Chapter 610 Goddess Troops

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Angel's heart skipped a beat.

She subconsciously thought that she was no longer in her bedroom, but was pulled into a dream dominated by this extraordinary person from the Sleepless Path.

However, her spiritual intuition as a High-Sequence Beyonder and the "Secret Holy Emblem" hidden beneath her sleeves told her that this was not a dream, but reality, and the person in front of her was not hostile, otherwise she would not have stepped out of the mirror and returned here from the mirror world.

"Breaking into a woman's bedroom late at night is unbecoming of a Loen gentleman. Please leave before I call the servants. I will not pursue any further questions."

Frowning, he quietly took two steps back to the door and spoke very quickly, pretending to be brave in front of a strange male, but actually he was a little afraid.

She was now "Christine Theresa" who had returned to Backlund from Trier, not Angel Granger who knew the "Sword of the Goddess"!

Cecima laughed again, pointed to the full-length mirror behind Angel, and said:

"Perhaps it would have been more accurate if you had walked through the door into the bedroom instead of through the mirror, Miss Granger."

He knew it was me... Angel breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a surge of shame at performing awkwardly in front of acquaintances.

After a moment, her expression returned to calm and composed, and her hair color and facial features disguised by the "hypocritical" ring also returned to normal.

Although her height and appearance have changed slightly, and her temperament is completely different, her hair color and eye color show that she is Angel Granger.

"His Excellency, 'Sword of the Goddess' Creste Cesimma."

She read out the other person's full name and nodded slightly as a greeting.

"Your prayer reached the ears of the goddess' servant, Ms. Arianna, the headmistress of the Night Monastery. However, due to the agreements between the three major churches, the royal family, and the military, she should not appear in Backlund at this time. Therefore, I rushed here from Beldan to meet you."

Cecima explained the reason for her visit. When she mentioned Ms. Arianna, she quietly put her legs back on the carpet and sat up straighter.

Beldan in Jianhai County is a full day's drive away... Angel's mind flashed with the map of the Kingdom of Loen, and he quickly confirmed that Cecima had come here "specially" and had spent a lot of energy on it.

Did he and Ms. Arianna confirm the matter of the "man in the mirror"?

Seeing her expression change, Cecima's right hand naturally dropped to the edge of the chair, touched the silver-white metal box, and continued:

"The content of your prayer is too bizarre. First, I need you to repeat it to me in the presence of the holy relics. Is that okay?"

I have sworn an oath before the holy object called "Sword of the Goddess" for the second time... Angel looked at the metal box containing the white bone sword and nodded. Then he watched as Cecima placed the box on her knees and opened it towards Angel, just as she had done when she examined her in Tingen City.

The gas lamplight, which had already dimmed due to Cecima's presence, almost completely disappeared, and the bone dagger in the box emitted a pure white glow.

At that moment, she seemed to feel again the joy of passing the test, the excitement of sharing the performance with her teammates, and the shock and regret when she learned that Old Neil had lost control.

Fortunately, he had once experienced losing consciousness after looking directly at a holy object, and his strength was much greater than before. Without the help of Cecima, Angel quickly recovered from his abnormal state, took two steps forward, and reached out to press on the holy sword.

As the familiar name of the goddess was chanted, her connection with the holy object, with the existence that was infinitely far away, deepened once again.

After gaining a hint of true divinity, Angel has realized that that existence is the Goddess of Night.

After Angel promised that she would not lie next, Cecima carefully put away the holy object, changed to a more comfortable sitting position, and invited her to sit on another chair as if she was the master of the house, listening carefully to her story.

Pala Island, the jump path, the senior deacon who lost control during the promotion process, the nightmare covering the entire town, Pierce Turner's last words before his death, another Pierce in St. Samuel's Church, and the possibility of "Man in the Mirror"...

The more Creste Cesimard listened, the more serious his expression became. He knew that after taking the oath, Angel in front of him could not lie, at least not quietly. However, when these "truths" were placed before him, he, as a senior deacon, still felt a little suffocated.

Of course, even though he couldn't lie, Angel didn't reveal everything. His "disaster" spell, his discussion with "World" Klein in front of Mr. Fool, and Laura, the source of the "Man in the Mirror" knowledge, were all things that didn't need to be reported and didn't affect the authenticity of the incident.

"I understand. You're right to be cautious. Even if you report this directly to St. Samuel's Church, it's very likely that this matter won't reach the upper echelons."

After a long silence, Cecima spoke.

