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In an instant, a powerful gust erupted. As the dust settled, Yae-hime emerged, her entire body radiating golden particles.

Seeing that she was completely unharmed and that her strength had increased dramatically, Passat and the group of clerics were utterly dumbfounded.

They had to know that the attack they had unleashed moments ago was powerful enough to kill even a Diamond-rank powerhouse! Yet not only had their opponent suffered no damage, her strength had actually increased by so much… How could they possibly believe this!?

A flash of inspiration struck Passat, and he suddenly remembered someone: the Lord Angel of Aoma Village! That mysterious existence could similarly accomplish something like this.

“No, that’s not right. You’re that Lord Angel!” Passat exclaimed in shock. At once, many things connected in his mind. “So that’s how it is. The Holy Spirit Shard you possess can actually absorb Holy Light power and strengthen you!”

Hearing this, Yae-hime fell silent for a moment. It was obvious that Passat had misunderstood her ability. However, the fact that he had immediately connected her to her other identity showed that he was quite quick-witted.

“Your Holy Spirit Shard is impressive, but it’ll be mine soon!” Passat said with a laugh. He knew very well that the Holy Spirit Shard had its limitations. Even if it could absorb Holy Light power, it could not maintain the effect indefinitely.

The enhanced power would soon dissipate! All they had to do next was wear her down until the effect ended. Once that happened, they would be certain to take her down by swarming her together.

“Your mistake was revealing the ability of the Holy Spirit Shard right from the start.” Pointing his sword at Yae-hime, Passat sneered coldly. “All of you, listen up. Until we’ve dealt with this woman, no one is allowed to use Holy Light power!”

Although refusing to use Holy Light power would weaken them, they still had the advantage in numbers. As long as they endured until her enhancement wore off and then swarmed her all at once, would they really be unable to kill her?

It had to be said that Passat’s mind worked quickly. In reality, even without Holy Light, these clerics were all extraordinarily powerful. Combined with his own Diamond-rank strength, dealing with Yae-hime should have been an easy task.

Unfortunately, Passat had made a tremendous misunderstanding from the very beginning.

“Heh, this is getting interesting.” Watching Passat, Yae-hime smiled calmly before putting the Sword of Eternity replica back into her ring.

Her appearance made it seem as though she had no intention of fighting. Seeing this, the corner of Passat’s mouth curled into a trace of disdain. So the so-called Lord Angel was nothing special after all!

Just as he was about to order everyone to attack, Yae-hime suddenly tapped the ground with the tip of her foot and transformed into a streak of light. Before anyone could react, a delicate hand was already pressed against Passat’s face.

The next moment, she slammed his entire head violently into the ground! The sturdy ground outside the palace shattered instantly. Passat felt as though his head had been struck by an enormous bell, and the pain was so intense that he nearly crushed his teeth together.

At that moment, his mind went completely blank. He had no idea what had just happened. The surrounding clerics, however, saw it clearly. The Black-hearted Princess, her entire body radiating particles of Holy Light, had forcibly driven Passat into the ground.

Not only that, she quickly lifted the dazed and agonized Passat, turned around, and smashed him down again!

The next moment, the hard ground shattered with a crack, and poor Passat was like a fish waiting to be slaughtered at a market stall, ruthlessly slammed down from above by the butcher.

His bones felt as though they had been smashed apart, and the world spun around him. An indescribable agony spread throughout his body, piercing straight into his skull.

Yae-hime gave him no chance to catch his breath. She lifted him, turned around, and smashed him down again. She repeated the process over and over!

A series of deafening crashes immediately rang out, and it seemed as though even the earth itself was trembling violently. The clerics wanted to rescue Passat, but Yae-hime’s attacks were simply too terrifying. Every blow erupted with Holy Light, making them reluctant to approach her recklessly.

By this point, Passat had already lost the ability to think, his entire being consumed by pain. The feeling of being better off dead than alive was unbearable. If he could choose again, he definitely would not have left the Church. Unfortunately, there were no ifs in this world.

If Irene had been here and witnessed Passat being utterly pummeled by Yae-hime, she would have been immensely satisfied. For a scumbag who coveted her beauty, beating him to death would have been for the best!

Perhaps she had grown tired of repeating the same attack, because Yae-hime suddenly hurled Passat into the air. Then, with a flash, she instantly appeared above him. She twisted her body in midair, bringing her long, slender leg crashing straight down onto his head.

Poor Passat had barely been sent flying before he was immediately knocked back down. That speed was truly as fast as lightning. With a deafening boom, a person was left embedded in the ground.

Silence descended over the surroundings. Looking at Passat, whose fate was unknown, all the clerics stared wide-eyed, their bodies trembling.

That was Passat, a powerhouse with Diamond-rank strength. Yet he had been completely incapable of fighting back, utterly beaten down from start to finish! The Black-hearted Princess’ strength was simply terrifying!

For a moment, the thought of fleeing quickly surfaced in their minds. Even someone as powerful as Passat had been unable to defeat the Black-hearted Princess. Wouldn’t staying behind simply mean throwing their lives away?

The instant Yae-hime landed, hundreds of clerics fled in disarray.

“Trying to run? Not so easily.” The corners of Yae-hime’s lips curled slightly upward. A flash of purple light appeared in her hand, revealing a purple bow. She drew her bow and fired arrows at astonishing speed, shooting the fleeing clerics until they were in a sorry state.

With the Holy Light power enhancing her, Yae-hime quickly dealt with all the clerics. She couldn’t kill these people. The proper course was to leave them alive and keep harvesting them repeatedly.

After putting away the purple bow, the particles of Holy Light surrounding her disappeared, and her strength returned to normal.

“Ultimately, it was borrowed power.” Yae-hime clenched her fist before immediately joining Hidden Kill’s side, helping them suppress the elite soldiers and avoid unnecessary casualties.

The moment she entered the battlefield, the enemy’s morale immediately dropped by quite a bit, while her own side’s morale soared. One reason was Yae-hime’s fearsome reputation. The other was Passat.

Even that powerful reinforcement had been effortlessly defeated by her. How the hell were they supposed to keep fighting!?

In reality, there was a huge gap between Yae-hime’s current strength and her previous strength, but she had already established an overwhelming presence. As long as she stood there, she could frighten those soldiers out of their wits.

While the battle outside was raging fiercely, the fighting inside the palace was no less intense.

“Dammit!” The Dark Mage was furious. He was absolutely humiliated. He could swear to the heavens that, in all his years, this was the first time he had ever been beaten so miserably.

There was no other reason for it. Moon’s assassination methods were simply endless. Her bizarre movement techniques and terrifying attack speed had completely countered the Dark Mage.

At this moment, he was already covered in wounds. An ordinary mage would probably have died several times over by now. Moon was also quite surprised by this. Why was this Dark Mage so damn difficult to kill? She wanted to finish him off quickly so she could help Lili.

On the other side, Lili was fighting two enemies alone, and the situation was not particularly optimistic. If she were dealing with Legion Commander Blei alone, she would have completely overwhelmed him. But now there was also Bishop Gurant.

The difficulty had increased several times over.

That despicable old sneak kept attacking from a distance throughout the fight, infuriating Lili to no end, yet she could do nothing about it.

As weak as Blei was, his defenses were still extremely high, so Lili couldn’t take him down in a short while. If she went after Gurant, that damn Blei would launch another sneak attack. It was simply unbearably troublesome.