit everyone's heart. The nerves that had been relaxed just now tensed up again. Monica walked over quickly with a blank expression. Tang Qiu frowned. He took out the staff of light and followed behind her.

Monica approached the ruins, staring closely at the dilapidated wall. Bright flames appeared around her without a sound, and flew around the wall. A black shadow emerged with the bright flames, and she avoided it flexibly. Chasing the flames, standing on a bare tree trunk, the corners of his mouth were still stained with blood.

Lola wiped the corners of her mouth casually, her crimson eyes looked at Monica from top to bottom, and her eyes were excited when she saw the prey.

"Blood race..." Monica paused, and visually measured the distance between herself and Lola, with a serious expression on her face.

Although the staff is held in the hand, it takes time to recite the spell.

Lola licked her lips, bent slightly and put on an aggressive posture, wanting to grab the prey and enjoy it before the crowd gathered around her.

A barrier of light appeared in front of Monica without warning. Tang Qiu and Lola kept a safe distance, shook his staff at Monica who was looking back at her, smiled, and said jokingly : "When facing the vampires, remember to keep a good distance, Priest Monica."

The coldness on Monica's face melted a little, and she replied softly: "I was careless."

There was a barrier of light delaying, and another priest also rushed over, standing beside Tang Qiu in readiness, the staff in his hand had been raised and pointed at Lola.

Even Eva and Jillian rushed over here slowly under Irene's urging.

Losing the best timing, Lola slowly straightened her body, shifted her gaze from Monica to Tang Qiu, stroked/touched her lips with her fingers, and gave a low laugh, remembering the appearance of the blond priest. After staying, turn around and jump off the tree trunk.

Light spells with different powers flew towards Lola's back from all directions, but after the white light flashed, there was no one there.

When Monica came to the wall of the ruins, she saw Secia lying on the ground without breathing, her expression changed, and she asked, "...Why are you here?"

She looked at Linda who was sitting on the ground, clutching her neck in panic.

Blood flowed out from between her fingers, and Monica cast a healing spell on her with a sullen face.

The priests who came around looked at Secia's body in shock, unable to recover for a long time. The priest who saw Linda being called away by Secia before whispered to Monica, "I saw it, it was Secia. The priest called Linda over here."

Monica looked over with indifferent eyes, the priest flinched and lowered his head.

Tang Qiu walked over and glanced at Secia's body. Secia's blue face was filled with panic and pain. However, her staff was not at hand, and she looked as if she was directly approached by a vampire without any response. and an opportunity to fight back.

She walked to Linda's side, stretched out her hand to her, and said softly, "Get up first."

Linda glanced at her, stretched out her hand and was pulled by her to stand up. Lola had already left, and she slowly regained her composure, and said according to the previous plan: "We are here because of the priest of Scythia. Say you have something to tell me."

She put her hand down, and the tooth marks on her neck were very obvious, "But after I came over, she had already fallen down."

"I want to go back and ask for help, but that blood race is lying in ambush." ​​Linda lowered her head, her body trembling, as if she was still in fear, "She also wants to suck my blood dry."

Linda's fear was not staged, she was really afraid of Lola, although Lola helped her kill many people and saved her many times, she was able to achieve her current achievements in the Holy See and even obtained a law of light Staff, all rely on Lola.

However, Lola is an insatiable vampire, no matter how many priests I provide her, she will not be satisfied. Every time Linda is pressed by her to suck blood, she feels that she is hovering on the verge of death.

Secia was already dead, and no one knew what she was going to say when she called Linda here. However, it often happened in the Holy See that a priest asked his entourage priests to say something.

The series of events that happened in the Rose Manor made Monica feel exhausted. She waved to the priests behind her, motioning them to take Secia's body back, and then said in a deep voice, "Go back to the Holy See."

The priests breathed a sigh of relief, they didn't want to stay here any longer.

Linda breathed a sigh of relief, and as soon as she relaxed, the wound on her neck was pulled, causing her face to turn pale from the pain, and tears filled her eyes.

