Chapter 184

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Chapter 184: International Aid

Plop!

With a swift stroke, Minaret cut open the neck of the gray-robed figure with her dagger.

Apart from Karoso’s group, there were also soldiers led by Whyte present, but there were no pure warriors among them.

Despite Russell’s high level of skills, he was not truly a warrior at heart.

Losing focus in battle is a big mistake!

As a top thief, once Sophia provided the clue, Minaret easily captured Karoso using her professional skills.

Just as Minaret found Karoso, the gray-robed figure arrived on the scene.

Even with casualties rising, Minaret held back and waited for the perfect moment, like a skilled hunter.

Finally, after Sophia caught everyone’s attention, she approached the person in the gray cloak.

The person in the gray cloak seemed to want to sacrifice their own life for a big play, but this kind of advanced card had a common trait – it had a long wind-up time.

Minaret was not the antagonist in the magical girl series, but she wouldn’t wait for the opponent to transform before making a move.

Poor person in the gray cloak, he didn’t even get to use his ultimate card before being stabbed to death by Minaret on the spot.

This eighth-tier thief, as soon as he appeared, killed an opponent of the same level who had been enhanced.

The reputation of the first thief was well-deserved.

"Who are you?"

Russell was startled to see Minaret suddenly appear and instinctively took a step back.

With his strength, he couldn’t understand how Minaret had appeared.

"Just a regular thief," Minaret played with his dagger. "Karoso’s father sent me to rescue him. It doesn’t seem too serious over there, so I’ll practice by taking down an eighth-tier."

Russell breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing it was someone from their group.

He gazed at Sophia and asked in a serious tone, "Do you know what happened to that girl?"

"It’s none of my concern. I only care about completing my mission," Minaret yawned.

Russell looked at Sophia solemnly.

The core of the ceremony was actually a person?

This… is hard to imagine!

In a normal ceremony, something should be summoned. Someone like Sophia should be considered a sacrifice.

The terrifying power within this girl made even Russell secretly alarmed.

Minaret was not surprised, he saw the guy who was fighting with Russell’s right-hand man also looking stunned, in a flash, he was already behind him.

"Impossible, impossible, the power of the Lord has been stolen, stolen by a human, she’s not human, not human…" The man looked very panicked.

*Poof!*

Before he could finish being shocked, Minaret had already cut his neck, blood gushing out.

"Oh Lord, oh Lord." Minaret squinted his eyes, "Are so-called gods not also once humans?"

*Bang!*

The leader of the Knights of the Eternal Church fell weakly from the sky to the ground.

"You…" Russell’s henchman was startled.

"Can’t you take the opportunity to kill the enemy?" Minaret gave him a cold look.

"Huh?" The big man froze, "Just our equipment alone gives us a boost of forty points. If he just stands there letting me hit him, I still need to hit him for a while. Isn’t it better for us to stop fighting secretly for now and see how things go? As for you, how can you defeat someone with this level of protection in just a second?"

"Hmm… can’t explain it to you," Minaret played with the dagger in his hand.

If I were to kill that little girl at this moment…

Hah, forget it, blow me up again.

"Wow, this beam of light is attracting quite a few people," Minaret raised an eyebrow.

……

"I-I can’t unleash my power!" Sophia said in pain.

Swoosh, swoosh…

Two beams of light approached her from a distance.

Suddenly, Null and 『』 stopped not far away from her.

The commotion was so loud that all the experts in the City of Freedom were attracted here.

The two looked at each other, not understanding what was happening, but letting it continue would make the girl explode.

She emitted a holy light, her eyes were very clear, not like being controlled by a ritual.

"Use this."

Each of them took out a stack of cards.

This is Null and 『』, who else could suddenly produce a bunch of unbound eighth-tier cards?

Fortunately, with the plot support, Null and 『』 would come to City of Freedom no matter what, with such a big commotion here.

Sophia endured the pain, bound a pile of cards with her soul, and then crazily threw them out, using as much magic power as possible.