"Before arriving in Backlund and seeing you, I had already met Senior Deacon Pierce Turner deep inside the church. He looked, spoke, and acted exactly as I remembered him. If I hadn't heard about him before arriving, I wouldn't have considered him suspicious at all.

"Furthermore, he's in Backlund, responsible for managing intelligence sent here from all over the place and distributing it to the Nighthawks and the Red Gloves. I believe your previous letter must have been intercepted by him, and it wasn't even through his hands, but was discarded as useless information."

Of course, the dead Pierce mentioned in the letter was standing next to her. Anyone would treat this message as garbage... Angel was a little amused. When she sent the letter on Pala Island, how could she have thought of such a thing as the "man in the mirror"?

"So what now? With my testimony, you should be able to confirm, no, at least suspect, that this Pierce is the 'Man in the Mirror', right?"

Angel inquired.

"Even if you're not lying, you might be influenced by your own subjective opinions or misled by false information... If your account is correct, you should have conclusive evidence."

The senior deacon's expression remained unchanged. He shook his head, which seemed to be fixed in the collar of his windbreaker, and spoke calmly.

evidence……

Angel immediately thought of the extraordinary characteristics of the "Night Watcher" and was somewhat grateful that Mr. Azik had cleared its pollution in time and returned its complete characteristics to him.

She took out the small metal box containing the special properties from the small bag she almost never left, broke through the spiritual wall, controlled the breath that could not escape, made people feel calm and almost fall into sleep, and handed the box to Cecima.

This high-sequence Beyonder characteristic requires replenishing the spiritual wall almost every day; otherwise, it would be impossible to carry around, and it might even merge with the container, becoming a bizarre seal.

After receiving the Beyonder characteristic, Cecima, who was also on the Sleepless Path, instantly confirmed that what he held in his hand was the hope of promotion that Ince Zangwill had been willing to defect to obtain, and also the "Night Watchman" of his subsequent sequence.

"No High-Sequence Beyonder characteristic is redundant within the church, and it's almost impossible for unowned characteristics to exist outside... It seems that the person currently in Saint Samuel Church is indeed not the original Pierce."

Taking a deep breath, Cecima spoke slowly.

"Now that it's confirmed, let's quickly capture him. Judging by the time the real Pierce got into trouble, he's been lurking in the Goddess Church for over six months. I wonder what conspiracy he's brewing."

Seeing that he finally gave in, Angel also breathed a sigh of relief and made his own request.

"That's why it's not appropriate to act now," Cecima shook her head again. "I returned to Backlund this time under the guise of investigating the Aurora Society. He should think he's not exposed by now, so there's no need to rush... I must pray to the Goddess first, report to Ms. Arianna, and then decide how to proceed. Even as a member of the Goddess's army, I cannot arbitrarily deal with a high-ranking deacon."

Asking the goddess for help when in doubt is a true believer... Angel chuckled, but then remembered that he had also prayed to the goddess for help the first time, but unfortunately, she didn't respond...

No, maybe Lady Arianna sent Lord Cecima to see me because it was the arrangement of the goddess?

Angel was a little confused, and then he noticed a word in Cecima's words:

"Goddess Troops?"

She had never heard of such a term in church texts or in the conversations of the Night Watchmen.

"This is a force of Beyonders directly under the management of the Holy See and dispatched by Ms. Arianna. They are small in number and usually perform their duties at their posts. They only appear when they need to carry out certain tasks independently."

The Holy See is the honorific title for the Pope within the Church. Of course, it generally refers to the Vatican, which is also the center of power of the Church.

"So, 'Sword of the Goddess' is one of them?"

Angel thought of Cecima's title.

"Yes, there are several others, 'Eye of the Goddess', 'Heart of the Goddess', 'Shadow of the Goddess', and a few who haven't received code names yet... Their existence is also top secret within the church. Most people only know me as 'Sword of the Goddess', but are unaware of the existence of this special unit."

Sesima held down the metal box containing the holy sword with one hand, her tone solemn.

"If it's strictly confidential, then why tell me, someone who has already left the church system? Do I have the right to know these things?"

Besides, I feel like you're dragging me down by telling me so much... Angel asked back while secretly criticizing the "Sword of the Goddess" in front of him.

The next second, her terrible premonition came true.

"First of all, the Church and the Night Watchmen never thought you had left us, even though most of them didn't know you were alive yet." Cecima stood up from her chair, carrying the box, with her back to the moonlight outside the window. "Secondly, you certainly have the right to know all this..."

"…The Shadow of the Goddess, Miss Angel Granger."