The first hour of the weakened period passed safely amidst casual conversation between the two.

Xiao He had just recovered 10% of his abilities when he immediately remembered that unlucky fellow. He then told Wang Xuefeng what he had seen in the basement, including the appearance and characteristics of the middle-aged nun.

The latter shook his head after hearing this: "I just arrived here too, and I haven't seen this woman yet."

"What about the barrier hub?" Xiao He asked again.

“The Holy Maiden Temple has several palaces, each with its own barrier, and each barrier connects to this main temple. This connection point is the barrier hub; once it's destroyed, only the main temple will be barely safe,” Wang Xuefeng explained.

According to his description, the Church of St. Polis was just an ordinary palace where people would pray and clear their minds on ordinary days.

But what happened in the basement just now made Xiao He suspicious again.

"Could there be a spy in the Holy Maiden's Palace...?"

"What was the motive?" Xiao He murmured to himself.

"It is said that the enemy's purpose in this attack was to coerce the Temple of the Holy Maiden and force them to hand over the Holy Maiden Patika," Wang Xuefeng said.

"Saintess Patika? Is there only one saintess?" Xiao He asked.

"No, there are twelve, and Patika is one of them."

"Is there a reason for specifying Patika?"

"No, her only distinguishing feature is that she is more beautiful than other saintesses."

"Beautiful?" Xiao He looked puzzled. "Since when did the Resurrection Cult start playing this game?"

Wang Xuefeng shrugged, then sighed after a long pause: "Sangmaikui just left the Nuojin Continent not long ago."

"What?" Xiao He was taken aback.

“He searched for you for a long time, and even came to see me. Later, he probably thought you were dead, so he started to move on to other continents.” Wang Xuefeng paused. “So, the current Resurrection Cult is just purely evil because Sangmaikui no longer cares about them.”

Xiao He raised an eyebrow: "So it's just people abusing their power to party as they please?"

"That's roughly the idea." Wang Xuefeng nodded.

"However, the fact that the barrier hub was destroyed right after it was repaired, and that the Resurrection Cult surrounded the foot of the mountain at night, is probably not a coincidence."

Xiao He did a rough calculation: "If I can hold out until dawn tomorrow, I will be fully recovered."

"Why don't you take a nap?" Wang Xuefeng suggested.

"I've been sleeping for two years, and I feel incredibly energetic."

"Then you can just stand there in a daze." Wang Xuefeng rolled his eyes.

Before Xiao He could even finish his thought, a commotion suddenly broke out in the hall.

Through the openwork patterns on the fence, one can see a girl dressed in pure white holy clothes slowly walking out from behind the hall.

What shocked everyone was not her beauty, but a decision she announced—

She, Saint Pattika, was willing to sacrifice herself for the safety of all.

Upon hearing this decision, everyone in the hall knelt down, their mouths agape as if chanting scriptures and praying to Buddha.

However, Lucadi, the commander in charge of this support mission, was not happy.

Either don't ask for help, or don't slap them in the face as soon as the aid team arrives, as if they were useless.

Sure enough, amidst the commotion, Lucadi walked up to Pattica with a grim expression.

The people in the hall couldn't hear their conversation, but judging from their expressions, it seemed that their communication wasn't going smoothly.

Finally, Saintess Partica turned and left indifferently, while Lucadi watched her retreating figure, clearly very angry.

"What are they saying?" Xiao He asked Wang Xuefeng.

"It's probably because the commander asked her to wait another day, but she refused," the latter replied.

"So she's going to go out and sue for peace with the enemy now?"

"Um."

"If the barrier is repaired, it will be more than enough to hold out until tomorrow night, and the Resurrection Cult will definitely be defeated." Xiao He couldn't help but fall into deep thought: "Could it be that the nun who caused the sabotage has a grudge against Patika?"

"Boom!"

Something seemed to be hitting the foot of the mountain, causing the mountain to react as if it were experiencing an earthquake.

The dome shook and dust kept falling from it, causing the people in the hall to cover their heads.

Wang Xuefeng frowned: "The barrier is about to completely collapse."

No sooner had the words been spoken than a gasp of surprise rang out from the hall.

Unexpectedly, the captain, Lucadi, grabbed Patika, hoisted her onto his shoulder, and burst out through the skylight in the dome without saying a word.

"Patika—" Many nuns were shocked and tried to catch up.

"What is this?" Xiao He also stood up.

Everyone looked out the window at the spaceship, and saw the captain, Lucadi, throw the saintess onto the spaceship without saying a word.

“Patika is the enemy’s target. Only by taking her away from here can we protect this place?” Xiao He couldn’t help but guess.

"But with no buildings outside to rely on, can the spaceship alone withstand the Resurrection Cult's attack?"

Wang Xuefeng, leaning against the fence, pondered for a moment and said, "If we can't fight them head-on, flying back to the capital at full speed shouldn't be a problem."

Upon hearing this, Xiao He nodded silently, but after a while, he suddenly remembered: "Hey, aren't you with them?"

"Yes, why?" Wang Xuefeng looked away from the sky.

"Aren't you coming with us?" Xiao He's eyes widened.

"No, it's too dangerous outside. It's better for you to stay here." Wang Xuefeng shook his head with a calm smile, as if he had activated his wife-protecting mode.

Xiao He stood beside him without any worry, put his Aladdin hat back on, and with his exaggerated pockmarked face, he looked like a landlady with a debt collector by her side.

Do you know?

"What?"

"In nine hours, I will be invincible."

"What's the meaning?"

"Do you know about the Judge of Life and Death?"

"Starting with six god-tier items?"

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