Chapter 998: A Sudden Attack

After parting ways with Asia, Lingyun and the others left the church.

Although the church looked quite exquisite, Lingyun could still feel an ominous aura lingering within it. It was clear that the interior of this church was not as bright and beautiful as it appeared from the outside.

"Lingyun, you placed a mark on that little girl just now, didn't you?" Tokisaki Kurumi leaned in close to Lingyun, her tone full of certainty.

"That's right. That mark can preserve a glimmer of life for her when she is Near Death." Lingyun nodded. "After all, it's rare to see such a pure child; helping her is just a matter of convenience."

"Near Death? Do you mean she will be in mortal danger?" Leone asked.

"Well, ever since stepping into that church, the star of death above her head began to flicker! Clearly, this church is not a good place. If the person who assigned her to this place did it intentionally, then they are after her life!" Lingyun said indifferently.

"It seems she really is an unfortunate child!" Tokisaki Kurumi sighed and said. "But, just as she said, being able to meet you, Lingyun, must be her greatest luck!"

"Perhaps." Lingyun shrugged and said.

"Koneko, you're back?"

It was already late at night when they returned to their house. After opening the door, Lingyun saw Tachiro Shirone biting into a piece of bread.

Tachiro Shirone nodded at Lingyun and the others, acknowledging them. After finishing the meals Lingyun had prepared, Tachiro Shirone suddenly felt that other food seemed to lack something compared to what Lingyun made. Fortunately, there was bread Lingyun had prepared in the kitchen; looking at the empty paper bag on the table, it was clear Tachiro Shirone had already eaten more than one.

"Koneko, is this bread delicious?" Tokisaki Kurumi smiled and picked up a piece of bread from in front of Tachiro Shirone.

Tachiro Shirone nodded and took another bite of the bread.

"Then, would you like to be able to eat such delicious bread all the time?" Tokisaki Kurumi asked with a smile.

Tachiro Shirone glanced at Tokisaki Kurumi, then lowered her head and continued to silently bite into the bread.

"Ara, not falling for it, that's really a pity!" There was an inexplicable tone in Tokisaki Kurumi's voice.

Suddenly, a strange cackle erupted from the direction of the window; the glass on the window shattered instantly, and a figure rolled into the room.

The people in the room looked at the guy who had suddenly broken in, all of them unable to help but frown.

"Who are you?" Tachiro Shirone put down the bread in her hand and slowly clenched her fists; she felt an aura on the other person that made her feel somewhat disgusted.

"To punish the wicked severely! Trying to borrow a line from the Saint!" The person who rushed in through the window rolled on the ground, stood up abruptly, and spoke in a strange tone.

This person who had suddenly rushed in was wearing a Priest's uniform, had pale hair, wore a strange and twisted expression on his face, and his movements were extremely flamboyant.

The moment they saw this person, everyone present frowned. Because this person was filled with an extremely disgusting smell of blood.

"Where did this murderous lunatic come from?" Leone clenched her fists slightly, a trace of anger appearing in her eyes.

Although she was no longer a member of Night Raid, she was still extremely disgusted by people filled with such dark auras.

"Hmm, he looks just like a clown! Someone like this probably wouldn't taste very good either!" Tokisaki Kurumi said with a look of disgust.

"Priest?" Tachiro Shirone suddenly stood in front of Lingyun, blocking him with her own body.

Looking at the appearance of the people in the room, a trace of confusion appeared on the Priest's face. Why did these people look so strange? He was an intruder, and an intruder who had broken in in such a violent way; why did these people look like they had no fear at all?

"I smell it, the scent of a Devil, and it's very thick!" The Priest's nose twitched incessantly like a dog's, and he danced about, looking like a lunatic with abnormal behavior. "My name is Fried Sellzen, and I am a young Priest belonging to a certain Devil-extermination organization."

"A certain Devil-extermination organization? Are you sure that's not some Green Mountain Mental Hospital?" Lingyun's mouth twitched involuntarily.

"Those who have abandoned their qualifications as humans and associate with Devils shall suffer divine punishment!" The smile on Fried's face became even more twisted, and his tone added a few more points of madness.

"Sigh, it really is impossible to reason with an idiot like this!" Lingyun sighed slightly.

"I heard from the Department Head earlier that recently in Kuo Town, quite a few people who had made deals with Devils were killed in extremely cruel ways; you are the murderer, aren't you!" Shirone's eyes faintly revealed a trace of anger.

"Relying on Devils is proof of abandoning one's humanity! END, it's END, that's why I killed them! Eradicating trashy Devils and those humans bewitched by trashy Devils, that is my job!"

As Fried spoke, he suddenly reached his hand into his clothing; one hand pulled out a hilt without a blade, and the other hand pulled out a pistol.

"Tsk, Priests these days are so up-to-date, they're even using guns!" Lingyun had a look of helplessness on his face.

"Come, let me pierce your hearts with this Light Sword in my hand, and then blow your brains out with this pistol!" Fried had a twisted smile on his face, seemingly feeling ecstatic that he could torture and kill so many people.

"Is this a Light Sword?" Looking at the blade made of pure white light extending from the hilt, Lingyun muttered.

"Die!" Fried let out a strange cry and lunged toward Lingyun's direction.

After all, Lingyun was the only male among them, and he was a human; naturally, he would finish off this guy who looked the most threatening first. Although the little girl standing in front of him looked a bit strange, it was nothing major; he could just finish them off together at once.

"Careful!" Tachiro Shirone's eyes narrowed slightly, her gaze already locked onto the lunging Priest; as soon as the opponent landed in front of her, she would punch him away.

Suddenly, Tachiro Shirone felt a blur before her eyes; Lingyun had appeared in front of her before she knew it.

Facing the lunging Fried, Lingyun just indifferently reached out his hand and casually pinched the Light Blade of Fried.

"If you want to kill me, you can try!"