Volume 1 Chapter 576

Chapter 576: Haha!

Although Lolth mentioned finding a way to "sneak in"…

The central church was clearly not a place that could be easily entered.

So many high-ranking members of The Church of Light were inside…

Even a bug flying in would probably be scanned back and forth seven or eight times!

Moreover, in such a situation, it was clear that there would be no waiters bringing food or cleaners tidying up inside…

In this extraordinary world, important figures were having a meeting…

It was very likely that they could go for days without eating or drinking, and they didn’t need any bodyguards or attendants.

After all, everyone was a Superoperator.

Those who had reached the higher levels of The Church of Light all started from the Holy Domain, and there might even be demi-gods among them.

What bodyguard could match their strength?

Trying to act like an unnoticeable small character to blend in was really not possible.

And Lolth didn’t have any magical transformations…

Oh, wait, she did know some that were similar.

Some shapeshifting spells or Magic Potions could change her into an animal or an insect to sneak in.

But…

That stuff was filled with magical energy!

In a world where powerful people usually relied on Magic Perception to find others,

striding in boldly might even last longer than this persistence!

So this idea definitely wouldn’t work!

The only viable option was to pretend to be an important person who truly had the right to enter!

Well… even though it sounded the hardest…

It was actually the simplest plan for Lolth.

Because she was almost like the Director of the Heretic Tribunal herself now…

Lolth could even sense it vaguely…

She felt like she had seen the director of the Heretic Tribunal somewhere before.

Maybe during the time she lost her memory and was wildly drunk?

Anyway, Lolth could sense that the director of the Heretic Tribunal would never come out to expose her.

He probably…

Should be lying unconscious in some corner of the Holy Empire…

Of course, Lolth didn’t know that her guess was only half right.

The director of the Heretic Tribunal was indeed unconscious right now.

It’s just that…

The location was in Hillenbrand Town, her happy hometown.

Of course, if Lolth knew this news right now, she probably wouldn’t feel happy at all.

She might even break down on the spot.

And anyway, since she was sure that the Director of the Heretic Tribunal would not appear,

then Lolth’s biggest obstacle now became…

Among these people, was there anyone who could see through her disguise or knew the Director of the Heretic Tribunal?

After this time of being active alongside the Director of the Heretic Tribunal,

Lolth had already discovered…

This guy was even more mysterious than she had imagined!

Even his own capable subordinates did not know what their director was really like.

Not to mention the other colleagues.

The only one who should know the true face of the Director of the Heretic Tribunal

was the Pope himself.

However, Lolth carefully sensed…

She did not perceive the presence of the Pope in the central church.

So, she could really take a chance and try.

She wanted to take a chance; after all, no one here had ever seen the Director of the Heretic Tribunal!

As for her disguise, Lolth thought it should be quite perfect.

To be honest, the original Lolth had already been confident that she would not be discovered.

And in her fainted state, she had reached the Holy Capital and Eden Palace without revealing her identity, which confirmed this even more.

Even Dorothy, who had some flaws from the beginning…

Now, having absorbed half a pool of the Fountain of Benevolence’s "pure pool" Holy Light power, her soul was almost as pure as the Lady of Light.

After all, a very important symbol of the Lady of Light was this special aura of Holy Light power.

As a divine favorite, the Lady of Light had many unique traits, but unless she used a Supreme Divine Spell, those traits could be easily recognized.

Even Patricia managed to blend in temporarily, feeling very safe and likely not exposed.

Going in with Dorothy seemed very risky.

In fact, as long as no one recognized the Director of the Heretic Tribunal, Lolth thought…

This was almost certain to succeed.

Of course, besides the concern that her identity might be questioned, there was another important issue.

That was, she did not know what the meeting was about.

As the director of the Heretic Tribunal, it seemed reasonable to enter such an occasion.

However, there must be an excuse.

"If I walk in without knowing what they are discussing, it would be very easy to slip up!"

Unless…

What excuse could there be that wouldn’t require knowing the meeting’s content?

Lolth and Dorothy began to think together.

And soon, it seemed that Dorothy also thought of something.

"Wait… Teacher…"

"Since your title is Director of the Heretic Tribunal…"

"You can go in and catch the people!"

Dorothy suggested.

But then, the little girl felt discouraged again.

"Wait, it seems like no one inside would betray us…"

But Lolth, hearing this, suddenly had an idea.

"No, no, no… Dorothy!"

"This is a great idea!"

"The director of the Heretic Tribunal catches people; when do we really need to be sure someone has betrayed us!"

