Viscount Fink gradually returned to normal from his devilish appearance.
He felt his power and looked over his body, feeling incredibly satisfied.
Corrupted creatures were already skilled at disguise.
Even if tainted by the Power of Corruption, they could switch forms at will to deceive others.
But this time, his demonic form had been seen clearly by everyone present.
A streak of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.
“Since you’ve seen what I looked like just now, then all of you… can just die.”
He let out a strange laugh and raised his hand.
The monstrous aura of corruption within him became restless again, gradually expanding into a domain, intending to envelop all life around him.
He was confident that no one present could escape.
At that time, still being a noble, he could completely cover it up by claiming a corrupted creature had attacked.
But just then!
“Viscount, you really do look down on me quite a bit.”
Vylian, who had been standing quietly without acting, suddenly chuckled.
In the next second, endless radiance poured down from the firmament, enveloping the field like a waterfall.
It illuminated every corner with crystal clarity.
The corruption, which had only spread half a meter, was suppressed by force.
Under the radiance, the restless corruption acted like a demon seeing the sun, letting out a shrill and painful howl as it rapidly melted away.
“I did say I was a Nun of the Sacred Church, didn’t I?”
“Not considering me an opponent… it really makes me feel quite dejected.”
Everyone present was in disbelief! They were shocked!
The knights had originally intended to send several people on horseback to leave Kachi Village and find Judgment Knights.
After all, only the Holy Light of the Holy Order could suppress the Power of Corruption.
They hadn’t expected this…
That’s right! Wasn’t there a Nun of the Sacred Church right here?
Since she was a Nun sent by the Holy Order to follow the Hero, how could she be a weakling like some decorative vase!
“Oh!!! It’s the Holy Light! We’re saved! The Lady Nun has acted!”
“Damn corrupted monster! Get back to your abyss and stop coming out to harm the world!”
“Viscount Fink! You must have been greedy and committed many evils, otherwise, how could you be targeted by the Power of Corruption!”
“Now that you’ve turned into this thing that’s neither human nor ghost, the Lady Nun of the Holy Order should judge you!”
Seeing that Vylian had suppressed the demonic Viscount Fink without the slightest effort, the knights and villagers shouted angrily at him.
Vylian looked up slightly at the radiance pouring down from above, a trace of imperceptible indifference flickering in the depths of her eyes.
‘This seemingly divine brilliance is, in the end, just the most ordinary Light Magic.’
‘How could I know any actual Holy Light?’
‘A Demon King using Holy Light… isn’t that the world’s biggest joke?’
‘All of this is simply me using my own Demon King status to forcibly crush him, then disguising my aura to look like Holy Light.’
‘Looking at the reactions of the people around me, my identity as a Nun of the Sacred Church is likely firmly established.’
‘Doing this will also further deepen the impression of me being a “Nun of the Sacred Church” in the mind of Anlis.’
‘The reason I didn’t want to use direct power was because of this.’
‘Although using my Demon King power could solve everything quickly, it would inevitably leave traces of exposure.’
‘All for the sake of the grand plan.’
“How could a mere Nun like you have this kind of power!”
The agonizing Viscount Fink hissed at Vylian.
At this moment, he couldn’t even maintain his disguise, and his figure almost collapsed under the radiance.
Just then, a knight on horseback moved forward a few steps.
This was an old knight, his face carrying a few traces of a life full of stories.
“Have you still not recognized the situation, Viscount?”
“How could this person be just an ordinary Nun?”
As soon as he spoke, everyone’s eyes turned toward him.
Able to cast Holy Light and wearing a Nun’s Habit—if she wasn’t a Nun of the Sacred Church, then what was she?
“Have you all not seen through it yet? Someone who can follow the Hero, whose beauty is like a celestial being descending to the world…”
“And who can cast down Holy Light like a canopy… how could such a person be an ordinary Nun!”
“She must be the Lady Saintess of the Holy Order!”
“Huh?”
Vylian was stunned.
“Lady Saintess!”
As soon as the old knight’s words fell, the surrounding villagers and knights erupted into a commotion.
The gaze they directed at Vylian had already changed from respect to something bordering on fanatical worship.
A Saintess had not appeared in the Holy Order for over 200 years.
More accurately, since the last Demon King disaster, where the Saintess heroically fell while assisting the Hero, there had been no news of one being born.
Could it be!
“Yes! It must be so!” someone echoed loudly, their tone certain.
“It must be because the newly born Lady Saintess is still too weak and they feared persecution by the Demon King.”
“So the Holy Order intentionally suppressed the news!”
“Now that she is walking the world again and accompanying the Hero, it means she has successfully grown!”
“She no longer fears any petty demons!”
“Suli Fink! Your eyesight is truly atrocious!”
The old knight turned, his gaze cold as he looked at Viscount Fink, his tone full of disappointment and anger.
“To actually be willing to join the Power of Corruption and degenerate into an evil minion, becoming this monster!”
“No wonder you could never lead the Suli family to rise again. Compared to your father, you are far, far too inferior!”
“I have followed your father since his early days and witnessed the glory of the Suli family, but I am utterly disappointed in you!”
“What on earth turned you into this?”
“You have lost, Viscount.”
The old knight’s tone gradually softened.
“Surrender. At least preserve your final shred of dignity as a human.”
Viscount Fink’s eyes widened, and anger almost burned through his heart.
“Shut up! You damn old fool!”
His gaze fell upon the somewhat dazed Vylian.
“A Saintess… Heh, I’m not wrong! I just had bad luck. I’m not inferior. I can definitely lead the family to glory again!”
He stumbled back a few steps, no longer howling from the pain of the suppressing light.
Only a bone-deep unwillingness and despair remained in his eyes.
“Why? Why does heaven treat me like this? Why is my life full of misfortune?”
“Why can’t everything go my way?”
A moment later, a flame of madness reignited in his eyes.
He squeezed every bit of strength from his body to the limit, pushing the remaining Power of Corruption to its peak.
Even if doing so would allow the Power of Corruption to completely erode his soul and turn him into a mindless monster forever…
He would break through the shackles of this Holy Light.
“I haven’t lost! Right! If I can kill the Hero… if I kill the Hero and take her head to find the Demon King!”
“BREAK FOR ME! BREAK!”
He roared like a beast in a cage.
The black mist around him churned again, yet it still couldn’t break through the shroud of Holy Light.
He could only struggle in vain within the radiance.
Seeing him like this, the old knight finally couldn’t bear to look anymore.
He sighed softly and slowly lowered his head, his eyes full of regret and grief.
He rode his white horse slowly toward Vylian, dismounted, and straightened his knightly armor.
Step by step, he walked in front of Vylian, bent his knees slightly, and respectfully knelt on one knee.
“Lady Saintess, I beg of you… end his suffering.”
Vylian, who was still in a daze, was pulled back to her senses.
After a moment of thought, a gentle smile reappeared on her face.
Her voice was mild and divine.
“May the Holy Light lead him to the Heavenly Kingdom and cleanse his sins.”