Volume 2, Chapter 85 – Divine Miracle

“A Divine Miracle? What… what is that? Isn’t it just fake propaganda from the Ashurmos Church?”

“No, Lady Yumo. The ‘Divine Miracle’ is a real thing. According to intelligence gathered by the ‘Nightingale’ organization, it is the Chosen Maiden’s trump card. It seems to manifest the power of the Goddess and allows the Chosen Maiden’s strength to increase significantly in a short period.”

“Oh? That sounds quite interesting. I’d actually like to see it for myself.”

“However, Lady Yumo, seeing it might be a bit of a problem.”

“Hmm? Why do you say that?”

“Supposedly, a Divine Miracle only appears when the Chosen Maiden faces an extreme crisis.”

“A crisis??”

“A near-death state, perhaps? Or rather, facing an attack that could kill in a single blow? I’m not entirely clear on the specifics.”

At this moment, atop the branch of a giant tree far from Marquis Duke’s mansion, Lady Yumo sat quietly. She had restrained her power and returned to her form as a black-haired girl, gazing thoughtfully at the distant battlefield and the clash between eighth tier powerhouses occurring within the Marquis Mansion.

“Is he the Cult Leader?”

After sensing their conversation during the battle through her Blood Butterflies, Lady Yumo couldn’t help but sigh with emotion. Simultaneously, seeing that the Cult Leader of the Divine Punishment Holy Church was a human allowed Yumo to breathe a small sigh of relief, though the black-haired girl’s gaze soon turned solemn once more.

‘If it’s the Cult Leader, he should know what that Child of God thing is, right?’

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Of course, although she really wanted to capture this Cult Leader and question him thoroughly about the Child of God, Yumo restrained her inner impulse. The final task of the trial given to her by the Goddess was to have the Main Character Group eliminate her, but before that, the Main Character Group still needed to complete eight epic tasks, which meant defeating eight eighth tier beings.

Expecting the current Mengxi to defeat Wilt was clearly unrealistic.

However, what if Wilt was weakened by Lei Jie and Mengxi triggered a Divine Miracle?

If the Divine Miracle was truly as the Ashurmos Church rumors said, summoning the power of the Goddess, then defeating Wilt did not seem impossible. More importantly, Yumo also wanted to know exactly what a Divine Miracle was. How much would it increase her strength? What were its limitations?

After all, only by understanding Mengxi’s limits could she better arrange minor bosses in the future.

In Yumo’s view, the most suitable boss was one who could suppress and beat the protagonist in their normal state, forcing them to use their ‘cheats’, undergo an awakening, or achieve a breakthrough in strength. Only a protagonist who had experienced multiple life-and-death trials could become a truly powerful individual.

It was with this in mind that Yumo chose to watch from the sidelines, letting Mengxi and the others find their own way to deal with Wilt, the terrifying magic god tier.

However, recalling her previous conversation with Xiao, Yumo couldn’t help but feel a surge of unease and conflict. To see the Divine Miracle, Mengxi would need to be on the verge of death or severely injured.

‘This…’

At the thought of that beautiful, cute, and considerate little girl covered in blood and gasping for her last breath, Lady Yumo felt an inexplicable pang of reluctance. For some reason, she didn’t seem to want to see that child get hurt now.

‘No, no, no!!’

‘What am I thinking?!’

‘When Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a person, it must first frustrate their spirit and exhaust their muscles! Mengxi getting hurt is a necessary path on her road to growth. If she doesn’t temper herself in arduous battles, how can she grow into the Saintess who saves the world? I can’t keep protecting her all the time.’

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“I can’t be soft-hearted, I can’t be soft-hearted…” Lady Yumo whispered under her breath.

Yet, even though she understood the logic, Lady Yumo still felt a slight sense of pity in her heart.

‘Fine, at worst, I’ll just do the same as before. Once she’s injured, I’ll use the Tears of Nature to help treat her. I have plenty of those anyway, and even if I run out, given the friendly relationship between the Blackrose Family and the Elven Race, getting more wouldn’t be an issue.’

‘Wait?!’

Hmm?!

But just as Lady Yumo was struggling internally while watching the battlefield, a scene she hadn’t anticipated suddenly occurred. It caused Lady Yumo’s eyes to shrink violently as a thick sense of unease instantly rushed to her heart.

“Hey! You… what does this girl think she’s doing?!”