"Moreover, we are just looking for an excuse to take Patricia away…"

"Besides, she really is a fake… She is from the Wizard Association!"

"No matter if she gets exposed or not, I can still take her away directly as the Director of the Heretic Tribunal!"

Lolth said this.

Dorothy also opened her mouth in surprise, understanding what Lolth meant.

After thinking for a moment, she recognized the cleverness of this idea.

"It seems… it really could work?"

"But teacher… can we really do it?"

"We don’t know the process of capturing people by the Heretic Tribunal!"

Dorothy said this, and Lolth shook her head.

"I’m already the Director of the Heretic Tribunal… What more process is there!"

"I am the process!"

"We just need to go in and take Patricia!"

"The rest can be made up with our confidence!!!"

Saying this, Lolth pulled up her hood.

At the same time, she prepared the escape spell.

She had already thought it through.

If someone really knew the director of the Heretic Tribunal, she would take Dorothy and run away.

As for Patricia…

Let’s bring her if we can!

If worse comes to worst, she would cast ten or so forbidden spells to hold everyone in the central church.

Patricia, as the Great Sage, might only be at the Legend High Level now, but she surely had a rich background.

You never know, she might have some forbidden spell scrolls or something like that.

In the chaos, maybe she could escape!

With this thought, Lolth no longer hesitated.

Delaying any longer would only make things worse.

So, she took Dorothy and boldly walked toward the central church!

Along the way, as expected, they were stopped by the Paladins.

Lolth simply showed her powerful Holy Light and said, "It’s the work of the Heretic Tribunal!"

The others quickly backed away!

This gave both Lolth and Dorothy a little more confidence!

This move seemed to really work!

They soon arrived at the front door of the central church where Patricia was.

Then, Lolth kicked open the big door of the central church with great force!

However…

The scene behind the door left both her and Dorothy stunned.

Inside the central church,

a group of high-ranking leaders from The Church of Light, including holy beings and demi-gods, were gathered around Patricia, clapping their hands and shouting congratulations.

Many people had tears of joy on their faces.

"Bishop Hume Valentina! You are the pride of The Church of Light!"

"Bishop Hume! We are counting on you!"

In the middle of the crowd was Patricia, whose smile almost seemed frozen.

"Thank you, thank you all for your kindness!"

As Patricia spoke, she continued to draw the Holy Light annulus on her chest.

This strange scene made Lolth and Dorothy forget their words.

It wasn’t until everyone heard the sound of the door being kicked open that they realized what was happening and looked towards the two people at the entrance.

Plus, Patricia sent a look filled with surprise, help, and a clear message of "Save me"…

Only then did Lolth and Dorothy understand!

"Ahem, this is the Heretic Tribunal," Lolth cleared her throat and said loudly, "We are here to take away the undercover agent and heretic hiding among you!"

As Lolth spoke, the clever Patricia immediately understood Lolth’s plan.

Just as Patricia was about to remove her clumsy disguise and announce herself as the Great Sage of the Wizard Association,

suddenly, a wicked laughter came from behind her.

There stood a red-robed archbishop from the Holy Lieto Empire, a Holy Domain High Level, who let out an evil and piercing voice.

"Oh ho ho ho ho…"

Like a typical villain, smoke poured out of this old man’s ears, nose, and mouth.

Then, from the thick black smoke, came a hoarse voice that sounded like it was from another world.

"I never expected that I could hide inside his soul with a soul contract, and even the Pope and Privy Bishop didn’t notice for so many years…"

"But you, the director of the Heretic Tribunal, discovered me!"

"No wonder you are the one who wields the ‘Power of Judgment’ in the Land of Light!"

"Since that’s the case… I will give up this puppet! But I will remember this grudge!"

"Fear… you have no idea how deeply The Church of Light has been infiltrated by us!"

"Finally… let me give you a gift!"

The voice laughed wildly, and the body of the red-robed archbishop quickly grew larger.

A cruel, chaotic, and powerful magic, rivaling the strength of the Holy Light, suddenly erupted!

It was as if this archbishop’s body opened a portal to an alternate plane!

Lolth was very familiar with these energies!

"Oh no, the Hell Plane!"

Her face changed.

This voice clearly belonged to another Hell Demon God, different from Murphy Yates!

She wasn’t sure who it was… but their power was probably equal to Murphy Yates! They were also at the level of the Supreme Demon God!

Soon, the other important figures from The Church of Light present also realized that things were not good!

"Be careful, it’s the Hell Demon God!"

"Everyone, quickly suppress this dark power!"

