Chapter 16

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Chapter 16: You Cannot Take Away the Saintess

"The saintess, well, our Joyful Church also has a saintess and a Holy Child. Their status is a bit lower than the Pontiff, but about the same level as the Grand Bishop."

"So, they are important figures in the church, right?"

"Yes," Tina nodded.

"For such important figures, whether for joy or offering to the God of Joy… is there a chance for the warden?" Leo carefully asked this question.

"Huh?" Tina still didn’t understand his meaning, tilting her head. "It shouldn’t… it shouldn’t be possible…"

"Then it definitely won’t be possible for something like the Joyful Doll, right?"

"That’s for sure."

"Phew… it really is like that…" With a deep breath, Leo stood up from the bed, grabbed his hair, and paced in the prison.

"Tina, don’t you think this is too coincidental? The saintess was just captured, and the branch altar just happens to have a spot open for a new believer…"

"Hmm, master, what does this mean?" Tina’s eyes revealed a clear confusion, unable to follow Leo’s thoughts.

"This means that during the capture, quite a few believers must have died. The Joyful Church urgently needs new strength," Leo said slowly, holding his forehead.

"They didn’t even perform the basic prayers and tests before promoting the warden’s slave to a new believer. This shows that the branch altar is very weak now, and there probably aren’t many believers left who participated in the capture with the warden…"

"Isn’t that a good thing? With the church’s strength weakened, it will be easier for us to escape. Why does the master look so worried?" Tina asked, confused.

"This is not a good thing at all," Leo sighed. "With the branch altar’s strength weakened, they definitely won’t be able to take the saintess back to the main altar… That’s why they need to send a Joyful Doll here to guard her…"

"But this must be temporary. The highest-ranking believer in this branch altar is just a middle-ranking warden. She has no authority and is unlikely to have the ability to perform the ritual of offering the Order Sect’s saintess to the God of Joy. Do you understand what I’m saying?"

"Mm-hmm." Tina nodded her head like a little chick.

"The Order Sect is the first righteous church, and this saintess is a hot potato. Once she is captured, the Order Sect will definitely organize a large-scale search and expedition. The saintess cannot be moved, hidden, or used here in the branch altar…"

"So, if I were a high leader of the Joyful Church, whether it’s the Pontiff, grand bishop, or someone else, to avoid unnecessary troubles and not wanting the precious yam to be taken away, I would definitely be on my way to this branch altar right now."

"I will surely hold a ceremony to offer her to the God of Joy and gain strength before the saintess is taken away!"

Hearing this, Tina finally understood the twists and turns, and in her gaze towards Leo, besides admiration, there was also a hint of respect.

Just by the changes in personnel, the appearances of dolls, and the capture of the saintess, her master almost figured out the whole picture…

Her own master said she wasn’t smart enough every day…

Doesn’t this make Tina seem like a fool?

Thinking of this, Tina pouted in dissatisfaction.

Meanwhile, Leo’s analysis continued.

"So, the situation now is much more serious than at the beginning…" he pressed his forehead, calmly thinking, "The believers of the Joyful Church are just unreasonable maniacs."

"If those important people really come here… 20 days? Why wait for 20 days? To avoid long nights filled with dreams, he will surely sacrifice all of us human offerings as soon as possible, maybe even use us as side dishes for the saintess, delivered all at once to the God of Joy."

"We originally planned to slowly gather strength and devour the warden, but we must move that plan up. We need you to eat the warden before those important people arrive; only then will we have a chance to survive."

"Master…" Hearing this, Tina became nervous and looked at Leo with worry. "Has it really come to this?"

"I hope I am just worrying for no reason…" Leo sighed, looking at the ceiling. "It’s a gamble on both sides; either I bet that my analysis is wrong, and the crazies from the Joyful Church don’t care about taking back the stolen saintess, or I bet that we can work together to defeat the warden."

"Though both are risks, the first one hands our fate completely to others, while the second is about taking our fate into our own hands." He closed his eyes, and after a few seconds, opened them wide. "Tina, it’s either all or nothing. I don’t want to hand over my fate to others again. Please help me, okay?"

"Of course!" Tina stood up from the bed, knelt on one knee in front of Leo, placed her hand on her chest, and looked at him with intense eyes. "Master, my life was given to me by you; I am bound to you since birth. No matter what you want me to do, I will do it without hesitation. We… are accomplices."

"I love you, Master."

Saying this, she stood up again and jumped onto Leo, pushing him back onto the bed.

Her passionate gaze was filled with love, her delicate body swaying gently, and her sapphire-like eyes reflected light.

"Let Tina continue to give her master strength~ Hmm~ Ah~ There… that place is not allowed…"

"Hurry up, Tina, after this, turn into Ashley’s form, and we will continue."

"Hmm~ The master is so naughty~ I haven’t finished this one yet, and I want to eat the next one~"

……

Night.

The sound of hooves was getting closer outside the branch altar of Joyful Church.

Several guards had received the message early and quickly released the tight seal of the barrier.

The warden, riding a warhorse and wearing battle armor, approached slowly.

Behind her, the believers followed in small groups, their clothes tattered, all bearing serious injuries.

But on the faces of these believers, there was no sign of pain or sadness; instead, there was madness and excitement.

Upon seeing the warden return, the guards exchanged glances, knelt on one knee together, and lowered their eyes, afraid to look directly at her.

The warden slowly dismounted, handing the reins to her deputy, who looked almost exactly like her, took off her helmet, shook her long purple hair, revealing an extremely alluring mixed-race face.

She had a high nose, full red lips, and purple almond-shaped eyes, with a beauty mark at the corner of one eye.

She did not deliberately do anything to seduce others, but with every frown and smile, every gesture, she held a charm and softness that a man would remember forever after just one glance.

They wanted to sink into her embrace.

Yet, the owner of such a face looked at the guards as if they were trash and asked, "Did anything happen while I was away?"

"N-no…" the guards hurriedly replied, stumbling over their words, "It’s just… Cass… betrayed the faith…"

"Betray the faith? Ha, a bunch of useless people who cannot even speak." Warden Reni strode confidently into the cult.

All the believers who saw her hurriedly knelt down and paid their respects.

But Reni didn’t even glance at them.

Lightning split the sky, and heavy rain suddenly fell on the hot night.

The room at the back of the second floor was flung open, and Warden Reni walked in quickly, closing the door. She leaned weakly against it and coughed up some blood.

"Damn the Order Sect, I almost died there."

"But it’s fine, the Grand Bishop will soon be bringing the judges, haha, you won’t take your saintess! You order followers, this time, we have won!"

"Cough, cough, for now, I need to heal… Lani, come in."

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