Why Am I a Priestess When I Reach the Maximum Level? - [Vol. 5] Chapter 291

[Vol. 5] Chapter 291: The Net Tightens

The Bright Light Saintess, who had been gazing upward at the blood-red clouds on the horizon with a contemplative look, lowered her head upon hearing the words. A rare expression of curiosity and surprise appeared on her delicate face.

“Miss Dawn? What does she want to say to me?”

Mr. Dead Soul paused for a moment, adjusting his tone to one that was both casual and somewhat serious, clearly imitating the attitude of a certain white fox girl, a stark contrast to his usual manner of speaking.

“Yuna, sometimes the right choice… may not necessarily be the best one. Don’t bear everything alone, you should cherish your life more.”

“…That’s it?”

The gray-clad swordsman nodded once more and gave a deep bow.

“The matters the Spirit Veil Merchant Guild promised you have all been taken care of. Miss Dawn’s message has been delivered. Her Highness Yuna, we will be waiting for you in the Sarnos Province as you march east to save the people of the two provinces. Farewell.”

Mr. Dead Soul turned and, with a flutter of his silver-gray metallic wings, quickly disappeared into the blood-red sunset of the East, leaving the Bright Light Saintess standing silently in place.

“Cherish your life more…”

With a soft sigh, the Bright Light Saintess shook her head helplessly.

“Miss Dawn, it’s easy for you to be casual about this, but making this kind of decision is much more complicated for me. I would regret it more if the disaster were to happen. Unless [She] comes Herself and offers salvation.”

She turned her gaze.

“Wing, are you there?”

“I’ve always been here.”

A white feather floated down from the sky, transforming into a young girl with four wings on her back and feathered markings on her forehead. She landed gracefully in front of Yuna, radiating an immaculate light, like a divine angel descending from the heavens.

Well… perhaps “like” is no longer needed.

The girl’s name was [Wing].

Her existence might not be known to the vast majority of people, but if one were to mention the [Heresy Inquisition], the most mysterious and powerful special force under the Bright Light Saintess’s command since ancient times, they would understand her significance to Yuna.

And Wing, from the very beginning, was the leader of the [Heresy Inquisition].

The Bright Light Saintess once again gazed up at the blood-red horizon beneath the setting sun.

“Can you feel it?”

Wing nodded, her white feathers gently stirring, leaving a trail of radiant sparkles, stunning in their beauty. Her face, as pure as the Bright Light Saintess’s, now bore an expression of solemnity.

“He is about to succeed. In no more than three days, the “Blade of Slaughter” will tear through the sky and descend upon our world. This is his overly reckless move, but the threat to us is just as great.”

“Yuna, do you understand what that means? This time, you can’t solve it by sacrificing yourself. And besides, the [Crownless Crown]…”

“Yes, I understand. [Slaughter] and [Corruption] are different. He is even more insane, more reckless, and the scale of his descent this time may be even greater than it was over three hundred years ago. We may have to face a true god.”

The angel girl seemed to turn her gaze toward Yuna.

“Do you regret it? If not for your actions, this situation would have arrived later.”

However, the blonde girl simply smiled lightly.

“This is the best [Fate]. If this were delayed by just one week, that God of Subversion and Paradox would descend to claim it. If it were delayed even longer, the remnants of the Serpent would come to take it, and the true Serpent would be resurrected. I can’t possibly allow a [Divine Catastrophe] to occur a second time.”

“The execution of that plan is like opening the box of disaster, where the benefits we gain will ultimately come at a far greater cost… The grace of the god is never given freely.”

“A group of short-sighted fools, who can’t even understand such simple logic. If it weren’t for the battle with Eloun that caused the [Crownless Crown] to be lost, and my failure to intervene in time… That foolish plan would never have passed three hundred years ago.”

Wing quietly listened to Yuna’s remarks. Only when Yuna finished with a sigh did she finally speak.

“They were also deceived, caught in a difficult situation. There’s no point in discussing this now. We should focus on how to resolve it.”

“Yes, let’s go see Philomena. We’ve built enough trust during this time, and the arrangements on Eloun’s daughter, Cressia’s side, should be nearing completion… It’s time to gather the strength of the Three Saintesses again and bring about Her arrival.”

……………………………

At the end of the teleportation array, there was a door.

A large metal door, completely different in style from what the White Fox Girl had seen earlier.

Standing at the edge of her sight, a heavy and solid presence immediately met her, reminding her of the so-called underground military bases or nuclear fallout shelters on Earth.

As she stepped forward, Violet gently placed her palm on the door, sensing that any moment now, a giant door, possibly as large as a mech or war machine, could burst open.

Sure enough…

The material of this metal wasn’t anything familiar from the world, but she had encountered and studied it before.

[Magic Fusion Alloy]

If she remembered correctly, that was its name.

As for the method of creation, it was probably a mixture of certain magic crystal powders in specific proportions with metal, and then melted and forged through special processes. Violet wasn’t a master blacksmith, so she could only make basic assumptions like this.

Of course, compared to the [Magic Fusion Alloy] from the Spirit Puppet Tribe, the materials here were clearly different, so the functions and properties must vary as well.

She looked up at the few red orbs faintly blinking at the top of the door. While the locals might not understand what they were, White Fox had already figured it out.

Something electronic, perhaps.

The beings inside knew she had arrived, but there was no reaction, which suggested that they weren’t welcoming her presence, trying to keep her out.

“Such a stark difference in attitude, it seems like what that old guy, August, said was right… We’re not exactly on the same side after all. And Yuna, you really remind me of little Menna. You better thank me after this.”

*Whoosh~*

A whirlpool of pitch-black color surged within her, and a gemstone radiating an infinitely deep and profound magical aura appeared before her. The girl counted silently in her mind.

3…

2…

1…

The door remained motionless.

“…Go.”

As if commanded like a brave warrior, the black gem spun around the girl and then shot forward with incredible speed!

“Boom!!!!!”

The seemingly fragile crystal-like body, wrapped in deep magical energy, suddenly collided head-on with the door that was blocking the intruder. The impact caused the door to cave in like land struck by a meteor, with a large area, nearly a meter in diameter, instantly concaving in a deafening explosion!

“Zzz… zzzzzzzz…!”

Even with a concave depth of nearly a meter, the [Magic Fusion Alloy] door, which seemed to have exceptional elasticity and toughness, still held strong, showing no signs of collapsing or breaking apart. Miss White Fox couldn’t help but marvel at the exquisite craftsmanship of the creator.

Soon after, the black gem embedded in the door began to spin, releasing a terrifying magical storm!

The black aura transformed into a permeating liquid, rapidly seeping into the door as the magical energy spread. In less than a few seconds, the entire door, over ten meters tall and likely weighing hundreds of tons, was completely dyed the same color, taking on a strange, ink-like appearance.

Seeing the gem return and gracefully spinning in the air as if signaling its success, the White Fox girl nodded slightly and stepped forward, gently placing her finger on the dark, crystal-like door.

“Crack, crack, crack, crack, crack… Boom!!!”

The defense line shattered like broken crystal before her eyes, and the scene inside naturally appeared before the White Fox girl.

Oh, but it seemed there was something else before that.

It was a vibrant beam of crimson light, almost a meter wide, pulsing with energy.