Within the battlefield, Wilt looked displeased as he faced the Guardian Beast, Lei Jie, who still refused to give up and dared to stand in his way.

‘Since you’re looking for death, I’ll grant it to you!’

Accompanied by a surge of terrifying killing intent, dark green energy and crimson blood-colored power instantly gathered upon Wilt’s scythe. In an instant, the weapon in Wilt’s hand transformed into an energy scythe dozens of meters long. Extremely oppressive fluctuations of magic power rippled continuously from the scythe, suppressing Lei Jie so much that his entire body began to tremble.

The power of this strike could be said to be not the least bit weaker than the previous Blood Scythe Whirlwind. Moreover, compared to the area-of-effect nature of the previous move, this strike clearly concentrated all its power into a single point. If struck by this blood scythe, even Lei Jie, with his powerful physical body, would likely be split in two and killed on the spot.

However, at that very moment, something unexpected happened.

The silver-haired girl who had been protected behind Lei Jie, the one who had been motionless for a long time, suddenly erupted with all the holy magic within her body. She instantly turned into a streak of silver light and rushed in front of Lei Jie, right into the path of Wilt’s attack.

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She abruptly unsheathed the sword at her waist and launched an attack at Wilt.

‘What?!’

A middle stage sixth tier facing a high eighth tier powerhouse head-on?!

Seeing his target actually rush to the front, Wilt was momentary stunned and caught off guard. However, after a brief moment of daze, Wilt suddenly burst into a gruesome, mad laugh.

“You’re looking for death!”

Since she was foolish enough to rush before him, there was no need for him to be polite. After all, his primary goal in coming to Windward City was to eliminate the Chosen Maiden. He would resolve the most important target first, and as for the others, he could finish them off leisurely later.

At that thought, his dark green magic power suddenly expanded and exploded. Under the cover of this overwhelming magic power, the blood-red scythe swung down, preparing to split the beautiful silver-haired girl in two.

The thunderous beast behind the girl saw this and hurriedly tried to rush forward to save her, but his speed was ultimately insufficient compared to Wilt’s.

The scythe fell violently.

“Die!”

Wilt was already anticipating the scene of blood spraying everywhere.

‘Wait?!’

However, something completely beyond Wilt’s expectations suddenly occurred. Just as Wilt’s scythe, saturated with killing intent and terrifying power, was about to hit the silver-haired girl, a golden light appeared around her without any warning.

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“Boom!!”

Accompanied by a world-shaking explosion and a violent surge of magic power, Wilt’s scythe struck the golden barrier of light. Yet, after hitting the barrier, such a powerful strike failed to cause even a single ripple.

“What?!”

In the next instant, Wilt’s pupils shrank violently. Under his incredulous gaze, an indescribable and terrifying power suddenly erupted from within the silver-haired girl.

“This… this is?!”

Suddenly, a sacred and inviolable golden holy light shone forth. The vast and boundless golden energy rapidly expanded with Mengxi as the center, instantly sweeping through the entire Marquis Duke’s mansion. No, it swept through the entirety of Windward City. The entire massive city was enveloped in a holy golden glow.

At this moment, everyone in the city, whether they were fighting or fleeing for their lives, focused their attention on the dazzling golden light erupting from the center of the city. Even Lady Yumo, watching from a distance, fell into a state of daze.

As the golden light rippled out under the slack-jawed gazes of everyone nearby, the phantom of a woman formed of golden energy slowly appeared behind Mengxi, cradling the girl in her embrace.

Seeing this, Wilt was terrified. A drop of cold sweat involuntarily rolled down his forehead. However, bolstered by his own convictions, Wilt still did his best to erupt the dark green magic power within his body, attempting to swing his blood scythe and break that golden light. Yet, no matter how much force Wilt used or how much his dark green magic power rampaged, the golden barrier remained motionless, protecting Mengxi like an iron wall.

At the same time, as if sensing Wilt’s hostility, a powerful counterattacking force suddenly burst from the golden barrier.

“No, this is impossible!!”

Before Wilt could react, the sacred golden energy around Mengxi suddenly surged toward him like a tsunami sweeping away all living things. In an instant, the energy field around Wilt collapsed. The magic power gathered on his blood scythe was immediately dispersed, and the entire weapon flew from his hand.

The baptism of terrifying golden light even sent Wilt flying backward. A mouthful of blood sprayed uncontrollably from his mouth, tracing a beautiful arc in the air.