The raging dark energy, even while fighting in the enemy’s territory at Eden Palace, quickly expanded, seeming ready to explode at any moment!

However, this place had more than just a strong power of Holy Light.

There were also… many powerful beings!

Although this attack clearly came from a high-ranking Hell Demon God, or even the Supreme Demon God.

But…

So many cardinals of The Church of Light, Privy Bishops, and Paladins were not to be underestimated!

Everyone joined forces, and tons of Holy Light power were unleashed in an instant!

Moreover, with almost no obstacles, everyone’s Holy Light power connected with each other, working together to form a whole!

Even Lolth hesitated for a moment and pretended to release her own Holy Light power.

However…

Even at this level of Holy Light power, Lolth still showed no signs of weakness.

In fact, after her Holy Light power perfectly blended in, the other Holy Light powers were subtly guided by hers.

Lolth awkwardly twitched her mouth.

This is really…

So, does that mean she has the purest Holy Light power among everyone present?

Am I being a bit too showy right now…?

If I had known earlier, I would have diluted it a bit more!

At first, I was afraid that I wouldn’t make it pure enough and would give myself away.

Now it seems…

Lolth realized that she really overestimated the leaders of The Church of Light’s control over the power of Holy Light!

After all, she didn’t have any reference before.

The Holy Light users she had seen were usually just small fry.

The only one she saw with some standing was the Lady of Light.

Yet, she was a chosen one, so she couldn’t be judged by normal standards.

So Lolth had no idea what the leaders of The Church of Light experienced with the power of Holy Light.

Looking at it this way…

It seems that these people are not as good as me!

Lolth felt a mix of pride and a little fear.

This also implies that…

If the God of Light checks the list of Holy Light users and sorts them by purity,

her name should be easy to find on that list…

It’s really surprising that she still dares to come to the Holy Capital.

She’s simply looking for trouble.

However, Lolth quickly became optimistic again.

After all, she still had a Rod of Eden in her pocket.

Since she had already taken the Divine Artifact of the God of Light, stealing a bit of Holy Light power wasn’t a big deal!

With this thought, Lolth became more optimistic.

"Oh well… let’s go with it!"

"Maybe the God of Light is really quite generous and doesn’t mind these things!"

As she thought this, she slowly continued to channel Holy Light power.

The Holy Light power gathered by everyone slowly suppressed the raging hellish magic under the blessing of Eden Palace.

Any member of The Church of Light here, if taken out individually, would be strong enough to stand on their own.

When gathered together, they could even counter attacks from high-level gods!

Soon, the hellish magic vanished without a trace.

The dead cardinal in red also fell to the ground.

However, even though the crisis was eased this time, everyone’s faces did not look good.

Just as the other side said…

Even at this level of meeting, there were people who came to hide.

So, how much had the entire Church of Light and Holy Lieto Empire been infiltrated?

How much had been compromised?

The Church of Light’s anti-infiltration methods mostly relied on screening for faith and the power of the Holy Light.

However, it was clear…

The demon of hell actually had ways to bypass this type of screening.

So, the infiltration of The Church of Light may have already begun.

Such things were either zero… or so many it was hard to imagine.

If the director of the Heretic Tribunal hadn’t arrived in time today…

I’m afraid everyone would have been doomed!

Thinking of this, everyone raised their heads and looked at the girl standing at the door.

"Thank you, esteemed director."

Everyone said this together, thanking Lolth.

Lolth’s face also did not look good.

She nodded sadly and pretended to speak.

"It’s just my duty."

Soon, Lolth in her heart had begun to roar.

"What the heck is this!!!!!!!!"

"There really is a ‘heretic’!!!!!!!"

"People from hell have come in!!!!!!!!"

"And it’s a Demon God!!!!!!!"

Moreover, Lolth felt helpless not just about The Church of Light.

She also felt helpless about the Hell Demon God.

When she saw the Director of the Heretic Tribunal, she immediately exploded and ran away…

What kind of mental strength is that!

And they still thought they were the Hell Demon God!

Murphy Yates was a hundred times harder to deal with than her, okay?!

The more Lolth thought about it, the angrier she got, wishing she could chase that runaway brat down to hell and punch him.

They had no idea there was a hell here!

How could it be this coincidental?

Patricia and Dorothy were just as confused.

They looked at the amazing expression on Lolth’s face and knew this was probably all a huge mistake.

However, they could not show the shock in their hearts.

Especially Patricia, who could only clap her hands expressionlessly.

"Wonderful," Patricia commented.

