“Bastard, do you have no conscience? Who’s calling who the devil?” spat Eugene as he raised the Holy Sword higher. His eyes were fixated on the Fount of Light. Eugene wasn’t sure if Sergio knew the truth about the Fount, but even the ceremony itself was highly abnormal.

Eugene couldn’t help but wonder at what age Kristina had started being subjected to this cruel ceremony. When had she gotten used to the ritual enough to stop crying?

He couldn’t help but think back to the girl crying and bleeding.

Sergio had put a blade against a girl who was just over ten years old. He had slowly instilled a saintly personality into her, as if to exterminate any semblance of the actual person that she was. Not a minute ago, this man had ordered his loyal subordinate, Atarax, to blow himself up as a bomb of divine power.

Sergio no longer reacted to Eugene’s accusations. Just like the martyrs before him, he had also designated Eugene as the devil. After all, what other word was fitting to describe the existence before him?

This devil could no longer be allowed to violate the Holy Sword. It was a pity, but… the Holy Sword needed to be recovered as quickly as possible, even if it meant killing Eugene. If it was possible to subdue him and stop him from rampaging any further, Sergio could perhaps somehow bring him to the light, but…. In all honesty, Sergio wasn’t confident in overpowering the devil before him.

So he had to kill him.

Boom!

A cross of light emerged from behind Sergio, and he held out his fists in front of his chest as he stood in front of the brilliant halo. It was a common boxing stance. However, it was clear at first glance that he was no ordinary fighter. In particular, the halo behind Sergio was much brighter and more intense, even compared to the Sword of Judgement summoned by the Paladins and the Inquisitors.

Eugene focused on the cardinal’s stigmata. Even in his past life, only Anise had been capable of conducting so much divine power. Although Sergio’s divine power was no match for Anise’s, Eugene could definitely sense that Sergio was on a completely different level from the other priests.

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