The trial of the Holy Maiden of Light was actually a product of Pope Namer's obsession. No matter how you try to explain it, even a normal pope would have set such a cruel rule back then.
She projected her past—being saved by the legendary Lionheart Knights when she was still weak—as the final trial; only those who had also experienced despair were qualified to inherit her position as a saintess.
Because the former Holy Maiden of Light was bestowed upon her only after the Lionheart Knights were completely annihilated.
The old pope established the position of Saint of Light to honor her.
But... how can someone who hasn't experienced the same despair be qualified to become the new generation's Holy Maiden of Light?
Even years later, after she became the new pope and expanded the Holy Church, she became increasingly strict with the requirements for the Holy Maiden of Light.
She wanted the Holy Maiden of Light to become a continuation of her will, and this purely morbid pursuit led her to her peak after being corrupted by the void!
That's right... it's all because of the void!
It's void erosion!!!
Verania understood. The pope before her was no longer the same pope. She had long been corrupted by the void and was trying to break free from her obsession from the past, in order to find the seemingly real her in this cycle of death after death!
She is using erosion and beautification as a continuation of her consciousness, and using extremism to cover up the fact that emptiness is encroaching!
"This is a fair fight! I will once again lead the Lionheart Knights to challenge the demons! All troops, attack!"
Following the Pope's command, the Lionheart Knights launched an attack on Verania. Verania could only rely on the demons around her to fight, and fortunately, her side had several times the number of demons as the Lionheart Knights, and she recognized the different species of these demons.
"This is the true number of battles, isn't it?"
Verania looked at the demons around her, which numbered five times as many as the Lionheart Knights, and murmured to herself. Moreover, these demons were not as strong as the demons in the trials. On the contrary, each of these Lionheart Knights possessed the strength of a Lionheart Knight Commander.
This is really bad...
......
It has been four days since Liu Lang, Dai Shanren, and Verania entered the fog gate.
In the past few days, these Dawn Knights have finally stabilized their position. Apart from some casualties in the first two days, they have been able to perfectly resist those void monsters.
Fortunately, the area around this church was mostly populated by ordinary civilians, with no knights or mages around.
The greatest threat to them comes from the converted priests and nuns.
Besides that, there were the civilians who had been reduced to nothingness like a horde of corpses.
Still no clues?
"I'm sorry, we've tried everything. Maybe we should have gone through the fog gate on our own back then."
One of the Dawn Knights' captains shook his head, and the priest who had come to inquire could only return to report to the Ninth Princess.
Even if things have stabilized... we didn't bring many supplies with us when we came out. How many more days can we hold out?
Verosia looked at the magic crystal in front of her with worry. She had tried every possible way to use magic to escape, but after all, she had only learned life magic. The knight who almost died on the first day was also reborn with her help. Now, the fact that no one died was thanks to her and the priests.
"We can hold on for three more days at most..."
Mark sighed, adding that this was already compressed.
Everyone needs to consume energy to fight, and replenishing energy requires supplies. Although everyone brought some supplies, they don't have spatial storage rings like Liu Lang and Xiao Dai. Right now, they can only maintain the knights having two meals a day and the priests having one meal every two days.
However, the Ninth Princess was not sitting idly by; she was trying to awaken the Grand Mage's consciousness, and she was almost successful!
"Almost done...almost done...it's done!"
Veroshia's eyes lit up; she sensed the Archmage's consciousness stirring!
The Grand Mage is about to awaken!
"Such a heavy aura of emptiness...Where are you all?"
Upon waking, the archmage immediately sensed the void-eroded area and frowned. He knew that staying in the void for a long time would also cause the void to become corrupted.
He didn't want the Ninth Princess and her entourage to eventually be corrupted by the Void and become its puppets.
"We didn't want to either... but we had no choice."
The Ninth Princess told the Archmage everything that had happened, and the Archmage also sensed a new wave of void invasion. Mark led the knights back to their posts to fight.
"I see. I also sensed a familiar presence here. However, I'm sorry, as I am merely a consciousness, I am unable to engage in combat. But I will do my best to guide the fog gate below and provide assistance to Liu Lang and the others inside."
The High Priest told Veroshia.
"A familiar scent? It refers to..."
"The new Holy Pope, Nameru."
!!
The Ninth Princess was stunned at first, and then felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.
Lady Nameru! She's here too? If that's true, no wonder this place has become a void-eroded land...
Just as the Ninth Princess was conversing with the Archmage, a new round of battle between the Dawn Knights and the Void Creatures also began.
On the other side.
With Xiao Dai's protection, Vivis and the nuns behind her successfully protected the Lionheart Knights as much as possible, even if there were any losses, there were only one or two.
Most importantly, they played with great flair, especially with Liu Lang, who was watching and offering advice.
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