Chapter 625 - Saint Monastery (VI)
Chapter 625: Saint Monastery (VI)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The loud impact reverberated from the distance and the underground hall shook with falling dust. The candle flames trembled. The nun, Sister Helen, knitted her long brows and lifted her head to face the crowd before her. A tall, burly man clad in pitch-black armor stood beside her. He held a large flail in his hands and a thick mask concealed his facial features. Before Sister Helen were ten similarly-dressed nuns in scarlet robes, surrounding a stone-made altar on which a young lady laid with her eyes shut.
What’s going on out there!
Sister Helen cursed inwardly. This ritual was extremely solemn, sacred, and exceptionally important. The Saint Knights had detected strange movements in Soraka Mountain a few days ago and as the advocate of the Saint Knights, Sister Helen had also received a revelation from the dark abyss. Through the revelation, she learned that the era of darkness and destruction was about to come. The Order on the continent would be completely toppled and this was the best opportunity for the Saint Knights to resurface. The revelation Sister Helen had received was that they needed a qualified heir to lead the Saint Knights. She had put in a lot of effort in searching for the sacrificial offering required. As long as she sacrificed the offering in the sacred, yet evil ritual, the young lady’s body and soul would belong to their race entirely. The holy God they worshiped would come to this world using the young lady’s body. The Saint Knights would return to the continent and bring destruction and death to all living things!
But now…
The ritual had been interrupted thrice, which infuriated Sister Helen. If they were to miss this opportunity, they would need to wait for a few more decades before they could summon their holy God back into this world. It was intolerable for the Saint Knights! It was due to this that Sister Helen had requested for everyone to be fully focused in defending the monastery tonight. But now, their ritual had been disrupted again and again within ten minutes. Although there were still a few hours available in the night, Sister Helen was concerned that the interruptions might keep happening, which had made her extremely furious and helpless at the same time.
“Do you want me to check on the situation, Helen?”
The knight beside her spoke with a low muffled voice behind the thick mask. Sister Helen pondered in silence before eventually shaking her head. “No, we will continue. The Archbishop is standing guard and he will report to us if necessary…”
Bam.
As though proving Sister Helen’s insights, the tightly sealed doors pushed open widely and the Archbishop entered with a heavy expression. His forehead was drenched in sweat, glittering under the radiant flames. He came to an abrupt halt after witnessing the ritual and stepped forward cautiously. Sister Helen held back her anxious and irascible mood.
“Everything! For the sake of eternal destruction!”
The heavy, massive stone sculpture shattered as it crashed to the ground and Mini Bubble Gum let out a snort. She stood in the middle of the monastery plaza, facing the Archbishop and the group of Saint Knights who had gathered. However, the Saint Knights didn’t charge forward like their companions. Instead, they watched attentively at the trio, unsure if they were plotting something or were simply not ready to run into their deaths. But no matter what, they wouldn’t stand a chance against Mini Bubble Gum and Canary. The two young ladies were as familiar with the Saint Monastery as Rhode and they knew that there were no traps that could threaten them at all.
“What a bunch of cowards.”
Mini Bubble Gum plunged the golden pike to the ground and lifted her chin proudly, looking at her enemies in disdain. Hundreds of Saint Knights corpses were piled up before them. After Mini Bubble Gum entered the plaza, the heavily-armored knights charged toward the little girl. Then… There was no more thens.
The Saint Knights were around level 50 on average and perhaps they could bully the NPCs or lower-level players. However, in the face of the level 85 Mini Bubble Gum who was even in her plain equipment, they stood no chance at all. Mini Bubble Gum swung the golden pike in her hand swiftly and blasted the Saint Knights into the air before sending them crashing to their deaths.
A hundred of them turned into corpses in an instant.
Even the Saint Knights who believed in destruction and death shuddered in fear under this efficiency.
Although the Saint Knights glared like tigers watching their prey, Rhode didn’t give a damn about their presence at all. He sized up the monastery before him and looked at the little mermaid. Although Rhode hadn’t specifically calculated the amount of EXP he had received, it might be able to bring him above level 50. Not only that, but even the little mermaid grew tremendously. Even though she still wasn’t comparable to Gillian and was less dazzling than Celia and Celestina, she was much more formidable than both the Hell Hound and Spirit Bird now.
Besides, not only did the little mermaid grow stronger in card values, her physical body also grew too. She used to be slightly taller than one meter in the water ball, but now, she had as though entered puberty, growing as she took in all the EXP. She was about the same height as Christie now, and the water ball had transformed slightly.
“How strange, Rhode.”
Canary gazed curiously at the plaza and rested a finger on her chin.
“The Archbishop should be out by now. Why haven’t we see him?”
“Who knows? Perhaps it’s a bug?”
Rhode shrugged. Along the journey, the roles of Mini Bubble Gum and Canary had completely switched around with Rhode. According to the classes, Mini Bubble Gum, who was a Cleric, should be the one protecting Rhode. Of course, with Rhode’s rich gaming experience, it would still be possible for him to strike a few of the Saint Knights and flee the area if an accident were to happen, even if the enemies were higher in level than him. This was because the level difference between the Saint Knights and him was less than 10 after the amount of EXP he had gained. Moreover, he had Celia and Celestina with him and even if they couldn’t handle the enemies, he could summon all four Holy Sword Cards and use the ‘Taboo Halo’ skill to transcend them into the Legendary Stage. So, what’s the difficulty in slaughtering their way out?
The trio didn’t loot the corpses as they knew that they were always unlucky and Saint Knights wouldn’t drop any useful items anyway. It was widely known that many great loots weren’t on the BOSS itself. Instead, they were in the BOSS’ room. This was why many player groups would triumph their way to the end and defeat all the monsters and BOSS before returning to pick up their spoils of war.
However, there was a point in which the game was incomparable. In reality, the corpses wouldn’t disappear… They would lay quietly and wait for one to wipe out everything on their bodies… Yes, Rhode wasn’t sure if this was a great thing or not.
After slaughtering their way into the monastery, the trio didn’t stop at all. Mini Bubble Gum charged ahead while Canary cast her whirlwind barrier and flame spells to defend and sweep the area. The trail left by them had been reduced to ruins. The cold moonlight penetrated the clouds and spilled on the lifeless corpses and destroyed buildings.
“Don’t give a damn about them. Let’s move on!”
Mini Bubble Gum let out a snort and pointed the golden pike at the enemies before her. The Saint Knights clad in scarlet armor tensed up and raised their shields hurriedly to guard the doors as though using their lives to maintain this final defensive line. Mini Bubble Gum showed a smirk and…
At this moment, a loud, imposing voice sounded.
“Who are the ones breaking into the Saint Monastery!?”