He quickly carried Renn and flew out of the church, moving with incredible speed as if he were using every ounce of his strength.

Wood is the high priest of the Church of Light, so the anti-flight array of the City of Light does not restrict him.

But seeing that Ryan could fly even in the City of Light, Wood grew increasingly afraid of Ryan.

The two flew one after the other towards the center of the City of Light.

The Holy Cross knights along the way, seeing that High Priest Wood was ahead, paid no attention to the two's rapid pace and bowed to the two flying in the air.

Not long after, Wood led Raine to the center of the City of Light.

A city within a city of light.

The Holy Land of Light.

It is the true core of the Church of Light.

The outermost wall is a towering structure made of sacred white stone, and a moat several hundred meters wide surrounds the wall.

A bridge, equally pure white, connects the Holy Land and the City of Light, with golden banners evenly distributed on both sides of the bridge.

The flag features a lifelike sun, divided by a yellow and white background, representing the faith of the Church of Light.

On both sides of the bridge, under each flag stood a Holy Cross Knight holding a long spear, standing in place like a statue.

Wood brought Raine to one side of the 'Bridge of Longing' and led Raine along the bridge towards the Sanctuary.

With High Priest Wood leading the way, Renn entered the Sanctuary without any difficulty.

The city within the city was still covered in white, with all the church-like buildings inside constructed of white stone bricks.

After entering the Sanctuary, Wood, seeing that no one was around, cautiously spoke to Rein.

“Young Master Renn, please follow me. The Holy Maiden’s palace is to the north.”

The two passed through palaces and churches.

Squads of Holy Cross knights walked past the two of them.

Before long, Wood led Raine to a sacred church.

The width of the entire church decreases from bottom to top, and at the very top is a huge crystal that exudes a strong, pure magical aura.

Because of what happened to Joan of Arc, many Holy Cross Knights were stationed around the palace, and there were also many other elders' spies hiding in the shadows.

The spies, seeing Wood bring Raine to Joan of Arc's palace, all sent people back to report.

Wood felt the gazes around him and a bitter feeling welled up inside him. It wouldn't be long before the news of his bringing Ryan to the other elders reached their ears.

He could foresee that his situation within the Church of Light would not be good afterward.

After all, his actions now signal to the four elders that he has sided with Joan of Arc.

But he knew he had no way out, so he could only cling tightly to the coattails of Raine and Joan of Arc.

If this guy can stand up to the four elders head-on, well... then Wood might even be able to slap the four elders in the face.

“Young Master Renn, this is the Holy Maiden’s palace,” Wood said, pointing to the palace in front of them.

Raine stood still, surveying the area around the palace, and asked Wood in a very calm tone.

"Are all those rats hiding around there people from those four old geezers?"

Wood wiped the sweat from his brow at Ryan's address to the four elders and nodded sheepishly, "Almost...more or less."

No sooner had Wood finished speaking than the sound of watermelons bursting open was heard.

Then, headless corpses rained down from the sky, making Wood break out in a cold sweat.

This is terrifying... absolutely terrifying!

Even the Holy Cross Knights guarding the palace felt a chill run down their spines upon witnessing this scene.