Tang Qiu turned his head and glanced curiously at the wound on Linda's neck. Surprise flashed in his eyes. Compared with her bloody wound that looked like it had been torn apart, the bite/mark on his wrist was simply negligible. .

She rubbed her wrist with a subtle expression.

On the way back to the Holy See, Irene was urged by Eva to part ways with Tang Qiu and the others. Tang Qiu, who just wanted to separate the werewolf from the Holy See, readily agreed. After watching them leave, she looked around again, but found nothing. Lucille's figure.

Guessing that Lucille might have left, Tang Qiu shook his head slightly and returned to the team of priests.

Leaving Rose Manor, on the way back to the Holy See, they encountered a team of priests sent by Ruisi. The three priests and ten priests were all followers of Ruisi. They came from the Central Holy See. Although they all wore the same priestly uniforms, they But between the brows revealed a lofty arrogance.

Raise's entourage priest Mario looked at them blankly, and said indifferently: "The archbishop of Raise sent me to meet you."

Monica raised her chin, her tone was cold, and she said sarcastically, "Come to collect the corpse for us?"

Mario said lightly: "Bishop Reese is very worried about you, and she wants to make sure you are not in danger."

Monica snorted coldly, walked past him and left, and the priests and priests behind her also followed her with their heads down.

Tang Qiu was stopped when passing by Mario. She looked at Mario suspiciously, her eyes full of questions.

Mario looked her over, let go, and said expressionlessly: "Bishop Raise asked me to confirm your safety."

She looked at Monica subconsciously, and Monica looked at her, then looked away coldly, and left without looking back.

Tang Qiu: "..."

The favorability she had just brushed up must have been cleared.

Monica dared to ignore the priest accompanying Archbishop Ruisi, but Tang Qiu could not do so. Her surprise lasted only for a moment, and then she calmly accepted Ruisi's "care" and thanked politely, "I hope the priest can Send my thanks."

"Archbishop Reese wants you to thank you in person."

Tang Qiu's smile remained unchanged, and he nodded calmly, "Okay."

Many priests in the Holy See were secretly looking forward to the invitation of Archbishop Ruisi. Some people who heard the conversation between Tang Qiu and Mario looked at Tang Qiu differently. .

Archbishop Reese would come to live in the Holy See of Bill for a period of time every year. When he left, he would not only take away a few qualified believers of the Light, but also occasionally select a few priests and transfer them to the Central Holy See.

Although because of Monica, the priests did not dare to show their flattery to Archbishop Reese on the surface, but there were many people who secretly surrendered.

Who doesn't want to go to the Central Holy See? Even though he is still a small priest, his status is different from before.

Envious, jealous, complicated eyes focused on Tang Qiu's body, so hot that they almost stared a few holes in her body, but Tang Qiu pretended not to notice, and followed the priest's footsteps in front of him with downcast eyes, but he was actually a little absent-minded.

Archbishop Reese's invitation... If possible, she really wanted to avoid it.

After returning to the Holy See, Tang Qiu went back to his room and changed his clothes, and then followed Mario to Ruisi's room.

Reese has her own exclusive room here. Bishop Lal gave her his bedroom and redecorated it. It is as luxurious and comfortable as the manor of the noble Marquis of the Bill Empire.

Monica once reported to the Central Holy See that Reese had used her private power to waste money and extravagance because of this matter. However, after the report letter was handed in, it was like sinking into the sea, and Reese still dangled proudly in front of her eyes.

After Tang Qiu entered Ruisi's room, Mario gently closed the door outside. Ruisi's bedroom was newly planned and decorated by opening up three rooms, with golden floor tiles and various red and sapphires inlaid on the walls. , In the center of the room is a rose carved from precious stones.

Tang Qiu stepped on the soft carpet under his feet, walked around the rose bushes, stopped in front of the crystal partition, and called out inquiringly, "Bishop Raise?"

Reese's voice came from inside with a smile, "Grace? Come in."

