Chapter 2414

Inside the Redemption Church, the Saintess stood up. She first bowed to Su Xiao with gentle movements and then walked toward the stone pillar in the center of the church.

The Saintess knelt in front of the stone pillar, clasped her hands in front of her, closed her eyes, and muttered something.

"My lord, please tell me your name. If you don't want me to know, please forgive my offense."

The Saintess's voice wasn't loud, but it was gentle.

"Kukulin, Bai Ye, blade-user—any of these will do."

"Blade-user Kukulin Bai Ye, my lord."

The Saintess was quite honest, giving the full name.

"Too long."

"Bai Ye, my lord."

"Don't add 'my lord', it sounds strange."

"Sorry, Bai Ye, my lord, I can't do that."

While kneeling in front of the stone pillar, the Saintess kept her back to Su Xiao, which was clearly a sign of great trust.

"Compared to the Nun and the Priestess, I can offer you very little help. Sorry, you awakened someone as foolish as me. Sorry."

Tears slid down the Saintess's cheeks. She was mourning the names on the stone pillar—these were all people who had died fighting against fate, knowing everything was inevitable, yet still struggling to the death.

Compared to Dawn, Laurent, and Gus in the Wizard World, the situation in the Redemption Church could be described as desperate.

At least Dawn and the others still had a chance to resist; at the very least, those three could see the Ancient God himself through their own efforts. Although they failed, they had seen him, and there was always a glimmer of hope for victory.

The Redemption Church couldn't even see a glimmer of hope. They only had two choices: go worship the Ancient God or wait for death inside the Redemption Church.

Resist? With what? That Ancient God only released a bit of Ancient God power, and it caused Omen Town to become like this. If he really wanted to do something, he could easily flatten Omen Town.

Su Xiao's gaze turned to the Saintess, the Apostle's Eye floating up to start detection.

【This is a special unit, no Intelligence judgment required, 100% data obtained.】

Name: Saintess ·???

Category: Human

HP: 72% (Due to permanent damage from baptism, the HP cap is permanently reduced by 28%)

Holy Heart Power: 35200/35200 points

Strength: 12 (Original 162 points of True Attribute, significantly reduced during baptism.)

Agility: 10 (Original 171 points of True Attribute, significantly reduced during baptism.)

Stamina: 9 (Original 131 points of True Attribute, significantly reduced during baptism.)

Intelligence: 172 (True Attribute)

Charm: 169 (True Attribute)

Skill 1, Heart Will (Passive, lv. 65): The Saintess uses her heart as a 'container' to carry an Intelligence attribute far exceeding the body's limit.

Hint: This is an ability granted by 'Baptism'.

Skill 2, Holy Spear Recognition (Passive, lv. 75): Born as a user of the 'Holy Spear', has never harmed any living creature.

Hint: The Saintess ignores all control effects of Seventh Tier or below.

Hint: Holy Spear power increased by 673%, and can unlock the seven seals of the Holy Spear (the seventh is the final form).

Hint: This ability has been submerged by 'Baptism', and the added effects have disappeared.

Skill 3, Light Healing Recovery (Active, lv. 72): Can heal friendly units. During treatment, restore 1700~2600 HP to friendly units per second, and treat injuries such as organ damage, minor brain damage, fractures, severe penetrating wounds, and slash wounds.

Hint: This ability cannot restore severed limbs.

Hint: This ability consumes 500 points of Holy Heart Power per second, and a single treatment can last up to 60 seconds.

Hint: This ability is granted by Baptism.

The Saintess's data was very intriguing. Before being baptized, the Saintess was quite strong. After baptism, her Strength, Agility, and Stamina attributes plummeted. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she was fragile in a Seventh Tier world.

'Holy Spear Recognition' also hid a lot of information. The ability description was that the Saintess had never harmed any living creature, but some things clearly didn't count as living creatures, such as the residents of Omen Town.

The Saintess gave people the feeling that she had been forcibly transferred to a healer class. Her healing output was quite exaggerated; as long as they weren't dead, she could save them.

Su Xiao had three temporary goals: 1. While exploring Omen Town, obtain the Ash Furnace in the central area of Omen Town.

2. Solve Killer Bee of Death Paradise. With her in Omen Town, there was no telling when she would launch a sneak attack.

3. Open the black stone wall inside the Redemption Church. In the remaining two-thirds of the church, he would definitely be able to obtain quite a few benefits.

These things had to be done one by one. Prioritize dealing with Killer Bee, and at the same time, consider heading toward the central area of Omen Town to find the Ash Furnace. After all, Killer Bee's goal was also the Ash Furnace.

As for opening the black stone wall inside the church, that should be done last. After completing these three things, the progress of the main quest should be about the same.

Temporarily focus on exploration + searching for Killer Bee's tracks. After the goal was clear, Su Xiao sat on the circular steps in front of the small wooden door.

"Saintess."

"Bai Ye, my lord, I am here."

"Have you seen the god in the town?"

"Yes."

The Saintess nodded slightly, her expression not changing much.

"The Redemption Church has gained quite a few benefits from the Ancient God, right?"

"Sorry, Bai Ye, my lord, I don't understand what you mean."

The Saintess was somewhat confused. She was truly not understanding, not pretending.

"How do I open that wall?"

"Lord Kiserlman's bracelet can open the Stone Crystal Wall. That lord has been guarding the Ash Furnace and hasn't returned to the church for a long time. Lord Kiserlman is very short; please don't make fun of his stature when you see him."

The Saintess answered everything she knew. The Ash Furnace wasn't easy to take, but listening to the Saintess, it didn't seem too difficult either. Kiserlman was also a member of the Redemption Church.

"Give this to Lord Kiserlman, and he will hand the Ash Furnace to Bai Ye, my lord. The town is shrouded in doom; the furnace... has no meaning anymore."

The Saintess took out an old-fashioned gold pocket watch. The pure gold watch chain had broken, and a few words were engraved on the back cover.

"Lake, Kiserlman, Blacksmith."

Lake was the Immortal Man, Kiserlman was the 'Furnace Guardian', and as for the Blacksmith, he hadn't been seen yet.

"Walk north along Repentance Street, and you will find Lord Kiserlman."

The Saintess sat sideways below the stone pillar, her voice getting lower and lower. Before long, she started to doze off. In her sleep, her eyelashes trembled, and her body gradually curled up.

The progress was quite smooth. With this pocket watch, finding the short Kiserlman would allow him to obtain the Ash Furnace.

Su Xiao walked toward the outside of the Redemption Church, Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baha following closely behind. According to the direction described by the Saintess, Su Xiao crossed the small square and arrived at Repentance Street.

Repentance Street was over ten meters wide, the buildings on both sides dilapidated, most of them collapsed. The stone slabs on the street were covered with withered leaves and dried, blackened bloodstains.

Looking around, Repentance Street was almost filled with kneeling town residents. They were dressed in rags, their bodies reduced to skin and bone, and in their hands, they all held an iron whip covered in thorns.

Seeing this scene, Su Xiao could almost imagine the scene from hundreds of years ago, or even longer. The Ancient God power was eroding this town, and the town residents started to behave abnormally. Some were crazy, and some had black tentacles growing on their bodies.

The doctors had no way, and the Redemption Church, which worshipped kind gods, was also at a loss. In this desperate situation, the town residents knelt on this street, whipping their backs with thorn-covered iron whips, trying to repent to the existence they couldn't see and didn't know the name of, asking for forgiveness—although they didn't know what they had done wrong.