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At that moment, everyone in the village could feel the ground trembling beneath their feet. Along with it came a thunderous rumble that echoed through the air. When they looked toward the source of the commotion, they saw a golden divine avatar relentlessly hammering the earth. Sacred radiance spread outward from her body, illuminating the surroundings.

This was a miracle. This was Lord Angel revealing divine power before their eyes!

Outside the village entrance. Micha and the others had already fallen to their knees. Their faces were filled with fervor as they gazed at Yae-hime and the golden divine avatar she had manifested, shouting devoutly:

“Praise the Goddess!”
“Praise the Goddess!”
“Praise the Goddess!”

The deafening impacts and the cries of worship intertwined into a unique duet, a symphony of despair dedicated to those clerics. Before long, the golden avatar ceased its assault and dissolved into countless golden particles that drifted away.

“Amen, Great Mercy and Great Compassion.” Yae-hime withdrew her palm and spoke expressionlessly while standing where she was.

Ahead of her, the earth had collapsed into ruins. Thirty clerics lay scattered across the shattered ground. Every one of them had suffered severe injuries and hovered on the brink of unconsciousness.

She had not dealt them fatal blows. After all, their crimes did not warrant death. That said, she had no intention of letting them off lightly. With injuries of this severity, they could forget about getting out of bed without at least a week or more of recovery.

Of course, if Yae-hime personally treated them, they would be able to jump around in no time. The question was, was that ever going to happen?

(Hundreds of clerics from the Southern Grand Church had come. Crippling thirty of them was merely a drop in the bucket. Still, reducing the burden even a little was better than nothing.)

With that thought, she turned her gaze toward a nearby area. Five luxurious beast carriages were parked there.

“Throw them onto the carriages. This is the final warning. If that bishop dares to invade again, show no mercy. Kill them all.” After leaving those words behind, Yae-hime vanished with a Flash.

Looking at the devastated ground and the half-dead foreign clerics, Micha and the others were filled with excitement. At the same time, they felt an overwhelming sense of pride.

(We are the true believers. These people are all impostors!)

Because the Goddess’ messenger stood on their side! Her Holiness was on their side!

They looked down on these counterfeit believers with utter contempt, ashamed to even be associated with them.

After efficiently carrying out the task Yae-hime had assigned, everyone returned to the village as though nothing had happened. Yet they all knew that something within them had changed. A strange sense of unity welled up in every heart, linking them together as one.

After returning to the village chief’s house, Yae-hime chatted with Aurora and the others for a while before having Little Blue teleport her away. Zerene and Lili naturally took advantage of the teleportation as well.

Aurora, her brother, and Layna remained at the church to help out. Angelica continued gathering materials on Yae-hime’s behalf. A busy day had officially begun. Meanwhile, a newly posted thread on the forums left countless players utterly stunned.

《Shocking! The Blackhearted Princess Has Evolved Again, Her Absurdity Knows No Bounds!》

The title practically reeked of clickbait. Players had already been bombarded by countless headlines of this kind and should have ignored it outright. However, the two words “Blackhearted Princess” possessed a mysterious allure that made it impossible to resist clicking.

The moment they opened the thread, everyone was left speechless. The classic exclamation of shock escaped their lips almost immediately. That Blackhearted Princess had once again shattered their expectations!

“Holy crap! Is she even human!?” exclaimed the player White Cloud, who was browsing for bargains in Jadeleaf Plaza.

Floating before his eyes were three snow-white pieces of equipment. They were none other than Yae-hime’s exclusive class equipment after her Job Change. White Cloud’s outburst immediately drew the attention of nearby players. The next instant, the shock spread like a contagious disease.

“Holy s̲h̲i̲t̲! Exclusive equipment!”
“Voidwalker! The Blackhearted Princess actually changed classes!”
“My god, is she even human?”
“She already has the highest player level, and now she’s completed her Job Change too. She’s seriously not human!”

“Tsk tsk tsk, these three pieces of equipment are completely broken!”
“They’re the strongest gear below the Unique tier. How could they not be broken!?”
“Holy crap, they can even reduce the cooldowns of skills and special effects!”
“A full 30% cooldown reduction! That’s absolutely insane!”
“Why do I feel like the Blackhearted Princess is playing an entire version ahead of us?”
“So this is what a Closed Beta player is like? I’m in love!”
“My tears are shooting out!”

Inside the Adventurers’ Guild, Taurus was browsing the same thread. After comparing the equipment with those on the Equipment Ranking Chart, he felt nothing but envy and jealousy. Along with overwhelming hatred.

“That damned woman… she actually completed her Job Change!” His clenched fists crackled loudly, as though his heart itself were cracking in the same way. Watching Yae-hime sprint farther and farther down the road to invincibility, Taurus suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness. However, that feeling was quickly drowned out by hatred.

“The strength of a single guild is limited. If one guild can’t beat her, then three will. If three aren’t enough, then six! I’ll unite every force that can be united and completely destroy her!” Staring beyond the guild hall, Taurus spoke through gritted teeth.

Under the same sky, deep within the Canyon of the Dead.

“SKREEEE!” A colossal creature let out a horrific scream. Its flesh rapidly withered as its life force drained away at an astonishing rate. In the end, it collapsed to the ground with a thunderous crash.

“Power… I need more power!” Standing before the dried-up corpse was a being shrouded in black mist from head to toe, its appearance impossible to discern.

Not far away, a pitch-black demi-dragon lay on the ground, happily feasting on what remained of the corpse. Looking around, there were hundreds of such carcasses scattered throughout the area.

“Abyss… Blackhearted Princess… kill…” The hoarse voice spread throughout the dark canyon. Had Taurus been present, he would have recognized the speaker at a glance. Who else could it have been but S.K.Y., the man who had fled Jade City after killing him?

It turned out that S.K.Y. had been hiding in this perilous place all along, steadily increasing his strength little by little.

“Those annoying flies still seem to be searching for me. Let’s see what tricks you’re trying to pull this time.” Leaning against a stone wall, S.K.Y. opened the forum to browse the latest news. The very first thing he saw was that thread.

“Blackhearted Princess!” If there was one person S.K.Y. hated most in the world, no one could surpass Yae-hime.

As for Taurus, he had merely regarded him as a stepping stone. The next time they met, he could simply kill him again. But when it came to Yae-hime, killing her ten thousand times still wouldn’t be enough to satisfy his hatred!

It was that woman who had stripped away his qualification to remain human, step by step. That woman who had driven him deeper and deeper into the Abyss. Even though he had obtained countless benefits from it, hatred was hatred.

“Blackhearted Princess, just wait. I will soon bring the Abyss itself and come for revenge!”

Within the City of Chaos. Yae-hime suddenly turned and looked into the distance as if sensing something. Muttering to herself, she said, “Who’s talking behind my back?”

“Master, who would dare badmouth you? I’ll blast them to death with a single shot!” Little Blue, standing beside her, spoke with utmost seriousness.

“It’s nothing. Just my imagination.” Yae-hime shook her head. “By the way, how much longer until the repairs are finished?”

“About thirty percent remains. Since everything has been progressing smoothly, we should be able to wrap things up by noon tomorrow.” Little Blue replied.

“Very good.” Yae-hime nodded, then turned her gaze toward Aoma Village. “I just hope Alicia’s side goes smoothly as well.”

Not long ago, Lili had received a message from one of her subordinates and had already left the City of Chaos for the Phantabeast Range to protect Alicia, whose advancement had entered its final stage.