Tang Qiu glanced at the steam coming out of the crystal partition, frowned, and walked in with his head down.

An oval-shaped bath appeared in Tang Qiu's field of vision. Reese was wearing a simple priest's uniform, sitting by the pool and throwing rose petals into it boredly. The faint water vapor surrounded her, and her delicate face was covered by the water vapor. Against the background of the sky, it feels a bit dreamy.

Tang Qiu's footsteps stopped, and she looked surprised. She thought that the decoration on the outside was already luxurious enough, but she didn't expect that there was such a bathtub inside.

She sniffed calmly, looked down at the clear water in the pool, and the rich light breath surrounded her, sweeping away the exhaustion in her body.

This pool seems to be filled with bright holy water.

It's no wonder that Monica has a dark face every time she sees Reese. It's okay to hate people who are always dangling in front of her eyes. She is still living such an enjoyable life in her own place. It's no wonder she isn't angry.

"I heard that you guys are in great danger this time." Ruisi threw away the petals in her hands and looked at Tang Qiu with a smile, "Are you injured?"

Tang Qiu shook his head slightly, and said with a smile: "Thank you Archbishop for your concern, I am not injured."

"That's a pity."

Tang Qiu looked at her questioningly.

Reese shrugged, and said casually: "I also wanted to show you the healing skills of the archbishop in red."

"That's really a pity." Tang Qiu said softly: "I believe that other injured priests also hope to see it."

"But I'm not interested in them."

Tang Qiu paused with a smile. She raised her eyes and looked at Ruisi probingly. Ruisi let her scrutinize her, but she was still indifferent, and smiled at Yanyan, "What? Do you feel moved?"

Tang Qiu smiled slightly, "It's really touching." She really couldn't figure out what the person in front of her was thinking.

Reese got up from the pool, reached out and took off the scarlet cloak hanging on the rack, and put it on. One corner of the cloak fell into the water. She stepped down the steps and came to Tang Qiu, leaning slightly, like a nightingale. The melodious voice extended an invitation to Tang Qiu gently, "Would you like to go to the Central Holy See with me?"

Tang Qiu: "..."

Seeing that Tang Qiu was thinking seriously, the smile on the corner of her mouth was slightly deep, she leaned into the ear of the blond priest, and said in a vague/ambiguous tone on purpose: "If it is difficult to decide, you can stay here for one night, we will go deep Discuss this."

Tang Qiu: "?"

Tang Qiu, who was worried that he couldn't find a suitable reason to reject Ruisi, his eyes flashed, he raised his hand and pushed Ruisi away, and said seriously and seriously: "Please allow me to refuse."

Reese raised her eyebrows, "Do you want to refuse?" She touched her chin and said jokingly, "Reject the previous proposal or the latter proposal?"

Tang Qiu coughed dryly, "Reject all of them."

It is impossible for her to go to the Central Holy See now. She hasn't found out about the werewolf's transformation and who the potential enemy of the original body is.

Entering the Central Holy See will only make her situation more dangerous.

As for Ruisi's subsequent proposal... Tang Qiu admits that Ruisi is a beauty that even she finds pleasing to the eye, but this beauty has thorns, and she doesn't want to provoke her at all.

She would rather face the cold Monica than face the smiling Reese.

Reese nodded, staring at her unblinkingly with folded arms, trying to see what reason she could come up with for refusing.

"As a loyal believer of the Goddess of Light, I have already sworn to dedicate myself to the Goddess of Light, so please allow me to reject your ridiculous proposal."

Reese knew that the absurdity she said was referring to the proposal later, she snorted, but did not get angry, "Only by entering the Central Holy See can you get closer to your goddess of light."

"But I'm not ready to get close to her." Tang Qiu said after deliberation: "Every believer in the light wants to present the most perfect side of himself to the goddess of light. I feel that I am still too weak and need to continue to be here experience."

"I believe that Priest Monica... will be a good guide."

