The entire Temple of Light was quiet and almost silent. There was no one in sight in the corridors, training grounds, meditation rooms, or prayer rooms.
Only occasional sounds could be heard from inside the Cathedral of Light.
"The mages and half of the paladins are tasked with suppressing the demon cultists, while the mercenary group is left to the other half of the paladins, with nuns and priests providing backup."
"The head nun... is responsible for relaying messages to the Duke."
Maggie's voice echoed in the cathedral. The chief nun, who had just returned to the temple, was a very gentle-looking woman, and if one had to say, she bore a resemblance to Priestess Shia.
However, there was a subtle difference in his demeanor.
Rumor has it that the elder nun only looks gentle, but because she is often away on missions, she is very ruthless and doesn't seem like a nun at all; she's more like a berserker.
Her weapon was also unconventional; it was a sharpened axe forged from extremely heavy super-meteorite iron, which only she could wield.
"Relissa, obey."
The head nun raised an eyebrow. She had only stepped into the temple gates for a little over half an hour, and hadn't even had a chance to rest, when she was summoned by this legendary saintess who had successfully taken control of the temple.
She was also given an order that puzzled her somewhat, but as a nun, she was still very knowledgeable about social etiquette.
There was no benefit in disobeying Maggie's orders here, so she naturally agreed.
On the other side, Harlan stood to the right of the prayer altar, Maggie's figure reflected in his light blue eyes. The once bullied and oppressed saintess had become a symbol of power and nobility.
His Holy Maiden finally stood at the pinnacle of power within the temple.
Harlan's lips curled up slightly; though he was merely giving an order, his voice betrayed a hint of pleasure.
"Harlen, listen to my command."
"Gloria, obey my command."
At the same time, a female voice appeared beside him, more forceful and resonant than his, her words carrying a sense of justice.
Half of Harlan's voice was drowned out, causing the corners of his mouth to stiffen.
Gloria didn't care what Harlen thought; she only had eyes for Her Highness the Saintess.
She had originally thought it would take a long time to officially deal with the Duke's mansion, but she didn't expect it to happen so quickly. She was the happiest person in the entire temple.
You should know that she is a woman who hates evil as much as she wants.
The vice-captain standing next to Gloria seemed to have noticed something, glanced at Harun beside her, and then covered his face.
"The priests will be in charge of logistics, but you have methods to deal with demons. A portion of the accompanying paladins will enter the village."
Maggie has now revealed all the intelligence she has obtained, including but not limited to information from Labai, as well as important locations brought back by Nesser and Xiu.
Anyway, she's going to carry it out immediately, so even if these people wanted to tip her off, it would be difficult for them to do so.
Moreover, if they really do tip off someone, that would actually be a good thing.
Otherwise, Maggie wouldn't have arranged for the head nun to act as the fuse; how could her dear father not know about something so important?
She wanted to see him in the demon village.
The father and daughter hadn't seen each other for a long time, and Maggie missed them terribly.
"Riveh obeys."
After Arlin was expelled, Rivi ascended to the position of High Priest.
The newly appointed High Priest is a rather green young man. He is very talented and his strength is even slightly stronger than that of the middle-aged Arlin. However, due to the suppression of the Archbishop, he has no possibility of making any progress.
Finally, Arlin was implicated by Ford and expelled from the temple, which gave him his chance.
Therefore, Levi naturally had a good impression of Maggie, but the priest had been very kind to him, which made it impossible for him to get too close to Maggie.
Now he doesn't resist Maggie's orders much.
"action."
Maggie uttered two words, and everyone immediately began to act.
Before leaving the temple, Harlan gave Maggie a deep look before stepping out of the cathedral. Outside, the Holy Knights were ready, waiting for Maggie's order to leave.
Senior Sister Rélisa didn't move, but waited a while before walking up to Maggie.
"What does Her Highness mean by this order?"
She wasn't completely oblivious; Maggie's plan was simple and easy to understand, but she wanted to understand the purpose behind it.
"The elder sister must be a smart person."
Maggie didn't say anything, but just smiled at her.
The two stared at each other across the prayer altar. Maggie did not hide the murderous intent in her eyes, but bluntly said that it was really disrespectful to her status as the Holy Maiden of Light.
After a while, Ririsa smiled too; some things are understood without needing to be said aloud.
"May Your Highness's wish be fulfilled."
She left those words behind and turned to leave the temple without hesitation.
This place isn't close to the Kingdom of Saint Na. Under normal circumstances, it would take at least half a month to get here, but this is a magical world where anything can happen.
Given enough resources and money, it's possible to arrive even the next day.
After all, the original owner's older brother used similar methods to seek her help to save his life.
Maggie is not short of money at all. Even expensive teleportation arrays are set up without her being stingy. Money makes the world go round.
Not to mention, she also has connections in the Continental Mage Guild and the Blood Hunter Guild.
Everything is ready, except for the east wind.
...
Under the moonlight, the various leaders led their people away from Santa Fe City, leaving only a portion of the temple's people behind, while the rest left in droves.
They were rapidly approaching the village of the demon cultists.
Maggie wasn't idle either; she was going too, but before she left, she had to resolve the issue of the book.
Only the demon and fire element remained; the earth element was not yet dealt with. Even so, Maggie could still feel that her control over the book had become much stronger.
In the end, only the earth elemental magic remained that couldn't be dealt with, but it probably wouldn't prevent her from unleashing her power.
The temple was empty, so Maggie didn't go back to her room but went to the library instead.
Xiu, Nesser, and Ficklin are still in the temple; they will leave with Maggie.
How could Maggie not leave herself some protection, including Perkin? She'll take him with her when the time comes.
As for that unfortunate older brother, the Duke probably won't even remember his existence by then, so even if he ignores him, he won't die.
She needs to put in 200% of her strength to deal with the Duke, who may turn demonic or even unleash monsters. If a chaotic battle ensues, she won't have enough manpower to stop the Duke's people.
Then she wouldn't be able to fight the Duke one-on-one.
That's right, Maggie isn't counting on the Archangel; she plans to take care of the Duke alone. She can restrain the Duke's power originating from the abyss, so what's left is a duel between mages.
Besides, she's the kind of person who likes to play dirty tricks. It's just a forbidden spell, she's collected a lot of them from the Pope.
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