"Don’t use these few."

Null quickly grabbed some back.

Just now, too excited, a bunch of attacking spells all ended up in her hands.

With Sophia’s current state, it is estimated that she will cast AOE spells randomly.

Soon, large-sized creatures from all races appeared in this area.

Sophia couldn’t control them at all. They just stood there blankly. When ghouls saw enemies approaching, they crazily attacked these eighth-tier minions.

Unfortunately, they were too far behind the eighth-tier minions, hardly breaking through their defenses.

Sophia didn’t care either. The more Attendant Cards she used, the less pressure she felt.

Various Holy Light explosions everywhere, the human camp overdid it a bit, even Will couldn’t hold on anymore, while those ghouls were dying in large numbers.

Not long after, she alone cleared out all the ghouls in this area!

If those two in the Church of the Lord of Eternity hadn’t died, they would probably be furious.

Not only did they prepare everything for others, but right after Sophia gained their power, the first thing she did was to destroy the ghouls they summoned…

"This girl…" 『』 widened her eyes, "Is she a Pastor? How can she use cards from any profession?"

Suddenly, Sophia was covered in a lot of armor – Pastor’s, wizard’s, warrior’s, and Nature Mage’s bear skin – wearing two layers, she looked like a ball.

She was radiating colorful lights all over her body, especially on her head, shining green.

She used enhancement spells from various professions on herself.

"Why are there so many strange people nowadays?" Null remarked, "Karoso is still within our understanding, but this girl is completely beyond our comprehension."

"Let’s not talk about that. People with abilities like her would naturally be studied by the church." 『』 said indifferently, "What matters is, do you think she can afford these eighth-tier cards?"

Null raised an eyebrow.

Wait.

So many eighth-tier cards?

Even if she doesn’t have a card, she can only use up to ten at most. How many cards is this? The limit of eighty points is a strict rule. She hasn’t used a single card yet!

What is going on with this girl!

She looks young, eighth-tier?

No, her cultivation level doesn’t match. It must be due to the ritual.

Is the energy of this ritual magic heading towards her?

Is she the daughter of the Lord of Eternity…

"Can she handle the energy of this ritual magic?"

Just now things were urgent, but now that things have calmed down a bit, Null suddenly thought of something, "Neither of us may be able to handle it."

"The strange ritual magic from ancient times is not something we can understand, we may need the Wizard Association to study it." 『』 rubbed her temples. "I’m wondering if the cards we both have can sustain her until she uses up all her magic? If she can’t use up her magic, will it explode?"

Neither of them had considered that even the cards from two top Card Makers could be insufficient at times.

But it’s not the time for card battles now, where can they get the materials?

……

Near the Government Affairs Hall.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" The black robe seemed a bit unable to hold it together.

Looking at the towering white light, he was completely bewildered, "What happened, why did the ritual fail?"

"Failed?" Frank’s pupils shrank.

In front of the two, Red, Herman, and Celica were blocking the way for the hooded figure and Frank, preventing them from going to support the others.

"Ha! Failed? How fortunate!" Celica scoffed. "Do you really think you can summon the Lord of Eternity to this world just like that?"

"I want you all dead!" The hooded figure raised his hands to the sky, three cards appearing behind him. "Come forth, my undead army!"

Crack, crack…

One after another, monsters emerged from the black oil, advancing towards the distance.

"He can still summon so many…" Red gasped heavily. "He’s actually a Death Knight…"

"Hey, Master Celica, we are almost exhausting our magic without any regard for our lives," Herman spoke up. "Could you help us replenish our magic?"

"Replenish magic?" Celica looked puzzled. "Which proper Pastor carries those cards around?"

Reed: ???

Herman: ???

"Forget about how many things he summons. Since the army is here, we just need to delay them," Celica lit up her sword and pointed it at the black robes.

……

As the last bit of mist dispersed, Sophia’s feeling of bloating also disappeared.

Null and 『』’s worries did not come true after all.

