Chapter 378 : Feels Like I Revealed My Hand Too Early, Can I Take It Back?

While Daiyi was facing a 1v3 that was about to become a 1v5, her father, Aurelian, was not particularly happy.

Then again, his own daughter going 1v5 for Felyn wasn't exactly a happy occasion in itself.

Inside the lounge, the moonlight peeked in through the window before immediately fleeing.

Not even the fireworks that illuminated everyone tonight could pour into this room.

The curtains were as if sealed shut, showing no reaction even under the blowing of the evening wind.

Aurelian took a deep breath. He really hadn't expected to encounter a Heretical God here tonight.

He also couldn't figure out how a Heretical God could pass through layers of security without being discovered by anyone.

Aurelian's presence here was an accident; he just wanted to find a place to discuss matters with the elders of the Church of Truth.

With the Son of God of the Church of Order present, the meeting had proceeded very smoothly.

As the conflict began to ease, Aurelian wanted to report back to the church elders in a timely manner.

He didn't want Daiyi to go back; he knew that the so-called "advent ceremony" for the Son of God was, in fact, the obliteration of a part of one's consciousness.

But this matter was of great importance, and Aurelian needed proof that the Sivishus Empire would not be invaded in the short term.

Only then could he answer to the other elders and allow Daiyi to temporarily avoid returning.

"Bernice, why are you here?"

Aurelian looked at Bernice, who was beside the Heretical God, feeling rather confused.

"Your Excellency Elder, if I said she and I are good friends, would you believe me?"

"I would not."

"She is Felyn's sister, which also makes her Daiyi's sister in a way. Protecting her is, in a way, protecting a part of Daiyi."

Bernice moved to stand between the two, using her body to block Aurelian's view of Olivia.

"Your Excellency Elder, I'm working three jobs at once right now. Not only do I have to look after Daiyi, I even have to follow Daiyi's instructions to protect Felyn, and now I have his sister to add to the list. Shouldn't I get some extra subsidy for this?"

Bernice's action of blocking Aurelian made him frown.

But Bernice was not a member of the Church of Truth, so she did not need to completely follow Aurelian's instructions.

As for why they hired someone from another church to protect Daiyi... it was because no one in the Church of Truth was willing to get too close to Daiyi.

"She is a Heretical God," Aurelian stated.

"I know. My mission is to protect Daiyi and follow Daiyi's orders. It doesn't say I can't protect a Heretical God."

"The nature of Heretical Gods is unpredictable. They never possess normal thought processes, so it's impossible to predict their every move."

"Furthermore, they disregard human life, and their heretical arts are cruel, yet incredibly powerful and difficult to dispel. If she goes berserk here, do you know what will happen here tonight?"

Bernice thought about that scene.

Uhh...

She didn't dare to think about it in detail.

Seeing that Bernice was still unwilling to move aside, Aurelian sighed helplessly.

Are girls of this age all so rebellious?

"If she shows no signs of aggression, I will not do anything to her."

Only after hearing Aurelian say this did Bernice move away from between them.

It had been a long time since Aurelian had been this close to a Heretical God.

Once a Heretical God appeared in the world, all the churches would stop what they were doing and send troops to subjugate it.

The last time a Heretical God appeared was thirty years ago. After it destroyed the parishes of two churches, the Church of Order had to sacrifice one elder, three adjudicators, and over a hundred enforcers just to suppress it.

Heretical Gods cannot be killed; the death of the body does not equal the disappearance of the will.

As long as there is an advent ceremony, a Heretical God will appear once again.

What was more terrifying was that Heretical Gods often represented human desires: greed, lust, hatred, jealousy, and so on.

So even if all records of a Heretical God were eliminated, as long as negative emotions existed, a Heretical God would be born.

"Miss Olivia, I am Aurelian, an Elder of the Church of Truth."

Olivia's crimson pupils, like the eyes of a little demon in the dark night, swept over him.

Then, her eyelashes drooped slightly, and she slowly closed her eyes.

She ignored the elder.

"Don't you want to explain yourself to me?"

Faced with Olivia's abnormal behavior, Aurelian found it very strange.

The primary task of a Heretical God was self-preservation.

But the Olivia before him, even after hearing the title of a Church Elder, just sat in her wheelchair with no sign of wanting to flee.

The inability to predict was the most worrying thing.

Even Aurelian, an elder of one of the three major churches, felt a little worried in his heart when facing Olivia, a Heretical God who could not be explained by common sense.

His hands were behind his back, ready to release a divine art for defense at any moment.

"I don't."

The atmosphere in the room did not ease with Olivia's reply; instead, it became even more oppressive.

Beside them, Bernice's hand also subconsciously pressed on the sigil gun behind her back. The sigil gun hidden around the corner began to flicker with a faint light.

Heretical Gods were terrifying.

Although Bernice had seen the scene of Olivia getting entangled with Dorothy and knew that Olivia subjectively had no ill intentions, if Olivia and the elder got into a conflict and started fighting here, even Bernice wouldn't be able to handle it.

Just as the three were locked in a deathly silent stalemate, Felyn's voice came from outside the door, followed by a gentle knock.

"Bernice, I'm here. Open the door."

Hearing Felyn's voice, Olivia's eyes slowly opened.

Unlike her earlier indifferent gaze towards Aurelian, her red eyes now even carried a hint of pink.

She hurriedly smoothed her hair with her hands, turned to look at herself in the mirror, and then straightened her skirt.

Aurelian watched Olivia preening and was somewhat astonished.

What, what's this? She starts primping the moment she hears Felyn's coming?!

Is this creature really a Heretical God?!

Are you sure she's not just a young girl in love?

I've never heard of a Heretical God like this, have I?

"Bernice, why aren't the lights on? This is Miss Zervanie. She heard that Olivia was sick, so she came with me to see her."

Felyn said as he turned on the lights in the lounge, introducing Zervanie beside him to Bernice.

The farce in the changing room had ended with Adeline and Viloti's departure.

Zervanie had seized the opportunity to monopolize Felyn and come with him to visit Olivia.

"I heard from Felyn that Miss Olivia likes flowers, so I bought her a few bouquets..."

Zervanie saw a stranger in the room and turned to look at Felyn's reaction.

Felyn was also looking at Aurelian with some surprise, clearly not expecting Daiyi's father to be here.

‘This is bad!’

‘Daiyi's father is a member of the Church of Truth, and Olivia is a Heretical God.’

He quickly took two steps forward. Only after seeing that Olivia was safe and sound did he feel relieved.

‘Has this uncle not discovered it yet?’

"Big Brother..."

Upon seeing Felyn, Olivia let out a cloyingly sweet voice that Daiyi's father couldn't comprehend at all.

She moved the wheelchair with her hands, taking the initiative to come to Felyn's side.

"Olivia, are you feeling better? Are you still uncomfortable anywhere?"

"No, I was just a little lonely after Big Brother left..."

"Something unexpected happened, so I was delayed."

Felyn ruffled Olivia's hair and placed the flowers Zervanie had bought into her hands.

Zervanie's mouth was slightly agape at this moment, thinking, how did another Dorothy show up?!

Aurelian's expression, however, was very strange.

He was originally thinking about how this Felyn fellow was so intimate with a Heretical God.

But when he saw Felyn's hand, he found it even more incredible.

He saw the residue of highly concentrated demonic power on Felyn's hand.

It was left over from when Felyn had stroked Miss Eitani's horns.

At this moment, two words appeared in Aurelian's mind.

‘Evidence!’

‘Is it possible... that Daiyi doesn't have to go back?’

(End of Chapter)