Seeing her mentioning Monica, the smile on Reese's face subsided a little. She stared at Tang Qiu for a while with a confused expression, then pursed her lips and said, "I didn't expect you to be such a devout believer in the light."

Tang Qiu complimented her, "You can't compare with Archbishop Ruisi."

"I don't believe in the Goddess of Light." Seeing Tang Qiu looking up in surprise, Rui Si said with a low smile, "Just kidding."

Her tone didn't sound like she was joking. After Tang Qiu left Ruisi's place, recalling the dark surge in Ruisi's eyes when she said this sentence, her brows slowly frowned.

Mario watched Tang Qiu's back until it disappeared before pushing the door in, waiting respectfully aside through the crystal partition.

Reese was fiddling with the roses that had been stale for a day. When she heard the sound of footsteps, she didn't look up, but smiled slightly, "She refused, you have no beauty/blessing to enjoy tonight."

Mario lowered his head and said, "She is loyal to the Goddess of Light."

Reese stroked/touched the petals, noncommittal about Mario's evaluation of the blond priest.

conference room.

Monica was writing something on a piece of paper with a quill in her hand, when the door was knocked lightly, and her entourage priest Jonas walked in, "Grace has come out of Archbishop Reese's room."

Monica paused slightly, raised her eyes and asked, "Are you sure?"

Jonas nodded, "I saw it with my own eyes."

Monica put down the quill pensively, crossed her hands and propped her chin, her lowered eyes didn't know what she was thinking.

Jonas glanced at the parchment Monica put on the table, and found that she was writing a letter of recommendation for a priest. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Do you already have a candidate for a priest in your heart?"

Monica didn't speak, just picked up a quill and drew a circle on Grace's name.

Jonas's eyes lit up, and the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously. The blond priest was recommended by him at the beginning, but he didn't expect it to really suit Monica's wishes. He thought of Secia who died in Vandent, and curiously He asked, "Have you decided on another priest?"

Secia died, and the position of the priest happened to be vacant again.

Monica knocked on the table with the hand holding the quill, frowned and asked, "Linda or Jennifer, which one do you recommend more?"

These two people were the pre-determined candidates before the blond priest appeared.

Jonas said cautiously: "I think Priest Linda is better."

Linda's qualifications are among the best among the many priests in the Holy See. After all, she has a rewarded staff of light.

Jennifer is somewhat at a disadvantage in this regard.

Monica looked down at the other two uncircled names, pondered for a while, then raised her hand to slowly circle one of them.

The Holy See lost many holy knights and priests in Van Dent this time. After Monica returned to the Holy See, she sent a team of holy knights into Rose Manor to bring back the bodies of these people.

After being cleaned up by the holy knights, only the monsters and the corpses of the three black witches were left in Rose Manor. The holy knights threw them together and lit them on fire, watching the fire grow slowly before leaving.

The holy knights were evacuated from Vandent, and the place returned to its original desolation. The fire in Rose Manor did not spread because a sudden heavy rain extinguished the flames.

After the flames disappeared, the dark night shrouded the manor again. A gust of wind blew by, and the fly ash on the ground was blown together and slowly condensed into a figure. Pulling it apart, he stopped when he saw Laurel who was pressed at the bottom with a pale face.

Laurel lay there like a corpse, except that she didn't rot like other corpses, but because the flames burned her, half of her face became bloody.

The black shadow tore off some flesh and blood from Laurel's face, and took some rainwater, mixed them together, and summoned the dark fire to ignite it, and the red smoke condensed in front of her.

If Tang Qiu were here, she would have discovered that the flashing picture in the smoke was when she, Lucille, and Irene were talking to Laurel in the Rose Manor.

The black shadow watched quietly, and then said in a low voice: "Priest, blood race..." She stared at Irene who had used the obfuscation technique, and said word by word: "Irene Anderson."

"This little madman."

The red smoke was blown away by the wind, the black shadow looked away, summoned several skeletons, and commanded it to pick up the bodies of Laurel and the other two black witches and crawl into the ground.

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