Neymar burped, rubbing her small belly.

Strange, why did I feel like eating that mist earlier?

Eating that mist… that’s not okay, right?

Neymar felt full of magic, but nothing else.

"President Null, President 『』!" Karoso shouted into a microphone, feeling relieved.

The two people who should have appeared earlier finally arrived. What delayed them?

"You take care of her, I’ll go check on Karoso," said 『』 to Null, then she jumped down from the air and approached Karoso.

"Finally, you’re here," Karoso said. "What took you so long?"

"It’s a long story…" 『』 shook her head. "Your army is here."

"Oh?"

Karoso’s eyes lit up. "Is it my father’s army fighting over there?"

"Exactly."

"What about mine?" Teresa quickly interrupted.

"They came too," 『』 said. "At that time, we were battling a monster, and two powerful fighters helped us, then we were busy hiding with civilians and our people."

"So that’s how it was!"

Karoso suddenly realized.

Was the reason Null and 『』 arrived late because they had to evacuate civilians to make it easier for the bombers?

"Let’s first meet up with the army," 『』 said. "A total of five divisions have arrived. Together with the strong people from your home, the chaos in the City of Freedom… we could just take it down!"

"Why did you just abandon her?" Jenny ran to Karoso, angrily accusing him.

"Isn’t she fine now?" Karoso pointed to Sophia in the sky. "If I wasn’t completely sure, why would I abandon her? Even if she is an important person for the enemy, killing her would have a big impact on them. If she was that important, I should have killed her instead of abandoning her."

Jenny was speechless.

"Ah… This war has been like a comedy since it started, waiting for her to reach that point alone, that’s the main character." Karoso looked at Sophia in the air.

The mist cleared, and the entire City of Freedom was bright again.

"Don’t sigh," Teresa said. "Now that she has stabilized, we can focus on her matter later. You can tell me what you hid from me later. The current issue is that we need to occupy… No, we need to thoroughly clean up the remaining ghouls in the City of Freedom and provide international assistance for City of Freedom."

"Yes, it’s also for humanity!" Karoso nodded.

Karoso suddenly felt a little confused, did I forget something?

"Boss!"

The mercenary leader saw that the enemies had been cleared, and quickly said to Russell, "Don’t forget the main task."

Russell nodded slightly, "Your mission… is complete."

Looking at Sophia again, she finally regained consciousness.

"Little girl, how are you feeling?" Null asked.

"I… feel very good." Sophia touched her body, which had already healed from being shot by a bullet.

"What exactly happened, why did you become the center of this ceremony?" Null continued, "Don’t be afraid, I am the headmaster of Marl Magic Academy, a Card Association S+ class Card Maker."

"I don’t know…" Sophia looked innocent.

"Tell me everything, your current situation, you will definitely be taken to various associations." Null said.

Soon, Sophia recounted her experiences.

"So, you mean… Karoso threw you into a strange pile, and then your power increased?" Null pondered.

"Yes, he’s a bad guy, can I beat him up?" Sophia’s eyes lit up.

"Now he can’t beat you, the problem is his two teachers are not far from here, are you sure?"

Sophia: …

"What he did was a bit unreasonable, I think he knows something. Did he say anything before he threw you away?"

"His sister said… she saw some threads connected to me, turning red continuously, and after turning red he threw me into a strange pile…"

……

Since Sophia exploded in a gray robe being killed just now, Whyte stopped shouting. His non-human features have disappeared, and he is quietly running towards the headquarters.

The purification of that Holy Light caused him great pain.

Damn it, what’s going on with that woman? Wasn’t it said that after the ritual, the Lord of Eternity would descend upon her, bringing nightmares to this world, bringing us believers eternal life?

He crawled and rolled, finally escaping from that area, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Damn it, finally escaped. This Church of the Lord of Eternity, why is it so unreliable?

"Little ghost, where do you want to go?"

At that moment, a chilling voice sounded behind him.

He saw a guy wearing a tall hat and a twirly mustache, smiling at him.