What Maggie didn't know was that after Safa left, Hell Synchronization suffered a terrible fate.
The demon lord who leaked the information that the Holy Maiden of Light was going to deal with the demon cultists was actually just talking nonsense in his own territory after receiving the news from Zephnea's family.
It was just what Safa heard.
No one knew that Maggie was actually a direct follower of the Demon King, nor that the Duke had complained; it was simply that Safa overheard it and went to confront Maggie.
It has nothing to do with Maggie's plan to clean up the Duke's lair; neither the Duke nor the demon lord of Hell knows about it.
Maggie thought Safa knew, so she revealed all her plans. In reality, Safa only learned that she was going to deal with the demon cultists.
As a result, Maggie even told Safa about what she knew about the Abyss.
This also brought back memories of his father for Safa.
The previous Demon King, Saphis, the Demon of Time, died on the battlefield against the Abyss.
Maggie's explanation did convince him, and it was surprisingly effective.
The demon lord who made boastful remarks on his own territory and colluded with the duke was directly eliminated by Safa on the grounds that he had 'connections with Tartarus'.
In addition, a large number of demons suspected of being connected to the Abyss were all wiped out by Safa.
Synchronized with the continent of Coral, the demon followers who had made pacts with these demons lost their demons of support, but the demonic marks remained, and everything seemed normal.
In reality, they had become just ordinary humans, and even the power bestowed upon them by the demons was slowly fading away.
Not to mention the demon cultists' most fundamental reliance, demonization has completely lost its effectiveness.
Even the demon he relied on was dead, and demonization had become a complete joke.
By a twist of fate, Maggie's subsequent actions went exceptionally smoothly, resulting in far fewer casualties for the Holy Knights when they joined the encirclement.
Of course, this hasn't happened yet, and Maggie doesn't know that Safa has actually done her a great favor indirectly.
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After Safa left, Maggie leaned against the wall for a long time before she finally recovered her spirits.
Having a boss who is unpredictable, capricious, and can control her life and death is truly a terrifying thing. If she hadn't had enough information, she might have been killed on the spot today.
Because of Safa, Maggie also lost the will to go to the almshouse.
It has to be said that she is in a really bad state right now. If she goes to see those children like this, the effect will definitely be very poor, and she will easily be misunderstood.
After thinking for a moment, Maggie simply turned around and chose to return to the temple.
She needs to speed things up and finish dealing with the Duke's matter quickly. Pressure is mounting from all sides, and Maggie is also worried about Roy and the others who haven't shown up yet.
With so much to do, she would feel guilty if she rested even a little longer.
The nuns and paladins following her looked bewildered. Her Highness suddenly became very unwell as she walked, and stood still for a long time to recover. They thought Her Highness would continue forward, but they didn't expect her to turn back like this.
Everyone looked at each other, and in the end they could only follow Maggie's lead. Now, Her Highness the Saintess was one of the actual rulers of the temple.
Even the lowest-ranking priests in the temple could see this, so most people wouldn't dare to offend her.
Maggie returned to the temple. Xiu and Nesser had not yet returned, and Harun and Ficklin were both on missions. Now, only Perkin, the twins, and Rabai remained in the entire temple.
In reality, Perkin isn't exactly free; his current task is purely to protect Maggie's safety.
The Duke was now furious, no, he was absolutely enraged, and every letter he sent to Maggie was filled with threats.
Maggie, of course, didn't read a single letter. She lit them all with candles, leaving not even ashes. Occasionally, she could trigger some novel little effects, such as curses from demons or from the abyss.
She was prepared, and the Duke's tricks never succeeded.
This time it was the same. Maggie thwarted every possible way the Duke could think of to retaliate against her. She remained holed up in Santa Fe every day, and the Duke dared not easily make a move against her.
They remained deadlocked.
The Duke suffered incalculable losses every minute, while Maggie merely wasted some time and manpower and was essentially unharmed.
But Maggie wasn't just after that little bit of pleasure; she wanted to kill the Duke.
Otherwise, she would have contacted Archangel El long ago to further their cooperation.
It's not like they only used the Silver Wheel to take in the slaves who were cleared out.
The archangel is a top-tier fighter, and under any circumstances, he would be invaluable. Unfortunately, he doesn't agree to her killing the duke, so Maggie has to find a solution on her own.
If Maggie wants to get rid of Old Deng, she can't let him stay inside the Kingdom of Saint Na.
But it's unrealistic to lure him out and bring him back to the temple.
The only possible way to get him out now is to release the news of the impending attack on his stronghold at the right moment, forcing him to come out and defend it.
That's where Maggie is going to get rid of him.
It is also his final resting place.
Thinking of this, Maggie's eyes flashed with intense killing intent. After being entangled for so long, it was time to settle things with this old man.
After he died, Maggie resigned from her position as the Holy Maiden of Light and regained her freedom.
After settling the Duchess in, she went to the Elemental Source Realm to help the little ghosts and the others through their difficulties. In the remaining time, Maggie wanted to become stronger while breaking free from the control of the vampire progenitor and the demon king, and then travel around this world.
Although being a saintess gave her many opportunities to see the outside world, the restrictions were too great. Her soul was free and she did not want to be trapped by her identity.
As Maggie burned the letter, she stared blankly at the candlelight, countless thoughts flashing through her mind.
Each one is wonderful.
Only after all the letters had been burned to ashes did Maggie suddenly twitch her lips and begin to criticize herself.
"What's wrong with you? You're thinking so much like a soldier making a flag before going into battle. I don't want to plant a flag and kill myself."
Maggie took off her gloves and looked at her hands, which had not yet recovered from their undead transformation. Her eyes darkened considerably in an instant.
"I only hope that my dear father will die peacefully in my hands before I become a ghost."
This time, wasn't she also going with the determination to die?
The lights in the saint's room flickered, sometimes bright and sometimes dim. It was clearly daytime outside, but the sky was so overcast it looked like it could drip water.
A storm was brewing, and everyone seemed to sense something was amiss. All the gods' human forms stopped what they were doing and looked in the direction of Maggie.
A decisive battle is about to begin; this is just the warm-up.
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