The new Cardinal was the Great Sage of the Wizard Association.

The previous Cardinal had a soul that hid the incarnation of the Hell Demon God.

And the worst part was that to expose this Hell Demon God incarnation…

It was disguised as the Director of the Heretic Tribunal from the Church of Light, who was an Abyssal Succubus.

And all of this was just a misunderstanding.

Patricia suddenly remembered something her teacher, the former Great Sage Morning Star, had said before he passed away.

"Patricia, the biggest regret of my life… is that I did not travel and explore more."

"Magic is certainly limitless and mysterious, and it is fun to explore the secrets of magic…"

"But there are many clever and interesting things happening in this world that are just like magic…"

"I have seen too little of those…"

This was why Patricia was so eager to travel everywhere.

In a way, she was also fulfilling her teacher’s wish and following his advice for her.

However, the old Patricia did not deeply understand this sentence.

It was only after meeting Lolth, the succubus, that Patricia began to feel and understand more.

And today…

Watching this absurd scene in front of her that could never be recorded anywhere, where the "reasonable" magic model could never give such a new experience.

For the first time, Patricia felt like she understood everything the teacher had said.

Outside, it was so incredibly fun and exciting.

She never could have imagined, while staying in the Mage Tower for her whole life, that there would actually be an Abyssal Succubus unleashing the power of Holy Light to lead the leaders of the Church of Light in fighting against the Hell Demon God.

And with the applause started by Patricia…

The leaders of the Church of Light around her were also stunned once again.

"Thank you, esteemed director!"

The man in the purple robe, who seemed to be the second-in-command of the Heretic Tribunal, was the first to shout.

The old cultivator nodded slightly.

"At a crucial moment, we still need to rely on the Heretic Tribunal!"

Everyone began to praise Lolth once again.

"Yes! The Heretic Tribunal… is truly impressive!"

"In the past, I always thought their methods were too harsh and cruel… But seeing how the church is now, heavy measures are necessary!"

"I agree, next, we should also allocate resources to the Tribunal!"

"The authority is sufficient, but we might need to expand our personnel!"

"Moreover, the Holy Light power of the Lord Director is surprisingly pure…"

"It seems their mastery of the Power of Judgment has improved!"

The members of the Church of Light were discussing, and Lolth’s expression became even more delightful.

The good news is, it seems that no one in this group has ever seen the Director of the Heretic Tribunal in person.

The mystery of this director is even greater than she imagined.

But…

These people really love to brag!

Please, stop bragging!

However, in such matters…

Things often do not turn out as Lolth hopes.

Soon, the core management team of the Church of Light noticed Lolth at the same time.

They also noticed the little girl behind her.

Everyone was stunned.

At the Church of Light, hardly anyone knows what the second person looks like…

It is the Lady of Light.

Because of her divine attributes, the Lady of Light can even be considered an extension of the Land of Light.

In a way, divine beings can be seen as human-shaped Divine Artifacts.

So the Lady of Light and the Rod of Eden are similar in a way…

Of course, there are still some differences.

However, they both possess a certain sacredness…

The best way to maintain the sacred authority of one is to keep it mysterious.

Therefore, throughout the ages, the Ladies of Light have also been very mysterious.

The moment they become the Holy Maidens, their portraits and names are kept strictly confidential.

Even though they need to be seen often, most of the time, the Holy Maidens of the Church of Light do not take off their robes and hoods.

That robe also has the function of preventing peeking.

Most people recognize the Holy Maidens by their aura.

At this moment, Dorothy…

Carried the very distinctive aura of the Holy Light, just like the Fountain of Benevolence.

The old cultivator cried again.

"Lord! Did you see that!"

"Your Excellency, she… saved your representative from those abyssal demons!"

The old man said this, and everyone looked at Dorothy in shock.

Soon after, they were led astray!

Although it felt different from the Holy Maiden they had seen before.

After all, she was captured by the demon race.

Perhaps she suffered some cruel torture and transformation, which made her this way!

Furthermore, while the actions of the Director of the Heretic Tribunal were secretive…

They were not completely hidden.

One third of the people present knew the destination of the Director of the Heretic Tribunal’s field mission.

So…

A series of coincidences came together…

Everyone was in tears!

"It’s really the Lady of Light!"

"Lord Director! You did great!"

Patricia could no longer hold back upon hearing this.

Oh, and finally, there was an additional scene.

The apprentice of the Abyssal Succubus, the princess of the Golden Peacock, the bloodline of the hero…

It’s his mother’s Lady of Light!

"Haha!"